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Madam President, I thank Members of Parliament for this very constructive debate. I want to come back to the issue of phosphates, which was raised by a number of Members. We must remember that fertilisers are a very important source of phosphates: about 50% come from fertilisers. Years ago, in the country which I know well, I proposed taxation on fertilisers high in phosphates. That solved the problem to a certain extent.
In many countries the authorities have acted. The use of phosphates in detergents is effectively banned by means of national legislation or voluntary agreements in Member States that have deemed such measures necessary. National measures currently exist in the majority of Member States and, in some cases, they have been in place for many years. That is why the Commission will now concentrate on ensuring that any proposal in this area has a secure scientific basis and that it has an added value at Community level.
The Scientific Committee found that the consultants' report on phosphates was seriously lacking in some respects – for example concerning the impact of alternatives – and it is has identified a number of other areas for which data is still lacking. I want to assure you that the Commission is fully committed to filling these data gaps as rapidly as possible and to proposing whatever measures may be justified on that basis."@en1
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