Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-06-13-Speech-2-358"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Imports of beer into Finland2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000613.21.2-358"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-06-13-Speech-2-3592
lpv:speaker	lp:Benedetto Della Vedova2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; TGI (1999-07-20--2001-10-02)3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, Mrs Lulling has done a great job with this report, in my opinion, in the sense that she has endeavoured to adjust the restrictive approach of the Commission. There is an initial point which needs to be cleared up: it is true that the free movement of goods and products within Community countries seriously hampers the creation of the single market. And it makes no difference whether the products in question are beer, as in this case, or other products. The discrimination between consumers who are citizens of other countries and Finnish consumers is clear and self-justifying. The discrepancy between the restrictions imposed by countries such as Finland on importing beer for personal use and Community standards must therefore be eliminated, and eliminated immediately. There are no grounds for setting the deadline stipulated of 2003, and there are even less grounds for setting the deadline of 2005 for importing for personal use from third countries. On this point, we Radicals will support the amendments tabled by Mrs Lulling. Neither are we convinced, Madam President, by the social or health reasons put forward in support of the derogation. The bans, the high level of taxes and the public monopolies, which are as unacceptable as all other monopolies, generate smuggling and unlawful activities even though they might benefit the Treasury. In the long term – and there is not even any need to cite the case of prohibition of alcohol in the United States, last century – they harm society and health rather than generating awareness in the consumer. Information on smuggling in the Scandinavian countries of products which are in themselves harmless, such as beer or wine, must serve as a warning against political prohibition of alcohol, and against prohibition of other products as well, rather than being an example which some have maintained should be followed by the other countries of the European Union. And that is not to mention the serious harm to individual freedom caused by all paternalistic excesses, whether they are engaged in by States or politicians."@en1

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