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"Mr President, the risks associated with imposing on flag states the obligations concerning the chartering of vessels that are contained in the CITES convention will create a precedent with an enormous impact on the functioning of the fishing industry. Consideration should be given to the transfer of supervision and controls, as well as responsibility to Member States, who will pass this responsibility on to shipowners. In no way should the regulations contained in the CITES Convention be undermined. They are of enormous importance for endangered species of flora and fauna and should definitely be upheld. What is concerning is the fact that responsibility is again being transferred to flag states in Member States. It should be noted that, as a result of over-regulation, the entire maritime sector already incurs enormous costs that affect how it operates. The directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the insurance of shipowners for maritime claims, the protocol amending the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, the regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of an accident, the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage – these are just a few examples to give an idea of the enormous number of regulations relating to the maritime sector. The sense of the convention cannot be questioned but attention should also be given to competitiveness and the impact of these regulations on product prices. The European Commission’s objective cannot be to liberalise markets by reducing duty on imported goods while, at the same time, increasing EU regulations that place additional cost burdens on European production. Once again, I call on the Commission to promote European manufacturing and the European labour market through appropriate regulation."@en1
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