Derfor vil jeg gerne takke fru Jensen for hendes betænkning, fordi hun har henledt Parlamentets, offentlighedens, og, håber jeg, hr. kommissær, også Kommissionens opmærksomhed på, at det er en fejl af tænke kortsigtet, når det drejer sig om godkendelse af kemikalier, og at vi i mange tilfælde først efter nogle år, måske sågar efter årtier kan se, hvilke ændringer anvendelsen af kemikalier har forårsaget i miljøet, hos dyrene og i sidste ende også hos menneskene.
For this reason I would like to thank Mrs Jensen very warmly for her report because she has drawn the attention of Parliament, the attention of the public and, I hope, Commissioner, the attention of the Commission to the fact that short-term thinking is a mistake where the authorisation of chemicals is concerned, and that it is often only after several years, perhaps even after decades, that we see the changes which are brought about in the environment, in animals and finally also in humans as a result of the use of chemicals.