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". – I can only endorse what my colleague Mrs Buitenweg has said, on behalf of the Legal Affairs Committee. I have to say that it is rather disappointing that the two opinions from the committees have been largely ignored in the Committee of Citizens' Freedoms. It is important that we say here and now that the mere fact that we strongly approve of the principles of protecting data and that we want to move forward, and also the fact that this needs to be done quickly, does not absolve us from the job of scrutinising this proposal properly. Normally, as he knows, I am very supportive of what Mr Bolkestein does, but in this case I do not feel that the Commission has in any way justified to us the salary and status of the staff that it proposes to administer this work. I very much echo what Mrs Buitenweg has said.
If this goes through as proposed, to carry out the task that we have set down here, we will be appointing someone who is substantially higher graded and better paid than someone running a major Community institution such as the Trade Mark Protection Office in Alicante – a major autonomous institution. As Mrs Buitenweg said, we do not yet know how many staff will be engaged in this process. I asked the Commission to give me more details about the establishment, the organisation, and the responsibilities and particularly the role of the assistant. Yet the Commission is proposing that we should appoint an assistant on the basis of someone who manages 1 000 staff in the European Court of Justice – now that does not make sense.
Frankly, I have to say to Mr Bolkestein, if this goes through tomorrow – and I hope that we will actually have the opportunity to discuss in more detail and look at some amendments that you will accept – the fact we have come in at the end of the process has made it very difficult for those of us who want change to put forward acceptable amendments. If this goes through, you will have got off pretty lightly and I hope you will give us assurances, firstly that you will properly justify this grade and position, and secondly, that we will be scrutinising every move you make when you put it in place, to make sure that it is done properly."@en1
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