Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-02-Speech-3-061"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-02-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Recourse to the precautionary principle2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000202.5.3-061"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-02-Speech-3-0622
lpv:speaker	lp:Giorgio Celli2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Federazione dei Verdi (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I believe that the precautionary principle needs to be quite radical in order to work, otherwise we shall always be confused by all the different interpretations possible. I will give an example: a fungicide has been proven to cause babies to be born blind. It is therefore a teratogenic substance. Very well, it is a fungicide, it kills off mould. This teratogenicity has been demonstrated by just one English laboratory, perhaps because it is the only one that has carried out tests. Now, in my opinion, given that this is such a serious risk to health, the precautionary principle lays down that this product should immediately be taken off the market, which New Zealand has done, for example. So I want to put this question to you. When human health is at stake, or there is the possibility that human health will be seriously affected, should we not perhaps carry out a cost-benefit analysis? The cost of a baby being born blind is too high; there are no benefits that can compensate for this. In short, Commissioner, I would therefore like to know whether in this case, the precautionary principle as you understand it, would in any case, require the product to be taken off the market, until such time as another laboratory provides evidence to the contrary."@en1

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