Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-02-Speech-3-105"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030702.2.3-105"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-02-Speech-3-1062
lpv:speaker	lp:Anne Ferreira2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-12-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-12-18--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3
lpv:translated text	". I have voted in favour of the amendments adopted by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, for they clearly improve the Council common position and provide powerful guarantees in the fields of traceability and labelling, aimed as they are at preserving the consumer’s freedom to choose between GMO and non-GMO products. Contrary to my political group’s decision and to that of the majority of the European Parliament, I have voted against compromise Amendments Nos 44 and 45, concluded with the Council. These leave it to the discretion of the Member States whether or not to adopt measures regarding the co-existence of GMO and non-GMO crops. Now, because of the rejection of Amendment No 40 to the Scheele report, Member States are forbidden to restrict or prohibit, valid though their reasons for doing so may be, the use of genetically modified foodstuffs presenting a risk to human or animal health or to the environment, as well as being forbidden to suspend or restrict their import. Where is the guarantee of the consumer’s freedom of choice? It turns out that the only purpose of this legislation is to enable the European moratorium on GMOs to be lifted as quickly as possible. A very large majority of the European Parliament, as well as the European Council, have just adopted some ineffectual legislation and will impose GMOs upon Europeans against their will."@en1

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