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"Mr President, can I too add my congratulations to the rapporteur. There can be no doubt that the job of the Parliament tomorrow is without further ado to vote through the report unanimously.
Commission, Parliament and Council have had ample time to discuss and debate at both first and second reading and, as the rapporteur said, most of Parliament’s views now feature in the Council common position. It is therefore a balanced proposal.
Let us remind ourselves that the Lisbon special EU Summit in March set us new targets and deadlines to make better use of the Internet, strengthening Europe’s competitiveness in the knowledge economy. This therefore means we need to create a clear and simple, predictable and consistent legal framework for electronic commerce. It is now an economic and political imperative. The directive will go a significant way towards creating the framework which is necessary to provide the confidence that both business and consumers desire to maximise the potential of
business.
From the wealth of letters and comments that I have received as a member of the Legal Affairs Committee, I know it is not possible to please all interested parties. Concerns still exist but I believe that Council, Commission and Parliament have struck the right balance between the need to protect public policy and consumers and at the same time promote and support the growth of
business.
I therefore strongly recommend that Parliament endorses and adopts Mrs Palacio’s report, which represents a common position. We do this in the full knowledge that the
economy is evolving at a rapid pace. We are witnessing in the 21st century the equivalent of the Industrial Revolution. That means, as policymakers and institutions, we are still navigating our way through uncharted terrain. We need therefore to continue, as Mr Harbour said, to have a full consultation and debate on both the outstanding and arising issues for business and consumers. In particular, this is the case given the global nature of
commerce. We have in this directive an article which allows us to do that. Article 21 of the common position provides for a review and we should use the time until then to deepen and further our knowledge on this critical sector of the European economy.
I would warn against complacency. We need to continue to consult with interested parties in this debate and we need to ensure that the result is a national legislation and that we produce clear, appropriate and speedy legislation."@en1
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