Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-05-13-Speech-2-054"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-05-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Simplification and improvement of the regulatory environment2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030513.3.2-054"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-05-13-Speech-2-0552
lpv:speaker	lp:Riitta Myller2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue/Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 vice-chair; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, I am one hundred percent behind the basic views expressed in this report by the rapporteur, Mr Sacconi, on voluntary agreements, and especially the notion that the basic assumption behind such voluntary agreements must be that they act as a supplement to existing legislation. It is as if their role is to find a path to improved legislation. Perhaps when the results of voluntary agreements are analysed, they will lead to new laws that will go further with regard to environmental issues than is presently the case. Operators that are prepared to participate in these voluntary agreements may be regarded as pilots of a sort. At the level of business this will also mean that when there is the willingness to start looking for better applications, companies can then take advantage of this in their own marketing strategies, which hopefully will lead to a situation where consumers will also start demanding these better applications on a wider scale. Taking everything into consideration, however, we have to ensure that these voluntary agreements actually yield results and do not just remain a pious hope. For that reason, we really have to make sure that we can measure the results precisely and that there are certain deadlines by which time results must have been achieved. There are many operators at regional and local level, besides companies, that have been interested in concluding voluntary agreements. In this connection, we have to make sure that if the party to an agreement operates at regional level, then central level is also informed about what is taking place, in order to avoid overlapping and so that we can ensure as far as possible that the benefits are realised, and also answer questions on financing. On the whole I think these voluntary agreements provide added value, but with the provisos that are also linked to the Commission proposal, that is to say, we have to improve legislation, not replace it."@en1

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