Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-03-14-Speech-4-125"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020314.6.4-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-14-Speech-4-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2002-06-30)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2003-01-28)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3
lpv:translated text	"According to the Dutch Government, European agricultural policy is in need of reform. This is reportedly due to enlargement and the fear that, soon, a huge contribution will have to be made to the EU budget. As we all know, the Dutch watch their pennies. I support the call for a policy review. However, my reason for doing so is not enlargement, but the fact that agricultural policy includes schemes that are completely unrelated to healthy agriculture. The common organisation of the market in the raw tobacco industry is, for a variety of reasons, unhealthy. Although I recognise that agricultural policy must address the social dimension, as well as the economic dimension, of operational management, this common organisation of the market has swung completely towards social policy. An industry is being maintained which is both harmful to public health and unprofitable. The premiums remove all incentive from the farmer to adapt his agricultural plan. In this way, he stands to lose out all round. Tobacco is a product which damages public health. I should like to invite MEPs who wish to challenge this notion to initiate proceedings against the warning on cigarette packets. The argument that the market demands tobacco and that current European production must thus be maintained is a specious argument quoted by various Members of this House. After all, market demand does not mean that production must be subsidised. If this is set to become a commonly held notion in agricultural policy, the net payers in the Union are in for a rough ride. Adjustments to the common organisation of the market in the rough tobacco industry must encourage growers to look for alternative crops. The Commission proposal is promising. Reference is made in no uncertain terms to the gradual abolition of subsidies, while measures are introduced to develop alternative sources of income. The rapporteur, Mr Cunha does not do Europe any favours by wishing to delete this Commission comment. This is why, together with 31 other Members of this Parliament, I have tabled an amendment whereby this report would expressly call for tobacco production subsidies to be phased out."@en1

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