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"Mr President, I congratulate the rapporteur on her work, which addresses the fundamental concerns of consumers’ associations, which must be accepted as equal partners in a constructive dialogue. We Socialists in the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy support the Commission’s initiative to clarify procedures for informing the public and for recalling products that are deemed to be dangerous, and for extending this responsibility to distributors and producers of services to the extent they are involved. These producers and distributors must unequivocally accept the consequences of the foreseeable risks inherent in their products, from the installation of equipment to its maintenance. They are also responsible for informing the authorities and consumers and for fair compensation for damages. Recalling products in a situation of risk should not be done as a last resort but must begin as soon as there are reasonable grounds for taking this course of action in the light of recent scientific advances.
Community standardisation must be based on appropriate scientific knowledge and we must therefore foster cooperation between Member States in researching the safety of products in general and of high-risk groups in particular, such as children, the elderly, new youth cultures, new lifestyles and people with a history of illness. The reliability of product safety and after-sale care represent added value for a "made in Europe" label at a particularly difficult and crucial time. Any measures that increase confidence and mean that European products are manufactured and distributed with respect for workers’ health, for social rights, for the environment, for fair competition and with rigorous safety requirements are to be welcomed. Any product that does not match up to this standard must be withdrawn and appropriately disposed of, because products that we would not wish for ourselves should not be exported to more disadvantaged countries either. I hope that this directive will help to respond, in part, to the European public's increasing concerns about consumer safety."@en1
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