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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Biotechnology industry2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010315.4.4-042"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-15-Speech-4-0432
lpv:speaker	lp:Marit Paulsen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Purvis's report is an excellent document. Biotechnology offers great opportunities, but also considerable risks. We live in a democracy. That means that our citizens' fears and anxieties must be taken seriously. We can only succeed in doing this through debate and by making information easily accessible. However, we must not allow these fears concerning the risks involved in the new technology to overshadow what it potentially has to offer humanity and the environment. We are told that we can reduce the number of pesticides used in farming. I should prefer to focus on the possibility of using biotechnology to design new pesticides and chemicals which work where they have to work and are broken down when they have to be broken down. We must have a truthful and open-minded attitude both to opportunities and difficulties. As far as food and agricultural production are concerned, we must have a deep respect for people’s clear right to information about the food they eat. Responsible and informed freedom of choice is fundamental to a democracy. I am very glad that the report is to include paragraph 62 which addresses the protection of the individual's personal integrity whenever genetic information is used. Used properly, biotechnology can contribute to ecological, economic and social growth. Used improperly, it can, like any other technology, be dangerous."@en1

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