Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-01-Speech-2-128"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-07-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Genetically modified organisms2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030701.5.2-128"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-01-Speech-2-1292
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie Anne Isler Béguin2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Les Verts-Europe-Ecologie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, in France, José Bové is paying for his opposition to GMOs and for his commitment to the precautionary principle with his freedom. This penalty is completely unacceptable, particularly if we compare the threat to society that he represents and the threat to our future health posed by GMOs. We are more aware in Europe than elsewhere that this is unacceptable, because we are obliged to guarantee our fellow citizens the real choice of whether to eat or whether to refuse to eat GMOs. Let us not be intimidated by the lies and pressure piled on by President Bush, who is supported by the pro-GMO agri-food industry and who is denying his own consumers a choice. Let us take the lead, let us dare to close the loopholes in our regulations. We must very clearly refuse to allow non-authorised GMOs onto the market. With regard to the labelling of authorised GMOs, we know that the food industry can detect the presence of even 0.1% of GMOs. This is the approach that we should follow, but having said that, unless there is a guarantee that GMO and non-GMO crops can coexist with one another, the best regulations in the world will be useless if GMOs are present everywhere in nature. This is absolutely crucial if we are to give consumers freedom of choice and protect the environment, maintain GMO-free crops and guarantee that they remain GMO-free. This is the real challenge we face. Let us not be fooled: unless coexistence is guaranteed, there will no longer be any choice."@en1

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