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lpv:translated text	". Mr President, first of all, I should like to extend warm thanks to Mr Csaba Őry, for he had to work on this very tricky issue under extreme pressure, not only from fellow Members but also from the media. I have less appreciation for the Council and Commission representatives. I regret that you, Mr Barrot, are unable at the start of the debate to indicate the Commission’s position on this issue and that you are unable to say whether the Commission is prepared to defend the position of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Moreover, I do not appreciate the fact that the Council representatives have so far not been in contact, particularly because the politicians in the Member States say that we should actually take a different course in Europe, while the Commission’s bureaucrats who pore over this topic say that we must remain faithful to what we have. That goes against the grain with me. What we have done is to take a decision about a first reading that dates back to 1992 – that is 13 years ago – and we have not reached second reading until now! A great deal has been written about this topic. As far as artificial radiation is concerned, we have to be strict when it comes to working conditions; after all, workers’ health is at stake. As for solar, or natural, radiation, we would like to take a different approach, which can be done by means of the subsidiarity clauses that we have at our disposal. The sun shines for varying lengths of time and with varying intensity from one location to another. We therefore consider minimum unit requirements in Europe to be taking matters too far. I am therefore delighted that the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs’ response to our amendments has been very positive. I believe that the report that is now before us will receive broad support in this House. How do we intend to tackle natural radiation? We admit that there is a danger, but Member States, along with employers in conjunction with the Member States, should decide for themselves whether, and when, measures should be taken. This principle has been incorporated in the approved report and I would make an urgent appeal to all groups, including the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, to give this report their backing."@en1

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