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ANITA asks the Chamber not to ratify Protocollo Transports of the Convention of the Alps
Arcese: it would limit our ability to cargo handling in the international traffic
September 21, 2012
If the bill that ratifies Protocollo Transports of the Convention for the protection of the Alps, that it is approved of last Tuesday by the Senate and that is passed to the examination of the Chamber ( on 19 September 2012), it had to be approved of also the assembly of the deputies, Italy will have to renounce to the transalpine street infrastructure construction new. It has emphasized ANITA, the National Association Enterprises Automotive Transports, evidencing that it ratifies it of Protocollo Transports reopens the problem of the crosswalk of for vehicles heavy Alps and the Italian difficulty to transfer the goods in the Countries over the alpine arc
"We comprise the motivations of the Convention that sets the objective of protecting and protect the alpine territory from the pollution - it has found the ANITA president, Eleuterio Arcese - however, it must consider that for our Country the crosswalk of the Alps is the only one via earthling who connects us to the other European Countries, and to deny the possibility to construct to new infrastructures to us - in lack of a valid railway alternative - would limit our ability to cargo handling in the international traffic".
"Therefore - it has concluded Arcese - we ask the Chamber not to ratify Protocollo in order not to preclude us perspective future of increase".
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