Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-03-23-Speech-3-231-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-03-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Consumer rights (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110323.21.3-231-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-03-23-Speech-3-232-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Kyriacos Triantaphyllides2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2012-02-28)3 substitute; LIBE (2009-07-16--2011-09-11)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; IMCO (2009-07-16--2011-09-11)3 unknown; Progressive Party of Working People - Left - New Forces (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as a political group, we established the principle of preventing any reduction in consumer rights in the European Union from the outset. Although very ambitious, the Commission’s initial proposal was unable to meet the needs of all consumers in the European Union. That is why a red line was drawn through the proposal for a fully harmonised directive, when it became clear that it would equate to a lower level of protection for EU consumers. There are two especially important elements in Parliament’s proposal for the directive. We have before us a completely new proposal by Parliament, very different from that proposed by the Commission and with a different outlook from the Council. The nucleus of this proposal is a mixed approach in terms of harmonisation, leaving the Member States free, if they so choose, to set a higher level of consumer protection. The second point has to do with exemptions from the scope of the directive. We insisted from the outset that social services, health services and gambling should be exempted from the scope of this directive, as they have nothing to do with the relationship between trader and consumer and take a different approach. We are satisfied that this was taken into account. Support for Parliament’s proposal does not under any circumstances signal unconditional support for the Commission proposal. On the contrary, we are seeking a strong cohesive position and we call on the Commission and the Council to take very serious account of the nucleus of Parliament’s proposal, especially as regards the degree of harmonisation and other provisions for sales contracts."@en1
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