Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-04-19-Speech-1-167"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-04-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Batteries and accumulators2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040419.13.1-167"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-04-19-Speech-1-1682
lpv:speaker	lp:Alexander de Roo2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3,3 vice-chair; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, cadmium is extremely toxic. In the water framework directive, we, that is the Council, Parliament and Commission, have decided to impose a gradual ban on cadmium. Why do we not do the same here? The Commission has proposed a closed-loop system, but the rapporteur has already pointed out that only 80% is being recovered, which means that 20% must be disappearing into the environment. The Commission proposal is flawed in another way, namely the extraction of cadmium – a tiny amount of it – from the waste stream, which is huge; that is an extremely inefficient way of working, and so it is better to work on a ban and introduce a few derogations later. Lithium-ion and nickel-hydride batteries are already on the market. In future, fuel cells will become available too. The alternative is thus in place. What is more, the market share of the alternative is already growing. That is why it is very regrettable that the Commission has succumbed to the pressure from part of the industry. European politics should reward the pioneers in industry and not those lagging behind, as the Commission is doing. Unfortunately, rewarding those lagging behind is exactly what the Christian Democrats and the Commission are doing. I hope that the majority in this House will know better."@en1

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