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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Accidental or deliberate marine pollution2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000613.11.2-129"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-06-13-Speech-2-1302
lpv:speaker	lp:Jean-Louis Bernié2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Chasse, Pêche, Nature, Traditions (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2001-07-01)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2001-07-01)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2001-07-04)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, at the very least, the Erika disaster will have enabled us to highlight the importance of European cooperation on accidental marine pollution. France did not have enough anti-pollution vessels to deal with this oil slick. Fortunately, the British, Germans, Dutch and Norwegians spontaneously came to our assistance. This goes to show that it is time to establish a new regulatory framework in order to optimise this cooperation, enabling reciprocal assistance. We therefore agree with the philosophy behind this report. Exchanging information and know-how between Member States will make it possible to make faster and possibly better decisions, particularly during clean-up operations, where there is a certain amount of disorder. Stress must be placed on transparency with regard to the public, particularly in the event of health risks related to the nature of the pollutant. It is inconceivable that the risk of cancer should be kept from volunteers, as was the case in the Erika disaster. We are also in favour of extending the definition of accidental marine pollution to include radioactive pollution, arms and degassing. We think that extending cooperation to neighbouring maritime countries is a good idea. The sea is our international heritage, and protecting it is a matter for international responsibility. Recognition of the principle of ‘polluter pays’ is essential. At the present time, the owner of the potentially polluting products is not held accountable for the pollution. In practice, only the carrier is accused. This is not acceptable, and our hope is that the Member States will ensure that the principle of economic responsibility extended to the owners of the cargoes will be applied. The proposed budget of EUR 7 million is, in our opinion, however, much too little to fulfil these objectives properly."@en1

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