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I welcome the planned amendment to the Seveso II Directive, which is necessary because of changes to the EU system for classifying hazardous chemicals. We intend to maintain our stringent European standards going forward and will not cut corners when it comes to protecting public health. Businesses that use large amounts of hazardous materials will still be required to take all the necessary steps to prevent serious accidents and to minimise the impact on the public and the environment. At the same time, we need to ensure that we minimise red tape in businesses wherever possible and establish well-balanced competitive conditions in our Member States by improving the implementation and penetration of the directive. I believe it is particularly important to provide the public with all the necessary information that could be of relevance in the event of a serious accident. For reasons of security and fair competition, it is also necessary to ensure that highly sensitive data remain confidential. I believe that the agreement reached in the trialogue is a success from Parliament’s perspective. Changes to the list of relevant harmful substances can have a major safety-related and economic impact. For this reason, the Commission cannot be allowed to make decisions on its own. Parliament, as the representative of the citizens of Europe, must play a part in any decision relating to the protection of public health."@en1
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