Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-05-Speech-3-232"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Beef and beef products2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000705.7.3-232"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-05-Speech-3-2332
lpv:speaker	lp:Sergio Berlato2
lpv:spokenAs	member; UEN (1999-07-22--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Alleanza nazionale (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2001-03-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-09-09--2002-01-14)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; PECH (1999-09-09--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner Fischler, ladies and gentlemen, in addition to the many negative effects of mad cow disease, one positive effect is the fact that it has induced the European Union and the Member States to adopt more vigilant, detailed legislation to ensure food safety and protect honest producers in the strategically important beef sector. It is a pity that it takes scandals such as this or the dioxins in chickens issue to speed up safeguard and prevention initiatives, but better late than never! It has become apparent that the serious difficulties experienced by the entire sector during the periods of greatest crisis caused by mad cow disease were, apart from the direct effects of the disease, primarily due to the lack of confidence between consumers and beef producers and sellers which ensued. The situation was not improved by the dissemination of false information. We have learned from this experience that it is essential to promote all initiatives which consolidate a stable relationship of confidence between consumers and producers and those who sell food products in general. Although the protection of consumer health is by far the most important criterion, it cannot be our sole objective in establishing an efficient system for the identification and registration of bovine animals during the production and fattening stage and a labelling system based on objective criteria during the marketing stage. It is important to understand that all initiatives which protect honest European Community producers – and they are without a doubt the great majority of producers – need to be promoted. All the Community producers are calling for well-defined but not oppressive regulations. In other words, we must guard against suffocating the healthy part of our agricultural sector with bureaucracy, which is frequently much more damaging than any disease. I will conclude by pointing out that there is no point in adopting stringent legislation if it does not provide an efficient supervision system which rewards honest producers and penalises those whose improper conduct jeopardises the future of an entire sector which is of primary importance for the European economy."@en1

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