Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-13-Speech-4-041"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Consumer Policy Strategy 2002-20062
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030313.1.4-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-13-Speech-4-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Marit Paulsen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2003-04-29)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, an incredible amount could be said about the EU’s future consumer policy, but in the short time available I shall try to confine myself to a single point concerning Mrs Patrie’s report. We are all agreed that the prerequisite of a free and fair market is that consumers have access to helpful and correct information. That is relatively simple to provide for when it comes to the ‘old’ consumer requirements in terms of the link between price and quality. It is also all right when it is a case of declarations of content, washing labels and so on. The modern consumer is, however, a different type of citizen. That also applies of course at the time of purchase. This means that today’s consumers demand many different types of information. When they go shopping, they want answers to questions concerning ethical, ecological and social matters. In addition, there is now a host of different health claims of varying significance. How are we to manage to guarantee legislation that fulfils all these requirements for odd labels – requirements that are nonetheless subjects of the debate and that must be respected? We no doubt need to make use of the principle known in Swedish legal parlance as the honesty principle, whereby it is permissible for people to make claims about their products as long as they are fully able to substantiate these. I believe that this is the only way of coping with this new type of labelling. The general rule is, do as you like but on no account lie."@en1

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