Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-30-Speech-4-148"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20020530.6.4-148"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spoken text |
"Madam President, the common agricultural policy cannot stand still, it must adapt to changing circumstances. However, all proposals referring to agricultural policy must respect Articles 32 to 38 of the Treaty and, particularly, the objectives of Article 33, namely ensuring the rational development of production and 'a fair standard of living for the agricultural community'. They must not involve any re-nationalisation of the common agricultural policy, hence my voting strategy. I would be concerned at any budgetary solution which would entail transferring part of the aid for cereals to provide an incentive to produce protein crops as per Paragraph 31. Using land set-aside to produce these crops could jeopardise the blue box status of the area payments in WTO and result in switching production to set-aside land with existing protein land being used to produce more cereals.
I am also opposed to the restoration of a differential, higher rate of aid for oil crops as per Paragraph 32 as this would mean a return to the limit of some 4.9 million hectares placed on oilseed production in the EU by the Blair House Agreement as part of the Uruguay Round.
It is not clear, Madam President, what Paragraph 35 means. Arable area payments are based on a fixed rate per tonne, which applies throughout the EU and only differentiated according to historical yields in each Member State or region in order to decouple these payments from production. Application of a uniform rate of aid would disadvantage Northern regions, including Ireland, which traditionally has had higher yields.
It is difficult to know what is in mind in the text of Paragraph 43. I do not support the increased use of intervention for any product, let alone certain fruit and vegetable products, neither does the Commission. Support should be channelled through strengthened producer organisations."@en1
|
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:unclassifiedMetadata |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples