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"Mr President, back in 1998 this Parliament approved the five directives under discussion today with amendments. They have been referred back to us simply because there are some changes to the comitology procedure. I note with satisfaction that the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy has no objections to the revised procedure. It is, however, proposing new textual changes to the draft directive.
The purpose of the directives is to simplify rules governing composition and labelling. We should therefore avoid complicating matters. Political agreement has been reached on this issue after long and arduous negotiations and we should therefore avoid reopening the negotiations at all costs. I agree with changes that add clarity to texts but do not change the substance. One case in point is the inclusion of the definition of brown sugar. This would be an added protection for consumers. In relation to fruit juices, the proposed changes to the treatments and substances would be more appropriate within the horizontal legislation governing these treatments. The suggestion to introduce three new product names for fruit juices is not in line with proposals currently under discussion on the Codex. Furthermore, they will only serve to reopen the entire debate.
I do not believe that substantial changes, if adopted by this House, will achieve anything. They will only serve to delay the procedure. If that happens, it is the consumers who will be the losers in the end."@en1
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