Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-03-Speech-4-031"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-02-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:End-of-life vehicles2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000203.1.4-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-03-Speech-4-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Dorette Corbey2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the common position is sound, but it is up to Parliament to improve the common position on end-of-life vehicles. The Social-Democratic Group has submitted a few important proposals for improvement over the past couple of days. I would especially draw your attention to Amendment No 45, in which a choice is made in favour of laying the cost of disassembly and recycling at the door of the manufacturer, for new cars at any rate. Consequently, consideration will also be given to recycling during the conception phase and production. For the cars currently on the road, it would be reasonable to share the cost, for example by setting up a fund such as that in the Netherlands. The common position stipulates that manufacturers should not only bear the cost, they should also take back end-of-life vehicles. This is a big problem in my opinion. I urge that car manufacturers should most definitely not be given the task of organising the dismantling and recycling of vehicles, as they would gain an excessive hold over the second-hand components market. They would then determine their own prices. Anyone who has been in an old car knows that this is to the detriment of the consumer and the amateur mechanic. The European consumer organisation, which has asked us to support the common position on this point, is to my mind letting the consumer down. A second argument for keeping the dismantling of cars out of the manufacturers’ clutches is the cost of transport. If car manufacturers all set up their own dismantling companies, this will necessitate transporting end-of-life vehicles over long distances. This is environmentally unfriendly but also expensive and does not benefit the consumer either. I would therefore appreciate your support for Amendment No 45."@en1

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