title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 1947/97 do Deputado Cristiana MUSCARDINI à Comissão. Torturas praticadas em éguas com vista à preparação do produto farmacêutico comercialmente designado Premarin

eurovoc_concepts:
Canada
United States
animal experimentation
equidae
import restriction
international trade
medicinal product
protection of animals

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text: C 21/124 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 22. 1. 98 Resposta dada por M. Wulf-Mathies em nome da Comissa(cid:152)o (30 de Junho de 1997) O programa operacional da regia(cid:152)o da Sic(cid:14)·lia regista importantes atrasos de execu(cid:231)a(cid:152)o com apenas 10% (u·ltimos dados) das despesas programadas realmente efectuadas, no que se refere a‘s medidas co-financiadas pelo Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional. Este programa foi alia·s considerado em risco pelo comite· de acompanhamento do Quadro Comunita·rio de Apoio, reunido em Roma em 22 de Maio de 1997. Cabe em especial referir que as medidas que previam regimes de aux(cid:14)·lio ao investimento tur(cid:14)·stico a‘s quais o Senhor Deputado faz refere(cid:136)ncia (2. 1 «aux(cid:14)·lios ao turismo» e 2. 3 «turismo rural») na(cid:152)o registaram ate· a‘ data qualquer despesa e as previso(cid:152)es das autoridades nacionais preve(cid:136)em os primeiros pagamentos para finais de 1998, in(cid:14)·cio de 1999. A fim de evitar o risco de perda de recursos, a Comissa(cid:152)o esta· actualmente a avaliar com as autoridades nacionais, no a(cid:136)mbito de um processo mais vasto de reprograma(cid:231)a(cid:152)o das interven(cid:231)o(cid:152)es que registam problemas de execu(cid:231)a(cid:152)o, uma hipo·tese de remodela(cid:231)a(cid:152)o do programa que tenha em conta o estado e as perspectivas de realiza(cid:231)a(cid:152)o das diferentes ac(cid:231)o(cid:152)es. Esta opera(cid:231)a(cid:152)o na(cid:152)o implicaria todavia, na fase actual, qualquer redu(cid:231)a(cid:152)o do financiamento comunita·rio global para a regia(cid:152)o da Sic(cid:14)·lia e os recursos seriam mantidos no mesmo dom(cid:14)·nio de interven(cid:231)a(cid:152)o (subprograma 2 «turismo e bens culturais»). (98/C 21/238) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-1947/97 apresentada por Cristiana Muscardini (NI) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (4 de Junho de 1997) Objecto: Torturas praticadas em e·guas com vista a‘ prepara(cid:231)a(cid:152)o do produto farmace(cid:136)utico comercialmente designado Premarin A revista «Impronte», editada e distribu(cid:14)·da pela LAV › Lega Italiana Antivivisezione (Liga italiana contra a vivissec(cid:231)a(cid:152)o), tem vindo a denunciar ha· ja· algum tempo as torturas praticadas nos Estados Unidos e no Canada· em 75. 000 e·guas com vista a‘ obten(cid:231)a(cid:152)o dos produtos de base utilizados pelos laborato·rios americanos Wieth-ayerst na prepara(cid:231)a(cid:152)o do Premarin. As e·guas sa(cid:152)o submetidas a‘ tortura da sede, sendo-lhes administrados, em lugar dos 50 litros de a·gua de que diariamente necessitam, apenas 22 litros, a fim de obter uma urina muito mais concentrada. Por outro lado, o sistema de colheita da urina causa dores e ferimentos profundos nos animais. Poderia, em conseque(cid:136)ncia, a Comissa(cid:152)o tomar as medidas necessa·rias para proibir a importa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o deste medicamento na Europa, a fim de desencorajar estas pra·ticas crue·is? Resposta dada pelo Comissa·rio Bangemann em nome da Comissa(cid:152)o (8 de Julho de 1997) Remetemos a Senhora Deputada para as respostas dadas pela Comissa(cid:152)o a‘s perguntas escritas E-1784/96 e 1785/96 da Senhora Deputada Van Dijk (1). De um modo geral, de acordo com as regras do come·rcio internacional, a Comunidade na(cid:152)o pode proibir a importa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de produtos provenientes de pa(cid:14)·ses terceiros pelo motivo de, nesses pa(cid:14)·ses, tais produtos serem obtidos em condi(cid:231)o(cid:152)es que na Comunidade seriam consideradas inaceita·veis, se os produtos em questa(cid:152)o na(cid:152)o representarem um risco para a sau·de ou a vida das pessoas e dos animais na Comunidade. (1) JO C 11 de 13. 01. 1997. (98/C 21/239) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-1949/97 apresentada por Sebastiano Musumeci (NI) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (4 de Junho de 1997) Objecto: Proibi(cid:231)a(cid:152)o das ajudas concedidas pela Sic(cid:14)·lia aos operadores tur(cid:14)·sticos A Comissa(cid:152)o Europeia proibiu a Sic(cid:14)·lia de conceder ajudas aos operadores que efectuam o transporte de turistas para a ilha por charter, comboio, barco e pullman, considerando que as medidas em questa(cid:152)o constituem uma


title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1011/97 of 4 June 1997 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

eurovoc_concepts:
agri-monetary policy
citrus fruit
fruit vegetable
import price
pip fruit
stone fruit


title: 97/377/EG: Kommissionens beslut av den 4 juni 1997 om ändring när det gäller Tyskland, Förenade kungariket, Irland, Grekland och Sverige av beslut 96/295/EEG om fastställande av förteckningen över och identiteten hos enheterna i det datoriserade nätet Animo (Text av betydelse för EES)

eurovoc_concepts:
customs inspection
information network
live animal
veterinary inspection

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title: Guide sur les règles applicables aux procédures de passation des marchés publics de services dans les secteurs autres que ceux de l'eau, de l'énergie, des transports, et des télécommunications.

eurovoc_concepts:
award of contract
provision of services
public contract
single market
works contract


title: Kommissionens Forordning (EF) nr. 1008/97 af 4. juni 1997 om ændring af forordning (EF) nr. 1328/96 om forsyningsopgørelsen for De Kanariske Øer for varer hidrørende fra oksekødssektoren

eurovoc_concepts:
Canary Islands
EU aid
beef
breeding animal
cattle
supply balance sheet


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 1930/97 del Salvador GARRIGA POLLEDO a la Comisión. Fondos estructurales

eurovoc_concepts:
EU Member State
EU financing
EU programme
European Commission
Structural Funds
commitment of expenditure
payment

text: C 45/124 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 10. 2. 98 (98/C 45/158) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-1923/97 de David Bowe (PSE) a la Comisio·n (4 de junio de 1997) Asunto: Protocolo de la CEPE sobre el azufre ¿Que propuestas tiene previsto presentar la Comisio·n para alentar a los Estados miembros a ratificar el protocolo de la CEPE sobre el azufre? ¿Se muestra de acuerdo la Comisio·n en que una ra·pida ratificacio·n por parte de los Estados miembros contribuir(cid:14)·a enormemente a alcanzar los objetivos de esta institucio·n por lo que respecta a la reduccio·n de la acidificacio·n? Respuesta de la Sra. Bjerragaard en nombre de la Comisio·n (2 de julio de 1997) La Comisio·n esta· de acuerdo en que una ra·pida ratificacio·n del protocolo de 1994 sobre el azufre del Convenio sobre contaminacio·n atmosfe·rica transfronteriza de largo alcance contribuir(cid:14)·a al logro de los objetivos de calidad medioambiental en materia de acidificacio·n. Esto se ha subrayado tambie·n en la estrategia sobre acidificacio·n, en la que se indica que uno de los primeros pasos de una pol(cid:14)·tica ambiciosa para luchar contra la acidificacio·n ser(cid:14)·a ratificar el protocolo de 1994 sobre el azufre. Hay varias razones para la ratificacio·n. La Comunidad mostrar(cid:14)·a su compromiso respecto de las empresas internacionales existentes. Es necesario que al menos 16 partes signatarias ratifiquen el protocolo para que sea operativo. El protocolo incluye disposiciones para futuras revisiones que ofrecen la posibilidad de compromisos de ma·s alcance que podr(cid:14)·an contribuir en mayor medida al logro de los objetivos de calidad medioambiental de la Comunidad. La ratificacio·n por la Comunidad animar(cid:14)·a a ratificar el protocolo a los Estados miembros que au·n no lo han hecho. A la vista de lo expuesto, la Comisio·n ha presentado una propuesta de Decisio·n del Consejo sobre la conclusio·n por la Comunidad del protocolo de 1994 sobre el azufre, propuesta que se adjunta a la estrategia sobre acidificacio·n (1). (1) COM(97)88 final. (98/C 45/159) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-1930/97 de Salvador Garriga Polledo (PPE) a la Comisio·n (4 de junio de 1997) Asunto: Fondos estructurales ¿Podr(cid:14)·a explicar la Comisio·n cua·l es el procedimiento aplicable al resto a liquidar (RAL) correspondiente a los Fondos estructurales al fin del per(cid:14)·odo de programacio·n actual (1994-1999)? Respuesta del Sr. Liikanen en nombre de la Comisio·n (15 de julio de 1997) Los pagos de compromisos contra(cid:14)·dos en el per(cid:14)·odo de programacio·n actual se seguira·n efectuando despue·s de 1999. La Comisio·n responde a las solicitudes de pago presentadas por los Estados miembros, que a su vez dependen del progreso de la aplicacio·n del programa. La velocidad con la que se liquidan los compromisos pendientes depende, por tanto, principalmente de los Estados miembros. Las decisiones de concesio·n de ayudas preve·n plazos para los pagos finales, que pueden prorrogarse en cada caso concreto a instancia del interesado siempre que ello se justifique


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 1908/97 do Deputado Amedeo AMADEO à Comissão. Organismos geneticamente modificados

eurovoc_concepts:
EU control
consumer protection
crop production
genetically modified organism
health risk
labelling
marketing
new technology
public health
research and development

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title: SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL nr. 1908/97 af Amedeo AMADEO til Kommissionen. Genetisk modificerede organismer


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 1903/97 dell'on. Amedeo AMADEO alla Commissione. Libro verde istruzione/formazione- mobilità transnazionale

eurovoc_concepts:
EU policy
EU publication
approval
education
free movement of workers
recognition of studies
vocational training


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1897/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs

eurovoc_concepts:
animal product
application of EU law
food inspection
health control
veterinary drug
veterinary medicinal product
waste


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 1925/97 de Anita POLLACK à la Commission. Subventions octroyées aux entreprises pharmaceutiques pour l'utilisation du sucre

eurovoc_concepts:
chemical industry
common organisation of markets
competitiveness
pharmaceutical product
production refund
sugar
sugar industry
third country

text: 25. 2. 98 FR Journal officiel des Communaute·s europe·ennes C 60/67 (98/C 60/100) QUESTION E· CRITE E-1925/97 pose·e par Anita Pollack (PSE) a‘ la Commission (4 juin 1997) Objet: Subventions octroye·es aux entreprises pharmaceutiques pour l(cid:146)utilisation du sucre Pour quelle raison l(cid:146)Union europe·enne accorde-t-elle des subventions aux entreprises pharmaceutiques pour l(cid:146)utilisation de sucre dans leurs produits? Re·ponse donne·e par M. Fischler au nom de la Commission (23 juin 1997) Les dispositions introduites par le re‘glement (CEE) no 1010/86 du Conseil, du 25 mars 1986, e·tablissant les re‘gles ge·ne·rales applicables a‘ la restitution a‘ la production pour certains produits du secteur du sucre utilise·s dans l(cid:146)industrie chimique (1), ont renforce· les modalite·s d(cid:146)application de ces subventions, en vigueur sous diffe·rentes formes dans la Communaute· depuis l(cid:146)institution de l(cid:146)organisation commune des marche·s dans le secteur du sucre en 1968. Parmi les diffe·rentes ame·liorations apporte·es par ce re‘glement, l(cid:146)extension du champ d(cid:146)application des re‘gles a permis d(cid:146)inclure tous les produits pharmaceutiques vise·s au chapitre 30 de la nomenclature combine·e. Le Conseil reconna(cid:14)(cid:136)t ainsi le de·bouche· important que repre·sente l(cid:146)industrie pharmaceutique pour les marche·s communautaires du sucre qui, comme le sait l(cid:146)Honorable Parlementaire, sont exce·dentaires. En ce qui concerne la campagne de commercialisation 1995/1996 par exemple, ce de·bouche· a compte· pour 52 873 tonnes sur les 246 382 tonnes de produits du secteur du sucre pour lesquels des restitutions a‘ la production ont e·te· octroye·es. Les restitutions a‘ la production permettent en particulier aux entreprises pharmaceutiques concerne·es de rester compe·titives par rapport a‘ leurs concurrents base·s dans des pays tiers. Il faut en outre garder a‘ l(cid:146)esprit que le sucre, en raison de sa purete· et d(cid:146)autres proprie·te·s spe·cifiques, reste pour ainsi dire la seule matie‘re premie‘re utilisable dans la majorite· des applications pharmaceutiques. La Commission aimerait e·galement souligner que les de·penses lie·es aux restitutions a‘ la production sont supporte·es par les betteraviers et les fabricants de sucre, d(cid:146)isoglucose et de sirop d(cid:146)inuline, qui versent des cotisations a‘ la production deux fois par an conforme·ment aux re‘gles d(cid:146)autofinancement applicables dans le secteur du sucre. (1) JO L 94 du 9. 4. 1986. (98/C 60/101) QUESTION E· CRITE E-1929/97 pose·e par Salvador Garriga Polledo (PPE) a‘ la Commission (4 juin 1997) Objet: E· largissement de l(cid:146)Union europe·enne Est-il conforme au traite· de l(cid:146)Union (TUE) signe· par les quinze E· tats membres de faire pre·valoir l(cid:146)objectif de l(cid:146)e·largissement de l(cid:146)Union europe·enne sur celui de la cohe·sion e·conomique et sociale dans l(cid:146)UE? Re·ponse donne·e par Mme Wulf-Mathies au nom de la Commission (3 juillet 1997) Le renforcement de la cohe·sion e·conomique et sociale figure parmi les objectifs que poursuit la Communaute· au titre de l(cid:146)article 2 du Traite· CE et du titre XIV de ce me(cid:136)me traite· dans ses articles 130 A a‘ E. Par ailleurs, le traite· sur l(cid:146)Union europe·enne dans son article O stipule que «Tout E· tat europe·en peut demander a‘ devenir membre de l(cid:146)Union. Les conditions de l(cid:146)admission et les adaptations que cette admission entra(cid:14)(cid:136)ne en ce qui concerne les traite·s sur lesquels est fonde· l(cid:146)Union font l(cid:146)objet d(cid:146)un accord entre les E· tats membres et l(cid:146)E· tat demandeur. »


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 1903/97 van Amedeo AMADEO aan de Commissie. Groenboek onderwijs/opleiding - transnationale mobiliteit


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 1925/97 van Anita POLLACK aan de Commissie. Suikersubsidies aan farmaceutische bedrijven

text: 25. 2. 98 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen C 60/67 (98/C 60/100) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-1925/97 van Anita Pollack (PSE) aan de Commissie (4 juni 1997) Betreft: Suikersubsidies aan farmaceutische bedrijven Waarom betaalt de EU subsidie aan farmaceutische bedrijven als ze suiker in hun producten gebruiken? Antwoord van de heer Fischler namens de Commissie (23 juni 1997) Bij de regelingen die zijn ingesteld bij Verordening (EEG) nr. 1010/86 van de Raad van 25 maart 1986 houdende vaststelling van de algemene voorschriften inzake de restitutie bij de produktie voor bepaalde in de chemische industrie gebruikte produkten van de sector suiker (1), zijn de restitutieregels die sinds de instelling van de gemeenschappelijke marktordening in de sector suiker in 1968 in diverse vormen zijn toegepast, verbeterd. Een van de vele verbeteringen was de uitbreiding van de werkingssfeer van de regels tot alle farmaceutische producten van hoofdstuk 30 van de gecombineerde nomenclatuur. Daarmee heeft de Raad het belang erkend van de farmaceutische industrie als afnemer voor de communautaire suikermarkt, die, zoals het geachte Parlementslid weet, een overschot vertoont. In het laatste verkoopseizoen, 1995/1996, was deze afzetmogelijk- heid bijvoorbeeld goed voor 52 873 ton van de in totaal 246 382 ton producten van de suikersector waarvoor een restitutie bij de productie is verleend. De restituties bij de productie maken het met name de betrokken farmaceutische bedrijven mogelijk concurrerend te blijven ten opzichte van farmaceutische bedrijven buiten de Gemeenschap. Bovendien mag niet uit het oog worden verloren dat suiker vanwege zijn zuiverheid en andere speciale eigenschappen vrijwel de enige grondstof is die bij de bereiding van de meeste producten van de farmaceutische industrie kan worden toegepast. De Commissie wil voorts ook benadrukken dat de uitgaven die verbonden zijn aan de restituties bij de productie worden gedragen door de bietentelers en de fabrikanten van suiker, isoglucose en inulinestroop. Zij betalen tweemaal per jaar productieheffingen, in het kader van de zelffinancieringsregeling in de suikersector. (1) PB L 94 van 9. 4. 1986. (98/C 60/101) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-1929/97 van Salvador Garriga Polledo (PPE) aan de Commissie (4 juni 1997) Betreft: Uitbreiding van de Europese Unie Is het in overeenstemming met het Verdrag betreffende de Europese Unie (VEU) tussen de vijftien lidstaten om de uitbreiding van de Europese Unie te stellen boven het bereiken van de economische en sociale samenhang in de EU? Antwoord van mevrouw Wulf-Mathies namens de Commissie (3 juli 1997) De versterking van de economische en sociale cohesie is een van de doelstellingen van de Gemeenschap, zoals bepaald in artikel 2 van het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap en in de artikelen 130 A tot en met 130 E van titel XIV van dat verdrag. Verder is in artikel O van het Verdrag betreffende de Europese Unie het volgende bepaald: (cid:132)Elke Europese staat kan verzoeken lid te worden van de Unie. (. ) De voorwaarden voor de toelating en de uit die toelating voortvloeiende aanpassingen van de Verdragen waarop de Unie is gebaseerd, vormen het onderwerp van een akkoord tussen de lidstaten en de staat die het verzoek indient. (cid:148)


title: Proposta di regolamento (CE) del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio che modifica il regolamento (CEE) n. 3330/91 del Consiglio relativo alle statistiche sugli scambi di beni tra Stati membri, per quanto riguarda la nomenclatura dei prodotti

eurovoc_concepts:
Combined Nomenclature
intra-EU trade
statistics
tariff nomenclature
trading operation


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1895/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Organic production of agricultural products

eurovoc_concepts:
Council of the European Union
EC Regulation
EU Member State
agricultural product
agricultural region
approximation of laws
foodstuff
organic farming
quality standard
restriction on competition


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 1931/97 του Salvador GARRIGA POLLEDO προς την Επ τροπή. Διαρθρωτικά ταμεία

eurovoc_concepts:
Community support framework
EU Member State
EU control
EU financial instrument
European Commission
European Investment Bank
Structural Funds
application of EU law
principle of additionality
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text: C 60/68 EL Epi·shmh Efhmeri·da tvn Eyrvpai¤kv· n Koinoth·tvn 25. 2. 98 (cid:211)pvw proky·ptei apo· thn teleytai·a diey·rynsh (me thn Aystri·a, Soyhdi·a kai Finlandi·a to 1995), h arxh· thw eni·sxyshw thw oikonomikh·w kai koinvnikh·w synoxh·w poy ori·zetai sto a·ruro 2 kauv· w kai oi leptome·reiew efarmogh·w thw poy kauori·zontai sta a·rura 130A e·vw E pre·pei na efarmosuoy·n stiw mellontike·w xv· rew poy ua prosxvrh·soyn sthn (cid:201)nvsh, sy·mfvna me tiw leptome·reiew efarmogh·w poy pre·pei na symfvnhuoy·n stiw synuh·kew prosxv· rhshw. (98/C 60/102) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-1931/97 ypobolh· : Salvador Garriga Polledo (PPE) prow thn Epitroph· (4 Ioyni·oy 1997) Ue·ma: Diarurvtika· tamei·a Uevrei· h Epitroph· ikanopoihtikh· th diadikasi·a epibebai·vshw thw arxh·w thw symplhrvmatiko·thtaw sta diarurvtika· tamei·a; Ea·n o·xi, exei proble·cei ton tro·po metarry·umishw thw en lo·gv diadikasi·aw; Apa·nthsh thw k. Wulf Mathies ej ono·matow thw Epitroph· w (8 Ioyli·oy 1997) H anauev· rhsh tvn kanonismv· n tvn Diarurvtikv· n Tamei·vn to 1993 kate·sthse dynath· thn eni·sxysh thw arxh·w thw prosuetiko·thtaw. Se sxe·sh me toyw kanonismoy·w toy 1988, o kanonismo·w (EOK) ariu. 2082/93 toy Symboyli·oy thw 20h·w Ioyli·oy 1993 gia thn tropopoi·hsh toy kanonismoy· (EOK) ariu. 4253/88 gia tiw diata·jeiw efarmogh·w toy kanonismoy· (EOK) ariu. 2052/88 o·son afora· to syntonismo· tvn paremba·sevn tvn diafo·rvn Diarurvtikv· n Tamei·vn metajy· toyw kauv· w kai me tiw paremba·seiw thw Eyrvpai¤kh·w Tra·pezaw Ependy·sevn kai tvn loipv· n yfista·menvn xrhmatodotikv· n orga·nvn, eja·lloy (1), e·dvse safh· orismo· thw arxh·w thw prosuetiko·thtaw kai kauo·rise toyw kano·new poy pre·pei na throy·ntai. (cid:201)tsi to ne·o a·ruro 9 toy kanonismoy· 4253/88 proble·pei o·ti «gia na ejasfalisuei· o·ti o oikonomiko·w anti·ktypow ei·nai pragmatiko·w, oi pistv· seiw tvn Diarurvtikv· n Tamei·vn kai toy XMPA. den ei·nai dynato·n na ypokauistoy·n tiw dhmo·siew diarurvtike·w dapa·new › h· tiw ejomoioy·menew m’ayte·w › toy kra·toyw me·loyw sto sy·nolo tvn perioxv· n oi opoi·ew ei·nai epile·jimew gia e·na sto·xo» (§1). «Gia to skopo· ayto·,. h Epitroph· kai to endiafero·meno kra·tow me·low merimnoy·n v· ste to kra·tow me·low na diathrei· sto sy·nolo tvn en lo·gv perioxv· n, tiw dhmo·siew diarurvtike·w toy dapa·new › h· tiw ejomoioy·menew m’ayte·w › toyla·xiston sto i·dio epi·pedo me ayto· poy i·sxye kata· thn prohgoy·menh peri·odo programmatismoy·. » (§2). Giana katastei· dynath· h ejakri·bvsh thw th·rhshw thw arxh·w ayth·w, to a· ruro 8 toy i·dioy kanonismoy·, o·pvw tropopoih·uhke to 1993, proe·blepe epi·shw thn e·ntajh sta Koinotika· Plai·sia Sth·rijhw (KPS) kai ta Eniai·a (cid:201)ggrafa Programmatismoy· (EEP) leptome·reiew sxetike·w me thn parakoloy·uhsh thw efarmogh·w thw arxh·w thw prosuetiko·thtaw kai mia prv· th ajiolo·ghsh· thw. Apaitei· thn paroxh· tvn kata·llhlvn stoixei·vn tvn sxetikv· n me th diafa·neia tvn sygkekrime·nvn xrhmatikv· n rov· n (§3). H e·ntajh tvn diafo·rvn aytv· n kano·nvn stoyw isxy·ontew kanonismoy·w e·dvse th dynato·thta ajioshmei·vthw belti·vshw thw efarmogh·w thw arxh·w thw prosuetiko·thtaw. (cid:211)la ta KPS kai ta EEP poy ei·nai sxetika· me toyw sto·xoyw 1 kai 6 apote·lesan to antikei·meno «ek tvn prote·rvn» epalh·ueyshw. Gia to sto·xo 2, h epalh·ueysh ayth· pragmatopoih·uhke stiw perisso·terew tvn periptv· sevn. Orisme·na e·ggrafa gia ta opoi·a den ei·xe gi·nei «ek tvn prote·rvn» epalh·ueysh kata· th stigmh· thw e·gkrishw apote·lesan to antikei·meno rh·traw anastolh·w tvn plhrvmv· n, me thn opoi·a anaste·llontai oi plhrvme·w apo· th dey·terh prokatabolh· ea·n h «ek tvn prote·rvn» epalh·ueysh thw prosuetiko·thtaw den e·xei ejasfalisuei·. Eja·lloy, h «kau’odo·n» epalh·ueysh dieykoly·nuhke ej orismoy·, se synergasi·a me thn Epitroph·, apo· toyw kano·new epalh·ueyshw poy i·sxyan se ka·ue kra·tow me·low. Ayto· epe·trece sthn Epitroph· na la·bei oikonomike·w plhrofori·ew pio endedeigme·new kai prosarmosme·new sth sygkekrime·nh peri·ptvsh gia ka·ue kra·tow me·low. H Epitroph· ua ejeta·sei to me·llon thw arxh·w thw prosuetiko·thtaw kai thw efarmogh·w thw sto plai·sio tvn ne·vn kanonismv· n gia ta Diarurvtika· Tamei·a poy ua pre·pei na protei·nei h Epitroph· kata· to prv· to eja· mhno toy 1998. (1) EE L 193 thw 31. 07. 1993


title: Πρόταση απόφασης του Συμβουλίου όσον αφορά επιπρόσθετους κανόνες και προδιαγραφές για οδικά οχήματα τα οποία χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μεταφορά ζωικού κεφαλαίου για ταξίδια των οποίων η διάρκεια υπερβαίνει τις οκτώ ώρες

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text: ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ Βρυξέλλες, 04. 06. 1997 COM(97) 272 τελικό Πρόταση ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ όσον αφορά επιπρόσθετους κανόνες και προδιαγραφές για οδικά οχήματα τα οποία χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μεταφορά ζωικού κεφαλαίου για ταξίδια των οποίων η διάρκεια υπερβαίνει τις οκτώ ώρες (υποβληθείσα από την Επιτροπή) ΑΙΤΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΕΚΘΕΣΗ, Οι κοινοτικοί κανόνες για την προστασία των ζώων κατά τη διάρκεια της μεταφοράς τους περιλαμβάνονται στην οδηγία 91/628/ΕΟΚ1 του Συμβουλίου. Η εν λόγω οδηγία έχει τροποποιηθεί από την οδηγία 95/29/ΕΚ2. Οι διατάξεις του άρθρου 13 παράγραφος 1 προβλέπουν ότι η Επιτροπή υποβάλει στο Συμβούλιο προτάσεις για τον καθορισμό των προδιαγραφών στις οποίες πρέπει να ανταποκρίνονται τα μεταφορικά μέσα. Οι γενικοί κανόνες και προδιαγραφές για τα αυτοκίνητα και τα ρυμουλκούμενα οχήματα τους που χρησιμοποιούν!'. για τη μεταφορά ορισμένων ζώων έχουν προταθεί από την Επιτροπή (Com(97). ΡΕ/97/765). Πρέπει να θεσπισθούν επιπρόσθετοι κανόνες και προδιαγραφές για τα οδικά οχήματα που χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μεταφορά εκτρεφόμενων ζώων για ταξίδια που υπερβαίνουν τις 8 ώρες, όπως αναφέρεται στο κεφάλαιο VII παράγραφος 3 του παραρτήματος της προαναφερθείσας οδηγίας. είναι αρμόδια αποκλειστικά Η Κοινότητα ζώων (συμπεριλαμβανομένων των επιπρόσθετων προδιαγραφών για τα οδικά οχήματα που χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μεταφορά ζωικού κεφαλαίου για ταξίδια διάρκειας μεγαλύτερης των 8 ωρών). Η προτεινόμενη απόφαση του Συμβουλίου η οποία αποτελεί διάταξη εφαρμογής της βασικής οδηγίας για την προστασία των ζώων κατά τη διάρκεια της μεταφοράς τους, είναι το απλούστερο μέσο για την επίτευξη του επιδιωκόμενου στόχου. μεταφορά για τη Κατά τη γνώμη της Επιτροπής, οι διατάξεις των συμφωνιών του ΠΟΕ αποκλείουν την εφαρμογή των εν λόγω κανόνων και προδιαγραφών στα οχήματα που προέρχονται από τρίτες χώρες. 1 2 ΕΕαριθ. L 340 της 11. 12. 1991, σ. 17 ΕΕ αριθ. L 148 της 30. 6. 1995, α. 52 & ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ της όσον αφορά επιπρόσθετους κανόνες και προδιαγραφές για οδικά οχήματα τα οποία χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μεταφορά ζωικού κεφαλαίου για ταξίδια των οποίων η διάρκεια υπερβαίνει τις οκτώ ώρες ΤΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ, Έχοντας υπόψη: την οδηγία 91/628/ΕΟΚ του Συμβουλίου για την προστασία των ζώων κατά τη διάρκεια της μεταφοράς τους(1), και ιδίως το άρθρο 13 παράγραφος 1, την πρόταση της Επιτροπής(2), Εκτιμώντας: ότι είναι αναγκαίο, σε περίπτωση που εκτρεφόμενα μονόχηλα και εκτρεφόμενα ζώα του βοείου, πρόβειου, αιγείου και χοιρείου είδους μεταφέρονται κατά τη διάρκεια ταξιδιών τα οποία διαρκούν πλέον των οκτών ωρών, να θεσπισθούν επιπρόσθετοι κανόνες και προδιαγραφές όσον αφορά τα μεταφορικά μέσα που χρησιμοποιούνται- ότι, ως επί το πλείστον, η μεταφορά των ζώων που ανήκουν στα προαναφερόμενα είδη συνεπάγεται τη χρήση οδικών οχημάτων· ότι είναι, επομένως, σκόπιμο, να θεσπισθούν οι επιπρόσθετοι κανόνες και προδιαγραφές οι οποίοι πρέπει να πληρούνται από τα οδικά οχήματα ούτως ώστε αυτά να μπορούν να χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μεταφορά ζώων, που ανήκουν στα προαναφερθέντα είδη για ταξίδια διάρκειας μεγαλύτερης των οκτώ ώρων· ( ) (2) ΕΕ αριθ. L 340 της 11. 12. 1991, σ. 17. Οδηγία που τροποποιήθηκε τελευταία από την οδηγία 95/29/ΕΚ (ΕΕ αριθ. L 148 της 30. 06. 1995, σ. 52). ΕΕ αριθ. L Q ότι, για το είδος των μεταφορών οι οποίες αναφέρονται στην παρούσα απόφαση οι ήδη θεσπισθέντες κανόνες και προδιαγραφές επεκτείνονται επί των επιπρόσθετων απαιτήσεων που προβλέπονται στο κεφάλαιο VII παράγραφος 3 του παραρτήματος της οδηγίας 91/628/ΕΟΚ· ότι, για να εξασφαλισθεί η ορθή μεταχείριση των εν λόγω ζώων, οι επιπρόσθετοι κανόνες και προδιαγραφές πρέπει να επιβάλλουν ειδικές υποχρεώσεις όσον αφορά ιδίως την πρόσβαση στο όχημα, τον προσήκοντα εξαερισμό, το διαχωρισμό των ζώων με κινητά διαχωρίσματα καθώς και λεπτομερείς ρυθμίσεις όσον αφορά την παροχή ύδατος· ΕΞΕΔΩΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ: Άρθρο 1 Τα οδικά οχήματα που χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μεταφορά εκτρεφομενων μονοχηλων και ζώων του βοείου, πρόβειου, αιγείου και χοιρείου είδους για ταξίδια μέσα στην Κοινότητα τα οποία υπερβαίνουν τις οκτώ ώρες, πρέπει να πληρούν τους επιπρόσθετους κανόνες και προδιαγραφές που θεσπίζονται στο παράρτημα της παρούσας απόφασης. Άρθρο 2 Η παρούσα απόφαση ισχύει από την 1 Ιανουαρίου 1998. Άρθρο 3 Η παρούσα απόφαση απευθύνεται στα κράτη μέλη. Βρυξέλλες, Για το Συμβούλιο 4* ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Επιπρόσθετοι κανόνες και προδιαγραφές για οδικά οχήματα τα οποία χρησιμοποιούνται για τη μεταφορά ζωικού κεφαλαίου κατά τη διάρκεια ταξιδιών τα οποία υπερβαίνουν τις οκτώ ώρες. 1· Η στρωιινή 1. 1 Πρέπει να παρέχεται στα ζώα κατάλληλο κινητό υλικό στρωμνής με το οποίο εξασφαλίζονται ορθές συνθήκες διαβίωσης καθώς και η προσήκουσα απορρόφηση και ο διασκορπισμός των ούρων και της κοπριάς. 2. Η διατροφή 2. 1 2. 2 Το όχημα μεταφέρει επαρκή ποσότητα ζωοτροφών καταλλήλου είδους έτσι ώστε να πληρούνται κατά τη διάρκεια του ταξιδιού οι απαιτήσεις όσον αφορά τη διατροφή των ειδών και κατηγοριών στα οποία ανήκουν τα μεταφερόμενα ζώα. Κατά τη διάρκεια του ταξιδού οι ζωοτροφές προστατεύονται από τις καιρικές συνθήκες και από ρυπαντικούς παράγοντες όπως: οι ακαθαρσίες, η σκόνη, τα καύσιμα, καθώς και τα ούρα και η κοπριά ζώων. Ο εξοπλισμός ο οποίος είναι αναγκαίος για την ανάμειξη των ζωοτροφών που παρέχονται στα ζώα σε υγρή μορφή, πρέπει να μεταφέρεται και θα πρέπει να είναι κατάλληλος για το σκοπό αυτόν και να τηρείται καθαρός πριν και μετά τη χρήση. Κατάλληλο καθαρό νερό ή άλλο καθαρό υγρό για την ανάμειξη των υγρών ζωοτροφών πρέπει επίσης να μεταφέρεται. Για την παροχή των ζωοτροφών στα ζώα κατά τη διάρκεια της μεταφοράς τους στο όχημα πρέπει να χρησιμοποιούνται σκεύη ή δοχεία τα οποία χρησιμοποιούνται συνήθως για αυτόν το σκοπόν (γούρνες, σκάφες, ταγίστρες ή ποτίοτρες). Ο αριθμός καθώς ο σχεδιασμός αυτών των αντικειμένων που χρησιμοποιούνται για την παροχή τροφής στα ζώα στο όχημα, πρέπει να είναι κατάλληλος για την κάλυψη των αναγκών διατροφής του αριθμού, των ζωικών ειδών και κατηγοριών των ζώων τα οποία μεταφέρονται. Ο εξοπλισμός παροχής τροφής θα πρέπει να είναι σχεδιασμένος έτσι ώστε να μπορεί να προσαρτείται σε ένα σταθερό μέρος του οχήματος κατά τη διάρκεια της χρήσης τους, έτσι ώστε να αποφεύγεται το ενδεχόμενο της ανατροπής τους εξαιτίας κινήσεων των ζώων. Θα πρέπει επίσης, σε ένα μέρος του οχήματος στο οποίο τα ζώα δεν έχουν πρόσβαση, να φυλάσσεται κινητός εξοπλισμός παροχής τροφής στα ζώα, όταν το όχημα δεν χρησιμοποιείται. Αυτός ο κινητός εξοπλισμός πρέπει να απομακρύνεται από τα μέρη στα οποία βρίσκονται τα ζώα, όταν το όχημα βρίσκεται εν κινήσει. r 3. Η πρόσβαση 3. 1 Κάθε ξεχωριστό τμήμα της μεταφορικής μονάδας πρέπει να διαθέτει είτε εξωτερική πόρτα ή άνοιγμα, είτε μία πτέρυγα, διάδρομο ή κάποιον άλλον ελεύθερο χώρο δαπέδου όπως μη κατειλημμένο χώρο εντός του οχήματος έτσι ώστε το υπεύθυνο για τη μεταφορά προσωπικό να έχει τη δυνατότητα να παρέχει στα ζώα τη φροντίδα την οποία αυτά χρειάζονται κατά τη διάρκεια της μεταφοράς τους. 4. Ο εξαερισμός 4. 1 Το όχημα διαθέτει κατάλληλο εξαερισμό ο οποίος είναι δυνατόν να προσαρμόζεται αναλόγως της επικρατούσας θερμοκρασίας (εντός και εκτός του οχήματος). 4. 1. 1 Το όχημα διαθέτει εξοπλισμό εξαερισμού του οποίου η ικανότητα επαρκεί για για την ανανέωση τουλάχιστον 150 κυβικών μέτρων αέρος ανά ώρα ανά τετραγωνικό μέτρο επιφανείας δαπέδου σε όλο το όχημα, είτε αυτό βρίσκεται εν κινήσει. Ο εξοπλισμός αυτός διατηρείται σε ικανοποιητικές συνθήκες λειτουργίας και τίθεται σε λειτουργία όταν το ζωικό κεφάλαιο παραμένει εντός του οχήματος συνεχώς σε περίπτωση που ο ρυθμός της ανανέωσης του αέρα που είναι αποτέλεσμα της κίνησης του οχήματος κατέρχεται κάτω από το επίπεδο που ορίζεται στην πρώτη υποπαράγραφο ως άνω. Εντούτοις, η χρήση του εξοπλισμού εξαερισμού του οχήματος δεν είναι αναγκαία σε περίπτωση που το όχημα σταθμεύει σε μέρος στο οποίο παρέχεται μέσω εξωτερικού εξοπλισμού αδιάκοπος εξαερισμός ισοδύναμης ικανότητας. 4. 1. 2 Η δυνατότητα θέσης σε λειτουργία του εξοπλισμού εξαερισμού είναι ανεξάρτητη από τον κινητήρα του οχήματος. 4. 2 Η θερμοκρασία που επικρατεί σε κάθε τμήμα εντός του οχήματος καθώς και η εξωτερική θερμοκρασία παρακολουθείται έτσι ώστε τα αποτελέσματα τους να είναι ορατά από τον οδηγό του οχήματος ενόσω αυτός το οδηγεί. 5. Τα διάγωρίσυατα 5. 1 Το όχημα διαθέτει διαχωρίσματα έτσι ώστε να είναι εφικτή η διαμόρφωση ξεχωριστών τμημάτων. 5. 1. 1 Τα διαχωρίσματα αυτά είναι κατασκευασμένα έτσι, ώστε να είναι εφικτή η τοποθέτηση τους με διαφορετικούς τρόπους έτσι ώστε οι διαστάσεις των επιμέρους τμημάτων να προσαρμόζονται στις ειδικές ανάγκες, είδος, μέγεθος και αριθμό των ζώων. é 6. Η παρογή ύδατος 6. 1 Το όχημα είναι εξοπλισμένο για τη σύνδεση του με τις υποδομές παροχής ύδατος κατά τη διάρκεια των στάσεων. 6. 1. 1 Το όχημα είναι εξοπλισμένο με συσκευές ποτίσματος οι οποίες είναι τοποθετημένες εντός του οχήματος όπως: σκεύη (ποτίστρες, γαβάθες, κύπελα, κλπ) ή θηλές έτσι ώστε να δύνανται τα ζώα που βρίσκονται πάνω στο όχημα να πίνουν νερό. 6. 2 Σε περίπτωση οχημάτων τα οποία μεταφέρουν χοίρους, πρέπει να είναι επαρκείς η ποσότητα ύδατος που μεταφέρεται στο όχημα για τις ανάγκες αυτών των ζώων κατά τη διάρκεια του ταξιδιού. 6. 2. 1 Το όχημα το οποίο μεταφέρει χοίρους πρέπει να είναι εξοπλισμένο με δεξαμενή(ες) ύδατος συνολικής ικανότητας τουλάχιστον 200 λίτρων που συνδέεται(ονται) με τις συσκευές παροχής ύδατος που βρίσκονται στους ξεχωριστούς εσωτερικούς χώρους. 6. 2. 2 Κατά τη διάρκεια του ταξιδιού, οι χοίροι πρέπει να έχουν αδιάκοπη πρόσβαση σε πόσιμο νερό, η παροχή του οποίου εξασφαλίζεται με εξοπλισμό ο οποίος παρέχει τη δυνατότητα αδιάκοπης πρόσβασης των ζώων στην ύδρευσης τους. 6. 2. 3 Ένας επαρκής αριθμός συσκευών παροχής ύδατος πρέπει να είναι αναρτημένος στους τοίχους εκάστου εκ των επί μέρους εσωτερικών διαμερισμάτων έτσι ώστε κάθε χοίρος να έχει άμεση πρόσβαση στο πόσιμο νερό. ^ ISSN 0254-1483 COM(97) 272 τελικό ΕΓΓΡΑΦΑ GR 03 07 Αριθ. καταλόγου : CB-CO-97-258-GR-C ISBN 92-78-20724-1 Υπηρεσία Επισήμων Εκδόσεων των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων L-2985 Λουξεμβούργο ?


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 1922/97 del Mark WATTS a la Comisión. Retrasos en la concesión de ayuda jurídica en España

eurovoc_concepts: discrimination on the basis of nationality

text: C 82/20 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 17. 3. 98 Por tanto, la asignacio·n de las cantidades para intercambios de posibilidades de pesca con terceros Estados toma rigurosamente en consideracio·n los dicta·menes cient(cid:14)·ficos sobre la situacio·n de los recursos, y el reparto de cuotas se basa en el principio de la estabilidad relativa. (98/C 82/27) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-1922/97 de Mark Watts (PSE) a la Comisio·n (4 de junio de 1997) Asunto: Retrasos en la concesio·n de ayuda jur(cid:14)·dica en Espan(cid:152)a ¿Esta· la Comisio·n al corriente de los retrasos con que se enfrentan los ciudadanos brita·nicos a la hora de obtener asistencia jur(cid:14)·dica en Espan(cid:152)a para llevar a cabo una investigacio·n? Resulta obvio que estos retrasos esta·n causando una gran consternacio·n a la familia implicada. ¿Que· medidas ha emprendido la Comisio·n para poner fin a estos retrasos y para garantizar que se depara un trato igual a todos los ciudadanos de la UE con la mayor celeridad posible? Respuesta del Sr. Monti en nombre de la Comisio·n (9 de septiembre de 1997) La Comisio·n remite a Su Sen(cid:152)or(cid:14)·a a sus respuestas a las preguntas escritas E-2388/96 (1) y E-2866/96 (2), en las que explicaba que el Tratado CE no le confiere competencias directas para intervenir en lo referente a las normas nacionales que regulan la concesio·n de asistencia jur(cid:14)·dica gratuita en los Estados miembros, salvo que medien discriminaciones por razo·n de nacionalidad u otras infracciones a la normativa comunitaria u obsta·culos a su aplicacio·n. Sin embargo, como se inscriben dentro del a·mbito de la cooperacio·n judicial entre los Estados miembros, los aspectos generales relacionados con la asistencia jur(cid:14)·dica han sido incluidos en la lista de iniciativas adjunta al Programa de trabajo de la Comisio·n para 1997 en relacio·n con el T(cid:14)·tulo VI del Tratado de la Unio·n Europea, de manera que la Comisio·n ya esta· estudiando la cuestio·n. Los retrasos inherentes al procedimiento de concesio·n de asistencia jur(cid:14)·dica var(cid:14)·an de un Estado miembro a otro. Segu·n el Tribunal de Justicia, las diferencias de trato a que pueden dar lugar las divergencias existentes entre las legislaciones de los Estados miembros no deben considerarse como discriminaciones por razo·n de nacionalidad con arreglo al art(cid:14)·culo 6 del Tratado CE, siempre que afecten a todas las personas sujetas a ellas conforme a criterios objetivos e independientemente de su nacionalidad (3). Sin embargo, en situaciones incluidas en el a·mbito de aplicacio·n del Tratado CE, las disposiciones nacionales y las pra·cticas de las administraciones de los Estados miembros que impongan, por ejemplo, procedimientos ma·s engorrosos o mayores retrasos a los nacionales de otros Estados miembros u·nicamente por razo·n de su nacionalidad constituyen una discriminacio·n prohibida por el Tratado. La Comisio·n no tiene conocimiento de que los nacionales brita·nicos encuentren problemas espec(cid:14)·ficos a la hora de obtener asistencia jur(cid:14)·dica en Espan(cid:152)a. Segu·n la legislacio·n espan(cid:152)ola sobre asistencia jur(cid:14)·dica (Ley no 1/1996 de 10 de enero de 1996 y Real Decreto 2103/1996 de 20 de septiembre de 1996), los nacionales de los dema·s Estados miembros reciben el mismo trato que los espan(cid:152)oles. La Comisio·n no tiene constancia de que los nacionales brita·nicos tengan que soportar retrasos mayores que los nacionales espan(cid:152)oles para obtener asistencia jur(cid:14)·dica. (1) DO C 60 de 26. 2. 1997. (2) DO C 72 de 7. 3. 1997. (3) Sentencia de 28 de junio de 1978 en el asunto 1/78, Kenny


title: REGULAMENTO (CE) Nº 1005/97 DA COMISSÃO de 4 de Junho de 1997 que restabelece o direito aduaneiro preferencial de importação de cravos unifloros (standard) originários de Israel

eurovoc_concepts:
CCT duties
Israel
floriculture
import
restoration of customs duties
tariff preference


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 1932/97 του Mirja RYYNAENEN προς την Επ τροπή. Eκπόνηση του προγράμματος "Παιδιά για την Ευρώπη - Ανταλλαγές Ομάδων" και επέκταση του προγράμματος "Νεολαία για την Ευρώπη"

eurovoc_concepts:
EU Member State
EU programme
European citizenship
cultural pluralism
multilingualism
promotion of the European idea
secondary education
young person
youth exchange scheme

text: 10. 2. 98 EL Epi·shmh Efhmeri·da tvn Eyrvpai¤kv· n Koinoth·tvn C 45/125 Synh·uvw, o·son afora· ta diarurvtika· tamei·a pragmatopoiei·tai mi·a a·mesh prv· th prokatabolh· 50% se sxe·sh me tiw ne·ew analh·ceiw ypoxrev· sevn. Meta· thn prv· th prokatabolh·, peraite·rv plhrvme·w mporoy·n na pragmato- poioy·ntai apokleistika· kai mo·no sy·mfvna me thn pro·odo thw ekte·leshw. Lo·gv thw synexoy·w ay·jhshw toy epipe·doy tvn analh·cevn ypoxrev· sevn, o o·gkow tvn ekkremv· n ypoxrev· sevn anagkastika· ua ayjhuei·. To ayjano·meno epi·pedo tvn ekkremv· n ypoxrev· sevn, metroy·meno se apo·lytew time·w, den mporei· apo· mo·no toy na uevrhuei· o·ti synista· pro·blhma. Anti·ueta, fai·netai fysiko· o·ti to epi·pedo ayto· ua ayjhuei· kata· th dia·rkeia miaw perio·doy programmatismoy·. (98/C 45/160) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-1932/97 ypobolh· : Mirja Ryyna¤nen (ELDR) prow thn Epitroph· (4 Ioyni·oy 1997) Ue·ma: Ekpo·nhsh toy progra·mmatow «Paidia· gia thn Eyrv· ph › Antallage·w Oma·dvn» kai epe·ktash toy progra·mmatow «Neolai·a gia thn Eyrv· ph» Oi eyrisko·menoi sta prv· ta xro·nia thw efhbei·aw toyw ne·oi, dhl. ta a·toma hliki·aw 10-15, etv· n diany·oyn to sta·dio ekei·no thw zvh·w toyw kata· to opoi·o apoktoy·n tiw basike·w ikano·thtew poy xreia·zetai e·naw energo·w poli·thw gia na antepeje·luei tvn kauhmerinv· n toy anagkv· n. Ta a·toma hliki·aw ka·tv tvn 15 etv· n mauai·noyn na symperife·rontai kai na se·bontai ton plhsi·on toyw me·sv tvn prosvpikv· n uetikv· n toyw empeiriv· n. Ako·ma, to sta·dio ayto· thw hliki·aw uevrei·tai idiai·tera shmantiko· ek toy asfaloy·w koinvnikh· ana·ptyjh toy ato·moy. Paro·la ayta·, o·mvw, h EE den diaue·tei sh·mera ka·poio eidiko· pro·gramma gia tiw antallage·w tvn eyriskome·nvn sta prv· ta xro·nia thw efhbei·aw toyw ne·vn, to opoi·o ua mporoy·se na symba·lei sthn epi·teyjh tvn sto·xvn aytv· n. Epiple·on, oi ne·oi aytoi· den dikaioy·ntai na symmete·xoyn sto pro·gramma «Neolai·a gia thn Eyrv· ph», to opoi·o proori·zetai gia a·toma hliki·aw 15-25 etv· n. Vw ek toy·toy ua h·uela na ypoba·lv tiw ako·loyuew ervth·seiw: 1. Poia· me·tra proti·uetai na la·bei h Epitroph· oy·tvw v· ste na katastei· dynath· kai h symmetoxh· tvn eyriskome·nvn sta prv· ta xro·nia thw efhbei·aw toyw ato·mvn stiw antallage·w oma·dvn sta dia·fora kra·th me·lh thw EE; 2. Poia· a·lla me·tra proti·uetai na la·bei h Epitroph· prokeime·noy na douei· h dynato·thta sthn agnohme·nh ayth· oma·da ato·mvn na diamorfv· sei mia· svsth· eiko·na gia ton ko·smo kai na ma·uei je·new glv· ssew; Apa· nthsh thw k. Cresson ej ono·matow thw Epitroph· w (27 Ioyni·oy 1997) (cid:211)pvw anafe·rei o ajio·timow ky·riow boyleyth·w, h apo·fash gia to anepi·shmo ekpaideytiko· pro·gramma «Neolai·a gia thn Eyrv· ph» to opoi·o epikentrv· netai se ue·mata antallagh·w ne·vn, apeyuy·netai mo·no se ne·oyw hliki·aw metajy· 15 kai 25. Vsto·so, to plai·sio toy progra·mmatow Svkra·thw, kefa·laio II dra·sh 1 (Comenius), yposthri·zei thn ana·ptyjh sxedi·vn eyrvpai¤kh·w ekpai·deyshw metajy· sxolei·vn kai a·llvn ekpaideytikv· n idryma·tvn ka·ue baumi·daw, apo· to nhpiagvgei·o vw to ly·keio. Env· h dra·sh ayth· den yposthri·zei thn kinhtiko·thta tvn ne·vn, pare·xei vsto·so e·na plai·sio gia thn ana·ptyjh miaw gnh·sia eyrvpai¤kh·w empeiri·aw stoyw mauhte·w poy symmete·xoyn se progra·mmata, pra·gma to opoi·o ayja·nei tiw gnv· seiw toyw gia tiw parado·seiw kai glv· ssew a·llvn eyrvpai¤kv· n xvrv· n. To pro·gramma Svkra·thw, kefa·laio III dra·sh 1 (Lingua) yposthri·zei thn kinhtiko·thta tvn ne·vn hliki·aw a·nv tvn dekatessa·rvn etv· n sto plai·sio eno·w koinoy· ekpaideytikoy· progra·mmatow me ba·sh th dra·sh E. H Epitroph· problhmati·zetai sh·mera gia thn embe·leia tvn prota·sev· n thw gia th mellontikh· ana·ptyjh sxedi·vn sto xv· ro thw ekpai·deyshw, thw kata·rtishw kai thw neolai·aw kata· thn peri·odo meta· to 1999. Ua merimnh·sei idiai·tera na ejasfali·sei o·ti oi mellontike·w prvtoboyli·ew antapokri·nontai sthn ana·gkh paroxh·w se o·loyw toyw ne·oyw thw Eyrv· phw miaw ekpaideytikh·w empeiri·aw h opoi·a na toyw eyaisuhtopoiei· ape·nanti sth diaforetiko·thta tvn eyrvpai¤kv· n parado·sevn kai na toyw pare·xei mia ba·sh gia na anaptyxuoy·n vw alhuinoi· eyrvpai·oi poli·tew


title: Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on connected telecommunications equipment and the mutual recognition of the conformity of equipment

eurovoc_concepts:
EC conformity marking
approximation of laws
harmonisation of standards
quality label
telecommunications equipment

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text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 04. 06. 1997 COM(97) 257 final 97/0149 (COD) Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on connected telecommunications equipment and the mutual recognition of the conformity of equipment (presented by the Commission) SUMMARY This proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning connected telecommunications equipment, the CTE Directive, represents a significant step forward in the legislative framework necessary to support a genuinely competitive multi-vendor community market for connected telecommunications equipment in a environment where there is competitive provision of network services. The Directive will replace two Council Directives (91/263/EEC1 - telecommunications terminal equipment and 93/97/EEC2 - satellite earth station equipment) and simplifies the application of two other Council Directives (93/68/EEC3 - conformity marking and 89/336/EEC4 - electromagnetic compatibility). It will enable innovative technologies to rapidly penetrate the market and it will encourage competitive industries and manufacturers to take advantage of large-scale production due to the size of the internal market supplemented, with the access to markets where mutual recognition agreements have been obtained. It supplements existing horizontal community legislation and is fully aligned with the Global Approach to testing and certification. As regards manufacturers liability, provisions equivalent to those contained in Council Directive 85/374/EEC5 (liability for defective products) are incorporated in the CTE Directive in order to cover telecommunications requirements so that the regulatory regime can be complemented by a balanced harmonised surveillance regime. The major elements of the new Directive are: - Enlargement of the scope of equipment covered by the inclusion of radio equipment; - A set of new definitions making the Directive future-proof by taking into account the liberalisation of infrastructures and competition between operators; - A development of the concept of telecommunications specific essential requirements to take into account technological trends; - A flexible decision-making process whereby future network infrastructures and systems can readily be covered; - A light conformity assessment regime based upon the principle of manufacturer's declarations. The Directive complements other legislative developments in telecommunications and is a response to the inevitable changes to the connected telecommunications equipment market caused by the liberalisation of the telecommunications infrastructures and services. 1 2 3 4 5 OJ No L 128, 23. 5. 1991, p. 1. OJNoL290, 24. 11. 1993, p. 1. OJNoL220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1. OJ No L. 139, 23. 5. 1989, p. 19. OJNoL210, 7. 8. 1985, p. 29. EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. BACKGROUND The first step towards a harmonization of the European telecommunications terminal market took place back in 1983>. At that time, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Commission and the Conférence Européen des Administrations des Postes & Télécommunications (CEPT) with the purpose of setting priorities for the development of single European technical to specifications the led the mutual recognition of test Commission proposal for a Directive covering results produced by the accredited national laboratories. This proposal was adopted as Council Directive 86/361 /EEC6. It was however already clear at that time that the harmonization of national regulations was necessary for the implementation of a single internal market terminals. The progress made this cooperation through test for Subsequent changes in the European telecommunications sector made it possible for the Commission to propose a further step forward, i. e. to propose a regime for the mutual recognition of the total type approval process including placing on the market and putting into service of telecommunications terminal equipment. This "one-stop-shopping" regime was introduced with the adoption of Directive 91/263/EEC which replaced the previous 86/361/EEC Directive. The application of Directive 91/263/EEC was extended to cover all satellite earth stations with the adoption of Directive 93/97/EEC. With the acceleration of the pace of technology, the dramatic shortening of development time for terminal equipment, the mass market opportunities, etc. it soon became clear that the time taken to develop the legal measures called for in Directives 91/263/EEC and 93/97/EEC was a significant impediment to the speedy development of the single market for telecommunications terminal equipment. The following trends were observed: telecommunications terminal and radio equipment product lifetimes were shrinking to as little as three years; the production of harmonized standards had reached the stage where final voting and approval procedures even in straightforward cases took 1 Vi years; new telecommunications network types were emerging and being deployed more quickly than formal terminal specifications could be elaborated; Liberalization of the infrastructures was encouraging the entry of new operators and a consequent proliferation of networks. OJNoL217, 5. 8. 1986, p. 21. The conclusion was that in the light of these trends, legislation covering terminal and radio equipment would need to be fundamentally revised in order to support this very competitive and dynamic environment. 2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED DIRECTIVE The aims and objectives of the Directive are two-fold: 2. 1 Extended scope service of Connected Telecommunications Equipment, as embodied The current regulatory framework, for the placing on the market, the free circulation and in putting into Directive 91/263/EEC, effectively only applies to terminal equipment, where Common Technical regulations or harmonized standards exist. The scope of this Directive has been extended to cover radio equipment and include new innovative equipment types and future products. This single European regulatory framework shall be flexible enough to accommodate the services offered by new network operators and the new termination points that they will make available to their subscribers in addition to today's traditional network termination points. This flexibility is achieved by proposing a means whereby new network termination types can be identified before they are deployed and the essential requirements applicable to the new network type can be determined in a timely manner. 2. 2 Light conformity assessment regime As regards conformity assessment, this Directive establishes a new set of procedures superseding the current type approval system. The proposed set of procedures casts a proportionate balance between a priori measures and a posteriori surveillance. The new element in establishing this balance is the application of a liability regime similar to that in Directive 85/374/EEC on liability for defective products. Telecommunications products which do not conform to the applicable essential requirements are considered to be defective with the consequence that the penalties for non-conformance are increased so that manufacturers declarations can be relied upon. Reliance on manufacturers declarations permits the introduction of a very simple set of rules, - rules which are conformant to the simplest procedures called for in the Global Approach to Testing and Certification. The proposed legislation accommodates future market developments where Connected Telecommunications Equipment will become true consumer products. The proposed Directive takes into account the plans for complementary network legislation and anticipates developments in the availability of telecommunications networks and infrastructures throughout the Community. The traditional definition of public telecommunications from the monopoly telecommunications service provider era must be modified to take into account competition, ONP, independence of ownership, deregulation, etc. This proposed Directive consequently introduces two new definitions, one relating to networks, the other to equipment. These new definitions make the scope of the Directive flexible enough to accommodate present and future categories of termination points, each of them giving access to a specific identified type of present and future networks, termed Open Network Termination Points (ONTP). Equipment connected to such ONTPs is called Connected Telecommunications Equipment (CTE). Special attention is being given to equipment capable of communicating by means of radio transmission utilizing allocated radio spectrum. 3. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Experience of the present legislation and technological development have demonstrated that a lighter interpretation of the concept of telecommunications essential requirements is appropriate and that more flexibility is needed in defining which essential requirements should apply to classes of equipment. This flexibility is necessary in order to respond to the specific needs of new network types, accommodate industry reaction to the current regime, be consistent with international trends and react to changing policy, market pressures and the increasing globalization of telecommunications. The overall trend in telecommunications specific essential requirements but for some network types new essential requirements may be necessary. All CTE equipment should comply with the essential requirements contained in the Low Voltage Directive7 and Electro Magnetic Compatibility horizontal Directives. It is proposed that there are no telecommunications specific safety and EMC essential requirements. is likely to be a reduction requirements to be applied This draft Directive introduces the concept of ONTP-types. It will be necessary to identify the essential specific telecommunications essential requirements will be selected from the essential requirements listed below by the Commission, advised by the Telecommunications Conformity Assessment and Market surveillance committee (TCAM). Any number from zero to the full number may be selected. In all cases, including the case of zero requirements, no additional National Regulations may be applied. for each ONTP-type. The relevant (a) Prevention of misuse of public network resources causing a degradation of service to third parties Examples would include cross-talk between analogue terminals and radio interference. The requirement is particularly aimed at protecting parties other than the end user of the terminal and the provider of the network service to which the CTE is connected. It can be very difficult to identify the offending equipment in such cases of problems effecting third parties, therefore a regime where equipment must be designed to avoid such problems before being placed on the market is required. (b) Interworking via the public networks^s) and Community-wide portability between ONTPs The intention of this requirement is to ensure that there is a single market for terminal equipment which can be connected to ONTPs by avoiding excessive fragmentation of the market and bundling of CTE with network services. Typically this would specify a basic level of interworking, e. g. simple voice telephony but would exclude supplementary services. O J N o L 7 7, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29. (c) Effective use of spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communication and used for radio services The purpose of this requirement is to permit maximum use of the finite radio spectrum. In many cases, trades-offwill be necessary between quality, capacity and availability. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS In selecting the applicable essential requirements, the Commission shall give, where justified, due consideration to the following possible requirements based on the common interest, the needs of the developing European markets and international trends: (a) Protection of health The protection of health may place requirements on CTE. An example might be a requirement to minimize the health hazards of radio frequency radiation. (b) Features for users with disabilities There is an international trend to extend requirements in this area. In Europe there are about 100 million elderly people and 50 million who have disabilities, both of which groups could benefit from specific terminal facilities8. Examples of such requirements might include hearing-aid compatibility of telephones and the support of visually handicapped operator consoles on private telephone exchanges. It would be expected that the requirement would call for a proportionate range of features according to the type of equipment and the needs of different disability groups. (c) Features for emergency and security services Examples of this requirement could include the ability to trace emergency calls to individual telephone instruments in private networks in order to assist emergency services or the ability to enable call surveillance when sanctioned by a National Security Service. (d) Protection of individual privacy The protection of the content of telecommunications calls or messages and the identification of individuals making these calls may place requirements on CTE connected to certain ONTP types. 5. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT The application of the present Conformity Assessment procedures has proved cumbersome and expensive for the manufacturers of terminal equipment. Furthermore, manufacturers are concerned that the differences in the surveillance regimes and infringement penalties between Member States cause market fragmentation. This proposal takes on board these issues by a substantial simplification of the conformity assessment procedures. Responsibility for conformity assessment is firmly placed on the "The forgotten Millions: Access to telecommunications for people with disabilities" (1994, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg) manufacturer of the equipment by reliance on manufacturers' declaration and the extension of the application of the manufacturers liability Directive to cover the telecommunications aspects of CTE. The principle applied is to take the lightest-weight conformity assessment procedures available under the Global Approach to Testing and Certification. In the case of non-radio equipment, conformity assessment is based upon the principles of internal production control (Module A of the Global Approach to Testing and Certification9). Given the risks of interference to other users as soon as radio equipment is switched on, it is proposed that a more demanding conformity assessment procedure is to be applied to radio equipment. The draft Directive requires that for each product type all essential radio tests must be carried out by the manufacturer. Furthermore, the technical documentation must include the full test reports of all essential radio tests. Notified bodies will have the responsibility for identifying the tests which are essential to demonstrate conformity to the essential requirements. Both the radio and non-radio regimes described above give the option to manufacturers to choose to carry out conformity assessment tests themselves or to use third party test laboratories. The market-place and the capabilities of individual manufacturers, be they multi-nationals or SMEs, will determine which route will be employed. A thorough and comprehensive test program for all products is expected given the clear liability of the manufacturer in the event of non-conformity. In certain cases the conformity assessment procedures required by horizontal legislation such as the EMC and Low Voltage Directives are not the same as those identified above. In any such case, at the choice of the manufacturer, the above procedures may be applied to assess conformity to the essential requirements specified in these other Directives. This enables "one-stop" conformity assessment for telecommunications products. 6. MARKING It is proposed that marking is simplified. Conformant CTE will be marked with the "CE" mark only in the case of non-radio CTE and with the "CE" mark with a notified body number in the case of radio CTE. The "crossed hockey sticks" of the current telecommunications terminal Directive will no longer be applicable. 7. RECIPROCITY WITH THIRD COUNTRIES The introduction of manufactures declaration in place of third-party testing creates a very open regulatory framework which considerably reduces barriers to market entry. Unless an equally open system is made available by our main trading partners, European manufacturers will be disadvantaged relative to manufacturers in those countries. Given this, the Commission should assess the extent of the maturity of MRA negotiations or equivalent deregulation implemented by our main trading partners when the Directive is due for adoption. A type approval system should 9 OJ No L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 23. be maintained if the Commission considers that the extent of these reciprocal arrangements is insufficient. Due account should be taken of the views of European manufacturers, service providers and users when assessing the adequacy of the reciprocal arrangements. 8. SUMMARY OF THE CONTENTS OF THE PROPOSED DIRECTIVE Chapter I: contains eight Articles stating the principal provisions. Article 1 Article 2 Articles 3/4 - describes the basic scope and aim of the Directive. contains definitions of the main terms used in the Directive. The new term Connected Telecommunications Equipment (CTE) includes all radio equipment. lay down the master list of possible essential requirements. For each type of CTE the essential requirements applicable shall be selected from this master list; and provide for the identification of network termination types and of the essential requirements applicable to CTE for connection to each type of network termination. Article 5 establishes the link between the essential requirements applicable and the corresponding harmonised European standards and in cases where these do not yet exist, the possibility of reference to other appropriate technical specifications. Article 6 ensures the linkage between the placing of CTEs on the market and the right to use such equipment. Article 7 addresses the procedures to be applied in the event of non-compliance of products to the essential requirements. These measures are of an a posteriori nature, as they provide for rectification procedures to be initiated in cases where equipment placed on the market does not or no longer complies with the essential requirements applicable. Article 8 describes the liability of manufacturers who are non-compliant. Chapter H covers conformity assessment. Article 9 contains, together with Annexes I and II, the conformity assessment procedures to be applied. In the case of non-radio CTEs, the procedure is the simplest possible i. e. Module A of the global approach. However for radio CTEs, additional evidence must be given regarding the use of the radio frequency spectrum. In this case Module Aa procedures of the global approach are to be applied. The Article also lays down a simplified procedure for radio CTEs regarding EMC and it enhances the scope of the Low Voltage Directive to cover all CTEs. Article 10 lays down the regime to be followed regarding designation of Notified Bodies, the criteria for assessment thereof being found in Annex III. Chapter HI establishes the CE marking regime. Article 11 establishes the specific CE marking provisions to be applied. Chapter TV Regulatory Committee Article 12 establishes a committee composed of representatives from the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. The committee is called the Telecommunications Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance committee In (the TCAM committee). The committee primarily has a consultative role. addition, the Article describes the Commission's obligation to consult a number of key players. Chapter V contains the final and transitional provisions. Article 13 puts an obligation upon the Commission to report back to the Parliament and the Council every third year. The report shall include an assessment of the degree to which the internal market objectives for CTEs have been achieved. Articles 14/16/17 lay down the provisions necessary to avoid disruption of the market on introduction of the Directive and repeal of Directives 91/263/EEC and 93/97/EEC. A transitional period is proposed. Article 15 contains standard provisions for the transposition of the Directive into Member States' national law, providing this to be accomplished by [mid 1999]. Article 18 states that the Directive is addressed to the Member States. Annexes: Annexes I and H Annex in contain the requirement for the drawing up of written declarations of conformity. contains the minimum criteria to be met to permit the designation of Notified Bodies by the Member States. Annex IV stipulates the rules to be applied for the CE marking. 9. IMPACT ON EXISTING LEGISLATION This draft Directive proposes to fully harmonize the market for telecommunications terminals and radio equipment by deregulation of the placing on the market and putting into service of such equipment. The draft Directive makes maximum use of a number of well-established horizontal Directives and of the Global Approach to testing and certification. It has been possible to rationalize, simplify and streamline the current legislation covering telecommunications terminal equipment and satellite earth stations. The following Directives and provision shall be repealed following the adoption of this Directive: Directive 91/263/EEC, Directive 93/97/EEC and Article 11 of Directive 93/68/EEC. Any harmonized standards referred to in Decisions adopted within the framework of any of the repealed Directives may be used to demonstrate conformity to the essential requirements. 10. CONCLUSION This proposal on the approximation of the laws of the Member States covering connected telecommunications equipment is an essential development of the existing legislation in this area. The proposal reflects the need expressed by industry, operators, regulators and users for a regulatory environment which strikes a proper balance between fast market access and the safe-guarding of the needs of the European citizens. The proposal is designed to handle new types of termination points offered by alternative infrastructures and networks and will complement the introduction of frill competition in the provision of telecommunications services and telecommunications in the European Union in January 1998. infrastructures 10 Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on connected telecommunications equipment and the mutual recognition of the conformity of equipment THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission10, Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee11, Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b of the Treaty12, 1. Whereas Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991, on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity13, amended by Directive 93/68/EEC14, further developed the measures for the mutual recognition of the conformity of telecommunications terminal equipment; 2. Whereas Council Directive 93/97/EEC15 supplemented Directive 91/263/EEC in respect of satellite earth station equipment; 3. Whereas a regulatory regime aimed at the development of a single market for terminal and radio equipment should permit investment, manufacture and sale to take place at the pace of technology and market developments; whereas, as a result of liberalisation of the infrastructure new definitions of network termination points and terminal equipment will be required; whereas, in general, the network termination points to be considered are those of public telecommunications networks; whereas in certain cases in the public interest, terminal equipment for connection to other types of network termination points should be subject to regulation; 4. Whereas Directive [. /. /EC] of [ ]16 on the application of open network provision (ONP) to voice telephony and on universal service for telecommunications in a competitive environment calls on national regulatory authorities to ensure the publication of details of technical interface specifications for network access for the purpose of ensuring a competitive market for the supply of terminal equipment; 10 OJ No 11 OJ No 12 OJ No 13 O J N oL 128, 23. 5. 1991, p. 1. 14 OJ No L 220, 31. 8. 1993, p. 1. 15 OJ No L 290 24. 11. 1993, p. 1. 16 OJ No L 11 5. Whereas the electromagnetic compatibility related essential requirements laid down by Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of Member States last amended by Directive 93/68/EEC, are sufficient to cover connected telecommunications equipment; to electromagnetic compatibility17, as relating 6. Whereas the provisions of Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the' harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits18, as last amended by Directive 93/68/EEC, are sufficient to cover connected telecommunications equipment, whatever the operating voltage limits; 7. Whereas certain essential requirements specific to terminal and radio equipment may be necessary in order to protect the public interest; 8. Whereas unacceptable degradation of service to other than the user of connected telecommunications equipment should be prevented; 9. Whereas harmonized interfaces between terminal equipment and telecommunications networks ensure the coexistence of competitive markets for both terminal equipment and network services; 10. Whereas connected telecommunications equipment can occupy an excessive proportion of limited resources such as radio frequency spectrum; 11. Whereas the Commission may need to take into account certain Community-wide requirements where justified in the public interest; 12. Whereas the essential requirements relevant to a class of connected telecommunications equipment should depend on the nature and the needs of that class of equipment; whereas these requirements must be applied with discernment in order not to inhibit technological innovation or the meeting of the needs of a free-market economy; 13. Whereas care should be taken that connected telecommunications equipment should not represent an avoidable hazard to health; 14. Whereas telecommunications are important to the well-being and employment of people with disabilities who represent a substantial and growing proportion of the population of Europe; 15. Whereas connected telecommunications equipment can provide certain functions required by emergency and security services; 16. Whereas connected telecommunications equipment should not pennit the infringement of individual privacy; 17 OJ No L 139, 23. 5. 1989, p. 19. 18 O J N o L 7 7, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29. 12 17. Whereas to enable the Commission to monitor effectively the control of the market, it is necessary that Member States provide the relevant information concerning types of network termination points, inadequate or incorrectly applied harmonized standards, notified bodies and surveillance authorities; 18. Whereas it is desirable to have harmonized standards at European level to safeguard the public the design and manufacture of connected telecommunications equipment; whereas such harmonized standards may be used to demonstrate conformity to the essential requirements; in connection with interest 19. Whereas Community law provides that obstacles to the free movement of goods within the Community, resulting from disparities in national legislation relating to the marketing of products, can only be justified where any national requirements are necessary and proportionate; whereas, therefore, the harmonization of laws must be limited only to those requirements necessary to satisfy the essential requirements relating to connected telecommunications equipment; whereas these requirements must replace the relevant national requirements; 20. Whereas connected telecommunications equipment which complies with the relevant essential requirements should be permitted to circulate freely and be put into service in all Member States; whereas connected telecommunications equipment which does not comply with the applicable essential requirements should be regarded as defective products within the meaning of Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products19; 21. Whereas manufacturers or their authorized representatives established within the Community who are responsible for placing products on the Community market which do not comply with the relevant essential requirements should be liable according to provisions equivalent to those in Directive 85/374/EEC, modified, as necessary, to meet the needs of telecommunications equipment; 22. Whereas on 22 July 1993 the Council adopted Decision 93/465/EEC concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment procedures and the rules for the affixing and the use of CE conformity marking, intended to be used in the technical harmonization directives20' whereas the conformity assessment procedures applicable should be chosen from the available modules laid down by that Decision; 23. Whereas it is desirable to establish a committee bringing together parties directly concerned with the implementation of regulation of terminal and radio equipment, in particular the national bodies designated for certifying conformity and national bodies responsible for market surveillance, to assist the Commission in achieving a harmonized and proportionate application of the provisions which meet the needs of the market and the public at large; whereas representatives from the telecommunications organizations, users, consumers, manufacturers, and service providers should be consulted where appropriate; 19 OJNoL210, 7. 8. 1985, p. 29. 20 OJNoL220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 23. 13 24. Whereas it is necessary to ensure that with the introduction of changes to the regulatory regime there is a smooth transition from the previous regime in order to avoid disruption to the market and legal uncertainty; 25. Whereas the telecommunications terminal equipment sector is an essential part of the telecommunications market, which is a key element of the economy in the Community; whereas the Directives applicable to the telecommunications terminal equipment sector are no longer capable of accommodating the expected changes in the sector caused by new technology, market developments and network legislation; 26. Whereas the Commission should review on a periodic basis which categories of terminal equipment no longer require Community standards relating to interfaces between public networks and terminal equipment, taking due account of the progress in implementation of competition in the public network provision market; 27. Whereas this Directive replaces Directive 91/263/EEC, Directive 93/97/EEC and Article 11 of Directive 93/68/EEC, which should accordingly be repealed; 28. Whereas in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality referred to in Article 3b of the Treaty, the objective of creating an open competitive single market for telecommunications equipment cannot be effectively achieved by the Member States and therefore is better achieved at a Community level; whereas this Directive is limited to the minimum requirements necessary to meet this objective arid does not exceed that which is necessary to achieve this aim, 14 HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: CHAPTER I General aspects Article 1 Scope and aim This Directive establishes a European Community regulatory framework for the placing on the market, free circulation and putting into service of Connected Telecommunications Equipment (CTE) which complies with the essential requirements. Article 2 Definitions For the purpose of this Directive the following definitions shall apply: (a) Connected Telecommunications Equipment (CTE) Equipment capable of communication by means of radio transmission utilizing spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communication excluding equipment which is intended for exclusive public security use, or the relevant components of equipment to be connected to an Open Network Termination Point, allowing this equipment to interwork with the relevant network; (b) Open Telecommunications Network Termination Point (ONTP) A termination point of a telecommunications network at which users of the network may connect any conforming Connected Telecommunications Equipment of a type supported at that ONTP. Connection may be by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic means. An ONTP supports one or more types of CTE. In exceptional cases in the public interest, ONTP types can be termination points of other than public networks; (c) CTE Type The CTE type identifies the type of Open Network Termination Point to which the equipment is to be connected by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic means; 15 (d) Technical specification A specification contained in a document which describes those characteristics of a product which implement the applicable essential requirements; (e) Harmonized standard A technical specification adopted by a recognized standards body under a mandate from the Commission in Council Directive 83/189/EEC21 for the purpose of establishing a European requirement, compliance with which is not compulsory. conformity with the procedures down laid in Article 3 Essential requirements 1. The following general essential requirements are applicable to all CTE: (a) the essential requirements contained in Directive 73/23/EEC with respect to safety whatever the voltage limits of the CTE; (b) the essential requirements contained in Directive 89/336/EEC with respect to electromagnetic compatibility. 2. The specific essential requirements applicable to each type of CTE may be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 from the following list: (a) prevention of misuse of network resources causing an unacceptable degradation of service to other than the user of the CTE; (b) interworking via network(s) and Community-wide portability between ONTPs of the same type; (c) effective use of spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communication. Identification of relevant specific essential requirements Article 4 1. The Commission shall identify the specific essential requirements applicable to each CTE type in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12. In selecting the applicable essential requirements, the Commission shall give, as appropriate, due consideration to: (a) protection of health, (b) features for users with disabilities, 21 OJNoL109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8. 16 (c) features for emergency and security services, (d) protection of individual privacy. applicable The specific Official Journal of the European Communities. essential requirements shall be published in the 2. Member States shall notify the Commission of the types of ONTP which are available or due to become available as soon as they are aware of them In turn, the Commission shall inform the Committee referred to in Article 12 (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") of existing and planned ONTP types. 3. Member States shall ensure that the operators of all networks publish and regularly update, accurate and adequate technical specifications of the available ONTPs and the CTE types supported. The specifications should be in sufficient detail to permit the design of compatible CTE. Article 5 Harmonized standards 1. When CTE meets the relevant harmonized standards whose reference numbers have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, Member States shall presume compliance with those of the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 and Article 4 as are covered in these standards. At the choice of the manufacturer and, in particular, in the absence of a harmonized standard, compliance with the relevant essential requirements can be demonstrated by means of compliance with a technical specification appropriate to the relevant essential requirements. 2. Where a Member State or the Commission considers that a harmonized standard referred to in paragraph 1 does not conform to the selected specific essential requirements referred to in Article 3(2) and Article 4(1), the Commission or the Member State concerned shall bring the matter before the Committee and initiate the procedures described in Article 12. Article 6 Placing on the market and putting into service 1. Member States shall ensure that CTE which complies with the appropriate essential requirements identified in Article 3(1) and (2) and Article 4(1) is permitted to circulate freely and is not subject to further national regulation. Where the specific essential requirements for a type of CTE have not yet been determined, a manufacturer shall not be subject to national regulation and may place the CTE on the market provided he complies with the general essential requirements identified in Article 3(1). CTE which complies with the essential requirements applicable at the time of first placing on the market can continue to be placed on the market. 2. Member States shall ensure that connection of CTE to appropriate ONTPs is not refused on the grounds of technical incompatibility when the CTE complies with the requirements of Article 3. 17 3. Member States shall ensure that, when placed on the market, CTE is accompanied by documentation informing the potential purchaser or user of the CTE that the equipment complies with the relevant essential requirements and of any usage conditions resulting from the selection of essential requirements. These usage conditions should include, inter aliai the ONTP type(s) to which the CTE may be connected and any limitations on use made necessary by lack of harmonization of radio spectrum. Article 7 Non-compliance 1. Where a Member State finds that CTE being placed on the market in its territory does not comply with the essential requirements relevant to the CTE type, it shall take all appropriate measures to withdraw such products from the market and prohibit their being placed on the market. 2. The Member State concerned shall immediately notify the Commission of all decisions relating to non-compliance its decision and whether indicating the reasons for non-compliance is due to: (a) incorrect application of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 5, (b) shortcomings in the harmonized standards referred to in Article 5, (c) use of an inappropriate technical specification. 3. Where the non-compliance referred to in paragraph 2 is attributed to shortcomings in the harmonized standards applicable, the Commission shall bring the matter before the Committee within two months of the date of notification by the Member State. 4. The Commission shall keep the Member State informed of the progress and outcome of any procedure initiated pursuant to paragraph 3. Article 8 Liability for non-compliance 1. Manufacturers or their authorized representatives established within the Community who place products on the Community market which do not comply with the applicable essential requirements shall be liable for damage as described in Article 9 of Directive 85/374/EEC and for direct economic damage suffered as a consequence of the non-compliance. The economic damage shall not include any anticipated profits. 2. Manufacturers or their authorized representatives established within the Community shall not be liable for the damages referred to in paragraph 1 if they can prove that the essential requirement(s) with which their product does not comply had not been identified pursuant to Article 4 at the time when the equipment was placed on the market. 18 CHAPTER H Conformity assessment Article 9 Conformity assessment procedures 1. The conformity assessment procedures identified in this Article will be used to demonstrate the compliance of the CTE with all the relevant essential requirements identified in Article 3(1) and (2) and Article 4(1). 2. CTE which does not make use of the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communication shall be subject to internal production control, as described in Annex I. 3. CTE which does make use of the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communication shall be subject to internal production control and specific product tests, as described in Annex II. 4. The records and correspondence relating to the production control procedures referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be in an official language of the Member State where the said procedure will be carried out, or in a language accepted by the notified body involved. Article 10 Notified bodies and surveillance authorities 1. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the bodies which they have designated to carry out the relevant tasks referred to in Article 9. Member States shall apply the criteria laid down in Annex III in assessing the bodies to be notified. 2. The Commission shall publish a list of the notified bodies, together with their in the identification numbers and the tasks for which they have been notified, Official Journal of the European Communities. Member States shall provide the Commission with all information necessary to keep the list up to date. 3. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the authorities established within their territory which carry out the surveillance tasks related to the operation of this Directive. 19 CHAPTER HI CE conformity marking and inscriptions Article 11 CE marking 1. CTE complying with the relevant essential requirements shall bear the CE conformity marking referred to in Annex IV. It shall be affixed by the manufacturer or his authorized representative within the Community. Where appropriate, it shall be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body referred to in Article 10(2). Any other marking may be affixed to the equipment provided that the visibility and legibility of the CE marking is not thereby reduced. 2. No CTE, whether it complies with the relevant essential requirements or not, may bear any other marking which is likely to deceive third parties as to the meaning and form of the CE marking specified in Annex IV. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. The competent Member State shall take appropriate action against any person who has affixed marking not in conformity with paragraphs 1 and 2. If the person who affixed the marking is not identifiable, the action shall be taken against the holder of the CTE when non-compliance was discovered. CTE shall be identified by the manufacturer by means of type, batch and/or serial numbers and by the name of the manufacturer and/or supplier responsible for placing it on the market. CHAPTER IV Committee Article 12 Constitution and procedures The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee, the Telecommunication Conformity Assessment and Market surveillance committee (TCAM), of an advisory nature composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission. The Committee shall be consulted on the matters covered by Articles 4, 5 and 7. The Committee may be consulted, where necessary, on the effectiveness of the surveillance tasks related to the operation of this Directive. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time-limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 20 The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account and decide within one month after having received the opinion of the Committee. 5. The Commission shall periodically consult the representatives of the telecommunications networks providers, the consumers and the manufacturers. It shall keep the Committee regularly informed of the outcome of such consultations. CHAPTER V Final and transitional provisions Article 13 Review and reporting The Commission shall review the operation of this Directive and report thereon to the European Parliament and to the Council, on the first occasion not later than [31 December 1999] and every third year thereafter. This review shall inter alia assess whether the scope of the Directive should be maintained or should be reduced taking account of technical development. The réport shall cover progress on drawing up the relevant standards, as well as any problems that have arisen in the course of implementation. The report shall also outline the activities of the Committee, and assess progress in achieving an open competitive market for CTE at Community level. It shall in particular examine whether essential requirements are still necessary for all categories of terminal equipment covered. Article 14 Transitional provisions 1. The harmonized standards or parts thereof identified through Common Technical Regulations adopted under Directive 91/263/EEC or Directive 93/97/EEC may be used as the basis for a presumption of conformity with the specific essential requirements referred to Article 3(2) and Article 4(1) until such time as the Commission indicates, by publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities, that they are no longer applicable. 2. Any measure adopted by Member States in accordance with Directive 91/263/EEC or Directive 93/97/EEC shall continue to be valid. 21 Article 15 Transposition 1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than [1 July 1999]. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be laid down by Member States. 2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Article 16 Repeal Directive 91/263/EEC, Directive 97/97/EC and Article 11 of Directive 93/68/EEC are hereby repealed. Article 17 Entry into force This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 18 Addressees This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, For the European Parliament The President For the Council The President 22 Conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 9(2)22 ANNEX I Module A (internal production control) 1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community, who carries out the obligations laid down in paragraph 2, ensures and declares that the products concerned satisfy the requirements of this Directive that apply to them. The manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community must affix the CE marking to each product and draw up a written declaration of conformity. 2. The manufacturer must establish the technical documentation described in paragraph 3 and he or his authorized representative established within the Community must keep it for a period ending at least ten years after the last product has been manufactured at the disposal of the relevant national authorities for inspection purposes. 3. Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorized representative is established within the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documentation available is the responsibility of the person who places the product on the Community market. 4. The technical documentation must enable the conformity of the product with the essential requirements to be assessed. It must cover the design, manufacture and operation of the product, in particular: - a general description of the product; • - conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc. ; - descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of said drawings and schemes and the operation of the product; - a list of the standards referred to in Article 5, applied in full or in part, and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements of the Directive where such standards referred to in Article 5 have not been applied or do not exist; - results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc. ; - test reports. 22 Annex I and Annex 2 are extracted from Decision 93/465/EEC (OJ No L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 23) of 22 July 1993, concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment procedures. , as supported by the "Guide to the implementation of Community harmonizatoion directives based on the new approach and the global approach - First Version" (Luxembourg Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1994, ISBN 92-826-8584-5). Any changes in these documents which may affect the wording of Annex I or II should be taken into account by the Council). 23 5. The manufacturer or his authorized representative must keep a copy of the declaration of conformity with the technical documentation. 6. The manufacturer must take all measures necessary in order that the manufacturing process ensures compliance of the manufactured products with the technical documentation referred to in paragraph 2 and with the requirements of this Directive that apply to them. 24 ANNEX II Conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 9(3) Module Aa (Internal production control plus specific product tests) This Annex consists of Annex I, plus the following supplementary requirement: For each product, all essential radio test suites must be carried out by the manufacturer or on his behalf. The identification of the tests suites that are considered to bë essential is the responsibility of a notified body chosen by the manufacturer. On the responsibility of the notified body, the manufacturer must affix the former's identification number during the manufacturing process. 25 ANNEX HI Minimum criteria to be taken into account by Member States when designating notified bodies in accordance with Article 10(1) 1. The notified body, its director and the staff responsible for carrying out the tasks for which the notified body has been designated shall not be a designer, manufacturer, supplier or installer of terminal or radio equipment, or a network operator or a service provider, nor the authorized representative of any of such parties. They shall be independent and not become directly involved in the design, construction, marketing or maintenance of terminal or radio equipment, nor represent the parties engaged in these activities. This does not preclude the possibility of exchanges of technical information between the manufacturer and the notified body. 2. The notified body and its staff must carry out the tasks for which the notified body has been designated with the highest degree of professional integrity and technical competence and must be free from all pressures and inducements, particularly financial, which might influence their judgement or the results of any inspection, especially from persons or groups of persons with an interest in such results. 3. The notified body must have at its disposal the necessary staff and facilities to enable it to perform properly the administrative and technical work associated with the tasks for which it has been designated. 4. The staff responsible for inspections must have: - sound technical and professional training; - satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the tests or inspections that are carried out and adequate experience of such tests or inspections; - the ability to draw up the certificates, records and reports required to authenticate the performance of the inspections. 5. 6. 7. The impartiality of inspection staff must be guaranteed. Their remuneration must not depend on the number of tests or inspections carried out nor on the results of such inspections. The notified body must take out liability insurance unless its liability is assumed by the Member State in accordance with national law, or the Member State itself is directly responsible. The staff of the notified body is bound to observe professional secrecy with regard to all information gained in carrying out its tasks (except vis-à-vis the competent administrative authorities of the Member State in which its activities are carried out) under this Directive or any provision of national law giving effect thereto. 26 Marking of equipment referred to in Article 11(1) ANNEX TV 1. The CE conformity marking shall consist of the initials "CE" taking the following form. If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions given in the above graduated drawing must be respected. The CE marking must have a height of at least 5 mm. The CE marking must be affixed to the product or to its data plate. However, where this is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of the product, it must be affixed to the packaging, if any, and to the accompanying documents. 2. 3. 4. The CE marking must be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly. 27 ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 257 final DOCUMENTS EN 15 06 Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-245-EN-C ISBN 92-78-20219-3 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg &e


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2011/97 by Pat GALLAGHER to the Commission. Regulations on import of second-hand vehicles into the EU

eurovoc_concepts:
approval
approximation of laws
import policy
motor vehicle
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text: 25. 2. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 60/77 (98/C 60/112) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2003/97 by Juan Colino Salamanca (PSE) to the Commission (11 June 1997) Subject: The use of pure sugar in the manufacture of yeast for baking For years manufacturers of baker(cid:146)s yeast have been advocating the use of pure sugar at more or less the world market price, as is the case in other fermentation industries producing citric acid, glutamic acid, etc. Is the Commission aware of this discrimination between industries in the same sector? For what reasons have yeasts not yet been included in Annex II to Regulation 334/93 (1) on the use of set-aside land for industrial purposes? (1) OJ L 38, 16. 2. 1993, p. 12. Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (18 July 1997) The Commission is aware that active yeast is not admitted as an eligible product for receiving the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 (1)). Although Regulation (EEC) No 1010/86 is regularly reviewed by the Commission in close cooperation with the Member States, active yeast has never been considered eligible for addition to this Regulation. Active yeast has not been included in the list of eligible end products in the framework of the non-food set-aside scheme (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 334/93), due to concern about possible market distortions for molasses, glucose and sugar. Furthermore, Member States foresee difficulties with respect to effective control of the non-food set-aside scheme if active yeast were to be included in this scheme. (1) OJ L 94, 9. 4. 1986. (98/C 60/113) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2011/97 by Pat Gallagher (UPE) to the Commission (4 June 1997) Subject: Regulations on import of second-hand vehicles into the EU What type approval requirements are applicable to used vehicles being imported either privately or on a commercial basis to a Member State from outside the EU for use within the EU? Whose responsibility is it to enforce such type approval regulations as are applicable to the importation of such used vehicles from outside the EU? What evidence should a Member State seek in respect of such imported used vehicles from outside the EU before allowing them to be used on roads within the EU, to ensure that such vehicles are in conformity with EU type approval regulations? What audit procedures does the Commission carry out to ensure that conformity with the applicable type approval regulations are being enforced by a Member State in respect of used vehicles imported from outside the EU? What sanctions can the Commission implement if a member State fails to properly ensure conformity with type approval regulations on used vehicles imported from outside the EU and registered for use within the Member State and consequently within all other Member States?