Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-01-20-Speech-4-202"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-01-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Internal market and legal protection of consumers2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000120.12.4-202"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-01-20-Speech-4-2032
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 co-chair; EDD (1999-07-20--2001-01-29)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2000-02-02)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the oral question of the Committee on Legal Affairs regarding possible barriers to trade which may arise due to consumer legislation has, in the meantime, been resolved as far as they are concerned: further harmonisation. But is this really necessary? The internal market has ensured that manufacturers and consumers can cross borders more easily. Adequate legislation needs to be in place for these cross-border transactions. This is why minimum harmonisation of legislation is necessary. A high level of consumer protection does not mean that we have to regulate everything at European level through maximum harmonisation. Quite the reverse, in fact. We need to seek the best possible solution for the consumer, in this case a trusted frame of reference. This will frequently be a national framework. In the case of e-commerce, the country of origin in the Union can be chosen more or less at random. This does not add to consumer confidence. This is why consumers must be given the choice to opt for the legislation of their own country. The objection that this would lead to unwanted barriers to trade seems incorrect to me. Consumer protection creates a necessary, politically desirable pre-condition for trade, designed to protect the weaker party. In any case, the Commission’s approach does not lead to an endless tussle regarding the desirable level of harmonisation. Neither does it require new legislation at EU or national level and it respects the principle of subsidiarity. There is nothing unbalanced about the Commission’s strategy. At the outside, there may be something unbalanced about the strategy of the Committee on Legal Affairs which is endlessly hammering away about communitisation, using arguments which seem false to me."@en1

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