Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-11-15-Speech-2-222"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051115.25.2-222"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-11-15-Speech-2-2232
lpv:speaker	lp:Marianne Thyssen2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams - Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 vice-chair; EPP-ED (2004-11-14--2007-02-14)3,3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the proposal for a regulation we are discussing here is not only complex and far-reaching, but also very ambitious. And that is how it should be, for it is, after all, about health and the environment. In order to achieve those goals, we must not only aim high, but the proposal must also be made simple to implement and given a practical dimension. Mr Sacconi was right to mention balance and responsibility as being the two key words in this area. The fact that we have an eye for the impact of competitiveness, for cost effectiveness, for the specific concerns of SMEs, for the innovativeness and competitiveness of our industry and for data protection with legal certainty is not going against REACH but forms an integral part of it. A plethora of amendments have been tabled – too many, in fact, for a plenary sitting – but we have to take decisions at some stage. Let us therefore press for sound consultations from now until Thursday, so that we can reach a voting result that is consistent at all levels and is widely supported, because a widely supported voting result will also culminate in a balanced legal document. In this area, we are deliberately – and rightly – opting for a common European approach. We should therefore capitalise on the European added value and give the Agency the necessary competences to reach a uniform approach without, however, overlooking the Member States’ know-how. Let us also ensure that when we come to enforce the regulation, the approach is sufficiently harmonised. If we do a good job this week, then our environment in 11 years’ time will be quite different from now and we will have caused nothing short of a revolution in the Union. We will have information on all chemicals and we will use them far more sensibly. We will have contributed to better public health and a healthier living environment. Let us accept our responsibility to achieve those goals in an ambitious and realistic manner. I would like to finish off by saying, as some fellow Members have already pointed out, that our political persuasion is really not relevant in this case. We should move away from that dimension and ensure that we vote wisely on Thursday."@en1

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