Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-10-19-Speech-2-551"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-10-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Combating late payment in commercial transactions (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20101019.23.2-551"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Bernadette Vergnaud2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Parti socialiste (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 vice-chair; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to congratulate our rapporteur, Mrs Weiler, on her work and the remarkable compromise achieved with the Council, as the Commission’s initial proposal had some major faults. I would like to go back over four important points achieved in this directive. First, I am very pleased that there is a guarantee in place on equal treatment of the public and private sectors. The Commission was expecting heavier sanctions for the public sector, even though the latter works in the general interest. This was the result of ignorance about the reality of the state of the Member States’ public accounts, and could have resulted in a competitive disadvantage for public companies. Another move forward is the extension of payment terms to 60 instead of 30 days for public health services, which have complex budgetary procedures forcing them to have longer payment terms, for which they cannot be held responsible. Still on the subject of payment terms, it was essential to establish a ban on unfair contractual terms affecting creditors in contracts between companies, which often happens between a large group and a small and medium-sized enterprise. Finally, and this relates primarily to the small and medium-sized enterprises which are victims of payment delays, the introduction of an 8% interest rate in the event of a delay and compensation to cover collection costs could encourage these companies to demand damages. Until now, they have tended to refuse to do so at the risk of this jeopardising anything. I am therefore delighted to be able to vote on this bill which, I hope, will constitute real progress for the viability and good health of European businesses, progress that is needed not only for a more successful internal market, but also a fairer one."@en1
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