Internet: multiannual action plan on promoting safer use

In adopting the recommendation for second reading by Mr Gerhard SCHMID (PSE, D), the European Parliament called for the action plan to apply from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2002. Where an equivalent alternative existed for the dissemination of information to target groups, it called for that with the best cost-benefit ratio to be adopted. Where possible and worthwhile, electronic dissemination should be assigned priority. Parliament called for specific information to be provided when purchasing hardware or software designed for access networks or by Internet access providers for their new users. In conjunction with codes of conduct, Parliament wished a site quality label system to be established to help users to identify providers which complied with the code of conduct.�