Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-07-01-Speech-1-058"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Biofuels2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020701.5.1-058"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-01-Speech-1-0592
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Mulder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 vice-chair; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-02-21--2002-12-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you, Madam President. My group is also of the opinion that the Commission proposal is a very attractive one. My group has always taken the view that the use of agricultural products for industrial purposes should be promoted. I can imagine this proposal on biofuels being the first of many, as agricultural products can also be used for other purposes, such as lubricants and recyclable plastics, to name but two. A whole range of other uses can be added to this. As other speakers have already stated before me, Europe is over-dependent on energy imports. We import about 50% or 45% of what we need, and this dependence is likely to increase. The Commission is therefore on the right track with this proposal. One of the things that should be considered is how we can make vegetable biodiesel even more effective. Doubt has been expressed from various corners, to which I do not entirely subscribe, as to whether biodiesel is all that profitable economically and ecologically speaking. I believe it is, but the Commission might be able to make some changes for the better. Something which is not included in the Commission proposal, but which I very much approve of, is that pure vegetable oils too, and not only biodiesel, can be used as fuel. The technology for this is of German origin and involves the use of a special engine. Why should we not give it a try? Why too, would it not be possible, if farmers use their own vegetable oil, for them to receive tax exemption for this? We will support this at any rate. As far as taxes are concerned, various countries have in the past tried to promote biofuels and there is a tax discrepancy in different ways in many European countries. We take the view that this should be maintained for the time being. In my opinion, this could in the long term give rise to competitive differences, and we should be able to prevent this from happening. We believe that it is acceptable for these tax differences to continue until about 2008, but by that time, a certain harmonisation will inevitably have to occur, and I welcome the fact that the Commission monitors this. In a nutshell, the Commission should be congratulated on this proposal, pure vegetable oils should also be included and, in order to promote the use of agricultural products in general in future, the Commission must table proposals on lubricants, recyclable plastics, and so on."@en1

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