Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-31-Speech-3-254"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040331.10.3-254"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-31-Speech-3-2552
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3 member; CONT (2003-01-29--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, it is better to stop half way than to persevere in an error. This is the feeling I am left with in this matter. Spain’s original proposal, to block illegal immigrants’ path to the mainland, was less fitting than the plan currently proposed. There is a similarity however in that the carriers are still subject to tough requirements. Requirements that are unjust. It cannot after all be the intention that duties of customs agencies are simply transferred to the carriers without proper debate, without a mandate. If that happens, it should happen so that the effort involved and the financial damage are kept to a minimum. This was still not the case in the last proposal either. Even more important however is the point that carriers have to know where they stand, they have to know with what legislation they have to comply. It is the responsibility of the legislator to communicate this clearly and to remove any duplications or contradictions. This is a crucial point in the discussion of the requirements the American authorities are imposing on carriers. At the moment it seems as though airlines flying to the United States are working in a legal minefield. Any step to one side or the other can have undesirable and far-reaching consequences. It is not a worthwhile contribution to their position to impose a further set of requirements regarding the passing on of information. Which is why we are not sorry about the rejection of Spain’s initiative. While this may not necessarily create a clear situation for the airlines, it does prevent an accumulation of different obligations. It is up to the responsible agencies to lay down clear and uniform requirements of the information that airlines are to provide in the interest of everyone on this and the other side of the ocean."@en1

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