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"Madam President, I should like briefly to point out that I abstained from the vote on Mrs Thyssen’s report on the safety of toys.
Of course, I agree with the rapporteur and the majority of this House on the need to protect children’s safety and the need to ensure consumer safety in general. It seems to me, however, that the cultural traditions of the various Member States must be respected and, above all, the safety debate must not be taken to legislative extremes that border on the ridiculous, as in this case.
Some of the safety requirements introduced in this directive certainly border on the ridiculous. This happened especially in the debate. It was saved as a whole. One day, I think, we will pass a directive forcing children to wear a helmet when they go out or to wear gloves when it is cold. That does not make sense in my view, but we are heading in that direction.
Therefore, although I realise that the directive includes some highly positive points, I believe it sometimes goes too far, which is why I abstained."@en1
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