Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-06-Speech-3-289-000"
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"I would like to thank Mrs Sommer for her commitment to the cause of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food industry in particular, of which there are 2 300 in Saxony alone. After three years of negotiations, she has succeeded in introducing a mandatory EU food labelling system which is manageable for SMEs. It is true that customers must also be informed in future about the substances which cause allergies that could be contained in loose, non-prepacked products. However, the Member States are entitled to decide for themselves how this is to be done. This means that every country can identify the solution which is best for its own businesses and consumers, for example, signs or discussions at the time of sale. German bakers and butchers already have very high standards in this respect. The EU is not imposing any other mandatory nutrition labelling requirements on products which are sold loose. A derogation has been granted for handcrafted food which is sold directly by the manufacturer in small quantities to end consumers or to local retailers who, in their turn, sell the products directly to end consumers. My group, the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) has therefore been successful in bringing the interests of consumers and of manufacturers into line. I am pleased that small and medium-sized enterprises will not have to meet any impractical requirements imposed by the EU."@en1
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