They were such a failure that a number of ACP countries are asking the Member States of the European Union to examine the possibility of revising the negotiating mandate given to the European Commission in June 2002.
Fiaskoen var så stor, at en række AVS-lande nu opfordrer EU-medlemsstaterne til at undersøge muligheden for at revidere det forhandlingsmandat, som Kommissionen fik i juni 2002.