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"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by expressing our solidarity with the victims. However, there are also some issues that need to be discussed in the light of this disaster.
First of all, thank you, Commissioner, for the information that a communication will be issued next week on the emergency intervention measures, which are, of course, essential. We should be in a position to come to the aid of our fellow citizens in the event of natural and industrial disasters alike.
However, I am not happy that this very toxic sludge – the television reports have included images of people who have burns as a consequence of coming into contact with the sludge – is to be classified as inert waste. That is wholly unacceptable. The Commission must initiate a review of the list of dangerous waste products, with a view to including the sludge and, at the same time, establishing whether other types of product could be added to the list.
The key issue here is the
implementation of Community law, and in this regard, Commissioner, I feel that it is vital that the Commission should have the resources necessary to monitor the actual implementation of Community legislation. This does not simply mean transposing directives, but rather means implementing the legislation in all businesses within the Union.
In order to achieve that aim, the Commission requires supervisory powers that it clearly does not have at present. We do not need more rules; we actually need to apply existing Community law."@en1
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