Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-15-Speech-2-104"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:VOTE2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010515.5.2-104"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-15-Speech-2-1052
lpv:speaker	lp:Gary Titley2
lpv:spoken text	"I fully support the compromise agreement on a draft directive on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products. This tough new anti-smoking legislation covers all tobacco products and lays down maximum levels of tar, carbon monoxide and nicotine. I strongly back these new laws which will transform the way cigarettes are sold across Europe and alter the public perception of smoking. I wholeheartedly welcome the use of picture warnings on packets, graphically illustrating the harmful effects of long-term smoking on health, as they do in Canada. A picture is worth a thousand words. If shock tactics like that help get the message across and save lives, then I'm all in favour. Overall, this ground-breaking legislation will raise public awareness about the health risks from smoking and finally shatter the myth that one type of cigarette is less damaging to health than another. The tobacco giants hired some of the best lobbyists money could buy to fight this legislation every step of the way, but the European Parliament was not for turning. After the industry managed to overturn Europe's ban on tobacco advertising on a legal technicality, we were more determined than ever to make sure that this latest legislation finally reached the statute book to spell out the dangers of smoking and save thousands of lives."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2000-04-11--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2003-05-20)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Titley (PSE ),"1 "in writing."1

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