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"Mr President, I am delighted with the very clear support that this proposal received during the debate. I hope that Parliament will adopt the agreement that we have reached, through the discussion of certain elements in the context of the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP). I think that it would be a pity to block the decision on this Quality Package and hold it up on the grounds of points which we can discuss and clarify at the time of the CAP reform.
Several of you pointed to the discussion on quality-related volume control, which did not lead to an agreement between the Council and Parliament.
I am open to pursuing this discussion with you and with the Council in the context of CAP reform, with a view to determining how the monitoring of volumes might have a positive impact on quality, and I am ready to take this aspect into account, if need be.
I think that this legislative proposal, if it is adopted, will create a proper framework for encouraging producers to register their products and for ensuring that the quality of agricultural products in the European Union is more obvious in the marketplace. The advantage of this regulation, to reply to Mr Tabajdi, who unfortunately is no longer here, is that, once this regulation comes into force, all Member States will have to apply the same labelling and quality mentions. This will make it easier for European customers, throughout the Member States, to identify quality products from the same category.
Some of you have spoken about the export potential for quality products. The Union is indeed one of the top exporters of agricultural products and foodstuffs in the world, but, unlike other global partners, such as the United States, which export mainly raw materials, we primarily export added value, with quality products. The regulation that we are about to adopt will make negotiations for the recognition of this system of geographical indication outside the European Union easier for us with our international partners and consequently easier to ensure the legal protection of these products on external markets.
That will allow us not only to promote quality more effectively outside the Union, but also to protect our quality products against counterfeits still to be found on the market. Admittedly these counterfeits are proof that European products are appreciated by consumers outside the Union. However, we now need the legal framework to be able to protect our producers from these counterfeits.
The Commission also plans to present a legislative proposal with a view to promoting agricultural products and foodstuffs on the European market and abroad. It intends to promote actively quality labels and ensure that the European consumer recognises them. We shall invest money to promote the logo that we have designed as part of this regulation, so that European consumers are better able to identify quality products on the market.
As far as local products and products of island farming are concerned, you asked the Commission for reports. I can assure you that the Commission has already started to carry out evaluation work on the quality potential of local products and products from short production and distribution chains. The same work is being carried out for products of mountain farming. It will also be carried out for products of island farming. Finally, at the end of this year, the Commission will present a report, possibly accompanied by legislative proposals for registering these quality labels. I can assure you that this is indeed our intention and that we have already started to work on it.
I would like to thank you again for your support for this legislative proposal. I hope it will lead to a vote in favour tomorrow."@en1
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