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"en.20010213.9.2-230"2
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". – The implementation by Member States of safety measures put in place at Community level is of crucial importance. There is little point in passing legislation at Community level if it is not fully and rigorously implemented by the Member States.
There are a number of responses available to the Commission in the event that there is a persistent failure by any Member State to properly implement these safety laws. These are, for instance, the initiation of infringement proceedings against that Member State or, alternatively, by taking Community measures which can be understood to mean the putting in place of safety provisions which would prevent the Member State in question from exporting its product. In this instance I assume that when you are talking about these issues you are talking about beef.
These are obviously very powerful measures. They are required to be brought into effect in circumstances where there is a failure by Member States to implement the safety provisions. It is appropriate to bring these measures into place, however, only in circumstances where the breach has been persistent. There has to be a pattern of behaviour by a Member State of ignoring the law. One or two incidents would not trigger the infringement proceedings nor require the taking of Community measures.
This is an issue which is kept constantly under review by my services and myself to ensure that there is full compliance and to ensure that the consumers are properly and fully protected, both by the laws and the implementation of the laws."@en1
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