Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-13-Speech-1-096"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of chickens kept for meat production (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060213.11.1-096"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-13-Speech-1-0972
lpv:speaker	lp:María Isabel Salinas García2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-05-04)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (2004-07-20--2009-05-04)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, the welfare of animals in farms has traditionally been an ethical issue. Due to numerous food crises, it has now also become a public health issue. Specific legislation in this area has therefore become urgent. I believe that that is something on which we have all agreed during this debate. In producing this legislation, however, we must keep our feet on the ground. We must produce a viable and credible proposal, not restrict ourselves to making pointless gestures, which give the impression of being inconsistent with the Council’s current figures. I therefore believe that the report by the rapporteur, Mr Berman, whom I congratulate, combines a genuine concern for the welfare of animals, taking account of scientific data at all times, with the necessary flexibility in its application to make it possible for producers to accept the measures proposed and adapt to them. On the one hand, measures are proposed to prevent the practices that lead to pointless and gratuitous suffering for the animal, and, on the most hotly debated and controversial point — stocking density — credible and applicable figures are laid down that represent significant progress in this field and which are acceptable to the Council. I believe that we must show responsibility — and we have done this in the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Furthermore, this proposal maintains the necessary flexibility with regard to producers, which makes this minimal regulation genuinely applicable in the countries of the Union, and does not lead — as is usually the case — to the unnecessary closure of farms. I believe that it provides the necessary firmness in laying down the regulations with a gradual application of sanctions and an estimation of the costs for producers with a view to ensuring that the burdens stemming from the directive do not fall to them — as is almost always the case. In conclusion, I would ask you to support the Berman report, in the form presented by the rapporteur and as supported by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. I believe that it is a measured and balanced proposal that takes account of the interests of all of the parties, which is not always an easy task. There is no question that its approval will have positive effects in terms of the quality of the final product, that is to say, for the well-being of European consumers."@en1

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