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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-09-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Environmental effects of certain programmes2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000906.3.3-058"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-09-06-Speech-3-0592
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 co-chair; EDD (1999-07-20--2001-01-29)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, strategic environmental impact assessment is an instrument which allows governments to assess whether policy proposals, plans and programmes are compatible with the concept of sustainable development. In this way, we can ensure that environmental concerns form a more integral part of the economy. Indeed, decisions at macro-economic level too should be accompanied by a preliminary strategic environmental impact assessment. It is therefore important for public administrations to be very aware of the usefulness of this exercise in order to prevent environmental damage as far as possible. It is equally important for us to clearly outline which plans require environmental impact assessments and which do not. The Council has dealt with this extensively. I am in favour of submitting policy proposals, including environmental impact assessments, to public administrations. In that case, a public administration may decide to scrap a plan, programme or proposal, call these off in good time or replace them by environmentally-friendly alternatives. On the other hand, there is a substantial risk of too many plans and programmes being subjected to environmental impact assessments. If extensive studies are carried out of plans and programmes whose impact on the environment is negligible, then this is a waste of energy. What is more, the instrument as such is being weakened. So in this light, including all financial plans, as proposed by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection would therefore be going too far."@en1

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