Verbatim report of proceedings

Thursday, 2 February 2006 - Brussels

8.3. Rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products (vote)

- Before the vote:

  Jacques Toubon (PPE-DE), rapporteur. – (FR) Mr President, I should like simply to point out that the Commission proposal that consists of retaining mandatory packaging ranges for a number of staple goods, in the interest of consumers, is a coherent one. On the other hand, the position that consists of accepting the Commission’s plan to retain certain mandatory sectors, while rejecting the Commission proposal, is not coherent.

In the interest of consumers, and in accordance with the independent study commissioned by the European Parliament for the first time in its history, I therefore recommend voting in favour of the entire set of amendments tabled by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, which adopted them by 28 votes with one abstention.