title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 332/98 by Karin RIIS-JØRGENSEN to the Commission. Directive 90/313/EEC on the freedom of access to information on the environment

eurovoc_concepts:
access to information
administrative transparency
environmental policy
environmental protection
public authorities
right to information

text: 21. 10. 98 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 323/31 Svar (6 juli 1998) Den fr(cid:229)ga som tas upp av den a¤rade parlamentsledamoten har inte va¤ckts inom r(cid:229)det. (98/C 323/38) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-0332/98 fr(cid:229)n Karin Riis-Jłrgensen (ELDR) till kommissionen (17 februari 1998) A¤mne: Direktiv 90/313/EEG om ra¤tt att ta del av miljo¤information I svar E-3586/97 (1) av den 6 januari 1998 konstateras det att medlemsstaterna i enlighet med artikel 6 i direktiv 90/313/EEG (2) om ra¤tt att ta del av miljo¤information skall sa¤kersta¤lla att organ med offentligt ansvar fo¤r miljo¤n, vilka a¤r understa¤llda offentlig kontroll, tillhandah(cid:229)ller miljo¤information under samma villkor som offentliga myndigheter. Privata organisationer och fo¤retag som (cid:229)tar sig offentliga naturskyddsuppdrag › till exempel hotade och sjuka djur › omfattas inte no¤dva¤ndigtvis av det villkor om offentlig kontroll som ing(cid:229)r i artikel 6. Anser kommissionen att detta a¤r fo¤renligt med m(cid:229)let med direktiv 90/313/EEG? Dessutom anmodas kommissionen att uppge om det o¤verhuvudtaget bo¤r r(cid:229)da tvivel om huruvida privata organisationer och fo¤retag med offentligt ansvar omfattas av direktivet. (1) EGT C 174, 8. 6. 1998, s. 79. (2) EGT L 158, 23. 6. 1990, s. 56. Svar fr(cid:229)n Ritt Bjerregaard p(cid:229) kommissionens va¤gnar (26 mars 1998) Ra¤tten att ta del av information som finns hos offentliga myndigheter, samt spridningen av s(cid:229)dan information, garanteras genom r(cid:229)dets direktiv 90/313/EEG av den 7 juni 1990 om ra¤tt att ta del av miljo¤information (1). I direktivet faststa¤lls vilka grundla¤ggande fo¤rutsa¤ttningar och villkor som skall vara uppfyllda fo¤r att s(cid:229)dan information skall la¤mnas ut. I artikel 3 i direktivet fo¤reskrivs s(cid:229)ledes att medlemsstaterna skall sa¤kersta¤lla att offentliga myndigheter (cid:229)la¤ggs att la¤mna ut uppgifter om miljo¤n till varje fysisk eller juridisk person p(cid:229) dennes bega¤ran och utan att kra¤va att ska¤len fo¤r bega¤ran anges. Enligt artikel 6 i direktivet ga¤ller denna skyldighet a¤ven s(cid:229)dana organ som har offentligt ansvar fo¤r miljo¤n och som kontrolleras av offentliga myndigheter. Enligt besta¤mmelserna i direktiv 90/313/EEG a¤r det allts(cid:229) endast offentliga myndigheter och s(cid:229)dana organ som har offentligt ansvar fo¤r miljo¤n och som kontrolleras av offentliga myndigheter som a¤r skyldiga att la¤mna ut uppgifter om miljo¤n till allma¤nheten. Parlamentsledamoten anger i sin fr(cid:229)ga att de organisationer och organ som hon (cid:229)syftar inte uppfyller ett av villkoren i artikel 6 i direktivet. Man kan da¤rfo¤r dra slutsatsen att dessa organisationer och organ inte omfattas av direktivet. Vad betra¤ffar den senare delen av fr(cid:229)gan beho¤ver kommissionen ytterligare uppgifter fo¤r att fo¤rst(cid:229) vad parlamentsledamoten egentligen a¤r ute efter och fo¤r att kunna ge ett meningsfullt svar. (1) EGT L 158, 23. 6. 1990


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 281/98 by Mark WATTS to the Commission. Detentions under the Port State Control Directive (95/21/ EC)

eurovoc_concepts:
harbour installation
international standard
maritime transport
prevention of pollution
transport safety
transport statistics
vessel
working conditions

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text: C 310/46 FI Euroopan yhteiso¤jen virallinen lehti 9. 10. 98 va¤lisista¤ yhteenliitta¤misen tariffeista seka¤ vastaavien puhelujen kuluttajahinnoista. Vastaukset oli toimitettava komissiolle helmikuun loppuun mennessa¤, ja ensimma¤isen analyysin odotetaan valmistuvan huhtikuun loppuun mennessa¤. (1) Neuvoston direktiivi 90/388/ETY, annettu 28 pa¤iva¤na¤ kesa¤kuuta 1990, telepalvelujen sisa¤markkinoiden toteuttamisesta saamalla aikaan avoimen verkon tarjoaminen (EYVL L 192, 24. 7. 1990), sellaisena kuin se on muutettuna Euroopan parlamentin ja neuvoston direktiivilla¤ 97/51/EY (EYVL L 295, 29. 10. 1997). (2) EYVL L 73, 12. 3. 1998. (3) KOM(98) 80 lopullinen. (98/C 310/56) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0281/98 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Mark Watts (PSE) (17. helmikuuta 1998) Aihe: Satamavaltioiden suorittamaa valvontaa koskevan direktiivin (95/21/EY) mukaiset pysa¤ytta¤miset Kuinka monta alusta on pysa¤ytetty satamavaltioiden suorittamaa valvontaa koskevan direktiivin (95/21/EY) (1) mukaisesti kussakin ja¤senvaltiossa alustyypeitta¤in? (1) EYVL L 157, 7. 7. 1995, s. 1. (98/C 310/57) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0282/98 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Mark Watts (PSE) (17. helmikuuta 1998) Aihe: Satamavaltioiden suorittamaa valvontaa koskevan direktiivin (95/21/EY) noudattaminen Kuinka monta pa¤teva¤a¤ tarkastajaa kullakin ja¤senvaltiolla on satamavaltioiden suorittamaa valvontaa koskevan direktiivin (95/21/EY) (1) noudattamisen varmistamiseksi? (1) EYVL L 157, 7. 7. 1995, s. 1. Komission ja¤senen Neil Kinnockin komission puolesta antama yhteinen vastaus kirjallisiin kysymyksiin E-0281/98 ja E-0282/98 (30. maaliskuuta 1998) Alusturvallisuutta, saastumisen ehka¤isemista¤ ja alusten asumis- ja tyo¤skentelyolosuhteita koskevien kansainva¤- listen standardien soveltamisesta yhteiso¤n satamia ka¤ytta¤viin ja ja¤senmaiden lainka¤ytto¤valtaan kuuluvilla vesilla¤ purjehtiviin aluksiin (satamavaltioiden suorittama valvonta) 19 pa¤iva¤na¤ kesa¤kuuta 1995 annetun neuvoston direktiivin 95/21/EY voimaantulopa¤iva¤sta¤ alkaen (1. pa¤iva¤sta¤ kesa¤kuuta 1996 31. pa¤iva¤a¤n joulukuuta 1997) eri ja¤senvaltioissa on toteutettu pysa¤ytta¤misia¤ seuraavasti: Ja¤senvaltiot Yhteensa¤ Belgia Italia Tanska Alankomaat Saksa Portugali Kreikka Suomi Espanja Ruotsi Ranska Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta Irlanti 514 2063 792 3050 2080 627 1101 823 2707 1030 1884 2631 59


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 349/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Environmental taxes

eurovoc_concepts:
EU environmental policy
economic instrument for the environment
environmental tax
fiscal policy
single market
tax relief

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title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 337/98 by Graham MATHER to the Commission. Business impact assessment

eurovoc_concepts:
EU publication
OECD
economic analysis
impact study
legislation
report
small and medium-sized enterprises

text: 2. 10. 98 FI Euroopan yhteiso¤jen virallinen lehti C 304/79 (98/C 304/115) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0335/98 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Graham Mather (PPE) (17. helmikuuta 1998) Aihe: Yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutuksien arviointi Euroopan parlamentti hyva¤ksyi 24. huhtikuuta 1997 mietinno¤n, joka koski yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutusten arviointija¤rjestelma¤n vahvistamista (A4-0413/96). Komission ja¤sen Papoutsis totesi huhtikuun toisella istunto- jaksolla vuonna 1997 yhtyva¤nsa¤ mietinno¤n yleisideaan ja Euroopan parlamentin pa¤a¤to¤slauselmaan seka¤ haluavansa vakuuttaa parlamentille, etta¤ ha¤nen vakaa pa¤a¤to¤ksensa¤ on tukea yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutusten arviointija¤rjestelma¤n vahvistamista (PE 222. 596). Pa¤a¤to¤slauselman 1 kohdassa kehotettiin komissiota (cid:148)tutkimaan, miten se voisi kehitta¤a¤ vaikutusten arviointia varten asianmukaisen ja ja¤rkeva¤n la¤hestymistavan. seka¤ esitta¤ma¤a¤n asianmukaisen kertomuksen neuvoston ja Euroopan parlamentin ka¤sitelta¤va¤ksi(cid:148). Mihin toimenpiteisiin komissio on ryhtynyt ta¤ma¤n suhteen, ollaanko laatimassa virallista kertomusta, ja mika¤li na¤in on, mika¤ on komission arvio sen julkaisuajankohdasta? (98/C 304/116) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0336/98 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Graham Mather (PPE) (17. helmikuuta 1998) Aihe: Yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutuksien arviointi Euroopan parlamentti hyva¤ksyi 24. huhtikuuta 1997 mietinno¤n, joka koski yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutusten arviointija¤rjestelma¤n vahvistamista (A4-0413/96). Komission ja¤sen Papoutsis totesi huhtikuun toisella istunto- jaksolla vuonna 1997 yhtyva¤nsa¤ mietinno¤n yleisideaan ja Euroopan parlamentin pa¤a¤to¤slauselmaan seka¤ haluavansa vakuuttaa parlamentille, etta¤ ha¤nen vakaa pa¤a¤to¤ksensa¤ on tukea yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutusten arviointija¤rjestelma¤n vahvistamista (PE 222. 596). Pa¤a¤to¤slauselman 3 kohdassa kehotettiin komissiota (cid:148)antamaan vaikutusten arviointija¤rjestelma¤lle virallisen ja oikeudellisen aseman yhteiso¤n lainsa¤a¤da¤nno¤ssa¤(cid:148). Onko komissiossa parhaillaan ka¤ynnissa¤ oleva, yrityksille aiheutuvia vaikutuksia koskevien menettelyjen tarkistus suunnattu kohti ta¤ta¤ tavoitetta ja mika¤ on arvioitu aikataulu? (98/C 304/117) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0337/98 komissiolle esitta¤ja¤(t): Graham Mather (PPE) (17. helmikuuta 1998) Aihe: Yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutuksien arviointi Euroopan parlamentti hyva¤ksyi 24. huhtikuuta 1997 mietinno¤n, joka koski yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutusten arviointija¤rjestelma¤n vahvistamista (A4-0413/96). Komission ja¤sen Papoutsis totesi huhtikuun toisella istunto- jaksolla vuonna 1997 yhtyva¤nsa¤ mietinno¤n yleisideaan ja Euroopan parlamentin pa¤a¤to¤slauselmaan seka¤ haluavansa vakuuttaa parlamentille, etta¤ ha¤nen vakaa pa¤a¤to¤ksensa¤ on tukea yrityksille aiheutuvien vaikutusten arviointija¤rjestelma¤n vahvistamista (PE 222. 596). Pa¤a¤to¤slauselman 5 kohdassa ehdotettiin, etta¤ (cid:148)vaikutusten arviointi liiteta¤a¤n jokaisen sellaisen komission ehdotuksen loppuun, jolla odotetaan olevan merkitta¤va¤a¤ vaikutusta yrityksille(cid:148) ja etta¤ ta¤ma¤ olisi julkaistava Euroopan yhteiso¤jen virallisessa lehdessa¤. Onko komissio harkinnut la¤hemmin juuri ta¤ta¤ kohtaa, mika¤ on komission kanta siihen, miten se perustelee kantaansa ja viitataanko kohtaan komission aihetta ka¤sitteleva¤ssa¤ kertomuksessa?


eurovoc_concepts:
EU environmental policy
EU law
environmental protection
water analysis
water management

text: C 108/94 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 Amended proposal for a Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (COM(97) 49 final) (1) (98/C 108/17) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(98) 76 final — 97/0067(SYN) (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) submitted of the EC-Treaty on 17 February 1998) Annex V of the Water Framework Directive is replaced by the following: ‘Contents 1. 1. 1 SURFACE WATERS ECOLOGICAL SURFACE WATER STATUS 1. 1. 1 Type parameters for classification of ecological status of surface waters 1. 1. 1. 1 Rivers 1. 1. 1. 2 Lakes 1. 1. 1. 3 Estuaries 1. 1. 1. 4 Coastal waters 1. 1. 2 Normative definitions of ecological status classifications 1. 1. 2. 1 Rivers 1. 1. 2. 2 Lakes 1. 1. 2. 3 Estuaries 1. 1. 2. 4 Coastal waters 1. 1. 2. 5 Procedure for setting chemical quality standards 1. 1. 3 Identification of reference conditions 1. 1. 3. 1 Classification of water body ecotype 1. 1. 3. 1. 1 Rivers 1. 1. 3. 1. 2 Lakes 1. 1. 3. 1. 3 Estuaries 1. 1. 3. 1. 4 Coastal waters 1. 1. 3. 2 Establishment of reference conditions 1. 1. 4 Monitoring of ecological status for inland and coastal waters 1. 1. 4. 1 Selection of monitoring sites 1. 1. 4. 2 Selection of type parameters for monitoring 1. 1. 4. 3 Selection of frequency 1. 1. 4. 4 Additional previsions on priority list substances 1. 1. 4. 5 Monitoring of protected areas (1) OJ C 184, 17. 6. 1997, p. 20. 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/95 1. 1. 4. 6 Monitoring in the event of accidental pollution 1. 1. 4. 7 Standards for monitoring of type parameters 1. 1. 5 Monitoring and assessment of other marine waters 1. 1. 6 Presentation of monitoring results and harmonised classification of ecological quality 1. 1. 6. 1 Presentation of monitoring results and classification of ecological status 1. 1. 6. 2 Comparability of biological monitoring results 1. 1. 7 Criteria for the designation of heavily modified physical characteristics 1. 2. CHEMICAL SURFACE WATER STATUS 1. 2. 1 Selection of monitoring sites, and sampling and analysis frequencies 1. 2. 2 Presentation of chemical status 2. 2. 1 2. 2 GROUNDWATER ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RIVER BASIN DISTRICT GROUNDWATER QUANTITATIVE STATUS 2. 2. 1 Parameter for the classification of quantitative status of groundwater 2. 2. 2 Definition of good quantitative status 2. 2. 3 Monitoring of groundwater quantitative status 2. 2. 3. 1 Groundwater level monitoring sites 2. 2. 3. 2 Selection of frequency 2. 2. 3. 3 Representation of quantitative status 2. 3 GROUNDWATER CHEMICAL STATUS 2. 3. 1 Parameters for the classification of chemical status 2. 3. 2 Definition of good chemical status 2. 3. 3 Monitoring of groundwater chemical status 2. 3. 3. 1 Identification of monitoring points 2. 3. 3. 2 Selection of parameters 2. 3. 3. 3 Selection of frequency 2. 3. 3. 4 Representation of groundwater chemical status C 108/96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 1. 1. 1 SURFACE WATERS ECOLOGICAL SURFACE WATER STATUS 1. 1. 1 Type Parameters for classification of ecological status of surface waters 1. 1. 1. 1 Rivers Biological parameters — Composition and abundance of aquatic flora — Composition and abundance of benthic invertebrate fauna — Composition, abundance and age structure of fish fauna Hydromorphological parameters supporting the biological parameters — Hydrological regime (quantity and dynamics of water flow, including connection to the groundwater body) — River continuity — Morphological elements (river depth and width variation, structure and substrate of the river bed, structure of the riparian zone) Chemical and physico-chemical parameters supporting the biological parameters General parameters — Water temperature — Oxygen balance — Salt content — pH — Acidification status — Nutrient concentration Other substances under Annex VIII — All priority substances — other substances identified as being discharged in significant quantities into the body of water by the inventory of point and diffuse sources of pollution 1. 1. 1. 2 Lakes Biological parameters — Composition and abundance of aquatic flora (other than phytoplankton) — Composition, abundance and biomass of phytoplankton — Composition and abundance of benthic invertebrate fauna — Composition, abundance and age structure of fish fauna Hydromorphological parameters supporting the biological parameters — Hydrological regime (quantity and dynamics of water flow, including residence time and connection to the groundwater body) — Morphological elements (lake depth variation, quantity, structure and substrate of the lake bed, structure of the riparian zone) Chemical and physico-chemical parameters supporting the biological parameters General parameters — Transparency — Water temperature — Oxygen balance — Salt content — pH — Acidification status — Nutrient concentration 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/97 Other substances under Annex VIII — All priority substances — Other substances identified as being discharged in significant quantities into the body of water by the inventory of point and diffuse sources of pollution 1. 1. 1. 3 Estuaries Biological parameters — Composition and abundance of aquatic flora (other than phytoplankton) — Composition, abundance and biomass of phytoplankton — Composition and abundance of benthic invertebrate fauna — Composition, abundance and age structure of fish fauna Hydromorphological parameters supporting the biological parameters — Tidal regime — Continuity — Morphological elements (depth variation, quantity, structure and substrate of the bed, structure of the riparian zone) Chemical and physico-chemical parameters supporting the biological parameters General parameters — Temperature — Oxygen balance — Salinity — pH — Nutrient concentration Other substances under Annex VIII — All priority substances — Other substances identified as being discharged in significant quantities into the body of water by the inventory of point and diffuse sources of pollution 1. 1. 1. 4 Coastal water Biological parameters — Composition and abundance of aquatic flora (other than phytoplankton) — Composition, abundance and biomass of phytoplankton — Composition and abundance of benthic invertebrate fauna — Composition, abundance and age structure of fish fauna Hydromorphological parameters supporting the biological parameters — Morphological elements (freshwater flow, depth, sediment load, direction of dominant currents, structure and substrate of the coast, structure of the riparian zone) Chemical and physico-chemical parameters supporting the biological parameters General parameters — Water temperature — Oxygen balance — Salinity — pH — Nutrient concentration Other substances under Annex VIII — All priority substances — Other substances identified as being discharged in significant quantities into the body of water by the inventory of point and diffuse sources of pollution 1. 1. 2. Normative definitions of ecological status classifications Table 1. 1. 2. 1: Normative definitions for high, good and fair ecological status in rivers Element High quality Good quality Fair quality General No evidence, or only very minor evidence, of anthropogenic impacts on biological communities, and the physicochemical and physical environment. Detectable but impacts on biological communities, and the physicochemical and physical environment. low-level Significant impacts on biological communities and their physicochemical and physical environment. The composition and abundance of the biota reflect that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. The biota shows signs of disturbance but deviates in terms of survival, reproduction and development only slightly from that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. The biota deviates moderately from that normally the ecotype under undisturbed associated with conditions. Biological elements Aquatic flora: Phytoplankton Species composition and abundance correspond totally or nearly totally to the type-specific conditions. average The chlorophyll-a concentration are at type-specific levels corresponding to the type-specific nutrient levels. biomass and/or life No accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of plant to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality of the water concerned. such as composition Species significant/moderate impacts eutrophication) due to anthropogenic activities. and effects abundance of show (e. g. The average chlorophyll-a concentration is significantly different from the type-specific natural levels. Macrophytes and phytobenthos Species composition and abundance correspond totally or nearly totally to type-specific conditions. There are no changes (increase or decrease) macrophytic and phytobenthic biomass due anthropogenic activities. in to Only slight changes in species composition and abundance compared to type-specific conditions. No in significant (increase or decrease) macrophytic and phytobenthic biomass due to anthropogenic activities (e. g. nutrient input). changes Species composition and abundance differ significantly from type-specific conditions. Significant/moderate changes (increase or decrease) in macrophytic and phytobenthic biomass due to anthropogenic activities (e. g. nutrient input). The phytobenthic community is not interfered with by bacterial tufts/coats due to anthropogenic activities. The phytobenthic community is interfered/displaced by bacterial tufts/coats due to anthropogenic activities. C 1 0 8 / 9 8 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s 7. 4. 9 8 Element High quality Good quality Fair quality. 7 4 9 8. Fish fauna Species composition, abundance, biomass and age structure correspond totally or nearly totally to type-specific conditions with the appropriate sensitive species present. Few species of the type-specific community are missing. There is a slight change in species composition, abundance, biomass and age structure. Species untypical of the ecotype or stocked species can be found but do not significantly interfere with the autochthonous fish population. Some species or a whole group of species are missing. There would be a significant/moderate change in species composition, abundance, biomass and age structure. A moderate proportion of the expected sensitive species would be absent or of very low abundance. E N Some species can not reproduce naturally. Benthic invertebrate fauna Species composition, abundance and share of sensitive species in comparison to tolerant species correspond totally or nearly type-specific totally conditions. the to Species untypical of the ecotype or stocked species can the be autochthonous fish population. found which significantly interfere with do not Species composition and abundance differ significantly from the type-specific level. Species abundance significantly differ from type-specific level. composition and The major features of the type-specific community can develop and survive. The major features of the type-specific community cannot develop and survive. Hydromorphological elements Hydrological regime Quantity and dynamics of flow reflect totally or nearly totally the type specific natural conditions. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quantity of biological community specified above. River continuity Is specific for the type of river, not interrupted by anthropogenic activities and allows undisturbed sediment migration of aquatic organisms and transport. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Morphological elements Channel patterns, width and depth variations, flow velocities, substrate conditions and structure/ condition of the riparian zones correspond totally or nearly totally to the natural type specific conditions. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s C 1 0 8 / 9 9 Element High quality Good quality Fair quality Chemical elements (1) General parameters Physico-chemical parameters are at type-specific levels. Concentrations not excess of background concentrations (# bgl). in Concentrations/levels standards not established so as to ensure the functioning of the ecosystem and the biological the occurrence of community specified above (# eqs). exceeding Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Concentrations not in excess of detection limit of most advanced analytical techniques or ubiquitous levels. Substances under Annex VIII not included under general parameters not Concentrations effect concentration (2) for algae. Daphnia and fish, without prejudice to Directive 91/414/EC. The lowest value shall be used (# eqs). exceeding no Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. (1) The following abbreviations are used: bgl = background level, eqs = environmental quality standard. (2) Established by the Member State for the specific body of water concerned according to the procedure established in Section 1. 1. 2. 5. Table 1. 1. 2. 2: Normative definitions for high, good and fair ecological status for lakes Element High quality Good quality Fair quality General No evidence, or only very minor evidence, of anthropogenic impacts on biological communities and the physico-chemical and physical environment. Detectable but impacts on biological communities and the physico-chemical and physical environment. low-level Significant impacts on biological communities and the physico-chemnical and physical environment. The biota deviates moderately from that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. The composition and abundance of the biota reflect that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. The biota shows signs of disturbance but deviates in terms of survival, reproduction and development only slightly from that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. Biological elements Aquatic flora: Phytoplankton Species composition and abundance correspond totally or nearly totally to type specific natural conditions. biomass chlorophyll-a The average concentrations are at levels corresponding to the type-specific natural nutrient levels. type-specific natural and/or life No accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of plant to produce an undesirable disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality of water concerned. such as A significant/moderate change in species composition and abundance. average The concentration are significantly above natural levels. biomass and/or chlorophyll-a type-specific C 1 0 8 / 1 0 0 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s 7. 4. 9 8 Element High quality Good quality Fair quality Macrophytes and phytobenthos Benthic invertebrate fauna Fish fauna Species composition and abundance correspond totally or nearly totally to type-specific conditions. No changes (increase or decrease) in macrophytic and phytobenthic biomass due to anthropogenic activities (e. g. nutrient input). Only slight changes in the expansion and species composition and abundances compared to type-specific conditions. No significant changes (increase or decrease) macrophytic and phytobenthic biomass due anthropogenic activities (e. g. nutrient input). in to Species composition and abundance significantly differ from type-specific conditions. Significant/moderate changes (increase or decrease) in macrophytic and phytobenthic biomass due to anthropogenic activities (e. g. nutrient input). Species composition and abundance correspond totally or nearly totally to the type-specific composition. Only a slight change of species composition and abundance so that the type specific main features can develop and survive. A significant/moderate change of species composition and abundance. Species composition, abundance and age structure totally or nearly totally corresponds to type-specific conditions with the appropriate share of sensitive species present. Slight change in species composition, abundance, and age structure. Some species or a whole group of species are missing. A small proportion of the expected sensitive species would be absent or of very low abundance. Few species of the type-specific community are missing. Species untypical of the ecotype or stocked species can be found but do not significantly interfere with the autochthonous fish population. There is a moderate change in species composition, abundance, biomass and age structure. A moderate proportion of the expected sensitive species is absent or of very low abundance. Some species can not reproduce naturally. Species untypical of the ecotype or stocked species can be the autochthonous fish population. found which significantly interfere with Hydromorphological parameters Hydrological regime Quantity and dynamics of water flow corresponds totally or nearly totally to type specific natural conditions Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological community specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Morphological elements Lake depth variation, quantity, structure and substrate of bed and the structure of the riparian zone correspond totally or nearly totally to the natural type specific conditions. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological community specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. 7 4 9 8. E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s C 1 0 8 / 1 0 1 Element High quality Good quality Fair quality Chemical elements (1) General parameters Physico-chemical parameters are at type-specific levels. Concentrations not excess of background concentrations (# bgl). in Concentrations/levels standards not established so as to ensure the functioning of the the biological the occurrence of ecosystem and community specified above (# eqs). exceeding Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Concentrations not in excess of detection limit of most advanced analytical techniques or ubiquitous levels. Substances under Annex VIII not included under general parameters not Concentrations effect concentration (2) for algae. Daphnia and fish, without prejudice to Directive 91/414/EC. The lowest value shall be used (# eqs). exceeding no Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. (1) The following abbreviations are used: bgl = background level, eqs = environmental quality standard) (2) Established by the Member State for the specific body of water concerned according to the procedure established in Section 1. 1. 2. 5. Table 1. 1. 2. 3 Normative definitions for high, good and fair ecological quality for estuaries Element High quality Good quality Fair quality General No evidence, or only very minor evidence, of anthropogenic impacts on biological communities and the physico-chemical and physical environment. Detectable but impacts on biological communities and the physico-chemical and physical environment. low-level The composition and abundance of the biota reflect that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. The biota shows signs of disturbance but deviates in terms of survival, reproduction and development only slightly from that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. Significant impacts on biological communities and the physico-chemical and physical environment. The biota deviates moderately from that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. Biological Aquatic flora: Phytoplankton Species composition and abundance correspond totally or nearly totally to the type-specific conditions. average The chlorophyll-a concentration are at type-specific levels corresponding to the type-specific nutrient levels. biomass and/or life No accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of to produce an undesirable plant disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality of the water concerned. such as composition Species impacts significant/moderate eutrophication) due to anthropogenic activities. and effects abundance of show (e. g. The average chlorophyll-a concentration is significantly different from the type-specific natural levels. C 1 0 8 / 1 0 2 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s 7. 4. 9 8 Element High quality Good quality Fair quality Macroalgae There would be a normal (expected) abundance (cover) and biomass of macroalgae. Reduced but still relatively high abundance and biomass. Low abundance and biomass. Angiosperms There would be a normal (expected) abundance (cover) and biomass of angiosperms. Reduced but still relatively high abundance and biomass. Low abundance and biomass. Benthic invertebrate fauna The number of taxa would be high, total abundance low and biomass moderate. Typical/key would be present. indicator species of unimpacted state The number of taxa would be high, total abundance low and biomass high. Most typical/key indicator species of unimpacted state would be present. The number of taxa, total abundance and total biomass would be moderate. Species indicative of impact (for example organic pollution) would be present. Fish fauna Composition, abundance and biomass undisturbed hydrophysical conditions. typical of Sustainable resident fish populations with slightly reduced composition, abundance and biomass. Resident fish population not sustainable, much reduced composition, abundance and biomass. No hindrance to fish migration. Some hindrance to fish migration but sustainable fisheries exist upstream. Significant hindrance upstream not sustainable. to fish migration, fisheries Recruitment of fish normal for ambient biotic and hydrophysical conditions. Sustainable nursery recruitment. fishery but below optimal Some fish breed successfully. Hydromorphological factors Hydrological regime Quantity and dynamic of flow reflects totally, or nearly totally the type-specific natural conditions. Thus tidal regimes (currents and height) freshwater flows into the estuary, sediment transport and deposition would not significantly be influenced by anthropogenic activities. Estuary continuity Specific for the type of estuary, not interrupted by anthropogenic activities and, for example, allows undisturbed migration of fish between rivers and the adjacent coastal waters. Morphological elements Channel patterns, width and depth variations, flow velocities, substrate conditions, inter-tidal areas and riparian conditions correspond totally or nearly totally to the natural type specific conditions. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. 7 4 9 8. E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s C 1 0 8 / 1 0 3 Element High quality Good quality Fair quality Chemical elements (1) General parameters Physico-chemical parameters are at type-specific levels. Concentrations not excess of background concentrations (# bgl). in Concentrations/levels standards not established so as to ensure the functioning of the ecosystem and the biological the occurrence of community specified above (# eqs). exceeding Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Concentrations not in excess of detection limit of most advanced analytical techniques or ubiquitous levels. Substances under Annex VIII not included under general parameters not Concentrations effect concentration (2) for algae. Daphnia and fish, without prejudice to Directive 91/414/EC. The lowest value shall be used (# eqs). exceeding no Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. (1) The following abbreviations are used: bgl = background level, eqs = environmental quality standard) (2) Established by the Member State for the specific body of water concerned according to the procedure established in Section 1. 1. 2. 5. Table 1. 1. 2. 4 Normative definitions for high, good and fair ecological quality for coastal waters Element High quality Good quality Fair quality General No evidence, or only very minor evidence, of anthropogenic impacts on biological communities and their ecotype. Detectable but communities and their ecotype. low-level impacts on biological The composition and abundance of the biota reflect that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. The biota shows signs of disturbance but deviates in terms of survival, reproduction and development only slightly from that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. Biological Phytoplankton Concentration of Chlorophyll-a (in eg/l), very low (for example in the Mediterranean , 1 eg/l) No exceptional phytoplanktonic blooms. High transparency, (for example in the Mediterranean , 20 m) Macroalgae and angiosperms Presence of species conditions) with very high density. indicator (of unimpacted life No accelerated growth of algae and higher forms of to produce an undesirable plant disturbance to the balance of organisms present in the water and to the quality of the water concerned. such as Significant impacts on biological communities and their ecotypes. The biota deviates moderately from that normally associated with the ecotype under undisturbed conditions. Concentration of Chlorophyll-a (eg/l), moderate (for example in the Mediterranean around 1 to 2 eg/l) Frequent phytoplanktonic blooms. Low transparency (for example in the Mediterranean. 10 to 5 m) Presence of conditions) with high density. indicator species (of unimpacted Presence of conditions) with medium density. indicator species (of unimpacted C 1 0 8 / 1 0 4 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s 7. 4. 9 8 Element High quality Good quality Fair quality Hydromorphologicalparameters Hydrological regime Quality and dynamic of flow reflects totally, or nearly totally the type specific natural conditions. Thus tidal regimes (currents and height), freshwater flows into the coastal waters, sediment transport and deposition would not significantly be influenced by anthropogenic activities. Allows the occurrence of biological communities specific for the type of coastal water of the quality described above. Allows the occurrence of a biological community of the quality specified above Continuity Specific for the type of coastal water, not interrupted by anthropogenic activities and, for example, allows undisturbed migration and passage of fish and other biota to and from estuaries and rivers. Morphological elements substrate of Structure and the adjacent and hydrodynamically related coastal and inter-tidal areas, and riparian conditions correspond totally or nearly totally to the natural type specific conditions. Chemical elements (1) Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Such as to allow the occurrence of the type-specific biological communities specified above. Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. General parameters Physico-chemical parameters are at type-specific levels. Concentrations not excess of background concentrations (# bgl). in Concentrations/levels standards not established so as to ensure the functioning of the ecosystem and the biological the occurrence of community specified above (# eqs). exceeding Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. Concentrations not in excess of detection limit of most advanced analytical techniques or ubiquitous levels. Substances under Annex VIII not included under general parameters not Concentrations effect concentration (2) for algae. Daphnia and fish, without prejudice to Directive 91/414/EEC. The lowest value shall be used (# eqs). exceeding no Such as to allow the quality of biological community specified above. (1) The following abbreviations are used: bgl = background level, eqs = environmental quality standard) (2) Established by the Member State for the specific body of water concerned according to the procedure established in Section 1. 1. 2. 5. 7 4 9 8. E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s C 1 0 8 / 1 0 5 C 108/106 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 1. 1. 2. 5 Procedure to be followed by Member States for the setting of chemical quality standards 1. 1. 2. 5. 1 D a t a r e q u i r e m e n t s Where possible, both acute and chronic data shall be obtained for the following taxa, collectively termed “the base set”: — Algae and/or macrophytes — Daphnia — Fish Other taxa for which data are available may be taken into account as appropriate. 1. 1. 2. 5. 2 S e t t i n g t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l Q u a l i t y S t a n d a r d The following procedure applies to the setting of a maximum annual average concentration. (i) The lowest reliable and relevant effect concentration shall be determined from laboratory tests and the appropriate safety factor applied as set out in the table below: At least one short-term L(E)C50 from each of three trophic levels of the base-set One long-term NOEC (either fish or Daphnia) Two long-term NOECs from species representing two trophic levels (fish and/or Daphnia and/or algae) Long-term NOECs from at least three species (normally fish, Daphnia and algae) representing three trophic levels Safety factor 1 000 100 50 10 Field data or model ecosystems Case by case assessment Member States may adjust the factors indicated here in certain cases as indicated in section 3. 3. 1 of Part II of Technical guidance document in support of Commission Directive 93/67/EEC on risk assessment for new notified substances and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 on risk assessment for existing substances. (ii) Where data on persistence and bioaccumulation are available, these should be taken into account in deriving the final value of the Environmental Quality Standard. (iii) The standard thus derived should be compared with any evidence from field studies. Where anomalies appear the derivation should be reviewed. (iv) The standard derived should be subject to peer review and public consultation within the Member State. 1. 1. 3 Classification of water body ecotype and identification of reference conditions 1. 1. 3. 1 Classification of water body ecotype Methodology (i) The surface water bodies within the river basin shall be discriminated into ecotypes. (ii) For this purpose, Member States may use either System A or System B identified below. If system A is used, the river basin must be discriminated into ecoregions according to the map set out in Annex X. The water bodies in each ecoregion must then be discriminated into ecotypes according to the criteria set out in the tables for System A. (iii) If System B is used, Member States must achieve at least the same degree of discrimination as would be achieved using System A. (iv) This exercise must be completed by 31 June 2001. (v) Member States shall submit a list of ecotypes distinguished, together with maps (GIS) of their geographical location, to the Commission at the latest by 31 December 2001. (vi) Where appropriate, Member States shall adjust the classification of water body type, inter alia in the light of the results of the monitoring required by Article 13. 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/107 1. 1. 3. 1. 1 Classification into ecotypes for rivers System A Level Type Descriptors/parameters/factors 1 2 Ecoregion 18 ecoregions described by Illies (1978) in Limnofauna Europaea Ecotype Altitude typology — high. 800 m — mid-altitude 200 to 800 m — lowland , 200 m Size typology based on catchment area — Small , 100 km2 — Medium 100 to 1 000 km2 — Large 1 000 to 10 000 km2 — Very large. 10 000 km2 Geology — calcareous — siliceous — organic System B Continuum of ecotypes/habitat types Physical and chemical factors that in combination determine ecotype sand hence affect biological community structure and composition Obligatory factors — altitude — latitude — longitude — geology — size Optional factors — distance from river source — form and shape of main — energy of flow (function river bed — mean substratum composition of flow and slope) — river discharge (flow) — chloride — mean water width — mean water depth — mean water slope category — valley shape — transport of solids — alkalinity — air temperature range — mean air temperature C 108/108 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 1. 1. 3. 1. 2 Classification into ecotypes for lakes. System A Level Type Descriptors/parameters/factors 1 2 Ecoregion 18 ecoregions described by Illies (1978) in Limnofauna Europaea Ecotype Altitude typology — high. 800 m — mid-altitude 200 to 800 m — lowland , 200 m Depth typology based on mean depth — , 3 m, — between 3 m and , 15 m, —. 15 m Size typology based on surface area — 0,01 to 0,1 km2 —. 0,1 to 1 km2 —. 1 to 10 km2 —. 10 to 100 km2 —. 100 km2 Geology — calcareous — siliceous — organic System B Continuum of ecotypes/habitat types Physical and chemical factors that in combination determine ecotype and hence affect biological community structure and composition Obligatory factors — altitude — latitude — longitude — geology — size Optional factors — mean water depth — alkalinity — acid neutralising capacity — lake shape — residence time — mean air temperature — air temperature range — acidification sensitivity — background nutrient — mixing characteristics (e. g. monomictic, dimictic, polymictic) status — mean substratum composition 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/109 1. 1. 3. 1. 3 Classification into ecotypes for estuaries System A Level Type Descriptors/parameters/factors 1 Ecoregion Based on the main sea areas of the EU as proposed by the EEA: — Baltic Sea — Barents Sea — Norwegian Sea — North Sea — North Atlantic Ocean — Mediterranean Sea 2 Ecotype Based on mean annual salinity — , 0,5 ‰ Freshwater — 0,5 to , 5 ‰ Oligohaline — 5 to , 18 ‰ Mesohaline — 18 to , 30 ‰ Polyhaline — 30 to , 40 ‰ Euhaline Based on mean tidal range — , 2 m microtidal — 2 to 4 m mesotidal —. 4 m macrotidal System B Continuum of ecotypes/habitat types Physical and chemical factors that in combination determine ecotype type and hence affect biological community structure and composition Obligatory factors — latitude — longitude — tidal range — salinity Optional factors — depth — current velocity — exposure — residence time — mixing characteristics — turbidity — mean substratum composition — estuary shape — mean water temperature — water temperature range C 108/110 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 1. 1. 3. 1. 4 Classification into ecotypes for coastal waters System A Level 1 Ecoregion 2 Ecotype System B Continuum of ecotypes/habitat types Type Descriptors/parameters/factors Based on the main sea areas of the EU as proposed by the EEA — Baltic Sea — Barents Sea — Norwegian Sea — North Sea — North Atlantic Ocean — Mediterranean Sea Based on mean annual salinity — , 0. 5 ‰ Freshwater — 0. 5 to , 5 ‰ Oligohaline — 5 to , 18 ‰ Mesohaline — 18 to , 30 ‰ Polyhaline — 30 to , 40 ‰ Euhaline Based on mean depth — shallow waters , 30 m, — intermediate (30 to 200 m), — deep. 200 m Physical and chemical factors that in combination determine ecotype type and hence affect biological community structure and composition Obligatory factors — latitude — longitude — salinity — depth Optional factors — current velocity — mixing characteristics — exposure — turbidity — mean substratum composition — mean water temperature — retention time (of enclosed — water temperature range bays) 1. 1. 3. 2. Establishment of reference conditions: methodology (i) For each ecotype identified under Section 1. 1. 3. 1, a set of reference conditions shall be established. These reference conditions shall be the values for the biological parameters which would be obtained for that ecotype at high status. (ii) The reference conditions may be spatially based and/or temporally based. (iii) For spatially-based reference conditions, Member States must develop a reference network of at least five reference sites of high status within each ecotype. Using this network, it shall then identify the values for the biological parameters listed in Section 1. 1 corresponding to high ecological status, either by direct use of reference data or by of predictive models based on reference data. 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/111 (iv) Temporally based reference conditions shall be identified using historical data at the site to identify the values for the biological parameters listed in Section 1. 1 corresponding to high ecological status. Reference conditions may also be constructed using a combination of spatially and temporally-based reference conditions, for example by using historical data at a reference site. Historical values shall be determined by using either data collected in the past, or data collected in the present using palaeological methods. (v) Establishment of reference conditions shall be completed by 31 December 2001. 1. 1. 4 Monitoring of ecological status for inland and coastal waters Monitoring programmes for surface water status, as required by Article 10, shall be instituted according to the following requirements, so as to provide a comprehensive overview of the surface water status in each River Basin. Such monitoring programmes shall be reviewed every three years. 1. 1. 4. 1 Selection of monitoring sites Member States shall separately identify all bodies of water in each River Basin District. Member States shall designate monitoring sites to be included in the monitoring programme according to the following requirements: 1. Identify those bodies which are subject to point source pressures in accordance with Annex 3. 2, 2. Identify those bodies which are subject to diffuse pressures in accordance with Annex 3. 3, 3. Identify those bodies which are not subject to anthropogenic pressure, 4. Identify all significant (1) water bodies which cross a Member State boundary, and 5. Identify all significant bodies which discharge into territorial waters. Bodies identified in 1. above shall be designated as monitoring sites. Bodies identified in 2. above shall be assessed. This assessment shall be carried out by: — designating as a monitoring site each body that is subject to the pressure, or — designating as monitoring sites a selection of water bodies which are both: — representative of the ecotypes (2) that are subject to the pressure and — representative of the spatial variability of the pressure. Bodies identified in 3. above shall be assessed. Such an assessment shall be carried out by: — designating as a monitoring site each body of water or — designating as monitoring sites a selection of the water bodies which are representative of all the ecotypes present in the basin Bodies identified in 4 and 5 above shall be monitored at the point of discharge into territorial waters or the territory of another state. Member States shall designate additional monitoring sites as are necessary to ensure a comprehensive overview of surface water status for each River Basin. (1) Significant bodies are to be considered those which, on average, account for more than 20 % of the annual discharge from a River Basin. Member States will designate all the monitoring stations listed in Annex I to Council Decision 77/795/EEC for this purpose. (2) For the purpose of this requirement an ecotype is one of the types of water body identified under Section 1. 1. 3. 1. C 108/112 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 1. 1. 4. 2 Selection of type parameters for monitoring Member States shall monitor each site identified in 1 to 5 above for those parameters listed in the table below: Type Parameters Biology General Parameters Hydro- morphological Priority List Other Pollutants Body type 1 All Inventory + Investigation Inventory + Investigation Inventory Inventory Body type 2 All Inventory + Investigation Inventory + Investigation Inventory Inventory Body type 3 All Reference + Investigation Reference + Investigation Option Option Body type 4 Body type 5 All All All All Option Option All All Inventory Inventory “Inventory” in the table above means: “monitor for those supporting parameters that indicate the level of those pressures, identified in the inventory of pollution sources required by Annex III, that are being imposed upon the water body, and thus the biological community. ” “Investigation” in the table above means: “monitor for supporting parameters in the event that the biological quality does not achieve good status. ” “Reference” in the table above means: “monitor the condition of reference sites (3) for all supporting parameters to ensure that they are not subject to significant anthropogenic pressure. ” (3) Reference sites are defined in section 1. 1. 3 of this Annex. 1. 1. 4. 3 Selection of frequency Member States shall carry out monitoring at such a frequency as is envisaged as necessary to ensure that any changes in classification that occur are detected with a 90 % degree of confidence between three year periods, but in any event Member States shall, where required to do so by Table 1. 1. 4. 2 above, monitor the relevant quality elements at the minimum frequency detailed below. Type Parameter Minimum Frequency Biological Aquatic Flora Macro invertebrates Fish Hydromorphological Continuity Hydrology Morphology 1 / 3 year 1 / 3 year 1 / 3 year 1 / 3 year continuous 1 / 3 year 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/113 Type Parameter Minimum Frequency Physico-Chemical Temperature Oxygen Balance Salt Content pH Nutrients Acidification Status Priority Substances Other Pollutants 1 / 3 months 1 / 3 months 1 / 3 months 1 / 3 months 1 / 3 months 1 / 3 months 1 / month 1 / 3 months The level of confidence and precision reached by the monitoring system used shall be stated in the River Basin Management Plan. 1. 1. 4. 4 Additional provisions on priority list substances (i) Type 1 bodies of water which have been subject to inputs of priority list substances shall continue to be monitored until such time as twelve consecutive samples are measured to be below the relevant EQS for the substances in question. (ii) Monitoring points shall be chosen such as to determine whether the relevant quality objectives are being consistently achieved sufficiently close to the input, so as to be representative of the quality of the receiving water in the area affected by the input, allowing for a reasonable mixing zone. (iii) Additional monitoring required in the event of an EQS for a priority list substances being breached should include monitoring at a range of distances from the input in order to identify the extent of the area of exceedence. 1. 1. 4. 5 Monitoring of protected areas The monitoring required under sections 1. 1. 4. 1 to 1. 1. 4. 4 shall be supplemented according to the following requirements: (i) D r i n k i n g w a t e r a b s t r a c t i o n p o i n t s Areas designated under Article 8 (drinking water abstraction) shall be designated as monitoring sites and shall be monitored for all parameters for which environmental quality standards have been set pursuant to Article 8. Monitoring shall be carried out in accordance with the frequencies detailed below: Minimum annual frequency of sampling and analysis for each parameter for which an EQS has been set under Article 8. Population served Frequency , 10 000. 10 000 to , 30 000. 30 000 to , 100 000. 100 000 (ii) B a t h i n g w a t e r s 1 / 3 months 1 / 6 weeks 1 / month 1 / month Monitoring shall be carried out for these areas in accordance with the requirements of Directive 76/160/EEC C 108/114 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 (iii) N u t r i e n t s e n s i t i v e a r e a s Monitoring shall be carried out for these areas in accordance with the requirements of Directives 91/271/EEC and 91/676/EEC (iv) H a b i t a t a n d s p e c i e s p r o t e c t i o n a r e a s Monitoring for these areas shall be carried out as for bodies of type 1, as referred to above, and such further monitoring as is considered necessary to ensure the condition of these areas satisfy the requirements of the measure under which they are designated. 1. 1. 4. 6 Monitoring in the event of accidental pollution In the event of accidental pollution, as referred to in Article 19, monitoring shall be carried out as for a body of type 1 above in order to assess the impact of the accidental pollution on the receiving water body. 1. 1. 4. 7 Standards for monitoring of type parameters M a c r o i n v e r t e b r a t e s a m p l i n g ISO 5667-3 1995 EN 27828: 1994 EN 28265: 1994 ISO 9391: 1995 ISO/CD 8689. 1 ISO/CD 8689. 2 Water quality — Sampling — Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of samples Water quality — Methods of biological sampling — Guidance on hand net sampling of benthic macroinvertebrates Water quality — Methods of biological sampling — Guidance on the design and use of quantitative samplers for macroinvertebrates on stony substrata in shallow waters Water quality — Sampling in deep waters for macroinvertebrates — Guidance on the use of colonisation, qualitative and quantitative samplers Biological classification of rivers PART I: guidance on the interpretation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macroinvertebrates in running waters Biological classification of rivers PART I: guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macroinvertebrates in running waters M a c r o p h y t e s a m p l i n g CEN/ISO standards under development F i s h s a m p l i n g CEN/ISO standards under development D i a t o m s a m p l i n g CEN/ISO standards under development by CEN S t a n d a r d s f o r p h y s i c o - c h e m i c a l p a r a m e t e r s S t a n d a r d s f o r h y d r o m o r p h o l o g i c a l p a r a m e t e r s 1. 1. 5 Monitoring and assessment of other marine waters Table 1. 1. 5 Main anthropogenic effects to be considered Discharges of substances in Annex VIII (with the exception of nutrients) and in particular Cd, Hg, Pb, TBT, PCBs (1), PAHs (2), chlorinated dioxins, dibenzofurans and oil; Nutrients Discharges of litter; Fisheries and mariculture 1 2 3 4 (1) These are as follows: CB 28, CB 52, CB 101, CB 118, CB 138, CB 153 and CB 180. (2) These are as follows: phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo-[Æ]-pyrene, benzo-[ghi]-perylene, indeno-[1,2,3-cd]-pyrene. 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/115 Methodology 1. Each Member State shall identify, according to the methodology established under Annex III: (a) those substances or contaminants in section 1 or 2 of table 1. 1. 5 which are input in significant quantities to the marine environment, from the atmosphere, from rivers and estuaries, from direct discharges, in the vicinity of shipping lanes and in the vicinity of offshore installations. They shall include in particular those substance inputs for which there is evidence that they are contributing significantly to pollution of the marine waters of any other Member State; (b) significant occurences of litter at the sea surface, on the seabed and along shorelines; (c) significant instances of fishing and mariculture activities. 2. For each substance or contaminant in section 1 of table 1. 1. 5 identified under paragraph 1(a), Member States shall: (a) undertake monitoring of marine concentrations in sediments and biota; (b) establish background concentrations; (c) compare concentrations with ecotoxicological assessment criteria. For important groups of pollutants so identified, Member States shall establish biological effects monitoring regimes. 3. For significant inputs of nutrients identified under paragraph 1(a), Member States shall: (a) establish a monitoring programme to identify where elevated nutrient concentrations or fluxes from anthropogenic sources cause an increase in any of frequency, magnitude or duration of phytoplankton blooms, or a change in species composition; and (b) monitor to detect and assess the extent to which any of increased phytoplankton abundance, changed phytoplankton species composition, and the presence of toxic phytoplankton species result in ecological disturbance. 4. For occurrences of litter identified under paragraph 1(b), Member States shall: (a) establish and assess sources, composition, occurrence and quantities of litter; and (b) assess information on stomach contents of birds and marine organisms in relation to health. 5. For instances of fishing and mariculture activities identified under paragraph 1(c), Member States shall: (a) for fishing activities — monitor fisheries discards and discards of offal, — monitor by-catches and establish biological effects monitoring to quantify effects on stocks of non-target species and benthic communities; (b) for mariculture activities: — establish and monitor the genetic compositon of wild stocks to identify any impacts, — monitor disease and parasites in wild stocks and undertake risk assessments of potential introduction from mariculture, — survey concentrations/biological effects of pesticides and antibiotics. 6. With a view to achieving a global assessment of ecological health in order to determine the extent of human impact, Member States shall develop ecological quality objectives, identify suitable indicator species and define a biological monitoring system in relation to their ecological quality objectives. 7. The technical specifications and quality-assurance provisions required to ensure the reliability and comparability of the data and to clearly record the procedures used for monitoring, assessment and C 108/116 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 analysis for the activities in paragraphs 2—6 shall be adopted by the Commission by 31 December 2001 at the latest, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25. The Commission shall ensure the maximum of consistency between the obligations established and those under the international conventions covering territorial and other marine waters. 1. 1. 6 Presentation of monitoring results and harmonised classification of ecological quality 1. 1. 6. 1 Presentation of monitoring results and classification of ecological status (i) For biological monitoring, Member States shall present the monitoring results for each site in terms of deviation from the reference conditions for that site. This deviation shall be expressed by a single figure representing numerically the degree of departure. (ii) For each chemical parameter, the monitoring result shall be expressed as an absolute numerical value and translated into a quality classification as provided for in Section 1. 2. (iii) For hydromorphological parameters, the monitoring result shall be expressed as a quality classification as provided for in Section 1. 2. (iv) Member States shall classify the ecological quality for each body of water according to the following scheme: High Good Fair Poor Bad A — blue B — green C — yellow D — orange E — red A map shall be provided of biological quality, colour-coded as indicated above. Where failure to achieve good ecological status is entirely due to heavily modified physical characteristics, a set of green dashes shall be superimposed on the appropriate colour code. (v) The ecological quality classification for the body of water shall be presented by three letters in juxtaposition. The first letter shall represent the classification for biological parameters, the second the classification for hydromorphological parameters, and the third the classification for chemical parameters. The overall ecological status of the water body shall be the lowest of the three. 1. 1. 6. 2 Comparability of biological monitoring results (i) The Commission shall ensure an exchange of information between Member States leading to the identification across the Community of a set of bodies of water, of a representative selection of ecotypes, of qualities corresponding to the normative definitions of quality classes established in Section 1. 2. This group of sites shall be collectively known as “the intercalibration network”. A register of the sites comprising the intercalibration network shall be prepared and made available for comment by 31 March 2001. (ii) Establishment of the intercalibration network for good ecological status shall be completed by 31 December 2001. (iii) The Commission shall coordinate an intercalibration exercise. Every biological monitoring system to be used by a Member State for the purposes of Article 10 shall be tested on the intercalibration network. This testing shall take the following form: — Each biological monitoring system shall be applied to every site in the intercalibration network which is of an ecotype for which it shall be used in practice. The intercalibration network shall include at least five sites at each of the five quality levels for every such ecotype. — Environmental quality ratios for each national monitoring system shall be established for each of the five quality classes. Member States shall classify the ecological status of the water body for the purposes of this Directive by reference to the ratios so established. (iv) The intercalibration exercise outlined in paragraph 4 shall be completed by 31 December 2002 at the latest. A table of all the values so established shall be published by the Commission by 30 June 2003. 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/117 1. 1. 7 Criteria for the designation of heavily modified physical characteristics The Member State may designate physical characteristics of a body as heavily modified on the basis of consideration of the following: (i) whether it is technically possible and economically feasible to make modifications (ii) the effects of such modifications on the wider environment (iii) the effects on navigation (iv) the effects on activities for the purposes of which water is stored (power generation, drinking-water supply, etc. ) (v) the effects on water regulation and flood protection. Where characteristics of a body of water are so designated, that designation and the reasons for it shall be stated in the River Basin Management Plan. 1. 2 CHEMICAL SURFACE WATER STATUS 1. 2. 1 Selection of monitoring sites, and sampling and analysis frequencies These shall be selected as specified in the legislation laying down the environmental quality standard. Where no specific guidance is given the scheme for priority list substances set out in section 1. 1. 4. 3 shall be adopted. 1. 2. 2 Presentation of chemical status Where a body meets all the environmental quality standards with which compliance is required under Article 13(3)(a) or 13(3)(h), it shall be recorded as achieving good chemical status. If not, the body shall be recorded as failing to achieve good chemical status. 2. GROUNDWATER 2. 1 ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RIVER BASIN DISTRICT Identification, mapping and characterisation of groundwater bodies Member States shall identify, map and characterize all groundwater bodies at a national, regional and local level. In characterizing groundwater bodies the following information shall be collected where relevant for each groundwater body: — boundaries and area of the groundwater body, — geological characteristics of the groundwater body, including extent and type of geological units, — hydrogeological characteristics of the aquifer including hydraulic conductivity, porosity and confinement, — characteristics of the superficial deposits and soils overlying the aquifer, including their thickness, porosity, hydraulic conductivity, and absorptive properties, — stratification characteristics of the groundwater within the groundwater body, — an inventory of associated surface systems, including terrestrial ecosystems and bodies of surface water, with which the groundwater body is dynamically linked, — estimates of the directions and rates of exchange of water between the groundwater body and associated surface systems, and — sufficient data to calculate the long term annual average rate of overall recharge. In characterizing the impact of human activity, the following information shall be collected and maintained for each groundwater body: — location of points in the groundwater body from which water is abstracted, — the annual average rates of abstraction from such points, — the chemical composition of water abstracted from the groundwater body, C 108/118 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 — location of points in the groundwater body into which water is directly discharged, — the rates of discharge at such points, — the chemical composition of waters discharged to the groundwater body, — land use in the catchment for the groundwater body, including anthropogenic alterations to the recharge characteristics of the groundwater body, including rainwater and run-off diversion through land sealing, artificial recharge, damming and drainage, and — areas of human development which may be susceptible to damage as a result of changes in groundwater level. Sufficient information shall be provided to allow a reliable water balance calculation to be made for each groundwater body such as to identify the net change in water storage in the body resulting from the total volumes of water entering and leaving the body. 2. 2. GROUNDWATER QUANTITATIVE STATUS 2. 2. 1 Parameter for classification of quantitative status of groundwater Groundwater level regime 2. 2. 2 Definition of good quantitative status Elements Good status Groundwater level The level of groundwater in the groundwater body is consistent with the achievement of good quantitative status as defined in Article 2. The level of groundwater is not subject to anthropogenic alterations such as would result in failure to achieve the ecological quality objectives specified under Article 4 for associated surface waters or any significant diminution in the ecological quality of such waters or any significant damage to associated terrestrial ecosystems. The level of groundwater does not exhibit an anthropogenically induced trend liable to result in such alterations to the groundwater level. Alterations to flow direction resulting from level changes may occur temporarily, or continuously in a spatially limited area, but such reversals do not cause saltwater or other intrusion, and do not indicate an anthropogenically induced trend in flow direction likely to result in such intrusions. 2. 2. 3 Monitoring of groundwater quantitative status 2. 2. 3. 1 Groundwater level monitoring sites Each competent authority shall establish a groundwater monitoring network in accordance with the requirements of Article 10. The monitoring network shall be designed so as to provide a reliable estimate of the quantitative status of all groundwater bodies. Member States shall: 1. 2. 3. Identify those groundwater bodies from which waters are abstracted and ensure sufficient monitoring points are provided to assess the impact of the abstraction upon the groundwater level within the groundwater body. Identify those groundwater bodies which are subject to direct or indirect discharges and ensure sufficient monitoring points are provided to assess the impact of the discharge upon the groundwater level within the groundwater body. Identify all significant groundwater bodies where groundwater flows across a Member State boundary and ensure sufficient monitoring points are provided to estimate the direction and rate of groundwater flow across the Member State boundary. 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/119 4. Identify those groundwater bodies not included in 1. , 2. , or 3. above and ensure sufficient monitoring points are provided to estimate the groundwater level including dynamic elements such as seasonal variations, and long term natural fluctuations within the groundwater body. 2. 2. 3. 2 Selection of frequency Monitoring of groundwater levels shall be carried out so as to identify both short-term and long-term trends in groundwater levels. Monitoring shall be sufficient for the identification of such trends despite the presence of climatically induced variation as a result of factors such as rainfall events and long term climatic change. The frequency of observations of the groundwater level in each body of groundwater shall permit assessment of trends in groundwater level as a result of both anthropogenic and non-anthropogenic influences on the body. The frequency of observations shall permit the calculation of the available groundwater resource. 2. 2. 3. 3 Representation of quantitative status For each groundwater level monitoring point, observations of groundwater level shall be analysed to assess trends in the level of groundwater in the groundwater body. The detection or prediction of anthropogenic trends liable to give rise to a reduction in the ecological status of associated surface systems shall be considered as a failure to achieve good quantitative status. 2. 3 GROUNDWATER CHEMICAL STATUS 2. 3. 1 Parameters for classification of chemical status Conductivity Concentrations of priority list substances Concentrations of Annex VIII pollutants 2. 3. 2. Definition of chemical status Elements Good status General Conductivity Priority list pollutants Other pollutants The chemical composition of the groundwater body is such that the concentrations of pollutants: — as specified below, do not exhibit the effects of saline or other intrusions — do not exceed the environmental quality standards specified below — are not such as would result in failure to achieve the environmental objectives specified under Article 4 for associated surface waters nor any significant diminution of the ecological or chemical quality of such bodies nor in any significant damage to associated terrestrial ecosystems and monitoring data do not exhibit any trend likely to result in the exceedance of such environmental quality standards, failure to achieve such environmental objectives, such loss of ecological or chemical quality in associated surface waters or such damage to associated terrestrial ecosystems. is not indicative of saline or other intrusion into the groundwater body any environmental quality standards established under Article 21(6) or under other relevant Community legislation any environmental quality standards established by the Member State under Article 8 or Article 21(6) or those applicable under other relevant Community legislation C 108/120 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 2. 3. 3. Monitoring of groundwater chemical status 2. 3. 3. 1 Identification of monitoring points Member States shall assess, where relevant, the inherent susceptibility of each groundwater body to pollution by reference to relevant available monitoring data or by reference to the characteristics of the groundwater body determined in accordance with Annex II and in particular: — the thickness, hydraulic conductivity, absorptive and reactive properties of materials overlying the geological unit in which the groundwater is located, — the thickness, hydraulic conductivity, absorptive and reactive properties of the solid geological strata in the unsaturated zone, and — the depth below ground of the uppermost portion of aquifer associated with the groundwater body. Member States shall: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify those bodies of groundwater which are subject to point sources of pollutants and ensure sufficient monitoring points are provided to assess the impact of the point source input upon the groundwater body given its inherent susceptibility. Identify those bodies of groundwater which pollutants enter other than from point sources and ensure sufficient monitoring points are provided to assess the impact of such sources upon the groundwater body given its inherent susceptibility. Identify those bodies which are susceptible to saline or other intrusion as a result of groundwater abstraction and ensure sufficient monitoring points shall be provided to detect the rate of intrusion of saline or other intrusion into the groundwater body. Identify all significant bodies of groundwater where groundwater flows across a Member State boundary and ensure at least one monitoring point is provided and such further points as are considered necessary to be representative of the variability of chemical composition across the member state boundary. 5. Designate such additional monitoring sites as are necessary in order to ensure a comprehensive overview of groundwater chemical status for each body of groundwater. Groundwater bodies designated as waters used for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption under Article 8 shall be monitored at the point of abstraction in order to ensure achievement of the environmental quality standards set by the Member State in accordance with Article 8. 2. 3. 3. 2 Selection of Parameters Monitoring and analysis shall be carried out for those parameters specified in the table below: Type parameters Conductivity Priority list substances Other pollutants Body type 1 — Diffuse input Body type 2 — Point source impact Body type 3 — Intrusion sensitive Body type 4 — Trans boundary Body type 5 — Unimpacted Option Inventory Inventory Option Inventory Inventory All Inventory Inventory Option All Inventory Option Selection Selection “Inventory” in the table above means: “monitor for those pollutants which are identified in the inventory of sources of pollutants that are liable to enter the groundwater body, as identified in the review of human impacts detailed in 2. 3. 1 above. ” 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 108/121 “Selection” in the table above means: “monitor a selection of unimpacted sites for the presence of pollutants which are liable to be widespread, so as to obtain values for the background concentration of such pollutants. ” “Option” in the table above means: “may be monitored at the discretion of the Member State. ” 2. 3. 3. 3 Selection of frequency Member States shall carry out monitoring, where required to do so by Table 2. 3. 3. 2 above, at such a frequency as is envisaged necessary to ensure that trends in the concentration of all pollutants are detected. In any event monitoring shall be carried out at a minimum frequency of once per annum. The level of confidence and precision achieved by the monitoring system used shall be stated in the River Basin Management Plan. 2. 3. 3. 4 Representation of Groundwater Chemical Status Failure to achieve the standards set out in 2. 2. 2 shall be judged as a failure to achieve good groundwater chemical status. ’


title: REGLAMENTO (CE) N° 372/98 DE LA COMISIÓN de 17 de febrero de 1998 por el que se fijan los precios representativos y los derechos adicionales de importación en los sectores de la carne de aves de corral, de los huevos y de la ovoalbúmina, y por el que se modifica el Reglamento (CE) n° 1484/95

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poultrymeat
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text: 18. 2. 98 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 47/15 REGLAMENTO (CE) No 372/98 DE LA COMISI(cid:222)N de 17 de febrero de 1998 por el que se fijan los precios representativos y los derechos adicionales de importaci(cid:155)n en los sectores de la carne de aves de corral, de los huevos y de la ovoalb(cid:156)mina, y por el que se modifica el Reglamento (CE) no 1484/95 LA COMISI(cid:222)N DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS, Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, Visto el Reglamento (CEE) no 2771/75 del Consejo, de 29 de octubre de 1975, por el que se establece la organiza- ci(cid:155)n com(cid:156)n de mercados en el sector de los huevos (1), cuya (cid:156)ltima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye y el Reglamento (CE) no 1516/96 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (2) y, en particular, el apartado 4 de su art(cid:146)culo 5, Visto el Reglamento (CEE) no 2777/75 del Consejo, de 29 de octubre de 1975, por el que se establece la organiza- ci(cid:155)n com(cid:156)n de mercados en el sector de la carne de aves de corral (3), cuya (cid:156)ltima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 2916/95 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (4), y, en particular, el apartado 4 de su art(cid:146)culo 5, Visto el Reglamento (CEE) no 2783/75 del Consejo, de 29 de octubre de 1975, relativo al r(cid:130)gimen de intercambios para la ovoalb(cid:156)mina y la lactoalb(cid:156)mina (5), cuya (cid:156)ltima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 2916/ 95 de la Comisi(cid:155)n, y, en particular, el apartado 4 de su art(cid:146)culo 3, Considerando que el Reglamento (CE) no 1484/95 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (6), cuya (cid:156)ltima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 136/98 (7), estableci(cid:155) las disposi- ciones de aplicaci(cid:155)n del r(cid:130)gimen de derechos adicionales de importaci(cid:155)n y fij(cid:155) los derechos adicionales de impor- taci(cid:155)n de los sectores de la carne de aves de corral, de los huevos y de la ovoalb(cid:156)mina; Considerando que, seg(cid:156)n se desprende del control peri(cid:155)- dico de los datos en que se basa el establecimiento de los precios representativos de los productos de los sectores de la carne de aves de corral, de los huevos y de la ovoalb(cid:156)- mina, es preciso modificar los precios representativos y los derechos adicionales de importaci(cid:155)n de determinados productos, teniendo en cuenta las variaciones de precios seg(cid:156)n el origen de los mismos; que es necesario por consiguiente publicar los precios representativos y los derechos adicionales correspondientes; Considerando que, habida cuenta de la situaci(cid:155)n del mercado, es preciso aplicar esta modificaci(cid:155)n con la mayor brevedad posible; Considerando que las medidas previstas en el presente Reglamento se ajustan al dictamen del Comit(cid:130) de gesti(cid:155)n de huevos y carne de aves de corral, HA ADOPTADO EL PRESENTE REGLAMENTO: Art(cid:146)culo 1 El Anexo I del Reglamento (CE) no 1484/95 modificado, se sustituir(cid:145) por el Anexo del presente Reglamento. Art(cid:146)culo 2 El presente Reglamento entrar(cid:145) en vigor el 18 de febrero de 1998. El presente Reglamento ser(cid:145) obligatorio en todos sus elementos y directamente aplicable en cada Estado miembro. Hecho en Bruselas, el 17 de febrero de 1998. Por la Comisi(cid:155)n Franz FISCHLER Miembro de la Comisi(cid:155)n (1) DO L 282 de 1. 11. 1975, p. 49. (2) DO L 189 de 30. 7. 1996, p. 99. (3) DO L 282 de 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. (4) DO L 305 de 19. 12. 1995, p. 49. (5) DO L 282 de 1. 11. 1975, p. 104. (6) DO L 145 de 29. 6. 1995, p. 47. (7) DO L 15 de 21. 1. 1998, p. 10. L 47/16 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 18. 2. 98 ANEXO «ANEXO I C(cid:155)digo NC Designaci(cid:155)n de la mercanc(cid:146)a 0207 14 10 Trozos deshuesados de gallo o gallina, congelados 0207 27 10 Trozos deshuesados de pavo (gallipavo), congelados 1602 32 11 Preparaciones sin cocer de gallo o gallina 1602 39 21 Preparaciones sin cocer otras que de pavo, de gallo o gallina (1) Origen de las importaciones: 01 China, 02 Brasil, 03 Tailandia, 04 Chile, 05 Argentina. » Precio represen- tativo (ecus/100 kg) Derecho adicional (ecus/100 kg) Origen (1) 216,6 225,6 205,5 258,1 245,5 243,8 221,6 244,8 218,4 221,6 25 22 28 13 16 16 20 13 21 20 01 02 03 04 05 04 01 02 03 01


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 324/98 von Bernard CASTAGNEDE an die Kommission. Versorgung der weit abgelegenen Regionen mit Getreide

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text: 2. 10. 98 DE Amtsblatt der Europa¤ischen Gemeinschaften C 304/71 Nach Artikel 5 des Beschlusses Nr. 819/95/EG des Europa¤ischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 14. Ma¤rz 1995 u¤ber das gemeinschaftliche Aktionsprogramm Sokrates (2) konsultiert die Kommission ferner die Sozialpartner und die auf europa¤ischer Ebene im Bereich der Bildung ta¤tigen Verba¤nde und unterrichtet den Ausschu(cid:223) u¤ber deren Ansichten. Alle europaweit ta¤tigen Nichtregierungsorganisationen (NROs), die sich mit Bildungsfragen befassen, einschlie(cid:223)lich der Dachorganisation der Studentenverba¤nde (ESIB) nahmen an der letzten Anho¤rung (9. bis 10. Februar 1998) teil. Die Kommission beabsichtigt, die Teilnahme der Studenten an den Programmen sowie den Dialog mit den Studentenverba¤nden weiter zu verbessern. Dennoch sieht die Kommission derzeit keinen formellen Status fu¤r eine Nichtregierungsorganisation im Bereich der Bildung oder fu¤r eine Studentenorganisation vor. Sie wird alle zusta¤ndigen Verba¤nde nach Artikel 5 des oben aufgefu¤hrten Beschlusses weiterhin auf parita¤tischer Grundlage konsultieren. Wegen der fu¤hrenden Rolle von ESIB begru¤(cid:223)t die Kommission stets deren Kommentare zu aktuellen und ku¤nftigen Gemeinschaftsprogrammen. (1) Dok. KOM(97) 563 endg. (2) ABl. L 87 vom 20. 4. 1995. (98/C 304/101) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-0288/98 von Blaise Aldo (UPE) an die Kommission (17. Februar 1998) Betrifft: Bericht des Rechnungshofes Der Rechnungshof hat in seinem Sonderbericht 5/97 (ABl. C 159 vom 26. Mai 1997) erkla¤rt, da(cid:223) es wichtig sei, die Beihilfen fu¤r die Versorgung der Regionen in a¤u(cid:223)erster Randlage mit Getreide neu zu bewerten, indem die Berechnungsart gea¤ndert wird: (cid:132)Die Versorgungsnachteile der POSEI-Regionen sind mo¤glicherweise wirksamer mit einer ja¤hrlich festzulegenden Subvention auszugleichen, deren Ho¤he sich nach den zusa¤tzlichen Befo¤rde- rungskosten richtet, die durch den Handel mit dem Unionsgebiet auf dem Festland entstehen. (cid:147) Kann die Kommission die Leitlinien und Beschlu¤sse angeben, die sie diesbezu¤glich getroffen hat, da sie bereits seit zwei Jahren mit Ersuchen im Hinblick auf eine U¤ berpru¤fung der Berechnungsart dieser Beihilfen befa(cid:223)t ist? (98/C 304/102) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-0289/98 von Blaise Aldo (UPE) an die Kommission (17. Februar 1998) Betrifft: Kosten fu¤r den Transport zwischen den verschiedenen Inseln Kann die Kommission angeben, weshalb die gemeinschaftliche Beihilferegelung fu¤r die Versorgung der Regionen in a¤u(cid:223)erster Randlage mit Getreide nicht die Transportkosten beru¤cksichtigt, die sich aus der Befo¤rderung dieser Erzeugnisse zwischen den verschiedenen Inseln, sei es einer selben Region wie die Azoren, die Kanarischen Inseln oder Guadeloupe, oder einer selben geographischen Zone wie die Franzo¤sischen Antillen, ergeben? (98/C 304/103) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-0324/98 von Bernard Castagne‘de (ARE) an die Kommission (17. Februar 1998) Betrifft: Versorgung der weit abgelegenen Regionen mit Getreide Seit zwei Jahren werden an die Kommission Forderungen nach einer erheblichen Senkung der Beihilfen fu¤r die Versorgung, insbesondere mit Getreide, gerichtet. Was gedenkt sie zu tun, um wieder eine Beihilfeho¤he herstellen, die ausreicht, um die in den Programmen POSEICAN, POSEIDOM und POSEIMA festgelegten Ziele, insbesondere die Versorgung dieser Regionen mit Erzeugnissen zu Niedrigpreisen, zu erreichen?


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 342/98 del Cristiana MUSCARDINI a la Comisión. Crisis del mercado del arroz

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text: 17. 7. 98 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas C 223/169 (98/C 223/220) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-0342/98 de Cristiana Muscardini (NI) a la Comisio·n (17 de febrero de 1998) Asunto: Crisis del mercado del arroz Como desgraciadamente pod(cid:14)·a preverse, la crisis del mercado del arroz esta· afectando duramente a los productores comunitarios y en particular a los del norte de Italia. A las medidas de austeridad y a las cargas fiscales impuestas por el Gobierno con el fin de respetar los criterios de Maastricht, a la agitacio·n de los comite·s de base del sector la·cteo, que desde hace algunos meses protestan porque no se ha resuelto au·n la cuestio·n de las multas y por la reforma del sistema de cuotas, a los temores que se difunden entre amplios sectores agr(cid:14)·colas ante la perspectiva de la ampliacio·n de la Unio·n y la consiguiente reca(cid:14)·da negativa en algunas regiones, caracterizadas por el estancamiento econo·mico y las elevadas tasas de desempleo, se juntan ahora las manifestaciones de los productores de arroz en la que se ven implicadas, so·lo en la provincia de Vercelli, ma·s de 6. 000 familias y empresas. Teniendo en cuenta que la opinio·n pu·blica considera que la causa de estos problemas es la Unio·n Europea, que la crisis es de origen estructural y que probablemente se ha agravado por la introduccio·n del sistema de recaudacio·n cumulativa aplicado a la importacio·n de arroz descascarillado, y teniendo en cuenta la imposibilidad de reestructurar en un breve plazo de tiempo y radicalmente las explotaciones agr(cid:14)·colas, para intentar situar los precios al nivel del mercado mundial, 1. ¿No considera oportuno la Comisio·n, dada la persistencia de las graves perturbaciones en el mercado del arroz comunitario, prorrogar ulteriormente la cla·usula de salvaguardia prevista en el Reglamento no 764/97, de pro·xima expiracio·n? 2. ¿No considera necesario proceder a una ulterior organizacio·n comu·n de los mercados para adaptarla a la exigencia primaria de garantizar un desarrollo armonioso del mercado del arroz? 3. ¿No considera preocupantes estas continuas oleadas de desafecto de amplias categor(cid:14)·as de ciudadanos con respecto a la pol(cid:14)·tica europea? Respuesta del Sr. Fischler en nombre de la Comisio·n (13 de marzo de 1998) 1. De acuerdo con su Decisio·n 97/803/97, de 24 de noviembre de 1997, por la que se efectu·a una revisio·n intermedia de la Decisio·n 91/482/CEE relativa a la asociacio·n de los pa(cid:14)·ses y territorios de Ultramar a la Comunidad Econo·mica Europea (1), el Consejo ha adaptado el re·gimen de importacio·n de arroz originario de los pa(cid:14)·ses y territorios de Ultramar (PTU). El Reglamento (CE) no 2603/97 de la Comisio·n establece las disposiciones de aplicacio·n de dicho re·gimen y las del re·gimen de importacio·n de arroz originario de los Estados de A· frica, el Caribe y el Pac(cid:14)·fico (ACP) (2). La acumulacio·n de los or(cid:14)·genes ACP y PTU se ha admitido dentro de un volumen global anual de 160. 000 toneladas expresadas en equivalente de arroz descascarillado, en las que se incluye el contingente arancelario de 125. 000 toneladas de arroz originario de los Estados ACP establecido en el cuarto Convenio de Lome·. Puesto que el Reglamento entro· en vigor el 1 de enero de 1998, no ha sido necesario prorrogar las medidas de proteccio·n del arroz originario de los PTU. 2. La Comisio·n esta· estudiando actualmente algunas adaptaciones de la organizacio·n comu·n del mercado del arroz que podr(cid:14)·an resultar necesarias dada la pe·rdida de competitividad del arroz europeo ante el originario de los terceros pa(cid:14)·ses. La Comisio·n comprende las preocupaciones de algunas categor(cid:14)·as profesionales acerca del futuro del 3. sector arrocero europeo, y quiere garantizar a Su Sen(cid:152)or(cid:14)·a que concedera· una atencio·n especial a estas preocupaciones con objeto de encontrar soluciones satisfactorias para todo el sector. (1) DO L 329 de 29. 11. 1997. (2) DO L 351 de 23. 12. 1997


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 344/98 του Amedeo AMADEO προς την Επ τροπή. Πλαίσιο κοινοτικής δράσης στο πεδίο της πολιτικής των υδάτων

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quality control of industrial products
water management

text: C 304/82 EL Epi·shmh Efhmeri·da tvn Eyrvpai¤kv· n Koinoth·tvn 2. 10. 98 (98/C 304/121) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-0343/98 ypobolh· : Amedeo Amadeo (NI) prow thn Epitroph· (17 Febroyari·oy 1998) Ue·ma: Kri·sh thw agora·w elaiola·doy H kri·sh thw agora·w elaiola·doy sthn Itali·a me mi·a telikh· zh·thsh syskeyasme·noy elaiola·doy meivme·nh kata· to teleytai·o e·tow kata· 7,2%, proka·lese apoly·seiw sthn ASSITOL OLIVA kai thn FEDEROLIO. H ta· sh ayth· den fai·netai na stamata· kai prokalei· epome·nvw o·lo kai megaly·terew anhsyxi·ew. Ypo· to pri·sma tvn anvte·rv ervta·tai h Epitroph·: Den ei·nai a·kaira ta me·tra ayta· lamba·nontaw ypo·ch to gegono·w o·ti h ne·a koinh· orga·nvsh agora·w 1. elaiola·doy den e·xei ako·mh katartisuei· se koinotiko· plai·sio kai vw ek toy·toy den ei·nai sko·pimo na pragmatopoihuoy·n apoly·seiw protoy· kauorisuoy·n oi ne·oi kano·new; Den uevrei· sko·pimo, se mia kata·stash e·ktakthw ana·gkhw, na ycv· sei to epi·pedo thw Me·gisthw Eggyhme·nhw 2. Poso·thtaw (MEP) kai na kauori·sei eunika· anv· tata o·ria paragvgh·w; Den ua e·prepe na proble·cei mi·a pragmatikh· sh·mansh v· ste na diasvuei· h poio·thta toy agnoy· parue·noy 3. elaiola·doy prosdiori·zontaw e·tsi th bebaio·thta vw prow thn poio·thta poy i·svw ei·nai shmantiko·terh apo· a·llew prvtoboyli·ew prokeime·noy na diasfalisuei· h antagvnistiko·thta toy elaiola· doy maw onomasi·aw proe·leyshw stiw Eyrvpai¤ke·w kai Pagko·smiew Agore·w; Apa· nthsh toy k. Fischler ej ono·matow thw Epitroph· w (11 Marti·oy 1998) H Epitroph· e·xei ypo·ch thw th mei·vsh tvn posoth·tvn elaiola·doy poy syskeya·zontai sthn Itali·a kai lamba·noyn thn eni·sxysh sthn katana·lvsh, h opoi·a mei·vsh ofei·letai kyri·vw sto shmerino· poso· thw en lo·gv eni·sxyshw poy ei·nai sxetika· xamhlo· (12 Ecu ana· 100 xilio·gramma). H kata·stash ayth· apotelei· antikei·meno analy·sevn sto plai·sio tvn syzhth·sevn poy ua odhgh·soyn sthn e·kdosh pro·tashw gia metarry·umish thw shmerinh·w koinh·w orga·nvshw thw agora·w elaiola·doy. Sto plai·sio ayto·, h Epitroph· meleta· th dynato·thta na katarghuei· to kauestv· w thw eni·sxyshw sthn katana·lvsh, endexo·meno poy fai·netai eja·lloy na gi·netai apodekto· apo· to Koinoboy·lio. Epome·nvw, ei·nai fysiko· poy oi dy·o ky·riew env· seiw syskeyastv· n thw Itali·aw stoyw opoi·oyw anafe·retai to ajio·timo me·low toy Eyrvpai¤koy· Koinoboyli·oy, prosa·rmosan thn ypodomh· toyw sth shmerinh· kata·stash, meiv· nontaw idiai·tera to prosvpiko· poy proori·zetai gia thn ypobolh· kai ton e·legxo tvn aith·sevn gia xorh·ghsh enisxy·sevn sthn katana·lvsh tvn melv· n toyw. Sto plai·sio tvn ergasiv· n proetoimasi·aw thw metarry·umishw thw koinh·w orga·nvshw thw agora·w elaiola· doy, h Epitroph· meleta· me idiai·terh prosoxh·, tiw prota·seiw toy ajio·timoy me·loyw toy Eyrvpai¤koy· Koinoboyli·oy, vw dynato·thta na ayjhuei· h me·gisth eggyhme·nh poso·thta kai na kauoristoy·n oi me·gistew poso·thtew ana· kra· tow me·low paragvgh·w, kai epi·shw na problefuoy·n ne·oi kano·new empori·aw gia thn apotelesmatiko·terh prostasi·a toy agnoy· parue·noy elaiola·doy. (98/C 304/122) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-0344/98 ypobolh· : Amedeo Amadeo (NI) prow thn Epitroph· (17 Febroyari·oy 1998) Ue·ma: Plai·sio koinotikh·w dra·shw sto pedi·o thw politikh·w tvn yda·tvn Anaforika· me thn «pro·tash odhgi·aw toy Symboyli·oy gia th ue·spish plaisi·oy koinotikh·w dra·shw sto pedi·o thw politikh·w tvn yda·tvn»(COM(97)49 tel. › 97/0067(SYN)) (1), zhtei·tai apo· thn Epitroph· na symperila·bei e·na ne·o a·ruro sxetika· me th symmetoxh· tvn politv· n kai thw koinvni·aw sth diaxei·rish tvn ydati·nvn po·rvn, a·ruro poy ua anafe·retai: 1. sthn ana·gkh kai thn ypoxre·vsh na dhmioyrghuoy·n symboyleytikoi· organismoi· tvn armodi·vn arxv· n me kauh·kon na ejeta·soyn ton prosdiorismo· sxedi·vn diaxei·rishw toy ydrofo·roy ori·zonta kauv· w kai ton e·legxo thw efarmogh·w toyw kai na anapty·joyn symplhrvmatike·w dra·seiw enhme·rvshw kai koinvnikh·w eyaisuhto- poi·hshw• 2. sth ue·spish ypoxrevtikv· n dhmosi·vn mhtrv· vn se epi·pedo ydrofo·roy ori·zonta, sxetika· me ton e·legxo thw poio·thtaw tvn yda·tvn, tvn xv· rvn apo·ueshw, tvn adeiv· n kai tvn loipv· n shmantikv· n stoixei·vn gia thn efarmogh· tvn kano·nvn poy proble·pontai apo· ta a·rura thw odhgi·aw plai·sio. (1) EE C 184 thw 17. 6. 1997, sel. 20