Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-12-13-Speech-3-106"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:VOTE2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001213.4.3-106"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-13-Speech-3-1072
lpv:speaker	lp:Françoise Grossetête2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; EPP-ED (1999-09-30--2002-03-07)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Démocratie libérale (1999-07-20--2002-11-17)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"I have voted in favour of this directive. Every day, tobacco kills more people. Faced with this scourge, all Europeans should be clearly informed of the dangers of consuming this product, which is very harmful to human beings. In the various debates on this subject, I have steadfastly opposed those who defend the tobacco industry. The discussions have divided MEPs into two camps: on the one hand, there were those who hid behind the Treaties in order to justify the faint-hearted position they had adopted and, on the other hand, there were those who were concerned, above all, with people’s daily lives and health. I belong to this second camp. If the texts are to have the force of law, they should be worded in such a way as to reflect the daily concerns of all Europeans. Under cover of legal arguments, a number of MEPs have actually been defending the tobacco industry. What basis can there be for defending the interests of companies which destroy people’s lives on a daily basis? No economic or legal argument can prevail over an argument on public health grounds. Unfortunately, this directive will not solve all the problems associated with tobacco consumption. However, it has the virtue of providing smokers with the information they need to make them fully aware of the risks they are running and of the threats they pose to those around them. It also does away with misleading designations such as ‘light’ and ‘ultra-light’. These public health proposals will therefore send a strong message to all citizens, especially the youngest Europeans. Finally, I am delighted at the ban on exports from the European Union of tobacco products banned in the Member States. It was unthinkable and scandalous to permit such exports. Might there be two categories of people as far as a number of MEPs are concerned: those that are to be protected and those that are to be endangered for economic reasons? I hope that the Council will hear our message so as to end the deception and protect everyone’s health as best it can."@en1

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