Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-02-Speech-3-091"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030702.2.3-091"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-02-Speech-3-0922
lpv:speaker	lp:Véronique De Keyser2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (2001-09-25--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2001-09-25--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". No compromise is entirely satisfactory. The compromise on GMOs in favour of which the European Parliament has just voted means simply that it was impossible to take the negotiations any further. The moratorium on GMOs will therefore be lifted, as desired by the Member States. The 0.5% threshold beyond which the adherents of the precautionary principle wanted the presence of GMOs to be indicated would not have obtained a qualified majority either in Parliament or in the Council. To my regret, the vote has therefore gone in favour of a threshold of 0.9%. Nonetheless, there are significant benefits to this compromise, because there has also been a vote in favour of greater traceability, which will enable consumers to be more vigilant, will make for tough regulations when it comes to detecting GMOs and will make precise labelling possible, as well as the ability to distinguish clearly between GMO and non-GMO production. Transparency has won the day, even if the precautionary principle looks a little the worse for wear. It is not a victory, but the amendments voted in favour of are important markers that will need to be further augmented in the future. That is why I have voted in favour of the Scheele report."@en1

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