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". – Mr President, as rightly pointed out by Parliament's report, one of the key issues concerning animal transport relates to travelling time limits, and I thank Parliament for its contribution.
Travelling times, as with other parameters such as temperatures or densities, are essential elements to achieve a good level of protection for the animals during transport. As a matter of policy, the Commission considers it to be of the utmost importance to draft legislative proposals on the basis of sound scientific advice. The Commission has therefore requested an opinion from the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare on different welfare aspects of animal transport and, in particular, travelling time limits. This opinion is expected early in 2002. The Commission will present further proposals on animal transport in the light of this opinion.
As regards the granting of export refunds for slaughtered cattle, the Commission shares the views of the Council, as expressed in its resolution of 19 June 2001 on welfare. The first objective is to correct the deficiencies observed with the implementation of existing legislation. There should be more controls and severe sanctions if the existing legislation on welfare during transport is not correctly implemented, be it on transport inside the Community or on exports to countries outside the EU. Commissioner Fischler is also committed to strengthening the existing rules in this respect.
Community legislation in the field of export refunds unambiguously links the payment of aid to the respect of all the conditions related to animal welfare. The Community must achieve a well-balanced solution to the different aspects of this question. For example, it is wrong to assume that if we abolish the refund for live cattle, third countries will import carcases rather than live animals.
I conclude by assuring you that animal welfare is very high on the agenda of the Commission. Animal transport in particular deserves much attention and action in the near future."@en1
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