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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-05-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Textile names and related labelling of textile products (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110510.67.2-703-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-05-10-Speech-2-704-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Phil Prendergast2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, EU citizens have a right to know the make-up of the clothes they wear and this regulation will allow them to avoid purchasing products containing non-textile parts of animal origin, whether for health, ethical or other considerations. When used in garments, for example as trimmings, such materials are currently not subject to mandatory labelling; most consumers are unaware of this and may not know the exact make-up of the textiles they buy. EU legislation providing for this already exists for footwear, and it makes sense to provide our consumers with the same level of information when they buy their clothes. Allergy sufferers in particular stand to gain from this proposal, as fur is potentially hazardous to their health, and the Commission must also study the possibility that potentially hazardous materials and chemicals used in textiles may lead to allergic reactions. Future applications of new textile fibre names must include available scientific data on possible allergic reactions and other adverse effects on human health. It should be stressed that these are balanced proposals which exempt clothes made by self-employed tailors from such labelling requirements."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2011-05-09--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Labour Party (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2011-05-05--2012-01-18)3 member; IMCO (2011-05-09--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2011-05-05--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2011-05-05--2012-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Phil Prendergast (S&D ). -"1
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