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"en.20120315.8.4-117-000"2
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"Mr President, my country, Ireland, has no reported case of the Schmallenberg virus. I just hope that it will remain virus free. However, I am quite concerned by the intention of one of the EU’s trading partners, Russia, to ban shipments of Europe’s cattle and hogs from 20 March because of the infection in some Member States.
The news that Russia may expand the ban, applying it not only to the import of all live cattle, pigs and sheep, but more importantly to beef, pork and sheepmeat from the whole EU, is worrying for producers across all Member States. That the ban includes pigs – though the virus is not associated with pigs – demonstrates a knee-jerk attitude to this situation.
Given that Russia was the leading destination for EU beef and pork in 2011, we need immediate action to protect the reputation of European produce and address public health concerns. I welcome the European Commission’s determination to resist attempts by third countries to impose trade restrictions on the back of concerns over this virus, but we must step up our efforts to ensure that agricultural trade does not fall victim to a knee-jerk decision.
The EU has a strong record for health and safety standards in agriculture and animal welfare, and we must work to ensure this message continues to be communicated clearly and consistently to our trade partners and consumers."@en1
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