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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031118.11.2-293"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-18-Speech-2-2942
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; CONT (2003-01-29--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we, as human beings, are extremely dependent on water and air, but also on the soil. We live on it and we live off it, we travel over it, we wonder at its beauty: reason enough to treat the soil with care. As a Member of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism, I should like to discuss a number of aspects of that care. Firstly, it is good to establish that the soil has a less international nature than air or water, which are always moving. Although the Member States have similar problems with their soil to a certain extent, the cause varies. With this in mind, there is reason to fear that a centralised approach will not have the desired result for all the Member States. A European approach must therefore emphasise the exchange of information, knowledge and best practices. It is not clear to me from the present text of the communication whether the Commission has actually even chosen this direction. Secondly, Mrs Gutiérrez-Cortines rightly points out the adverse consequences of transport for the soil. Soil compaction and sealing are major adverse effects that infrastructure has on the soil, with consequences for the viability and condition of that soil. Those effects must therefore be minimised and the strain on the soil thus reduced. The promotion of modes of transport that have less or no impact on the soil, such as inland water and coastal water transport, presents an opportunity for doing this, as does the use of less harmful materials in the construction of infrastructure. Finally, the Community should also assert its influence directly in the construction of infrastructure by incorporating the interests of the soil into projects in which the Community is investing. We are satisfied with the present text as regards the specific transport aspects. Unfortunately, a lack of clarity remains regarding the level of the general protection of the soil and the form this should take."@en1

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