Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-09-11-Speech-2-407-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-09-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"lv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120911.32.2-407-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-09-11-Speech-2-408-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Roberts Zīle2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; PECH (2009-07-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2012-01-25--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; TRAN (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Limits on sulphur emissions from marine fuels are necessary in order to reduce air pollution caused by ships, particularly in coastal areas. As the EU Member States in the International Maritime Organisation have agreed to stricter standards in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs), it is clear that the EU’s regulations must now be aligned with its international obligations. However, due attention should be given to ensuring fair competition in the shipping sector. Unfortunately, the new directive, on which Parliament and the Council have reached agreement, will still allow for significant differences in the permitted sulphur emission levels in different regions of the EU. I cannot support this directive because it will not ensure equal treatment of all Member States within the EU common market. Differing limits in different European coastal waters create competitive disadvantages for shipping companies in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the English Channel, compared both with the same kind of companies in other areas and with land transport. In the future, work should be done on standardising the limits of sulphur emissions from fuels in all coastal waters of the EU. In order to ensure fair competition, the sulphur emission standards should be made as equal as possible – both in SECAs and in other European sea basins. Support for such a position was obtained in the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety also took a similar stance. To avoid damaging the EU’s overall competitiveness, it should be done internationally within the International Maritime Organisation by expanding and marking new SECAs."@en1

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