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dcterms:Date	"2006-02-01"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20060201.20.3-226"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Toine Manders2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ITRE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; JURI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 member; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, I should like to thank Mr Toubon for his commitment and the way he went about things, but also, and all, to express my gratitude to the Commission and Commissioner Verheugen for the proposal they have made for the drafting of better legislation and deregulation. It therefore strikes us as a little odd that Parliament should now respond with a host of exceptions. We in the Netherlands, a country that rejected the Constitutional Treaty, consider it unnecessary for Europe to get involved in matters such as the measure of coffee or milk, for that is what the internal market is for and measurements and products are subject to mutual recognition. We are therefore very unhappy about the additional exceptions or additional products that are now being included to qualify for harmonisation. We will therefore vote against those exceptions and if we cannot throw them out and cannot stick to the Commission proposal, we as Liberals will vote against the proposal as a whole, which we would regret, for this could ultimately set an example. I hope that we will not have to deal with this now and I hope that I will not, when I return to my own country, have to admit at some future referendum on the Constitutional Treaty that we in this Parliament do get involved in details, which should be left to the man and woman in the street. Legislation already clearly provides for the price per unit of litre or kilogramme for the benefit of the consumer. Since that is already incorporated in the price, I think we should not underestimate the European public, or patronise them and treat them like children or second-class citizens. I think we should have faith in the individuals who can make their own choices, and it is up to us to give them those choices. Similarly, it would be unfortunate, in my view, if we were to travel to other countries in Europe, as tourists or otherwise, and if we would no longer be able to enjoy the weights and measures that apply there, like, for example, the pint in the United Kingdom. It is unfortunate to my mind that we have not opted for better legislation and deregulation as the Commission proposed, and we regret the proposals for exceptions."@en1

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