Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-14-Speech-2-332"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-05-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Foodstuffs2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020514.14.2-332"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-14-Speech-2-3332
lpv:speaker	lp:Alain Esclopé2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Chasse, Pêche, Nature, Traditions (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in order to reform Community legislation on food hygiene rules – which involves 17 directives – the Commission is applying the principle of the liability of food operators. I fully support the idea that this principle should apply to the food industry, which supplies food to millions of consumers. But the directive attacks every aspect of primary production – in other words, products of the soil, of stockfarming, of hunting and of fisheries – upon which it is seeking to impose a restrictive traceability system. How can we hold individuals personally liable for a mushroom picked in a forest or for a fish caught from a river? This seems utterly unrealistic. The first article, or the ‘Scope’, of the regulation specifies that these provisions shall not apply to the primary production of food for private domestic use or the domestic preparation of foodstuffs for private consumption. We must extend this measure to include the supply of local markets and to the sale of natural products from primary production. Local produce, such as berries and mushrooms, can contribute to a region’s trademark image, strengthen its identity, its gastronomic reputation and encourage green tourism, which is essential to the rural economy. Jobs and traditional methods are at stake. As for game and game meat, delivered directly by the hunter to the consumer or retailer, these must be considered as traditional food products, which must benefit from specific marketing methods. We believe that Amendment No 92 relating to goes too far, since freezing or cooking at temperatures of above 65° will destroy any parasites. The relevant authorities of each Member State are the best placed to weigh up the situation and to draw up guidelines which will provide the consumer with adequate protection. We must see reason, by attaching priority to flexibility, given the diversity of geographic and climatic situations, rather than encasing ourselves in rigid regulations, which can only result in a dead-end situation and considerable dissatisfaction."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Spiralis"1

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