Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-09-14-Speech-1-051"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-09-14"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090914.23.1-051"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-09-14-Speech-1-0522
lpv:speaker	lp:John Bufton2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, as a new Member of this Parliament, I believe that one of the major issues facing farmers in Wales and the rest of the UK is the proposed electronic identification of sheep, which will come into effect on 1 January 2010. The fact is that the scanning equipment to be used is not accurate. My understanding is that it is only 79% accurate, which will cause major problems for farmers throughout the UK. I urge the Commission to rethink this policy and only bring it in on a voluntary basis. My fear is that many farmers will be penalised due to inaccurate equipment and that their single farm payments will be reduced. In the worst case scenarios, the reduction could be 100%. The concessions that have already been made are helpful but are not enough. I find it quite astonishing that the Commission wants to bring in electronic identification (EID) with such huge flaws in the equipment. The sensible way forward would be for EID to be introduced only on a voluntary basis from next January. I urge Members of this Parliament to support me on this vital issue for the farming industry throughout Europe."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EFD (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; United Kingdom Independence Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"John Bufton (EFD )."1
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