IPPC REGULATION

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That this House congratulates the British poultry industry for the environmental and animal welfare improvements that it has made; recognises the financial pressures on Britain's poultry producers, especially from cheaper imports; notes that DEFRA has not claimed any compensation from the EU for the consequences of avian influenza; is concerned that the charges for the Integrated Pollution, Prevention and Control regulations are considerably higher than elsewhere in the EU thus causing serious competition problems for the British poultry industry; and calls upon the Government to make every effort to ensure that the IPPC regulations are implemented in the UK in such a way as to minimise the regulatory cost and competitive disadvantage they impose on British poultry producers when compared to foreign and European competitors.