Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-02-13-Speech-2-259"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-02-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Deliberate release of GMOs into the environment2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010213.10.2-259"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-13-Speech-2-2602
lpv:speaker	lp:David Robert Bowe2
lpv:spoken text	". – Mr President, after three years' work on this report it is difficult not to be a little emotional. Having heard what has been said by my colleagues tonight, I want first of all to say how much I appreciate the kind words about the work I have done in the last three years and how delighted I am with the final outcome: a set of legislation which will provide the toughest laws on GMOs in the world. There is no question that this House and the other European institutions will be taking their responsibilities to the people of Europe seriously when they approve this legislation tomorrow. There is one point of confusion which I wish to clear up. Many speakers have spoken about the problem of a moratorium. This is an informal gentleman's agreement, as it is called, between the Commission and the Council. Approving our legislation tomorrow will do nothing to lift this moratorium or change the situation with regard to the moratorium. That is a decision that has to be taken between the Member States and the Commission. What they do will decide what happens to the moratorium, not what we do tomorrow. What we must do tomorrow is support this piece of legislation because without it we do not go forward, we go backwards. Without it, we do not go forward into a strong regime of legislative control, we go backwards to the old directive, the discredited directive, which is of no use to any of us. It has caused the Commission and the Council to halt the approval of GMOs and has caused this Parliament to work for nearly three years on replacing it. We know very well that this is just the first step in the process. There is other legislation under way. We had the privilege – and I thank the Commission for this – of seeing its draft legislation, the regulation which has already today been passed for consultation within the Commission. At first appearance, this document seems to be an important and very good step in the right direction and I am sure it is going to join the 92/20 revised directive within months as part of the legislative framework to control GMOs. I can only say to the House that we must accept our responsibilities. We must do what we have to do for the people of Europe and that is to support this piece of legislation tomorrow."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Bowe (PSE ),"1 "rapporteur"1

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