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Europe resists tariffs to Brazilian biofuels

By Tobias Buck in Brussels and Jonathan Wheatley in São Paulo

Published: July 5 2007 22:43 | Last updated: July 5 2007 22:43

Europe gave a boost to Brazilian biofuel producers on Thursday when Peter Mandelson, the EU trade commissioner, said he opposed tariffs to protect domestic producers.

He said ambitious goals for biofuel use should not be an excuse to subsidise dom­estic farmers.

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