Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-15-Speech-2-048"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Electrical and electronic equipment2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010515.3.2-048"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-15-Speech-2-0492
lpv:speaker	lp:Dorette Corbey2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, first of all, I should like to congratulate Mr Florenz and our shadow rapporteur, Mrs Van Brempt. In this debate, I would like to outline three aspects which I believe to be of the utmost importance, namely prevention, the role of the Member States and fire safety. The aim of the directive is to prevent environmental problems. It seeks to promote eco-design. Producer responsibility is the key word in this connection. Producers can do a great deal, such as providing sustainable products and ensuring that appliances can easily be repaired, for example within the space of half an hour. They could use special colours in the case of hazardous components, so that these stand out upon disposal at all times. Also, in order to make the consumer more aware of the waste issue, I would call for the introduction of a histogram that illustrates the extent to which waste can be recycled. There has been a great deal of discussion about the role of the Member States. This proposal outlines the salient points concerning the collection of discarded appliances and the funding of recycling. With a view to subsidiarity, Europe should not want to lay down, to the last detail, how the basic principles should be transposed. It is a different matter in the case of product standards and the use of hazardous substances. Here, it is important for us to retain the internal market. In my view, it would be unacceptable if we were to encourage all Member States to go ahead and set their own standards. The internal market forms an important basis of European cooperation. It is our task to ensure that products traded on the internal market all meet the highest standards in terms of the environment and safety. Finally, I should like to spend a moment on an important issue, namely that of fire safety. It is our duty to ensure that public safety is guaranteed. Even if this involves hazardous substances, unfortunately. However, we need to reduce the harmful environmental effects of flame retardants to a minimum. If clean alternatives are available, we should use them. From an environmental point of view, I therefore call for a ban on a few brominated flame retardants. We must pull out all the stops, where possible, to develop and use environmentally-friendly alternatives."@en1

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