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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Electrical and electronic equipment2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020409.11.2-254"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-09-Speech-2-2552
lpv:speaker	lp:Jonas Sjöstedt2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Vänsterpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-03-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, our political group regards the main features of this proposal very favourably. The problems associated with waste are among the greatest environmental problems we have to tackle, and we like the idea of finding an overall solution whose objectives are, in the end, to reduce the total quantity of waste, to increase the amount of recycling and, at the same time, to reduce discharges of hazardous substances in connection with the treatment of waste. A cleverly thought-out directive can also give a boost to better product design on the part of the big manufacturers. Even at the first reading we had achieved fairly broad compromises in Parliament, and I think it has been a strength that we have been able to retain most of these compromises at the second reading too. It also means that we are in a strong position in relation to the Council of Ministers when we reach the conciliation stage. I would thank the rapporteur for his valuable cooperation and open-minded attitude. When it comes to the directive on hazardous substances, there is one aspect we are particularly pleased with, and that is the proposal that a ban on hazardous substances such as lead and cadmium be introduced by no later than 2006. Nor must this present any obstacle to those countries which wish to progress more quickly and which already have more progressive legislation in quite a few of these areas. Where the WEEE Directive is concerned, the fundamental issue for us is that of manufacturers’ direct liability, which must be as clear as possible. On the one hand, it is an issue of principle that manufacturers should pay their own costs. On the other hand, direct and total liability on the part of manufacturers means that there would be a genuine incentive for product development and for making different products as easy to recycle as possible. The Council’s proposal can be improved in a number of further respects. For example, small manufacturers should be included. We also wish to avoid the problem of free-riders, to which I think Amendment No 92 may be a good solution. We also, of course, support the demands for higher recycling quotas, as well as the specific minimum levels of collection per person."@en1

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