Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-27-Speech-3-363"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Production and labelling of organic products (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060927.27.3-363"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-27-Speech-3-3642
lpv:speaker	lp:Neil Parish2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I should like to thank Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf for a very good report and the Commissioner for being here at such a late hour. I should like to ask you, Mr President, to give the Commissioner enough time to sum up properly at the end of the debate. As she is good enough to come here at this time, we should finish our debate properly. Concerning organic farming and organic products, I want to stress that people are increasingly buying organic produce, which is to be welcomed. However, they naturally expect those products to be organic, not to be produced with chemicals or chemical fertilisers. One of the problems with organic food is the difficulty of testing it to see how it has been produced. It is very important, therefore, to monitor production in the countries from which we import organic produce. One problem I foresee with organic production generally, not only in Europe but also outside, is that one of these days a TV documentary will be shown following this food production process from beginning to end that finds that the food is perhaps not as organic as it is believed to be. That will turn people off the whole process. It is important, therefore, that people are absolutely certain when they buy a product imported from outside the European Union that those high standards of organic production have been met. This report and the Commission’s work are therefore very important, not only for imported organic food but also with regard to ensuring a completely level playing field across Europe in terms of the definition of organic products. That way, consumers can buy them with great confidence and we in the farming community can produce them with great confidence. I should like to thank the Commissioner again and shall leave her a few seconds to sum up."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2008-04-06)3 member; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006-02-01--2007-06-19)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2007-02-14)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-22--2007-02-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-28--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-02-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Neil Parish (PPE-DE ). –"1

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