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"Mr President, I speak on behalf of the great majority of the GUE/NGL Group. We voted in favour today, even though this legislation it is not as strong as we would have wished, because we need legislation that will protect lives and workers’ health, as well as the environment. We are very pleased that the packages we have agreed with others on authorisation and on the duty of care have been accepted.
The regulation of chemicals within the EU must give proper protection to workers, consumers and the environment while, at the same time, being workable and maintaining the competitiveness of European industry and thereby ensuring jobs. We are very disappointed with the Nassauer-Sacconi compromise on registration. The challenge was to agree a registration package for collecting the information needed to assess the risks. With the deal that has now been agreed, the necessary information will not be available.
What we need is a strong REACH regulation that will give us the information needed to assess whether chemicals are dangerous, even those chemicals produced in low tonnages. We want legislation with mandatory substitution of the most dangerous chemicals. The burden of proof must be with the companies and not with public authorities.
It is with these principles in place that public health and workers’ health is best defended. Every serious impact assessment of the REACH proposal shows the immense health benefits of a workable chemicals policy and this is in stark contrast to the exaggerated industry calculations. REACH should be a matter of common sense. Companies should know what they are doing and should be held accountable for their products."@en1
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