As far as the entry into force of the regulation is concerned, we agree in principle with the Commission' s approach that compulsory labelling should be introduced in two stages, but we do not agreed with the timetable insofar as we think that the date of 1 January 2003 has been put far too far back.
Hvad angår forordningens ikrafttræden, støtter vi principielt Kommissionens initiativ, for det foreslås, at den obligatoriske mærkning indføres i to trin, men vi er ikke indforståede med tidsplanen, idet vi mener, at datoen 1. januar 2003 ligger for langt ude i fremtiden.