Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-23-Speech-1-101"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Animal by-products not intended for human consumption2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020923.8.1-101"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-23-Speech-1-1022
lpv:speaker	lp:Bart Staes2
lpv:spokenAs	member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I should sincerely like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mrs Paulsen, who has guided us through the minefield of issues which this regulation has presented in an atmosphere of mutual consultation. I am pleased that this regulation provides a modern version of obsolete legislation on offal. After two years of negotiations, it was very much overdue. What is important in this regulation is that dead animals and condemned animal material can no longer be brought into the food chain. The only products which may still be used for the production of animal feed will be material derived from slaughtered animals declared fit for human consumption. Additionally, it is clear that the recycling of animal meal in animal feed is nothing short of cannibalism, and should thus be banned by introducing separate production lines and full traceability. This regulation's implementation should therefore be foolproof, and we have not heard the last of this, of course. Controlling cannibalism will require an important reorganisation of the sector that collects, and disposes of, animal waste. We are aware that there are quite a few tricksters and frauds active in this sector who are involved in very shady practices, and that this matter is highly susceptible to fraud. This will therefore require considerable efforts in the area of inspections on the part of the Member States, as Mr Whitehead rightly pointed out. I should like to finish off with a comment on kitchen and restaurant waste that contains animal products, on which we have reached a respectable compromise. It was not easy, but the compromise is before us, mainly thanks to pressure from our German and Austrian fellow MEPs. I do not want to hide the fact that this issue is very sensitive in my country. All agricultural organisations in Belgium insist on an absolute ban on this practice due to health risks. Minor causes can indeed have grave consequences, as was borne out by the outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and African swine fever. Despite this, I can tell you that the majority of my group will eventually be endorsing the texts before us."@en1

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