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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, the European Parliament has enjoyed co-decision power with regard to transport issues, for example. In this way, differences of opinion between the Council and Parliament, which are a regular occurrence, need no longer be settled unilaterally. This procedure has proven to be worthwhile in practice.
The conditions for the delivery of waste by ships at Community ports have been the topic of many a discussion. On previous occasions, Parliament had stressed the importance of including certain elements and, fortunately, the Council has, sometimes after pressure has been put upon it, taken on board the significance of these points.
Right until the very end, however, there has been one main contentious issue, namely the ships’ own contributions toward the cost of collecting waste. The European Parliament was of the opinion that the user should cover the lion’s share of the costs that he has given rise to but made provision for a scale of different charges and made every effort to discourage illegal dumping in the process. Accordingly, it came up with a percentage level for own contributions which far exceeded 50%.
The outcome of the negotiations is nowhere near the agreed percentage, which is regrettable. However, I do believe that simply quoting a percentage is a step in the right direction.
This is why I will be backing this report, albeit not with much enthusiasm. I would like to thank the rapporteur for having invested so much energy in this project."@en1
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