Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-14-Speech-2-340"

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lpv:document identification number	"en.20041214.18.2-340"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-14-Speech-2-3412
lpv:speaker	lp:Lena Ek2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Centerpartiet (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-03-14)3 substitute; FEMM (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the draft law we are debating in this House today will be of great significance for public health in Europe and for Europeans’ confidence in food safety. It is incredibly important for all our voters in our various constituencies, but it is particularly important perhaps for parents with allergic children. Our amendments are in line with what I and the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe think is reasonable for bringing about a proposal that is effective from the points of view both of competition and of consumer protection. I should like to emphasise a few things. The internal market is incredibly important. In this internal market, we wish to protect our citizens and, at the same time, set standards for testing and treating food at those links in the chain where the food concerned first comes into contact with the consumer and first enters the distribution chain. In this respect, this proposal is sound. It is also sound inasmuch as it protects important and vulnerable high-risk groups such as women, infants and unborn children. We are also adopting a position on a standard for good agricultural practice. In this, we have taken account both of integrated pest control and of climate variations in order to bring about a fairer proposal. It is incredibly important that these options for taking account of local or regional variations should not reduce the proposal’s level of ambition. This is something that has to be considered in connection with the practical application of the proposal, once it has properly entered into force. It is good that there have been improvements to the Food Safety Authority in terms of both time and resources. I also think that the rapporteur has done a very good job. I am pleased that we have been able to make it easier for civil society and the non-governmental organisations to participate in the discussion and handling of these issues."@en1

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