Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-04-25-Speech-3-202"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-04-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070425.32.3-202"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-04-25-Speech-3-2032
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Crowley2
lpv:spoken text	". I do not agree with the decision adopted today which seeks to give the European Union the power to impose criminal sanctions on people who breach intellectual property rights. I hope that the EU Council of Ministers will take an opposing view to that taken by the European Parliament today. That is because in Ireland we operate what is known as a common legal system, as opposed to the civil code system which operates in many other EU member states. In Ireland, we operate a judicial system whereby one is presumed innocent until proven guilty, whereas the opposite system operates in many other EU Member States. We should not allow a system to develop whereby the European Union is given a free hand to impose criminal sanctions in Europe. The European Court of Justice has said that the EU can impose criminal sanctions for serious breaches of EU environmental law. But this judgement cannot be interpreted as meaning that the European Union can now impose criminal sanctions for whatever measure it feels like."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 co-chair; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2006-12-13--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Brian Crowley (UEN ),"1 "in writing"1

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