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". – Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his constructive work. This is an important directive as it would introduce a ban on substances that have been identified and classified as carcinogens, mutagens or substances toxic to reproduction, the so-called CMR substances. It is a very far-reaching proposal as it bans the sale of these substances and all their possible mixtures to the general public. The proposed directive will therefore encourage the marketing and use of safer alternatives. Furthermore, the proposed directive provides not only for the protection of consumers' health but would also preserve the internal market. It would introduce harmonised rules throughout the Community.
The reasons for favouring an extension of the ban to products placed on the market for use by consumers are understandable. Nevertheless, this requires an examination of whether there is a release of the substance from the product, and whether the release is high enough to create risks for public health or the environment. This latter aspect, the determination of risk, is lacking in the proposed amendments and the Commission therefore rejects them for the time being.
We need to know more about the possible risks from products. I can confirm that the Commission will address the Parliament's concerns by looking into this potential problem. The Commission has already proposed to limit the risks on numerous occasions and currently, roughly 1 000 CMR substances and several thousand preparations containing CMRs are banned. One example is that of the azo-colorants that are well known carcinogens. In that case the use of such colorants was prohibited in a large number of products. However, the European Parliament insisted that oriental carpets be excluded because the release of these azo-colorants remains below acceptable thresholds. The Commission agrees because we too concluded that there was no significant risk to public health.
In conclusion, the Commission cannot accept Amendments Nos 1 and 2 but will consider the potential problem of CMR substances in products as a matter of urgency."@en1
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