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Mr President, I left Cyprus at 7 a.m. and have spent most of the day in aeroplanes, buses and cars in order to be here this evening. That, I can assure you, is not very conducive to engaging in long debates, especially since the House – understandably so – is almost empty. I will therefore confine myself to making the following brief comments and I hope I will not be testing your patience too much.
A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste is a very important piece of legislation which is much needed and is, unfortunately, long overdue. The subject-matter is always controversial: it is very often in the public eye and is close to the heart of the ordinary citizen because it matters so much. Consequently, it is the paramount responsibility of Parliament, the Council and the Commission to get things right.
It is noteworthy that the European Parliament has put a lot of effort into working through and streamlining this regulation. This is evident from the fact that, at first reading, the European Parliament adopted no less than 103 amendments, and, on this occasion, 90 amendments have been adopted by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
In dealing with the Council’s common position, the rapporteur of this recommendation for second reading, Mr Blokland, has shown much wisdom and determination, for which he is to be congratulated and supported. In my view, the most important item in the common position and recommendation for second reading is the choice of environment as the single legal base, thus highlighting that the main aim of the Council is the environment, not – as some wanted and tried hard to achieve – the enhancement of trade in waste material. This is what I am hoping for, and I would like to add my voice to those who urged the Commission not to challenge this in court.
A point of difference with the Council has been the total exclusion of animal by-products from the scope of the regulation. I feel this is unjustified. I agree with the rapporteur that animal by-product waste should be included in order to ensure that such waste is shipped in an environmentally and hygienically correct and responsible fashion.
In conclusion, I, along with most members of the Committee on the Environment, I am sure, hope that the Commission will facilitate this regulation by coming forward in due course with sensible and stringent proposals on the waste framework directive and with a strategy on waste prevention and recycling. I also hope, as the rapporteur just mentioned, that ways will be found to deal effectively with the ever-present problem of application and implementation."@en1
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