Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-18-Speech-1-086"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Tobacco sponsorship and advertising2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021118.5.1-086"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-18-Speech-1-0872
lpv:speaker	lp:Laura González Álvarez2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PETI (2002-01-17--2003-07-07)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2003-07-07)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2003-07-07)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-02-07--2003-07-07)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2003-07-07)3 unknown; Izquierda Unida (1999-07-20--2003-07-07)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2003-07-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the problem we have when we talk about tobacco is that we in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy speak from the point of view of public health and not from the point of view of the possible disadvantages of banning tobacco advertising for the internal market. We therefore prefer the directive which was approved in 1998. As the Commissioner has already said, five million people die each year from diseases related to smoking. Other Members have said thousands of young people start smoking every year, with all the consequences that addiction has in store for them. Several studies have demonstrated very clearly the effects of this advertising and the sponsorship of certain sporting events in terms of young people starting to smoke earlier. In fact, 60% of smokers, according to the statistics, begin before they reach 13 years of age and around 90% before 18 years. We therefore much preferred the 1998 Directive, which unfortunately was rescinded by the European Court. In the case in hand, various Members in the Environment Committee have decided that they are not going to present amendments to the Commission’s proposal because it is better to have a limited directive than no directive at all. We are therefore only presenting one amendment, which proposes that, in accordance with the Treaty, the Member States should retain competences and be able to regulate this type of issue and even go further. Furthermore, the draftsperson of the opinion of the Committee on the Environment points out very clearly that this is one step and that surely, in the future, the European Commission will be able to present proposals on indirect advertising, on the control of expenditure on advertising and on tobacco vending machines. In short, Mr President, it is better to have a limited directive in this area than no directive at all."@en1

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