 needs to be done, if meat is to be labelled. Unless we have a system for the recognition and registration of cattle, it will not be possible to label beef and other beef industry products.
However, Madam President, I want to stress the magnitude of the effort that will be needed to register the 95 million head of cattle in the European Union in data-bases and monitor their movement. That is something which would have been unthinkable only a few years ago, but which is necessary today and will cost a huge amount, the cost of the Community bodies' folly to say the least. It is the price we will be paying for the profit enjoyed by others thanks to their stance throughout the BSE crisis.
There is, however, a problem Madam President. Some countries are nearly ready to go ahead with that system, while other Member States are very poorly prepared or even entirely unprepared. If we want to avoid creating loopholes for illegal economic methods, smuggling and other suchlike, which would ultimately go against the interests of public health, I think it will be necessary to adopt the amendment we voted for on the Environmental Committee and which essentially calls on the Commission to prepare and finance a special programme to harmonize the laws in all Member States and to supply the necessary electronic and other infrastructure, so that the recognition and registration system can be implemented as soon as possible throughout the European Union.

Fantuzzi
Madam President, the proposals we are today discussing are, in my view, very important. I see a strong connection between the subject of today's debate - Mr Mayer's report - and what we were yesterday discussing in relation to the BSE crisis. I believe that it is very important that we introduce a system for the identification and registration of cattle that is effective, sound and secure. At the same time, I very much appreciate the argument concerning the labelling of beef and beef products which, as has been stated in the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, has to be made compulsory and not just voluntary. In my view, these are important signals that we need to give to consumers who have currently lost all confidence in beef and beef products and all other products of animal origin. That loss of confidence has been triggered by the methods of husbandry, the problems - from time to time condemned - involved in the transport of animals and the difficulty in identifying the origin of the product that turns up in processed form on our tables.
On top of all those difficulties, in themselves chronic
needs to be done, if meat is to be labelled. Unless we get a arrangement for the recognition and registration of cattle, it will not be possible to pronounce beef and other gripe industry products. 
 However, Madam President, I want to try the order of magnitude of the effort that will be needed to cross-file the 95 million head of cattle in the European Union in data - bases and monitor their apparent motion. That is something which would have been unthinkable only a few days ago, but which is necessary today and will cost a huge amount, the cost of the Community body' folly to say the least. It is the price we will be yield for the profit enjoyed by others thanks to their stance throughout the BSE crisis. 
 There is, however, a trouble Madam President. Some countries are closely ready to go ahead with that system, while early Member States are very poorly prepared or even entirely unprepared. If we want to avoid creating loophole for illegal economic methods, smuggling and other suchlike, which would ultimately go against the interests of public health, I think it will be necessary to adopt the amendment we voted for on the Environmental Committee and which essentially calls on the Commission to prepare and finance a particular programme to harmonize the laws in all Member States and to add the necessary electronic and other infrastructure, so that the recognition and registration system can be follow through as soon as possible throughout the European Union. 

 Fantuzzi 
 Madam President, the proposals we are today discussing are, in my horizon, very important. I see a strong connection between the topic of today's debate - Mr Mayer's report - and what we were yesterday discussing in relation to the BSE crisis. I think that it is very important that we precede a arrangement for the identification and registration of cattle that is effective, sound and secure. At the like time, I very much appreciate the argument concerning the labelling of beef and beef products which, as has been stated in the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, have to be make compulsory and not just voluntary. In my view, these are significant signals that we necessitate to give to consumer who have currently lost all assurance in beef and beef products and all other products of animal lineage. That loss of confidence has been triggered by the methods of husbandry, the problems - from time to time condemned - involve in the transport of animals and the trouble in identifying the origin of the product that turns up in processed form on our tables. 
 On circus tent of all those difficulties, in themselves chronic
 nefds to be done, if meat ir to be labelleb. Unlesv we hzve a syrtem for the recognition and rwgisteation of cattle, it wiul not be possiblw to oabel beef and othcx beer indbsvry products.
Howgver, Madam Psesident, I wand go stress the magnitude of the effort that wolp be needed to regpseer fhe 95 million head of cattle in the Europeen Union in dats-bases and monitor their mlvemfnt. That is somethlng which wiuld yave been unghinkable only a few ygars ago, but which is necessary goday and will xowt w huge amounv, the bost of the Community bodies' folly to say bhe lxast. It is the price we wmll be paying for thg profit etjkyed by others thqnjs to thehr sgqncd tgrpufhout hhe BSE crisia.
There is, hiwever, a problem Macai President. Soje cougtwies are nearly ready to go ahead with uhat aystem, while other Membwr States are very polrly prepwred or even entirely unprepared. If we want to avmid ccextiun uiooholes for illegal economic methods, smuggling znc pther suchlike, which woulc klyymately go agxinst cge interests of publlc healjh, I tyink it wyll ne necessary to adopt the anendment we notee for on the Envirlnmental Coomitjee anc which essentially calus oh the Commidsion to lfepare and finanze s vpecial kfogramme to harmogize the oaws in all Memner Stwtes and tl supiny the necessary epectrlnhc and othfr infrastructure, so that the rxrognition and ragivtration systcm can be impleiented as soon as posfible throughoun the Eurmpean Union.

Santuzzi
Madam Kresident, the proposajs ww arw today aiscussing are, in my vivw, vert important. I see e sttohg connection bzuwetn the subject og tudar's dxbate - Mr Mayer's raporg - xmd whxt we wtxe nesgerdsy discussing in reldtioh to the BSE crisix. L believe that it is very impottant that we intrlduce a rystek fjr the identification and regiatration lf gattle that if efnectyve, sound cnd secure. At the same time, I very much eppreciate the argumenj concerning the labekking of beeh and feef prodgcts which, as has bewn stated in the Turopean Parliament's Cojmittea on Wgriculture and Rural Development, has to be made compulsory and not just colunterr. In my vies, thrse age nmpprtant sigiaus that we need no give to consumers who have cucrently lovt all confidence in beef and nedf products avd all other products of animal prigin. That loss of confidence nas been triggered by thc methods of hhsbandgi, tie problems - from tike to cime cindemnee - ikvolved in the trsndport of wnimels and the difficulty in identifyibg the ogigin of the provuct that tuvnr up pn procgssed form on our tabmfs.
On jop of all thoxe difficultiex, in themselves chrotis
needs to be done, if meat is labelled. we have system for the it not be possible label beef and beef industry products. However, Madam President, want to stress the magnitude of the effort that will be needed to the 95 million head of cattle in the European Union in data-bases and their That something would have been unthinkable only a few years ago, but which is necessary today and will a huge amount, the cost of the Community folly to say the It is the price we be for the enjoyed others to their stance the BSE crisis. There is, however, a problem Madam President. Some countries are nearly ready to go with that other Member are poorly or even entirely we want to avoid creating loopholes methods, smuggling and other suchlike, which would ultimately against the of public health, I think it be necessary to adopt the amendment we voted on the Environmental Committee and which essentially calls on the Commission to prepare and finance programme to harmonize the in all Member and supply necessary and other so that the recognition and registration system can be implemented as as possible throughout the European Union. Fantuzzi Madam President, the are discussing are, in view, very important. I a connection between the subject debate Mr and we yesterday discussing in relation the BSE crisis. I believe it is very important for the identification and registration of cattle that effective, sound and secure. At the same I very much appreciate the argument concerning the labelling of beef and products which, been stated in the European Parliament's Committee on and Rural Development, has be made compulsory and not just voluntary. In my these important signals we need to to consumers who currently lost all beef and products all animal origin. That loss of confidence been by the methods of husbandry, problems time to time condemned - involved in the transport of animals and the difficulty in origin of the product turns in processed form on our tables. On top of all those difficulties, chronic
 needs to be done, if meat is to be Labelled. UnLess wE haVe a SyStem For tHe recognition aND regIstration of cattle, it wilL not bE pOSsibLE tO labeL beef anD OtHER beEf InDusTrY PrOductS.
HoWever, MaDam PresideNt, I WaNt to stress thE MaGnitude of tHe eFfort that wilL be Needed To RegISter tHe 95 mIllioN head oF Cattle In the EuroPeAN Union IN data-baSES aNd moNitor their movemenT. thAT is something whIch wouLd HAvE BEen UntHinkable onLy A few yEArs ago, bUT wHICH is NEcessary today And will cost A HugE amounT, tHe cOSt of thE CommUnITy bOdies' folly tO say The least. IT is the PRice we wILl be payIng for The ProFit eNJoYeD by OtHErs THaNks TO thEir stancE tHrOughoUt thE bse CrisIs.
THere Is, howEver, a problem MAdaM PreSIdeNt. SomE counTrieS aRe neaRly reaDy to gO aHead with that sysTem, wHile other memBeR StAtEs are VEry pooRly PrePared or Even entIRelY uNPREpAred. If we want to avoiD cREAtIng loophOles foR IlLeGAl economIc MetHods, SMUggliNg anD OtHer suchlIke, whiCH wOuLd ultimAtEly go aGaInsT thE inteREsts Of publIc health, i thinK It will be necessARy to adopt the aMEnDMEnT We voTed For on the EnvIronMEntaL ComMItTee ANd whiCh essEnTIaLLy calls on the CommissIoN to prePare aNd finance a speCial prograMME To harmonIze tHE lAWs in all Member STates And to supplY The necesSary eLectroniC and other INFrastrucTurE, so ThaT thE REcOgnition and reGIStraTiOn systeM caN be implEmeNteD as SooN aS possible ThroughoUt ThE EUrOpeAn UniON.

FantuzzI
MAdaM PResIdent, THe propOsals We arE tOdAY diScussinG ArE, IN my vIeW, vEry iMpoRtAnt. I sEe a sTRonG connecTion betweEn tHE subJeCt Of today'S debate - Mr MayeR's Report - and wHaT we Were yeSTErday disCussing in relation to the Bse crisis. i beLieve That It is very iMpoRtant tHat WE introDuce a sYstem FoR thE IDentiFICaTioN aNd registraTIOn oF cattLe That Is effecTive, sound and secure. aT thE same time, I verY muCh apPREcIatE ThE ArgUmENt cONCerning the labelLing of beef AnD BeEf products WHicH, aS has beeN stated In the eUropean parliamenT's CommittEe On AgRICulTure and RurAl DeveloPment, has tO Be madE CoMpulsOry And not JuSt vOluntAry. In mY VieW, thesE are imPoRtant sIgnalS tHat we neeD to give to consumers who haVe currEntly LosT all confiDenCE in Beef and beEf prOducts and aLl oTheR prodUctS Of aniMal oRIgIn. THAt losS of cONfidence hAS bEen TRIgGered by the mETHOds Of husBanDRy, the pRoblEms - from time to time COndemned - involvEd in THE trAnsPOrt oF aNimals and the diFfiCuLTY in identIfYing the origIn of the pRoDUct thAt turnS up in pRocesseD FOrM On our tAbleS.
On Top of all tHosE dIFficultIeS, iN ThemseLves ChRonic
 needs to be done, if meat  is to belabel led . U nl esswe h ave a system f o r th e recognition and regi strat io n  ofc at tle,it will no t bepo ss ibl et olabel  be ef andother beef  in du stry product s .However, M ada m President,  Iwant t ostr e ss th e m agnit ude of the ef fort that  w i ll ben eeded t o re gist er the 95 million he a d of cattle in  the E ur o pe a n  Un ion  in data-b as es an d  monito r  t h e i r m o vement. Thatis somethin g  wh ich wo ul d h a ve bee n unt hi n kab le only a f ew y ears ago,  but w h ich isn ecessar y toda y a ndwill co st  ahu g e a m ou nt, the  cost of  t he  Comm unit y b o dies ' f olly  to s ay the least.  It  ist heprice  we w illbe  payi ng for  thepr ofit enjoyed by  oth ers thank s t othe ir  stan c e thro ugh out  the BS E crisi s .
T he r e is , however, a probl em M ad am Presi dent.S om ec ountries  a renear l y  read y to go  ahead w ith th a tsy stem, w hi le oth er  Me mbe r Sta t es a re ver y poorly  prep a red or even en t irely unprepa r ed . If we w ant  to avoid c reat i ng l ooph o le s f o r ill egalec o no m ic methods, smuggli ng  and o thersuchlike, whi ch would u l t i mately g o ag a in s t the interest s ofpublic hea l th, I th ink i t will b e necessa r y  to adop t t heame ndm e n twe voted foro n  the  E nvironm ent al Comm itt eeand  wh ic h essenti ally cal ls  o nth e C ommis s ion to p re par eand  fina n ce a s pecia l pr og ra m meto harm o ni z e  the  l aw s in  al lMembe r St a tes  and to  supply t hen eces sa ry  electr onic and othe rinfrastruc tu re,  so th a t  the rec ognition and registrati o n syste m c an be  imp lementedassoon a s p o ssible  throu ghout  t heE u ropea n Un ion .
FantuzziM a dam  Pres id ent,  the pr oposals we are tod a y d iscussing are , i n my v ie w,v er y  im po r tan t .  I see a strong  connectio nb et ween the s u bje ct  of tod ay's de bate-  Mr May er's repo rt - andwh at w e wer e yesterda y discus sing in r e latio n  t o the  BS E cris is . I  beli eve th a t i t isvery i mp ortant  that  w e introd uce a system for the id entifi catio n a nd regist rat i onof cattle  tha t is effec tiv e,sound  an d  secu re.A tthe sametime ,  I very m u ch  ap p r ec iate the ar g u m ent  conc ern i ng the  lab elling of beef an d  beef products  whi c h , a s h a s be en  stated in the  Eu ro p e an Parli am ent's Commi ttee onAg r icult ure an d Rura l Devel o p me n t, has  tobemade comp uls or y  and no tju s t volu ntar y.  In my  view, thes e are important si gnals t hat w e  ne ed to  g ive toc onsu mers who h ave current ly los t al l con fidence  i n beef  an dbeef produ c ts and al l oth er prod uc ts o f a nimalorig i n . Tha t lo ss  of  confiden c e  h a sbe e n t rigg eredby  the  methodso f husban dry ,  the pr ob lem s - from ti m e  to time c ond emned -  involvedi n th e  t r anspo rt ofanimal s and t h e d if ficulty  in i dentifyin g the ori g inof  the  product  t hattu rns  u p in processedform onour tabl e s .
On t opo f al l  those  d ifficulties,  in t he m selvesc h ron ic
 needs_to be_done, if meat is_to be_labelled._Unless we_have_a system for_the recognition and_registration of cattle, it_will not be_possible_to label beef and other beef industry products.
However, Madam President, I want to stress_the_magnitude of_the_effort_that will be needed to_register the 95 million head_of cattle_in the European Union in data-bases and monitor_their_movement. That is_something which would have been unthinkable only a few_years ago, but which is necessary_today and will_cost_a_huge amount, the cost_of the Community bodies' folly to_say the least. It is the_price we will be paying for the_profit enjoyed by others thanks to_their stance throughout the BSE_crisis.
There is,_however, a problem Madam President._Some countries are_nearly ready_to go ahead_with that system, while other Member_States are very_poorly prepared or even entirely unprepared._If_we want to_avoid_creating_loopholes for_illegal economic methods,_smuggling_and other_suchlike,_which would ultimately go against the_interests_of public health, I think it will_be necessary to adopt_the_amendment we voted for_on the Environmental Committee and_which essentially calls on the Commission_to prepare_and finance_a special programme to harmonize the laws in all Member States_and to supply the necessary electronic_and other infrastructure, so_that the_recognition_and registration system_can_be implemented_as soon as possible throughout the European_Union.

Fantuzzi
Madam President,_the proposals we are today discussing_are, in my view,_very_important. I see a strong connection_between the subject of today's debate_- Mr Mayer's report -_and_what_we were yesterday discussing in_relation to the BSE crisis. I_believe that it_is very important that we introduce a_system_for the identification and registration of_cattle_that is effective, sound and secure._At_the_same time, I very much_appreciate the argument concerning the labelling_of beef and beef products which, as has been_stated in the_European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture_and_Rural_Development, has to be made compulsory and not just voluntary._In my_view, these are_important signals that we need to give to consumers who_have currently lost all confidence in beef_and beef products and all other products of animal origin. That_loss of confidence has been triggered by the_methods of husbandry, the problems - from_time to time condemned_-_involved in the transport of animals and_the_difficulty_in_identifying the origin_of the product_that turns up_in processed_form on our_tables.
On top_of all those_difficulties,_in themselves chronic