Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-05-07-Speech-4-043"
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"Mr President, honourable Members, I too, before concluding this debate, would like to thank Mr Sacconi and Mr Bowis, and I do so as their old classmate, having served in this Parliament myself for so many years.
I would like to thank them for the work they have done, and for participating in the various alliances that have done credit to our Parliament. So, as a member of the European Parliament and today as Commissioner and Vice-President of the Commission, I thank them for the extremely valuable contribution they have made to Parliament’s work, showing that there can be – despite what certain journalists have said at times – good representatives who attend and genuinely serve the institutions, which represent half a billion Europeans. For that reason I wanted to thank them in this my last speech in this parliamentary term as commissioner.
As I was saying, I wanted to thank Mr Sacconi anyway, as a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, for having brought this key issue to the table, and Mr Bowis, whose speech and comments have shown how important this subject is to all citizens. I think and hope that this debate has succeeded in dispelling any doubts and concerns: the Commission will report regularly to Parliament on the application of the regulation and, let me be clear, will not compromise on protecting workers, health and the environment.
As regards the remarks made by Mrs Ferreira and Mr Agnoletto, I would point out on behalf of the Commission that the European Trade Union Confederation was consulted, and chemical workers in particular have declared themselves in favour of keeping the exemption.
I would also like to emphasise that it is not true that there are no time limits, since the exemption is revoked when an alternative product becomes available. Furthermore, let me remind you, the Commission will conduct a general review in 2011. Thank you again for your comments and for all the hard work you have put in on such a sensitive issue concerning the health of workers and, I would also say, the health of all EU citizens."@en1
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