Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-06-13-Speech-2-141"
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome the good result which the European Parliament and the Council have achieved on this important issue. I want to congratulate both institutions on the major efforts they have made to reach agreement concerning the many technical questions which characterise this complex regulation. We have both worked hard to find compromises and to ensure that we obtain effective environmental legislation in this area.
I want to take the opportunity to express special thanks to the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, the European Parliament’s delegation to the Conciliation Committee and, especially, the rapporteur, Mrs Hulthén, for the thorough and constructive work they have done.
This new regulation envisages a range of measures to minimise discharges of ozone-depleting substances. The most important of these are further measures to reduce the production and use of HCFCs, the phasing-out of the production and consumption of methyl bromide by the year 2004, a ban on the use of substances such as CFCs and halogens, the production of which is already banned, stricter requirements for the handling of ozone-depleting substances, new staff training requirements, compulsory recycling and disposal and improved supervision and licensing requirements.
Adopting this regulation will lead to a more rapid phasing-out of all ozone-depleting substances within the European Union than is possible under the Montreal Protocol. This will not only lead to clear improvements in the health of EU citizens but will also mean the European Union’s accepting the political leadership of the world on this important issue.
I should also like to respond to the question put earlier. I shall reply in English."@en1
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