Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-05-Speech-2-048"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Public health and food safety2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991005.3.2-048"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-05-Speech-2-0492
lpv:speaker	lp:Elizabeth Lynne2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I tried yesterday to get a Commission statement on the French refusal to lift the beef ban but unfortunately the proposal to change the agenda was rejected. We need urgently to know what steps the Commission is taking against the French. The British farmers are in crisis at the moment. GBP 1.5 billion worth of exports has been lost in the UK because of it. Commission scientists say they are satisfied, so why are the French flouting the rules? They have no new scientific evidence. The BSE crisis happened because the previous government reacted too late to the problem. They closed their eyes to it. Cows should never have been fed the remains of other cows, but it was not just a problem in the UK. Britain is vigilant now. Since 1996 no cases of BSE in the eligible age group – that is 6 months to 30 months – have been discovered. Some other countries cannot say the same. They do not have to adhere to the same rules. It is time we had a level playing field. Hygiene standards in the UK are second to none, and the ban must be lifted across the EU, including France."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Lynne (ELDR )."1

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