Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-04-10-Speech-4-025"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-04-10"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030410.1.4-025"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-10-Speech-4-0262
lpv:speaker	lp:Michl Ebner2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-30--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Südtiroler Volkspartei (Partito popolare sudtirolese) (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the regulation currently under debate is an extremely important regulation which is urgently needed. I also believe that Mr Nobilia – whom I congratulate – has done an efficient job, as Mr Bowis, who spoke before me, has said, displaying great sensitivity, and that the result is positive for all the parties concerned. I believe that it is extremely important that we realise – and of this I am absolutely convinced – that much more still remains to be done on environmental issues. I know that the European Union is the driving force in this matter, although phosphates, for example, have already been banned in a number of countries for some time. Italy is one of these countries, and while I was a member of the Italian parliament, when I was actually on the committee responsible, I helped to draw up legislative texts to that effect. I believe that the other countries, who have not yet adopted legislation to this effect, should align themselves as fast as possible, not just in order to employ and display greater sensitivity but so as to ensure that there is greater focus on environmental requirements and, moreover, to provide the consumer with more information. I do not agree with some of the objections raised in the House, including those raised by a Member from the Green Group, which, as usual, whenever it is not the instigator of proposals, sees only the negative points – a half-empty glass, so to speak – and not the positive points. I, however, feel that this regulation contains ever so many positive points, indeed where all parties are concerned, and, in my opinion, the question of toxicity tests is already addressed in the directive on hazardous substances, and so it is not necessary for those provisions to be duplicated in the regulation. I would now like to turn to a question that has recently been raised by a number of experts and scientists: the increase of hormonal substances in our waters and the significant effects on the aquatic fauna, with fish changing sex and finding it difficult to reproduce. I believe this is a matter which warrants more attention in the future. Lastly, I feel that knowledge in a range of areas is necessary in order to be qualified to give an opinion on these matters. Just knowing how to use the washing machine is not enough. They affect all consumers, and, even though this regulation is somewhat technical in nature, it ultimately concerns all consumers, in other words all the people of Europe."@en1

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