Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-28-Speech-3-176"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040128.14.3-176"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-28-Speech-3-1772
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-09-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, next year will see radical change in the textile sector, when quotas are abolished after over 30 years. The import tariffs in the European Union now rank among the lowest in the world. That requires comparable market liberalisation on the part of other countries that have large textile sectors and markets. The rapporteur and Commissioner Lamy are rightly committed to this. Secondly, following the abolition of quantitative restrictions, there will be the temptation to adopt alternative ways of restricting imports for protectionist reasons: anti-dumping measures and safeguard clauses, for example. How does the Commissioner intend to prevent this? Non-tariff barriers, such as unnecessary bureaucratic import procedures, also need to be reduced. My third point concerns labelling and certification. As the rapporteur acknowledges, these are essential for the protection of core labour and environmental standards. What specific steps does the Commissioner envisage to give more substance to these, particularly with regard to the means of production? By way of conclusion, I should like to make an observation about the trading position of developing countries, which requires not merely access to the European market; the European Union must also stop dumping cotton, which interferes with the market in raw materials. Providing EUR 900 million per annum in export subsidies to European cotton farmers is not conducive to a better price on the world market. The result is that the world price for a bale of cotton has fallen by half since 1990."@en1

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