For such a deal between Brazil and the EU to go ahead, does the European Council have to give Commissioner Mandelson the mandate to conclude such an arrangement, or does Commissioner Mandelson already have this power to conclude such a deal under his negotiating terms of reference?
Pour la conclusion d'un tel accord entre le Brésil et l'UE, le Conseil européen doit-il donner un mandat spécial au commissaire Mandelson, ou celui-ci peut-il déjà conclure un tel accord dans le cadre de son mandat de négociation?