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ManuelBarroso
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Kommissionsformand
EU- Kommissionen
Bruxelles
Kare Hr. Kommissionsformand
Forhandlingemeaf EU's nye kemikaliestrategiREACH er inde i en meget intensiv fase.
Der er tale om vanskelige forhandlinger,dels fordi REACH er et stort og kompliceret
der
forslag, og dels fordi der er mangeforskellige europreiskeinteresser, gor sig galdende
pi dette omriLde.
Efter dansk opfattelsevil REACH v&re en af EU's mest omfattendeog vigtige reformer pi
miljoomridet. Regulering af kemikalier er af stor betydning for miljo og sundhed.
Vedtagelseog gennemfsrelseaf en reform der kan styrke EU borgernessundhedog
miljoet, vil pi afgorendemide kunne styrke den tillid i befolkningen, som unionen har sfl
hirdt brug for. Det er ogsi danskopfattelse,at en kemikaliereform pi sigt vil styrke den
industris konkurrenceevne.
europreiske
i
Det britiske formandskabhar satREACH forslagetpi dagsordenen Ridet i november
har
med henblik pA at opnfl politisk enighed.Formandskabet ydet en meget stor indsats
pi
herfor, og har i forhandiingerneudfoldet storebestrrebelser at finde losninger,der kunne
og
synspunkter, som samtidig viderefsrer de grundireggende
tilgodese alle medlemsstaters
ideer i Kommissionensegetforslag.
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Danmark
ststterfuldtud formandskabets
arbejde, delersnsketom at Ridet nir til
og
enighedom REACH i detteefter6.r.
Det er ikke befordrende et kompromis, derpfl dettetidspunktfra deinvolverede
for
at
kommisserer
fremleggespapirer,
somer i uoverensstemmelse Kommissionens
med
eget
forslagog medformandskabets
kompromisbeskrebelser.
Jegvil derforopfordreKommissionen ikke at bringenye forslagi spil,menat afrente
til
resultatet Ridets og Parlamentets
af
behandling forslaget.
af
Med venlig hilsen
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Negotiations on the new EU chemical strategyREACH are in a very intensivephase.Negotiations
are difficult, partly becausethe REACH proposalis a very comprehensiveand complicated
proposal, and partly becausethere are many different Europeaninterestsinvolved in this iegislation.
Denmark believesthat REACH will be one of the most comprehensiveand important reforms in
Europeanenvironmentpolicy. Regulation of chemicalsis of great importanceto health and the
environment.Adopting and implementing a reform that improves the health of the European
the
citizens and the environmentwill decisively strengthen trust of the Europeancitizens in the
Union, which is indeed needed.It is also the view of the Danish Governmentthat a reform of
of
Europeanchemicalpolicy will enhancecompetitiveness Europeanindustry on a long term basis.
The UK Presidencyhas put REACH on the agendafor the Council in November with a view to
reaching political agreement.The Presidencyhas contributed greatly to this end, and in the
negotiationsthe Presidencyhas made great efforts to find solutions that cover the views of all the
Member Statesand at the sametime maintain the main elementsof the Commission's proposal.
Denmark fully supportsthe work of the Presidencyand sharesthe aspirationof reachingan
agreementin the Council before the end of the year.
It is not supportivefor reaching a compromisethat the Commissionersinvolved at this stagepresent
papersthat are not in accordancewith the Commission's own proposal nor with the Presidency's
proposal.
compromise
Accordingly, I urge the Commission not to put forward new proposals,but to await the result of the
negotiationsin the Council and in the EuropeanParliament.
Sincerely vours