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"Mr President, the rapporteur’s
of the environmental debate sums up our current experience, and particularly that of the FAO. It stresses the basic function of labelling and its importance in improving the quality of fish products and giving the fishing sector a proper social structure.
I can state with satisfaction that the new Member States from the Baltic region agree with the aims of the Commission’s communiqué. However, their position expressed a preference for certain aspects of the problem of labelling. Four issues are of particular importance in this case.
Firstly, the Baltic states decidedly support the idea of establishing minimum requirements for eco-labelling programmes, in line with the expectations of the parties involved, namely the fishermen, processors and consumers. These programmes should be based on voluntary participation.
Secondly, the principle of voluntary participation must mean, in practice, the rejection of all economic discrimination or trade barriers.
Thirdly, a major element of these guarantees must be to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises and firms from less developed countries have equal access to the system.
Fourthly, there is also concern in Baltic states about the limitations related to the control and supervision of fishing in open waters, which has been occurring for years and has been difficult to eliminate. At the moment, it is easier to see a difference in terms of environmental consequences in the aquaculture sector, where labelling is far easier to introduce.
Finally, I would like to say that I agree with Mrs Fraga’s ‘tool in the box’ message, which is an inspiration for the European Union, and provides us with a real opportunity to show the world how to look for ways of implementing long-awaited schemes in the field of eco- labelling."@en1
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