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"Mr President, it was a matter of great satisfaction to us all that the Medina Ortega report was adopted by such a decisive majority. It really is an important issue for many of our constituents to regulate better the timeshare industry and related activities. Many people in the European Union – and certainly many of my own constituents – have had serious complaints about fraudulent behaviour and mistreatment at the hands of sharks operating in this market. This is very unfortunate because there are many honest, decent and appropriate operators, for example those represented by the Organisation for Timeshare in Europe, from which I have received important help in relation to my constituents. I am sure others have too.
The real problem is the regulation of fraudulent behaviour and making sure that people in particularly vulnerable situations are adequately protected against it. The risk of sectoral legislation about one particular kind of fraud is that you simply regulate one part and leave on the margins new forms of fraud, which is unregulated or left under only general criminal law regulation. It will be important for the Commission to study that carefully and bring forward stronger proposals to us.
It is a matter of real concern to all our citizens that this should be done properly. We call upon the Commission now to follow up the excellent report of my friend and colleague, Mr Medina Ortega."@en1
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