Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-26-Speech-4-075"
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"We Swedish Christian Democrats have today voted in favour of the report entailing stricter European exhaust and noise emission limits for recreational craft.
We nonetheless reject a total harmonisation of the rules since the basic conditions in the different Member States vary so much. The levels introduced should instead be minimum levels permitting individual Member States to introduce stricter levels for environmental reasons.
We also reject more stringent common exhaust emission requirements in the case of lakes, because many recreational craft, especially in Sweden and Finland, are used both on the sea and on lakes. One possible consequence of drawing this distinction is that old engines that cause more pollution will not be replaced by new engines, because these do not meet the more stringent requirements.
In countries where drinking water comes from lakes, emissions cause especially major problems. In these cases too, minimum regulations would give the Member States the freedom to tighten up the requirements concerning exhaust emissions. Member States would also be able to ban or limit recreational traffic on certain lakes.
Finally, we believe it would be wrong to introduce further, more stringent exhaust emission requirements only three years after the directive has come into force. It is important for industry to be given clear basic rules. Minimum regulations are a better instrument for promoting development. They give manufacturers the opportunity voluntarily to adapt and develop technology to the highest current standards so that they can make sales to all the Member States."@en1
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