Det anføres også i betænkningen, at der bør gælde de samme standarder for sundhed, fødevaresikkerhed, dyrevelfærd, bæredygtig udvikling og sociale minimumsstandarder for produktionen af varer, der importeres fra tredjelande, som der gør for EU's egne producenter.
It is also stated in the report that the same standards of health, food safety, animal welfare, sustainable development and minimum social standards ought to apply to the methods of production of goods being imported from third countries as apply to the EU's own producers.