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"Mr President, the original Commission proposal may just be possible in the context of the small number of sheep or goats kept in an enclosed field, although even here there are concerns in relation to animal welfare. By contrast, the Adam report recognises the practicalities of hill farming and of managing flocks on a large scale. It also recognises, as the beef labelling regulation failed to do, that the requirements of traceability for the purposes of disease control are different from those involved in providing information for consumers.
The possibilities of using individual and/or batch identification, the simplification of coding and alternatives to double tagging, as proposed by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, are all very welcome. Although I would prefer not to have had any date specified for the introduction of electronic tagging, I am glad that the committee has recommended a year's postponement and a real cost-benefit analysis, as well as calling for the EU – not farmers – to bear the financial burden involved.
Trials of the equipment to be used will also be of major importance. Can the chosen identifier be securely and safely located as far as the animal is concerned? Will both placing the identifier and using the electronic reader be feasible on difficult terrain and in adverse weather? Will the reader be robust enough to withstand these conditions?
These are issues on which farmers are rightly looking for reassurance. I hope it will be afforded to them.
I conclude by congratulating the rapporteur on his report and on the fact that it received the unanimous support of the Agriculture Committee. I hope for a similar outcome in tomorrow's vote. I join colleagues in urging the Commission to accede to our views."@en1
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