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dcterms:Date	"2009-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Toy safety (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091214.19.1-211"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-12-14-Speech-1-2122
lpv:speaker	lp:Christel Schaldemose2
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiet (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2011-12-13)3 member; CONT (2009-07-16--2011-12-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, thank you, Commissioner, for your introduction. If I have understood you correctly, you wanted to ensure that a study was started into whether there are, in fact, too many toxic substances in children’s toys in Germany, as the study indicates. If I have it right, then I would say that your idea is a good one. It is extremely important for us to act quickly. If we have any reason to suspect that our children’s safety is at risk, then we must act. Furthermore, we would, of course, appreciate it if the Commission could get back to us here in Parliament very quickly to let us know whether or not there is anything in these claims. However, I would like to point out that, when it comes to softening agents in toys, there are, in fact, a number of researchers who are saying that there is no safe limit. The only safe thing to do is to leave the softening agents out of our children’s toys completely. I really think that we should take a stand on this and consider whether we should not have tightened up the rules. I am not sure that the rules are good enough, even those in the new Toys Directive. However, there is another matter that I would also like to raise in this regard, and that is that, a month and a half ago, we received a Commission study into how the new market surveillance legislation had been implemented in each Member State. It is indeed right that it is the task of the Member States to ensure that market surveillance functions properly. However, this study showed that, despite the fact that we have tightened up the rules, only two Member States chose to put more money into market surveillance. We ought to be able to do better than this. It is precisely to prevent terrible stories of unsafe toys on the market that we need significantly better market surveillance. I therefore also hope that the Commission will ensure that the Member States achieve this."@en1
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