Jeg mener endvidere, at det netop med henblik på de store landbrugsbedrifter, der findes i ansøgerlandene, er nødvendigt, at vi får vedtaget dette direktiv allerede inden udvidelsen af Unionen, så det med det samme kan blive en del af acquis communautaire .
I also believe that the large size of many farms in the applicant countries makes it necessary for us to ensure that the directive is adopted before any enlargement of the Union, so that there is a body of EU food-safety legislation which can be applied to these farms from the outset.