Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-13-Speech-2-005"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Request for urgent procedure2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040113.1.2-005"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-13-Speech-2-0062
lpv:speaker	lp:Margie Sudre2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (2002-12-02--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2002-03-08--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (2002-07-04--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, thank you for giving me leave to express my support for urgent procedure in the case of this proposal for a decision. The proposed instrument provides for the continuation of the system of dock dues, with an exemption mechanism for certain local products from our four French overseas departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion, for a ten-year period beginning on 1 July 2004. The proposal also extends the present regime for six months, from 1 January to 30 June 2004, to fill the legal vacuum that has existed since 31 December of last year, the date on which the last statute expired. I wish to commend the content of this proposal, which is the fruit of intensive consultation between the Commission, the French Government and the representatives of the four outermost French regions. My only reticence relates to the lack of flexibility in the exemption mechanism in the case of new products or activities. Be that as it may, this proposal will serve to maintain a vital source of revenue for our local authorities, especially those of the smallest communities. It will thereby help to sustain the present effort to foster the economic development of these areas in pursuance of Article 299(2) of the Treaty. I regret that our Parliament has been unable to devote sufficient time to the drafting of a precise report on the text of this proposal for an instrument that is crucial to the future of our outermost regions. I would nevertheless encourage the House to vote in favour of urgent procedure in order to fill the present legal vacuum, which is liable to have a highly detrimental impact on our overseas departments. We can thus clear the way for the adoption of this new system for the next ten years, leaving the French authorities enough time to transpose the decision into national law by the first of July."@en1

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