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"This proposal for a directive is intended to implement the upper limits on the sulphur content of marine fuels. Given the atmospheric pollution caused by vessels and its consequences in terms of public health, not just for coastal cities with major ports where vessels dock, but also because sulphur dioxide causes acid precipitation and eutrophication in water and land areas, the Commission proposes that the new 0.1% sulphur limit for emission control areas should also apply to all passenger vessels regularly entering any EU port from 2020 onwards.
However, the rapporteur suggests that this be moved forward to 2015 and that the ceiling currently applicable to EU ports be extended to 12 nautical miles. We think the objectives guiding this legislation seem fair and the changes demanded necessary. We need to make available more funding, specifically from the EU budget, for investing in technology beneficial to the environment and to public health. Without prejudice to achieving this report’s objectives, we voted, in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, for a proposal aimed at safeguarding the specific characteristics of certain regions, such as the Autonomous Region of Madeira, by ensuring the necessary amendments to the rapporteur’s proposal."@en1
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