Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-03-Speech-2-302"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Transboundary movement of GMOs2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030603.8.2-302"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-03-Speech-2-3032
lpv:speaker	lp:Torben Lund2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should also like to say a big thank-you to Mr Sjöstedt for his outstanding work on putting into effect the Catagena Protocol on Biosafety in Europe. Mr Sjöstedt has shown considerable openness and a very great desire to achieve results, but I also think that the Commission and the Council – during both the Danish and Greek Presidencies – have made very positive contributions so that we can now avoid protracted discussion in the Conciliation Committee. We are now obtaining a high level of protection in relation to the rules for the export of GMOs from the EU. I think that the developing countries, in particular, are well protected. They are in the position of being able to exercise genuine choice in connection with the import of GMO products, even though they may of course be thought to be exposed to quite aggressive marketing from parts of industry. By far the majority of Parliament’s amendments have been accepted, and this means we can have the Catagena Protocol put into effect without its wording being weakened for political reasons – on the contrary, with the wording of the protocol being tightened up in certain respects. This means, for example – and I see this as the most important thing of all – that there can be no export of GMOs without the express consent of the country of import. It is not enough that there should be no reaction, and this cannot be interpreted as tacit consent. Express consent is also required, something that I think has been quite crucial in these negotiations. In my opinion, the result makes an important contribution to the overall complex of laws that we shall now soon have on the subject of GMOs and that are designed to protect our health but, above all, to protect biodiversity, even though the ability genetically to manipulate the products of nature has opened the way for doing so. This is, however, a constructive contribution to the overall picture."@en1

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