Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-03-14-Speech-4-138"

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dcterms:Date	"2002-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020314.6.4-138"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-14-Speech-4-1392
lpv:speaker	lp:Frédérique Ries2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-02-11)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2003-06-11)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-02-11)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-02-11)3 unknown; Parti réformateur libéral/Front démocratique des francophones (1999-07-20--2004-02-11)3
lpv:translated text	". Industrial and domestic pollution has become the main cause of degradation of our European waterways, only 40% of which are attaining the quality objectives set according to different uses. To tackle this potentially harmful situation, the Council and Parliament reacted by adopting the so-called ‘urban waste water treatment’ directive in 1991. Like most of my colleagues in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, I condemn the fact that 11 years after its adoption and four years after the deadline for cities with a population equivalent of above 10 000 to be provided with collecting systems and waste water treatment plants, there are many Member States who still do not conform to this directive’s legally binding timetable. I also regret the fact that the Committee on the Environment has not adopted one of the amendments that I tabled, namely a common sense amendment which explained the reasons why so many Member States have not yet applied this directive. It is probably because the very short deadlines imposed by Directive 91/271/EEC (six and a half years for water treatment in sensitive areas) did not take into account the situation of several large Member States’ cities. These cities still did not have an urban waste water treatment plant in 1991 and also had to conform to other common European standards in the areas of the award of public contracts and studies into environmental effects. Need we point out that the average time limit for awarding public contracts in the sector is three years, need we also stress that a water treatment plant with a connection system for collecting sewage costs an average of EUR 400 million? To sum up, a good piece of Community legislation is one which chooses between what is desirable and what is feasible. We must note that the drafting of the ‘urban waste water treatment’ directive has failed to adhere to this essential rule."@en1

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