Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-01-12-Speech-1-083"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-01-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides - Placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090112.14.1-083"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-01-12-Speech-1-0842
lpv:speaker	lp:Anne Ferreira2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioners, firstly I should like to thank the rapporteurs. We are conscious today that, although plant protection products have enabled a significant increase in agricultural production, in some instances they also have a very negative impact on health and the environment. That is why, aside from the legislation that will be put in place, there is also an urgent need for an epidemiological register making it possible to measure the impact caused by the use of various pesticides according to the way in which professionals and their families, and, of course, consumers, are exposed to them. In certain regions a particularly rapid increase in various types of cancer has actually been observed. Children of users and, in particular, of farmers, are also affected. Aside from this crucial issue of people’s health, it is also the impact on the environment that should be measured. We are already aware of the harmful effects of certain chemical substances on groundwater and rivers. I might also add, on this issue, that I do not believe that the proposal to refer the buffer-zone matter to the various national arbiters is a satisfactory solution. Rather, I believe that the Commission will have to be extremely vigilant regarding this issue. Today we are also seeing an increase in soil erosion, which could jeopardise the agricultural use of many areas of land across the European Union in the decades to come. The fertility of this land is greatly diminishing. The European Union is reacting to confront these risks; that is good, but it should also support farmers in a move to reduce, if not eliminate, harmful pesticides. The future common agricultural policy should integrate this objective and take better account financially of the link between high-quality production and agriculture. Research into agronomy and ecotoxicology, as well as training for farmers, should be used to support new production methods and should be adapted to the specific characteristics of the territories. I shall conclude simply by quoting the title of a film that has just come out, which concerns the theme of this evening and which is called: ‘ ’ [Tomorrow our children will accuse us]."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Demain nos enfants nous accuserons"1
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