Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-30-Speech-2-237"

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dcterms:Date	"2004-03-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Materials and articles intended to come into contact with food2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040330.8.2-237"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-30-Speech-2-2382
lpv:speaker	lp:Dorette Corbey2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Mrs Thors, many thanks for your work. I think it would be a very good idea to round this off in a first-reading agreement. It is a fairly technical dossier, but I think that we will get a fair distance with it. The internal market makes it necessary to harmonise regulations for the food industry and for packaging. New developments require new standards. Active and intelligent materials and objects are just such new developments. Active materials interact with food in order to maintain or improve the condition of the food during its storage and to extend its shelf life. Intelligent materials are being designed to provide information on the condition of food. A possible development is a packaging material that changes colour when the milk in it turns sour or the food in it begins to perish. These are all interesting developments and the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy wholeheartedly supports the Commission’s proposals, although it does have a few comments on these developments. Firstly, active and intelligent materials must not be used to mislead the consumer. The opportunities to do this exist, but we would like to state very emphatically that this is not the intention. Secondly, traceability is necessary, but our committee believes that this need not go all the way back to the tree from which a paper bag is made. A good system is sufficient. Thirdly, the consequences for trading partners must not be inequitable, and no unnecessary trade barriers should be erected, particularly for developing countries. I understand that some solutions have been put forward in this regard. Finally, the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy is calling for the barriers to the use of recycled materials to be eliminated. We cannot have a situation in which recycling is encouraged on the one hand and recycled materials are not permitted onto the market on the other. Food safety is of course the yardstick in this area. In short, our committee wants to see modern technologies being used for the benefit of the consumer and the environment."@en1

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