Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-19-Speech-1-204"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU consumer policy strategy 2007-2013 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080519.27.1-204"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-19-Speech-1-2052
lpv:speaker	lp:Hanne Dahl2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; IND/DEM (2008-05-09--2008-10-21)3 unknown; JuniBevægelsen - Mod Unionen (2008-05-09--2009-07-13)3 member; AFCO (2008-05-09--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CONT (2008-05-09--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2008-05-09--2009-07-13)3 substitute; IMCO (2008-05-09--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2008-05-09--2008-06-02)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it is a pleasure to take the floor for the first time and within an area of responsibility in which I look forward to working. It is of course positive that through this report the European Parliament is taking the initiative to secure the rights of consumers. However, I fear that, bit by bit, this legislation will simply amount to patching things up. There will be patches that cover up the fact that the EU is organised in such a way that consideration for the free mobility of goods, capital and services will always take precedence over consideration for consumers and other ‘soft’ areas. I believe that today’s debate reflects this. I would like to give two very specific examples of ways in which we must secure the rights of consumers. It is vital that we secure the consumer’s right to complain in their own country and in their own language, and it is vital that food products and other goods that could constitute a health risk can be subject to checks in the event of import into the individual countries. The individual countries should be allowed to carry out checks and demand a higher standard than that laid down in EU regulations, out of consideration for the environment and the health of consumers. The EU’s consumer health strategy must be based on the principle of caution instead of an ideological school of thought that merely serves to allow all goods to move completely freely across borders. This can be done by securing the right to complain and contact legal bodies locally, as well as by allowing the import of goods to be stopped if there are health-related reasons for doing so."@en1

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