Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-04-23-Speech-1-226"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-04-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070423.22.1-226"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-04-23-Speech-1-2272
lpv:speaker	lp:Mariann Fischer Boel2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, this has been a very interesting debate, clearly showing that there are huge differences between different Members of the European Parliament as regards the possibility of modifying the starch quotas for two Member States: Poland and Lithuania. It has already been mentioned today that these quotas were allocated to the new Member States on the basis of historical production. They were accepted by all of the new Member States, including Poland and Lithuania. We have to bear in mind that we have to be very careful to keep the market balanced. I would not want to upset this balance, and nor would other starch-producing Member States. I think that the proposal of a two year rollover allows us, as I said previously, to include the discussion on the future of quotas for starch in our health check. It will also allow us to analyse the first effects of our sugar reform, where sweeteners, also based on cereal starch, will now face fierce competition from out-of-quota sugar in the chemical and fermentation industries. I am quite sure that this might have a knock-on effect on the starch market, leading to additional pressure on the potato starch market. Finally, I want to react briefly to the point raised by the rapporteur about the reallocation of unused quotas. This has also been included in a new amendment. It is obvious that this proposal will lead to an increase in overall potato starch production. Therefore it has to be seen in connection with the supply situation of the potato starch market, where, as I said before, currently 40% of production has to be exported. It also raises the question of equal treatment, as quotas are fixed by the same method for all Member States. I think that the Member States that have generated this shortfall want to benefit from the carry-over. So the Commission will not support the idea of a four-year rollover."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Mariann Fischer Boel,"1 "Member of the Commission"1

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