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dcterms:Date	"2000-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Food safety2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.2.3-054"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-0552
lpv:speaker	lp:Francesco Fiori2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Forza Italia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; EPP-ED (1999-09-30--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to congratulate Mr Bowis on his excellent work. I must say, among other things, that we have recouped an extremely important aspect, the concept of a European Food Safety Agency as a network that should complement rather than replace the food safety bodies of the individual Member States. However, it is also necessary to call for a balanced approach to the issue because Articles 152 and 153 of the Treaty on European Union provide, as a general rule, for a high level of protection of human health and of consumers. The priority of absolute concern for humans is based on these principles. We must therefore ensure that the European Union has the highest possible food safety standards, but in taking this approach – which we unanimously uphold – we must also analyse the economic implications for the sectors involved in production. Article 2 of the Treaty states that the Union is committed to promoting the harmonious, balanced, sustainable development of economic activities. Therefore, any legislative measure concerning a sector such as the food sector, which is one of the driving forces of European industry – accounting for 15% of the total output of the manufacturing sector and employing 2.5 million workers – must be evaluated on the basis of this twin consideration, since both principles are intended to guarantee the general well-being of the Community. Any consumer protection operation only becomes feasible in terms of profit when it avoids unduly damaging the general economic well-being of the Community through placing disproportionate barriers in the way of the sector's production processes and therefore hampering economic growth and growth in employment. I therefore call upon the Commissioner to avoid excessive legislation and bureaucratic burdens as far as possible, particularly where small and medium-sized businesses are concerned."@en1
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