Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-12-12-Speech-2-404"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-12-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and access to vehicle repair information (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061212.47.2-404"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-12-12-Speech-2-4052
lpv:speaker	lp:Ivo Belet2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ITRE (2006-01-19--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams - Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 substitute; PETI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; CULT (2006-01-19--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, with this directive – and I should also like to thank the rapporteur – we are obviously making considerable headway in the area of public health. Thanks to the compulsory installation of soot filters on diesel cars, the emission of fine dust is reduced by 80%. These are figures everyone should be delighted about. At the moment, life expectancy in the European Union is on average eight months lower as a result of the presence of ultra-harmful fine dust particles, soot particles in the air, and every measure to address this situation is obviously welcome. It is now up to the Member States to take measures, fiscal and other incentives, to remove older, polluting diesels from the roads as quickly as possible. Whilst this constitutes an important step forward, there is also a downside, unfortunately. It is really regretful that the 4x4s have been exempted via the backdoor and that the manufacturers of what people refer to as SUVs (sport utility vehicles) have been given more time to conform. Commissioner, I assume that you do not drive one of those SUVs, for the simple reason that they, as you know, are the biggest spreaders of fine dust; they emit one third more fine dust than normal diesel cars and it is, as you know, fine dust that causes cancer. I would therefore call on the manufacturers to take their responsibility seriously. The car manufacturer that is the first to produce an all-terrain vehicle that is environmentally friendly will, in my view, have a huge head start on the competition. Finally, public opinion can, and indeed should, play its role. Every buyer has to realise that it is not in the interest of their health to drive a car that emits carcinogenic substances to irresponsible levels."@en1

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