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"Mr President, Commissioners, as Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China, I would like to say that cooperation between the European Commission and China is of course of exceptional importance and that we are following the Commission’s activities there as closely as possible. I would, however, also like to inquire about our Chinese colleagues’ activities in China. I can tell you that, somewhat by coincidence, a Chinese delegation is here this week, as our interparliamentary meeting is being held tomorrow and the day after, and also that one of the items on the agenda is precisely product safety and the way in which we can cooperate more effectively in that regard. Should the Commissioner have any additional suggestions for items for the agenda – incidentally, we have already received a memorandum from the Commission in this regard – we would of course welcome those suggestions, as it is of course clear that cooperation between China and Europe is of particularly great importance. I would like to point out that the Commissioner has already made efforts to that effect during the summer and that a further follow-up is expected in October. With regard to collaboration within our RAPEX system, in which we exchange information with the Chinese and the Chinese AQSIQ authorities, affairs must run as smoothly as possible. Nevertheless, it cannot reach a situation whereby we – that is the authorities, the government – assume responsibility for products. If we are to control each product, manufacturers should be able to say ‘let them go ahead and do it; we can see what we are introducing onto the market’. Responsibility must remain with the manufacturer. This also became abundantly clear in the Mattel case. Manufacturers must ensure that their products are safe by means of research and checks. Moreover, we must ensure that these checks are implemented as effectively as possible across Europe and China and that we can determine what is happening by means of spot checks."@en1
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