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2006/2597(RSP) Resolution on indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries or origin marking

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:

RoP 136-p5

Subjects

Events

2006/07/06

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0384/2006

2006/07/06

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0390/2006

2006/07/06

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0392/2006

2006/07/06

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0394/2006

2006/07/06

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0396/2006

2006/07/06

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0397/2006

2006/07/06

Joint motion for resolution

Documents

RC-B6-0384/2006

2006/07/06

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2006/07/06

EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament

2006/07/06

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries or origin marking. The resolution was adopted by 63 votes in favour, none against and one abstention.

At present, the EU does not have any harmonised provisions or uniform practices on origin marking in the EU. Disparities between regulations in force in the Member States as well as the absence of clear Community rules in this area result in a fragmentary legal framework. National measures imposing compulsory origin marking on goods imported from other Member States are prohibited, while there is no such limitation on compulsory origin marking on goods imported from third countries. Parliament pointed out that, for certain categories of consumer goods, competitiveness may lie in the fact that their production in the EU is associated with a reputation for quality and high production standards. An origin-marking scheme would have the aim of allowing EU consumers to be fully aware of the country of origin of the products they purchase. Consumers would thus be able to identify those products with the social, environmental and safety standards generally associated with that country. The current proposal introducing a mandatory country of origin marking system in the EU is restricted to a limited number of imported products such as textiles, jewellery, apparel, footwear, leather, lamps and light fittings, glassware, ceramics and handbags. Parliament also pointed out that a number of the EU's major trading partners, such as the United States, China, Japan and Canada, have enacted mandatory origin-marking requirements, and that it was crucial to ensure that a level playing-field is restored with such trade partners.

Parliament deplored the fact that, despite the Commission and the Council's being fully aware of the importance that Parliament attaches to origin marking, the Commission did not formally send the proposed regulation to Parliament for information. It insisted that Parliament should always be given the opportunity to express its views on any relevant initiative taken by other Community institutions in a timely manner, even if Parliament is not legally obliged to be consulted on this proposal. The Commission has an obligation to ensure the involvement of Parliament, in accordance with the Framework Agreement of 26 May 2005 on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission.

Parliament called on the Commission and Council to do the following:

- to inform Parliament about the results of any further impact assessment and legal analysis carried out, in particular with respect to the alleged inconsistencies of the proposed regulation with existing Community legislation and WTO rules;

- to place special emphasis on promoting the image of EU industry inside and outside the Community, safeguarding its identity and specificity, and ensuring that the overall good reputation of the Community's industry and the image and attractiveness of high value EU products is not tarnished by inaccurate or misleading indications of origin;

- to take all necessary steps to ensure a level playing-field with trading partners which have implemented origin-marking requirements;

- to set up proper customs surveillance and enforcement mechanisms;

Member States were urged to maintain a consistent Community approach to this issue to enable EU consumers to receive more complete and accurate information.

Finally, Parliament encouraged the Commission to strongly intervene, together with the Member States, to defend consumers' legitimate rights and expectations whenever there is evidence of counterfeiting and/or use of fraudulent or misleading origin markings by non-EU producers and importers.

Documents

T6-0325/2006

2006/07/06

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2006/07/03

EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament

Documents

B6-0316/2006

Documents

Motion for a resolution: B6-0384/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0390/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0392/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0394/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0396/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0397/2006
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0384/2006
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0325/2006
Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B6-0316/2006
Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B6-0316/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0384/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0390/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0392/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0394/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0396/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0397/2006
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0384/2006

Activities

Enrique BARÓN CRESPO
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (vote)
Gérard ONESTA
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
Francisco ASSIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
Jean-Pierre AUDY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
Christofer FJELLNER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
Cristiana MUSCARDINI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
Luca ROMAGNOLI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Explanations of vote
Robert STURDY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)
Gianluca SUSTA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Origin marking of certain imported products (debate)

Votes

RC B6-0384/2006 - Marquage d'origine - résolution #

2006/07/06 Outcome: +: 63, 0: 1

		PL	DE	FR	PT	ES	AT	EL	IE	IT	LT	GB	DK	NL	CY	LU	CZ	SK	BE
	Total	18	11	6	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
PPE-DE	30	Poland PPE-DE For (7) Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Jan OLBRYCHT, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Zbigniew ZALESKI, Zdzisław Kazimierz CHMIELEWSKI 7	Germany PPE-DE For (8) Albert DESS, Alfred GOMOLKA, Bernd POSSELT, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Hans-Peter MAYER, Michael GAHLER, Rainer WIELAND, Renate SOMMER 8	France PPE-DE For (4) Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jean-Paul GAUZÈS, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Margie SUDRE 4			Austria PPE-DE For (1) Othmar KARAS 1	Greece PPE-DE For (3) Antonis SAMARAS, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS, Manolis MAVROMMATIS 3	Ireland PPE-DE For (1) Simon COVENEY 1		Lithuania PPE-DE For (1) Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ 1	United Kingdom PPE-DE For (2) Giles CHICHESTER, Robert STURDY 2				Luxembourg PPE-DE For (1) Astrid LULLING 1	Czechia PPE-DE For (1) Zuzana ROITHOVÁ 1	Slovakia PPE-DE For (1) Anna ZÁBORSKÁ 1
PSE	17	Poland PSE For (3) Józef PINIOR, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Wiesław Stefan KUC 3	Germany PSE For (1) Heinz KINDERMANN 1	France PSE For (1) Catherine TRAUTMANN 1	Portugal PSE For (4) Elisa FERREIRA, Francisco ASSIS, Joel HASSE FERREIRA, Paulo CASACA 4	Spain PSE For (4) Enrique BARÓN CRESPO, Inés AYALA SENDER, Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA, Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ 4	Austria PSE For (2) Harald ETTL, Karin SCHEELE 2				Lithuania PSE For (1) Aloyzas SAKALAS 1								Belgium PSE For (1) Alain HUTCHINSON 1
ALDE	4	Poland ALDE For (1) Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ 1											Denmark ALDE For (1) Niels BUSK 1	Netherlands ALDE For (1) Jules MAATEN 1	Cyprus ALDE For (1) Marios MATSAKIS 1
NI	4	Poland NI For (3) Bernard WOJCIECHOWSKI, Leopold Józef RUTOWICZ, Ryszard CZARNECKI 3								Italy NI For (1) Luca ROMAGNOLI 1
IND/DEM	3	Poland IND/DEM For (2) Bogusław ROGALSKI, Urszula KRUPA 2							Ireland IND/DEM For (1) Kathy SINNOTT 1
UEN	3	Poland UEN For (2) Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, Marcin LIBICKI 2								Italy UEN For (1) Cristiana MUSCARDINI 1
GUE/NGL	2		Germany GUE/NGL For (1) André BRIE Abstain (1) Tobias PFLÜGER 2
Verts/ALE	1			France Verts/ALE For (1) Gérard ONESTA 1

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events	date: 2006-07-06T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=12450&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2006-07-06T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20060706&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament date: 2006-07-06T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-325 title: T6-0325/2006 summary: The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries or origin marking. The resolution was adopted by 63 votes in favour, none against and one abstention. At present, the EU does not have any harmonised provisions or uniform practices on origin marking in the EU. Disparities between regulations in force in the Member States as well as the absence of clear Community rules in this area result in a fragmentary legal framework. National measures imposing compulsory origin marking on goods imported from other Member States are prohibited, while there is no such limitation on compulsory origin marking on goods imported from third countries. Parliament pointed out that, for certain categories of consumer goods, competitiveness may lie in the fact that their production in the EU is associated with a reputation for quality and high production standards. An origin-marking scheme would have the aim of allowing EU consumers to be fully aware of the country of origin of the products they purchase. Consumers would thus be able to identify those products with the social, environmental and safety standards generally associated with that country. The current proposal introducing a mandatory country of origin marking system in the EU is restricted to a limited number of imported products such as textiles, jewellery, apparel, footwear, leather, lamps and light fittings, glassware, ceramics and handbags. Parliament also pointed out that a number of the EU's major trading partners, such as the United States, China, Japan and Canada, have enacted mandatory origin-marking requirements, and that it was crucial to ensure that a level playing-field is restored with such trade partners. Parliament deplored the fact that, despite the Commission and the Council's being fully aware of the importance that Parliament attaches to origin marking, the Commission did not formally send the proposed regulation to Parliament for information. It insisted that Parliament should always be given the opportunity to express its views on any relevant initiative taken by other Community institutions in a timely manner, even if Parliament is not legally obliged to be consulted on this proposal. The Commission has an obligation to ensure the involvement of Parliament, in accordance with the Framework Agreement of 26 May 2005 on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission. Parliament called on the Commission and Council to do the following: - to inform Parliament about the results of any further impact assessment and legal analysis carried out, in particular with respect to the alleged inconsistencies of the proposed regulation with existing Community legislation and WTO rules; - to place special emphasis on promoting the image of EU industry inside and outside the Community, safeguarding its identity and specificity, and ensuring that the overall good reputation of the Community's industry and the image and attractiveness of high value EU products is not tarnished by inaccurate or misleading indications of origin; - to take all necessary steps to ensure a level playing-field with trading partners which have implemented origin-marking requirements; - to set up proper customs surveillance and enforcement mechanisms; Member States were urged to maintain a consistent Community approach to this issue to enable EU consumers to receive more complete and accurate information. Finally, Parliament encouraged the Commission to strongly intervene, together with the Member States, to defend consumers' legitimate rights and expectations whenever there is evidence of counterfeiting and/or use of fraudulent or misleading origin markings by non-EU producers and importers. date: 2006-07-06T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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procedure/subject	Old 4.60.02 Consumer information, advertising, labelling 6.20 Common commercial policy in general New 4.60.02 Consumer information, advertising, labelling 6.20 Common commercial policy in general
procedure/subtype	Old Debate or resolution on oral questions New Debate or resolution on oral question/interpellation

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activities	date: 2006-07-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=12450&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20060706&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-325 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0325/2006 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
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procedure	reference 2006/2597(RSP) title Resolution on indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries or origin marking legal_basis Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 128-p5 stage_reached Procedure completed subtype Debate or resolution on oral questions type RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects subject 4.60.02 Consumer information, advertising, labelling 6.20 Common commercial policy in general

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RC B6-0384/2006 - Marquage d'origine - résolution #

Poland PPE-DE

For (7)

Germany PPE-DE

For (8)

France PPE-DE

For (4)

Austria PPE-DE

For (1)

Greece PPE-DE

For (3)

Ireland PPE-DE

For (1)

Lithuania PPE-DE

For (1)

United Kingdom PPE-DE

For (2)

Luxembourg PPE-DE

For (1)

Czechia PPE-DE

For (1)

Slovakia PPE-DE

For (1)

Poland PSE

For (3)

Germany PSE

For (1)

France PSE

For (1)

Portugal PSE

For (4)

Spain PSE

For (4)

Austria PSE

For (2)

Lithuania PSE

For (1)

Belgium PSE

For (1)

Poland ALDE

For (1)

Denmark ALDE

For (1)

Netherlands ALDE

For (1)

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

Poland NI

For (3)

Italy NI

For (1)

Poland IND/DEM

For (2)

Ireland IND/DEM

For (1)

Poland UEN

For (2)

Italy UEN

For (1)

Germany GUE/NGL

For (1)

Abstain (1)

France Verts/ALE

For (1)

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