Motion for a European Parliament Resolution on health concernsassociated with electromagnetic fields

FYIPlease lobby MEP’sFrom Mast Sanity/Mast NetworkThe UK Radiation Research Trust (RRT) would like to thank fellow trustee Dr Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP and her team for providing the RRT with anopportunity to make some suggestions/amendments to the Ries Report before itwent to formal recommendation.

Please see enclosed Motion for a European Parliament Resolution on healthconcerns associated with electromagnetic fields.

Dr Caroline Lucas is delighted that these amendments were passed and that thereport as a whole has been adopted. It will now come before plenary which is theentire European Parliament. It is important to understand that the report is ‘owninitiative’ it is not a response to legislative proposals from the EuropeanCommission. If adopted it will indicate that the Parliament wants the Commissionto review the scientific basis and adequacy of the EMF limits as inRecommendation 1999/519/EC and report back to MEPs.The Radiation Research Trust strongly encourages you to lobby your MEP to votefor the recommendations contained within the Ries Report when it goes to theplenary vote

The rules on ‘own initiative’ reports are here:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+RULES-EP+20080218+RULE-045+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN&navigationBar=YES <http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+RULES-EP+20080218+RULE-045+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN&navigationBar=YES> Co-author of the BioInitiative Report Cindy Sage offered congratulations and said“This is a giant step forward; the amendments to the EMF Resolution aremomentous”.

A copy of the report as adopted by the Environment Committee is enclosed below.Kind Regards,Eileen O'Connor Director Radiation Research Trusthttp://www.radiationresearch.orgEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

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on health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields(2008/2211(INI))Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyRapporteur: Frédérique RiesPR_INI

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MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTRESOLUTION.......................................... 3EXPLANATORYSTATEMENT............................................................................................. 9RESULT OF FINAL VOTE INCOMMITTEE..................................................................... 13

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTIONon health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields(2008/2211(INI))

The European Parliament

, – having regard to Articles 137, 152, and 174 of the EC Treaty, seeking topromote a high level of human health, environmental protection and workers'health and safety protection, – having regard to Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999 onthe limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields[1]<#_ftn1> and the related Commission implementation report of 1 September 2008 (COM(2008)0532), – having regard to Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 29 April 2004 on the minimum health and safety requirementsregarding exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents(electromagnetic fields)[2] <#_ftn2> , – having regard to Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminalequipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity[3] <#_ftn3> and to therespective harmonised safety standards for mobile phones and base stations, – having regard to Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member Statesrelating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits[4]<#_ftn4> , – having regard to its resolution of 4 September 2008 on the mid-term review of