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"Mr President, Commissioner, this debate is very important, as are the decisions that we are taking. We are discussing purely technical solutions following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. We are, however, on the eve of a reform of the common agricultural policy and our decisions regarding the measures to be contained in delegated acts and those to be contained in implementing acts will determine how we implement the common agricultural policy in the future. They will also determine whether the focus of our discussions will be technicalities or substantive issues. The European Parliament would, however, favour discussion on specific measures. During our previous debate today, we demonstrated that we are on the side of farmers, that we fight for their interests, for direct payments and for the common agricultural policy. We are on your side, Commissioner. The significant role played by the European Parliament serves not only to defend the Treaty of Lisbon, but also, first and foremost, to defend the interest of farmers. It should also be noted that it is not possible to make a clear-cut distinction between delegated acts and implementing acts. The Commissioner has pointed out that certain measures have already been added to delegated acts. For my part, I would like to emphasise that this is not a political decision but a strictly legal one. Such a decision can always be contested before the Court of Justice. This, in turn, would mean that should measures be used that infringe the terms of the Treaty of Lisbon, then the entire legislative package would be suspended and would cease to function. In such a case, farmers would not be able to benefit from the common agricultural policy or from numerous measures. I therefore appeal for a return to the original measures proposed by the European Commission, which were well prepared and which adhered to the letter of the law. Subsequently, as a result of the Council’s intervention, you have backed away from a number of measures, which is regrettable."@en1
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