Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-12-11-Speech-1-117"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-12-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Chemicals Agency – Amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061211.14.1-117"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-12-11-Speech-1-1182
lpv:speaker	lp:Åsa Westlund2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; CULT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I wish to begin by thanking our rapporteur and my colleague, Mr Sacconi. I think I have caused him a few problems throughout the whole process by constantly asking for more: more substitution, more information, the registration of a larger number of chemicals and more sheets guaranteeing the safety of chemical products. Guido, thank you for the work you have done and for not losing your sense of humour each time I came up with demands. I also want to thank everyone else with whom I have cooperated in the course of the work on REACH. Together, we have worked hard in order to obtain just such a strong REACH. However, there has been some extremely strong opposition, especially from the political Right here in Parliament and from the chemicals industry. The compromise that has now been reached must be judged a success in the light of this tough opposition, in spite of the fact that it does not live up to the demands that I really do think should be made in terms of substitution and information. That is because politics is the art of the possible, ladies and gentlemen. You cannot obtain everything you want. It is a question, rather, of getting as far as possible down the road you want to travel, and that is what we are doing by means of the compromise that is on the table. It is the best we can obtain, and it entails much better rules than the rules governing chemicals that exist in Sweden and the EU at present. REACH places the responsibility for testing chemicals on importers and manufacturers. We shall obtain more knowledge of, and information about, chemicals, and compliance with the call to replace dangerous substances would improve the current situation. There is nothing to suggest that we should obtain a stronger REACH by delaying the process. The fact that Germany will be donning the presidential mantle after the New Year and that the German Government, eagerly cheered on by the German chemicals industry, have been the great opponents of a strong REACH is one more reason for avoiding delay. We Swedish Social Democrats will therefore be accepting our share of responsibility tomorrow and voting in favour of the compromise. We have got as far as we can now, and we must not put what we have achieved at risk by delaying the process. In seven years’ time, when REACH is up and running, we shall, however, be able to come back and demand that it be further tightened up."@en1

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