Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-12-Speech-1-135"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of animals during transport2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011112.11.1-135"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-12-Speech-1-1362
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; CONT (2001-09-03--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, animal transport has been put in a bad light by the many infringements which carriers have committed. These infringements are an indication that, in addition to transport rules, additional attention must be devoted to supervising compliance with these rules. In the past year, we have had to face yet another disastrous outcome of animal transport, namely the spread of animal diseases. One now notorious incident of the transport of calves across different Member States cost the lives of 265 000 animals. One of the conclusions we are drawing from the foot-and-mouth crisis is that agriculture must focus on the regionalisation of production and that the transport of live animals must come to an end. With this in mind, I give my wholehearted support to the report by Mr Maat. However, it is beyond me why in his amendments, he wishes to scrap the maximum and minimum temperature requirements inside the means of transport on the strength of the futile argument that everything is fine as long as the truck has mechanical ventilation. Animal protection groupings will certainly find it difficult to accept this argument. My amendments have the same objective as those by Mr Maat, except that mine still include the temperature requirements. I support the call to end the payment of export refunds in respect of live animals for slaughter. The evasion of European transport and slaughter rules by having animals slaughtered outside the Union under conditions which would be banned in Europe does injustice to the European farmers. The Commission would like to encourage farmers to produce quality products. Animal welfare forms an essential part of this quality which extends from farm to fork."@en1

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