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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure for me to be here today. The signing of this document is a historic moment. The REACH Regulation will mean a complete revision of EU legislation on chemicals. It is a huge step on from the current system of control, which is 40 years old.
The aim of the REACH Regulation is to guarantee high standards of health and environmental protection and boost the competitiveness of the EU’s chemicals industry through the use of high standards of safety and by promoting product development. With the REACH regulation a European Chemicals Agency will be created to deal with such tasks as registration of substances. The fact that the Regulation has been approved is a genuinely important achievement. It is also a splendid example of excellent levels of cooperation between the Council and the European Parliament. On this point it has to be said, however, that the work has to continue. We must now all of us ensure that the Regulation is implemented effectively.
I am very pleased that on this auspicious occasion the results of our collaboration also allow us to finalise the details regarding the seventh framework research programme. Research and development play a major role in promoting European competitiveness and in the implementation of the goals of the Lisbon Strategy. The framework research programme is the Community’s main instrument for achieving these aims. It will also be an important tool in the development of a new, wide-ranging policy on innovation, which has also been one of the Finnish Presidency’s main themes.
May I once again sincerely thank the European Parliament for its excellent levels of cooperation in the negotiations on the framework research programme. Without you we would not be here now. I am very pleased that the programme will get under way on schedule from the start of 2007."@en1
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