Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-12-Speech-1-105"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Electronic communications (processing of personal data and protection of privacy)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011112.9.1-105"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-12-Speech-1-1062
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2001-09-10--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)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, although in my view, national legislation is preferable to European legislation in most cases, this is different in this report. In the case of direct marketing by mail, this is clearly a matter with cross-border implications. I do not call for a complete ban on direct marketing by mail, but it is of the utmost importance for consumers to be given the choice beforehand whether they want to deal with this kind of direct marketing and for them to grant their approval or not, as the case may be. After all, that saves them a great deal of time, money and bother. Rapporteur Cappato suggests leaving the choice of opting in or out to the Member States. However, that would produce an incoherent European policy. A Member State that has chosen in favour of opting in will experience many difficulties in countering unwanted mails, if Member States that have chosen in favour of opting out do permit them. If European policy is divided and fragmented, the chances of establishing international agreements concerning unwanted mails are as good as non-existent. The problem is that businesses can easily side-step European rules from countries outside the European Union. This should not stop us from drafting legislation at European level. It is preferable to look for practical solutions to these problems and to work on international agreements. In that way, you and I will not be faced with mails from businesses which we do not need at all."@en1
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