Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-14-Speech-2-065"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-11-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Measuring devices containing mercury (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061114.7.2-065"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-11-14-Speech-2-0662
lpv:speaker	lp:Dorette Corbey2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2005-09-08--2007-01-14)3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, first of all, I too should like to express my support to Mrs Sornosa who has written an excellent report. As all speakers have said before me, given that mercury is very toxic, we must ban its use in all unnecessary applications. Given that alternatives are available, it is to be welcomed that the mercury thermometer, for example, is consigned to the past. Barometers are the subject of much debate, as we witnessed a moment ago. In the Netherlands, the use of mercury has been banned since 2003, but barometers were exempt until 2005 and then, pending fresh European rules, until 1 January 2006. This House is now arguing in favour of another two years’ delay for traditional barometers, which is incredibly lenient of it. Whilst I can, of course, imagine that this is hard news for producers of barometers to take, if we want to banish mercury altogether, we must in any event ban consumer products that contain it. Products may break or leak, so that mercury ends up in the environment anyway. I hope we can finalise this legislation so that the mercury ban can be introduced as soon as possible."@en1

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