Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-11-19-Speech-1-079-000"
Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
---|---|
rdf:type | |
dcterms:Date | |
dcterms:Is Part Of | |
dcterms:Language | |
lpv:document identification number |
"en.20121119.19.1-079-000"2
|
lpv:hasSubsequent | |
lpv:speaker | |
lpv:spokenAs | |
lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, as long ago as 2008, the Commission adopted an Action Plan on Enhancing the Security of Explosives. It also established the ‘Standing Committee on Precursors’. That committee identified various explosives precursors that are susceptible to being used to commit terrorist attacks, and it also recommended appropriate action at EU level.
Some Member States have accordingly adopted laws or regulations and administrative provisions regarding the placing on the market, making available and possession of certain chemical substances and mixtures that may also be used as explosives precursors. However, these provisions are divergent and are perhaps liable to cause barriers to trade within the European Union. Therefore, we must harmonise the rules. This will enable us to remove distortions of competition, to streamline the free movement of chemical substances and also to ensure a high level of protection and safety for the general public. The Commission’s proposal should restrict the general public’s access to specific substances which, although they are in general use, can be misused as explosives precursors. By limiting public access to substances in legitimate use, it should also reduce the frequency and impact of terrorist attacks. However, in my view, it must be emphasised that, in every case, it is also essential for us to respect the rights of individuals to protection of their privacy. This regulation must be flexible enough to enable us to respond rapidly to changing needs.
In this regard, it is essential to have a particularly good system for exchanging information between manufacturers and retailers. Specific codes of conduct and various voluntary agreements could also help us. These methods would do a great deal to support the proper functioning of regulatory measures."@en1
|
lpv:videoURI |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples