Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-02-01-Speech-4-040"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-02-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress of EU and Member State measures to combat BSE2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010201.3.4-040"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-01-Speech-4-0412
lpv:speaker	lp:Pilar Ayuso2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2000-10-05--2002-01-14)3 substitute; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this is basically an animal health problem that has assumed the proportions of a huge crisis because it has affected food safety, even though medical specialists say that it is not highly infectious. It is a problem that emerged in the United Kingdom more than a decade ago and which, since then, has spread to the whole of continental Europe. At the time, the Commission probably underestimated the problem and did not adopt the necessary measures to prevent the disease spreading. We must acknowledge that it was a mistake to wait until 27 March 1996 to adopt emergency measures, starting with the ban on animals and meat meal from the United Kingdom and to give in to pressure by then derogating this decision two years later, on 16 March 1998. It is time that we learnt from our mistakes and adopted effective and appropriate measures, which can be complied with without trying to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Most importantly, these measures must be uniform, because what is causing the greatest confusion, lack of direction and distrust is the lack of clear and concrete criteria. You have told us what the Scientific Steering Committee thinks and what the Council intends to do, but what action is the Commission prepared to take, when is it going to act and how will it do so? Furthermore, we must ensure that all of these rules are complied with, because controls have proved to be our greatest shortcoming. I have always said the same thing: it is crucial that the Commission coordinates and harmonises controls and, most importantly, that it controls the controller. Clear and practical rules are essential because there are fifteen countries, each with its own problems and in some countries – in my own, to be precise – in which responsibilities for control in this field lie with the seventeen autonomous governments. Lastly, I would suggest to the Commission that it should make an effort to communicate risks, because the profusion of news and comment in the media is contributing to the confusion and alarm in society. In addition to all of this, Commissioner, we need to think about the future of the CAP, because the root of this problem lies in the competitiveness that has been forced on the agricultural sector."@en1

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