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"Mr President, in my view, there are two aspects to this whole debate. Firstly, there is the major gravity of this crisis. This epidemic started five months ago, and the virus is already present on more than 1 200 farms. There is no known treatment for it, and the information from the Commission has been conflicting so far. Indeed, the approaching hot season will cause new problems. The second aspect relates to the consequences for European producers, apart from the reduction in their animal numbers, especially in view of the export restrictions imposed by our partners.
In reply to a question asked in January, the Commission indicated that adopting trade restrictions against EU exports was not justified and did not comply with the international standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health. Nevertheless, the Russian Federation announced that it was going to ban live animal imports from all Member States from 20 March. The Russian authorities have given as their reason for this the failure of the EU’s veterinary agencies to offer Russia information about the epidemic and the measures to combat it.
The Commission should clarify whether it feels that the criticism levelled at the European veterinary agencies by Russia is justified and, given the earlier statement about the non-compliance of such a measure with international standards, it should indicate what steps it intends to take in its dialogue with the Russian Federation."@en1
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