Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-03-16-Speech-4-064"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-03-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Community action programme in the field of consumer protection (2007-2013) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060316.6.4-064"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-03-16-Speech-4-0652
lpv:speaker	lp:Brigitte Douay2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as well as their health, which we have just debated, the 460 million Europeans want us to give better and better protection to them as consumers. In the context of past and present health crises, or in that of globalisation, which no longer guarantees the traceability of all products, European consumer protection policy, therefore, takes on its full meaning. The internal market cannot indeed function properly without the confidence of consumers. By demonstrating to Europeans that it is genuinely concerned for their health and safety and that it is really equipping itself with the means to take action, the European Union can improve political clarity for them. I should like to thank Mrs Thyssen for the quality of her report. The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) has proposed a budget of EUR 233 million spread over seven years specifically for the ‘consumer protection’ action; this budget, which is an increase by comparison with the current programme, is essential if the objectives are to be achieved, ambitious as they are given the new obligations that enlargement entails. Let us hope that these actions will not be affected by drastic cuts in the event of a minimum financial perspective because what European consumers need is a budget that is able to deliver on the policies that they expect in response to their anxieties. This would not be possible if the European Union is on a starvation diet! I deplore, however, the fact that the amendments on information and the fight against counterfeiting adopted in the Committee on Budgets were not taken up by the IMCO Committee. From the economic viewpoint, however, counterfeiting is a veritable curse as much for health as for consumers. It affects the major brand names, SMEs and all areas of economic and human activity: adulterated medicines, defective household appliances, substandard spare parts, dangerous toys, toxic cosmetics, to give but a few examples. I feel it is important within the scope of a policy for consumer protection to give better information to the potential clients of counterfeiters about the risks involved. That is why, even if the fight against counterfeiting is included in other actions of this programme, I must insist once again on this aspect of consumer protection."@en1

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