– Madam President, Commissioner, the necessary tools for managing risks and safeguarding public health are, on the one hand, the adoption of maximum limits for dioxins in feedingstuff substances, feedingstuffs and food at strict but feasible levels which will become stricter as time goes by and, on the other hand, the apportionment of responsibility at all stages of the food chain at which dioxins are identified. However, the weak link in the chain for the success of this endeavour are the control mechanisms, especially in the feedingstuffs sector, where the link with public health is not directly perceived by citizens and awareness at production level is lower than with food.
Στο πλαίσιο των συναλλαγών για τις εκπομπές επιβάλλονται ορισμένες φορές στη Γερμανία διοικητικά τέλη ύψους πολλών εκατοντάδων χιλιάδων ευρώ κατά την υποβολή αιτήσεων για την έκδοση αδειών για εκπομπές CΟ.