Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-12-13-Speech-3-167"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-12-13"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001213.7.3-167"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-13-Speech-3-1682
lpv:speaker	lp:Glyn Ford2
lpv:spoken text	". – Mr President, the first point the committee would like to make is that current arrangements disadvantage EU providers of these services: software, data processing, and computer services, web hosting, web design and information. We would like to add educational services to that. They disadvantage people inside the EU because they currently pay VAT for the supply of these services whereas those outside the European Union do not. This is why we believe that this directive needs to come into force with some urgency, particularly those of us who believe that there will be a rapid rise in e commerce. The Industry Committee adopted a number of proposals by thirty-nine votes to three. We asked for registration in a single Member State. We called for the European Commission to monitor to ensure that there is no distortion of the market and to report back to the Council and to Parliament. We asked them to report, in the meantime, on a number of aspects: ensuring equal treatment of companies, looking at the choice of location, harmonising of international regulations and the possibility of establishing a clearing system, as was suggested by the rapporteur. Another point we made, that was not made elsewhere, was that, as many may recall, Al Capone was gaoled not as a gangster but for tax evasion. We see an unfortunate boom in aspects of e-commerce, in the growth of pornography, paedophilia and race-hate material. The Industry Committee believes that registration for VAT will enable us to subject the companies concerned to the rigours of EU law on these matters. This in itself may make the directive worthwhile."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-02-18)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PECH (2000-03-16--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Ford (PSE ),"1 "draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy"1

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