Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-03-Speech-4-088-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-02-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110203.5.4-088-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-02-03-Speech-4-089-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Jim Higgins2
lpv:spoken text	". I support today’s WEEE report, but we must ensure that we do not place overly-burdensome regulations on already struggling SMEs and retailers. We must ensure that the burden to take back WEEE rests with the manufactures, not the retailers. I welcome the proposal of stronger provisions which seek to prevent illegal shipments of this waste and to close loopholes in the law. Currently, by declaring such equipment as ‘used but functional EEE’ and not WEEE, it can be illegally shipped to, and dumped in, third world countries. Of course, greater enforcement on behalf of authorities is also crucial, while electrical items should be recycled in accordance with the law in order to prevent the uncontrolled release of CFCs. Criminals often profit from illegal shipments, as traffickers involved in the scam often trick authorities by not labelling goods as electronics, by pretending they are for re-use, or by hiding them in the middle of a container for shipment. Unchecked shipments usually end up in Ghana, Nigeria, India or Pakistan. We need to work together on the second reading to ensure that this dangerous practice is stopped, and also to ensure that valuable European metals remain in Europe."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Jim Higgins (PPE ),"1 "in writing"1

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