Il y a eu des accords intérimaires paraphés à la fin 2007, qui ont permis, comme l ’ a souligné le Conseil dans ses conclusions de mai 2008, d ’ écarter le risque de perturbation des échanges commerciaux, ce qui était une préoccupation importante.
A number of interim agreements were initialled at the end of 2007 which, as the Council underlined in its conclusions in May 2008, addressed the risk of disruption to trade, which was an important concern.