Society. a Stop to the sale of classic rockets, limited försäljningstid around the new year and clarifying the rules under which the time frames that nyårsraketer get fired.
It is some of the suggestions from the fyrverkeribranschens ‘ association after Thursday’s emergency meeting.
– We do not believe in a total ban on fireworks. We believe that it will have such negative consequences. The proposal we submitted, we believe, is the way forward, ” says Erik Nilsson, chair of the Swedish Fyrverkeribranschförbund, TT.
Representatives of the industry gathered at a fyrverkeriföretag in Kungsbacka in order to develop a future action plan after nyårshelgens rocket attacks against people, animals, buses and blåljuspersonal.
– We see the incorrect and illegal use as a social problem. It is primarily a police issue. But we also want to have dialogue with the Authority of the Swedish civil contingencies agency, with the police and with the emergency services to take part of their experiences, ” says Nilsson.
Sales
A part of the action plan is a ban on the sale against the classic rockets with the stick and the machinery.
– We have seen that these rockets can cause major damage and when they stopped the sale in Norway reduced the damage drastically, ” says Nilsson.
the Industry have also agreed to limit the time of the sale of rockets at the time around the new year.
– You should not sell well in advance. The big sale will be close.
in Addition, the desired clarity about when you get to shoot so-called konsumentfyrverkerier without permission.
– In Finland there is such a rule already in the day: So for example, when talking about the new year, so you have to shoot between the hours of 18 and 02. Any similar regulation, we think that you should have. It also makes it clear for those who wish to stay within the law limits of the law, ” says Nilsson
Fyrverkeribranschen want in the long term also discuss with the Swedish civil contigencies Agency (MSB) to impose a prohibition for the public to use rockets with the stick, and machinery. The purpose is to prevent the rogue importers and traders shall be able to provide the rockets.
Welcome initiative
In Malmö was the new year celebrations dramatically on Möllevångstorget, when the fireworks were directed against people and buildings. Alderman Andréas Schönström (S) welcomes the industry’s initiative.
– Absolutely a step in the right direction. I have all the time thought that the prohibition is the last resort. But I’d like to see you do limitations, and partly in the worth noting design but also in the sale of them, ” he says.
He wants to see more action, like how much individuals should buy and when.
– I would like to see more opportunities for municipalities to act. I think that we are not in the order of these problems, it is necessary that we actually allowed the municipality to introduce the ban, ” says Andréas Schönström.
– But it needs to be investigated further.
In the Gothenburg region got the police a 90-speech call during the new year holidays with notifications about the rockets shot at a dangerous and reckless way. A number of people have also heard of the Gothenburg kommunledning with the requirements of the regulations for fireworks displays to be changed.
– this seems to have degenerated in a way that is just crazy. I understand myself, the reactions and I get myself pissed off, ” says Ann-Sofie Hermansson (S), the president in Gothenburg, sweden, to P4 Göteborg.
the FACTS
30% of sales
It is not manufactured fireworks in Sweden, but everything is imported, mostly from China.
Fyrverkeribranschen represent about 90 percent of the market.
Of sales is around 80% of the sales directly to consumers, while 20% relate to different events.
For some of the companies represent sales of classic rockets, now to be settled, up to 30 percent of sales.
Source: Swedish Fyrverkeribranschförbund
TT
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