Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-08-Speech-3-450"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-09-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Products from cloned animals in the food chain (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100908.19.3-450"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-08-Speech-3-4512
lpv:speaker	lp:Daciana Octavia Sârbu2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-17--2011-03-03)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with India (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2009-09-16--2010-10-17)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"I was recently alarmed by the news that products derived from cloned animals from North America have got into the European food chain. The European Parliament has expressed on more than one occasion its view that these foods should be banned for a number of reasons based on ethical and environmental considerations. We will continue to adopt a strong, united stance on this matter at a time when negotiations are being conducted on the subject of novel food regulations. The evidence provided by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Group on Ethics indicates that there are serious health problems which affect both cloned animals and their surrogate mothers. At the same time, in terms of protecting the environment, the impact of the rise in meat consumption could have a devastating effect, and a large number of cloned animals would affect the natural biodiversity, thereby increasing the animals’ vulnerability to epidemics and threatening food safety. We have already heard the arguments relating to trade and World Trade Organisation regulations. We are told that we cannot ban the introduction of these foods in the European Union without breaching the obligations stipulated by the WTO. However, the European Union has decided to stop the introduction of certain products on the market when there have been doubts about the benefits for consumers or concerns that consumers are being misled. We will consider every legal option for implementing such a ban. In addition, looking at the situation as a whole, we should insist that the WTO regulations also take into account similar ethical and environmental protection considerations. There are serious arguments against foods derived from cloned animals. On the other hand, there is no clear proof of the benefits they provide. It is time for the Commission to propose a concrete solution in relation to this issue which will also take into account the view of our forum which represents Europe’s citizens. We cannot allow experiments which will endanger citizens’ health or the environment."@en1
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