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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Limit values for benzene and carbon monoxide2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991201.11.3-150"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-01-Speech-3-1512
lpv:speaker	lp:Béatrice Patrie2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Mouvement des citoyens (1999-07-20--2002-12-02)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (1999-09-13--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, I support the report presented by Mrs Breyer which is excellent in many respects. Firstly, I must stress the positive effect of her public health proposals. The Commission’s proposal, supported and furthered by this report, establishes the principle of ambient air quality assessment and management with regard to two major sources of pollution: benzene and carbon monoxide. These are both produced by road traffic. It has rightly been emphasised that benzene is a carcinogen which causes leukaemia and that carbon monoxide can lead to toxic lesions on the heart and brain, and even to death in high concentrations. We must not make people’s fears worse but we must ourselves realise and make others realise the dangers of not adopting realistic and necessarily stringent measures. These must allow as little derogation as possible so that we can assess, control and restrict to the minimum polluting emissions of these two noxious gases. This is even more vital as these gases are more dangerous for children, the elderly and anyone suffering from heart or respiratory problems. Secondly, the Breyer report is of great interest to the consumers which we all are. Although the initial aim was to ensure that the public has easy access to up-to-date information, the rapporteur has gone further by specifying not only the frequency with which information must be made available, but also the range of media to be used in distributing this information. This is not unimportant. The people of Europe are entitled to know about the quality of the environment in which they are living. They must be able to judge the measures taken by the competent national or local authorities to provide the scientists with quantified data so that the air which they breathe can be improved. These measures constitute a strong political signal about the political choices made on transport. I would therefore invite you all to support the rapporteur without hesitation. Her proposals are both ambitious and realistic and clearly show the Council how demanding the European Parliament can be on the environment, public health and consumer protection."@en1

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