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Legal action being taken against illegal egg producers - Lyon
December 20, 2011 11:25 AM
EU Commissioner John Dali has revealed that action has already begun at European level to punish Member States that have made little or no effort to conform to new welfare laws.
The Commissioner said that letters have already been sent to Member States informing them they will be taken to court for failing to comply with law to outlaw battery cages.
He also revealed that his inspection teams are ready to go all out from 1st January to collect the evidence of non compliance to back up the prosecution when it goes to court.
He reinforced the message to those who are breaking the law that there will be no derogations and no escape route for those who have failed to comply
Commenting, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland George Lyon said:
"European Health Commissioner Dalli has given me a cast iron guarantee that there will be no extension of the 1st January deadline for compliance and there will be no derogations offered to those who have failed to comply
"I was pleased to hear that infringement procedures have already been started against Member States that have chosen to flout the law and that EU inspectors are poised ready to gather evidence against them from the start of 2012.
"I hope the tough action he is taking will send a message to those countries who think that they can get off the hook by turning a blind eye that they better think again and get their hen houses in order.
"I also hope the Commission is going to back to the hilt those countries such as the UK who are using every means at their disposal to try and ban illegally produced eggs from entering their markets.
"If that type of action is taken by all countries that are compliant it should hit hard at the pockets of illegal producers and force them to get out or upgrade."
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