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"en.20110118.14.2-212-000"2
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"I voted in favour of this document. The construction sector is one of Europe’s biggest industries, accounting for 10% of GDP and 50.5% of gross fixed capital. The sector employs directly 12 million EU citizens and an additional 26 million jobs in other sectors are dependent on it. The economic downturn has hit the EU construction industry hard with companies across the EU going bankrupt and workers losing their livelihoods. In the EU, there are still barriers to trade in the construction sector, because Member States still use national technical rules to prevent the free movement of goods and services in the construction sector. The review of the Construction Products Directive in this context is a much needed boost which should help the sector by removing barriers to trade for manufacturers and thereby helping companies stay in business and workers remain in employment. While breaking down administrative barriers, it is essential to ensure the independence and transparency of technical assessment bodies, and therefore I support the proposal to set standards on transparency and ensure the representation of all stakeholders in the technical committees of European Standardisation bodies in order to avoid conflicts of interest."@en1
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