134 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the reports published by the EU Commission Food and Veterinary Office that the production standards in Brazil are totally inferior to those applied within the European Union; her further views on whether the Brazilian standards are totally inadequate on the important issues of traceability, movement and control of foot and mouth disease, residue testing and the control and use of veterinary medicines and environmental conditions; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the stated policy of the EU Commission directorate on health and consumer affairs that the production standards on imports into the European Union must be equivalent to the standards applying within the Union; the reason the European Union accepts imports of beef from Brazil which do not meet the requirements set down by the EU control authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33757/05]

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134 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the reports published by the EU Commission Food and Veterinary Office that the production standards in Brazil are totally inferior to those applied within the European Union; her further views on whether the Brazilian standards are totally inadequate on the important issues of traceability, movement and control of foot and mouth disease, residue testing and the control and use of veterinary medicines and environmental conditions; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the stated policy of the EU Commission directorate on health and consumer affairs that the production standards on imports into the European Union must be equivalent to the standards applying within the Union; the reason the European Union accepts imports of beef from Brazil which do not meet the requirements set down by the EU control authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33757/05]

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1. 15 November 2005

   Beef Imports.

   134 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the reports published by the EU Commission Food and Veterinary Office that the production standards in Brazil are totally inferior to those applied within the European Union; her further views on whether the Brazilian standards are totally inadequate on the important issues of traceability, movement and control of foot and mouth disease, residue testing and the control and use of veterinary medicines and environmental conditions; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the stated policy of the EU Commission directorate on health and consumer affairs that the production standards on imports into the European Union must be equivalent to the standards applying within the Union; the reason the European Union accepts imports of beef from Brazil which do not meet the requirements set down by the EU control authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33757/05]

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