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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-12-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:CAP: common rules for direct support schemes and certain support schemes for farmers and support for rural development (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071211.8.2-073"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-12-11-Speech-2-0742
lpv:speaker	lp:James Nicholson2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, first of all I would like to welcome the report today and congratulate the rapporteur on his work. Cross-compliance and how it is implemented at Member State level are crucial. We must not allow each other – and each and every Member State – to make their own interpretation. If you listen to what Ms McGuinness and Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf said this morning, it shows the difference in interpretation in different Member States. We have got to get it right at Member State level, and we have got to insist that each Member State implement this directive in the right and proper way in each and every Member State. Farmers need and require less inspection, not more. When inspection happens, there must be sufficient notice before inspection occurs. It is madness, in my opinion, to fine any farmer for the smallest detail; this is already happening. Farmers should be allowed a period to put right any problem that is identified, not just be told that they have defaulted and will be penalised. There is a great need to reduce bureaucracy and red tape in farming. Cross-compliance must not become a system that allows farmers to be penalised and policed. We should be there to help farmers and to offer advice on how they can do things better. Cross-compliance could be a force for good, and those who do the inspections should have clear and proper training and know their responsibilities. Yes, Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf is right. I had an inspection at my farm which lasted seven hours. The only thing they could find wrong was that one little part of it was no longer considered to be arable land and we had built a poultry unit, which we did not inform them about. Now, really, an oversight as simple as that – building a poultry unit on your farm and not having informed them within the 12-month period – I do not think is something that you should actually be penalised for. You should be allowed to put it right at the earliest possible moment."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"James Nicholson (PPE-DE ). –"1

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