Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-13-Speech-2-278"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Question Time (Commission)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011113.11.2-278"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-13-Speech-2-2792
lpv:speaker	lp:Alonso José Puerta2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Izquierda Unida (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"As they deal with the same subject, Questions No 34, 35 and 36 will be taken together. The recent Amnesty International Report, Stopping the Torture Trade (2001), found that electric-shock devices have been used to torture or ill-treat people in prisons, detention centres and police stations in no less than 76 countries around the world. The report also found that stun gun weapon manufacturers are advertising that these products have been 'awarded' the European CE standards mark. I am concerned that EU Member States are effectively allowing stun gun weapon manufacturers to use the European Commission CE 'safety' markings on their stun batons as a quality 'selling point'. Could the Commission clarify the process by which European CE standard marks are awarded, and explain to the European Parliament how many stun gun weapon manufacturers are using the CE marking on their products? Could the Commission also take action to prevent stun gun weapon manufacturers using CE markings to promote sales of their products? Question No 36 by William Francis Newton Dunn (). The Commission is aware that manufacturers and distributors of electro-shock devices (or ‘stun guns’) have been using CE markings to promote sales of their products, sometimes claiming that such marks constitute a ‘guarantee’ or an indication of product quality. What steps is the Commission taking to ensure that CE markings are not used as a promotional device, both in the EU Member States and in third countries? In cases where a product is manufactured, distributed and sold by companies based in countries not in the EU, can the Commission say what authority may challenge the validity of the CE mark, and prevent a firm from claiming that the CE mark on its product is a guarantee or an indication of quality? Question No 34 by Neil MacCormick (): I am concerned that EU Member States may be effectively allowing manufacturers of stun weapons (which are readily useable as instruments of torture) to use the European Commission CE 'safety' markings on their stun batons as a quality 'selling point'. Can the Commission please indicate its position on the following points: What is the process by which European CE standard marks are awarded and which Commissioner is responsible? Can the Commission estimate how many stun weapon manufacturers are using the CE markings on their products? Will the Commission take action to prevent stun weapon manufacturers using CE markings to promote the sales of their products? Question No 35 by Catherine Stihler ():"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"President."1 "Subject: CE markings"1 "Subject: EU safety markings on instruments useable for torture"1 "Subject: Electric-shock devices"1

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