Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-01-Speech-2-275"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-07-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Packaging and packaging waste2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030701.9.2-275"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-01-Speech-2-2762
lpv:speaker	lp:Ria Oomen-ruijten2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to begin by expressing my heartfelt support for the proposal put by the rapporteur, who has worked with great dedication. I can understand the compromises that have been made. Not everyone can be equally tough. We must however in any event leave those who can be tougher, but who perhaps go about things differently, as in the Netherlands for example, with its voluntary agreement, in peace because they are achieving more than the others. That is why I, just like Mr Hans Blokland, am happy with the amendment to Paragraph 31. Everyone wants to achieve the targets in their own way. That does however mean that you must not distort the market in achieving those targets. Commissioner, I have a question for you about this. It has become apparent to us – and they are finding this very difficult in the area that I come from – that because of the way in which deposit money is levied on single-use packaging in Germany – and shortly in Belgium too – it has actually become impossible at the moment to continue importing single-use packaging from other European countries into Germany. What we have therefore is a trade embargo. Do you not think, Commissioner, that this way of achieving the target, namely the reduction of waste, which I am otherwise in favour of, is distorting the market through the imposition of an ecotax or deposit money? And should that not be reason for you, perhaps in consultation with your colleague Mr Bolkestein, to take this up and in any event to give me an answer now? What is your opinion on this and what steps must be taken to bring an end to this trade distortion, which has for that matter already led to job losses?"@en1

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