title: Ontwerp besluit van de Raad inzake de verlenging van de duur van de Overeenkomst tussen de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie, de regering van Japan, de regering van de Russische Federatie en de regering van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika tot samenwerking bij activiteiten in verband met het engineeringontwerp (EDA) van de Internationale Thermonucleaire Experimentele Reactor (ITER)

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text: COMMISSE VAN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN Brussel, 20. 05. 1998 COM(1998) 328 def. ONTWERP BESLUIT VAN DE RAAD INZAKE DE VERLENGING VAN DE DUUR VAN DE OVEREENKOMST TUSSEN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAP VOOR ATOOMENERGIE, DE REGERING VAN JAPAN, DE REGERING VAN DE RUSSISCHE FEDERATIE EN DE REGERING VAN DE VERENIGDE STATEN VAN AMERIKA TOT SAMENWERKING BIJ ACTIVITEITEN IN VERBAND MET HET ENGINEERINGONTWERP ( E D A) VAN DE INTERNATIONALE T H E R M O N Ü C L E A I RE EXPERIMENTELE REACTOR (ITER) (door de Commissie ingediend) TOELICHTING BETREFT: VERLENGING VAN DE DUUR VAN DE ITER-EDA-OVEREENKOMST 1. De overeenkomst tussen de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie (EGA), de regering van Japan, de regering van de Russische Federatie en de regering van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika ("de partijen") tot samenwerking bij activiteiten in verband met het engineeringontwerp (EDA) van de Internationale Thermonucleaire Experimentele Reactor (ITER) ("de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst") die op 21 juli 19921 voor een periode van zes jaar is gesloten, loopt op 21 juli 1998 af. 2. Gezien de vooruitgang die is bereikt bij het realiseren van de doelstellingen van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst en om het kader te creëren voor verdere gezamenlijke activiteiten, hebben de partijen de nodige maatregelen getroffen om de verlenging van de duur van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst met drie jaar mogelijk te maken. In artikel 25, lid 2, van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst is voorzien in de mogelijkheid van een dergelijke verlenging. Wat de EGA betreft, valt deze verlenging onder artikel 101, tweede alinea, van het Verdrag tot oprichting van de EGA. Bovendien dient te worden opgemerkt dat de beoogde verlenging van drie jaar in overeenstemming is met het politieke akkoord dat de Raad op 12 februari 1998 heeft bereikt inzake het vijfde Euratom-kaderprogramma, wat de kernactiviteit beheerste kernfusie betreft. Bij besluit van 8 april 1998 heeft de Raad richtsnoeren vastgesteld voor de Commissie met het oog op het voeren van onderhandelingen over de verlenging van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst met drie jaar, waarbij werd verwezen naar de "Ontwerp-intentieverklaring inzake de verlenging van de duur van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst" waarin de mogelijke locatiegebonden activiteiten in verband met ITER en andere technische en ondersteunende activiteiten die gezamenlijk moeten worden ondernomen om eventuele toekomstige besluiten over de bouw van ITER voor te bereiden, worden omschreven. 1 PB L 244 van 26. 8. 1992, blz. 14. 3. De resultaten van het vierpartijenoverleg zijn neergelegd in het document getiteld "intentieverklaring inzake de verlenging van de duur van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst" dat aan het bijgevoegde voorstel voor een besluit van de Raad is gehecht. De inhoud van deze "intentieverklaring" is identiek aan de inhoud van de in de onderhandelingsrichtsnoeren vermelde "ontwerp-intentieverklaring" afgezien van de volgende wijzigingen (op verzoek van de EGA-onderhandelaars in verband met de richtsnoeren van de Raad): aan het eind van punt III, punt 1), is de zinsnede "alsmede informatie over de mogelijke gevolgen van ruimere concepten voor het ontwikkelingstraject van fusie-energie" toegevoegd; de volgorde van paragraaf II en paragraaf III is omgekeerd. 4. Wat de EGA betreft heeft het Raadgevend Comité voor het programma kernversmelting (RCPK) de mening te kennen gegeven dat de "intentieverklaring" gezien het bovenstaande de meest geschikte basis vormt voor de locatiegebonden ITER-activiteiten en andere technische en ondersteunende activiteiten die in de beoogde extra periode van drie jaar gezamenlijk moeten worden ondernomen om eventuele toekomstige besluiten over de bouw van ITER voor te bereiden. In verband met het voorbereiden van de gezamenlijke evaluatie die door elke partij kan worden gebruikt (zie II. 3 van de "intentieverklaring") is de Commissie van plan een Europese evaluatie te organiseren die in het voorjaar van 1999 moet worden uitgevoerd door een - kleine - groep van deskundigen. Volgens het "Draft Final Design Report, Cost Review and Safety Analysis" dat in december j. l. aan de partijen is voorgelegd voor hun evaluatie, voldoet het ITER- ofelwerp aan de milieu- en veiligheidseisen die aan de bouw en het bedrijf van de experimentele reactor worden gesteld. De Commissie zal extra aandacht schenken aan deze specifieke aspecten; Voor de verlening met drie jaar bedraagt het EGA-aandeel in de gezamenlijke activiteiten die in de "intentieverklaring" worden genoemd, ongeveer 66 miljoen ecu (bijdrage van de Gemeenschap) waarvan de helft bestemd is om de ontwerp-werkzaamheden te steunen van het gemeenschappelijke centrale team - in San Diego, Naka en Garching - en in de Unie en het overige deel voor het technologisch O&O (en andere ondersteunende activiteiten) in de Unie. Bovendien zou de Gemeenschap ongeveer 2 miljoen ecu/jaar blijven bijdragen in de kosten van de gemeenschappelijke werklocatie van ITER te Garching. Bovendien is op verzoek van de EGA tijdens de vierpartijenonderhandelingen de mogelijkheid onderzocht om de parlementen van de partijen in kennis te stellen van de ITER-ontwikkelingen door de oprichting van een selecte parlementaire commissie samengesteld uit leden van de vier parlementen. De vertegenwoordigers van de partijen in de ITER-raad hebben vervolgens verklaard dat ze zijn bereid te onderzoeken of het mogelijk is om in het kader van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst een internationaal forum op te zetten dat kan inspelen op deze algemenere belangen die bij ITER een rol spelen. Gezien het bovenstaande stelt de Commissie voor dat de Raad overeenkomstig artikel 101, tweede alinea, van het Verdrag tot oprichting van de EGA zijn goedkeuring hecht aan bijgevoegd ontwerp-besluit van de Raad waarbij de Commissie wordt gemachtigd de duur van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst te verlengen door de aan het ontwerp-besluit van de Raad gehechte "wijziging waarbij de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst wordt verlengd" te ondertekenen. ONTWERP BESLUIT VAN DE RAAD van inzake de verlenging van de duur van de Overeenkomst tussen de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie, de regering van Japan, de regering van de Russische Federatie en de regering van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika tot samenwerking bij activiteiten in verband met het engineeringontwerp (EDA) van de Internationale Thermonucleaire Experimentele Reactor (ITER) DE RAAD VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE, Gelet op het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie, inzonderheid op artikel 101, tweede alinea, Gezien het door de Commissie ingediende ontwerp-besluit, Overwegende dat de Commissie overeenkomstig de richtsnoeren van de Raad van 8 april 1998 onderhandelingen heeft gevoerd over de verlenging van de overeenkomst tussen de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie, de regering van Japan, de regering van de Russische Federatie en de regering van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika tot samenwerking bij activiteiten in verband met het engineeringontwerp (EDA) van de Internationale Thermonucleaire Experimentele Reactor (ITER) ("de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst"); Overwegende dat de verlenging van de duur van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst moet worden goedgekeurd, BESLUIT: Enig artikel De verlenging door de Commissie, voor en namens de Gemeenschap, van de duur van de Overeenkomst tussen de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie, de regering van Japan, de regering van de Russische Federatie en de regering van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika tot samenwerking bij activiteiten in verband met het engineeringontwerp van de Internationale Thermonucleaire Experimentele Reactor wordt goedgekeurd. De tekst van de wijziging waarbij de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst wordt verlengd, alsmede de tekst van de intentieverklaring inzake de verlenging van de duur van de ITER-EDA-Overeenkomst zijn aan dit besluit gehecht. Gedaan te Voor de Raad De voorzitter BIJLAGE I WIJZIGING HOUDENDE VERLENGING VAN DE ITER-EDA-OVEREENKOMST WIJZIGING HOUDENDE VERLENGING VAN DE OVEREENKOMST TUSSEN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAP VOOR ATOOMENERGIE, DE REGERING VAN JAPAN. DE REGERING VAN DE RUSSISCHE FEDERATIE EN DE REGERING VAN DE VERENIGDE STATEN VAN AMERIKA TOT SAMENWERKING BIJ ACTIVITEITEN IN VERBAND MET HET ENGINEERING-ONTWERP VOOR DE INTERNATIONALE THERMONUCLEAIRE EXPERIMENTELE REACTOR De Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie, de regering van Japan, de regering van de Russische Federatie en de regering van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika ("hierna de Partijen" genoemd), GELET OP de overeenkomst tussen de partijen tot samenwerking bij activiteiten in verband met het engineering-ontwerp (EDA - Engineering Design Activities) voor de Internationale Thermonucleaire Experimentele Reactor (ITER) die op 21 juli 1992 is gesloten (hierna "de overeenkomst" genoemd) en op protocol 2 bij de overeenkomst, dat op 21 maart 1994 is gesloten, KENNIS NEMENDE van de bereikte voortgang en de voorstellen inzake de aanpak van verdere gezamenlijke uitvoering in het kader van de overeenkomst, VERLANGENDE gezamenlijk in het kader van de overeenkomst te blijven werken om toekomstige besluiten over de bouw en het bedrijf van ITER overeenkomstig artikel 1 van de overeenkomst mogelijk te maken, en HANDELEND in overeenstemming met de artikelen 22 en 25, lid 2, van de overeenkomst, ZIJN OVEREENGEKOMEN de overeenkomst als volgt te wijzigen: in artikel 25, lid 1, wordt "zes jaar" vervangen door "negen jaar". 7 Deze wijziging treedt in werking met de ondertekening door de partijen. voor Europese Datum voor de regering van Datum Gemeenschap voor Japan Atoomenergie voor de regering van Datum voor de regering van de Datum de Russische Federatie Verenigde Staten van Amerika BIJLAGE n INTENTIEVERKLARING INZAKE DE VERLENGING VAN DE DUUR VAN DE ITER-EDA-OVEREENKOMST I. Werkterrein van de gezamenlijke technische activiteiten 1) Locatiegebonden activiteiten: • • Locatiegebonden aanpassingen van het ontwerp en bijbehorende kostenramingen Veiligheidsanalyse en technische ondersteuning ter voorbereiding van vergunningsaanvragen 2) Ontwerp, met inbegrip van meer omvattende opties en kostenramingen, beproeving van prototypes en O&O, met inbegrip van fysisch onderzoek 3) Opstelling van documentatie voor toekomstige aankopen, waarin de resultaten van de punten 1) en 2) hierboven zijn verwerkt. II. Andere voorbereidende activiteiten Bovendien: 1) stellen de partijen voorstellen en alle nodige ondersteunende informatie voor de volledige uitvoering van ITER op, met inbegrip van een ontwerp-overeenkomst voor de bouw en bedrijfsvoering en bijbehorende ontwerp-uitvoerings- overeenkomsten alsmede informatie over de mogelijke gevolgen van ruimere concepten voor het ontwikkelingstraject van fusie-energie; 2) passen de partijen de structuren en werkwijze van het JCT en de HT's aan teneinde, als en wanneer daartoe wordt besloten, te kunnen overgaan tot een efficiënte start van de toekomstige bouw; 3) evalueren de partijen tegen het eind van het tweede jaar de gezamenlijke technische activiteiten vermeld onder I, bijvoorbeeld de vergunnings voorbereidingen, kostenramingen, organisatorische ontwikkeling, voorberei dingen van de bouw en binnenlandse situaties om vervolgens een gezamenlijke evaluatie op te stellen die door elke partij kan worden gebruikt. III. Ondersteuning van de gezamenlijke activiteiten door de partijen 1) Locatiegebonden activiteiten Elke partij heeft een aandeel in en neemt deel aan de werkzaamheden in verband met alle naar voren gebrachte locatiekenmerken. Deze werkzaamheden worden derhalve gezamenlijk ondernomen en dienovereenkomstig bestuurd onder verantwoordelijkheid van de ITER-directeur in het kader van de EDA, met uitzondering van het opstellen van de vereiste documenten in de taal en opmaak van de gastpartij of het gastland door native speakers. De betrokken partijen: • verstrekken voor de 14e vergadering van de ITER-Raad (IC-14, juli 1998) gegevens over de kenmerken van locaties overeenkomstig het document over Site Requirements and Site Design Assumptions; • beginnen tijdig informeel overleg met de regelgevers met het oog op de voorbereiding van vergunningsaanvragen voor de bouw en bedrijfsvoering van ITER. De directeur en de betrokken lokale-teamleiders (HT - Home Team) beginnen informeel overleg, zodat de onder I, 1) vermelde taken in het licht van de door de betrokken partijen verstrekte locatiekenmerken kunnen worden opgenomen in het werkprogramma dat via een vergadering van het raadgevend comité van beheer (MAC - Management Advisory Committee) voor IC-14 wordt ingediend. Bij de aanpassingen van het ontwerp wordt de nodige aandacht geschonken aan de beheersing van de geraamde projectkosten. 2) Algemene ondersteuning De partijen: • • handhaven het Gemeenschappelijk Centraal Team (JCT - Joint Central Team) en voeren toegewezen taken uit; leveren een vrijwillige bijdrage op verschillende gebieden, waaronder het consolideren van de wetenschappelijke basis voor de activiteiten vermeld in 1. 2), bijvoorbeeld door gebruik te maken van de bestaande vrijwillige overeenkomsten; • blijven voorzien in gemeenschappelijke werklocaties (JWS - Joint Work Sites) en intensievere onderlinge contacten ondersteunen. 10 3) Geraamde middelen De geraamde middelen voor de onder I hierboven vermelde voorgenomen werkzaamheden (naast de werkzaamheden die al in taakstellingsovereenkomsten zijn vastgelegd) die volgen uit de voorstellen van de directeur zoals gesteund door de ITER-Raad (IC-12 Record of Decisions 6. 1. 1, Attachment 9) zijn als volgt: JCT personeel ongeveer 396 mensjaren HT ontwerp-werkzaamheden ongeveer 370 mensjaren CAD-ondersteuning 1 voor elke 4 ontwerpers Gezamenlijk fonds ongeveer 2,5 miljoen USD/jaar Technologisch O&O ongeveer 175 klUA (ITER Units of Account) Elke partij stelt alles in het werk om haar aandeel in de middelen te leveren (artikelen 12 en 14 van de overeenkomst) ter vervulling van haar verplichtingen overeenkomstig artikel 17, lid 1, van de overeenkomst. IV. Geldende regelingen 1) Deze intentieverklaring is tijdens de verlengde periode van kracht, samen met de eerdere reeksen afspraken die ten tijde van de ondertekening van de overeenkomst en protocol 2 zijn gemaakt, tenzij de partijen schriftelijk anders overeenkomen. * [2) De huidige regelingen waardoor andere landen als bedoeld in artikel 19 van de overeenkomst bij de overeenkomst betrokken zijn, blijven van kracht. ] 3) De IAEA blijft overeenkomstig artikel 20 van de overeenkomst een en ander vergemakkelijken en ondersteunen. Slotverklaring De partijen zullen de gezamenlijke activiteiten ondernemen met het algemene oogmerk een efficiënte start van de eventuele toekomstige bouw van ITER mogelijk te maken en zij erkennen in dit verband het belang van de uitvoering van voorbereidende werkzaamheden op alle relevante gebieden. Onder voorbehoud van instemming van de betrokkenen. 11 ISSN 0254-1513 COM(98) 328 def. DOCUMENTEN NL 12 15 11 06 Catalogusnummer : CB-CO-98-338-NL-C ISBN 92-78-36465-7 Bureau voor officiële publikaties der Europese Gemeenschappen L-2985 Luxemburg <>


title: Reglamento (CE) nº 1056/98 de la Comisión de 20 de mayo de 1998 por el que se disminuye la indemnización comunitaria de retirada de coliflor para la campaña 1998/99 como consecuencia del rebasamiento del umbral de intervención fijado para la campaña 1997/98

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text: L 151/24 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 21. 5. 98 REGLAMENTO (CE) No 1056/98 DE LA COMISI(cid:222)N de 20 de mayo de 1998 por el que se disminuye la indemnizaci(cid:155)n comunitaria de retirada de coliflor para la campa(cid:157)a 1998/99 como consecuencia del rebasamiento del umbral de intervenci(cid:155)n fijado para la campa(cid:157)a 1997/98 LA COMISI(cid:222)N DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS, Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, Visto el Reglamento (CE) no 2200/96 del Consejo, de 28 de octubre de 1996, por el que se establece la organiza- ci(cid:155)n com(cid:156)n de mercados en el sector de las frutas y hortalizas (1), modificado por (CE) no 2520/97 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (2), y, en particular, el apartado 2 de su art(cid:146)culo 27, el Reglamento Considerando que, en el Reglamento (CE) no 1109/97 de la Comisi(cid:155)n, de 18 de junio de 1997, por el que se establecen los umbrales de intervenci(cid:155)n de las frutas y hortalizas para la campa(cid:157)a 1997/98 (3), se fij(cid:155) en 111 300 toneladas el umbral de intervenci(cid:155)n de la coliflor para la campa(cid:157)a 1997/98; que, en virtud del art(cid:146)culo 3 de dicho Reglamento, si la cantidad de coliflor retirada de interven- ci(cid:155)n durante el per(cid:146)odo comprendido entre el 1 de marzo de 1997 y el 28 de febrero de 1998 supera el umbral la indemnizaci(cid:155)n comunitaria de retirada que fijado, figura en el anexo V del Reglamento (CE) no 2200/96 para la campa(cid:157)a 1998/99 se reducir(cid:145) de forma proporcional a la importancia del rebasamiento en relaci(cid:155)n con la producci(cid:155)n que haya servido de base para el c(cid:145)lculo del umbral de que se trate; Considerando que, de acuerdo con la informaci(cid:155)n facili- tada por los Estados miembros, las retiradas en virtud de la campa(cid:157)a 1997/98 en el caso de la coliflor, correspon- dieron a 118 909 toneladas; Considerando que, como consecuencia de lo anterior, la indemnizaci(cid:155)n comunitaria de retirada establecida por el Reglamento (CE) no 2200/96 para la campa(cid:157)a de 1998/99 debe reducirse un 0,34 % en lo que respecta a la coliflor; Considerando que el Reglamento (CE) no 1109/97 esta- blece en su art(cid:146)culo 3 que las consecuencias a que d(cid:130) lugar el rebasamiento del umbral de intervenci(cid:155)n se apli- car(cid:145)n durante la campa(cid:157)a siguiente; que, por lo tanto, es necesario aplicar a partir del 1 de mayo de 1998, fecha en que se inicia la campa(cid:157)a de comercializaci(cid:155)n de la coli- flor, la indemnizaci(cid:155)n comunitaria de retirada consiguien- temente reducida; Considerando que las medidas previstas en el presente Reglamento se ajustan al dictamen del Comit(cid:130) de gesti(cid:155)n de las frutas y hortalizas, HA ADOPTADO EL PRESENTE REGLAMENTO: Art(cid:146)culo 1 La indemnizaci(cid:155)n comunitaria de retirada de coliflor para la campa(cid:157)a 1998/99 se fija en 8,85 ecus por cada 100 kilogramos netos. Art(cid:146)culo 2 El presente Reglamento entrar(cid:145) en vigor el d(cid:146)a de su publicaci(cid:155)n en el Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas. Ser(cid:145) aplicable a partir del 1 de mayo de 1998. El presente Reglamento ser(cid:145) obligatorio en todos sus elementos y directamente aplicable en cada Estado miembro. Hecho en Bruselas, el 20 de mayo de 1998. Por la Comisi(cid:155)n Franz FISCHLER Miembro de la Comisi(cid:155)n (1) DO L 297 de 21. 11. 1996, p. 1. (2) DO L 346 de 17. 12. 1997, p. 41. (3) DO L 162 de 18. 6. 1997, p. 12


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 1566/98 του Marie-Therese MUTIN προς την Επ τροπή. Αναγνώριση της κατάρτισης και του καθεστώτος των νοσοκόμων στον τομέα της ψυχιατρικής στη Γαλλία

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recognition of diplomas
vocational training

text: 5. 2. 1999 EL Epishmh Efthmer·ida tvn Eyrvpa¤ik·vn Koinot·htvn C 31/57 Ua h·tan loipo·n pro·vrh h diapragma·teysh me tri·tew xv· rew sxetika· me to periexo·meno toy anameno·menoy kanonismoy·. Vsto·so, se prv· th eykairi·a h Epitroph· ua epilhfuei· toy ue·matow thw anagnv· rishw toy diakritikoy· sh·matow apo· tiw elbetike·w arxe·w. (1) EE C 290, 24. 9. 1997. (2) EE C 159, 26. 5. 1998. (1999/C 31/074) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-1566/98 ypobolh· : Marie-ThØrŁse Mutin (PSE) prow thn Epitroph· (20 Mai(cid:143)oy 1998) Ue·ma: Anagnv· rish thw kata·rtishw kai toy kauestv· tow tvn nosoko·mvn ston tome·a thw cyxiatrikh·w sth Galli·a Efista·tai h prosoxh· thw Epitroph·w sthn anagnv· rish thw kata·rtishw kai toy kauestv· tow tvn nosoko·mvn ston tome·a thw cyxiatrikh·w sth Galli·a. Sto plai·sio thw symmo·rfvshw me tiw eyrvpai¤ke·w odhgi·ew, h apo·fash sygxv· neyshw tvn dy·o katarti·sevn, tvn nosoko·mvn me kratiko· di·plvma kai tvn nosoko·mvn toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a h opoi·a elh·fuh me nomouetiko· dia·tagma stiw 30 Marti·oy 1992, odh·ghse sthn kata·rghsh toy diplv· matow nosoko·moy toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a, poy den xorhgei·tai ple·on apo· to 1995, kauv· w kai sthn tropopoi·hsh tvn proy¤poue·sevn ypo· tiw opoi·ew oi ka·toxoi toy diplv· matow nosoko·moy toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a mporoy·n na lamba·noyn to kratiko· di·plvma nosoko·moy (DEI). To dia·tagma thw 26hw Oktvbri·oy 1994 proe·blepe thn ayto·math xorh·ghsh toy DEI stoyw nosoko·moyw toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a, xvri·w na toyw ypoxrev· nei se peri·odo a·skhshw gia to pe·rasma· toyw se drasthrio·thta «genikh·w peri·ualchw» sy·mfvna me thn eyrvpai¤kh· orologi·a. Stiw 30 Dekembri·oy 1996, e·na dia·tagma toy Symboyli·oy toy Kra·toyw akyrv· nei ayth·n thn apo·fash me thn aitiologi·a o·ti h prohgoy·menh dia·tajh den akoloyuei· toyw sto·xoyw thw eyrvpai¤kh·w odhgi·aw thw 27hw Ioyni·oy 1997 poy ypoba·llei thn xorh·ghsh toy DEI se proy¤poue·seiw symplhrvmatikh·w kata·rtishw, proy¤poue·seiw poy den eplhroy·nto sy·mfvna me thn Eyrvpai¤kh· Epitroph·. H Gallikh· Kybe·rnhsh ei·xe zhth·sei na e·luei se epafh· me thn Eyrvpai¤kh· Epitroph· gia thn ejey·resh miaw ly·shw poy ua syndy·aze to sebasmo· toy koinotikoy· dikai·oy kai ta e·nnoma symfe·ronta tvn nosoko·mvn toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a. Ua mporoy·se h Epitroph· na maw enhmerv· sei gia thn porei·a tvn diapragmatey·sevn me th Gallikh· Kybe·rnhsh kai gia tiw ly·seiw poy proti·uetai na eishghuei· v· ste na diasfalistei· to kauestv· w tvn nosoko·mvn toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a kai na toyw epitrapei· h eley·uerh egkata·stash stiw xv· rew thw Eyrvpai¤kh·w (cid:201)nvshw. Apa· nthsh toy k. Monti ej ono·matow thw Epitroph· w (13 Ioyli·oy 1998) H gallikh· nomouesi·a poy ekdo·uhke to 1992 proe·blepe o·ti o ka·toxow toy diplv· matow nosoko·moy toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a mporoy·se, me ai·thma· toy, na la·bei to kratiko· di·plvma nosoko·moy «genikh·w peri·ualchw». H Epitroph· e·krine o·ti ayth· h nomouesi·a antiti·ueto sthn odhgi·a 77/453/EOK toy Symboyli·oy thw 27hw Ioyni·oy 1977 peri· toy syntonismoy· nomouetikv· n, kanonistikv· n kai dioikhtikv· n diata·jevn poy aforoy·n tiw drasthrio·thtew tvn nosoko·mvn ypeyuy·nvn gia «genikh· peri·ualch» (1), h opoi·a ori·zei ta ela·xista krith·ria kata·rtishw tvn nosoko·mvn ypeyuy·nvn gia «genikh· peri·ualch». H kata·rtish tvn nosoko·mvn toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a den plhroy·se ayta· ta krith·ria. Me ba·sh, loipo·n, to a·ruro 169 thw synuh·khw thw EE kinh·uhke diadikasi·a para·bashw kata· thw Galli·aw. En synexei·a, to Symboy·lio thw Epikratei·aw aky·rvse th gallikh· nomouesi·a kai epibebai·vse th ue·sh thw Epitroph·w. Kami·a koinotikh· odhgi·a den ypoxrev· nei ta kra·th me·lh na xorhgoy·n stoyw eidikeyme·noyw nosoko·moyw to di·plvma toy nosoko·moy ypeyuy·noy gia «genikh· peri·ualch». Mo·no kata· to me·tro poy h Galli·a epiuymei· na ekdv· sei nomouesi·a poy na aposkopei· sth xorh·ghsh stoyw nosoko·moyw toy cyxiatrikoy· tome·a toy kratikoy· diplv· matow nosoko·moy «genikh·w peri·ualchw» kai ayth· h kata·rtish ypo·keitai se desmeytike·w diata·jeiw vw prow tiw ela·xistew proy¤poue·seiw kata·rtishw (odhgi·a 77/453/EOK), h Epitroph· ofei·lei na merimna· v· ste h kata·rtish na plhroi· ayte·w tiw proy¤poue·seiw. Gi(cid:146) ayto·n to lo·go, oi gallike·w arxe·w pro·teinan ne·a me·tra. H Epitroph·, sto plai·sio thw synergasi·aw thw se dioikhtiko· epi·pedo me tiw gallike·w arxe·w ua ejeta·sei ea·n ta protaue·nta me·tra eggyv· ntai stiw arxe·w, meta· thn e·narjh isxy·ow toyw, o·ti oi epaggelmati·ew, stoyw opoi·oyw ua xorhghuoy·n ta kratika· diplv· mata nosoko·mvn ypeyuy·nvn «genikh·w peri·ualchw» plhroy·n tiw ela·xistew proy¤poue·seiw kata·rtishw. Ta kra·th me·lh ua syzhth·soyn ep(cid:146) aytoy· prosexv· w, sto plai·sio thw Epitroph·w Anvte·rvn Ypallh·lvn epi· thw Dhmo·siaw Ygei·aw. (1) EE L 76, 15. 7. 1977


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1566/98 by Marie-Thérèse MUTIN to the Commission. Recognition of the training and status of French psychiatric nurses

text: 5. 2. 1999 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 31/57 D(cid:228)rf(cid:246)r vore det f(cid:246)rhastat att f(cid:246)rhandla med l(cid:228)nder utanf(cid:246)r gemenskapen om inneh(cid:229)llet i den planerade f(cid:246)rordningen. Kommissionen kommer dock att ta upp fr(cid:229)gan om erk(cid:228)nnande av nationalitetsm(cid:228)rkena med de schweiziska myndigheterna vid tidigast m(cid:246)jliga tillf(cid:228)lle. (1) EGT C 290, 24. 9. 1997. (2) EGT C 159, 26. 5. 1998. (1999/C 31/074) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-1566/98 fr(cid:229)n Marie-ThØrŁse Mutin (PSE) till kommissionen (20 maj 1998) ˜mne: Erk(cid:228)nnande av utbildning och r(cid:228)ttslig status f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)tare inom fransk psykiatrisk sektor Kommissionen uppm(cid:228)rksammas p(cid:229) erk(cid:228)nnandet av utbildning och r(cid:228)ttslig status f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)tare inom fransk psykiatrisk sektor. F(cid:246)r att svara upp mot EU:s direktiv har beslutet att sl(cid:229) samman sjuksk(cid:246)terskeutbildningen (formation d(cid:146)infirmiers dipl(cid:244)mØs d(cid:146)Øtat) och sjuksk(cid:246)tarutbildningen f(cid:246)r psykiatrisk sektor, som antogs i dekret den 30 mars 1992, lett till att examensbevis f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)tare inom psykiatrisk sektor inte utf(cid:228)rdats sedan 1995. Dessutom medf(cid:246)rde beslutet f(cid:246)r(cid:228)ndringar i villkoren enligt vilka innehavare av examensbevis f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)tare inom psykiatrisk sektor kan erh(cid:229)lla ett statligt examensbevis f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)tare (DEI). F(cid:246)rordningen av den 26 oktober 1994 f(cid:246)reskrev att r(cid:228)tt till DEI skulle beviljas sjuksk(cid:246)tare inom psykiatrisk sektor och att ytterligare utbildning enbart skulle vara n(cid:246)dv(cid:228)ndig om de (cid:246)nskade arbeta inom allm(cid:228)nsjukv(cid:229)rden enligt EU-terminologi. Den 30 december 1996 ogiltigf(cid:246)rklarade en f(cid:246)rordning fr(cid:229)n Conseil d(cid:146)Etat (h(cid:246)gsta f(cid:246)rvaltningsdomstolen)denna best(cid:228)mmelse med h(cid:228)nvisning till att den tidigare f(cid:246)rordningen ej (cid:246)verensst(cid:228)mde med syftet med EU:s direktiv av den 27 juni 1997 som st(cid:228)llde vissa utbildningsvillkor f(cid:246)r utf(cid:228)rdande av DEI och att dessa villkor har inte uppfyllts enligt kommissionen. Den franska regeringen hade (cid:246)nskat kontakta kommissionen f(cid:246)r att kunna n(cid:229) en (cid:246)verenskommelse som sammanj(cid:228)mkade respekten f(cid:246)r EU-r(cid:228)tten med sjuksk(cid:246)tarnas legitima intressen. Kommissionen ombeds informera om hur f(cid:246)rhandlingarna med den franska regeringen fortskrider och vilka (cid:229)tg(cid:228)rder kommissionen avser att vidta f(cid:246)r att (cid:229)terge de yrkesverksamma inom mentalv(cid:229)rden en r(cid:228)ttslig status som m(cid:246)jligg(cid:246)r att de kan verka inom Europeiska unionen. Svar fr(cid:229)n Mario Monti p(cid:229) kommissionens v(cid:228)gnar (13 juli 1998) Enligt den franska lagstiftningen fr(cid:229)n 1992 kunde innehavaren av examensbevis f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)terskor inom den psykiatriska sektorn p(cid:229) beg(cid:228)ran f(cid:229) det statliga examensbeviset f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)terskor inom den allm(cid:228)nma h(cid:228)lso- och sjukv(cid:229)rden. Kommissionen ans(cid:229)g att denna lagstiftning stred mot r(cid:229)dets direktiv 77/453/EEG av den 27 juni 1977 om samordning av best(cid:228)mmelserna i lagar och andra f(cid:246)rfattningar om verksamhet som sjuksk(cid:246)terska med ansvar f(cid:246)r allm(cid:228)n h(cid:228)lso- och sjukv(cid:229)rd (1). I direktivet fastst(cid:228)lls minimikriterier f(cid:246)r utbildningen av sjuksk(cid:246)terskor med ansvar f(cid:246)r allm(cid:228)n h(cid:228)lso- och sjukv(cid:229)rd. Inneh(cid:229)llet i utbildningen f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)terskor inom den psykiatriska sektorn motsvarade inte dessa kriterier. Ett (cid:246)vertr(cid:228)delsef(cid:246)rfarande enligt artikel 169 i EG-f(cid:246)rdraget inleddes d(cid:228)rf(cid:246)r mot Frankrike. Frankrikes h(cid:246)gsta f(cid:246)rvaltningsdomstol ogiltigf(cid:246)rklarade d(cid:228)refter den franska lagstiftningen och bekr(cid:228)ftade kommissionens st(cid:229)ndpunkt. Det finns inget gemenskapsdirektiv enligt vilket medlemsstaterna (cid:228)r skyldiga att bevilja specialiserade sjuk- sk(cid:246)terskor ett examensbevis f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)terskor med ansvar f(cid:246)r allm(cid:228)n h(cid:228)lso- och sjukv(cid:229)rd. Endast om Frankrike (cid:246)nskar anta en lagstiftning som syftar till att tilldela sjuksk(cid:246)terskor inom den psykiatriska sektorn det statliga examensbeviset f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)terskor inom den allm(cid:228)nma h(cid:228)lso- och sjukv(cid:229)rden och om de sistn(cid:228)mndas utbildning omfattas av bindande gemenskapsbest(cid:228)mmelser om minimikriterier f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)terskeutbildning (direktiv 77/453/EEG), (cid:228)r kommissionen skyldig att se till att utbildningen motsvarar dessa kriterier. De franska myndigheterna har (cid:246)vers(cid:228)nt ett nytt f(cid:246)rslag i detta h(cid:228)nseende. Kommissionen kommer inom ramen f(cid:246)r det administrativa samarbetet med de franska myndigheterna att unders(cid:246)ka om de f(cid:246)reslagna (cid:229)tg(cid:228)rderna, n(cid:228)r det v(cid:228)l har tr(cid:228)tt i kraft, g(cid:246)r det m(cid:246)jligt f(cid:246)r myndigheterna att s(cid:228)kerst(cid:228)lla att de specialiserade sjuksk(cid:246)terskor som tilldelas det statliga examensbeviset f(cid:246)r sjuksk(cid:246)terskor inom den allm(cid:228)nma h(cid:228)lso- och sjukv(cid:229)rden uppfyller de minimikrav som st(cid:228)lls p(cid:229) utbildningen. En diskussion med medlemsstaterna om detta f(cid:246)rslag kommer inom kort att f(cid:246)ras i kommittØn f(cid:246)r h(cid:246)gre tj(cid:228)nstem(cid:228)n med ansvar f(cid:246)r h(cid:228)lso- och sjukv(cid:229)rdsfr(cid:229)gor. (1) EGT L 76, 15. 7. 1977


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 1738/98 dell'on. Joan COLOM I NAVAL alla Commissione. Relazione sull'OCM dell'olio di oliva

eurovoc_concepts:
EU aid
European Court of Auditors
common organisation of markets
olive oil
report

text: 5. 2. 1999 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:224) europee C 31/75 Emmerich-Oberhausen che sono ritenuti sufficienti per il periodo in questione e che rappresentano la prima fase di un piano d(cid:146)investimento globale a medio e lungo termine. Data la situazione, la Commissione non ritiene di dover intervenire nel caso in questione che riguarda la Germania. Confida inoltre che le adeguate misure volte all(cid:146)attuazione della rete transeuropea di trasporti in Germania saranno adottate con lo stesso impegno dimostrato nei paesi del Benelux. (1999/C 31/100) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-1721/98 di Pervenche BerŁs (PSE) alla Commissione (29 maggio 1998) Oggetto: Limitazione del livello di inquinamento acustico degli aeroporti dell(cid:146)Unione europea: chiusura notturna Nella sua risoluzione del 10 giugno 1997 (A4-0183/97) (1) sul Libro verde «Politiche future in materia di inquinamento acustico» (COM(96) 0540), il Parlamento europeo ha sollecitato la Commissione a «adottare e uniformare norme vincolanti relative al traffico aereo per limitare il rumore degli aerei» (paragrafo 29) e ha ritenuto che «il traffico aereo, particolarmente quello notturno, costituisca una fonte di disturbo per le persone e che pertanto dovrebbe essere ridotto» (paragrafo 31). Pu(cid:242) la Commissione comunicare le iniziative concrete da essa adottate o che si appresta a realizzare per dare seguito alla richiesta del Parlamento europeo di limitare in modo coordinato l(cid:146)inquinamento acustico provocato del traffico notturno in taluni aeroporti dell(cid:146)Unione europea? (1) GU C 200 del 30. 6. 1997, pag. 28. Risposta data dal sig. Kinnock a nome della Commissione (8 luglio 1998) Nell(cid:146)ambito del suo programma di lavoro per il 1998, la Commissione sta preparando una comunicazione sui trasporti aerei e l(cid:146)ambiente che conterr(cid:224) anche una riflessione sul campo di applicazione e il contenuto di una possibile futura normativa comunitaria concernente le restrizioni operative, soprattutto per quanto riguarda il traffico notturno in aeroporti soggetti a limiti di rumorosit(cid:224). Nel frattempo, la Commissione ha presentato una proposta che integra la precedente normativa comunitaria (1) ed Ł volta a limitare l(cid:146)immatricolazione e l(cid:146)impiego nella Comunit(cid:224) di aerei non conformi alle piø rigorose norme internazionali anche se dotati di un apposito dispositivo di insonorizzazione (2). (1) Direttiva del Consiglio 92/14/CEE, GU L 76 del 23. 3. 1992. , modificata dalla direttiva del Consiglio 98/20/CE, GU L 107 del 7. 4. 1998. (2) GU C 118 del 17. 4. 1998. (1999/C 31/101) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA P-1738/98 di Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) alla Commissione (20 maggio 1998) Oggetto: Relazione sull(cid:146)OCM dell(cid:146)olio di oliva Il 19 marzo 1998, la Corte dei conti dell(cid:146)UE ha approvato una relazione sulle proposte di riforma dell(cid:146)OCM dell(cid:146)olio di oliva, che contiene serie critiche e obiezioni sia al riguardo della cosiddetta opzione «aiuto per albero» che al riguardo dell(cid:146)opzione «miglioramento», cioŁ le due opzioni contemplate nei documenti preparatori della Commissione. La Commissione Ł al corrente della suddetta relazione? Intende essa modificare la sua attuale proposta di riforma per tenere in considerazione le osservazioni della Corte dei conti? Risposta data dal sig. Fischler in nome della Commissione (9 giugno 1998) La Corte dei Conti ha presentato la propria relazione riguardante il documento di riflessione della Commissione sul settore dell(cid:146)olio d(cid:146)oliva. (1)


title: Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni ta' l-20 ta' Mejju 1998, dwar l-istabbiliment ta' Kumitati ta' Djalogu Settorjali biex iġibu 'l quddiem id-djalogu bejn l-imsieħba soċjali fuq livell Ewropew (notifikata bid-dokument numru K (1998) 2334)Test b'relevanza għaż-ŻEE.

eurovoc_concepts:
economic sector
employers' organisation
social dialogue (EU)
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text: 05/Vol. 3 MT Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 333 31998D0500 L 225/27 IL-ĠURNAL UFFIĊJALI TAL-KOMUNITAJIET EWROPEJ 12. 8. 1998 ID-DEĊIŻJONI TAL-KUMMISSJONI ta’ l-20 ta’ Mejju 1998, dwar l-istabbiliment ta’ Kumitati ta’ Djalogu Settorjali biex iġibu ’l quddiem id-djalogu bejn l-imsieħba soċjali fuq livell Ewropew (notifikata bid-dokument numru K (1998) 2334) (Test b’relevanza għaż-ŻEE) (98/500/KE) IL-KUMISSJONI TAL-KOMUNITAJIET EWROPEJ, Wara li kkunsidrat it-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunitajiet Ewro- pej, l-Artikolu 118b tat-Trattat jistabbilixxi Billi l-Kummissjoni għandha tagħmel minn kollox biex tiżviluppa djalogu bejn il-partijiet soċjali jekk il-partijiet ikunu jixtiequ, għal relazzjonijiet imsejsa fuq ftehim; fuq livell Ewropew, jwassal, jista’ li li jinnegozjaw u li Billi l-punt 12 tal-Karta tal-Komunità dwar id-Drittijiet Soċjali Fundamentali tal-Ħaddiema jistabbilixxi li min iħaddem jew orga- nizzazzjonijiet ta’ min iħaddem, min-naħa l-waħda, u organizzaz- zjonijiet tal-ħaddiema, min-naħa l-oħra, għandu jkollhom id-dritt taħt li il-kondizzjonijiet stabbiliti minn liġijiet u prattika nazzjonali. U illi d-djalogu li għandu jiżviluppa bejn il-partijiet soċjali fuq livell Ewropew jista’ jwassal ukoll, jekk il-partijiet ikunu jixtiequ, għal relazzjonijiet kontrattwali partikolarment inter- professjonali u settorjali; jikkonkludu ftehim kollettiv fuq livell tal-industrija Billi s-sitwazzjoni f’ħafna Stati Membri turi biċ-ċar li hemm ħtieġa li ż-żewġ naħat jipparteċipaw b’mod attiv f’diskussjonijiet għal titjib fil-kondizzjonijiet ta’ l-għajxien u tax- xogħol fis-setturi tagħhom; billi kumitat ta’ djalogu settorjali fi ħdan il-Kummissjoni ikun l-aħjar mezz li jassigura li jkun hemm din il-parteċipazzjoni, billi jinħoloq fuq livell tal-Komunità forum rappreżentattiv għall-interessi soċjo-ekonomiċi relevanti; Billi l-Kummissjoni għandha tagħmel minn kollox biex tassigura li s-sħubija u l-ħidma tal-Kumitati ta’ Djalogu Settorjali jagħtu s-sehem tagħhom biex tinġieb ’il quddiem l-ugwaljanza bejn in-nisa u l-irġiel; Billi l-Kumitati Konġunti li hemm bħalissa għandhom ikunu ssos- titwiti minn Kumitati ta’ Djalogu Settorjali; billi d-Deċiżjonijiet li jistabbilixxu dawk il-kumitati għandhom għalhekk ikunu revo- kati, Billi l-Kummissjoni, bi tweġiba għall-Komunikazzjoni tat-18 ta’ Settembru 1996, dwar l-iżvilupp tad-djalogu soċjali fuq livell Komunitarju (1), irċeviet appoġġ qawwi mill-partijiet kollha inte- ressati dwar il-proposta tagħha biex jissaħħaħ id-djalogu soċjali settorjali; IDDEĊIDIET KIF ĠEJ: Artikolu 1 bi tweġiba 1997 (2), l-Parlament Ewropew, bir-Riżoluzzjoni tiegħu tat-18 ta’ Billi Lulju tal- Kummissjoni, għamel sejħa biex tingħata importanza speċifika lid-djalogu soċjali settorjali peress li l-effetti ta’ regolamentazzjoni u deregolamentazzjoni fl-impjiegi fis-setturi ekonomiċi jistgħu jkunu eżaminati aħjar fi ħdan id-djalogu settorjali; għall-Komunikazzjoni Kumitati ta’ Djalogu Settorjali (minn hawn ’il quddiem imsejħa “il- Kumitati”) huma b’dan stabbiliti f’dawk is-setturi fejn l-imsieħba soċjali jagħmlu talba konġunta biex jieħdu sehem fi djalogu fuq jirrappreżentaw livell Ewropew, u fejn l-organizzazzjonijiet li josservaw soċjali iż-żewġ partijiet il-kondizzjonijiet li ġejjin: interessati tas-setturi Billi l-Kumitat Ekonomiku u Soċjali, fl-opinjoni tiegħu tad-29 ta’ Jannar, 1997 (3), bi tweġiba għal dik il-Komunikazzjoni tal- Kummissjoni, stqarr li d-djalogu settorjali għandu jkun effikaċi, effiċjenti u mmexxi sewwa; (1) COM (96) 448 finali. (2) ĠU C 286, tat-22. 9. 1997, p. 338. (3) ĠU C 89, tad-19. 3. 1997, p. 27. (a) ikollhom x’jaqsmu ma’ setturi jew kategoriji speċifiċi u jkunu organizzati fuq livell Ewropew; (b) ikunu organizzazzjonijiet li minnhom infushom jagħmlu l-imseħba integrali u rikonoxxuta mill-istrutturi ta’ parti jinnegozjaw soċjali ta’ Stati Membri u jkollhom il-ħila li ftehim, u li jkunu rappreżentanti ta’ għadd ta’ Stati Membri; 334 MT Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 05/Vol. 3 (ċ) ikollhom strutturi biżżejjed biex jassiguraw parteċipazzjoni effettiva fil-ħidma tal-Kumitati. Artikolu 7 Artikolu 2 Kull Kumitat għandu, għas-settur ta’ ħidma li għalih ikun stabbi- lit, (a) ikun ikkonsultat dwar żviluppi fuq livell tal-Komunità li jkollhom implikazzjonijiet soċjali, u (b) jiżviluppa u jġib ’il quddiem id-djalogu soċjali fuq livell set- torjali. Artikolu 3 Ir-rappreżentanti jattendu għal-laqgħat ta’ kull Kumitat għandhom ikunu 40 b’kollox, maqsuma b’mod ugwali għal kull delegazzjoni. taż-żewġ naħat tal-industrija li Artikolu 4 Il-Kummissjoni għandha tistieden biex jipparteċipaw għal-laqgħat lir-rappreżentanti nnominati mill-organizzazz- tal-Kumitati jonijiet ta’ l-imsieħba soċjali li jkunu għamlu t-talba msemmija fl-Artikolu 1. Artikolu 5 1. Kull Kumitat għandu jagħmel, flimkien mal-Kummissjoni, ir-regoli tal-proċedura tiegħu. 2. Il-Kumitati għandhom jitmexxew minn rappreżentant ta’ min iħaddem jew ta’ delegazzjonijiet ta’ ħaddiema jew, fuq talba kon- ġunta tagħhom, minn rappreżentant tal-Kummissjoni. 3. Il-Kumitati għandhom jiltaqgħu mill-inqas darba fis-sena. Spej- jeż ta’ ikel u safar għandhom jingħataw lil mhux aktar minn 30 rappreżentant magħżula mill-partijiet soċjali biex jieħdu sehem għal-laqgħat tal-Kumitat. 4. Il-Kummissjoni għandha tqis regolarment, b’konsultazzjoni ma’ l-imsieħba soċjali, il-mod kif jaħdmu l-Kumitati u kif iwettqu ħidmithom fid-diversi setturi. 1. Il-Kumitati ta’ Djalogu Settorjali għandhom ikunu minflok il-Kumitati Konġunti li hemm bħalissa, jiġifieri: (a) Kumitat Konġunt dwar it-Trasport Marittimu, stabbilit bid- Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni 87/467/KEE (1); (b) Kumitat Konġunt dwar l-Avjazzjoni Ċivili, stabbilit bid- Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni 90/449/KEE (2); (ċ) Kumitat Konġunt dwar Navigazzjoni Interna, stabbilit bid- Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni 80/991/KEE (3); (d) Kumitat Konġunt dwar it-Trasport bl-Art, stabbilit bid- Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni 85/516/KEE (4); (e) Kumitat Konġunt dwar il-Ferroviji, stabbilit bid-Deċiżjoni tal- Kummissjoni 85/13/KEE (5); (f) Kumitat Konġunt dwar Servizzi tat-Telekomunikazzjoni, stab- bilit bid-Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni 90/450/KEE (6); (g) Kumitat Konġunt dwar Problemi Soċjali tal-Ħaddiema Agri- koli, stabbilit bid-Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni 74/442/KEE (7); (h) Kumitat Konġunt dwar Problemi Soċjali tas-Sajd fuq il-Baħar, stabbilit bid-Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni 74/441/KEE (8); (i) Kumitat Konġunt dwar Servizzi Postali, stabbilit bid-Deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni 94/595/KE (9). Iżda l-Kumitati stabbiliti b’dawk id-deċiżjonijiet għandhom ikomplu sakemm il-Kumitati Settorjali stabbiliti b’din id-deċiżjoni jieħdu posthom, iżda f’kull każ mhux iktar tard mill-31 ta’ Diċem- bru, 1998. 2. Bla ħsara għall-Artikolu 1, il-Kumitat ta’ Djalogu Settorjali għandu wkoll jibdel gruppi ta’ ħidma oħra informali li permezz tagħhom il-Kummissjoni sa issa ġabet ’il quddiem id-djalogu soċjali f’ċerti setturi li ma kinux milquta bl-applikazzjoni tad- deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni li tistabilixxi Kumitati Konġunti. 3. Id-Deċiżjonijiet imsemmija fil-punti (a) sa (i) tal-paragrafu 1 huma revokati b’effett mill-1 ta’Jannar 1999. Artikolu 6 Magħmula fi Brussel, fl-20 ta’ Mejju 1998. tgħarraf Jekk il-Kummissjoni lill-Kumitat b’diskussjoni dwar materja kunfidenzjali, membri tal-Kumitat ikunu marbuta li, bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet ta’ l-Artikolu 214 tat-Trattat, ma jikxfux it-tagħrif li jkunu saru jafu bih waqt il-laqgħat tal-Kumitat jew ta’ segretarjat tiegħu. Għall-Kummissjoni Pádraig FLYNN Membru tal-Kummissjoni (1) ĠU L 253, ta’ l-4. 9. 1987, p. 20. (2) ĠU L 230, ta’ l-24. 8. 1990, p. 22. (3) ĠU L 297, tas-6. 11. 1980, p. 28. (4) ĠU L 317, tat-28. 11. 1985, p. 33. (5) ĠU L 8, ta’ l-10. 1. 1985, p. 26. (6) ĠU L 230, ta’ l-24. 8. 1990, p. 25. (7) ĠU L 243, tal-5. 9. 1974, p. 22. (8) ĠU L 243, tal-5. 9. 1974, p. 19. (9) ĠU L 225, tal-31. 8. 1994, p. 31


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title: Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the candidate countries in Central and Eastern Europe on accession strategies for environment: meeting the challenge of enlargement with the candidate countries in Central and Eastern Europe

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text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 20. 05. 1998 COM(1998) 294 final Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the Candidate Countries in Central and Eastern Europe on Accession Strategies for Environment : Meeting the Challenge of Enlargement with the Candidate Countries in Central and Eastern Europe TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION: THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPROXIMATION PROCESS 1 Challenges: 1. 1 The legislative challenge 1. 2 The institutional challenge 1. 3 Main sector specific challenges 1. 4 The financial challenge 2 Priorities: 2. 1 Introduction 2. 2 Prioritisation of the environmental acquis 2. 3 Full compliance for all new investments 2 4 Priorities beyond legal approximation-Nuclear Safety 3 Community assistance: 3. 1 Mobilising financial resources to support the strategy 3. 2 Environmental approximation advice and assistance 3. 3 Co-ordination of Community and Member State approximation assistance 3. 4 Support for implementation and enforcement activities Conclusions 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 9 9 10 11 13 13 14 15 Annexes Annex 1 : Estimate on costs of environmental compliance Annex 2: Programming and monitoring of the transposition and implementation of the environmental acquis A(L INTRODUCTION: THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPROXIMATION PROCESS In the forthcoming enlargement of the Union the environmental dimension will present greater challenges than in any previous accession. This relates both to the sheer scale of past environmental liabilities and the gap in the level of environmental protection in Centra! and Eastern Europe compared with the situation in the EU On the other hand, the candidate countries also possess vast areas of untouched nature which contribute considerably to biological diversity in the whole of Europe. To keep these assets and at the same time to develop and manage an economically and environmentally sustainable framework, is the major challenge ahead. The cornerstone for such a framework is the environmental acquis of the European Union. However, as recognized in the Commission's Agenda 2000, full compliance with the environmental acquis will probably only be achievable in the long term for all candidate countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Against this background, Agenda that a special strategy for the adoption and implementation of the 2000 proposed environmental acquis should be set up and combined with a reinforced Community pre-accession assistance strategy where investment for adoption of the environmental acquis is one of the priorities. In partnership with the Union, realistic, national, long-term strategies for gradual effective alignment should be drawn up and start being implemented in all applicant countries before accession, in particular for tackling water and air pollution. These strategies should identify key priority areas and objectives to be fulfilled by the dates of accession as well as timetables for further full compliance; ensuing obligations should be incorporated in the accession treaties. All new investments should comply with the acquis. Important domestic and foreign financial resources, in particular from the private sector, will have to be mobilised in support of these strategies. The Union will he able to make only a partial contribution. ' This special strategy for the environmental approximation calls for special measures and consideration both in the candidate countries and in the Community. The aim of the Communication is to examine, in view of the indications in Agenda 2000 some of the practical considerations which the Commission believes that the candidate countries should take into account when further developing their national strategies for achieving full compliance with the environmental acquis. This examination does not prejudge the allocation of the future pre-accession facilities. The Communication falls within the Union's reinforced pre-accession strategy. It aims to complement the Accession Partnerships, and to provide assistance to the candidate countries in the refinement of their National Programmes for the Adoption of the Acquis. It does not in any way prejudge the accession negotiations, or the scope and duration of any transitional arrangements that might be the result of these negotiations. See CX)M(97)200() Volume 1 p 65 The Communication focuses on issues related to the ten candidate countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Cyprus also faces the task of environmental approximation, but has different challenges. It is the intention of the Commission to propose a separate document reflecting the specific circumstances for Cyprus at a later stage. 1. THE CHALLENGES This chapter presents an overview of the challenges of compliance with the environmental acquis, including the legal and institutional aspects 1. 1. The Legislative Challenge All candidate countries have started to transpose the environmental acquis into their national legislation. There is, however, a lack of a strategic approach towards legal transposition. Only a few countries have so far done a comprehensive analysis of legal gaps between their existing national legislation and the corresponding EU acquis. This is needed to support the task of prioritisation and drawing up realistic timetables for the transposition work. Shortage of legal expertise, in particular in relation to the environmental acquis, and language barriers, are still a problem in all the candidate countries although to a varying degree. 1. 2. The Institutional Challenge The Commission's opinions identified, for all the ten applicant countries, a need to strengthen the administrative structure necessary for environmental management. This general weakness varies in level from country to country and some further investigation is needed in order to identify the precise scope of the problem and develop solutions. One of the key tasks of the ministries of environment is to draft the necessary legislation and to provide for all measures to implement this legislation, which in many cases will require considerable investment, new or reorganised institutions, or both. Environmental approximation has to be seen as a task for the whole ministry. In many countries, there is still a lack of understanding of the scope of the challenge ahead and of the question of responsibility for the co-ordination of the approximation process. Some of the issues considered to be "environmental" in the European Union are, however, within the responsibilities of other ministries, such as chemicals, genetically modified organisms, radiation protection or drinking water. This requires particular attention, as a lack of or weak intra-ministerial co-ordination could be a serious obstacle in the approximation process. Implementation and enforcement of environmental legislation is often delegated to regional or local authorities or other institutions responsible for monitoring, issuing of permits and inspection. In many cases, the work of these bodies will be seriously affected by the new legislation, with additional obligations requiring more efficient management and additional staff training. The development of regional and local environmental administrations will need specific attention in all the candidate countries. 1. 3. Main Sector Specific Challenges Air Most of the countries will face great difficulties in meeting EU air quality requirements. This is largely due to problems of emissions from stationary sources such as power plants and local district heating installations. As one of the first steps, the countries need to identify zones and urban agglomerations where EU limits are being exceeded. Some countries have developed action plans for dealing with these zones. Other countries have as yet made little progress in putting in place the necessary facilities and institutions in order to meet the basic requirements of the air quality legislation such as monitoring and data collection. Most countries have not yet developed implementation plans for compliance with standards for air emissions from large combustion plants and plans to close down facilities which are not in compliance. Several countries face financial problems in adapting their refineries to meet the present and future fuel quality standards of the EU. Waste In the waste sector, much remains to be done in all the applicant countries. However, steps in defining policies and approximating legislation have accelerated during 1997 in some countries. The directives dealing with the incineration and management of municipal and hazardous wastes present the greatest challenge. While some are actively developing investment programmes for the waste sector, a large number of waste incinerators will need retrofitting and restructuring to meet EU standards. Water Major investment programmes to improve drinking water quality and the management of waste water are underway and planned in most of the countries. As regards cross-border pollution of water, a particular challenge will be the establishment and implementation of an integrated river basin management approach by the riparian states of international rivers, such as the Danube and Oder. In transposing and implementing the nitrates directive, none of the countries appear to have made much progress. With the current decline in agricultural production and lower fertiliser use, candidate countries tend to see this as a low priority. However, it is important to establish the required management structures to limit non-point source nitrate pollution as the economies improve. Industrial Pollution Control and Risk Management Transposition of the Seveso directive and its implementation needs more attention, as this would considerably reduce the risks of major accidents from industrial installations throughout the region. Much remains to be done to reach the acquis in this area. Most of the candidate countries have specific industrial 'hot spot' areas, due to the concentration of heavily polluting industries and energy production. While many industrial plants in these areas are being restructured into modern and viable plants, some of them, especially energy utilities, are likely to remain in operation for several years yet with pollution levels which do not comply with EU requirements. The use of oil shale and brown coal in a few countries remains a particular problem. The candidate countries should be encouraged to set in place the Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) which provides the new framework for managing industrial pollution problems in an integrated way. Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection In all the countries a basic law on nuclear safety and radiation protection has recently been adopted. This framework law needs to be supplemented by several pieces of legislation in order to ensure full compliance with the acquis. It is important to note that most of this legislation is needed even if there is no nuclear power sector. Institution building should be regarded as a priority. Nuclear Safety authorities are faced with high demands for specialised technical support and scarce financial and human resources. Independent regulatory authorities have to be further supported. 1. 4. The Financial Challenge Based on first region-wide estimates, the total investment costs of meeting the environmental acquis are likely to be around ECU 100 - 120 billion for all the ten candidate countries (See Annex 1). The bulk of the investment is likely to be needed for infrastructure in air pollution abatement, water and waste water management and waste management. In addition, setting up and reinforcing environmental management structures for efficient implementation, monitoring and enforcement will also need substantial resources. The scale of these is more difficult to estimate. Detailed and reliable information about the financial implications of single directives for individual candidate countries is not yet available. Some countries, however, have started work on costing in relation to specific directives as a first step towards the elaboration of financing strategies. This work on costing should be given immediate priority in all the candidate countries. 2. PRIORITIES 2. 1. Introduction Agenda 2000 proposes that the candidate countries, in partnership with the Union, before accession draw up - and start implementing - realistic national long-term strategies for gradual and effective alignment with the environmental acquis, in particular for tackling water and air pollution. These long-term national strategies should include key priority areas • • objectives to be fulfilled by the dates of accession • timetables for further full compliance Ensuing obligations should be incorporated in the accession treaties. Additionally, Agenda 2000 proposes that • all new investments should comply with the acquis. In the framework of the Accession Partnerships, the candidate countries have drawn up National Programmes for the Adoption of the Acquis, (NPAA). These national programmes will evolve. Within this context, this chapter deals with the question of setting priorities for the process of implementation of the acquis with the aim to contribute to the further development and detailing of the NPAAs in the Candidate Countries, within the above mentioned framework laid down in Agenda 2000. Some practical questions related to the establishment of the programmes are discussed in Annex 2. 2. 2. Prioritisation of the Environmental Acquis A number of different priorities have to be considered and reconciled within the overall process of approximation. Meeting the acquis is an indispensable condition for membership of the Union, but not an end in itself. The important environmental problems and priorities in each candidate country should be addressed in the process. Approximation to the EU acquis will give focus and direction to national efforts. Finally, the economic implications - both in terms of constraints and potential incentives for growth and competitiveness - have to be considered carefully. The first set of priorities to consider relate to the specific environmental problems and priorities in the individual country: Environmental priorities cannot be determined from an abstract analysis of the acquis, but have to be decided on the basis of a detailed assessment of the v 5 environmental situation in each country. Based on the analysis carried out for the preparation of the opinions in Agenda 2000, the Commission has given a first indication of such environmental priority areas for each country in the Accession Partnerships. The general emphasis given to 'measures to tackle pollution of water and air' in Agenda 2000 does not imply that these parts of the acquis are inherently more important than other parts, but is based on the recognition that all the candidate countries have considerable problems in these key areas. As mentioned in chapter 1 waste management is also a key area in which all the candidate countries have to make a serious effort in order to reach existing EU standards. Even if some common problems and priorities can be identified, environmental priorities have to be country-specific, taking the particular environmental needs and problems into account. The National Programmes for the Adoption of the Acquis will include such country-specific priorities. The second set of priorities concern the legislative and administrative gaps which have to be filled in order to meet the acquis. The establishment of such legislative and administrative priorities has to be based on a detailed comparison of existing national environmental EU environmental legislation, provision by provision, in order to identify gaps to be filled. But this analysis of formal legislative compliance can not stand alone. It has to be accompanied by an assessment of the administrative and institutional needs to be met in order to ensure effective implementation, monitoring and control of the legislative measures. legislation and The analytical examination ('screening') of the acquis, which was launched in March 1998, will assist the candidate countries in identifying the legislative gaps'. Two Commission documents provide further guidance in this area: The Commission Staff Working Paper from 1997, "Guide to the Approximation of the European Union Environmental Legislation" 2, contains a detailed survey of the bulk of EU environmental legislation, identifying key issues and steps to take by authorities in the candidate countries in order to bring national environmental legislation and administrative practices in line with the EU environmental acquis. The Guide structures the environmental acquis in different sectors and 'families' of legislation pertaining to the same environmental subject matter, but does not directly aim at identifying the pieces of legislation within the acquis which for systematic legislative or administrative reasons should be set in place first. However, for the environmental legislation which has a direct impact on the functioning of the Internal Market (i. e. the product-related environmental legislation) such a classification into 'Stage 1' and 'Stage 2' legislation can be found in the SF. C(97)1608 Commission's White Paper from 1995 on 'Preparation of the Associated Countries of Central and Eastern Europe for Integration into the Internal Market of the Union'. 3 The White Paper comprises roughly half of the total environmental acquis. The priorities (i. e. the identification of 'Stage V and 'Stage 2' legislation) found in the White Paper remain valid for this part of the acquis The criteria that were used in the White Paper for identifying 'Stage V legislation may this type of priority - with a slight modification - also be used for selecting of legislation in relation to the other half of the environmental acquis, which was not covered by the White Paper. These criteria for selection of priority measures are 5. • measures that establish the overall framework for more detailed legislation; • measures that address fundamental principles or provide for the basic procedures which govern the sector concerned; • measures that in one way or another are a pre-condition for the effective functioning of environmental protection6 in that sector. Using these criteria, two types of basic environmental legislation can be identified as systematic, administrative priorities: • basic procedures for environmental administration with the objective of ensuring a rational assessment of environmental impacts of different types of private and public projects, transparency and access to environmental information for the public and procedures for reporting on implementation of legislation; • environmental framework legislation in the areas of water protection, protection of air quality, waste management, nature protection, industrial pollution control, risk assessment of chemicals and protection against major industrial hazards; A third set of priorities concern the economic implications of the measures to be implemented. Within the environmental acquis a relatively small group of legislation stands out because they require very costly investments for their implementation. This group of legislation concerns infrastructure installations in relation to: • Drinking water supply and waste water management • Large combustion plants 5 COM(95) 163 The White Paper docs not aim to identify priorities in the sense of the relative importance' or impact' of the different legislative measures, but "identifies the key measures in each sector and suggests the sequence in which approximation could be tackled" in order lo facilitate the tusk of approximation for the candidate countries. 5 See COM(95)163 final/2, p. 3. The White Paper has: "for the effective functioning of the Internal Market in that sector. " • Waste management The implementation of this group of legislation typically requires comprehensive physical investments to upgrade infrastructure installations which, for technical and economic reasons, will take considerable time to implement. It should be noted that this group of legislation, when adopted, allowed for considerable lead times for in existing Member States. However, because very achieving important gains for environment and public health are to be made from the implementation of this legislation and because the full technical implementation will require considerable time, it is very important that the legislative framework is set in place and that first steps to implementation are taken as soon as possible. full compliance Integration: Environmental and general economic and competitive improvements can be achieved at the same time only through full integration of environmental considerations into sector policy and investment decisions. The candidate countries with economies still in transition can combine environmental improvements with economic competitiveness when preparing for entry into the EU internal market. To achieve this, the integration of environmental concerns into sector policies needs to be reinforced already now. Integration can be achieved in practice by introducing comprehensive environmental impact appraisal procedures, by pursuing the "precautionary principle" and "polluter pays principle" and by using sound scientific assessments for all relevant investment and policy decisions. In order to ensure least-cost solutions and an overall enhancement of both the economic and the environmental efficiency of the approximation process, the candidate countries should consider carefully how the environmental priorities and objectives could be integrated into other public policies and programmes. When further developing their National Programmes for the Adoption of the Acquis the candidate countries therefore need to consider • • How programmes for promoting energy efficiency, cleaner technologies, waste minimisation and recycling, rail and public transport, etc. can be integrated into the national economic and sectoral policies. How industrial or agricultural production can be focused in a sustainable manner taking into account the environmental and resource constraints of the country. • How the environmental gains resulting from the economic decline during the first years of transition can be maintained at the same time as the economies are growing. A forward-looking approach to the challenge of meeting the acquis can reap benefits, which go well beyond meeting the legislative requirements for accession in an individual area of EU policy. It will lead to a very considerable increase of the level of protection of human health and the environment in the candidate countries themselves and also in the European Union, due to the transboundary nature of environmental impact. But it will also make an important contribution to industrial and agricultural competitiveness and economic growth in the candidate countries, if the process is well managed from the start. 2. 3. Full Compliance for All New Investments integrating environmental Agenda 2000 clearly underlines considerations into economic development both in the private and the public sectors right from the start when it states that 'all new investments should comply with the acquis. ' importance of the It is generally less costly to introduce pollution reduction measures as an integral part of a new physical investment than to retrofit installations already in place. This also applies to situations where an existing plant or installation is being enlarged or substantially rehabilitated. Full compliance with relevant environmental requirements should therefore also be applied in these situations. This approach promotes the introduction of least-cost and efficient production technologies. It will lead to , promote joint-ventures and stimulate the market for competitive industries environmental technology which will have a positive employment effect both in the EU and in the candidate countries. That this requirement makes good sense also from a financial point of view can be seen from the fact that financiers and serious industrial investors in the region already take the EU accession process and its requirements into account. Candidate countries will be well advised to follow this principle themselves in relation to domestic investments during the pre-accession period. The community funding will be made conditional of compliance with this requirement. The International Financing Institutions should be encouraged to apply a similar conditionality. The obligation will be incorporated in the Accession Treaties, as foreseen by Agenda 2000, for the period after accession 2. 4. Priorities beyond legal approximation - Nuclear safety Nuclear safety in the applicant countries is a major political issue and challenge in the enlargement process , which goes well beyond the environmental approximation process. The Commission's overall strategy is not only to reduce the risk which is actually associated with the civil use of nuclear energy in these countries, but also to bring the general safety standard for power production as well as waste management up to a level which is comparable to that which prevails in the EU. This implies both technical improvements and institution building. Inter alia, in each country with a nuclear power sector there is a need for a competent and independent national regulatory body which licenses and monitors the operation of the plants and ensures that the right priority is given to nuclear safety. In Agenda 2000 it is proposed that after 2000, it may be possible to increase the amount of EU financing. The future of the nuclear sector in the candidate countries must be seen in the wider context of national energy strategies which plan for alternative and complementary for investments in safety standards, energy efficiency decommissioning and future sources of supply, generate sufficient to pay income measures and the rehabilitation of thermal plants which today do not meet EU environmental standards. The commitments made by Bulgaria (1993) and Lithuania (1994) to close down inherently unsafe installations, in accordance with the Nuclear Safety Account Agreement with the EBRD, must be respected. Although it has not taken on any international commitment, Slovakia faces a similar challenge concerning the closure of two reactors. 3. COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE While the candidate countries themselves will have to mobilise the necessary resources for focused and cost-efficient implementation of the environmental acquis, Community assistance can play a catalytic role in accelerating actions. In these activities, both the Community as a whole and the Member States with their bilateral programmes, will have an important role to play. To date, the Commission has gradually intensified its efforts in assisting and guiding the applicant countries in their environmental approximation process, in particular through the Phare programmes and the multi-disciplinary sub-committees within the framework of the Europe Agreements. In addition to these efforts, the Commission intends to focus in the coming years also on the following activities: • Mobilising further financial resources, as part of pre-accession structural assistance, for environmental improvements in the accession process as a whole, • Reinforcing support for environmental approximation including co-ordination of Community and Member States' assistance • Promoting institution building activities for strengthening implementation and enforcement. • Participation of the candidate countries, which so wish, in the Community financial instrument for the environment (LIFE). • Participation of the candidate countries in the European Environment Agency (EEA). • Support from the RTD framework programme for research projects, pilot and demonstration projects and accompanying measures, as appropriate. 3. 1. Mobilising Financial Resources to Support the Strategy for full compliance with the environmental acquis will be The resources required substantial but justified, not only from an environmental, but also from an economic point of view. The implementation of the EU environmental acquis will lead to modernised, efficient and competitive industries with healthy and safe products, and to cost-efficient and sustainable environmental infrastructure (water, waste, and energy 10 services). The need for technological modernisation and restructuring of industry and agriculture in the candidate countries is not only a consequence of the criteria se! for accession to the European Union, but also of the more fundamental need to ensure economic growth and general welfare through adaptation of economies to cope with free-market conditions. The environmental the environmental aquis are to a very large extent investment which the countries would have found necessary to make independent of the enlargement process The economic challenge raised by the environmental approximation process as such is therefore mainly one of timing. In spite of clear economic benefits from required investments the relatively quick implementation required to ensure accession within a reasonable time- horizon will be difficult due to the scarce financial and other resources in the candidate countries. investments needed to meet Most of the candidate countries are already making significant efforts to mobilise more resources for environmental improvements. Overall increases in recent years have been over 30% on average. Currently, expenditure levels in the candidate countries are, on average, at a similar level to the EU or higher in terms of share of GDP. Agenda 2000 proposals include several financing instruments to assist the candidate countries in mobilising further resources for environmental improvements. Existing resources In 1998 and 1999 the Phare programme will remain the main Community financial instrument for assistance through the pre-accession strategy. For assistance related to environment, nuclear safety and civil protection the following considerations need to be taken into account: • The Accession Partnerships - the single framework for prioritising Community assistance including Phare assistance- as well as the candidate countries National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis will be followed closely and monitored regularly. The infrastructure investment required in order to implement the environmental acquis is enormous and constitutes one of the priority areas for pre-accession support from Phare for large infrastructure and other projects. This priority will be reflected in all future Phare programming. The new Large Scale Infrastructure Investment Facility, LSIF, combining national and Phare resources with funding from international financing institutions, will be developed into a important too! for financing investments with environmental benefits on transboundary, regional and global levels next to transport infrastructure investments. As such, the LSÏF is a precursor of the newly proposed Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre- accession Assistance, ISP A. The Phare multi-beneficiary programme for environment should contribute to assist the countries in developing and implementing their environmental approximation strategies and work programmes focusing on fostering harmonised policies and approaches in line with EU policies and on joint cost-effective assistance programmes. There may also be a need to finance regional co-operation projects, for example to establish objectives for implementing key framework directives for 11 water and air and for meeting their international acquis related obligations (climate change, acidification, etc. ). The future On 18 March 1998 the Commission adopted two proposals for regulations for new pre-accession instruments, namely the Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre- Accession (ISPA)7 and the Pre-Accession Measures for Agriculture and Rural Development8. Community pre-accession assistance for the environment will therefore increase considerably after the year 2000. When applying the Community pre- accession and post-accession financing instruments, the following possibilities should be explored further: • The sustainable adaptation of agriculture and the promotion of sustainable transport and energy policies require specific attention in the candidate countries. For transport this implies the development of environmentally sustainable modes of transport and transport services such as rail, waterborne and public transport and the integration of several modes of transport (intermodality). The Commission has recently launched a project within the multi-country Phare transport programme to develop a cohesive strategy in the candidate countries to mitigate the effects of transport-related environmental problems through a regional approach. • In its proposal for the new ISPAinstrument, the Commission has proposed environment along with transport as the areas for assistance An appropriate balance will need to be struck between these two fields. Special attention needs to be paid to securing sustainable and cost-efficient assistance which mobilises national and other international financing for individual projects. • From the proposed Community initiatives, co-ordination and synergy between INTERREG and Phare in cross-border co-operation should be enhanced in order to solve regional cross-border environmental problems. With these limited resources the Community will try to achieve the maximum multiplier effect for each aid measure. Community grant financing will act as a catalyst and provide leverage in combination with loan financing by international financing institutions and national resources. Experience from projects financed by international financing institutions shows that leverage worth up to 2-4 times the EU grants for investment could be achieved. In order to maximise this leverage and to avoid ad hoc subsidising of investments a comprehensive financial strategy and operational modalities for the use of Community financing instruments within the framework of the Acessions Partnerships and the National Programmes for the Adoption of the Acquis should be established. 3. 2. Environmental Approximation Advice and Assistance Agenda 2000 proposes increased attention to the approximation of legislation assistance: "As the applicant countries start irreversibly to adopt the Community 7 COM(1998)138 8COM(1998)153 12 acquis, it will be necessary to increase the assistance provided by the Union with regard to the approximation of laws. " The Commission will reinforce the existing activities focusing legislative approximation; development of environmental accession programmes; the establishment of harmonised monitoring and progress reporting mechanisms; programmes for reinforcement of implementing institutions; technical assistance for the preparation of investment programmes and implementation, regional environmental co-operation programmes. inter alia on: (Development of Implementation Strategies It is proposed in Agenda 2000, that TAIEX would expand its assistance on legislative transposition to the entire environmental, nuclear safety and civil protection acquis. The type of environmental accession guidance, as currently provided under the DISAE facility in Environment) should therefore be continued within the framework of TAIEX. In addition, investment related technical assistance for project preparation will be made available through the Phare Large Scale Infrastructure (LSI) Facility Environmental assistance and institution building measures will be reinforced through Phare national programmes when the programmes are related to the implementation of national accession priorities. Before the new pre-accession instruments come into force, technical assistance will be also made available through Phare for the preparation of the administrative and financing bodies, such as the National Environmental Protection Funds. This preparation will also include assistance for a correct application of the EIA-Directive. for Approximation The participation of the candidate countries into the LIFE programme has started where countries so chose and will continue. National contribution may be supplemented byPhare funds. This will facilitate support for the introduction of the Community environmental policies in the applicant countries. The Commission also intends to assist the authorities in the candidate countries by providing further guidance documents related to the practical development and implementation of national approximation programmes and strategies. 3. 3. Co-ordination of Community and Member State Approximation Assistance The EU Member States have extensive bilateral assistance programmes for environmental approximation. Synergy between such programmes and the Community programmes is being pursued to reinforce environmental approximation assistance. the Commission Informal programmes and bilateral schemes has been ongoing since 1996 providing a good overview of the state of play. These informal contacts will continue in order to identify assistance gaps and to achieve an even greater synergy. information exchange and co-ordination between 3. 4. Support for Implementation and Enforcement Activities Given the importance of implementation of the environmental acquis and taking into account the Commission's Communication to the Council and the European Parliament on "Implementing Community Environmental Law"9 it becomes obvious 9 COM(96) 500 final 13 that implementation is a crucial item on the enlargement agenda because all legislation would remain dead letter if it was not properly applied and enforced. The European Union informal Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law, IMPEL, was formed in 1992, with the main objective of creating the necessary impetus in the Community to make progress in ensuring a more effective application of environmental legislation. The Commission has initiated the creation of a parallel network for the candidate countries which will be closely linked to the IMPEL and will use its experience to address implementation and enforcement issues related to the application of Community environmental legislation. This will be supplemented by integrating the applicant countries into the work of the European Environment Agency with a specific focus on European State of Environment reports and implementation of EU environmental legislation. (RTD) The EU Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Programmes are playing an increasing role in extending participation to actors from CEE countries. The collaboration of networking of partners in RTD activities from candidate countries will facilitate and accelerate transboundary and inter-sectoral environmental co-operation. In addition, the environmental activities foreseen in the Information Society Research programme (Fifth Framework Programme) will foster co-operation between national and local authorities, research organisations and industry between the EU and the CEECs. As local governments are assuming increased responsibilities in implementing EU environmental legislation, the Commission intends to assist the cities in the candidate countries to participate in the European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign. Through this network the cities will be better equipped to develop integrated and least- cost plans for implementing the new legislation. 14 CONCLUSIONS • In spite of the efforts towards environmental approximation in all the candidate countries, substantive additional work will be necessary to achieve full compliance with the environmental acquis. • These additional efforts are of a legislative, administrative and financial nature, with major human resource implications. • While resource mobilisation for required environmental investments will be one of the more difficult challenges of the accession process, special attention also needs to be paid to reinforcing a wide range of environmental institutions, from regional and local environmental inspectorates into networks of non-governmental organisations. • Effective, prioritised management of the approximation process is crucial, in particular with respect to the limited resources, and requires careful strategic planning and cost-effective programmes. • Compliance with the EU environmental acquis is justified both for environmental and economic reasons. The implementation of the environmental acquis will result in modern and more efficient industries, energy production and improved and cost- effective urban environmental infrastructure services. However, in spite of clear economic benefits from these investments quick implementation will be difficult due to the scarce financial and other resources. • • through Preventive measures integration of environmental and sustainable development considerations into sectoral policies, such as transport, energy and agriculture, need adequate attention both in the applicant countries and in Community financing and other policies. The process of environmental approximation should not be seen as the exclusive responsibility and concern of the ministers of environment in the applicant countries. The Union's financial assistance will only cover a minor part of all the resources required, but their proper use can have a catalytic effect in mobilising other resources. In order to maximise this leverage and to avoid ad hoc subsidising of investments a comprehensive financial strategy and operational modalities for the use of Community financing instruments within the framework of the Acessions Partnerships and the National Programmes for the Adoption of the Acquis should be established. As financial resources will be limited, it is important to ensure that the external assistance is focused, co-ordinated and targeted so as to achieve the greatest possible benefit. The Commission therefore has agreed to extend the dialogue and co-operation with Member States and International Financing Institutions (IFIs) in order to enhance the co-ordination and efficiency of the assistance and other environmentally related activities in the EU enlargement process. Guiding principles for co-operation and co-ordination with the IFIs have been laid down in the 15 Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank. The Commission will also increase its efforts to provide information, guidance and technical assistance to the candidate countries in legal and administrative areas relevant to the implementation of the environmental acquis. This includes support for networking mechanisms for the applicant countries, such as the network of inspectorates and local governments and the gradual integration of the applicant the activities of the European countries Environmental Agency. the LIFE programme, and into research Scientific actions through constitutes a key objective and a source of knowledge for the sustainable management of natural resources. joint projects/concerted implemented The enlargement process offers challenges and opportunities for the environment not only in the applicant countries, but for Europe as a whole. Coherent policies need to be applied and synergies sought between the enlargement process, wider regional environmental co-operation in Europe and global environmental issues. • Meeting the environmental acquis is not the end-goal, neither for the candidate countries, nor for the European Union. The challenge of full integration of environmental and sustainable development dimension into all major policy areas remains a major and urgent challenge for the whole of the European Union. The process of enlargement should be seen in this wider perspective and should be managed in such a way as to bring the objective of a genuinely sustainable development closer to home. 16 ANNEX 1: ESTIMATES ON COSTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE In the preparation process for the Agenda 2000 proposal the Commission conducted a review of 15 different studies related to the costs of the approximation of EU environmental legislation in the 10 associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The main reference documents for methodological approach and factual information used were OECD reports on pollution abatement and control expenditure in OECD countries, the World Bank programmes in the region and country specific costing work conducted by candidate countries themselves. The Commission asked EDC Consultants from Ireland to make a critical analysis of these studies, to compare the findings with similar work done for the Cohesion countries and to take into account the practical experience from the German unification process. The findings of this critical assessment are summarised in the report "Compliance costing for approximation of EU environmental legislation in the CEEC", May 1997, EDC Consultants. The findings of this work can be summarised as follows: • The total investment costs of meeting the environmental acquis are likely to be up to ECU 120 billion for all the ten associated countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The bulk of the investment is likely to be needed in air pollution abatement, water and wastewater management and management and disposal of municipal and hazardous waste • These costs and their impact will depend on the timing of investments and the selection of most cost-effective policy measures. More detailed country and sector specific information can be found in the above report. To promote the realistic and coherent further costing work in the region OECD organised in April 1997 a seminar for the candidate countries on methodological approach. In March 1998 environmental economists from Member States debated methodologies for environmental approximation costings. Further guidance and assistance to the applicant countries on practical costing work has been arranged through Phare programme. Recent country specific information confirms that the order of the magnitude of the first estimates is correct. -?> ANNEX 2 PROGRAMMING AND MONITORING OF THE TRANSPOSITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACQUIS This annex looks at the key steps to be followed for one of the major elements of this strategy, namely the national programmes for the adoption of the environmental acquis. The establishment of such detailed national programmes for environmental approximation will form the basis, both for the management of the pre-accession process under the Accession Partnerships, and further full compliance after accession. Requirements of the Environmental Acquis The starting point for an approximation programme will be to determine the overall requirements of the acquis. The Commission has recently published a "Guide to the Approximation of European Union Environmental Legislation" (SEC(97) 1608), which will be available in all the national languages of the candidate countries and can be used by the countries to identify key issues and steps in the process of transposing and implementing the environmental acquis. Legal Gap Analysis Having established the baseline requirements, the next step will consist of a comprehensive legal gap analysis to identify the areas where existing national legislation will have to be modified or developed in order to comply with the environmental acquis. This should be done thoroughly, directive by directive and article by article, in order to ensure full coverage. "Tables of concordance" are the practical instrument for this analysis. Identification of Institutional Needs the directives. Directives Often, specific obligations to establish an administrative infrastructure result directly inspections, from monitoring, record keeping, making available information to the general public, reporting to the European Commission, clearly call for national authorities to fulfil these requirements. foreseeing permits, notifications, It is entirely up to the current and future Member States to define the responsible bodies and the distribution of competencies between national, regional or local authorities. This does not necessarily require a complete change of the existing administrative framework in the candidate countries. Wherever possible, existing structures and experience should be used There are, however, areas in most of the candidate countries which have not been covered at all by any legislation, where it will be necessary to create new authorities. Examples of this are genetically modified organisms and the chemical accidents covered by the Seveso-directive. Often the environmental acquis can only be implemented by strong regional and local /If implementation bodies. As many of the applicant countries have not yet been able to develop such bodies, this is likely to need special attention and additional efforts. Legislative Programmes for the Adoption of the Whole Environmental Acquis The legislative gap analysis visualised by the tables of concordance and the administrative needs assessment, form the basis for amending or drafting the necessary legislation. It is advisable to set up a proper legislative programme with precise timetables for the different stages of the legislative process. Transparency and public participation should be pursued through consultation procedures. Strengthening of the administrative infrastructure. Strengthening of the administrative infrastructure has been understood as the regulatory distribution of competencies and the attribution of responsibilities. In addition, it will be necessary to provide the administration - as defined in the legislation - with the practical means to fulfil its obligations. This includes technical infrastructure and sufficient human resources with suitable professional backgrounds. It is very likely that substantial institution building programmes will have to be elaborated and implemented in order to ensure the efficiency of the environmental administration. In addition to the national tasks for the administration, countries should be aware that, on the day of accession, participation in a large number of formal and informal Council and Commission working groups will be expected. This places a considerable burden particularly on small countries. A review of the environmental acquis considering the establishment of formal regulatory or advisory committees will give a first idea about the number of people likely to be involved. In order to assist the strengthening of environmental administrative structures in the candidate countries, the Commission is developing the concept of institution building in priority sectors through twinning between candidate country administrations and corresponding administrations in the existing Member States. Environment has been identified as a key priority in the Accession Partnerships and will be given special attention in this context. Long-term secondments of Member State officials and practitioners involved in the implementation and enforcement of the acquis will constitute the backbone of twinning operations, which may also include other measures required to achieve well-specified objectives. Implementation Programmes Implementation programmes containing an environmental sectoral analysis, priorities, annual costs for the implementation of the various sectoral parts of the programme, financing strategies, and realistic timetables specifying target dates of compliance are a crucial component of the National Programme for the Adoption of the acquis. A mechanism for continuously monitoring the completion of the programme and for annual reporting on progress should be included. Implementation programmes will /I normally consist of a strategic conceptual planning and a project development and implementation phase. A first step of the directive-specific implementation programmes will be to define the scope of each individual directive, such as the number of installations covered by the large combustion plants directive, or the potential zones subject to mandatory monitoring as foreseen in the air quality framework directive. These first step assessments should include rough cost estimates. This primary information will form the basis for further strategic planning to take the necessary steps for full compliance with the acquis. Strategic implementation plans need to be detailed and specific enough in order to facilitate focused decision making. Strategic overall planning will be a basis for individual implementation decisions, thus shifting the work from national to regional and local levels and to the private sector. The individual implementation decision will be the responsibility of these implementing agencies. However, the national government remains responsible for ensuring that implementation progresses according to timetables, using available mechanisms for this, such as efficient enforcement of the legislation. Co-ordination and Monitoring All the activities which have been envisaged for the pre-accession period, have to be subject to regular monitoring and review. A comprehensive monitoring mechanism is important when the number of stakeholders involved is likely to increase during the approximation process. It would therefore be advisable to establish more formal and structured systems, particularly for communication and reporting. 7*> ISSN 0254-1475 COM(98) 294 final DOCUMENTS EN 14 11 01 Catalogue number : CB-CO-98-353-EN-C ISBN 92-78-36839-3 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg