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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-06-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:1 July 2008, 40 years of Customs Union2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080616.22.1-144"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-06-16-Speech-1-1452
lpv:speaker	lp:Janelly Fourtou2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Alliance Citoyenne pour la Démocratie en Europe (2008-02-26--2008-07-15)3,3 member; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, at a time when Europe is facing difficulties, with rising doubts and declining enthusiasm, we are about to celebrate an undeniable success, the 40th anniversary of the Customs Union. Between 1968 and 2008, customs have served as an example of resourcefulness and adaptability. You may remember the closing of border controls between Member States in 1993. Customs authorities managed to redeploy their forces and to do so in a modern way. They have a complex role to play because they have to respond to global challenges. While ensuring that the European Union and its citizens are secure, while ensuring that the logistical chain is secure, they must also maintain the right balance between controls and facilitating legitimate trade with a view to improving Europe’s competitiveness. In order to succeed in their task, customs managed to readjust radically thanks to a new customs code that is both simpler and more far-reaching as a result of the new technologies that will provide them with a paperless administrative environment, and also as a result of cooperation. That cooperation, which underpins the customs union, must apply as much to international bodies such as the WTO and the WCO as to the new administrations and industries. The results of that cooperation are particularly evident in seizures of counterfeits. Unfortunately, there are limits to international cooperation and at present we can only deplore the US Congress’s unilateral decision on 100% scanning of container cargo in EU ports. Customs need our support in order to engage in realistic discussions. We must listen carefully to the initiatives that have been announced in the strategy for the future of customs union and be prepared to support any measure that will make them even more efficient, especially in combating counterfeiting and organised crime."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker.)"1

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