Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-25-Speech-3-043"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Food safety2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.2.3-043"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-0442
lpv:speaker	lp:Mikko Pesälä2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as the representative of the European Liberal Democrats, I would like to thank the Commission sincerely for its White Paper, with its ambitious objectives. It is necessary to move forward swiftly and with flexibility in these matters. This is in the interests of consumers, but also, at the same time, the food chain in Europe. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy has now come to adopt a reasonable policy, as there is now the desire to create a scientific, authoritative body from the Food Safety Agency, which would have responsibility for risk assessment and keeping the public informed. It is important that risk management itself will continue to be the responsibility of the Member States and the Commission and thus the object of political supervision also. For us to be able to restore consumer confidence in the safety of food and maintain it, the Food Safety Agency must start its work with adequate public resources. Self-sufficiency and the independence of the unit will serve the interests of European consumers best. For that reason it would be best if the agency did not function under the auspices of the Commission but independently and as a body that is physically separate from the Commission. The agency must be located somewhere well-connected in terms of transport and information technology, and the area in question should have a good reputation in the area of food safety. Support from the surrounding scientific community will also be an important factor when choosing a location. For that reason, I support Amendment Nos 14 and 19, which express a desire for principled guidance in deciding a future location."@en1

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