Comme l ’ a expliqué le commissaire De Gucht, la Commission a défini des directives de négociation, adoptées ensuite par le Conseil et le Parlement, en vue de conclure un accord d ’ association entre l ’ Union européenne et le Mercosur.
As Commissioner De Gucht has explained, the Commission put forward some negotiation directives for the purposes of concluding an association agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, which were adopted by the Council and by Parliament.