title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 51/98 von Maren GÜNTHER an die Kommission. Auswirkungen der Erhöhung der Importsteuer und der Einführung von Folgerechtabgaben in Großbritannien auf den europäischen Kunstmarkt

eurovoc_concepts:
United Kingdom
United States
VAT
competition
competitiveness
copyright
economic consequence
single market
tax harmonisation
work of art

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title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 21/98 by Karl von WOGAU to the Commission. Obstacle to the free movement of car alarm installations

eurovoc_concepts:
European standard
electronic equipment
harmonisation of standards
motor vehicle insurance
technical standard
theft
vehicle parts
vehicle registration

formats: html pdf print

text: C 223/86 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 17. 7. 98 svarade. Exporten kommer dock inte att fo¤rbjudas. Om myndigheten i ett land utanfo¤r OECD ger sitt samtycke till en viss import kan denna a¤ga rum. De la¤nder som uttryckligen fo¤rklarat att de inte vill ta emot n(cid:229)got eller endast vissa typer av avfall fr(cid:229)n den gro¤na listan skall f(cid:229) sin o¤nskan respekterad, a¤ven om det ga¤ller en hja¤lpsa¤ndning. (1) EGT L 194, 25. 7. 1975. (2) EGT L 78, 26. 3. 1991. (3) EGT L 30, 6. 2. 1993. (4) EGT L 220, 25. 8. 1994. (98/C 223/107) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-0021/98 fr(cid:229)n Karl von Wogau (PPE) till kommissionen (29 januari 1998) A¤mne: Hinder fo¤r fri ro¤relse fo¤r sto¤ldlarmsinstallationer Till fo¤ljd av ett direktiv fr(cid:229)n juni 1992 (92/49/EEG) (1) har fo¤rsa¤kringsbolag fria ha¤nder vad ga¤ller att sa¤tta upp villkoren fo¤r sto¤ldfo¤rsa¤kring av bilar. Detta betyder i praktiken att de sto¤ldlarm som av tillverkarna ursprungligen installeras i fordonen m(cid:229)ste bytas ut na¤r en bil la¤mnar det land da¤r den har tillverkats eftersom de nationella fo¤rsa¤kringsbolagens krav varierar fr(cid:229)n en medlemsstat till en annan. Denna situation ter sig egendomlig na¤r a¤ven sto¤ldlarm av ho¤g kvalitet m(cid:229)ste bytas ut mot system som a¤r fo¤renliga med fo¤rsa¤kringsbolagens nationella centralorganisations fo¤reskrifter och som endast kan garanteras service inom en medlemsstats gra¤nser. Detta resulterar i ho¤gre kostnader och risker fo¤r konsumenten. Vad ga¤ller registrering och ibruktagande av bilar faststa¤lls harmoniserade tekniska fo¤reskrifter fo¤r sto¤ldlarm i ett direktiv som sedan den 1 maj 1996 a¤r obligatoriskt fo¤r alla nya bilar. Detta mo¤jliggo¤r en registrering av fordonen i alla medlemsstater. Insta¤mmer kommissionen i att det vore la¤mpligt att faststa¤lla europeiska tekniska standarder fo¤r att 1. fo¤rba¤ttra tilla¤mpningen av dessa fo¤reskrifter? Skulle kommissionen vara villig att ge det beho¤riga Europeiska standardiseringsorganet i uppdrag att 2. utarbeta en teknisk standard fo¤r sto¤ldlarm? (1) EGT L 228, 11. 8. 1992, s. 1. Svar fr(cid:229)n Martin Bangemann p(cid:229) kommissionens va¤gnar (9 mars 1998) Kommissionen ber fr(cid:229)gesta¤llaren notera att det redan finns standardiserade europeiska tekniska besta¤mmelser. Faktum a¤r att det i r(cid:229)dets direktiv 74/61/EEG, senast a¤ndrat genom kommissionens direktiv 95/56/EG av den 8 november 1995 om anpassning till den tekniska utvecklingen av r(cid:229)dets direktiv 74/61/EEG om anordningar fo¤r att fo¤rhindra obeho¤rigt utnyttjande av motorfordon (1) faststa¤lls harmoniserade tekniska besta¤mmelser fo¤r fordon utrustade med alarmsystem och fo¤r alarmsystem avsedda fo¤r fordon. Medlemsstaterna f(cid:229)r da¤rfo¤r inte, sedan den 1 januari 1997, va¤gra att ge EG-typgodka¤nnande till s(cid:229)dana fordon och alarmsystem, och fo¤rsa¤kringsbolagen m(cid:229)ste a¤ven acceptera dem. Inom omr(cid:229)det fo¤r motorfordonskonstruktion anva¤nder kommissionen det traditionella lagstiftningsfo¤rfarandet enligt artikel 100a i EG-fo¤rdraget. Kommissionen har utarbetat ovanst(cid:229)ende direktiv genom att harmonisera de nationella besta¤mmelserna. Direktivet har da¤refter info¤rlivats med medlemsstaternas egen lagstiftning. Det bo¤r na¤mna att direktivets fo¤reskrifter i mo¤jligaste m(cid:229)n grundar sig p(cid:229) europeiska och internationella standarder. (1) EGT L 286, 29. 11. 1995


title: VERORDENING (EG) Nr. 231/98 VAN DE COMMISSIE van 29 januari 1998 tot vaststelling van de restituties bij uitvoer voor rijst en breukrijst

eurovoc_concepts:
export refund
rice

formats: pdf print

text: L 23/22 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 30. 1. 98 VERORDENING (EG) Nr. 231/98 VAN DE COMMISSIE van 29 januari 1998 tot vaststelling van de restituties b¶ uitvoer voor r¶st en breukr¶st DE COMMISSIE VAN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN, Gelet op het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap, Gelet op Verordening (EG) nr. 3072/95 van de Raad van 22 december 1995 houdende een gemeenschappel¶ke ordening van de r¶stmarkt (1), gew¶zigd b¶ Verordening (EG) nr. 192/98 (2), lid 3, tweede alinea, inzonderheid op artikel 13, Overwegende dat volgens artikel 13 van Verordening (EG) nr. 3072/95 het verschil tussen de noteringen of de pr¶zen op de wereldmarkt van de in artikel 1 van deze verordening bedoelde producten en de pr¶zen van deze producten in de Gemeenschap kan worden overbrugd door een restitutie b¶ uitvoer; Overwegende dat, krachtens artikel 13, lid 4, van Veror- dening (EG) nr. 3072/95, de restituties moeten worden vastgesteld met inachtneming van de situatie en de voor- uitzichten terzake van de beschikbare hoeveelheid r¶st en breukr¶st en van de pr¶zen hiervan op de markt van de Gemeenschap enerz¶ds en van de pr¶zen van r¶st en breukr¶st op de wereldmarkt anderz¶ds; dat het volgens dit artikel eveneens noodzakel¶k is om op de r¶stmarkt voor een evenwichtige situatie en een natuurl¶ke ontwik- keling van de pr¶zen en het handelsverkeer zorg te dragen en bovendien rekening te houden met het eco- nomische aspect van de voorgenomen uitvoer, met de wensel¶kheid om verstoringen op de markt van de Gemeenschap te verm¶den en met de limieten die voort- vloeien uit overeenkomstig artikel 228 van het Verdrag gesloten overeenkomsten; Overwegende dat b¶ Verordening (EEG) nr. 1361/76 van de Commissie (3) is vastgesteld welke de maximumhoe- veelheid breukr¶st is die r¶st, waarvoor de restitutie b¶ uitvoer is vastgesteld, mag bevatten, terw¶l daarb¶ tevens het percentage is bepaald van de op deze restitutie toe te passen vermindering, voor het geval dat de hoeveelheid breukr¶st welke de uitgevoerde r¶st bevat deze maxi- mumhoeveelheid overschr¶dt; Overwegende dat de uitvoer van een hoeveelheid van 1 000 ton rijst naar bepaalde bestemmingen mogelijk is; dat daartoe de procedure van artikel 7, lid 4, van Verorde- ning (EG) nr. 1162/95 van de Commissie (4), laatstel¶k gew¶zigd b¶ Verordening (EG) nr. 932/97 (5), moet worden toegepast; dat daarmee bij de vaststelling van de restituties rekening moet worden gehouden; Overwegende dat in artikel 13, lid 5, van Verordening (EG) nr. 3072/95 de specifieke criteria z¶n bepaald waar- mede b¶ de berekening van de restitutie b¶ uitvoer van r¶st en breukr¶st rekening moet worden gehouden; Overwegende dat de situatie op de wereldmarkt en de specifieke eisen van sommige markten een differentiatie van de restitutie voor sommige producten al naar gelang van hun bestemming noodzakel¶k kunnen maken; Overwegende dat, teneinde rekening te houden met de langkorrelige r¶st op bestaande vraag naar verpakte, bepaalde markten, moet worden voorzien in de vaststel- ling van een specifieke restitutie voor dat product; Overwegende dat de restitutie minstens eenmaal per restitutie maand moet worden vastgesteld; dat de tussent¶ds kan worden gew¶zigd; Overwegende dat de toepassing van deze regelen op de huidige situatie van de r¶stmarkt, en met name op de noteringen of pr¶zen van r¶st en breukr¶st in de Gemeenschap en op de wereldmarkt, voert tot het vast- stellen van de bedragen van de restitutie, zoals vermeld in de b¶lage van deze verordening; Overwegende dat de in deze verordening vervatte maatre- gelen in overeenstemming zijn met het advies van het Comité van beheer voor granen, HEEFT DE VOLGENDE VERORDENING VASTGESTELD: Artikel 1 (EG) nr. De restituties b¶ uitvoer van de in artikel 1 van Verorde- ning genoemde producten in ongew¶zigde staat worden, met uitzondering van de in lid 1, onder c), van dat artikel genoemde producten, op de in de b¶lage aangegeven bedragen vastgesteld. 3072/95 Artikel 2 (1) PB L 329 van 30. 12. 1995, blz. 18. (2) PB L 20 van 27. 1. 1998, blz. 16. (3) PB L 154 van 15. 6. 1976, blz. 11. (4) PB L 117 van 24. 5. 1995, blz. 2. Deze verordening treedt in werking op 30 januari 1998. (5) PB L 135 van 27. 5. 1997, blz. 2. 30. 1. 98 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen L 23/23 Deze verordening is verbindend in al haar onderdelen en is rechtstreeks toepassel¶k in elke lidstaat. Gedaan te Brussel, 29 januari 1998. Voor de Commissie Franz FISCHLER Lid van de Commissie b¶ de verordening van de Commissie van 29 januari 1998 tot vaststelling van de restituties b¶ uitvoer voor r¶st en breukr¶st B(cid:246)LAGE Productcode Bestemming (1) (in ecu / ton) Bedrag van de restituties Productcode Bestemming (1) (in ecu / ton) Bedrag van de restituties 1006 20 11 9000 1006 20 13 9000 1006 20 15 9000 1006 20 17 9000 1006 20 92 9000 1006 20 94 9000 1006 20 96 9000 1006 20 98 9000 1006 30 21 9000 1006 30 23 9000 1006 30 25 9000 1006 30 27 9000 1006 30 42 9000 1006 30 44 9000 1006 30 46 9000 1006 30 48 9000 1006 30 61 9100 1006 30 61 9900 1006 30 63 9100 1006 30 63 9900 1006 30 65 9100 01 01 01 (cid:190) 01 01 01 (cid:190) 01 01 01 (cid:190) 01 01 01 (cid:190) 01 02 03 05 01 05 01 02 03 05 01 05 01 02 03 05 97,00 97,00 97,00 (cid:190) 97,00 97,00 97,00 (cid:190) 97,00 97,00 97,00 (cid:190) 97,00 97,00 97,00 (cid:190) 121,00 127,00 132,00 121,00 121,00 121,00 121,00 127,00 132,00 121,00 121,00 121,00 121,00 127,00 132,00 121,00 1006 30 65 9900 1006 30 67 9100 1006 30 67 9900 1006 30 92 9100 1006 30 92 9900 1006 30 94 9100 1006 30 94 9900 1006 30 96 9100 1006 30 96 9900 1006 30 98 9100 1006 30 98 9900 1006 40 00 9000 01 05 04 (cid:190) 01 02 03 05 01 05 (cid:190) 01 02 03 05 01 05 (cid:190) 01 02 03 05 01 05 (cid:190) 04 (cid:190) (cid:190) 121,00 121,00 127,00 (cid:190) 121,00 127,00 132,00 121,00 121,00 121,00 (cid:190) 121,00 127,00 132,00 121,00 121,00 121,00 (cid:190) 121,00 127,00 132,00 121,00 121,00 121,00 (cid:190) 127,00 (cid:190) (cid:190) (1) De bestemmingen z¶n de volgende: 01 Liechtenstein, Zwitserland en het gebied van de gemeenten Livigno en Campione d’Italia, 02 zones I, II, III, VI, Ceuta en Melilla, 03 zones IV, V, VII c), Canada en zone VIII, met uitzondering van Suriname, Guyana en Madagaskar, 04 Ceuta en Melilla: in het kader van de procedure van artikel 7, lid 4, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1162/95 vastgestelde restitutie voor een hoeveelheid van 1 000 ton, 05 de in artikel 34 van de gew¶zigde Verordening (EEG) nr. 3665/87 van de Commissie bedoelde bestemmingen. NB: De zones z¶n die welke worden omschreven door de gew¶zigde Verordening (EEG) nr. 2145/92 van de Commissie


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 13/98 dell'on. Hiltrud BREYER alla Commissione. Commercializzazione non autorizzata di barbabietola da zucchero "Monsanto" nei Paesi Bassi (RISPOSTA COMPLEMENTARE)

eurovoc_concepts:
Netherlands
animal nutrition
food contamination
genetically modified organism
health control
marketing
marketing restriction
public health
sugar beet
testing


title: Decisión sobre la posición común adoptada por el Consejo con miras a la adopción de la directiva del Consejo por la que se modifica la Directiva 94/58/CEE relativa al nivel mínimo de formación en profesiones marítimas (C4-0563/97 96/ 0240(SYN))

eurovoc_concepts:
crew
international convention
maritime safety
maritime transport
professional qualifications
third country
vocational training


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 49/98 του Jesus CABEZON ALONSO προς την Επ τροπή. Η πορεία των συμφωνιών ειρήνευσης στη Γουατεμάλα

eurovoc_concepts:
Guatemala
development aid
economic cooperation
financial cooperation
humanitarian aid
institutional cooperation
international agreement
peacekeeping
support policy

text: C 196/112 EL Epi·shmh Efhmeri·da tvn Eyrvpai¤kv· n Koinoth·tvn 22. 6. 98 Se peri·ptvsh efarmogh·w tvn parapa·nv me·trvn ek me·royw toy Basilei·oy toy Maro·koy ei·nai se ue·sh h Epitroph· na anafe·rei poie·w ua ei·nai oi politike·w, oikonomike·w kai emporike·w syne·peiew poy ua e·xei to Basi·leio toy Maro·koy sta plai·sia tvn sxe·sev· n toy me thn EE kai idiai·tera poie·w nomike·w kai oikonomike·w syne·peiew ua e·xei sta plai·sia thw alieytikh·w symfvni·aw; Apa·nthsh thw k. Bonino ej ono· matow thw Epitroph· w (12 Febroyari·oy 1998) H diath·rhsh kai h oruologikh· diaxei·rish tvn alieytikv· n po·rvn ane·kauen sygkatale·gontan metajy· tvn pio shmantikv· n uema·tvn gia thn Koino·thta. Sto plai·sio thw symfvni·aw me to Maro·ko, h Koino·thta e·xei desmeytei· na efarmo·sei, kato·pin symfvni·aw me ton a·llo etai·ro, mi·a politikh· poy ua eggya· tai th makropro·uesmh bivsimo·thta toy en lo·gv tome·a kai, kyri·vw, thw aliei·aw kefalo·podvn, h opoi·a e·xei mega· lh shmasi·a gia toyw sto·loyw kai tvn dy·o kratv· n. Ba·sei tvn anvte·rv, h Epitroph· uevrei· o·ti h biologikh· ana·paysh den enta·ssetai sta me·tra prostasi·aw tvn en lo·gv po·rvn. H Epitroph· den ei·nai, kata· kano·na, anti·ueth me to diplasiasmo· thw perio·doy dia·rkeiaw thw h·dh problepo·menhw apo· th symfvni·a biologikh·w ana· payshw. To me·tro ayto· ua pre·pei, vsto·so, na entaxuei· sto epixeirhsiako· plai·sio eno·w syno·loy me·trvn prostasi·aw, ta opoi·a to Maro·ko e·xei desmeytei· na efarmo·sei, kai ta opoi·a ua pre·pei na aforoy·n ton alieytiko· sto·lo anoikth·w ua·lassaw kauv· w kai ton para·ktio alieytiko· sto·lo thw en lo·gv xv· raw, poy aliey·oyn kefalo·poda, pa·ntote prow to symfe·ron kai tvn dy·o pleyrv· n. Ayth· h·tan kai h ue·sh thw Epitroph·w kata· th synedri·ash thw Mikth·w Epitroph·w stiw 3 kai 4 Dekembri·oy 1997. (cid:211)son afora· th monomerh· efarmogh· apo· to Maro·ko thw para· tashw thw perio·doy biologikh·w ana·payshw, h Epitroph·, sy·mfvna me th sxetikh· dh·lvsh poy egkri·uhke apo· to Symboy·lio stiw 18 Dekembri·oy toy 1997, energei· katallh·lvw, prokeime·noy na ejasfali·sei thn th·rhsh tvn pragmatopoihueisv· n analh·cevn ypoxrev· sevn. (98/C 196/156) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-0048/98 ypobolh· : Jesu· s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) prow thn Epitroph· (29 Ianoyari·oy 1998) Ue·ma: Enisxy·seiw gia th diadikasi·a eirh·neyshw sth Goyatema·la Dedome·noy o·ti e·xei pera·sei e·naw xro·now apo· to·te poy h kybe·rnhsh thw Goyatema·law kai h EEG ype·gracan tiw symfvni·ew eirh·nhw, poio· ei·nai to y·cow thw symmetoxh·w thw Eyrvpai¤kh·w (cid:201)nvshw gia tiw ana·gkew tvn symfvniv· n eirh·neyshw kata· th dia·rkeia toy en lo·gv e·toyw; H eni·sxysh thw Eyrvpai¤kh·w (cid:201)nvshw ejarta·tai apo· th th·rhsh sygkekrime·nvn o·rvn tvn en lo·gv symfvniv· n eirh·neyshw; (98/C 196/157) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-0049/98 ypobolh· : Jesu· s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) prow thn Epitroph· (29 Ianoyari·oy 1998) Ue·ma: H porei·a tvn symfvniv· n eirh·neyshw sth Goyatema·la Dedome·noy o·ti e·xei pera·sei e·naw xro·now apo· to·te poy h kybe·rnhsh thw Goyatema·law ype·grace tiw symfvni·ew eirh·nhw, e·xei ajiologh·sei h Epitroph· se poio· baumo· thrh·uhkan oi o·roi tvn en lo·gv symfvniv· n; Efo·son h Epitroph· e·xei pragmatopoih·sei mia te·toia ajiolo·ghsh, poio· ei·nai to apote·lesma· thw; Se poia· sympera·smata e·xei katalh·jei h Epitroph·; Koinh· apa· nthsh toy k. Mar(cid:14)·n ej ono·matow thw Epitroph· w stiw grapte·w ervth· seiw E-0048/98 kai E-0049/98 (18 Febroyari·oy 1998) H Epitroph·, me·sv toy grafei·oy thw sth Goyatema·la, parakoloy·uhse apo· konta·, kau(cid:146)o·lh th dia·rkeia toy 1997, thn efarmogh· apo· thn kybe·rnhsh thw Goyatema·law tvn desmey·sevn poy perie·xontai stiw dia·forew merike·w symfvni·ew. H ekti·mhsh· thw sympi·ptei se mega·lo baumo· me ekei·nh poy e·gine pro·sfata (stiw 23 Dekembri·oy 1997) apo· toyw epikefalh·w apostolh·w poy h·tan epifortisme·noi me thn efarmogh· thw eirhneytikh·w diadikasi·aw sth Goyatema·la


title: Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products'

eurovoc_concepts:
application of EU law
approximation of laws
consumer protection
defective product
product safety

text: 30. 3. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 95/69 economic cycle; a policy that will put investment in education and training on an equal footing with other productive investment; a policy, finally, that will make Europe and its citizens more competitive and at the same time more aware of their history, values and prospects for the future. Brussels, 28 January 1998. The President of the Economic and Social Committee Tom JENKINS Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products’ (1) (98/C 95/17) On 30 October 1997, the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 100a of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal. The Section for Protection of the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Affairs, which was responsible for preparing the Committee’s work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 6 January 1998. The rapporteur was Mr Herna´ndez Bataller. At its 351st plenary session (meeting of 29 January 1998) the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 99 votes to 14 with 7 abstentions. 1. Introduction 1. 1. Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985, on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concern- ing liability for defective products (2), excluded primary agricultural products and game from the scope of its definition of ‘product’. For this purpose, primary agricultural products were defined as products of the soil, of stock-farming and of fisheries, excluding products which had undergone initial processing. 1. 2. The initial proposal for the directive drafted by the Commission did not include the exclusion: this was inserted during the negotiation process, at the request of the European Parliament. 1. 3. Directive 85/374/EEC introduces a framework (1) OJ C 337, 7. 11. 1997, p. 54. (2) OJ L 210, 7. 8. 1985. for producer liability for defective products along the following basic lines: — liability without fault is established. Consequently, the injured person is required to prove the damage, the defect and the causal relationship between defect and damage, without having to prove fault; — a product is deemed defective when it does not provide the safety which a person is entitled to expect, taking all circumstances into account, including: the presentation of the product, the use to which it could reasonably be expected that the product would be put and the time when the product was put into circulation; a product is not considered defective for the sole reason that a better product is subsequently put into circulation; — ‘damage’ is taken to mean damage caused by death or by personal injuries, and damage to, or destruction of, any item of property other than the defective product itself, with a lower threshold of ECU 500; C 95/70 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 3. 98 — a limitation period of three years is applied to proceedings for the recovery of damages, from the day on which the plaintiff became aware, or should reasonably have become aware, of the damage, the defect and the identity of the producer; the rights conferred upon the injured person pursuant to this directive are extinguished upon the expiry of a period of ten years from the date on which the producer put into circulation the actual product which caused the damage; — the liability of the producer arising from this directive may not, in relation to the injured person, be limited or excluded by a provision limiting his liability or exempting him from liability; — a number of grounds for exemption from liability are listed (‘producer’s defence’) — any Member State may provide that a producer’s total liability for damage resulting from a death or personal injury and caused by identical items with the same defect shall be limited to an amount which may not be less than ECU 70 million; — every five years the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, is to examine and, if need be, revise the amounts in this directive, such as compensatory limit and threshold, in the light of economic and monetary trends in the Community. 1. 4. As early as 1991, the Economic and Social Committee, in its opinion on consumer protection and completion of the internal market (1), was expressing the view that ‘the internal market can only operate effectively if the consumer has confidence in the safety of the products on offer. To this end it is important to pursue a consistent product safety policy, one aspect of which is liability for defective products. The Committee therefore asks the Commission to start work on extending the scope of the product liability directive to include agricultural food products and development risks. The principle of the free movement of products further requires the setting-up of a Community fund to compensate the victims of defective products’. 1. 4. 1. The ESC’s opinion on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (2) restated the need to look at the effectiveness of Directive 92/59/EEC on general product safety and to review Directive 85/374/EEC on liability for defective products, so as to broaden its scope to include agricultural products and the risks associated with them. 1. 5. The European Parliament, in its resolution of 19 February 1997 on the results of the Temporary Committee of Inquiry into BSE (3), asked the Com- mission to follow up the recommendations contained in the Temporary Committee’s report and to ensure that the appropriate legislative, administrative and staff-related steps were taken without delay. 1. 5. 1. One of the legislative steps which the European Parliament asked the Commission to take was the request for a proposal, by September 1997 at the latest, for Community legislation on product liability to be amended to include primary products. 1. 5. 2. Partly in response to this resolution, the Com- mission published a Green Paper on the General prin- ciples of food law in the European Union (4), which set out several basic goals for Community food law. The regulatory approach should cover the whole food chain ‘from the stable to the table’, thereby raising a series of questions, including the issue of the principle of producers’ civil liability for defective products, as laid out in Directive 85/374/EEC, being made obligatory for primary agricultural production. The green paper mentioned the possibility of 1. 5. 3. amending the scope of the product liability directive to cover unprocessed primary agricultural products; this was not, however, seen as an alternative to the develop- ment of appropriate product-safety regulations and effective official control systems, but as an additional measure in its own right. The Committee, in its opinion on the green 1. 5. 4. paper (5), once again showed itself to be in favour of unprocessed primary agricultural products being covered by Directive 85/374/EEC. 2. The Commission’s proposal 2. 1. The proposal’s objectives are to increase the level of consumer protection against damage caused to their health and property by a defective product and to further the approximation of national laws concerning civil liability for defective products. These objectives form part of the strategic 2. 1. 1. target of delivering a single market for the benefit of all citizens, as set out by the Commission in its action plan for the single market (6). (1) OJ C 339, 31. 12. 1991 — point 5. 3. 4. (2) OJ C 295, 7. 10. 1996. (3) OJ C 85, 17. 3. 1997. (4) COM(97) 176 final. (5) OJ C 19, 21. 1. 1998. (6) CSE (97) 1 final, 4. 6. 1997. 30. 3. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 95/71 2. 1. 2. Furthermore, the proposed measure is suitable for raising consumer confidence in all products sold in the single market and is one of the areas where the Community enjoys exclusive competence, i. e. the establishment and functioning of the single market. The Commission’s proposal deletes the exception 2. 2. regarding ‘primary agricultural products and game’ from Article 2 of Directive 85/374/EEC. The term ‘agricultural products’ is taken from Article 38(1) of the EC Treaty and covers those products listed in Annex II to the Treaty. 2. 2. 1. All of the rules of Directive 85/374/EEC will thereby apply to agricultural producers: the injured person’s burden of proof of damage, defect and causal relationship; joint and several liability; where more than one person is liable; the notion of defect; the reasons for exemption from liability under Article 7 (1); the damage covered; the time limits for proceedings for recovery of damages; the fact that liability may not voluntarily be limited or excluded; and the fact that other rules of the law of contractual or non-contractual liability are not affected. 2. 3. The new rules are to apply to agricultural products and game put into circulation from the date on which the directive enters into force, i. e. the directive will not have retroactive effect. 3. General comments 3. 1. The Committee welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive, which is consistent with the Committee’s repeated calls, voiced in several opinions, for primary agricultural products and game to be included within the scope of Directive 85/374/EEC. 3. 2. The Committee shares the Commission’s view that greater health protection at every stage of the food chain is one of the European public’s main expectations, and considers the adoption of measures, such as the present draft directive, intended to boost consumer confidence, to be a priority. In attaining the objectives of the common 3. 2. 1. agricultural policy, account must be taken of require- ments in the general interest, such as the protection of consumers or of human health and life, with which the Community institutions must comply when exercising their powers. 3. 2. 2. The creation of a genuine single market requires that adequate safeguards be established in the field of public health, backed up by adequate quality controls. Moreover, paying heed to public health issues is not just about the need to raise or, in this particular case, restore consumer confidence so that the market functions properly. Ultimately it derives from the overriding requirement to protect citizens’ rights, the foundation of the entire Community legal system. 3. 2. 3. The proposed directive should allow a higher level of protection of public health, which is one of the explicitly mentioned objectives of the Treaty. The Committee deems the application of the 3. 2. 4. prevention principle to be a health protection priority. The application of the principle of free movement 3. 3. of goods must entail meeting those requirements that are especially vital for the protection of human health and life. On occasion, this may mean the adoption of appropriate measures aimed at ensuring an acceptable level of public health. In particular, the Committee is in favour of rules requiring producers to place on the market only such products as are safe and of making producers liable for repairing any damage caused by defective products. 3. 4. The proposed directive would be a further step towards the harmonization of the single market and obviate distortions of competition between producers who are subject to different arrangements depending on where their product is placed on the market. The Committee is, therefore, in favour of eliminating such discrimination between Community producers. The extension of 3. 5. scope of Directive 85/374/EEC proposed by the Commission could lead to a higher level of consumer protection by: the — offering consumers justified grounds for redress for liability without fault previously denied to them, which will strengthen their legal position when it comes to safeguarding their legitimate interests, defending their rights as customers and securing compensation for damage caused by defective prod- ucts; — encouraging compliance with the general obligation to produce safer products, as it would apply through the entire food chain, from primary production to the final point of retail to the consumer; (1) Including, under (d) if ‘the defect is due to compliance of the product with mandatory regulations issued by the public authorities’. — making it easier to trace the party responsible for putting a defective primary agricultural product into if this circulation (‘product traceability’), since, C 95/72 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 3. 98 producer cannot be identified, each supplier of the product can be treated as its producer. developments (such as genetically modified organisms) can be insured. 3. 6. The Committee is also of the opinion that the proposed directive should not impose additional burdens on the producers involved. Furthermore, experience with the working of Directive 85/374/EEC suggests that the proposal is unlikely to lead to a substantial rise in either the number of complaints or the level of insurance premiums. The Committee is of the opinion that, following 3. 7. the adoption of this proposal, there ought to be an overall examination of the system set out in Directive 85/374/EEC in the light of the current state of Com- munity law and the reports on its implementation. 3. 7. 1. The overall examination should take the form of a green paper, so that representatives of social and economic activity may be consulted. The Committee urges the Commission to 3. 6. 1. ensure, when drawing Community legislation in the field of insurance, that new risks arising from market The examination should focus especially on 3. 7. 2. the burden of proof, development risks, economic ceilings, and time limits for certain products. Brussels, 29 January 1998. The President of the Economic and Social Committee Tom JENKINS Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on ‘Consumers in the insurance market’ (98/C 95/18) On 20 March 1997 the Economic and Social Committee, acting under the third paragraph of Rule 23 of its Rules of Procedure, decided to draw up an opinion on ‘Consumers in the insurance market’. The Section for Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Services, which was responsible for preparing the Committee’s work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 7 January 1998. The rapporteur was Mr Ataı´de Ferreira. At its 351st plenary session (meeting of 29 January 1998), the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 77 votes in favour and three abstentions. 1. Introduction: scope of the opinion The importance of insurance in general economic 1. 1. activity in the single market is well recognized; it accounts for a substantial proportion of the volume of trade in financial services and a very high percentage of employment in the sector. 1. 2. Furthermore, in today’s world where technologi- cal progress entails an inevitable increase in risks and changes in the concept of fault for the definition of third party liability, the insurance industry is playing an increasingly important role in society. Moreover, in the insurance sector the introduction of the euro is inevitably leading to new developments, marked in particular by greater transparency and easier subscription of cross-border contracts. The demographic explosion associated with an 1. 3. ageing population, combined with the need for security which goes hand in hand with the inherently vulnerable nature of human existence, serves to intensify growing concern about the future. From this viewpoint, insurance constitutes an undeniable instrument for redistributing and spreading risks across society; it is moreover a


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 27/98 του Christoph KONRAD προς την Επ τροπή. Σχέδια ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας της ΕΕ στο Αφγανιστάν

eurovoc_concepts:
Afghanistan
aid policy
economic support
financial cooperation
health care
humanitarian aid
international cooperation
non-governmental organisation
public health


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 16/98 del Jean-Pierre BÉBÉAR a la Comisión. Control de los traslados de residuos

eurovoc_concepts:
Africa
export monitoring
export restriction
international transport
intra-EU transport
textile product
third country
waste recycling

text: C 223/84 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 17. 7. 98 ¿Puede la Comisio·n explicar 1. co·mo se produjo esta puesta en circulacio·n no autorizada; 2. que· verificaciones y controles existieron y co·mo fueron eludidos; 3. que· medidas de urgencia han sido adoptadas para recuperar el azu·car y la pulpa contaminados y si estas medidas responden al plan de urgencia que figura en la solicitud de autorizacio·n; 4. que· advertencias se han dirigido a los transformadores, vendedores y suministradores de alimentos para animales; 5. que· otras puestas en circulacio·n no autorizadas han sido sen(cid:152)aladas por otros Estados miembros; 6. que· nuevos controles se propone la Comisio·n recomendar para evitar que se reproduzcan tales hechos? Respuesta de la Sra. Bjerregaard en nombre de la Comisio·n (5 de marzo de 1998) La Comisio·n esta· recogiendo las informaciones necesarias para responder a la pregunta. El resultado de sus investigaciones se comunicara· en el plazo ma·s breve posible. (98/C 223/105) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-0015/98 de Glenys Kinnock (PSE) a la Comisio·n (29 de enero de 1998) Asunto: Fondos estructurales despue·s de 1999 Habie·ndose iniciado los debates sobre los fondos estructurales despue·s de 1999 y so·lo a 24 meses del comienzo de los nuevos programas, ¿que· propuestas ha elaborado la Comisio·n para garantizar que las regiones y los grupos sociales desfavorecidos no sean penalizados en el caso de que la aplicacio·n se retrase ma·s alla· del 1 de enero del 2000? Respuesta de la Sra. Wulf-Mathies en nombre de la Comisio·n (12 de marzo de 1998) La Comisio·n reconoce la importancia primordial de iniciar el 1 de enero de 2000 la aplicacio·n de la pro·xima generacio·n de las pol(cid:14)·ticas estructurales comunitarias. Por consiguiente, la Comisio·n tiene la intencio·n de presentar en marzo de 1998, ante el Parlamento y el Consejo, propuestas formales para la futura financiacio·n de todas las pol(cid:14)·ticas comunitarias, as(cid:14)· como para un nuevo marco regulador de las pol(cid:14)·ticas estructurales. Esto permitira· disponer del tiempo suficiente para elaborar los nuevos programas estructurales y aplicarlos inmediatamente cuando expire el periodo actual de programacio·n. (98/C 223/106) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-0016/98 de Jean-Pierre Be·be·ar (PPE) a la Comisio·n (29 de enero de 1998) Asunto: Control de los traslados de residuos Un importante nu·mero de empresas europeas ejercen su actividad en el a·mbito de la recuperacio·n de tejidos usados, recicla·ndolos en trapo o ropa usada para su exportacio·n hacia el continente africano. Estas sociedades se rigen por el reglamento europeo de control de los traslados de residuos; sus mercanc(cid:14)·as se consideran residuos no peligrosos (lista verde). La interpretacio·n estricta de este reglamento puede conducir a la prohibicio·n pura y simple de las exportaciones de ropa usada


title: Resolución legislativa que contiene el dictamen del Parlamento Europeo sobre la propuesta de recomendación del Consejo relativa al mantenimiento de animales salvajes en parques zoológicos (COM(95)0619 C4-0103/96 95/0333(SYN))

eurovoc_concepts:
animal life
protected species
protection of animals
zoology


title: Resolução sobre a Comunicação da Comissão sobre o desenvolvimento das comunicações móveis e sem fios: desafios e escolhas para a União Europeia e sobre a Comunicação da Comissão "Estratégia e orientações políticas relativas ao futuro desenvolvimento das comunicações móveis e sem fios (UMTS)" (COM(97)0217 + (COM(97)0513 C4-0271/97)

eurovoc_concepts:
competitiveness
new technology
radio telecommunications
standardisation
telecommunications industry
telephone
waveband


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 9/98 do Deputado Patricia McKENNA à Comissão. Reprocessamento nuclear e resíduos radioactivos

eurovoc_concepts:
United Kingdom
fuel reprocessing
nuclear fuel
plutonium
radioactive waste
uranium
waste recycling

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: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 13/98 del Hiltrud BREYER a la Comisión. Puesta en circulación no autorizada de remolacha azucarera en los Países Bajos (RESPUESTA COMPLEMENTARIA)


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 60/98 by Allan MACARTNEY to the Commission. The use of methyl bromide in agriculture

eurovoc_concepts:
chemical salt
dangerous substance
glasshouse cultivation
intensive farming
marketing
ozone
pesticide
pollution control measures


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2/98 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Disposal of used catalytic converters in Greece

eurovoc_concepts:
Greece
anti-pollution device
motor car
motor vehicle pollution
waste disposal
waste management
waste recycling

text: C 223/78 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 17. 7. 98 (98/C 223/96) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-0002/98 fr(cid:229)n Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) till kommissionen (29 januari 1998) A¤mne: Hantering av utslitna katalysatorer i Grekland Av fa¤rska underso¤kningar som utfo¤rts i Grekland framg(cid:229)r a) att nya miljo¤fo¤rsto¤rande a¤mnen (benzen, toluen, xylen) fo¤r fo¤rsta g(cid:229)ngen utso¤ndras i atmosfa¤ren, detta p(cid:229) grund av att m(cid:229)nga katalysatorer a¤r gamla och utslitna och inte har ersatts med nya och b) att fasta¤n antalet moderna bilar av ny tekniktyp i Grekland uppg(cid:229)r till 1 100 000 m(cid:229)ste ca 150 000 av dessa byta ut sina katalysatorer. Bilmekanikernas fo¤rening uppger att ytterst f(cid:229) katalysatorer har bytts ut och att de nedslitna katalysatorerna fraktas till Frankrike och Tyskland fo¤r (cid:229)teranva¤ndning, trots att ett tv(cid:229)(cid:229)rigt avtal om detta har ing(cid:229)tts med ett privat fo¤retag. Mot bakgrund av att det finns ett stort behov av att ta itu med problemet med de farliga katalysatorerna vill jag fr(cid:229)ga kommissionen om den kan redogo¤ra fo¤r hur hanteringen av utslitna katalysatorer g(cid:229)r till i Grekland (gra¤vs de ner, exporteras de, hur stort antal ro¤r det sig om). Redan 1994 (fr(cid:229)ga E-2394/94) (1) fo¤rklarade kommissionen att den ta¤nker fo¤resl(cid:229) (cid:229)tga¤rder fo¤r att harmonisera det slutgiltiga fo¤rfogandet o¤ver och hanteringen av uttja¤nta motorer och katalysatorer. Vad fo¤resl(cid:229)r allts(cid:229) kommissionen? (1) EGT C 75, 27. 3. 1995, s. 41. Svar fr(cid:229)n Ritt Bjerregaard p(cid:229) kommissionens va¤gnar (18 mars 1998) S(cid:229)som kommissionen har tillka¤nnagett i sina svar p(cid:229) de skriftliga fr(cid:229)gorna E-2394/94 och E-3319/97 har kommissionen la¤mnat ett fo¤rslag fo¤r harmonisering av (cid:229)tga¤rder ga¤llande uttja¤nta fordon (1) inbegripet katalytiska reaktorer. I det fo¤rslag till direktiv om uttja¤nta fordon som antogs av kommissionen den 9 juli 1997 fo¤reskrivs att uttja¤nta fordon skall demonteras och fo¤rvaras tryggt (da¤ck, va¤tskor, batterier, luftkonditioneringssystem, krockkuddar, katalysatorer och andra riskfyllda komponenter och material skall tas bort) innan de vidarehanteras. Dessa (cid:229)tga¤rder skall genomfo¤ras p(cid:229) ett s(cid:229)dant sa¤tt att fordonskomponenterna kan (cid:229)teranva¤ndas och tillvaratas, sa¤rskilt med tanke p(cid:229) (cid:229)tervinning (artikel 6 i fo¤rslaget). Enligt fo¤rslaget skall kvantifierade m(cid:229)l faststa¤llas fo¤r (cid:229)teranva¤ndning, (cid:229)tervinning och tillvaratagning av uttja¤nta fordon (artikel 7 i fo¤rslaget). Med hja¤lp av dessa m(cid:229)l skall graden av (cid:229)teranva¤ndning, (cid:229)tervinning och tillvaratagning n(cid:229) upp till minst 85 % av fordonsvikten senast (cid:229)r 2000 och till minst 95 % senast (cid:229)r 2015. Fo¤rslaget inneh(cid:229)ller ocks(cid:229) specifika m(cid:229)l fo¤r material(cid:229)tervinningen fr(cid:229)n uttja¤nta fordon (80 % senast (cid:229)r 2005 and 85 % senast (cid:229)r 2015). A¤ ven om fo¤rslaget inte inneba¤r en specifik skyldighet att (cid:229)tervinna katalytiska reaktorer a¤r kommissionens uppfattning att de kvantifierade m(cid:229)len i praktiken kommer inneba¤ra att a¤ven s(cid:229)dana komponenter m(cid:229)ste (cid:229)tervinnas. En underso¤kning som kommissionen la¤t utfo¤ra (cid:229)r 1997 visar att antalet katalysatorer som (cid:229)tervinns i Europa beror p(cid:229) vilka incitament det finns fo¤r insamlingen, priserna p(cid:229) a¤delmetaller och andelen uttja¤nta fordon fo¤rsedda med katalysator. Eftersom denna andel kommer att o¤ka (vilket o¤kar (cid:229)tervinningsverksamhetens volym) och mot bakgrund av fo¤rslagets demonteringskrav anser kommissionen att (cid:229)tervinningen av katalysatorer kommer att o¤ka. Enligt den ovan na¤mnda underso¤kningen verkar det inte finnas n(cid:229)gra problem med (cid:229)tervinningskapaciteten fo¤r dessa komponenter. Kommissionen har ingen information om den aktuella situationen fo¤r hanteringen av katalytiska reaktorer i Grekland. (1) EGT C 337, 7. 11. 1997