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". – Mr President, with regard to Mrs Auroi’s question on fraud in the Member States. In the event that there is any evidence of fraud in Member States then there is an obligation to investigate this fully. The Member State in question will be required to do so, and the Commission will have a direct interest in ensuring that was done.
On the question of small abattoirs: I can only repeat what I said earlier that the last case of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK was in the 1960s. The fact that we have had bigger abattoirs in the meantime over the last 20-year period tends to indicate that there is not necessarily a correlation between big or small abattoirs and the outbreak of foot-and-mouth. However, all issues are kept under review and this situation this will obviously be one of the issues that will be taken into account. We must be careful not to look for magic solutions and make knee-jerk reactions as to causes. That is one aspect that will be weighed in the balance in coming to a conclusion on this issue.
There are 30 million doses of vaccine in the European Union. On the question of whether foot-and-mouth disease can infect humans, the position here appears to be that if there is any infection, it is an extremely mild form causing very mild symptoms and very few cases. In other words, it is not understood to be a public health problem.
Mr Cunha then asked me about countries where exports had taken place. I am sure that information is available in my DG. I do not have the information at my finger tips, but I understand that in all probability the list will include Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. The UK has kept my DG fully up-to-date on all developments. I personally receive faxes and I have had a number of conversations with the relevant minister, Mr Nick Brown, on these issues. I am absolutely satisfied that the UK authorities are keeping the Commission fully informed as events evolve."@en1
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