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I thank Mr Bushill-Matthews for his question on this issue.
The Commission is not aware of specific breaches of the EU Plant Health Directive by the Netherlands. Indeed, Council Directive 2000/29/EC, which is the basis of the Community plant health regime, has been fully transposed by the Netherlands.
I assume that the honourable Member’s question is motivated by the finding of potato ring rot in seed potatoes in Wales, as his question was not directed to any specific issue. These potatoes are grown from seeds imported from the Netherlands, as occurred in 2002. I can confirm that Directive 93/85/EC on the control of ring rot has also been transposed by the Dutch authorities.
When notified by the UK authorities of this outbreak, the Commission immediately examined the information supplied by UK with great attention. The Commission gave the UK the opportunity to inform other Member States in the latest meetings of the Standing Committee on Plant Health in November and December 2003. The origin of the outbreak is, however, still being investigated and it is too early to draw any firm conclusions.
I would like to underline that the Food and Veterinary Office of the Commission has carried out a series of audit missions in the Member States in recent years in order to clearly assess the situation of potato production in the Community. I can assure the honourable Member that the Commission will continue to follow the situation very closely. The Commission is at this stage satisfied with the preventive actions taken by the United Kingdom, as a follow-up of the outbreak, as well as with the current investigations launched by both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in order to identify the possible origins and pathways of the disease.
Turning to the question on compensation, under existing Community legislation there is a possibility for a financial contribution referred to as 'solidarity' to be granted to Member States. It is intended to cover expenditure for the necessary measures to combat organisms harmful to plants introduced from other areas in the Community. The Commission has informed the Welsh representation in Brussels of the existence of this contribution and of the practical procedures to follow should it wish to make an application for such compensation. Upon receipt of any file, the Commission will verify if Community requirements to grant such a contribution have been met."@en1
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