Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-06-13-Speech-2-105"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000613.10.2-105"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-06-13-Speech-2-1062
lpv:speaker	lp:Encarnación Redondo Jiménez2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2000-04-03--2002-03-07)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-09-01--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are talking about a directive which attempts to harmonise marketing, manufacture, the different ingredients of tobacco (nicotine and tar content etc.), as well as their presentation to potential consumers. I believe that nobody can rationally oppose this. This harmonisation directive is necessary, and it is necessary that we carry out this harmonisation in all respects, without leaving significant gaps, with regard to the possible use or non-use of certain terms, such as “light” or “ultra-light”, to the discretion of the Member States. If we are going to harmonise, let us harmonise and not be fainthearted about it, within the technological possibilities which may be available to us. However, to ask in passing for the removal of aid to tobacco growers is to hijack a different debate: that attitude is, ‘while we are on the subject of tobacco, let us ask for the removal of aid to the growers’. I believe that it is truly hypocritical to ask, within this harmonisation directive, for the removal of aid to tobacco growers. Why not simply talk about the processing of tobacco? Why not talk about the multinationals established in some Member States who tear their hair out when we discuss the production and consumption of tobacco? Why not talk about this processing? There is no way that I can accept this request for the removal of aid to tobacco. When the proposed amendment of the COM in tobacco is presented to us, then we will either discuss it or not and we will reach an appropriate agreement. However, this harmonisation directive should be restricted to harmonising. Commissioner, you have the responsibility for harmonising, and harmonising in the real sense, and to this end I believe you have the support of the majority of this House."@en1

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