Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-10-22-Speech-1-095"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-10-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Framework directive on the sustainable use of pesticides - Thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides - The placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071022.14.1-095"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-10-22-Speech-1-0962
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	chair_of_the_bureau; IND/DEM (2007-02-13--2008-01-29)3 vice-chair; ENVI (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Madam President, in the pesticides debate I have always tried to adopt a realistic and balanced position between environmental concerns on the one hand and the interests of producers and consumers on the other hand. I should like to talk about several aspects of these reports in more detail. One of the proposals is that the policy should be based on reducing use. I am very sceptical about this. You can certainly reduce the total quantity of pesticides, but often it is the most used pesticides that are the least dangerous. In that case the risks are still more or less equal. I am much more in favour of a policy based on reducing the risk. The Netherlands has been operating such a policy since 2000 and it has been found to reduce the environmental risk by 86%. Another disadvantage of reducing use is that fewer different pesticides are available and resistance builds up more quickly. Another point is the introduction of buffer zones around watercourses. An amendment to create a 10-metre buffer zone has been approved in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. For a country with a lot of water like the Netherlands, that 10 metres is a problem. It means in effect that 35% of agricultural land cannot be sprayed. Finally I would like to point out that it is not only a standard that is important; enforcement is undoubtedly important. At the moment that is lacking, as can be seen from the products intended for consumption we regularly come across that do not meet the standard, even in the European Parliament."@en1

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