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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Eco-label2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000314.11.2-252"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-14-Speech-2-2532
lpv:speaker	lp:Jonas Sjöstedt2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Vänsterpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the proposal we are now debating for a revised Community programme for awarding the eco-label has been significantly amended since the Commission’s original proposal. It has also been altered a great deal since its first reading by the European Parliament. Happily, all these changes are, on the whole, improvements. Those of us in the Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left believe that we have obtained a relatively good hearing for the views we already held at the first reading. For us, the following principles were important when we assessed the proposal in the course of the journey. First of all, this common eco-label should not replace or get in the way of national eco-labels which are, in fact, at present functioning significantly better than the EU flower symbol when one considers both the number of labelled products and the extent to which consumers are familiar with the various labels. It is therefore especially important that the idea of prohibiting national eco-labels has been abandoned. I also believe it is important to realise that there is nothing to prevent the existence of parallel eco-labels. In Scandinavia, which perhaps has what is at present the most efficient eco-labelling system, there are now already a number of eco-labels complementing, and operating fairly well alongside, each other. Secondly, we want the environmental movement to have a decisive influence over both the awarding of labels and the criteria for receiving them. Our experience shows that the labels would, in that way, be given greater credibility. Moreover, this system functions excellently where it has been introduced. We are therefore especially pleased that the idea of a more commercial form of organisation has been abandoned. I also think it is good that the idea of a graded eco-label has been done away with. It is easier just to have the picture of a flower. A graded system, like the one that existed originally, would probably cause more hassle than it would be worth in terms of additional information provided. We are also pleased that the proposal is to cover the service sector, too. All in all, we think that the common position and the amendments which have been submitted, including the amendments from the Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left, make this into quite a good report."@en1

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