Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-13-Speech-2-418"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Promoting and protecting consumers' interests in the new Member States2
dcterms:Language	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051213.63.2-418"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-13-Speech-2-4192
lpv:speaker	lp:Zita Pleštinská2
lpv:spokenAs	member; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; FEMM (2005-09-21--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"This report is historically the first to deal with consumer protection in the new Member States. As a Member representing Slovakia, I would like to thank the rapporteur for a fine and consistent report, and also for his cooperation. With reference to the report, I would like to mention the satisfactory results achieved by the new Member States in transposing and effectively applying Community legislation in practice. A good example of this would be the swift implementation of a directive dealing with certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and related guarantees. On the basis of this directive, sellers in the new Member States provide consumers with a minimum two-year guarantee for the goods sold since accession to the European Union. To my surprise, sellers in Belgium and France, for instance, provide no such guarantee, and consumers are not informed of their rights. The reason for this situation is a lengthy delay in the implementation of this directive in certain EU-15 countries. Some of them have implemented it only after a ruling from the European Court of Justice, and awareness of it is still poor among sellers and consumers. The key point of this report is its emphasis on the financing of consumer organisations. Despite lack of funding, consumer organisations in the new Member States make considerable efforts, mainly through volunteers, to improve consumer culture. They contribute greatly to the education of young people in schools and encourage them to form good consumer habits. For instance, the Consumer Diary is an excellent activity that is helping young Europeans understand their consumer rights and obligations. I am convinced that only professional organisations of a high standard focusing on the protection of consumer rights and supported by sufficient funding will be able to bring about the development of a European consumer culture without borders."@en1

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