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http://www.europasommer.de/lokal_1_4_173_Tabakprodukte.html
The original article is in german but here is a google translation:
Tobacco products:
Manipulated vote in the European Parliament
Brussels, 10:07:13 - The MEP for the Ruhr is sharply critical of the vote in the local environment committee on the new rules for tobacco products. The vote hazardous inter alia Trademark and property rights of the manufacturer and had come into existence by manipulating the vote.
"No one doubts that cigarettes and other tobacco products are unhealthy and we need to discourage young people from particular to pick up the fags. What the red-red-green alliance, however, has pushed through the Environment Committee today, shoots far beyond the objective and has nothing . to do with the protection of consumers The vote ignored internal market rules, violated trademark and property rights of the manufacturer, prohibits products and would this text should become law, many thousands of jobs in the EU, including Germany destroy Note well:. We talk about legal products!
In particular, the example of the regulation of new electronic cigarette the absurdity of today's decisions is clear. E-cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes and are therefore used by many former smokers as an exit help. While you can still buy cigarettes at every corner, exit the product will now be relegated to the pharmacy. So anyway, you can not convince them of the usefulness of European legislation, our citizens!
Even the vote itself was highly problematic. The voting list was manipulated. Many so-called compromises were entirely or partly identical with the Commission and included full text article. Thus, the vote on individual, otherwise amendments was specifically prevented. This approach is questionable not only with regard to the order but also irresponsible from a democratic point of view. The committee chairman Groote (SPD), a member of Parliament as well as the rapporteur of the Socialist Group, had approved this voting list. I have therefore objected to this vote and requires a review by the Rules Committee of the European Parliament, "said Dr. Renate Sommer MEP.
The original article is in german but here is a google translation:
Tobacco products:
Manipulated vote in the European Parliament
Brussels, 10:07:13 - The MEP for the Ruhr is sharply critical of the vote in the local environment committee on the new rules for tobacco products. The vote hazardous inter alia Trademark and property rights of the manufacturer and had come into existence by manipulating the vote.
"No one doubts that cigarettes and other tobacco products are unhealthy and we need to discourage young people from particular to pick up the fags. What the red-red-green alliance, however, has pushed through the Environment Committee today, shoots far beyond the objective and has nothing . to do with the protection of consumers The vote ignored internal market rules, violated trademark and property rights of the manufacturer, prohibits products and would this text should become law, many thousands of jobs in the EU, including Germany destroy Note well:. We talk about legal products!
In particular, the example of the regulation of new electronic cigarette the absurdity of today's decisions is clear. E-cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes and are therefore used by many former smokers as an exit help. While you can still buy cigarettes at every corner, exit the product will now be relegated to the pharmacy. So anyway, you can not convince them of the usefulness of European legislation, our citizens!
Even the vote itself was highly problematic. The voting list was manipulated. Many so-called compromises were entirely or partly identical with the Commission and included full text article. Thus, the vote on individual, otherwise amendments was specifically prevented. This approach is questionable not only with regard to the order but also irresponsible from a democratic point of view. The committee chairman Groote (SPD), a member of Parliament as well as the rapporteur of the Socialist Group, had approved this voting list. I have therefore objected to this vote and requires a review by the Rules Committee of the European Parliament, "said Dr. Renate Sommer MEP.
