Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-04-Speech-4-022"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-05-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Combating counterfeiting and piracy2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000504.2.4-022"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-04-Speech-4-0232
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 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)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 European Commission’s Green Paper and Mrs Fourtou’s report have confronted us with a problem that we are quick to underestimate. The figures tell a different story. There is big money in illegal counterfeiting and piracy. What is worrying is that these criminal practices are rapidly reaching a professional standard. I completely share the rapporteur’s view that there is a need for effective countermeasures, in respect of both civil and criminal law, although the latter falls within the authority of the Member States. Wherever illegal trading disrupts the functioning of the single market, the Union has a clear task ahead of it. The proposed resolution is designed to encourage the Commission to carry on down the path we have chosen. That being the case, the report is deserving of our support. I do, however, consider the report to be rather inconsistent. Many tasks are assigned to the Commission when it is not always necessary to do so. Campaigns to raise people’s awareness seem to me to be a good idea, but this needs to be organised at the level of individual Member States, rather than at a European level. There is a need for minimum harmonisation of legislation, also in respect of criminal law, but it is jumping the gun to talk about involving Europol. Many of the proposals have already been implemented in the Netherlands, and the same may well go for other Member States. Therefore, the Commission is going to have to focus primarily on collating information about this, possibly setting up cooperation agreements between Member States, for example in relation to customs, and produce a report on its findings. In this way, it will be possible to devise a well thought through and effective strategy for the Union."@en1

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