title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 4223/97 do Deputado Cristiana MUSCARDINI à Comissão. Protestos de agricultores em Vancimuglio

eurovoc_concepts: Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers

text: 9. 10. 98 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias C 310/17 (98/C 310/18) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-4223/97 apresentada por Cristiana Muscardini (NI) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (21 de Janeiro de 1998) Objecto: Protestos de agricultores em Vancimuglio O direito a‘ greve, quando na(cid:152)o e· instrumental, constitui uma conquista dos trabalhadores e e· contemplado nas leis fundamentais dos Estados-membros e no estatuto dos trabalhadores. Actualmente em Ita·lia os agricultores e produtores te(cid:136)m vindo a manifestar-se para salvaguardar os seus leg(cid:14)·timos interesses mas os protestos foram combatidos de uma forma desproporcionada pelo governo que ordenou a‘s for(cid:231)as da ordem que reprimissem com firmeza as manifesta(cid:231)o(cid:152)es. Recordando que as for(cid:231)as da pol(cid:14)·cia sa(cid:152)o tambe·m categorias de trabalhadores e que o seu dever e· o de fazer respeitar a lei, salienta-se que a liberdade de protestar na(cid:152)o pode ser limitada atrave·s da amea(cid:231)a de deten(cid:231)a(cid:152)o e de processos suma·rios. Consequentemente, podera· a Comissa(cid:152)o intervir na questa(cid:152)o das manifesta(cid:231)o(cid:152)es de rua dos agricultores italianos atrave·s de medidas que garantam a salvaguarda e a defesa dos direitos humanos e dos cidada(cid:152)os? Resposta dada pelo Comissa·rio Flynn em nome da Comissa(cid:152)o (11 de Mar(cid:231)o de 1998) Presentemente na(cid:152)o existe legisla(cid:231)a(cid:152)o comunita·ria sobre o direito a‘ greve. De facto, o no 6 do artigo 2o do Acordo relativo a‘ Pol(cid:14)·tica Social, que devera· ser incorporada no Tratado CE pelo Tratado de Amesterda(cid:152)o, estipula claramente que o disposto nesse artigo na(cid:152)o e· aplica·vel ao direito de greve nem ao direito de lock-out. A Comissa(cid:152)o na(cid:152)o tem, portanto, compete(cid:136)ncia para intervir numa situa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o tal como descrita pela Senhora Deputada. A Carta Comunita·ria sobre os Direitos Sociais Fundamentais dos Trabalhadores refere claramente o direito a‘ ac(cid:231)a(cid:152)o colectiva, incluindo o direito a‘ greve, sujeito a‘s obriga(cid:231)o(cid:152)es decorrentes das disposi(cid:231)o(cid:152)es legislativas nacionais e das conven(cid:231)o(cid:152)es colectivas. Contudo, num caso anterior de manifesta(cid:231)o(cid:152)es, em que ocorreram actos de viole(cid:136)ncia e vandalismo, o Tribunal de Justi(cid:231)a (processo C-265/95) declarou que um Estado-membro na(cid:152)o tinha tomado todas as necessa·rias e proporcionadas medidas para impedir que pessoas privadas obstruam a livre circula(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de bens. (98/C 310/19) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-0009/98 apresentada por Patricia McKenna (V) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (29 de Janeiro de 1998) Objecto: Reprocessamento nuclear e res(cid:14)·duos radioactivos O Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC › Comite· Consultivo para a Gesta(cid:152)o de Res(cid:14)·duos Radioactivos) do Reino Unido publicou recentemente o seu 17o relato·rio anual. Entre outros aspectos, o relato·rio recomenda que os combust(cid:14)·veis nucleares usados destinados a reprocessa- mento sejam classificados como res(cid:14)·duos radioactivos no caso de o pluto·nio e ura(cid:136)nio recuperados no processo na(cid:152)o serem reutilizados. As existe(cid:136)ncias de pluto·nio brita(cid:136)nicas na(cid:152)o param de aumentar, uma vez que todos os combust(cid:14)·veis nucleares brita(cid:136)nicos sa(cid:152)o reprocessados em Sellafield. Nenhum deste pluto·nio volta a ser reutilizado na Gra(cid:152)-Bretanha. Foram efectuados numerosos estudos sobre o risco de o pluto·nio vir a ser desviado para grupos subversivos, que assim poderiam fabricar incipientes armas nucleares atrave·s de tecnologias rudimentares. Concorda a Comissa(cid:152)o que o melhor modo de evitar uma maior acumula(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de pluto·nio na Gra(cid:152)-Bretanha e· levar este pa(cid:14)·s a po(cid:136)r termo ao reprocessamento desses materiais? Pode a Comissa(cid:152)o dar garantias de que fara· todo o poss(cid:14)·vel para que na(cid:152)o sejam concedidos subs(cid:14)·dios ou empre·stimos comunita·rios ao reprocessamento nuclear, tanto na UE como em pa(cid:14)·ses terceiros?


title: 98/90/EC: Commission Decision of 21 January 1998 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of dihydrostreptomycin originating in the People's Republic of China

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China
anti-dumping duty
anti-dumping legislation
chemical product
import

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text: L 17/42 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 98 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 January 1998 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of dihydrostrep- tomycin originating in the People’s Republic of China (98/90/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, (3) After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE (4) (1) Following a complaint lodged by the European Council of Chemical Manufacturers Federations (CEFIC) acting on behalf of the sole known producer of dihydrostreptomycin in the European Community, the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 3836/91 (3), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of dihydrostreptomycin (herein- after referred to as DHS) falling within CN code 2941 20 10, originating in the People’s Republic of China. The rate of duty imposed was ECU 20,16 per kilo- gram of base DHS or the difference between the cif price and ECU 58,4 per kilogram of base DHS, whichever is the higher. evidence of changed circumstances contained in the application was considered sufficient to justify the opening of a review investigation pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the ‘Basic Regulation'). By a notice published in the Official Journal of the Commission the European Communities, accordingly announced the review of Regulation (EEC) No 3836/91 pursuant to Article 11(3) of the Basic Regulation. Given that no change of circum- stances regarding dumping had been claimed in initiated on 4 January the request, 1996 (4), was initially limited to aspects of injury. the review, it emerged that A preliminary examination of the situation showed that there was one producer of DHS remaining in the Community. However, the circumstances of the case had changed sufficiently to warrant a full review of both dumping and injury. The changed circumstances included an the domestic alteration in the composition of industry (the original sole complainant producer, Rhône-Poulenc, had ceased production but there was one other producer in the Community) and information that Japan, the analogue country used in the original investigation, no longer produced DHS. Furthermore, Chinese export prices appeared to have considerably increased. The implications of these developments were thought to justify the extension of the scope of the reveiw to cover a full examination of both dumping and injury. two Chinese companies, For specifically mentioned in the operative part of the Regulation, the duty amounted to ECU 14,9 per kilogram of base difference between the CIF price and ECU 53,16 per kilo- gram of base DHS, whichever is the higher. dihydrostreptomycin the or B. REVIEW INVESTIGATION (2) The Commission subsequently received a request in the Community, acting on by an importer behalf of a Chinese exporter, to repeal the meas- ures in force. The applicant alleged that there was no longer a Community DHS industry which could be injured by the imports concerned. The (5) (6) Having consulted the Advisory Committee on the matter, the Commission decided, on its own initia- tive, to extend the initial scope of the review to cover both dumping and injury. An investigation was initiated by a notice published in the Official Communities (5), Journal pursuant to Article 11(3) of the Basic Regulation. The Commission officially advised the producer, exporters and importers known to be concerned as well as users of the product. the European of The investigation initially covered the year 1995 and, following the extension of the scope of the review, the investigation period for dumping was 1 January to 30 November 1996. (1) OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1. (3) OJ L 362, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. (4) OJ C 1, 4. 1. 1996, p. 4. (5) OJ C 386, 20. 12. 1996, p. 9. 22. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 17/43 (7) (8) (9) Since the review was in progress at the end of the period of application of it also covered the circumstances mentioned in Article 11(2) and (7) of the Basic Regulation. the measures, to all The Commission sought and verified all the infor- mation it deemed necessary to its determination. Questionnaires were sent the companies known to be concerned and replies were received from the companies listed below. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the Community producer, the cooperating unrelated importers and two user companies including one related to the Community producer. All parties which so requested were granted a hearing. (a) Community producer Norbrook Manufacturing Ireland); Ltd (NML, (b) Producers/Exporters in the People’s Republic of China  Long March Pharmaceutical Plant,  Shanghai No 4 Pharmaceutical Plant; (c) Importers in the Community  Helm AG (Germany),  Tocelo Chemicals BV (Netherlands); (d) Community users  Intervet International (Akzo-Nobel group, Netherlands),  Sanofi-SNA (France),  Laboratoires Virbac (France),  Laboratorios Syva (Spain),  Norbrook Laboratories Ltd (11) (Northern Ireland, related to NML). C. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT 1. Product under consideration The product concerned by this investigation is the invest- same as the one covered by the initial igation, i. e. DHS, an anti-infective agent obtained from the hydrogenation of streptomycin and generally combined with other antibiotics such as penicillin-procaïn for the production of basic veterinary medicines (injectable pen-strep doses). These end-products have become commodities and are widely used as preventive medicine in cattle, pig applications include a number of other veterinary products such as ointments and oily suspensions. and sheep breeding. Minor fermentation mycin, which is obtained by a process and mostly produced in the People’s Republic of China. Both forms are intended for the same applications, mainly pen-strep formula- tions used in veterinary medicine. they A number of users claimed that the liquid formu- lation produced and sold by the Community industry could not be compared with the DHS powder produced and exported by the People’s Republic of China because cannot be processed in the same way. However, the Commis- sion has found that, although traded in liquid form, the DHS produced and sold by the Community industry and the one imported in dry form from the People’s Republic of China have the same chemical formula and properties and have exactly the same uses (basically the production of and are generally inter- pen-strep medicines) changeable. Therefore these products are considered as like products, in accordance with Article 1(4) of the Basic Regulation, for the purpose of this invest- igation. D. DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET 1. Community industry The investigation showed that Rhône-Poulenc, the sole complainant Community producer in the original 1990 investigation, had ceased production of DHS in May 1994. At present, Norbrook Manu- facturing Ltd, in Ireland, is the sole producer of DHS in the Community. Nearly all the output of Norbrook Manufacturing Ltd is transferred in- ternally to its related company, Norbrook Labor- atories Ltd (NLL), for the manufacture of pen-strep medicines. The global Community market share of Norbrook Manufacturing Ltd, (i. e. comprising both sales to the open market as well as transfers of products used captively within the Norbrook group) was 24 % in 1995 and during the invest- igation period. As far as Norbrook’s open market share is concerned, less than 1 % of the respective sales were made to independent customers, mainly in Spain, thus representing a negligible part of the Community open market. 2. Consumption 2. Like product (12) (10) DHS is mainly exported as powdered sulphate by Chinese exporters/producers but is also produced in a liquid form in the Community. Both forms are derived from one single raw material, strepto- Community In the investigation period, the estimated apparent of DHS global amounted to 234 tonnes. On an indexed basis, consumption fell from 100 in 1993 to 87 in the investigation period. consumption L 17/44 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 98 3. Imports its cost of manufacture plus a reasonable margin for SG&A and profit. (13) (14) It should be noted that in addition to Rhône- Poulenc, in the Community, Meiji in Japan ceased production of DHS in 1993. The Chinese produ- cers seem to be enjoying a worldwide dominance of the DHS market now that the major chemical groups have stopped producing DHS sulphate. China is the main supplier of the Community’s market the direct Community and 75 % of the total Community consumption in the investigation period) and virtu- ally the only supplier on the Community’s open following the market. It should be noted that, imposition of the anti-dumping duty on CN code 29 41 20 10 in 1991, Chinese imports of DHS have largely been made under other codes not subject to the duty, thus evading the anti-dumping measures. (98 % of imports into The Chinese exports to the Community amounted to 176 tonnes, of a value of ECU 7,9 million (1) in the investigation period. Chinese average prices showed an increase of 25 % in 1994 and 5 % in 1995. They increased by another 7 % in the investigation period. Other (Romania, Switzerland) are presently negligible. imports E. DUMPING 1. Analogue country Since the People’s Republic of China is considered a non-market economy country, the Commission undertook to find a market economy third country in which DHS was produced in sufficient quant- ities during the investigation period in order to establish a normal value for the Chinese exports. the product concerned in Brazil, Producers of India, Romania and the United States of America were considered, but none was willing or able to co-operate in the Commission investigation. In the absence of any available third country, there was no other option than to use the Community as the analogue market the normal value, in accordance with Article 2(7) of the Basic Regulation. the establishment of for However, since its sales of the like product or of the same general category of products were not made in sufficient quantities, and in the absence of any other the Commission services examined whether or not the amounts for SG&A costs and for profit could be determined on the same basis as in the original investigation. reliable source of information, In the original investigation, Japan served as an analogue country and the SG&A costs were deter- mined by reference to those incurred by the sole cooperating Japanese producer. As far as the profit margin is concerned, a rate of 5 % was applied in the original investigation, the product in question being a raw material used in a mature generic pharmaceutical product in the agricultural sector. Since there were no indications that this method was no longer appropriate, it was decided to deter- mine SG&A costs and profit accordingly. 3. Export price (16) two Chinese producers/exporters which The replied to the questionnaire represented nearly all Chinese exports of the product concerned to the Community. As the cooperating Chinese exporters made export sales to the Community directly to independent importers, export prices were estab- lished on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable by independent importers, in accordance with Article 2(8) of the Basic Regulation, as provided by the cooperating exporters. 4. Comparison (17) For the purpose of a fair comparison, the export price was adjusted to fob Chinese harbour level and normal value was similarly adjusted to fob national border level. The comparison between the export price and the normal value on a weighted average to weighted average basis showed a dumping margin of 1,5 %, i. e. de minimis. 2. Normal value F. RECURRENCE OF DUMPING (15) Since the sole Community producer did not sell the product concerned in sufficient quantities to independent customers on the Community market, normal value had to be constructed on the basis of (1) Estimated on the basis of Eurostat, CN codes 2941 20 10 and 2941 20 20. (18) In examining whether dumping is likely to recur, it should be noted that Chinese unit prices of DHS have been increasing since 1993, with an overall increase of 40 % up to and including the invest- igation period. During this period the volume of imports also grew to the extent that it now repre- sents 98 % of into the Community. the direct imports 22. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 17/45 These developments are mainly due to China now being virtually the only source of supply on the Community open market. These circumstances reflect the fact that competition on the market for DHS is now limited. There are no indications that this led the Commission to deem the recurrence of dumping of Chinese imports unlikely. No arguments to the contrary have been presented. situation will change, which has H. CONCLUSION (20) Given the above findings, it was concluded that the proceeding concerning imports of DHS originating in the People’s Republic of China should be term- inated and that the anti-dumping duty in force should be allowed to lapse. DECIDES: G. INJURY AND COMMUNITY INTEREST Sole Article (19) aspects In view of the conclusions concerning dumping, it was not considered necessary to develop injury and arising from the Community interest investigation since this would not alter the conclu- reached. The Community producer was sions informed of and the Commission’s contested the figures used for the evolution of Chinese prices, which the Commission had estab- lished on the basis of Eurostat. However, no other substantiated information was submitted which would alter the Commission’s conclusions in this respect. findings The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of dihydrostreptomycin falling within CN codes 2941 20 10 and 2941 20 20 and originating in the People’s Republic of China is hereby terminated. Done at Brussels, 21 January 1998. For the Commission Leon BRITTAN Vice-President


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 4138/97 do Deputado David BOWE à Comissão. Importação de primatas da Indonésia

eurovoc_concepts:
Indonesia
animal experimentation
export monitoring
international sanctions
marketing
monkey
protected species
protection of animals
report
wildlife

text: 22. 6. 98 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias C 196/85 (98/C 196/117) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-4137/97 apresentada por David Bowe (PSE) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (21 de Janeiro de 1998) Objecto: Importa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de primatas da Indone·sia Que ac(cid:231)a(cid:152)o propo(cid:152)e a Comissa(cid:152)o empreender relativamente a‘s viola(cid:231)o(cid:152)es da Conven(cid:231)a(cid:152)o sobre o Come·rcio Internacional das Espe·cies de Fauna e de Flora Selvagem Amea(cid:231)adas de Extin(cid:231)a(cid:152)o (CITES) e ao sofrimento grave dos animais das documentados no recente relato·rio sobre o come·rcio de primatas na(cid:152)o humanos da Indone·sia recebido pela Comissa(cid:152)o? (98/C 196/118) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-4138/97 apresentada por David Bowe (PSE) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (21 de Janeiro de 1998) Objecto: Importa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de primatas da Indone·sia Relativamente a‘s descobertas contidas no recente relato·rio sobre o come·rcio de primatas na(cid:152)o humanos da Indone·sia e, em particular, a‘s viola(cid:231)o(cid:152)es se·rias das disposi(cid:231)o(cid:152)es do CITES e dos casos de grande sofrimento dos animais que foram documentados, esta· a Comissa(cid:152)o a considerar executar as suas pro·prias investiga(cid:231)o(cid:152)es sobre o come·rcio de primatas? Ale·m disso, ira· a Comissa(cid:152)o considerar a imposi(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de um embargo a‘ utiliza(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de primatas origina·rios da Indone·sia nas experie(cid:136)ncias conduzidas na UE enquanto se aguardam os resultados de uma investiga(cid:231)a(cid:152)o em curso? Resposta comum a‘s perguntas escritas E-4137/97 e E-4138/97 dada pela Comissa·ria Bjerregaard em nome da Comissa(cid:152)o (18 de Fevereiro de 1998) A Comissa(cid:152)o tem conhecimento do relato·rio apresentado em Novembro de 1997 pela British Union for the abolition of vivisection (BUAV) em rela(cid:231)a(cid:152)o a uma se·rie de remessas de primatas da Indone·sia para os Estados Unidos. Dado que pelo menos uma dessas remessas transitou pela Comunidade, a Comissa(cid:152)o recordou a‘s autoridades do Estado-membro em causa as disposi(cid:231)o(cid:152)es do Regulamento (CE) no 338/97 do Conselho, de 9 de Dezembro de 1996, relativo a‘ protec(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de espe·cies da fauna e da flora selvagens atrave·s do controlo do seu come·rcio (1) e, em especial, o no 5 do seu artigo 9o. A Comissa(cid:152)o solicitou ale·m disso a‘ autoridade indone·sia encarregada da aplica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o da Conven(cid:231)a(cid:152)o sobre Come·rcio Internacional de Espe·cies da Fauna e da Flora Selvagens Amea(cid:231)adas de Extin(cid:231)a(cid:152)o (CITES) que reagisse ao conteu·do do relato·rio da BUAV e que indicasse qual e· a sua pol(cid:14)·tica em rela(cid:231)a(cid:152)o a‘ aplica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o dos regulamentos da Associa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o Internacional de Transportes Ae·reos (IATA) e a‘ cria(cid:231)a(cid:152)o em cativeiro. A Comissa(cid:152)o ira· agora verificar se sera· necessa·rio aplicar qualquer medida ao abrigo do no 6, al(cid:14)·nea c), do artigo 4o do Regulamento (CE) no 338/97, a‘ luz do resultado das consultas realizadas. (1) JO L 61 de 3. 3. 1997. (98/C 196/119) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-4142/97 apresentada por Francisco Sanz Ferna·ndez (PSE) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (21 de Janeiro de 1998) Objecto: Educa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o intercultural/Programa SOCRATES Pode a Comissa(cid:152)o indicar qual foi o or(cid:231)amento atribu(cid:14)·do durante o exerc(cid:14)·cio de 1997 a‘ Ac(cid:231)a(cid:152)o 2 do Cap(cid:14)·tulo II (COMENIUS) do Programa SOCRATES? Do referido or(cid:231)amento, qual o montante destinado a‘ educa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de ciganos? Pode a Comissa(cid:152)o informar quais os projectos destinados a‘ educa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de ciganos que foram subvencionados durante o ano de 1997? Pode a Comissa(cid:152)o indicar se, no a(cid:136)mbito deste programa, foi subvencionado outro tipo de projectos destinados a ciganos?


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4186/97 by Bárbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP to the Commission. Academic qualifications for A/LA grade competitions

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EU Member State
administrative competition
competence of the Member States
competition (EU)
diploma
education policy
information profession
recognition of studies

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title: QUESTION ECRITE no 4147/97 de Gastone PARIGI à la Commission. Système de négociation directe entre sociétés pétrolières et gestionnaires d'implantations routières, distribution de carburant pour l'achat exclusif en Italie

eurovoc_concepts:
EU law - national law
Italy
application of EU law
competition law
exclusive purchasing agreement
inter-company agreement
international negotiations
motor fuel
oil industry


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 4172/97 de Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA à la Commission. Politique de cohésion et culture

eurovoc_concepts:
artistic profession
cultural pluralism
cultural policy
culture
culture industry
economic and social cohesion
job creation
public economy
sociocultural facilities

text: 22. 6. 98 FR Journal officiel des Communaute·s europe·ennes C 196/91 (98/C 196/126) QUESTION E· CRITE E-4169/97 pose·e par Eryl McNally (PSE) a‘ la Commission (21 janvier 1998) Objet: Transmission des e·missions de te·le·vision par satellite de SKY dans l(cid:146)UE Selon la cha(cid:14)(cid:136)ne de te·le·vision par satellite SKY, la le·gislation britannique sur les droits d(cid:146)auteur interdit aux Britanniques abonne·s a‘ ses services au Royaume-Uni d(cid:146)en recevoir la transmission lorsqu(cid:146)ils se rendent dans d(cid:146)autres pays de l(cid:146)Union europe·enne ou y re·sident. De ce fait, un grand nombre de Britanniques re·sidant ou se rendant dans d(cid:146)autres pays de l(cid:146)Union europe·enne sont contraints de se priver des e·missions de SKY ou d(cid:146)emporter ille·galement leur de·codeur a‘ l(cid:146)e·tranger et de fournir a‘ SKY une adresse au Royaume-Uni. Aucun autre pays de l(cid:146)UE ne restreint l(cid:146)audience de ses cha(cid:14)(cid:136)nes de te·le·vision, leurs e·missions e·tant diffuse·es dans l(cid:146)ensemble des autres pays europe·ens. Quelles mesures la Commission pourrait-elle prendre pour que les abonne·s britanniques a‘ la cha(cid:14)(cid:136)ne de te·le·vision par satellite SKY jouissent des me(cid:136)mes droits et conditions que les autres Europe·ens? Re·ponse donne·e par M. Monti au nom de la Commission (24 fe·vrier 1998) La Commission croit savoir que la re·ception de certains services de radiodiffusion par satellite sur l(cid:146)ensemble du territoire de la Communaute· est limite·e, et ce principalement pour des raisons de droits d(cid:146)auteur. Cela concerne non seulement le cas e·voque· par l(cid:146)Honorable Parlementaire, mais e·galement une se·rie d(cid:146)autres services de radiodiffusion par satellite e·tablis dans d(cid:146)autres E· tats membres. La Commission s(cid:146)est de·ja‘ penche·e sur ces cas, dans lesquels les consommateurs sont limite·s dans le choix de leurs programmes te·le·vise·s, mais elle est arrive·e a‘ la conclusion qu(cid:146)elle ne peut intervenir, e·tant donne· qu(cid:146)il ne semble y avoir aucune infraction au droit communautaire. Les limitations impose·es a‘ la re·ception de certains services de radiodiffusion par satellite ne se fondent pas sur des restrictions nationales de nature re·glementaire applique·es a‘ la retransmission de services de te·le·vision, mais de·pendent de de·cisions commerciales prises par les ope·rateurs des re·seaux de te·le·vision concerne·s, principalement du fait de la convention d(cid:146)exploitation passe·e avec les de·tenteurs des droits pour la radiodiffusion de leurs (cid:156)uvres. Par conse·quent, il n(cid:146)y a pas d(cid:146)infraction aux prescriptions e·dicte·es dans le cadre du marche· inte·rieur. (98/C 196/127) QUESTION E· CRITE E-4172/97 pose·e par Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) a‘ la Commission (21 janvier 1998) Objet: Politique de cohe·sion et culture Dans sa communication COM(96)512 final, intitule·e «Politique de cohe·sion et culture: une contribution a‘ l(cid:146)emploi» (pre·cise·ment dans son introduction, page 3), la Commission fait re·fe·rence au caracte‘re multiple du terme «culture» sans dire en quoi consiste cette diversite·. La Commission peut-elle pre·ciser les activite·s couvertes par le terme «culture» dans le cadre de la politique de cohe·sion? Re·ponse donne·e par Mme Wulf-Mathies au nom de la Commission (17 fe·vrier 1998) Dans l(cid:146)introduction de la communication, la diversite· de la «culture» est explique·e de la manie‘re suivante: «Le secteur de la culture se caracte·rise par des relations de plus en plus e·troites et varie·es entre la vie culturelle (institutions publiques culturelles et sociales: the·a(cid:136)tres, muse·es, centres d(cid:146)art; sites historiques urbains et ruraux, e·coles d(cid:146)art et de musique, etc. ) et l(cid:146)e·conomie de la culture (musique, arts, litte·rature et livres, films, te·le·vision et production de vide·os, photographie, design, arts visuels et du divertissement, architecture, artisanat et commerce, protection des monuments historiques, tourisme)»


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 4133/97 του Wilfried TELKAEMPER προς την Επ τροπή. Προώθηση της ατομικής ενέργειας και της ηλιακής ενέργειας

eurovoc_concepts:
EU programme
France
Germany
nuclear energy
nuclear policy
research and development
solar energy

text: 9. 10. 98 EL Epi·shmh Efhmeri·da tvn Eyrvpai¤kv· n Koinoth·tvn C 310/13 (98/C 310/14) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-4133/97 ypobolh· : Wilfried Telka¤mper (V) prow thn Epitroph· (21 Ianoyari·oy 1998) Ue·ma: Prov· uhsh thw atomikh·w ene·rgeiaw kai thw hliakh·w ene·rgeiaw Poia· eni·sxysh e·labe h atomikh· ene·rgeia (symperilambanome·noy toy tome·a epanepejergasi·aw oristikh·w enapo·ueshw k. lp. ) e·vw sh·mera synolika· kai anti·stoixa ta teleytai·a 10 e·th sthn EE; Poia· eni·sxysh e·labe h hliakh· ene·rgeia e·vw sh·mera synolika· kai anti·stoixa ta teleytai·a 10 e·th sthn EE; Poia· pososta· tvn enisxy·sevn aytv· n analogoy·n sto krati·dio thw Ba·dhw-Bytembe·rghw kai sthn Omospondiakh· Dhmokrati·a thw Germani·aw anti·stoixa; Se poio· poso· ane·rxetai to xre·ow thw gallikh·w EdF (Electricite· de France) lo·gv toy pyrhnikoy· thw progra·mmatow; Se poio· poso· ane·rxetai synolika· h eni·sxysh poy xorhgh·uhke sth Galli·a gia thn pyrhnikh· ene·rgeia; Apa· nthsh toy K. Papoytsh· ej ono·matow thw Epitroph· w (27 Marti·oy 1998) H oikonomikh· syneisfora· thw Koino·thtaw ype·r thw pyrhnikh·w ene·rgeiaw, kata· ta teleytai·a de·ka xro·nia periori·sthke sto pro·gramma-plai·sio e·reynaw kai ana·ptyjhw (E k A), (pyrhnikh· sxa·sh kai sy·nthjh). Antiprosvpey·ei kata· me·so eth·sio o·ro 310 peri·poy ekat ECU, ek tvn opoi·vn ta 100 ekat. ECU gia thn pyrhnikh· sxa·sh. Kata· to xroniko· dia·sthma 1986-1995, h me·sh eth·sia dapa·nh gia E k A ston tome·a thw pyrhnikh·w ene·rgeiaw, sto sy·nolo tvn Kratv· n melv· n, e·ftase ta 1470 ekat. ECU. Se o·,ti afora· ta da·neia Euratom, meta· apo· to 1988 den pragmatopoih·uhke kami·a sxetikh· daneiodo·thsh. Apo· to 1990 me·xri to 1997, enisxy·uhkan 160 sxe·dia hliakh·w ene·rgeiaw, sta plai·sia toy progra·mmatow Thermie. Ta en lo·gv sxe·dia aforoy·n hliake·w energeiake·w texnologi·ew, dhl. hliaka· fvtoboltai¤ka·, hliouermikh· paragvgh· hlektrismoy· kai hliakh· biomhxanikh· hlektroparagvgh·. Epiple·on, xorhgh·uhke oikonomikh· eni·sxysh se 72 sxe·dia hliakh·w ene·rgeiaw apo· to pro·gramma Altener kata· thn peri·odo 1993-1997. Oi oikonomike·w enisxy·seiw poy xorhgh·uhkan me·sv tvn dy·o aytv· n programma·tvn e·ftasan ta 70 ekat. ECU, dhladh· 9 ekat. ECU ton xro·no. H me·sh eth·sia dapa·nh gia E k A ston tome·a thw hliakh·w ene·rgeiaw kai gia o·la ta Kra·th me·lh, kata· th xronikh· peri·odo 1986-1995, e·ftase ta 125 ekat. ECU. Sth Germani·a, ylopoih·uhkan 17 sxe·dia hliakh·w ene·rgeiaw, kata· th xronikh· ayth· peri·odo, o·poy h oikonomikh· syneisfora· thw Koino·thtaw e·ftase ta 8 ekat. ECU, poy xorhgh·uhkan me·sv toy Thermie. Sto Baden- Wu¤rttemberg pragmatopoih·uhkan 4 sxe·dia kai xorhgh·uhkan 1,65 ekat. ECU. Me·sv toy progra·mmatow Altener enisxy·uhkan 8 hliaka· sxe·dia sth Germani·a, me posa· y·coyw 1,3 ekat ECU, ek tvn opoi·vn e·na sxe·dio efarmo·sthke sto Baden-Wu¤rttemberg poy epigorhgh·uhke me poso· 170. 000 ECU. Oi dapa·new gia E k A tvn pyrhnikv· n kai hliakv· n energeiv· n sth Germani·a kata· to dia·sthma 1986-1995, e·ftanan ton me·so eth·sio o·ro anti·stoixa tvn 336 kai 70 ekat. ECU. Sy·mfvna me thn eth·sia e·kuesh 1996 thw Electricite· de France (EDF), to xre·ow thw sta te·lh toy 1996 e·ftane ta 133 diw gallika· fra·gka. Den paroysia·zetai ka·poia katanomh· thw hlektroparagvgh·w ana·loga me toyw xrhsimopoioy·menoyw energeiakoy·w po·royw. Oi dapa·new gia E k A sthn pyrhnikh· ene·rgeia kai sthn hliakh· ene·rgeia, metajy· 1986 kai 1995, e·ftasan ta 467 kai 3 ekat. ECU anti·stoixa, kata· me·so eth·sio o·ro. (98/C 310/15) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-4140/97 ypobolh· : Angela Sierra Gonza·lez (GUE/NGL) prow thn Epitroph· (21 Ianoyari·oy 1998) Ue·ma: Anurv· pina dikaiv· mata ston plhuysmo· Toyare·gk toy Ni·ghra Oi Toyare·gk, poy katoikoy·n sthn perioxh· thw Kentrikh·w Saxa·raw, h opoi·a anh·kei sthn Algeri·a, th Liby·h, to Ni·ghra, to Mali· kai thn Mpoyrki·na Fa·so kai apoteloy·n plhuysmo· megaly·tero apo· tri·a ekatommy·ria, antimetvpi·zoyn tv· ra mia kri·simh apo· anurvpistikh·w pleyra·w kata·stash, kai ei·nai sygkentrvme·noi se mega·lo pososto· se strato·peda sygke·ntrvshw


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 4202/97 dell'on. José GARCÍA- MARGALLO Y MARFIL alla Commissione. Agenda 2000 e Obiettivo 1 : Fondi ricevuti 1993-1997

eurovoc_concepts:
Community of Valencia
European Regional Development Fund
Structural Funds
economic statistics
gross domestic product
investment
regional policy
regional statistics
structural policy

text: C 196/100 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunita‘ europee 22. 6. 98 (98/C 196/139) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-4202/97 di Jose· Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) alla Commissione (21 gennaio 1998) Oggetto: Agenda 2000 e Obiettivo 1: Fondi ricevuti 1993-1997 Il direttore generale della politica regionale e della coesione, Eneko Landa·buru, ha indicato alla stampa alla fine di novembre che 11 regioni europee, tra cui Valenza (in Spagna), avrebbero perso il proprio status di Obiettivo 1 in conformita‘ delle proposte avanzate dalla Commissione per ridurre i Fondi strutturali in vista dell(cid:146)adesione di nuovi paesi. Egli ha fatto questa stima basandosi sui dati provvisori di cui dispone la Commissione. Senonche·, nel caso concreto di Valenza, le statistiche ufficiali dell(cid:146)Eurostat indicano che nel 1993 la Comunita‘ autonoma valenziana aveva un PIL inferiore al 74,9% della media europea, percentuale che nel 1994 e‘ scesa al 73,6%. La soglia per rientrare tra le regioni dell(cid:146)Obiettivo 1 si situa al 75%, sicche· niente lascia pensare che Valenza debba all(cid:146)improvviso smettere di soddisfare i requisiti oggettivi. Qualora si adotti come criterio per il calcolo del PIL il reddito medio delle varie regioni durante il periodo 1993-1997, diventa importante conoscere i dati macroeconomici di queste regioni in ciascuno degli anni in esame. Qual e‘ stato, nel 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 e 1997, l(cid:146)ammontare dei fondi ricevuti a titolo dell(cid:146)Obiettivo 1 del FESR per le regioni citate in appresso: › Anatolia, Macedonia, Tessaglia, Creta, Peloponneso, Grecia centrale, Epiro, Attica, Isole Ionie, Acaia, Grecia continentale (Grecia) › Hainaut (Belgio) › Turingia, Brandeburgo, Berlino Est, Sassonia-Anhalt, Sassonia, Mu¤nster (Germania) › Galizia, Estremadura, Castiglia-La Mancha, Castiglia-Le·on, Ceuta e Melilla, Comunita‘ valenziana, Asturie, Andalusia, Canarie, Murcia (Spagna) › Valenciennes, Avesnes, Douai, Corsica, Dipartimento d(cid:146)Oltremare (Francia) › Ulster, Connaught, Leinster (Irlanda) › Molise, Puglia, Sicilia, Basilicata, Sardegna, Calabria, Campania (Italia) › Flevoland (Paesi Bassi) › Burgenland (Austria) › Nord, Alentejo, Algarve, Lisbona e Valle del Tago, Centro (Portogallo) › Isole Enterprise, Highland, Merseyside, Irlanda del Nord (Regno Unito)? (98/C 196/140) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-4203/97 di Jose· Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) alla Commissione (21 gennaio 1998) Oggetto: Agenda 2000 e Obiettivo 1: Investimenti 1993-1997 Il direttore generale della politica regionale e della coesione, Eneko Landa·buru, ha indicato alla stampa alla fine di novembre che 11 regioni europee, tra cui Valenza (in Spagna), avrebbero perso il proprio status di Obiettivo 1 in conformita‘ delle proposte avanzate dalla Commissione per ridurre i Fondi strutturali in vista dell(cid:146)adesione di nuovi paesi. Egli ha fatto questa stima basandosi sui dati provvisori di cui dispone la Commissione. Senonche·, nel caso concreto di Valenza, le statistiche ufficiali dell(cid:146)Eurostat indicano che nel 1993 la Comunita‘ autonoma valenziana aveva un PIL inferiore al 74,9% della media europea, percentuale che nel 1994 e‘ scesa al 73,6%. La soglia per rientrare tra le regioni dell(cid:146)Obiettivo 1 si situa al 75%, sicche· niente lascia pensare che Valenza debba all(cid:146)improvviso smettere di soddisfare i requisiti oggettivi. Qualora si adotti come criterio per il calcolo del PIL il reddito medio delle varie regioni durante il periodo 1993-1997, diventa importante conoscere i dati macroeconomici di queste regioni in ciascuno degli anni in esame


title: Rectificación a los requisitos técnicos del Reglamento n° 87 de la Comisión Económica para Europa de las Naciones Unidas a que se refieren el artículo 3 y el punto 2.1 del Anexo II de la Directiva 97/30/CE de la Comisión por la que se adapta al progreso técnico la Directiva 76/758/CEE del Consejo sobre las luces de gálibo, las luces de posición delanteras y traseras (laterales), las luces de frenado, las luces de circulación diurna y las luces de posición laterales de los vehículos de motor y de sus remolques (Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 203 de 30 de julio de 1997)

eurovoc_concepts:
Community certification
commercial vehicle
motor vehicle
signalling device
technical regulations
technological change

text: 21. 1. 98 ‹ ES ‹ Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 15/47 Rectificación a los requisitos técnicos del Reglamento no 7 de la Comisión Económica para Europa de las Naciones Unidas a que se refieren el artículo 3 y el punto 2. 1 del Anexo II de la Directiva 97/30/CE de la Comisión por la que se adapta al progreso técnico la Directiva 76/758/CEE del Consejo sobre las luces de g ´alibo, las luces de posición delanteras y traseras (laterales), las luces de frenado, las luces de circulación diurna y las luces de posición late- rales de los vehículos de motor y de sus remolques (Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 203 de 30 de julio de 1997) En la p ´agina 56, en el p ´arrafo 6. 1. 4. 1: en lugar de: léase: «40 «60 100 (2) 70 (2) 140 (2)», 185 (2) 130 (2) 260 (2)». Rectificación a los requisitos técnicos del Reglamento no 87 de la Comisión Económica para Europa de las Naciones Unidas a que se refieren el artículo 3 y el punto 2. 1 del Anexo II de la Directiva 97/30/CE de la Comisión por la que se adapta al progreso técnico la Directiva 76/758/CEE del Consejo sobre las luces de g ´alibo, las luces de posición delanteras y traseras (laterales), las luces de frenado, las luces de circulación diurna y las luces de posi- ción laterales de los vehículos de motor y de sus remolques (Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 203 de 30 de julio de 1997) En el anexo 3, en la p ´agina 65, en el p ´arrafo 3, el cuadro se sustituir ´a por el cuadro siguiente: « »


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 4166/97 do Deputado Irene SOLTWEDEL- SCHÄFER à Comissão. Carne de bovino do Reino Unido

eurovoc_concepts:
EU law - national law
United Kingdom
animal disease
beef
export restriction
infringement procedure (EU)
national implementing measure
veterinary inspection

text: C 196/90 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 22. 6. 98 Em contrapartida, a produ(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de leite das vacas finlandesas e· mais elevada do que a me·dia comunita·ria, o que implica uma maior utiliza(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de alimentos concentrados para animais. Por conseguinte, os exploradores agr(cid:14)·colas finlandeses poderiam provavelmente beneficiar mais de uma diminui(cid:231)a(cid:152)o do pre(cid:231)o dos alimentos para animais. A maior e(cid:136)nfase nas pastagens, e, por outro lado, em sistemas de produ(cid:231)a(cid:152)o comparativamente intensivos demonstram que se na(cid:152)o trata de uma questa(cid:152)o linear. Desde a publica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o das orienta(cid:231)o(cid:152)es pol(cid:14)·ticas da PAC 2000, a Comissa(cid:152)o visitou todos os Estados-membros e tomou conhecimento das perspectivas dos governos, da indu·stria e de outras organiza(cid:231)o(cid:152)es na(cid:152)o governamentais. A Comissa(cid:152)o esta· tambe·m a procurar informar-se melhor sobre estas questo(cid:152)es e esta· persuadida de que este processo ira· prosseguir apo·s a publica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o das propostas formais. Estas sera· apresentadas dentro em breve pela Comissa(cid:152)o e na(cid:152)o esta(cid:152)o ainda finalizadas. No entanto, ira(cid:152)o reflectir o desejo da Comissa(cid:152)o de que o apoio a‘ produ(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de animais seja mais flex(cid:14)·vel, por forma a que os Estados-membros possam atender melhor ao tipo de problemas levantado pela Senhora Deputada. (1) COM(97) 2000 final. (2) JO L 215 de 30/7/1992. (98/C 196/125) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-4166/97 apresentada por Irene Soltwedel-Scha¤fer (V) a‘ Comissa(cid:152)o (21 de Janeiro de 1998) Objecto: Carne de bovino do Reino Unido Quando foi transposta para o direito nacional do Reino Unido em termos das disposi(cid:231)o(cid:152)es de execu(cid:231)a(cid:152)o a proibi(cid:231)a(cid:152)o da exporta(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de carne de bovino do Reino Unido determinada pela UE? Resposta dada pelo Comissa·rio Fischler em nome da Comissa(cid:152)o (9 de Fevereiro de 1998) A Decisa(cid:152)o 96/239/CE da Comissa(cid:152)o (1), de 27 de Mar(cid:231)o de 1996, com a redac(cid:231)a(cid:152)o que lhe foi dada pela Decisa(cid:152)o 96/362/CE (2), de 11 de Junho de 1996, relativa a determinadas medidas de emerge(cid:136)ncia em mate·ria de protec(cid:231)a(cid:152)o contra a encefalopatia espongiforme dos bovinos, impo(cid:136)s ao Reino Unido a proibi(cid:231)a(cid:152)o da exporta(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de bovinos e de carne e produtos obtidos a partir de animais da espe·cie bovina abatidos no Reino Unido. Inicialmente, estas deciso(cid:152)es foram aplicadas pelas autoridades do Reino unido por interme·dio de uma se·rie de medidas legislativas, regulamentares e administrativas. Na seque(cid:136)ncia de inspec(cid:231)o(cid:152)es efectuadas por inspectores veterina·rios, afigurou-se que as medidas nacionais de implementa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o da proibi(cid:231)a(cid:152)o eram, em certos aspectos, incompletas. Por conseguinte, a Comissa(cid:152)o pressionou o governo do Reino Unido, o que conduziu a que este u·ltimo adoptasse, em Agosto de 1997, regras nacionais de a(cid:136)mbito mais vasto, a que se seguiram, no me(cid:136)s seguinte, circulares pormenorizadas, designadamente no que respeita a‘ implementa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o da nova legisla(cid:231)a(cid:152)o nos portos. As inspec(cid:231)o(cid:152)es da Comissa(cid:152)o tambe·m detectaram no Reino Unido algumas insuficie(cid:136)ncias no que respeita ao grau de controlo oficial das fa·bricas de carne e dos entrepostos frigor(cid:14)·ficos, as quais poderiam ter implica(cid:231)o(cid:152)es na aplica(cid:231)a(cid:152)o da proibi(cid:231)a(cid:152)o de exporta(cid:231)a(cid:152)o. Sera· dado in(cid:14)·cio a um processo por incumprimento contra o Reino Unido relativo a esta questa(cid:152)o. (1) (2) JO L 78 de 28/3/1996. JO L 139 de 12/6/1996


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 4202/97 von José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL an die Kommission. Agenda 2000 und Ziel 1: Zugewiesene Mittel 1993-1997

text: C 196/100 DE Amtsblatt der Europa¤ischen Gemeinschaften 22. 6. 98 (98/C 196/139) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-4202/97 von Jose· Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) an die Kommission (21. Januar 1998) Betrifft: Agenda 2000 und Ziel 1: Zugewiesene Mittel 1993-1997 Der Generaldirektor fu¤r Regionalpolitik und Koha¤sion, Eneko Landa·buru, zog Ende November vor der Presse in Erwa¤gung, elf europa¤ische Regionen, darunter Valencia (Spanien) aus den Ziel-1-Regionen herauszunehmen, und zwar in U¤ bereinstimmung mit den Vorschla¤gen der Kommission zur Ku¤rzung der Mittel der Strukturfonds im Hinblick auf den Beitritt neuer La¤nder. Diese Scha¤tzung erfolgte auf der Grundlage vorla¤ufiger Daten, u¤ber die die Kommission verfu¤gt. Nichtsdestot- rotz geht aus den offiziellen Statistiken von Eurostat fu¤r den konkreten Fall Valencia hervor, da(cid:223) das Pro-Kopf-BIP dieser autonomen Region 1993 74,9% des Gemeinschaftsdurchschnitts betrug und 1994 noch niedriger war, na¤mlich 73,6%. Der Schwellenwert, um unter das Ziel 1 zu fallen, liegt bei 75%, weshalb nichts darauf hindeutet, da(cid:223) Valencia in unmittelbarer Zukunft die objektiven Bedingungen nicht mehr erfu¤llen wird. Sollte das durchschnittliche Einkommen wa¤hrend des Zeitraums 1993-1997 als Kriterium dienen, um das BIP zu berechnen, ist es wichtig, die makroo¤konomischen Daten dieser Regionen in jedem einzelnen der in Betracht kommenden Jahre zu kennen. Wie hoch war in den Jahren 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 und 1997 der Betrag der im Rahmen des Ziels 1 aus dem EFRE fu¤r die unten aufgefu¤hrten Regionen zugewiesenen Mittel? › A¤ tolien, Mazedonien, Thessalien, Kreta, Peloponnes, Zentralgriechenland, Epirus, Attika, Ionische Inseln, Achaia, griechisches Festland (Griechenland) › Hennegau (Belgien) › Thu¤ringen, Brandenburg, Ostberlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Mu¤nster (Deutschland) › Galicien, Estremadura, Kastilien-La Mancha, Kastilien und Leo·n, Ceuta und Melilla, Valencia, Asturien, Andalusien, Kanarische Inseln, Murcia (Spanien) › Valenciennes, Avesnes, Douai, Korsika, u¤berseeische Departements (Frankreich) › Ulster, Connauaught, Leinster (Irland) › Molise, Apulien, Sizilien, Basilikata, Sardinien, Kalabrien, Kampanien (Italien) › Flevoland (Niederlande) › Burgenland (O¤ sterreich) › Nordportugal, Alentejo, Algarve, Lissabon, Vale do Tejo, Zentrum (Portugal) › Islands Enterprise, Highlands, Merseyside, Nordirland (Vereinigtes Ko¤nigreich) (98/C 196/140) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-4203/97 von Jose· Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) an die Kommission (21. Januar 1998) Betrifft: Agenda 2000 und Ziel 1: Investitionen 1993-1997 Der Generaldirektor fu¤r Regionalpolitik und Koha¤sion, Eneko Landa·buru, zog Ende November vor der Presse in Erwa¤gung, elf europa¤ische Regionen, darunter Valencia (Spanien) aus den Ziel-1-Regionen herauszunehmen, und zwar in U¤ bereinstimmung mit den Vorschla¤gen der Kommission zur Ku¤rzung der Mittel der Strukturfonds im Hinblick auf den Beitritt neuer La¤nder. Diese Scha¤tzung erfolgte auf der Grundlage vorla¤ufiger Daten, u¤ber die die Kommission verfu¤gt. Nichtsdestot- rotz geht aus den offiziellen Statistiken von Eurostat fu¤r den konkreten Fall Valencia hervor, da(cid:223) das Pro-Kopf-BIP dieser autonomen Region 1993 74,9% des Gemeinschaftsdurchschnitts betrug und 1994 noch niedriger war, na¤mlich 73,6%. Der Schwellenwert, um unter das Ziel 1 zu fallen, liegt bei 75%, weshalb nichts darauf hindeutet, da(cid:223) Valencia in unmittelbarer Zukunft die objektiven Bedingungen nicht mehr erfu¤llen wird. Sollte das durchschnittliche Einkommen wa¤hrend des Zeitraums 1993-1997 als Kriterium dienen, um das BIP zu berechnen, ist es wichtig, die makroo¤konomischen Daten dieser Regionen in jedem einzelnen der in Betracht kommenden Jahre zu kennen


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4200/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Agenda 2000 and Objective 1: unemployed population 1993-1997

eurovoc_concepts:
EU aid
EU regional policy
European Investment Bank
Eurostat
Structural Funds
gross domestic product
regional aid
regional statistics
terms for aid

text: 21. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 323/15 (98/C 323/19) WRITTEN QUESTION E-4200/97 by Jose· Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (21 January 1998) Subject: Agenda 2000 and Objective 1: unemployed population 1993-1997 At the end of November the Director-General of Regional Policy and Cohesion, Eneko Landa¤buru, suggested, in the presence of press representatives, that 11 European regions, including Valencia (Spain), were to lose their Objective 1 status under the terms of the Commission proposals to reduce the Structural Funds before the accession of new Member States. Mr Landa¤buru(cid:146)s calculations were based on the provisional data currently available to the Commission. However, in the specific case of Valencia, official Eurostat statistics show that, in 1993, the Valencia Autonomous Community(cid:146)s GDP was 74. 9% of the European average and that, in 1994, the figure was even lower (73. 6%). The threshold for Objective 1 eligibility is 75%, hence there are no grounds for supposing that Valencia is going to fail the eligibility test in the near future. Should the average income of the various regions during the 1993-1997 period be taken as the criterion for calculating GDP, it is important that the macro-economic data for each region should be known for all of the years concerned. What, in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, was the size of the unemployed population as a percentage of the total population in the following regions: Anatolia, Macedonia, Thessaly, Crete, Pelopennese, Central Greece, Ipiros, Attica, Ionian Islands, Aegean, Sterea (Greece) Hainaut (Belgium) Thuringia, Brandenburg, East Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Munster (Germany) Galicia, Extremadura, Castilla la Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Ceuta and Melilla, Valencia Autonomous Community, Asturias, Andalusia, Canary Islands, Murcia (Spain) Valenciennes, Avesnes, Douai, Overseas Departments (France) Ulster, Connaught, Leinster (Ireland) Molise, Apulia, Sicily, Basilicata, Sardinia, Calabria, Campania (Italy) Flevoland (Netherlands) Burgerland (Austria) Northern Region, Alentejo, Algarve, Lisbon, Tagus Valley, Central Region (Portugal) Western Isles, Highlands, Merseyside, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)? (98/C 323/20) WRITTEN QUESTION E-4201/97 by Jose· Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (21 January 1998) Subject: Agenda 2000 and Objective 1: average income 1993-1997 At the end of November the Director-General of Regional Policy and Cohesion, Eneko Landa¤buru, suggested, in the presence of press representatives, that 11 European regions, including Valencia (Spain), were to lose their Objective 1 status under the terms of the Commission proposals to reduce the Structural Funds before the accession of new Member States. Mr Landa¤buru(cid:146)s calculations were based on the provisional data currently available to the Commission. However, in the specific case of Valencia, official Eurostat statistics show that, in 1993, the Valencia Autonomous Community(cid:146)s GDP was 74. 9% of the European average and that, in 1994, the figure was even lower (73. 6%). The threshold for Objective 1 eligibility is 75%, hence there are no grounds for supposing that Valencia is going to fail the eligibility test in the near future. Should the average income of the various regions during the 1993-1997 period be taken as the criterion for calculating GDP, it is important that the macro-economic data for each region should be known for all of the years concerned


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 4164/97 von Rijk van DAM an die Kommission. Verlängerung der "Alt-gegen-neu-Regelung"

eurovoc_concepts:
application of EU law
industrial restructuring
inland waterway fleet
transport policy
vessel

text: C 304/12 DE Amtsblatt der Europa¤ischen Gemeinschaften 2. 10. 98 3. Ist sich der Rat hinreichend u¤ber den Ernst der Situation im klaren, die bei einer Inhaftierung bzw. Geiselnahme von Ausla¤ndern › darunter Niederla¤ndern › wegen Beteiligung an dem inszenierten Putsch entstehen wird, da die Regierung Surinams im Anschlu(cid:223) daran u¤ber eine gegenseitige Aussetzung der Strafverfolgung verhandeln will? Dabei geht es um die Aussetzung der Strafverfolgung und die Freilassung der wegen angeblicher Teilnahme an der Vorbereitung des inszenierten Putsches inhaftierten Ausla¤nder, darunter Niederla¤nder, und als Gegenleistung dafu¤r die Ru¤cknahme des internationalen Fahndungs- und Auslieferungs- begehrens gegen Desi Bouterse, Mitglied des Staatsrates von Surinam, sowie die Einstellung der Strafverfolgung von Bouterse wegen seiner in gro(cid:223)em Stil betriebenen internationalen Kokaingescha¤fte und wegen der Teilnahme und des Bekleidens einer fu¤hrenden Position in einer international operierenden kriminellen Vereinigung, wie sie Desi Bouterse von den niederla¤ndischen Justizbeho¤rden zur Last gelegt wird. Ist der Rat ausreichend vorbereitet, um angemessen reagieren zu ko¤nnen, falls es zu der geschilderten 4. Geiselnahme kommt? Gemeinsame Antwort auf die Schriftlichen Anfragen E-4160/97, E-4161/97, E-4162/97 und E-4163/97 (20. Mai 1998) Dem Rat liegen lediglich die Informationen vor, die er von der Regierung Surinames erhalten hat. Demnach wurden am Wochenende des 25. Oktober 1997 eine Reihe von Personen festgenommen, die einen Putsch geplant haben sollen. Dem Rat liegt zudem ein Schreiben der Menschenrechtsorganisation (cid:132)Moiwana 86(cid:147) an die Interamerikanische Menschenrechtskommission vor, das den von der Frau Abgeordneten erwa¤hnten Fall betrifft. Die Informationen, die sich der Rat u¤ber den Fall des angeblich Verda¤chtigen beschaffen konnte, der im Oktober 1997 die niederla¤ndische Botschaft aufgesucht hat, besagen, da(cid:223) diese Person kein Asyl beantragen wollte. Der Rat vertritt die Ansicht, da(cid:223) im Falle einer Geiselnahme in Suriname die erforderlichen Ma(cid:223)nahmen getroffen werden mu¤(cid:223)ten, um eine derartige Aktion friedlich zu beenden. Die Behauptungen und Anschuldigungen, die nach Angaben der Frau Abgeordneten von Desi Delano Bouterse vorgebracht wurden, sind dem Rat nicht bekannt. Au(cid:223)erdem ist der Rat angesichts der Tatsache, da(cid:223) die von der Frau Abgeordneten erwa¤hnten gerichtlichen Ermittlungen noch im Gange sind, nicht in der Lage, hierzu Stellung zu nehmen. (98/C 304/18) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-4164/97 von Rijk van Dam (I-EDN) an die Kommission (21. Januar 1998) Betrifft: Verla¤ngerung der (cid:132)Alt-gegen-neu-Regelung(cid:147) In Artikel 8 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1101/89 (1) wird verfu¤gt, da(cid:223) wa¤hrend eines Zeitraums von fu¤nf Jahren nach dem Inkrafttreten der Verordnung keine neuen Binnenschiffe in Dienst gestellt werden du¤rfen, sofern der Eigner nicht eine von der Kommission festgelegte Tonnage abwracken la¤(cid:223)t bzw. ein von der Kommission festzulegendes Bu(cid:223)geld zahlt. Im Jahre 1994 wurde mittels der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 844/94 (2) die Geltungsdauer dieser sogenannten (cid:132)Alt-gegen-neu-Regelung(cid:147) um fu¤nf auf zehn Jahre nach Inkrafttreten der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1101/89 verla¤ngert. Dies bedeutet, da(cid:223) die (cid:132)Alt-gegen-neu-Regelung(cid:147) bis zum 1. Mai 1999 gilt. Die betroffenen Unternehmen haben mittlerweile fast einstimmig erkla¤rt, da(cid:223) eine Verla¤ngerung der Regelung auch u¤ber diese Frist hinaus notwendig ist. 1. Kann die Kommission besta¤tigen, da(cid:223) die (cid:132)Alt-gegen-neu-Regelung(cid:147) bis zum 1. Mai 1999 gilt? 2. Wenn ja, welches Verfahren mu(cid:223) die Kommission mit Blick auf eine Verla¤ngerung der (cid:132)Alt- gegen-neu-Regelung(cid:147) ab Mai 1999 praktizieren? 3. Wieviel Zeit wird dieses Verfahren billigerweise in Anspruch nehmen? 4. Wann gedenkt die Kommission das unter Ziffer 2 genannte Verfahren einzuleiten? (1) ABl. L 116 vom 28. 4. 1989, S. 25. (2) ABl. L 98 vom 16. 4. 1994, S. 1


title: SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL nr. 4206/97 af Gerardo FERNÁNDEZ- ALBOR til Kommissionen. Europæisk logo på EU- flyselskabernes maskiner

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European Movement
European symbol
air transport
aircraft
common transport policy


title: Rectificação aos requisitos técnicos do Regulamento nº 87 da Comissão Económica para a Europa das Nações Unidas referidos no artigo 3º e no ponto 2.1 do Anexo II da Directiva 97/30/CE da Comissão que adapta ao progresso técnico a Directiva 76/758/CEE do Conselho relativa às luzes delimitadoras, às luzes de presença da frente, às luzes de presença da retaguarda, às luzes de travagem, às luzes de circulação diurna e às luzes de presença laterais dos veículos a motor e seus reboques («Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias» L 203 de 30 de Julho de 1997)

text: L 15/48 ‹ PT ‹ Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 21. 1. 98 Rectificaç˜ao aos requisitos técnicos do Regulamento nº 87 da Comiss˜ao Económica para a Europa das Naç˜oes Unidas referidos no artigo 3º e no ponto 2. 1 do Anexo II da Directiva 97/30/CE da Comiss˜ao que adapta ao progresso técnico a Directiva 76/758/CEE do Conselho relativa às luzes delimitadoras, às luzes de presença da frente, às luzes de presença da retaguarda, às luzes de travagem, às luzes de circulaç˜ao diurna e às luzes de presença laterais dos veículos a motor e seus reboques («Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias» L 203 de 30 de Julho de 1997) Na p ´agina 65, Anexo 3, ponto 3, o quadro é substituído pelo seguinte quadro: « ». Rectificaç˜ao aos requisitos técnicos do Regulamento nº 4 da Comiss˜ao Económica para a Europa das Naç˜oes Unidas referidos no artigo 3º e no ponto 2. 1 do Anexo II da Directiva 76/760/CEE do Conselho relativa aos dispositivos de iluminaç˜ao da chapa de matrícula da retaguarda dos veículos a motor e seus reboques («Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias» L 203 de 30 de Julho de 1997) Na p ´agina 74, nº 5. 1: em vez de: deve ler-se: «do nº 9 », «do nº 9 a seguir (2). »; Na p ´agina 74, é aditada a seguinte nota de pé-de-p ´agina: «(2) Essas especificaç˜oes s˜ao de molde a assegurar uma boa visibilidade se a inclinaç˜ao da chapa de matrícula n˜ao exceder 30H graus de cada lado da vertical. »


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4224/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI , Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Genetic modifications

eurovoc_concepts:
artificial reproduction
bio-ethics
ethics
genetics
health control
public health
scientific research

text: C 196/104 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 6. 98 2. Why does the Council promise transparency and openness while in the same Official Journal (C 367 of 4 December 1997) refusing information on the grounds of confidentiality? 3. How does the Council intend to treat its decisions in future: transparently or secretly? (1) OJ C 367, 4. 12. 1997, p. 99. (2) OJ C 367, 4. 12. 1997, p. 56. Answer (7 April 1998) The Council would like to inform the Honourable Member of the European Parliament that it has not yet adopted any final legislative act as regards the Commission proposal concerning a ban on drift-nets. Therefore, no vote has taken place within the Council on this matter. The provisions concerning legislative transparency in the Council (the making public of votes, explanations of votes, and statements in the Council(cid:146)s minutes) only apply at the final adoption stage of legislative acts by the Council. This stage has not as yet been reached and accordingly the provisions in question do not apply. Other transparency measures concerning access to specific Council documents are regulated by Council Decision 93/731/EC on public access to Council documents (1). (1) OJ L 340, 31. 12. 93, p. 43. (98/C 196/145) WRITTEN QUESTION E-4224/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) and Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (21 January 1998) Subject: Genetic modifications On the contemporary scientific scene genetic research and its findings are among the most exciting achievements of the century. Unfortunately the lack of regulation leads to irresponsible use of this scientific development, causing serious health and ethical problems which can no longer be ignored or underestimated. The first of these is the possibility of future genetic damage caused by couples who, unaware of their shared genetic heritage, may give birth to children with certain genetic abnormalities. Does the Commission not consider: that it would be useful and appropriate to propose rules making strict health checks on donors of semen 1. compulsory; that it is essential to establish a maximum number of eggs to be fertilized by the same donor(cid:146)s semen, in 2. order to limit the risks of inter-breeding between blood-relations? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (11 March 1998) Recourse to legislation on the issues raised in the question is a matter for the Member States. In the context of its research work into biomedical ethics, the Biomedicine and Health Research Programme (Biomed) has funded a series of seminars on the ethical aspects of the donation of gametes. The question of limiting the number of births per donor has been discussed in this context. Codes of practice exist at national level in certain Member States and at the centres responsible for gamete donation, but the Community has no powers in this domain


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4206/97 by Gerardo FERNÁNDEZ-ALBOR to the Commission. Display of the European flag emblem on aircraft belonging to Member State airlines


text: L 15/46 ‹ FI ‹ Euroopan yhteisöjen virallinen lehti 21. 1. 98 OIKAISUJA Oikaistaan valaisimien ja merkkivalolaitteiden asennuksesta moottoriajoneuvoihin ja niiden perävaunuihin annetun neuvoston direktiivin 76/756/ETY tekniikan kehitykseen mukauttamisesta annetun komission direktiivin 97/28/EY 3 artiklassa ja liitteessä II olevassa 1 kohdassa tarkoitettu teknisiä vaatimuksia koskeva Yhdistyneiden Kansakuntien Euroopan talouskomission sääntö n:o 48 (Euroopan yhteisöjen virallinen lehti L 203, 30. heinäkuuta 1997) Sivu 11: Lisätään seuraava 6. 2. 6. 2. 3. kohta 6. 2. 6. 2. 2. ja 6. 2. 6. 3. kohdan väliin: ”6. 2. 6. 2. 3. Jos 6. 2. 6. 2. 1. ja 6. 2. 6. 2. 2. kohdassa tarkoitetut laitteet vioittuvat, lähivalo ei saa joutua asen- toon, jossa kallistus on alhaisempi kuin laitteen vioittumishetkellä. ” Sivu 12: Korvataan 6. 2. 6. 3. 2. kohta seuraavalla tekstillä: ”6. 2. 6. 3. 2. Kuormituksesta johtuva lähivalaisimen kaltevuuden muutos on mitattava liitteessä 6 esitetyn testausmenettelyn mukaisesti. ” Oikaistaan moottoriajoneuvojen ja niiden perävaunujen heijastimista annetun neuvoston direktiivin 76/757/ETY tekniikan kehitykseen mukauttamisesta annetun komission direk- tiivin 97/29/EY 3 artiklassa ja liitteessä II olevassa 2. 1 kohdassa tarkoitettu teknisiä vaati- muksia koskeva Yhdistyneiden Kansakuntien Euroopan talouskomission sääntö n:o 3 (Euroopan yhteisöjen virallinen lehti L 203, 30. heinäkuuta 1997) Sivu 51, liite 12, toinen sarake: korvataan ilmaisu: ilmaisulla: ”Säännön kohdan numero” ”Kohdan numero”. Sivu 51, liite 12, toinen sarake: korvataan ilmaisu: ilmaisulla: ”6” ”6 (*)”. Sivu 51, liite 12: Lisätään seuraava alaviite sivun alareunaan: ”(*) Numero viittaa sääntöön. ” Sivu 52, liite 12, toinen sarake: korvataan ilmaisu: ilmaisulla: ”Säännön kohdan numero” ”Kohdan numero”. Sivu 54, liite 15, toinen sarake: korvataan ilmaisu: ilmaisulla: ”Säännön kohdan numero” ”Kohdan numero”. Sivu 54, liite 15, toinen sarake: korvataan ilmaisu: ilmaisulla: ”6” ”6(*)”. Sivu 54, liite 15: Lisätään seuraava alaviite sivun alareunaan: ”(*) Numero viittaa sääntöön. ”


title: Corrigendum to the technical requirements of Regulation No 3 of the United Nations' Economic Commission for Europe referred to in Article 3 and in Annex II, item 2.1 of Commission Directive 97/29/EC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/757/EEC relating to retro-reflectors for motor vehicles and their trailers (Official Journal of the European Communities L 203 of 30 July 1997)

text: L 15/46 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 1. 98 CORRIGENDA Corrigendum to the technical requirements of Regulation No 48 of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe referred to in Article 3 and in Annex II, item 2. 1 of Commission Directive 97/30/EC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/758/EEC relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (Official Journal of the European Communities L 203 of 30 July 1997) On page 11, the following paragraph 6. 2. 6. 2. 3. shall be inserted between paragraphs 6. 2. 6. 2. 2. and 6. 2. 6. 3. : ‘6. 2. 6. 2. 3. In the event of a failure of devices described in paragraphs 6. 2. 6. 2. 1. and 6. 2. 6. 2. 2. , the dipped beam shall not assume a position in which the dip is less than it was at the time when the failure of the device occurred. ’ On page 12, paragraph 6. 2. 6. 3. 2. shall be replaced by the following text: ‘6. 2. 6. 3. 2. The measurement of the variation of dipped-beam inclination as a function of load must be carried out in accordance with the test procedure set out in Annex 6. ’ Corrigendum to the technical requirements of Regulation No 3 of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe referred to in Article 3 and in Annex II, item 2. 1 of Commission Directive 97/29/EC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/757/EEC relating to retro-reflectors for motor vehicles and their trailers (Official Journal of the European Communities L 203 of 30 July 1997) On page 51 in the column heading of the table in Annex 12, second column: for: read: ‘Number of paragraph of the Regulation’, ‘Paragraph No’; in the first line of the table: for: read: ‘6. ’, ‘6(*)’; and the following footnote shall be added at the bottom of the page: ‘(*) of the Regulation. ’ On page 52 in the column heading of the table in Annex 12, second column: for: read: ‘Number of paragraph of the Regulation’, ‘Paragraph No’. On page 54 in the column heading of the table in Annex 15, second column: for: read: ‘Number of paragraph of the Regulation’, ‘Paragraph No’; in the first line of the table: for: read: ‘6. ’, ‘6(*)’; and the following footnote shall be added at the bottom of the page: ‘(*) of the Regulation. ’