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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Processed fruit and vegetables2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.13.3-308"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-3092
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	"Madam President, Commissioner, when developing any strategy, before starting to distort the past and adopt new operating guidelines, one must analyse how much has been achieved. It would now seem to be irrefutable that since 1996 – the year which saw a complete revision of the COM in processed fruit and vegetables – there has not been any form of discussion, even though it had always been intended, on the impact of the COM in that sector, despite the fact that it has reached its third year of application: a period of time that has to be seen as long enough for introducing any reform initiative. The interests of an entire industry are at stake, an industry which employs almost 2 million people in the central southern areas of the Mediterranean countries, universally acknowledged to be among the poorest countries in the European Union. The fruit and vegetable sector is struggling between production quotas and world-wide liberalisation of the markets for want of a policy for research into biotechnological innovations. It is the processing sector which feels the effects of the Marrakech international agreements most of all, even though it accounts for 16% of the value of European Union agricultural production. If the philosophy behind the new COM is to promote the system of associations of producer organisations as an alternative and a complement to the European economic system of large-scale distributors, it would be appropriate for this policy to be bolstered with the financial resources needed to implement the operational programmes, ensuring real financial assistance of at least 4.5% of the marketed production instead of the 3% proposed by the Commission. In order to be able to continue to work, producers are calling for the adoption of legislation which will support the development of the fruit and vegetable sector, not hamper it."@en1

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