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"Madam President, I believe that the debate has made it clear to us that while we are not happy with this compromise, that is the nature of compromise. Perhaps we could have gone further, but it was mainly a case of blocking by the Council. The debate has also clearly shown that we have to pay attention to good implementation. I believe it is one of the main problems of European environmental legislation that we sometimes create very good law, but that some Member States are very slow and lax in implementing it. That is worth drawing attention to here, in the case of Seveso III, because it is specifically concerned with human lives that are put at risk if they live close to such chemical establishments. There is a certain danger potential, and that needs to be properly managed. It has also been made clear that the instruments available, such as emergency plans and so on, should be as precise as possible and should involve the public, so that every citizen knows how to react in the event of a worst case scenario – if such an accident occurs. Well thought-out plans can save a great many human lives. We all know that time is of the essence here; as is, of course, the training given to safety personnel, both those in the establishment itself and those from the area affected. It is also key that trust is built up in the population, so that the population feels included, and, of course, prevention is also important. In the case of prevention, too, the management of the establishment is key, as is the local management in the area concerned. We may consider ourselves lucky that, with the ordinary legislative procedure, we have ensured that Parliament is fully involved in the adaptation of this Annex I. We have to make sure that we are not pushed aside here. We have succeeded in that. I would therefore like to end by reiterating that overall, I believe the compromise is in order. Naturally, we might have wanted to go further, but for the sake of agreement with the Council and the Commission, we can accept it."@en1
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