Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-05-Speech-3-415"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010905.14.3-415"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-05-Speech-3-4162
lpv:speaker	lp:David Robert Bowe2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, firstly I would like to congratulate the rapporteur for the report which has been a difficult one in terms of reaching a balance between the interests of what is clearly the very important – and very immediate – issue of fire safety and the more difficult, but more long-term problem of future harm to public health and the environment. The substances which are the subject of this report have clear and demonstrated beneficial properties as flame retardants in materials and products such as foam-filled furniture. However, they also have important negative properties. They are toxic. They are bioaccumulative in animals and in the general environment and they have even been found, as has been said already, in human breast milk. Action on these substances in the opinion of many Members of this Parliament has been long delayed due to the slow progress of the risk assessments undertaken under the existing substance regulations of 1993. The final results and publications of the risk assessments of certain of these substances are still awaited. I hope the Commission notes that. The general conclusions are clear. These substances which have a potential for harm to the environment must be strictly controlled. One cannot ignore however their very real and positive benefits in terms of reducing substantially the annual human death toll due to accidental fires. Accordingly, I would welcome the report. I give my support to the amendments to that report which enable the continued use of the most stable isomer, that is decaBDE, until such time as this substance has a complete risk assessment and its real uses and risks are assessed and we have some conclusions on it. I commend the report to the House."@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

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