Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-06-Speech-4-022"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Review of the consumer acquis (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070906.2.4-022"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-06-Speech-4-0232
lpv:speaker	lp:Ilda Figueiredo2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Coligação Democrática Unitária (PCP-PEV) (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, simplifying the legislation must not result in consumers’ rights being reduced. What we must do is not only maintain those rights in the current legislation – including in relation to financial services – but also improve them in those cases which are not sufficiently covered, such as the areas of telecommunications and energy. As stressed in the proposals made by my group, any horizontal instrument in this area must focus on defining a limited set of general rules common to all vertical consumer protection instruments. This would ensure a high level of consumer protection with the approved method of minimum harmonisation being used, combined with the country of destination principle, so as not to compromise existing national legislation. It would be unacceptable for a consumer rights directive to return to any country of origin principle as a general rule, as was attempted in the initial version of the directive on liberalisation of services. The consumer’s freedom to choose the most favourable legislation must prevail. However, the report presented contains several contradictions which must be rectified by the amendments on which we are to vote. In this way we can protect the essential principle of guaranteeing that the binding general rules on the protection of consumers’ rights respect the rights that exist in each country and do not prevent these rights from possibly being improved. In fact, they must be capable of promoting and improving all existing rights. The opportunity should also be taken to apply the rules on unfair terms to all negotiated contracts which contain unfair terms, even if they have been individually negotiated. Rules governing the direct liability of producers must also be maintained for those cases where the contracts do not ensure consumer protection. That is what we are trying to achieve. If this is not achieved, as already stated, we will vote against the report."@en1

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