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"Mr President, this directive on the marketing of forest reproductive material is really based on the merger of two earlier directives. In addition, there has been considerable progress made in research and development over the decades and, for that reason too, it is naturally a good idea to review matters. Furthermore, the accession of Sweden, Austria and Finland meant that the EU’s forest resources immediately doubled. On account of all this, it is excellent that these reviews and adjustments are being undertaken. In addition, there is the matter of harmonisation with OECD schemes. That is also a good thing and will enable us in future to trade in this material beyond the borders of the EU, which should also be taken into consideration.
The material in question has now been classified into four categories, whereas previously there were two. This now guarantees there will be a sort of certificate, a guarantee that the right goods get to the right place. It ensures that no errors – which the large afforested countries of the north have also experienced – occur. Details relating to the area of provenance must also be defined on a map. The maps are to be sent to the Commission and a comprehensive list of goods associated with forest reproduction must also be kept.
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development tabled numerous amendments, and they were mainly targeted at the timetable for implementation. The Commission had proposed too tight a schedule and, for that reason, the entry into force of the directive has been postponed until 2003, so that the Member States can revise legislation as called for by this directive. The transition period for some countries was also taken into account and thus the period of transition was increased by a couple of years for those countries whose period of transition would otherwise have expired. In some countries there are rather large stocks because good seed years only occur at intervals of 10 to 15 years, and so the seeds have to be stored for very long periods of time in order that stocks are not exhausted. The possibility of utilising and exhausting stocks was a very important issue, as has been remarked upon in this report. In addition, we spoke a lot about genetic resources. That is a very sensitive issue at the moment and, naturally, we tried to bring this proposal in line with EU practice. Similarly, this proposal also consider the health of plants and changes in their health.
As I understand it, there will be two more amendments to this report in tomorrow’s vote, if I may be allowed to comment briefly on them. As rapporteur, I can agree with Amendment No 23 if three words are added to the recital where the amendment will appear: “special climatic conditions of certain regions, such as the Alps, the Mediterranean and northern regions”. If this is added I will be able to agree to it, as rapporteur. As for Amendment No 24, which has also been made for tomorrow, I can state that this amendment is now already incorporated into Article 4(3)(a), which is a new subparagraph and which was added for precisely this purpose."@en1
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