Dr. Cecilia Malmström:

I will try to do so. I thank members for their questions and input. Many members asked about beef hormones, and the European legislation forbidding giving hormones to beef cattle will remain. I agree the mandate does not articulate it in this way, but it is the clear view of all member states. I can state this clearly because the same issue arose with Canada and that agreement has been completed. It is 1,600 pages long and there is an online English version which members can read over the weekend. Canada has agreed to have two production lines, its normal line and another line, which is hormone free, for Europe. We aim to achieve the same outcome with the US.