title: Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America - Intellectual property

text: 22. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 284/37 for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America AGREEMENT THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (hereinafter ‘the Community'), of the one part, and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Parties', CONSIDERING the importance of science and technology for their economic and social development; RECOGNISING that the Community and the Government of the United States of America are pursuing research and technological activities in a number of areas of common interest, and that participation in each other’s research and development activities on a basis of reciprocity will provide mutual benefits; HAVING REGARD to the Declaration on EC-US relations of 23 November 1990 and the New Transatlantic Agenda and the Joint EU-US Action Plan adopted in Madrid on 3 December 1995; DESIRING to establish a formal basis for cooperation in scientific and technological research which will extend and strengthen the conduct of cooperative activities in areas of common interest and encourage the application of the results of such cooperation to their economic and social benefit, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Purpose (c) ‘Intellectual property' shall have the meaning defined in Article 2 of the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation, done at Stock- holm, 14 July 1967; The Parties shall encourage, develop and facilitate co- operative activities in fields of common interest where they are pursuing research and development activities in science and technology. Article 2 Definitions (d) ‘Joint research' means research that is implemented with financial support from one or both Parties and that involves collaboration by participants from both the Community and the United States of America, and is designated as joint research in writing by the Parties or their scientific and technological organ- isations and agencies, or in the case where there is funding by only one Party, by that Party and the participants in that project; For the purposes of this Agreement: (a) ‘Cooperative activity' means any activity which the Parties undertake, or support, pursuant to this Agree- ment, and includes joint research; (e) (b) scientific or technical data, ‘Information' means results or methods of research and development stem- ming from joint research, and any other data relating to cooperative activities; individual ‘Participants' means entity, any including, inter alia, the Parties’ scientific and tech- nological organisations and agencies, private persons, undertakings, research centres, universities, subsidi- aries of European and US entities, or any other form of legal entity involved in cooperative activities. or L 284/38 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 10. 98 Article 3 Principles Article 5 Forms of cooperative activities Cooperative activities shall be conducted on the basis of the following principles: (a) mutual benefit based on an overall balance of ad- vantages; (b) reciprocal opportunities to engage in cooperative activities; (c) equitable and fair treatment; (a) Subject to applicable laws, regulations and policies, the Parties shall foster, to the fullest extent practicable, the involvement of participants in cooperative activ- ities under this Agreement with a view to providing comparable opportunities for participation in their scientific and technological research and development activities. (b) Cooperative activities may take the following forms: (d) timely exchange of cooperative activities. information which may affect 1. coordinated research projects and joint research Article 4 Areas of cooperative activities projects; 2. joint task forces; 3. joint studies; (a) Sectors for cooperative activities are: 4. joint organisation of scientific seminars, confer- ences, symposia and workshops; — environment (including climate research), 5. training of scientists and technical experts; — biomedicine and health (including research on AIDS, infectious diseases and drug abuse), — agriculture, — fisheries science, — engineering research, — non-nuclear energy, — natural resources, — materials sciences and metrology, — information and communication technologies, — telematics, — biotechnology, — marine sciences and technology, — social sciences research, — transportation, 6. exchange or sharing of equipment and materials; 7. visits and exchanges of scientists, engineers or other appropriate personnel; 8. exchanges of scientific and technological informa- tion as well as on practices, laws, regulations and programmes relevant to cooperation under this Agreement. Where appropriate, such cooperative activities shall take place pursuant to implementing arrangements concluded between the Parties’ executive agents, or their scientific and technological organisations and agencies. These arrangements may describe the nature and the duration of cooperation for a specific area or purpose, treatment of intellectual property as provided for in the Annex, funding, allocation of costs, and other relevant matters. Article 6 — science and technology policy, management, training and mobility of scientists. (b) The Parties may modify this list upon recommenda- tion by the Joint Consultative Group mentioned in Article 6, in accordance with procedures in force for each Party. (c) The Parties may jointly pursue cooperative activities with third parties. Coordination and facilitation of cooperative activ- ities (a) The coordination and facilitation of cooperative activ- ities under this Agreement shall be accomplished on behalf of the Government of the United States of America by the Department of State and on behalf of the Community by the European Commission, acting as Executive Agents. 22. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 284/39 (b) The Executive Agents shall establish a Joint Consulta- tive Group (hereinafter referred to as the ‘JCG') for the oversight of scientific and technological cooperation under this Agreement. The JCG shall consist of a limited equal number of official representatives of each Party. (b) Each Party shall bear the costs of discharging its responsibilities under this Agreement, including costs of participation in meetings of the JCG. However, costs, other than those for travel and accommodation, which are directly associated with meetings of the JCG, shall be borne by the host Party. (c) The JCG may hold consultation on general science and technology issues; exchange information; estab- lish task forces and working groups as appropriate; consult experts as appropriate and needed; and other- wise work to increase mutual understanding of the Parties’ activities and programmes related to science and technology. (d) The functions of the JCG shall include: Article 8 Entry of personnel and equipment Each Party shall take all reasonable steps and use its best efforts, within applicable laws and regulations, to facilitate entry to and exit from its territory of persons, material, data and equipment involved in or used in cooperative activities under this Agreement. 1. overseeing and recommending activities under the Agreement; Article 9 2. making recommendations pursuant to Article 4(b); Treatment of intellectual property 3. advising the Parties on ways to enhance co- operation consistent with the principles set out in this Agreement; 4. annually providing a report on the status and ef- fectiveness of cooperation undertaken under this Agreement; 5. reviewing the efficient and effective functioning of the Agreement. (e) The JCG shall meet annually, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. Meetings should be held alternately in the Community and the United States of America. The JCG shall establish its own rules of procedure, subject to approval by the Parties. (f) Decisions of the JCG shall be reached by consensus. Minutes, comprising a record of the decisions and principal points discussed, shall be taken at each meeting. These minutes shall be agreed upon by those persons selected from each side to jointly chair the meetings. Article 7 Funding and legal considerations (a) Cooperative activities shall be subject to the avail- ability of appropriated funds and to the applicable laws and regulations, policies and programmes of the Community and the United States of America. The allocation and protection of intellectual property rights under this Agreement shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Annex, which forms an integral part of this Agreement. Article 10 Other agreements and transitional provisions (a) The Parties shall endeavour, where appropriate, to bring under the terms of this Agreement new arrange- ments for scientific and technological cooperation between the Community and the Government of the United States of America that fall under the scope of Article 4. (b) This Agreement is without prejudice to rights and obligations under other agreements between the Parties and any agreement or arrangement between either of the Parties and non-participant third parties, including agreements of arrangements between their scientific and technological organisations or agencies and a Member State of the Community. Article 11 Territorial application This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty, and on the other hand to the ter- ritory of the United States of America. This shall not prevent the conduct of cooperative activities on the high seas, outer space, or the territory of third countries, in accordance with international law. L 284/40 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 10. 98 Article 12 Entry into force, termination and dispute settle- ment (a) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective internal procedures necessary for its entry into force have been completed. (b) This Agreement is concluded for an initial period of five years. Subject to review by the Parties in the final year of each successive period, the Agreement may be extended, with possible amendments, thereafter for five years by mutual written additional periods of agreement between the Parties. (c) This Agreement may be terminated at any time by either Party upon six months’ written notice. The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or duration of any arrangements made under it, or any specific rights and obligations that have accrued in compliance with the Annex. (d) This Agreement may be amended by agreement of the Parties. Amendments shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective internal procedures neces- amending this Agreement have been sary completed. for (e) All questions or disputes related to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled by mutual agreement of the Parties. Article 13 This Agreement is signed in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish languages, each of these texts being equally authentic. Hecho en Washington DC, el cinco de diciembre de mil novecientos noventa y siete. Udfærdiget i Washington DC, den femte december nitten hundrede og syvoghalvfems. Geschehen zu Washington DC am fünften Dezember neunzehnhundertsiebenundneunzig. (cid:130)cime stgm Ou(cid:145)sicjtom DC, stir 5 Dejelbq(cid:148)ou w(cid:148)kia emmiaj(cid:149)sia emem(cid:147)mta ept(cid:145). Done at Washington DC on the fifth day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven. Fait à Washington DC, le cinq décembre mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-sept. Fatto a Washington DC, addì cinque dicembre millenovecentonovantasette. Gedaan te Washington DC, de v¶fde december negentienhonderd zevenennegentig. Feito em Washington DC, em cinco de Dezembro de mil novecentos e noventa e sete. Tehty Washington DC:ssä viidentenä päivänä joulukuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksän- kymmentäseitsemän. Som skedde i Washington DC den femte december nittonhundranittiosju. 22. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 284/41 Por la Comunidad Europea For Det Europæiske Fællesskab Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft Cia tgm Euqypa(cid:152)j(cid:147) Joim(cid:149)tgta For the European Community Pour la Communauté européenne Per la Comunità europea Voor de Europese Gemeenschap Pela Comunidade Europeia Euroopan yhteisön puolesta På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar Por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América For regeringen for Amerikas Forenede Stater Für die Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika Cia tgm jub(cid:146)qmgsg tym Gmyl(cid:146)mym Pokitei(cid:150)m tgr Aleqij(cid:147)r For the Government of the United States of America Pour le gouvernement des États-Unis d’Amérique Per il governo degli Stati Uniti d’America Voor de regering van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika Pelo Governo dos Estados Unidos da América Amerikan yhdysvaltojen hallituksen puolesta På Amerikas förenta staternas regerings vägnar L 284/42 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 10. 98 For the Government of the United States of America Por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América For regeringen for Amerikas Forenede Stater Für die Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika Cia tgm jub(cid:146)qmgsg tym Gmyl(cid:146)mym Pokitei(cid:150)m tgr Aleqij(cid:147)r Pour le gouvernement des États-Unis d’Amérique Per il governo degli Stati Uniti d’America Voor de regering van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika Pelo Governo dos Estados Unidos da América Amerikan yhdysvaltojen hallituksen puolesta På Amerikas förenta staternas regerings vägnar For the European Community Por la Comunidad Europea For Det Europæiske Fællesskab Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft Cia tgm Euqypa(cid:152)j(cid:147) Joim(cid:149)tgta Pour la Communauté européenne Per la Comunità europea Voor de Europese Gemeenschap Pela Comunidade Europeia Euroopan yhteisön puolesta På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar 22. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 284/43 ANNEX INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Pursuant to Article 9 of this Agreement: The Parties shall ensure adequate and effective protection of intellectual property created or furnished under this Agreement and relevant implementing arrangements. The Parties agree to notify one another in a timely fashion of any inventions or copyrighted works arising under this Agreement and to seek protection for such intellectual property in a timely fashion. Rights to such intellectual property shall be allocated as provided in this Annex. I. SCOPE A. This Annex is applicable to all cooperative activities undertaken by the Parties or their participants pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Parties. B. For purposes of this Agreement, ‘intellectual property' shall have the meaning found in Article 2 of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation, done at Stockholm, 14 July 1967. C. This Annex addresses the allocation of rights, interests, and royalties between the Parties or their participants. Each Party shall ensure that the other Party or its participants can obtain the rights to intellectual property allocated in accordance with the Annex. This Annex does not otherwise alter or prejudice the allocation between a Party and its nationals, which shall be determined by that Party’s laws and practices. D. Disputes concerning intellectual property arising under this Agreement should be resolved through discussions between the relevant participants, or, if necessary, the Parties. Upon mutual agreement of the Parties, the participants may submit a dispute to an arbitral tribunal for binding arbitration. Unless the participants agree otherwise in writing, the arbitration rules of Uncitral shall govern. E. Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not affect rights or obligations under this Annex. II. ALLOCATION OF RIGHTS A. Each Party shall be entitled to a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free licence in all countries to reproduce, publicly distribute and translate scientific and technical journal articles, non-proprietary scientific reports and books directly arising from cooperation under this Agreement. All publicly distributed copies of a copyrighted work prepared under this provision shall indicate the names of the authors of the work unless an author explicitly declines to be named. Each Party or its participants shall have the right to review a translation prior to public distribution. B. Rights to all forms of intellectual property, other than those rights described in paragraph II(A) above, shall be allocated as follows: 1. Visiting researches, for example, scientists visiting primarily in furtherance of their education, shall receive intellectual property rights under arrangements with their host institutions. In addition, each visiting researcher named as an inventor shall be entitled to treatment as a national of the host country with regard to awards, bonuses, benefits, or any other rewards, in accordance with the policies of the host institution. 2. (a) For intellectual property which is or may be created during joint research, the Parties or their jointly develop a technology management plan. The technology participants management plan shall consider the Parties and their participants, the benefits of licensing by territory or for fields of use, requirements imposed by the Parties’ domestic laws, and other factors deemed appropriate. the relative contributions of shall L 284/44 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 10. 98 (b) If the parties or their participants did not agree to a joint technology management plan in the initial research cooperation agreement and cannot reach an agreement within a reasonable time, not to exceed six months, from the time a Party becomes aware of the creation or likely creation of the intellectual property in question as a result of the joint research, the Parties or their participants shall resolve the matter in accordance with the provisions of paragraph I(D). Pending resolution of the matter, such intellectual property shall be owned jointly by the Parties or their participants, but shall be commercially exploited (including product development) only by mutual agreement. (c) ‘Joint research' means research that is implemented with financial support from one or both Parties and that involves collaboration by participants from both the Community and the United States of America and is designated as joint research in writing by the Parties or their scientific and technological organisations and agencies, or in the case where there is funding by only one Party, by that Party and the participants in that project. (d) In the event that either Party believes that a particular joint research project under this Agreement has led or will lead to the creation or furnishing of a type of intellectual property that it protects but is not protected throughout the territory of the other Party, the Parties shall immediately hold discussions to determine the allocation of the rights to the said intellectual property. The joint activities in question will be suspended during the discussions, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties thereto. If no agreement can be reached within a three-month period from the date of the request for discussions, cooperation on the project in question will be suspended or terminated at the request of either Party. III. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION In the event that information identified in a timely fashion as proprietary is furnished or created under the Agreement, each Party and its participants shall protect such information in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and administrative practice. Without prior written consent, none of the Parties shall disclose any proprietary information except to employees, government personnel, and prime and subcontractors. Such disclosures shall be for use only within the terms of their permits or licences with the Parties or the scope of work of their contracts with the Parties and in work relating to the subject matter of the information so disseminated. The Parties shall impose, or shall have imposed, through appropriate arrangements technology management plans, etc. , an obligation on all participants receiving such information to keep it confidential. research contracts, grant documents, such as If one of the Parties becomes aware that, under its laws or regulations, it will be, or may reasonably be expected to become unable to meet the non-disclosure provisions, it shall immediately inform the other Party. The Parties shall thereafter consult to define an appropriate course of action. Information may be identified as proprietary if it is secret in the sense that it is not, as a body or in the precise configuration or assembly of its components, generally known or readily accessible by lawful means; has actual or potential commercial value by virtue of its secrecy; has been subject to steps that were reasonable under the circumstances by the person lawfully in control to maintain its secrecy and not already in the possession of the recipient without an obligation concerning its confidentiality


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 3842/97 του Enrique BARON CRESPO προς την Επ τροπή. Αναδιοργάνωση της ERICSSON ΑΕ στην Ισπανία

eurovoc_concepts:
Spain
demerger
labour law
multinational enterprise
telecommunications industry
transfer of businesses
worker consultation


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 3878/97 do Deputado Amedeo AMADEO à Comissão. Política de concorrência/restrições verticais

eurovoc_concepts:
competition policy
distributive trades
restriction on competition
trade restriction
vertical agreement

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text: C 174/150 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 8. 6. 98 O Livro Verde inclui algumas eventuais op(cid:231)o(cid:152)es para o futuro da pol(cid:14)·tica das restri(cid:231)o(cid:152)es verticais. Contudo, estas op(cid:231)o(cid:152)es na(cid:152)o sa(cid:152)o exaustivas, tendo surgido durante o processo de consulta muitas outras op(cid:231)o(cid:152)es. A Comissa(cid:152)o nota as semelhan(cid:231)as entre a presun(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de certificado negativo da Op(cid:231)a(cid:152)o 4 do Livro Verde e o conceito de «de minimis» tal como definido na comunica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o da Comissa(cid:152)o relativa a‘ revisa(cid:152)o da comunica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de 3 de Setembro de 1986 relativa aos acordos de pequena importa(cid:136)ncia que na(cid:152)o sa(cid:152)o abrangidos pelo disposto no no 1 do artigo 85o do Tratado CE (1). E· ainda demasiado cedo para tecer comenta·rios sobre os resultados do Livro Verde, mas a Comissa(cid:152)o nota a necessidade de coordena(cid:231)a(cid:152)o entre a comunica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o da Comissa(cid:152)o relativa aos acordos de pequena importa(cid:136)ncia e qualquer proposta futura de pol(cid:14)·tica neste dom(cid:14)·nio. (1) COM(96) 722 final. (98/C 174/224) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-3878/97 apresentada por Amedeo Amadeo (NI) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (5 de Dezembro de 1997) Objecto: Pol(cid:14)·tica de concorre(cid:136)ncia/restri(cid:231)o(cid:152)es verticais No que se refere ao Livro Verde sobre as Restri(cid:231)o(cid:152)es Verticais no A(cid:136) mbito da Pol(cid:14)·tica Comunita·ria da Concorre(cid:136)ncia (COM(96)0721 def. ), o sistema das isen(cid:231)o(cid:152)es por categoria, baseado nas formas de distribui(cid:231)a(cid:152)o, e· demasiado r(cid:14)·gido, o na(cid:152)o lhe permite regulamentar formas de distribui(cid:231)a(cid:152)o que representam ajustamentos dina(cid:136)micos a‘s muta(cid:231)o(cid:152)es das condi(cid:231)o(cid:152)es do mercado. Podera· a Comissa(cid:152)o velar por que os actuais regulamentos relativos a‘s isen(cid:231)o(cid:152)es por categoria, de facto demasiado r(cid:14)·gidos e mesmo de dif(cid:14)·cil interpreta(cid:231)a(cid:152)o, sejam revistos e adaptados numa o·ptica de flexibilidade? Resposta dada pelo Comissa·rio Van Miert em nome da Comissa(cid:152)o (14 de Janeiro de 1998) A Comissa(cid:152)o remete a aten(cid:231)a(cid:152)o do Senhor Deputado para a resposta que deu a‘ sua anterior pergunta escrita E-3877/97 (1). A Comissa(cid:152)o esta· em condi(cid:231)o(cid:152)es de confirmar ao Senhor Deputado que, no a(cid:136)mbito do reexame geral da sua pol(cid:14)·tica em mate·ria de restri(cid:231)o(cid:152)es verticais, esta· igualmente a rever a regulamenta(cid:231)a(cid:152)o em vigor relativa a‘s isen(cid:231)o(cid:152)es por categoria, com excep(cid:231)a(cid:152)o do Regulamento (CE) no 1475/95 da Comissa(cid:152)o, de 28 de Junho de 1995, relativo a‘ aplica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o do no 3 do artigo 85o do Tratado CE a certas categorias de acordos de distribui(cid:231)a(cid:152)o e de servi(cid:231)o de venda e po·s-venda de ve(cid:14)·culos automo·veis (2). O aumento da flexibilidade dos regulamentos relativos a‘s isen(cid:231)o(cid:152)es por categoria vigentes constitui uma das op(cid:231)o(cid:152)es pol(cid:14)·ticas analisadas nos pontos 282 a 285 do Livro Verde sobre as Restri(cid:231)o(cid:152)es Verticais no A(cid:136) mbito da Pol(cid:14)·tica Comunita·ria da Concorre(cid:136)ncia. Todavia, e· ainda demasiado cedo para tecer comenta·rios quanto aos resultados deste Livro Verde, uma vez que a Comissa(cid:152)o esta· actualmente a definir a sua posi(cid:231)a(cid:152)o, face a todas as informa(cid:231)o(cid:152)es, contributos e opinio(cid:152)es recebidos durante a fase de consulta. Por conseguinte, neste esta·dio, a Comissa(cid:152)o na(cid:152)o se encontra em condi(cid:231)o(cid:152)es de afirmar se propora· ou na(cid:152)o o aumento da flexibilidade destes regulamentos de isen(cid:231)a(cid:152)o por categoria. A Comissa(cid:152)o espera poder clarificar a sua posi(cid:231)a(cid:152)o quanto a esta pol(cid:14)·tica durante o ano em curso. (1) Ver p. 149. (2) JO L 145 de 29. 6. 1995


title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 (renewal of the double- checking system established by Decision No 2/96 of the Association Council as extended by Decision No 4/96)

eurovoc_concepts:
Association Council (EU)
Czechia
export monitoring
import (EU)
iron and steel product
trade agreement (EU)

text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 05. 12. 1997 COM(97) 660 final 97/ 0343 (ACC) 97/ 0344 (ACC) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Community Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ŒO concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 (renewal of the double-checking system established by Decision N° 2/96 of the Association Council as extended by Decision N° 4/96) (presented by the Commission) y* %)M" h J • "'A ( PI i fi • • - \'î< y. j'K \ n. 1 IJ I "i F ' i, JV. •,j' I A4 ru*. > 14 fA \" ip M yy lm$ y. 1 I' »! I "I ( EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM The aim of the double-checking system is to improve transparency and to avoid possible diversions of trade. It is founded on the provision in the EC-Czech Republic Europe Agreement1 which allows either Party to introduce an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid provision of information on the trend of trade flows. The Parties agreed to establish such a system in 1997 in respect of certain ECSC and EC steel products by means of Association Council Decision N° 4/962. Council Regulation (EC) N° 7/973 established the corresponding implementing legislation for the Community. At its meeting on 31 October 1997, the Contact Group agreed to recommend that the Association Council should renew the double-checking system for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1998. The attached proposals consequently seek to renew the double-checking system for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1998. lOJN°L360, 31. 12. 94, p. 2. 2OJN°L64,5. 3. 97,p. 13. 3 OJ N° L 4, 8. 1. 97, p. 1. and corrigendum in OJ L 71, 13. 3. 97, p. 46. Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Community The Council of the European Union, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 together with Article 228, para 2, first sentence, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the Decision of the Council and the Commission of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their -Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof, Whereas the Contact Group referred to in Article 10 of Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part and the Czech Republic of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995 ^ met on 31 October 1997 to discuss trends in imports of ECSC and EC products from the Czech Republic into the Community and recognised the need to find appropriate solutions in the framework of Article 34. 2 of the Agreement in order to ensure that the attainment of the objectives of the Agreement will not be jeopardised; Whereas the Contact Group therefore agreed to recommend to the Association Council established under Article 104 of the Agreement that the double-checking system introduced in 1997 by Association Council Decision N° 4/962 should be renewed for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1998; Whereas the Parties are desirous to promote the orderly and equitable development of trade in steel between the Community and the Czech Republic; Whereas the Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has determined that the solution acceptable to the two parties which least disturbs the functioning of the Agreement is the renewal of the double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of certain steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties between 1 January and 3i December 1998, ^ J ^ L S ô O, 31. 12. 94, p. 2 2 OJL 64, 5. 3. 97, p. 13. HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Community, and in particular the renewal of the double-checking system, shall be based on the draft decision of the Association Council annexed to this Decision. Done at Brussels For the Council Draft Decision N° /97 of the Association Council, association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part of 1997 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 (renewal of the double-checking system established by Decision N° 2/96 of the Association Council as extended by Decision N° 4/96) (97/ /ECSC) THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL Whereas the Contact Group referred to in Article 10 of Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 February 1995, met on 31 October 1997 and agreed to recommend to the Association Council established under Article 104 of the Agreement that the double- checking system introduced in 1997 by Association Council Decision N° 4/96 should be renewed for the period between 1 January and 31 December 1998; Whereas the Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has agreed with this recommendation, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : Article 1 1. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1998, imports into the Community of the products listed in Annex I originating in the Czech Republic shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document conforming to the model shown at Annex II issued by the authorities in the Community. 2. The classification of the products covered by this Decision is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of 'combined nomenclature', or in abbreviated form 'CN'). The origin of the products covered by this Decision shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community. (hereinafter called the Community the 3. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1998, imports into the Community of the iron and steel products listed in Annex I and which originate in the Czech Republic shall, in subject to the issue of an export document by the competent Czech addition, be authorities. Presentation by the importer of the original of the export document must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document where shipped. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the data of loading onto the exporting means of transport. 4. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. 5. The Czech Republic shall notify the Commission of the European Communities of the names and addresses of the appropriate Czech governmental authorities which are authorized to issue and to verify export documents together with specimens of the stamps and signatures they use. The Czech Republic shall also notify the Commission of any change in these particulars. 6. Certain technical provisions on the implementation of the double-checking system are set out in Annex IV. Article 2 1. The Czech Republic undertakes to supply the Community with precise statistical information on the export documents issued by the Czech authorities pursuant to Article 1. Such information shall be transmitted to the Community by the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate. 2. The Community undertakes to supply the Czech authorities with precise statistical information on surveillance documents issued by Member States in respect of the export documents issued by the Czech authorities pursuant to Article 1. Such information shall be transmitted to the Czech authorities by the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate. Article 3 If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties, consultations shall be held on any problems arising from the operation of this Decision. Such consultations shall be held promptly. Any consultations held under this Article shall be approached by both Parties in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the difference between them. Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given: Article 4 - in respect of the Community, to the Commission of the European Communities (DG I. D. 2andDG III. C. l), - in respect of the Czech Republic, to the Mission of the Czech Republic to the European Communities; and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. Article 5 This Decision shall be binding on both the Community and the Czech Republic which shall take the measures necessary to implement it. Article 6 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of signature. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998. Done at For the Association Council The President ANNEX. I CZECH REPUBLIC List of products subject to double-checking (1998) Heavy Plates (excluding ex-CN Codes) 7208 40 10 7208 5130 7208 5150 7208 5191 7208 51 99 7208 52 91 7208 52 99 7208 54 10 7208 90 10 7208 90 90 Cold-rolled sheet 7209 15 00 7209 16 90 7209 17 90 7209 18 91 7209 18 99 7209 25 00 7209 26 90 7209 27 90 7209 28 90 * 721123 10 721123 51 721129 20 Wire rod 7213 10 00 7213 20 00 7213 91 10 7213 9120 7213 9141 7213 91 49 7213 9170 7213 9190 7213 99 10 7213 99 90 7221 00 10 7221 00 90 7227 10 00 7227 20 00 7227 90 10 7227 90 50 7227 90 95 Beams and sections 7216 3111 7216 31 19 7216 3191 7216 31 99 7216 32 11 7216 32 19 7216 32 91 7216 32 99 Welded Tubes Complete CN heading 7306 JOINT DECLARATION In the context of Association Council Decision N° Republic declared that, if so requested by the producers of products subject to double- checking, they will inform each other immediately in the event of any problems relating to the operation of the Decision and the products concerned which might require consultations as provided for in Article 3 thereof. 191', the Community and the Czech 1 > a o o c o 1 • EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT 1. Consignee (name, full address, country. VAT number) 2. Issue number ANNEX 11 3. Proposed place and date of import 4. Authority responsible for issue (name, address and telephone No) 5. Declarant/representative as applicable (name and full address) 6. Country of origin (and geonomenclature code) 7. Country of consignment (and geonomenclature code) 8. Last day of validity 9. Description of goods 10. CN code and category 11. Quantity in kilograms (net mass) or in additional units 12. Value in ecus, cif at Community frontier 13. Additional remarks 14. Competent authority's endorsement \o 15. ATTRIBUTIONS Indicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof. 16. Net quantity (net mass or other unit of measure stating the unit) 17. In figures 18. In words for the quantity attributed 19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution 20. Name, Member State, stamp and signature of the attributing authority 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 - Extension pages to be attached hereto. \\ - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT 1. Consignee (name, full address, country, VAT number) 2. Issue number 3. Proposed place and date of import 4. Authority responsible for issue (name, adress and telephone No) 5. Declarant/representative as applicable (name and full address) 6. Country of origin (and geonomenclature code) 7. Country of consignment (and geonomenclature code) 8. Last day of validity •c o r. 3 re o> c '5 w. S2 0) >. a o o 9. Description of goods 10. CN code and category 11. Quantity in kilograms (net mass) or in additional units 12. Value in ecus, cif at Community frontier 13. Additional remarks 14. Competent authority's endorsement Date: Signature: Stamp: VI 15. ATTRIBUTIONS Indicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof. 16. Net quantity (net mass or other unit of measure stating the unit) 17. In figures 18. In words for the quantity attributed 19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution 20. Name, Member State, stamp and signature of the attributing authority 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Extension pages to be attached hereto. 13> 1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 5 Consignee (name, full address, country) ANNEX i ll ORIGINAL No 3 Year 4 Producr group EXPORT DOCUMENT (ECSC and EC steel products) 6 Country of origin 7 Country of destination 8 Place and date of shipment — means of transport 9 Supplementary details 10 Description ot goods — manufacturer 11 CN code 12 Quantity(') 13 Fob valuer) 14 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY IS Competent authority (name, full address, country) •c v. 5-2 •3 *•" •3' ^ t. s (Signature) (Stamp) '* I -Exporter (name, full address, country) COPY No 3 Year 4 Product group 5 Consignee (name, full address, country) EXPORT DOCUMENT (ECSC and EC steel products) 6 Country of origin 7 Cauntrv of destination S Place and date of shipment — means ot transport 9 Supplementary derails 10 Description of goods — manufacturer 11 CN code 12 Quantity!1) 13 Fob value - 14 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY 15 Competent authority (name, full address, country) At (Signature) (Stamp) 15 ANNEX IV CZECH REPUBLIC TECHNICAL ANNEX ON THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM 1. The export documents shall measure 210 x 297 mm. The paper used shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. They shall be made out in English. If they are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in printed script. These documents may comprise additional copies duly indicated as such. If the documents have several copies only the top copy is the original. This copy shall be clearly marked as 'original' and other copies as 'copies'. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities of the Community as being valid for the control of export to the Community in accordance with the provisions of the double-checking system. 2. Each document shall bear a standardized serial number, whether or not printed, by which it can be identified. This number shall be composed of the following elements: - two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: CZ, - two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows: BE = Belgium DK = Denmark DE = Germany EL = Greece ES = Spain FR = France IE = Ireland IT = Italy LU = Luxembourg NL = Netherlands AT = Austria PT = Portugal FI = Finland SE = Sweden GB= United Kingdom. - a one-digit number identifying the year, corresponding to the last figure in the respective year, e. g. 8 for 1998, - a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular issuing office concerned in the exporting country, - a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of customs clearance. 3. The export documents shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue, but not beyond 31 December of the year appearing in Box N° 3 of the export document. 16 4. Since the importer needs to present the original export document when requesting an import document, export documents should, as fas as possible, be issued in respect of individual commercial transactions, not global contracts. 5. The Czech Republic need not show price information on the export document if there is a genuine need to protect commercial confidentiality. In such cases, box 9 of the export document should indicate the reason for not showing the price information and that it is available to the competent authorities of the Community on request. 6. Export documents may be issued after the shipment of the products to which they relate. In such cases they must bear the endorsement 'issued retrospectively'. 7. In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an export document, the exporter may apply to the competent governmental authority which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate of any such document so issued shall bear the endorsement 'duplicate'. The duplicate shall bear the date of the original export document. 8. The competent authorities of the Community shall be informed immediately of the withdrawal or modification of any export documents already issued and, where relevant, of the basis for such action. 17 PROPOSAL FOR A y COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) N° /97 of 1997 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the European Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998 (renewal of the double-checking system established by Decision N° 2/96 of the Association Council as extended by Decision N° 4/96) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas a Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of, the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, entered into force on 1 February 19951; Whereas the Parties decided in Association Council Decision N°. /972 to renew the double-checking system introduced by Decision N° 4/963 for *the period between 1 January and 31 December 1998; Whereas it is consequently necessary to renew the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regulation (EC) N° 7/974, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1998, in accordance with the provisions of Association Council Decision N° /97, imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in the Czech Republic, as listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document issued by the authorities in the Community. 2. The surveillance document shall be made out on a form corresponding to the model set out in Annex II. 3. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of 'combined nomenclature', or in abbreviated form 'CN'). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community. (hereinafter called the Community the lOJN°L360, 31. 12. 94, p. 2. 2 See page. of this Official Journal. 3OJN°L64, 5. 3. 97, p. 13. 4 OJ N° L 4, 8. 1. 97, p. 1. and corrigendum in OJ L 71, 13. 3. 97, p. 46. 18 4. For the period 1 January to 31 December 1998, imports into the Community of the products listed in Annex I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent Czech authorities. Presentation by the importer of the original of the export document must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped. 5. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading onto the exporting means of transport. 6. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. Article 2 1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge for any quantities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer* wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise. 2. A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex IV shall be valid throughout the Community. 3. The importer's application shall include the following elements: (a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identification number used by the competent national authorities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT; (b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or representative of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers); (c) the full name and address of the exporter; (d) the exact description of the goods, including - their trade name, - the combined nomenclature (CN) code(s), - the country of origin, - the country of consignment; (e) the net weight, expressed in kg and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight, by combined nomenclature heading; (f) the cif value of the goods in ECU at the Community frontier by combined nomenclature heading; 19 (g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality5 ; (h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance; (i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract; (j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant with the transcription of his name in capital letters: 'I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is true and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community'. The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill. 4. Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for liberalization of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota: - the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at four months, - unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period. 5. The importer shall return surveillance documents to the issuing authority at the end of their period of validity. Article 3 1. A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is effected exceeds that indicated in the surveillance document by less than 5% or that the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the surveillance than 5% shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the document by less products in question. 2. Applications for surveillance documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant. Article 4 1. Within the first 10 days of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission: (a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in ecus) for which surveillance documents were issued during the preceding month; (b) details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in subparagraph (a). 5 Under the criteria given in OJ No C 180, 11. 7. 1991, p. 4 20 The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and by country. 2. The Member States shall give notification of any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant a surveillance document. Article 5 Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the Commission of the European Communities and shall be communicated electronically within the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means of communication temporarily. Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at For the Council 21 ANNEX I CZECH REPUBLIC List of products subject to double-checking ( 1998) Heavy Plates (excluding ex-CN Codes) 7208 40 10 7208 5130 7208 51 50 7208 5191 7208 5199 7208 52 91 7208 52 99 7208 54 10 7208 90 10 7208 90 90 Cold-wiled sheet 7209 15 00 7209 16 90 7209 17 90 7209 18 91 7209 18 99 7209 25 00 7209 26 90 7209 27 90 7209 28 90 721123 10 721123 51 721129 20. Wire rod 7213 10 00 7213 20 00 7213 9110 7213 91 20 7213 9141 7213 9149 7213 91 70 7213 9190 7213 99 10 7213 99 90 7221 00 10 722100 90 7227 10 00 7227 20 00 7227 90 10 7227 90 50 7227 90 95 Beams and sections 7216 3111 7216 31 19 7216 3191 7216 31 99 7216 32 11 7216 32 19 7216 32 91 7216 32 99 Welded Tubes Complete CN heading 7306 22 EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT 1. Consignee (name, full address, country. VAT number) 2. Issue number ANNEX 11 3. Proposed place and date of import 4. Authority responsible for issue (name, address and telephone No) > c. o o 5. Declarant/representative as applicable (name and full address) 6. Country of origin (and geonomenclature code) 7. Country of consignment (and geonomenclature code) 8. Last day of validity 9. Description of goods 10. CN code and category 1 1. Quantity in kilograms (net mass) or in additional units 12. Value in ecus, cif at Community frontier 13. Additional remarks 14. Competent authority's endorsement Date: Signature: Stamp: 23 15. ATTRIBUTIONS Indicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof. 16. Net quantity (net mass or other unit of measure stating the unit) 17. In figures 18. In words for the quantity attributed 19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution 20. Name, Member State, stamp and signature of the attributing authority 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Extension pages to be attached hereto. 1* ' EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE DOCUMENT 1. Consignee (name, full address, country. VAT number) 2. Issue number 3. Proposed place and date of import 4. Authority responsible for issue (name, adress and telephone No) 5. Declarant/representative as applicable (name and full address) 6. Country of origin (and geonomenclature code) 7. Country of consignment (and geonomenclature code) 8. Last day of validity o 3 ra o c '5 v> v> o > a o O 9. Description of goods 10. CN code and category 11. Quantity in kilograms (net mass) or in additional units 12. Value in ecus, cif at Community frontier 13. Additional remarks 14. Competent authority's endorsement Date: Signature: Stamp: 15. ATTRIBUTIONS Indicate the quantity available in part 1 of column 17 and the quantity attributed in part 2 thereof. 16. Net quantity (net mass or other unit of measure stating the unit) 17. In figures 18. In words for the quantity attributed 19. Customs document (form and number) or extract No and date of attribution 20. Name, Member State, stamp and signature of the attributing authority 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 ! i i I i I i i i I j i ; i Extension pages to be attached hereto. 2G 1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 5 Consignee (name, full address, country) ANNEXE I II ORIGINAL No 3 Year 4 Product group EXPORT DOCUMENT (ECSC and EC steel products) 6 Country of origin 7 Country of destination 8 Place and date ot shipment — means of transport 9 Supplementary details 10 Description of goods — manufacturer 11 CN code 12 Quantity!1) là Fob value|;) 14 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY I 5 15 Competent authority (name, full address, country) (Signature) (Stamp) 21 I Exporter (name, full address, country) COPY No 3 Year 4 Product group 5 Consignee (name, full address, c o u n t r y) EXPORT DOCUMENT (ECSC and EC steel. products) 6 C o u n t ry nf o r i g in 7 C o u n t ry of destination V Place and date of shipment — means of transport 9 Supplementary details 10 Description nl got n it — manufacturer II CN code 12 Q u a n t i t y !1) I. » Fob value (:) M C E R T I F I C A T I ON BY T HE C O M P E T E NT A U T H O R I TY 15 Competent a u t h o r i ty (name, f u ll address, c o u n t r y) ° 1 "Si __ «I ai -- L (Signature) (Sramp) 2$ APÊNDICE IV — TILL/EG IV — ANLAGE IV — nPOZAPTHMA IV — APPENDIX IV — APPENDICE IV — APPENDICE IV — AANHANGSEL IV — APÊNDICE IV — LISÀYS IV — TILLÂGG IV LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER LISTE DER ZUSTANDIGEN BEHÔRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN AIEY0YNIEII TON APXÎIN EKAOIHI AAEIS1N TON KPATON MEAJ1N LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA LISTA ÔVER KOMPETENTA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER BELGIQUE/BELGIÊ Administration des relations économiques Quatrième division: Mise en œuvre des politiques commerciales internationales — Services «Licences» Rue Général Léman 60 B-1040 Bruxelles Télécopieur: (32 2) 230 83 22 Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen Vierde Afdeling: Toepassing van her Internationaal Handelsbeleid — Dienst Vergunningen Generaal Lemanstraat 60 B-1040 Brussel Fax: (32 2) 230 83 22 DANMARK Erhvervsfremme Styrelsen Sondergade 25 DK-8600 Silkeborg Fax: (45) 87 20 40 77 DEUTSCHLAND Bundesamt fur Wirtschaft, Dienst 01 Postfach 51 71 D-65762 Eschborn 1 Fax: (49) 61 96-40 42 12 EAAAI YjTOi'eyEÎo E8vixi|ç Oixovofitac revr/. i'i rçauitaieia AOZ. AiEÛOuvoi] Aiaôixaaitbv EijcoTeoixoi' EuTtoQiov KOQVÔQOU 1 GR-105 63 AGiyva TéXecpa;: (301) 328 60 29/328 60 59/328 60 39 ESPANA Ministerio de Economîa y Hacienda Direcciôn General de Cômercio Exterior Paseo de la Castellana, 162 E-28046 Madrid Fax: (34 1) 5 63 18 23/349 38 31 FRANCE SERIBE 3-5 rue Barbet-de-Jony F-75357 Paris 07 SP Télécopieur: (33 1) 43 19 43 69 IRELAND Licensing Unir Department of Tourism and Trade Kildare Street IRL-Dublin 2 Fax: (353 1) 676 61 54 ITALIA Ministero del Commercio con l'estero Direzione générale per la politica commerciale e per la gestione del regime degli scambi Viale America 341 1-00144 Roma Telefax: (39 6) *59 93 22 35/59 93 26 36 LUXEMBOURG Ministère des affaires étrangères Office des licences Boîte postale 113 L-2011 Luxembourg Télécopieur: (352) 46 6138 NEDERLAND Centrale Dienst voor In- en Uitvoer Postbus 30003 Engelse Kamp 2 NL-9700 RD Groningen Fax: (31-50) 526 06 98 OSTERREICH Bundesministerium fiir wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten AuRenwirtschaftsadministration Landstrasser HauptstraSe 55-57 A-1030 Wien Fax: (43-1) 715 83 47 2* PORTUGAL Direcçâo-Geral do Comércio Externo Avenida da Repûblica, 79 P-1000 Lisboa Telefax: (351-1) 793 22 10 SUOMI Tullihallitus PL 512 FIN-00101 Helsinki Telekopio: +358-9 614 2852 SVERIGE Kommerskollegium Box 6803 S-113 86 Stockholm Fax: (46 8) 30 67 59 UNITED KINGDOM Department of Trade and Industry Import Licensing Branch Queensway House, West Precinct Billingham, Cleveland UK-TS23 2NF Fax: (44) 1642 533 557 BO ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 660 final DOCUMENTS EN 10 02 il Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-677-EN-C ISBN 92-78-28610-9 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg 3/


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3963/97 by Maj THEORIN to the Commission. Human rights in Turkey

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title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3879/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Green Paper on ACP-EU relations

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ACP countries
EU relations
Lomé Convention
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economic development
environmental cooperation
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social development
trade cooperation

text: C 196/26 FI Euroopan yhteiso¤jen virallinen lehti 22. 6. 98 (98/C 196/36) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-3879/97 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Amedeo Amadeo (NI) (5. joulukuuta 1997) Aihe: Vihrea¤ kirja › EU:n ja AKT-maiden va¤liset suhteet Kysymykseni koskee Vihrea¤a¤ kirjaa Euroopan unionin ja AKT-maiden va¤lisista¤ suhteista 2000-luvun alussa › Uuden kumppanuuden tuomat haasteet ja mahdollisuudet (KOM(96)570 lopull. ). EU:n ja AKT-maiden va¤linen voimakkaampi poliittinen yhteys on tarpeen, jotta ja¤lleen palattaisiin kumppanuu- den henkeen ja samalla mukautettaisiin yhteistyo¤kehyksia¤ siten, etta¤ na¤iden maiden avaaminen kansainva¤liselle kaupalle helpottuisi. On luotava uusia yhteistyo¤muotoja ja ma¤a¤ra¤tta¤va¤ hallituksista riippumattomien toimijoiden aktiivisemmasta osallistumisesta. Toisaalta tulevan kumppanuussopimuksen maantieteellista¤ kattavuutta voitai- siin muuttaa silla¤ perusteella, etta¤ tarvitaan johdonmukaisempaa ja paremmin koordinoitua la¤hestymistapaa AKT-maihin. Pyyda¤n komissiota uusimaan yleissopimuksen ottaen paremmin huomioon maantieteelliset ja kehitysta¤ koskevat erot. (98/C 196/37) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-3880/97 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Amedeo Amadeo (NI) (5. joulukuuta 1997) Aihe: Vihrea¤ kirja › EU:n ja AKT-maiden va¤liset suhteet Kysymykseni koskee Vihrea¤a¤ kirjaa Euroopan unionin ja AKT-maiden va¤lisista¤ suhteista 2000-luvun alussa › Uuden kumppanuuden tuomat haasteet ja mahdollisuudet (KOM(96)570 lopull. ). EU:n ja 70 AKT-maan va¤liset kaupalliset ja rahoitukselliset yhteydet ovat va¤hitellen saapumassa uuteen vaiheeseen. Ta¤lla¤ hetkella¤ ollaan perusteellisesti harkitsemassa (nykyinen yleissopimus pa¤a¤ttyy helmikuussa vuonna 2000) tulevaa suuntaa na¤ille yhteyksille, joiden osalta on ennen kaikkea otettava huomioon toisaalta uusi maailmantilanne ja toisaalta Euroopan unionin suurempi poliittinen ja taloudellinen vastuu kansainva¤lisella¤ tasolla. Ta¤ta¤ ajatellen pyyda¤n ottamaan ka¤ytto¤o¤n (cid:148)eriytetyn vastavuoroisuuden(cid:148), jotta voitaisiin taata AKT-maiden asteittainen ottaminen mukaan kansainva¤liseen kauppaan ja Euroopan unionin ja AKT-maiden va¤lisen kaupan elvytta¤minen. (98/C 196/38) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-3881/97 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Amedeo Amadeo (NI) ja Cristiana Muscardini (NI) (5. joulukuuta 1997) Aihe: Vihrea¤ kirja › EU:n ja AKT-maiden va¤liset suhteet Kysymyksemme koskee Vihrea¤a¤ kirjaa Euroopan unionin ja AKT-maiden va¤lisista¤ suhteista 2000-luvun alussa › Uuden kumppanuuden tuomat haasteet ja mahdollisuudet (KOM(96)570 lopull. ). Lome·n yleissopimus on vuodesta 1975 tarjonnut puitteet Euroopan unionin ja ta¤lla¤ hetkella¤ 71 AKT-maan kaupallisille suhteille ja rahoitusyhteistyo¤lle. Lome·n yleissopimusta on tarkistettu viiden vuoden va¤lein, mika¤ on mahdollistanut sen mukauttamisen taloudelliseen ja poliittiseen kehitykseen, uusien yhteistyo¤va¤lineiden ka¤ytto¤o¤noton ja uusien painopistealueiden ma¤a¤ritta¤misen. Viimeisin tarkistus tehtiin vuonna 1995. Ta¤lla¤ hetkella¤ voimassa oleva nelja¤s Lome·n yleissopimus pa¤a¤ttyy 29. helmikuuta 2000, ja sopimuspuolten neuvottelut olisi aloitettava puolitoista vuotta sita¤ ennen, toisin sanoen syyskuussa 1998. Ta¤ha¤n mennessa¤ Euroopan unionin on kyetta¤va¤ ta¤smenta¤ma¤a¤n oma kantansa. Yhteistyo¤lla¤ yhteiso¤n kanssa on ollut suuri merkitys monille AKT-maille ja se on kiista¤ma¤tta¤ myo¤ta¤vaikuttanut niiden va¤esto¤n elinolojen paranemiseen. Tultaessa 2000-luvulle Euroopan unionin ja AKT-maiden suhteiden perustaa on muutettava ottaen huomioon kehitysyhteistyo¤n muuttuneiden poliittisten ja taloudellisten olosuh- teiden lisa¤ksi myo¤s perinpohjaisesti muuttuvat asenteet Euroopassa


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 3879/97 de Amedeo AMADEO à la Commission. Livre vert sur les relations entre l'Union européenne et les pays ACP

text: C 196/26 FR Journal officiel des Communaute·s europe·ennes 22. 6. 98 (98/C 196/36) QUESTION E· CRITE E-3879/97 pose·e par Amedeo Amadeo (NI) a‘ la Commission (5 de·cembre 1997) Objet: Livre vert sur les relations entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les pays ACP La Commission a pre·sente· un «Livre vert sur les relations entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les pays ACP a‘ l(cid:146)aube du 21e sie‘cle › De·fis et options pour un nouveau partenariat» (COM(96)0570). Il appara(cid:14)(cid:136)t qu(cid:146)un resserrement des liens politiques entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les E· tats ACP s(cid:146)impose pour redonner un sens au partenariat et adapter le cadre de coope·ration de manie‘re a‘ favoriser l(cid:146)ouverture de ces pays aux e·changes internationaux. Il importe d(cid:146)instaurer de nouvelles formes de coope·ration et de pre·voir une participation plus active des ope·rateurs non gouvernementaux. En outre, le champ d(cid:146)application ge·ographique du futur accord de partenariat pourrait e(cid:136)tre adapte·, compte tenu de la ne·cessite· de mener une politique plus cohe·rente et mieux concerte·e vis-a‘-vis des E· tats ACP La Commission peut-elle, lors du renouvellement de la Convention de Lome·, tenir davantage compte de la diversite· ge·ographique et du niveau ine·gal de de·veloppement des E· tats ACP? (98/C 196/37) QUESTION E· CRITE E-3880/97 pose·e par Amedeo Amadeo (NI) a‘ la Commission (5 de·cembre 1997) Objet: Livre vert sur les relations entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les E· tats ACP La Commission a pre·sente· un «Livre vert sur les relations entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les pays ACP a‘ l(cid:146)aube du 21e sie‘cle › De·fis et options pour un nouveau partenariat» (COM(96)0570). Il appara(cid:14)(cid:136)t que les relations commerciales et financie‘res entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et 70 E· tats ACP entrent progressivement dans une nouvelle phase. Il importe maintenant (la convention en vigueur vient a‘ expiration en fe·vrier 2000) de proce·der a‘ une re·flexion approfondie sur les orientations a‘ imprimer a‘ ces relations pour l(cid:146)avenir, qui doivent tenir compte, d(cid:146)une part, du nouveau paysage mondial et, d(cid:146)autre part, des responsabilite·s politiques et e·conomiques accrues qui incombent a‘ l(cid:146)Union europe·enne sur la sce‘ne internationale. Cela e·tant, la Commission entend-elle opter pour la formule de la «re·ciprocite· diffe·rencie·e» afin d(cid:146)assurer l(cid:146)inte·gration progressive des pays ACP sur le marche· mondial et de revitaliser les e·changes entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et ces pays? (98/C 196/38) QUESTION E· CRITE E-3881/97 pose·e par Amedeo Amadeo (NI) et Cristiana Muscardini (NI) a‘ la Commission (5 de·cembre 1997) Objet: Livre vert sur les relations entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les pays ACP La Commission a pre·sente· un «Livre vert sur les relations entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les pays ACP a‘ l(cid:146)aube du 21e sie‘cle › De·fis et options pour un nouveau partenariat» (COM(96)0570). Depuis 1975, la Convention de Lome· a constitue· le cadre dans lequel se sont inscrites les relations commerciales et la coope·ration financie‘re entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les E· tats ACP, actuellement au nombre de 71. La Convention de Lome· a fait l(cid:146)objet de modifications successives tous les cinq ans, ce qui a permis d(cid:146)adapter les dispositions en fonction de l(cid:146)e·volution politique et e·conomique, d(cid:146)e·tablir de nouveaux instruments de coope·ration et de fixer de nouvelles priorite·s. La dernie‘re re·vision a eu lieu en 1995. La quatrie‘me Convention de Lome·, actuellement en vigueur, vient a‘ expiration le 29 fe·vrier 2000, et les ne·gociations entre les parties contractantes doivent e(cid:136)tre entame·es 18 mois avant cette e·che·ance, c(cid:146)est-a‘-dire en septembre 1998. L(cid:146)Union europe·enne doit de·finir sa position d(cid:146)ici a‘ cette date. La coope·ration de la Communaute· a repre·sente· un apport important pour de nombreux pays ACP et a inde·niablement contribue· a‘ l(cid:146)ame·lioration des conditions de vie de leur population. A l(cid:146)aube du 21e sie‘cle, les relations entre l(cid:146)Union europe·enne et les pays ACP devront se poursuivre sur de nouvelles bases, compte tenu, d(cid:146)une part, du nouveau contexte politique et e·conomique dans lequel le de·veloppement s(cid:146)inscrit et, d(cid:146)autre part, des motivations europe·ennes, qui ont profonde·ment change·


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 3880/97 van Amedeo AMADEO aan de Commissie. Groenboek over de betrekkingen tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen

text: C 196/26 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 22. 6. 98 (98/C 196/36) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-3879/97 van Amedeo Amadeo (NI) aan de Commissie (5 december 1997) Betreft: Groenboek over de betrekkingen tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen De Commissie heeft een Groenboek over de betrekkingen tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen bij het aanbreken van de 21ste eeuw › Uitdagingen en keuzen voor een nieuwe vorm van partnerschap (COM(96)0570 def. ) gepubliceerd. Een nieuw waarachtig partnerschap vereist een sterkere politieke band tussen de EU en de ACS-landen, alsook en tegelijk een aanpassing van het samenwerkingskader zodat die landen gemakkelijker aan het internationale handelsverkeer kunnen deelnemen. Er is behoefte aan nieuwe vormen van samenwerking en aan een actievere deelneming door de niet-gouvernementele organisaties. Anderzijds zou de geografische opzet van de nieuwe partnerschapsovereenkomst kunnen worden gewijzigd met het oog op een van meer samenhang getuigende en beter gecoo¤rdineerde aanpak ten aanzien van de ACS-landen. Is de Commissie bereid de overeenkomst te herzien en daarbij meer rekening te houden met de geografische heterogeniteit en de verschillen qua ontwikkelingspeil? (98/C 196/37) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-3880/97 van Amedeo Amadeo (NI) aan de Commissie (5 december 1997) Betreft: Groenboek over de betrekkingen tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen De Commissie heeft een Groenboek over de betrekkingen tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen bij het aanbreken van de 21ste eeuw › Uitdagingen en keuzen voor een nieuwe vorm van partnerschap (COM(96)0570 def. ) gepubliceerd. De commercie¤le en financie¤le betrekkingen tussen de EU en de 70 ACS-landen gaan geleidelijk een nieuwe fase in. Er is nu behoefte aan een diepgaande bezinning › de huidige overeenkomst verstrijkt namelijk in februari 2000 › over de richtsnoeren voor die betrekkingen in de toekomst, omdat deze in de eerste plaats toegesneden moeten zijn op de nieuwe mundiale context en daarnaast ook op de grotere politieke en economische verantwoordelijkheden van de Europese Unie op internationaal vlak. Is de Commissie bereid het begrip (cid:132)gedifferentieerde wederkerigheid(cid:148) zodanig aan te passen dat de ACS-landen geleidelijk steeds meer kunnen deelnemen aan het internationale handelsverkeer en dat aan de handel tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen een nieuwe impuls kan worden gegeven? (98/C 196/38) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-3881/97 van Amedeo Amadeo (NI) en Cristiana Muscardini (NI) aan de Commissie (5 december 1997) Betreft: Groenboek over de betrekkingen tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen De Commissie heeft een Groenboek over de betrekkingen tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen bij het aanbreken van de 21ste eeuw › Uitdagingen en keuzen voor een nieuwe vorm van partnerschap (COM(96)0570 def. ) gepubliceerd. Sedert 1975 vormt de Overeenkomst van Lome· het kader voor de handelsbetrekkingen en de financie¤le samenwerking tussen de Europese Unie en de op dit moment 71 ACS-landen. De Overeenkomst is om de vijf jaar bijgewerkt zodat ze kon aansluiten bij de ontwikkeling van de sociaal-economische toestand, er nieuwe samenwerkingsinstrumenten in konden worden opgenomen en nieuwe prioriteiten konden worden vastgesteld. De laatste herziening gaat terug tot 1995. De thans lopende Vierde Overeenkomst van Lome· verstrijkt op 29 februari 2000 en de onderhandelingen tussen de verdragsluitende partijen worden normaliter achttien maanden voordien, d. w. z. in september 1998, ingeleid. Tot dan heeft de Europese Unie dus de tijd om haar standpunt te bepalen. De samenwerking met de Gemeenschap is voor veel ACS-landen een flinke steun in de rug en heeft onmiskenbaar bijgedragen tot verbetering van de levensomstandigheden van hun bevolking. Aan de vooravond van de XXIste eeuw moeten de betrekkingen tussen de Europese Unie en de ACS-landen op een nieuwe leest worden geschoeid waarbij rekening moet worden gehouden met de nieuwe politieke en economische voorwaarden voor ontwikkeling, alsook met de fundamenteel veranderde Europese redenen voor samenwerking


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3858/97 by Carlos ROBLES PIQUER to the Commission. Further Community efforts to regenerate science in Russia

eurovoc_concepts:
EU aid
EU financing
EU programme
Russia
information network
project evaluation
research and development
research body
scientific cooperation
scientific research

text: 8. 6. 98 FI Euroopan yhteiso¤jen virallinen lehti C 174/145 Komissio ymma¤rta¤a¤ parlamentin ja¤senen huolen. Kysymys on toimitettu keskuksen toiminnanjohtajalle ja ha¤nta¤ on pyydetty vastaamaan siihen suoraan. (1) EYVL L 120, 11. 5. 1990. (98/C 174/217) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-3858/97 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Carlos Robles Piquer (PPE) (5. joulukuuta 1997) Aihe: Yhteiso¤n tuen jatkaminen Vena¤ja¤n tiedeja¤rjestelma¤n uudistamiselle Vena¤ja¤n tiedeja¤rjestelma¤n kurjasta tilasta ja hajoamisesta kerrotaan usein (katso artikkeli (cid:148)Science in Russia: the diamonds in the rubble(cid:148), The Economist, 8. marraskuuta 1997). Na¤ytta¤a¤ kuitenkin silta¤, etta¤ Vena¤ja¤ haluaa kasvattaa tiedema¤a¤ra¤rahoja ja myo¤s hallituksen tiedemenoja, jotka ovat edelleen avainasemassa, kun luodaan yksityisia¤ rakenteita, jossa innovaatioita voidaan tukea samaan tapaan kuin Yhdysvalloissa, Japanissa ja Euroopassa. Vuoden 1998 toimintaohjelmassaan komissio suunnittelee vahvistavansa EU:n ja Vena¤ja¤n suhteita. Suunnitel- laanko tukitoimenpiteita¤ vena¤la¤isille laitoksille, jotka pyrkiva¤t kansainva¤liseen yhteistyo¤ho¤n, jotta muuten kannattamattomia ohjelmia voitaisiin jatkaa? Kuinka suuria suunnitellut ma¤a¤ra¤rahat ovat? International Science and Technology Centren (ISTC) tehta¤va¤na¤ on esta¤a¤ vena¤la¤isten sotilasteknologian alan tiedemiesten (cid:148)aivovuoto(cid:148). ISTC:n tyo¤n tuloksia arvioi vuonna 1996 Yhdysvaltain National Research Council (NRC) ja totesi ne hyviksi. Onko komissiolla omaa arvioita tai aikooko se tehda¤ sellaisen? Komission ja¤senen Edith Cressonin komission puolesta antama vastaus (22. tammikuuta 1998) Vena¤ja¤lle suuntautuva yhteiso¤n yhteistyo¤- ja avustustoiminta tieteen ja teknologian alalla lisa¤a¤ntyi eri muodoissa asteittain vuosina 1993›1997. Yhteiso¤n rahoitus nelja¤n viime vuoden aikana on ollut yhteensa¤ noin 100 miljoonaa ecua, ja vuonna 1998 rahoitusta myo¤nneta¤a¤n noin 25 miljoonaa ecua. Toimet koskettavat yli 28 000 vena¤la¤ista¤ tutkijaa seuraavien ohjelmien va¤lityksella¤: INTAS, jonka budjetista yhteiso¤ rahoittaa 95 prosenttia, Inco-Copernicus, jonka avulla vena¤la¤iset tutkijat voivat osallistua nelja¤nnen TTK-puiteohjelman tieteelliseen yhteistyo¤ho¤n ja sen erityisohjelmiin, seka¤ yhteiso¤n, Yhdysvaltojen, Japanin ja Vena¤ja¤n federaation yhteisesti perustama International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC), jota yhteiso¤ rahoittaa TACIS-ohjelmansta vuosittain noin 17 miljoonalla eculla, joista yli 80 prosenttia ohjautuu vena¤la¤isille tutkijoille. Vena¤ja¤n tiede- ja teknologiaministerio¤ seka¤ opetusministerio¤ ovat perustaneet kolme alueellista tiedotus- ja neuvontakeskusta (Pietariin, Moskovaan ja Novosibirskiin), joiden avulla pyrita¤a¤n edista¤ma¤a¤n vena¤la¤isosapuo- len osallistumista tieteelliseen yhteistyo¤ho¤n. Komissio on tukenut hanketta konkreettisesti osallistumalla vastuuhenkilo¤iden koulutukseen seka¤ tarjoamalla kirjallista aineistoa ja ka¤yta¤nno¤n neuvoja. Verkostoa samoin kuin muita tieteellis-tekniseen kehitykseen liittyvia¤ hankkeita on tarkoitus vahvistaa ja laajentaa vuonna 1998 TACIS-ohjelman tuella. Tulevan tieteen ja teknologian yhteistyo¤sopimuksen, jota koskevat neuvotteluvaltuudet komissio sai 10. marraskuuta 1997, pita¤isi luoda yhtena¤isemma¤t puitteet yhteistyo¤lle ja helpottaa uusien, kaikkia osapuolia hyo¤dytta¤vien yhteistyo¤toimien ma¤a¤rittelemista¤. ISTC:n sopimuspuolet (Yhdysvallat, Japani, Vena¤ja¤n federaatio ja yhteiso¤) arvioivat keskuksen toimintaa joka toinen vuosi. Ta¤ma¤ arviointi ta¤ydenta¤a¤ yksitta¤isten sopimuspuolten aloitteesta tehtyja¤ arviointeja (esim. Yhdysvaltain National research councilin tekema¤ arviointi), keskuksen toiminnan vuosittaista tarkastusta seka¤ hankekohtaisia arviointeja. Hankkeiden arvioinnista vastaavat joko eurooppalaiset tilintarkastustoimistot keskuksen hallintoneuvoston ka¤ynnista¤mien yleistarkastusten yhteydessa¤, tai erityistapauksissa TACIS- ohjelman hankkeiden seurantayksiko¤t


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 3867/97 del José VALVERDE LÓPEZ a la Comisión. Exportaciones de aceite de oliva

eurovoc_concepts:
GATT
export (EU)
export restriction
olive oil
quantitative restriction

text: 16. 6. 98 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas C 187/73 Respuesta del Sr. Oreja en nombre de la Comisio·n (15 de enero de 1998) Los temas a los que se refiere su Sen(cid:152)or(cid:14)·a no son de la competencia de la Comisio·n. La sede del Parlamento fue fijada por los Gobiernos de los Estados miembros en el Consejo Europeo de Edimburgo de diciembre de 1992. Esta decisio·n ha sido confirmada recientemente por la decisio·n del Tribunal de Justicia a que se refiere su Sen(cid:152)or(cid:14)·a. (98/C 187/115) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-3865/97 de Jose· Valverde Lo·pez (PPE) a la Comisio·n (5 de diciembre de 1997) Asunto: Gasoducto Magreb-Europa La puesta en servicio del gasoducto Magreb-Europa representa un hito en la historia industrial andaluza. Ser(cid:14)·a muy conveniente que este enlace fijo quede enmarcado por la Carta Europea de la Energ(cid:14)·a, que dar(cid:14)·a una mayor estabilidad geopol(cid:14)·tica a las relaciones econo·micas de la regio·n. ¿Que· iniciativas puede tomar la Comisio·n para garantizar eta insercio·n en la Carta Europea de la Energ(cid:14)·a? Respuesta del Sr. Papoutsis en nombre de la Comisio·n (21 de enero de 1998) El Tratado de la Carta de la Energ(cid:14)·a es un intrumento jur(cid:14)·dicamente vinculante que impone obligaciones a los gobiernos para proteger la inversio·n extranjera y garantizar el libre comercio de materiales y productos energe·ticos. Este Tratado no hace referencia a ningu·n proyecto concreto, por lo cual no ser(cid:14)·a posible incluir referencia alguna al gasoducto Magreb-Europa. De cualquier modo, la Comisio·n considera el Tratado de la Carta de la Energ(cid:14)·a un punto de referencia para su pol(cid:14)·tica mediterra·nea. Por ello, organizo·, en noviembre de 1996, una sesio·n informativa sobre el Tratado de la Carta de la Energ(cid:14)·a para los pa(cid:14)·ses mediterra·neos. Los pa(cid:14)·ses del Magreb participaron desde el principio como observadores durante las negociaciones del Tratado. Hasta la fecha, ninguno de ellos es parte en el Tratado, aunque tienen la categor(cid:14)·a de observadores en la Conferencia de la Carta de la Energ(cid:14)·a. (98/C 187/116) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-3867/97 de Jose· Valverde Lo·pez (PPE) a la Comisio·n (5 de diciembre de 1997) Asunto: Exportaciones de aceite de oliva Las exportaciones de aceite de oliva esta·n ahora sujetas a las limitaciones que imponen los acuerdos del GATT en materia de restituciones, es decir, reducciones del 20 % en volumen y del 36 % en valor que se aplicara·n, sucesivamente, hasta el an(cid:152)o 2000. ¿Que· medidas piensa poner en marcha la Comisio·n Europea para compensar estas pe·rdidas y para apoyar la apertura de nuevos merados de exportacio·n?


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 3866/97 von José VALVERDE LÓPEZ an die Kommission. Selbstversorgung im Energiebereich in Andalusien

eurovoc_concepts:
Andalusia
Cohesion Fund
EU initiative
European Regional Development Fund
energy supply
soft energy

text: C 304/2 DE Amtsblatt der Europa¤ischen Gemeinschaften 2. 10. 98 Meeresforschung (ICES) um die Erstellung eines Gutachtens u¤ber mo¤gliche Bewirtschaftungsma(cid:223)nahmen zur Gewa¤hrleistung einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung der Aalfischerei innerhalb der Gemeinschaft gebeten. Dieses Gutachten du¤rfte noch 1998 vorliegen, und bis dahin werden mo¤gliche Vorschla¤ge u¤ber Aspekte wie die Regelung der Glasaalausfuhren verschoben. (98/C 304/02) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-3622/97 von Giuseppe Rauti (NI) an die Kommission (13. November 1997) Betrifft: Schutz der Rechte der Taxifahrer in Italien und Europa Ist der Kommission bekannt, da(cid:223) in Italien eine gro(cid:223)e Protestbewegung bei den Taxifahrern im Gange ist? Sie fu¤hren Klage daru¤ber, da(cid:223) verschiedene italienische Gesetze › in absolutem Widerspruch zu verschiedenen Richtlinien der Europa¤ischen Union › sie in bezug auf Abgaben und Steuern stark benachteiligen. So haben die italienischen Taxifahrer z. B. nicht die Mo¤glichkeit der Mehrwertsteuerru¤ckerstattung, weder fu¤r den Kauf des Fahrzeugs noch fu¤r den Erwerb sa¤mtlicher (cid:132)Accessoires(cid:147) die fu¤r die Taxifahrer unerla¤(cid:223)lich sind, um ihr einziges Arbeitsinstrument und Mittel zum Lebensunterhalt, angefangen vom Treibstoff bis hin zu den Ersatzteilen funktionsfa¤hig zu machen. Ferner sind die Taxifahrer gezwungen, auf der Grundlage der sogenannten (cid:132)verwalteten Tarife(cid:147) zu arbeiten, die freilich nicht auf einer realen Analyse der Kosten basieren. Und schlie(cid:223)lich › doch der Beispiele gibt es noch mehr › ist zu berichten, da(cid:223) im Jahr 1990 auf der Grundlage eines (cid:132)Dekrets(cid:147) des damaligen (sozialistischen) Ministers Formica den Taxifahrern 30% der Treibstofferstattung gestrichen wurde. Weitere 30% wurden 1991 vom christdemokratischen Minister Goria gestrichen, und 1992 ku¤rzte ein anderer sozialistischer Minister (Amato) weitere 30%, so da(cid:223) ein Restbetrag von 10% als Steuer- oder Akontosteuerabzug u¤brig blieb. Gedenkt die Kommission zu intervenieren, indem sie die italienische Regierung zur Einhaltung der einschla¤gigen europa¤ischen Rechtsvorschriften ermahnt? Antwort von Herrn Monti im Namen der Kommission (6. Januar 1998) Der Kommission ist bekannt, da(cid:223) das italienische Mehrwertsteuerrecht es den Taxiunternehmen (deren Befo¤rderungsleistungen auf der Grundlage einer voru¤bergehenden Ausnahme vom Grundsatz der Besteuerung gema¤(cid:223) der Sechsten Richtlinie 77/388/EWG des Rates vom 17. Mai 1977 zur Harmonisierung der Rechtsvor- schriften der Mitgliedstaaten u¤ber die Umsatzsteuern › gemeinsames Mehrwertsteuersystem: einheitliche steuerpflichtige Bemessungsgrundlage (1) steuerfrei sind) nicht ermo¤glicht, sich die auf den Erwerb von Gegensta¤nden und Dienstleistungen gezahlte Steuer erstatten zu lassen. Dies steht mit der Mehrwertsteuerricht- linie in Einklang, der zufolge die MwSt insofern abzugsfa¤hig ist, als die erworbenen Gegensta¤nde und Dienstleistungen fu¤r die Zwecke besteuerter Umsa¤tze verwendet werden. Italien kann selbstversta¤ndlich auf die Ausnahmeregelung verzichten und die Personenbefo¤rderung der Mehrwertsteuerpflicht unterwerfen, um so die Erstattung der Mehrwertsteuer auf diese Erwerbe zuzulassen. (1) ABl. L 145 vom 13. 6. 1977. (98/C 304/03) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-3866/97 von Jose· Valverde Lo·pez (PPE) an die Kommission (5. Dezember 1997) Betrifft: Selbstversorgung im Energiebereich in Andalusien Die Selbstversorgung mit Energie in Andalusien liegt bei nur 8% gegenu¤ber 30% fu¤r Spanien insgesamt. Kann die Kommission angeben, welche Vorhaben der Eigenerzeugung (gekoppelte Kraft-Wa¤rme-Erzeugung und erneuerbare Energiequellen) zu Lasten der Strukturfonds und des Koha¤sionsfonds finanziert wurden oder gegenwa¤rtig finanziert werden?


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 3872/97 dell'on. Amedeo AMADEO alla Commissione. Sistema di assegnazione di un marchio di qualità ecologica

eurovoc_concepts:
EU aid
consumer information
eco-label
environmental protection
international standard
labelling
public awareness campaign


title: KOMMISSIONENS FÖRORDNING (EG) nr 2421/97 av den 5 december 1997 om fastställande av det högsta exportbidraget för helt slipat mellankornigt ris och helt slipat långkornigt A-ris inom ramen för det anbudsförfarande som avses i förordning (EG) nr 2096/97

eurovoc_concepts:
award of contract
export refund
rice


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 3870/97 van Amedeo AMADEO aan de Commissie. Concurrentievermogen van de Europese industrie

eurovoc_concepts:
European industrial area
aid to undertakings
business policy
competitiveness
economic and social cohesion
economic convergence
handicrafts
innovation
research and development
small and medium-sized enterprises

text: 22. 6. 98 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen C 196/25 De klacht die de Commissie heeft ontvangen bevatte geen elementen die opheldering omtrent de feiten 2. konden geven. 3. De Commissie waarborgt dat de klachten die bij haar worden ingediend, vertrouwelijk worden behandeld. De Commissie zal het geachte Parlementslid zo vlug mogelijk op de hoogte brengen van de resultaten van 4. haar verdere contacten met de Italiaanse autoriteiten teneinde de situatie op te helderen. (98/C 196/35) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-3870/97 van Amedeo Amadeo (NI) aan de Commissie (5 december 1997) Betreft: Concurrentievermogen van de Europese industrie De Commissie heeft een mededeling gepubliceerd (cid:132)Benchmarking van het concurrentievermogen › een instrument ten dienste van ondernemers en de overheid(cid:148) (COM(97)0153 def. ). Deze mededeling is een goed uitgangspunt voor een vergelijkende studie van het concurrentievermogen (benchmarking). Samenhang tussen dit initiatief en andere communautaire beleidsvormen, met name het beleid inzake onderzoek en ontwikkeling, innovatie, sociaal-economische samenhang en ondernemingen, is zonder meer noodzakelijk. Is de Europese Commissie bereid om de doelmatigheid van haar beleid (interne markt, regionaal beleid, onderzoek en ontwikkeling) via benchmarking te toetsen? Antwoord van de heer Bangemann namens de Commissie (30 januari 1998) De Commissie is verheugd dat haar standpunt dat benchmarking voor de Gemeenschap een belangrijk instrument kan zijn om prestaties in de verschillende belangrijke sectoren en factoren die het economisch succes bepalen te vergelijken, bijgeval vindt. In dit verband is de Commissie van mening dat benchmarking een belangrijke rol kan spelen bij de evaluatie van communautair beleid. Om de algemene invoering te bevorderen van benchmarking als instrument om de koers van het beleid te be(cid:14)¤nvloeden, voert de Commissie momenteel een aantal proefprojecten uit op belangrijke beleidsterreinen die van invloed zijn op de randvoorwaarden. De proefprojecten vormen een effectieve werkmethode om benchmarking tot ontwikkeling te brengen uitgaande van een consensus waarbij alle belangrijke partijen betrokken zijn, gebaseerd op doorzichtigheid, dialoog en deskundigheid. De bedoeling is dat de aldus ontwikkelde methode vervolgens systematisch wordt toegepast op een groot aantal gebieden waaronder andere takken van communautair beleid. Tevens zou de Commissie er op willen wijzen dat de eerste stappen in verband met de benchmarking van de andere in de vraag genoemde beleidstakken van de Gemeenschap al zijn gezet. Het actieplan voor de interne markt behelst een vorm van benchmarking die inhoudt dat de vooruitgang in het licht van vastgestelde doelstellingen permanent wordt gevolgd. In het kader van het ge(cid:14)¤ntegreerd programma ten behoeve van het midden- en kleinbedrijf (MKB) en de ambachtelijke sector (1) zullen de Commissie en de lidstaten gecoo¤rdineerde werkzaamheden uitvoeren waarbij benchmarking een belangrijke rol zal spelen om de beste praktijk op het gebied van administratieve vereenvoudiging en ondersteunende maatregelen voor ondernemin- gen te bevorderen. Wat de economische en sociale cohesie betreft, zijn in de regionale ontwikkelingsprogramma(cid:146)s die mede door de Gemeenschap worden gefinancierd, in principe kwantitatieve doelstellingen opgenomen gebaseerd op analyses van de verschillen in economische prestaties en concurrentievermogen tussen de regio(cid:146)s. De doelmatigheid van de programma(cid:146)s wordt achteraf gee¤valueerd in het licht van de oorspronkelijke kwantitatieve doelstellingen. (1) COM(96)329 def


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 3882/97 de los diputados Amedeo AMADEO , Cristiana MUSCARDINI a la Comisión. Libro Verde sobre las relaciones UE-ACP

text: 22. 6. 98 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas C 196/27 Pedimos a la Comisio·n que garantice una mayor eficacia y transparencia de lasmodalidades de gestio·n de dicha pol(cid:14)·tica, tanto en la Unio·n Europea como ante las autoridades de los pa(cid:14)·ses ACP. (98/C 196/39) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-3882/97 de Amedeo Amadeo (NI) y Cristiana Muscardini (NI) a la Comisio·n (5 de diciembre de 1997) Asunto: Libro Verde sobre las relaciones UE-ACP En relacio·n con el Libro Verde sobre las relaciones entre la Unio·n Europea y los pa(cid:14)·ses ACP en los albores del siglo XXI › Desaf(cid:14)·os y opciones para una nueva asociacio·n (COM(96)570 def. ), el nuevo contexto internacional, la experiencia del pasado y la evolucio·n socioecono·mica de los Estados ACP hacen necesarias nuevas prioridades en la pol(cid:14)·tica de cooperacio·n, que podr(cid:14)·a reestructurarse en virtud de tres principios: la dimensio·n econo·mica, social y medioambiental, la dimensio·n institucional, el comercio y la inversio·n. En este sentido, pedimos a la Comisio·n que de· prioridad a los siguientes a·mbitos de cooperacio·n: › la educacio·n y la formacio·n, especialmente de las mujeres, jo·venes y adultos; › el apoyo al sector privado y al esp(cid:14)·ritu empresarial; › la proteccio·n del medio ambiente, el desarrollo de una agricultura adecuada a las exigencias de la poblacio·n, la ordenacio·n urbana, la investigacio·n aplicada, la difusio·n de las nuevas tecnolog(cid:14)·as y la cultura. Respuesta comu· n a las preguntas escritas E-3879/97, E-3880/97, E-3881/97 y E-3882/97 dada por el Sr. Pinheiro en nombre de la Comisio·n (28 de enero de 1998) La respuesta concreta a la pregunta de Su Sen(cid:152)or(cid:14)·a es s(cid:14)·. La Comisio·n aplicara· un enfoque diferenciado: las modalidades y prioridades de la cooperacio·n se adaptara·n en funcio·n del nivel de desarrollo del socio, de sus necesidades y de su estrategia de desarrollo a largo plazo. En este contexto se prestara· una especial atencio·n a los pa(cid:14)·ses menos avanzados, aislados e insulares. A partir de la constatacio·n de que se impon(cid:14)·a una reflexio·n profunda sobre el futuro de la relacio·n entre la Comunidad y los pa(cid:14)·ses de A· frica, el Caribe y el Pac(cid:14)·fico (ACP), y que el pro·ximo vencimiento del Convenio de Lome· proporcionaba una buena oportunidad, la Comisio·n publico· el an(cid:152)o pasado un «Libro Verde sobre las relaciones entre la Unio·n Europea y los pa(cid:14)·ses ACP en los albores del siglo XXI › Desaf(cid:14)·os y opciones para una nueva asociacio·n» (1). Sobre la base de este documento, que defin(cid:14)·a las principales cuestiones y opciones de cara al futuro, la Comisio·n entablo· un extenso debate pu·blico, que dio lugar a un gran nu·mero de aportaciones y declaraciones: seminarios y foros de consulta organizados por iniciativa de la Comisio·n, iniciativas esponta·neas emanadas de organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG), asociaciones, representantes del sector privado y organizaciones sindicales, debates en el Parlamento y en el Comite· Econo·mico y Social. Tras estas consultas, y teniendo en cuenta las sugerencias y opiniones formuladas a lo largo del debate, la Comisio·n presento· un documento de orientacio·n pol(cid:14)·tica (2), destinado a servir de base a la preparacio·n de las directrices de negociacio·n. Por lo que se refiere a la cobertura geogra·fica de un futuro acuerdo, la Comisio·n propone mantener la cobertura geogra·fica global del convenio, introduciendo al mismo tiempo el principio de diferenciacio·n. En efecto, la Comisio·n considera, por una parte, que debe respetarse la voluntad de solidaridad expresada por los socios del grupo ACP en el debate y confirmada en la cumbre de jefes de Estado ACP de Libreville. Por otra parte, parece conveniente introducir el principio de una diferenciacio·n basada en las especificidades regionales y en las perspectivas de integracio·n regional de los socios, as(cid:14)· como en el nivel de desarrollo de cada socio. En materia de relaciones econo·micas y comerciales, el enfoque que propone la Comisio·n persigue tres objetivos: ayudar a los pa(cid:14)·ses ACP a integrarse progresivamente en la econom(cid:14)·a mundial, en plano de los intercambios comerciales y de los flujos de inversio·n privados; reforzar la presencia europea en las econom(cid:14)·as ACP; e invitar los pa(cid:14)·ses ACP a cooperar con la Comunidad en las negociaciones econo·micas y comerciales internacionales


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3862/97 by Luciano VECCHI to the Commission. Support for measures promoting fair and ethical trading and consumption

eurovoc_concepts:
EU financing
co-financing
development plan
import policy
non-governmental organisation
trade policy

text: 17. 7. 98 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 223/27 Fo¤rutsa¤ttningarna fo¤r att o¤verklaga via domstol a¤r desamma fo¤r alla typer av beslut: Enligt artikel 173 i EG-fo¤rdraget kan varje fysisk eller juridisk person inom tv(cid:229) m(cid:229)nader va¤cka talan vid n(cid:229)gon av EG-domstolens tv(cid:229) instanser mot kommissionsbeslut som riktar sig till honom. Enskilda personer skall va¤cka talan vid fo¤rstainstansra¤tten. Vidare a¤r EG-domstolen, enligt artikel 179 i EG-fo¤rdraget, beho¤rig att avgo¤ra alla tvister mellan gemenskapen och dess ansta¤llda inom de gra¤nser och p(cid:229) de villkor som faststa¤llts i tja¤nstefo¤reskrifterna. Denna besta¤mmelse ga¤ller a¤ven deltagare i uttagningsprov. Enligt artikel 91. 3 i tja¤nstefo¤reskrifterna skall o¤verklagande ske inom tre m(cid:229)nader (2). (1) Se t. ex. artiklarna 1, 2 och 11 i kommissionens arbetsordning av den 17 februari 1993 (EGT L 230, 11. 9. 1993), a¤ndrad genom kommissionens beslut 95/148 av den 8 mars 1995 (EGT L 97, 29. 4. 1995). (2) Enligt domstolens fasta praxis kan talan mot uttagningskommitte·ns beslut normalt va¤ckas vid domstolen direkt. Om den som beslutet ga¤ller har va¤nt sig med klagom(cid:229)l till tillsa¤ttningsmyndigheten ra¤knas tidsfristen fo¤r att va¤cka talan fr(cid:229)n den dag d(cid:229) tillsa¤ttningsmyndigheten uttryckligen eller tyst avslog klagom(cid:229)let (beslut av den 8 november 1988 i m(cid:229)l 264/88, Valle Fernandez, Rec. 1988 (cid:150) att, s. 11). (98/C 223/28) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-3860/97 fr(cid:229)n Kirsi Piha (PPE) till kommissionen (5 december 1997) A¤mne: Reseersa¤ttning fo¤r Europaparlamentets ledamo¤ter Europaparlamentet har r(cid:229)kat i vanrykte, bland annat p(cid:229) grund av missbruk av reseersa¤ttning, ersa¤ttning fo¤r utgifter samt dagtraktamenten. En parlamentsledamot som besl(cid:229)s med missbruk av ersa¤ttning blir dock inte fo¤rem(cid:229)l fo¤r n(cid:229)gra egentliga sanktioner, utan m(cid:229)ste endast betala tillbaka de extra medlen. Har kommissionen n(cid:229)gon mo¤jlighet att inbegripa sanktioner mot detta i gemenskapslagstiftningen? I synnerhet nu, na¤r det i artikel 138. 4 i Amsterdamfo¤rdraget finns en ra¤ttslig grund fo¤r en o¤vergripande pro¤vning av parlamentsledamo¤ternas fo¤rm(cid:229)ner, kommer a¤ven kommissionen att bli tvungen att fo¤rela¤gga r(cid:229)det ett fo¤rslag avseende detta. Svar fr(cid:229)n Marcelino Oreja p(cid:229) kommissionens va¤gnar (14 januari 1998) Denna typ av fr(cid:229)gor faller utanfo¤r kommissionens kompetensomr(cid:229)de och a¤r en fr(cid:229)ga fo¤r parlamentet sja¤lv. (98/C 223/29) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-3862/97 fr(cid:229)n Luciano Vecchi (PSE) till kommissionen (5 december 1997) A¤mne: Sto¤d till (cid:229)tga¤rder fo¤r att fra¤mja ra¤ttvis och solidarisk handel och konsumtion Fra¤mjandet av ra¤ttvis och solidarisk handel och konsumtion har p(cid:229) senare (cid:229)r f(cid:229)tt en viktig roll b(cid:229)de na¤r det ga¤ller att medvetandego¤ra Europamedborgarna om utvecklingsfr(cid:229)gor och att sto¤dja oberoende producenter och lokala sammanslutningar i utvecklingsla¤nderna. Kan kommissionen mot bakgrund av detta svara p(cid:229) fo¤ljande fr(cid:229)gor: 1. Vilka projekt p(cid:229) detta omr(cid:229)de har mottagit sto¤d under de senaste (cid:229)ren? 2. Skall sto¤det till denna verksamhet o¤kas? 3. Avser kommissionen att vidta (cid:229)tga¤rder fo¤r att underla¤tta ra¤ttvis och solidarisk handel (t. ex. genom undantag fr(cid:229)n och a¤ndrade regler fo¤r importkvoterna, skattela¤ttnader etc. )?