Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-24-Speech-3-313"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Solvents in decorative paints and varnishes2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030924.11.3-313"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-24-Speech-3-3142
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the proposal by the European Commission is based on the scientific Decopaint report, which was commissioned by the European Commission and drawn up following long, thorough research. I and my colleagues were therefore staggered that the Commission largely disregards the conclusions of that report. Without any statement of reasons, newer, higher limit values are proposed, which are not based on any research. What they based on cannot be determined. I should like to hear an explanation of this point from Commissioner Wallström; for it is unacceptable for the Commission to simply brush aside the conclusions of the Decopaint report. I have therefore submitted amendments to rectify this, and shall also be supporting other amendments that have the same objective. After all, we are talking here about substances that pose a risk not only to the environment, but also to public health. Exposure to these substances can result in damage to brain functioning and ultimately to disablement. Several Member States have therefore taken legal measures to curb this risk. It is important that this protection continue, including in the new Directive. The current Commission proposal does not provide for that possibility, and should therefore be amended on that point. Surely it cannot be the aim of the Commission to offer less protection to workers than is currently the case. It is extremely important that these measures remain permissible now and in the future. I also support the amendments with this purpose, therefore. Finally, I should like to add that this dossier is further proof that the environment and public health are closely related to each other, and that it is therefore sensible for these subjects to be dealt with by the same committee in the coming term, too."@en1

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