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Our aim is not to issue an opinion on the validity or otherwise of this decision to repeal Directive 68/89/EEC, although, as a rule, we have our reservations as regards the Commission’s harmonising tendencies. Our view is indeed shared by most businesses and Member States in stating that they do not apply this Directive. It is important, on the other hand, to issue an opinion on the process of which this forms part, namely the ‘better lawmaking’ initiative, which, under the guise of simplification, is in practice a policy of market deregulation at national and Community level.
The Commission’s justification leaves no room for doubt: ‘better lawmaking is vital to improving the competitiveness of European businesses and to achieving the objectives of the Lisbon Agenda’. The objective, for the Commission, is to cut ‘unnecessary costs and obstacles that block adaptation and innovation’ and to put into ‘practice the right incentives and the basic market conditions for businesses to develop.’ In other words, the purpose of ‘better lawmaking’ is to benefit business rather than to protect the consumer's labour, social and environmental rights. This is what we object to. We do not want this process to lead to the repeal of any legislation that undermines the notion that competition and the profits of business are of prime importance, above all other considerations."@en1
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