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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the discussion of this report on the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition is much like the end of one stage in some cycle race or other. Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that approval of the joint draft text will guarantee us a win tomorrow. But that does not mean, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, that the yellow jersey is safe or final victory is in sight. As I already explained during second reading, there is a crisis underlying this directive amendment. After all, a number of years ago, it became clear that citrus pulp from Brazil, which was contaminated with dioxin, had ended up in animal feed in the Netherlands, Belgium and in Germany. It then also transpired that the Commission did not have the right tools to tackle the problem adequately. That, ladies and gentlemen, is about to change.
I noticed during the trialogue how Member State governments put their own interests above the general interest. Discussions with the French Presidency were courteous, yet tough. I made every effort to ensure that the European Commission can act independently in emergencies and certainly in cases where public and animal health are under threat, so without having to consult the Member States. The measures issued by the Commission apply with immediate effect and these must also be submitted to the Standing Committee on Animal Nutrition within ten days. The negotiations also meant that – and I view this as a personal victory for this Parliament – the safeguard measures issued by the Commission remain in force as long as they are not replaced by another legislative decision.
A second problem was that the Member States rather disliked our requirement to provide for the possibility of unannounced inspections. During the trialogue, it became clear that the Council did not intend to shift from this position. As a result, I received from the French Presidency a very clear signal, a very clear message indeed, which was ‘
’ (they will not get through). Member States clearly view unannounced inspections as a violation of their sovereignty, but they did seem prepared to provide the experts of the Commission with all the assistance required to fulfil their inspection task. Furthermore, the results of the inspections will be imparted to the European Parliament.
Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that I salvaged as much as I could. In my opinion, our Parliament is tightening up on the Council’s common position considerably and I recommend approval of the common draft text. But as I already mentioned a moment ago, we are about to finish a stage in a cycle race as it were. There is another stage scheduled for tomorrow, when Mrs Marit Paulsen from the Liberal Group will be at the helm and she will be given the chance to further tighten the present directive. She deserves all our support in this. I wish her every success, and she knows she can count on me."@en1
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