Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-11-18-Speech-4-155"

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dcterms:Date	"1999-11-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991118.7.4-155"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-18-Speech-4-1562
lpv:speaker	lp:Danielle Auroi2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Les Verts-Europe-Ecologie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance abstained on the report, which it considered rather wet. As far as we were concerned, the objective of this report was to give Commissioner Lamy a specific negotiating mandate for the Round due to open in Seattle. Well, such a specific mandate has not been adequately asserted. That being the case, we would have liked Parliament to propose a very political specification to the Commission, instead of drawing up a more diplomatic report which deplores, stresses and considers but does not give any sort of mandate. The tone of the report is still too liberal, then, for us to find any reflection of our own views, especially since none of our amendments is included in it. The report, thus amended, has significant weaknesses regarding TRIPS. We can find nothing acceptable to us in it on the subject of intellectual property rights relating to trade. As regards the MAI, which was rejected by the OECD and which is coming back again, a reinforced code of conduct must be drawn up for investment and strict regulations must be drawn up in this field, and this is equally applicable to the settlement of disputes. The report does, however, include some fundamental principles which we consider essential such as the precautionary principle, regulations on production methods and procedures. It stresses in particular the labelling of foodstuffs in order to ensure the implementation of food safety, and the necessity of adopting a stance that is more favourable to developing countries. At any event, we shall follow with great interest the way in which the Commission conducts the negotiations, and even though we still find this amended report too liberal in tone, you will find that we Greens will defend this text most fiercely if Commissioner Lamy should step below the recommendations made here."@en1

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