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Mr President, I am very happy that the second reading has contributed to filling the gap between the positions of the institutions on the Commission’s proposal on additives for use in animal nutrition.
Parliament also proposed some flexibility on the labelling requirements applicable to flavouring compounds. I can agree to this change as I am convinced that this type of discussion should be made in the framework of the labelling of feed.
A full list of the Commission’s position on each of the amendments is being provided to the Parliament, and I trust that this will be included in the record for this session. With regard specifically to Amendments Nos 17 and 18, raised by Mrs Keppelhoff-Wiechert, I can confirm that the Commission can accept these.
Thank you again, Mrs Keppelhoff-Wiechert, for an outstanding report and indeed also for the excellent collaboration between our two offices.
I want to congratulate Mrs Keppelhoff-Wiechert for her hard work on this report, which points out the major questions we are dealing with. In short, let me recall the main points of the proposal that were accepted on first reading by the Parliament and by the Council.
Firstly, we will have a clear and transparent authorisation procedure. The European Food Safety Authority will be the first port of call and will be in charge of evaluating all feed additives. In future, the validity of authorisations will be limited to ten years. The new system has an in-built review and re-evaluation process in order to take new scientific information into account.
Companies must demonstrate the positive effect on the animal or in the feed and the absence of any risk to human health, animal health or the environment when applying for authorisation or re-authorisation of a feed additive.
At present, four antibiotics are authorised for use in animal feed as growth promoters. The EU has already phased out the use in feedingstuffs of all antibiotics that are also used in human and veterinary medicine, in order to avoid cross-resistance. The four which are currently authorised are not used in any human antibiotic drugs.
I am glad to hear that the Parliament, as well as the Council, is in agreement with the line of the Commission to halt the use of antibiotics for growth promotion from 2006 onwards.
Allow me a few words on the controversial issue on which views were divided for a long time. I am referring to coccidiostats, which are substances used to prevent coccidia infections. I just want to stress that the proposal contains stricter rules for their authorisation and placing on the market, and they are kept within the scope of this Regulation. The reason for this is that hygiene precaution and improved husbandry practices are not sufficient to keep poultry free from such diseases. In order to ensure the safety of these substances, I am proposing a re-evaluation of current authorisations within four years of the entry into force of this Regulation.
I also accept the request for a report to the Parliament and Council before 1 January 2008, on the use of these substances as feed additives together, where appropriate, with a legislative proposal concerning further use within the time limits as established in Amendment No 14.
I fully agree with the solution finally reached by Parliament in order to impose a close follow-up of the use of coccidiostats and histomonostats. I can give an assurance that the Commission will propose measures in order to decide the future status of these substances."@en1
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