Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-01-Speech-3-186"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fisheries management and nature conservation in the marine environment2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000301.13.3-186"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-01-Speech-3-1872
lpv:speaker	lp:Patricia McKENNA2
lpv:spoken text	"The Environment Committee is generally pleased with the Commission’s communication and we are also pleased that the Fisheries Committee adopted all our amendments. It is now widely accepted that fishing has effects on marine environment which are much more wide-ranging and pervasive than simple capture of target species with a little bit of by-catch. We welcome the intention of the Commission to integrate environmental protection into other policies of the EU including the common fisheries policy. After all, the treaties have stipulated since 1992 that the precautionary principle and environmental protection should be integrated into Community policies. But as has been pointed out, the adoption of a rigorous definition of the precautionary principle is crucial. This is because it is all very easy to pay lip service to the idea and then to continue with business as usual. The UN Fish Stocks Agreement of 1995 would serve as a very good model in this regard. One aspect that was missing from the communication though is the aspect of surveillance and control. All the good policies and regulations in the world will not lead to conservation without an effective system to ensure that the rules are respected. Control is a Member State competence and the Council has recently adopted a list of serious infringements aimed at coordinating to some extent the severity with which similar violations are viewed in different countries. This is a good step forward, but as the Commission and the Fisheries Committee continually point out, much improvement is needed in the control programmes of all Member States. I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on his excellent report."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; PECH (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Green Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"McKenna (Verts/ALE ),"1 "draftsperson of the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy."1

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