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"Mr President, the proposals for the reform of the CAP made by Mr Fischler are being driven by the World Trade Organisation, and farmers need to realise that should be their real target. I am disturbed that the Commissioner shows more concern for trade liberalisation than good farming practice. EU environmental and food safety laws can form a safety net between farming and the World Trade Organisation. Farmers need to wake up and stop opposing environmental legislation, such as the nitrates directive, and realise that these laws could protect them against the WTO. The principle of cross-compliance, which means compliance with environmental and safety laws, is an important part of Parliament's proposals.
The Commission is right to propose making compliance with relevant food safety rules a must for receiving subsidies. However, it is vital that the same standards apply to imported foodstuffs, otherwise the antibiotics only just banned in the EU could make their way back onto our plates.
Parliament's compromise shows the way forward and contains a substantial shift of money towards rural development. It accepts modulation while differentiating between advantaged and disadvantaged regions and, therefore, will give better compensation for poorer regions – and this is welcome.
However, we also need to prevent the dumping of CAP-supported goods outside the European Union, which drives down world prices at great cost to the developing world and effectively prevents the most needy farmers from accessing European markets."@en1
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