I think that the vote has shown that although the common position of the Council has been toned down, the major groups here (and above all the German delegates of the major groups) have not, thank God, succeeded in destroying the heart of the directive, namely manufacturer responsibility.
Jeg mener, at afstemningen har vist, at Rådets fælles holdning ganske vist er blevet svækket, men at det gud ske lov ikke er lykkedes de store grupper - specielt de tyske repræsentanter for de store grupper i Europa-Parlamentet - at ødelægge kernen i direktivet, nemlig producenternes ansvar.