Bernard Poignant

Bernard Poignant (born 19 September 1945, Vannes) is a former MEP (1999-2009) for France from the Socialist Party.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Bernard Poignant, accessed 02 December 2010.
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Member:
:	20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Fisheries
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Fisheries
:	07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe
:	20.11.2003 / 21.04.2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea
:	20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Regional Development
:	15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Regional Development
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Regional Development
:	31.01.2007 / 09.07.2007 : Committee on Fisheries
:	14.03.2007 / 10.07.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
:Substitute:
:	22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport
:	17.01.2002 / 28.07.2002 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	29.07.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgets
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	15.09.2004 / 06.06.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia
:	07.06.2006 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	31.01.2007 / 09.07.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	28.06.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Constitutional AffairsEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: Bernard Poignant, accessed 02 December 2010.
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Bernard Poignant, 10 December 2008, accessed 02 April 2009.
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
*Voted in favour of the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted against the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted against the Commission White Paper on "Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). The amendment helps avoid the necessary precautionary approach towards some chemical substances that are not proven to be completely safe.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the report towards a "thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The amendment proposes to ban or severely restrict use of pesticides in areas around sources of drinking water and nature protected zones.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
*Voted in favour of the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Highest postgraduate teaching qualification in history (1970).
*Former Chairman of the National Federation of Socialist and Republican Elected Representatives.
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
*Knight of the Legion of Honour.
===Contact===	
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:Email:
:bernard.poignant AT wanadoo.fr
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:http://www.europinion.org/index.php5
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Bernard Poignant, 10 December 2008, accessed 02 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Bernard Poignant, accessed 02 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Bernard Poignant, accessed 02 December 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 April 2009.
==Notes==
Poignant, Bernard