title: 98/471/EG: Besluit van de Commissie van 16 juli 1998 tot vaststelling van de prioritaire werkterreinen van het actieprogramma voor de uitwisseling tussen ambtelijke diensten van de lidstaten, van nationale ambtenaren die belast zijn met de tenuitvoerlegging van communautaire wet- en regelgeving inzake de interne markt, dat het onderwerp uitmaakt van Beschikking 92/481/EEG van de Raad (Karolus-programma) (kennisgeving geschied onder nummer C(1998) 2012) (Voor de EER relevante tekst)

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text: L 208/62 ‹ ‹NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 24. 7. 98 BESLUIT VAN DE COMMISSIE van 16 juli 1998 tot vaststelling van de prioritaire werkterreinen van het actieprogramma voor de uitwisseling tussen ambtelijke diensten van de lidstaten, van nationale ambtenaren die belast zijn met de tenuitvoerlegging van communautaire wet- en regelgeving inzake de interne markt, dat het onderwerp uitmaakt van Beschikking 92/481/EEG van de Raad (Karolus-programma) (kennisgeving geschied onder nummer C(1998) 2012) (Voor de EER relevante tekst) DE COMMISSIE VAN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN, (98/471/EG) BESLUIT: Gelet op het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap, Artikel 1 Gelet op Beschikking 92/481/EEG van de Raad van 22 september 1992 betreffende een actieprogramma voor de uitwisseling tussen ambtelijke diensten van de lidstaten, van nationale ambtelijke die belast zijn met de tenuitvoer- legging van communautaire wet- en regelgeving inzake de interne markt (1), zoals gewijzigd bij Beschikking nr. 889/ 98/EG (2) van het Europees Parlement en de Raad, inzon- derheid op artikel 5, zesde streepje, Overwegende dat in Beschikking 92/481/EEG is bepaald dat de Commissie jaarlijks in overleg met het in artikel 10 van die beschikking bedoelde comit(cid:130) de prioritaire werk- terreinen van het uitwisselingsprogramma vaststelt; Overwegende dat deze werkterreinen voor 1998 dienen te worden vastgesteld; Overwegende dat de omschrijving van deze prioritaire werkterreinen nauw is verbonden met de tenuitvoerleg- ging van de verschillende maatregelen voor de totstand- brenging van de interne markt, zoals die in artikel 7 A van het Verdrag zijn bepaald; Overwegende dat de uitwisselingen van ambtenaren moeten bijdragen tot een grotere convergentie inzake zowel de interpretatie als de uitvoering van de commu- nautaire besluiten; communautaire Overwegende dat het Karolus-programma niets afdoet aan de zoals Matthaeus (3) op het gebied van douane, Fiscalis (4) op het gebied van indirecte belastingen, Grotius (5) op het gebied van justitie, Odysseus (6), Oisin (7), Falcone (8) en Stop (9) op het gebied van binnenlandse zaken; uitwisselingsprogramma’s, Overwegende dat de in deze beschikking vervatte maatre- gelen in overeenstemming zijn met het advies van het comit(cid:130) waarvan sprake is in artikel 10 van Beschikking 92/481/EEG betreffende het actieprogramma, Voor het begrotingsjaar 1998 zijn de prioritaire werkter- reinen, als bedoeld in artikel 5, zesde streepje van Beschikking 92/481/EEG, de volgende: — farmaceutische producten en geneesmiddelen voor diergeneeskundig gebruik (ambtenaren die belast zijn met het verlenen van toestemming voor en het houden van toezicht op geneesmiddelen — met inbe- grip van de totstandbrenging van een telematicanet voor medische informatica dat het vertrouwelijke karakter en de veiligheid van de uitwisseling van de betreffende gegevens moet waarborgen, personeels- leden die zich bezighouden met de goede fabricage- methode (GFM), inspecties bij de fabrikanten, over- eenkomstig Richtlijn 75/319/EEG van de Raad (10), personeelsleden die belast zijn met het toezicht op de geneesmiddelenmarkt, met name personeelsleden van de offici(cid:137)le controlelaboratoria), 93/37/EEG (13) — overheidsopdrachten (ambtenaren die werkzaam zijn in de administratieve diensten die belast zijn met de gunning van opdrachten waarvan de waarde gelijk is aan of meer bedraagt dan de drempels die zijn aange- geven in de Richtlijnen 92/50/EEG (11), 93/36/ EEG (12), en 93/38/EEG van de Raad (14), met inbegrip van ambtenaren bij de onaf- hankelijke diensten die zich bezighouden met de organisatie van, de controle of het toezicht op de systemen voor het gunnen van overheidsopdrachten of met de ontwikkeling van opleidingsactiviteiten in het huidige stadium van de totstandbrenging van die systemen en de ontwikkeling van hun bevoegdheden op het gebied van overheidsopdrachten), — controle op de uitvoer van bepaalde goederen en tech- nologie(cid:137)n voor twee(cid:137)rlei gebruik, zoals geregeld bij Verordening (EG) nr. 3881/94 van de Raad (15), onver- minderd de nationale bepalingen inzake de bescher- ming van defensiegeheimen (ambtenaren die zich bezighouden met het verlenen van uitvoervergun- ningen en met controle), 24. 7. 98 ‹ ‹NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen L 208/63 — controle de op van uitvoer cultuurgoederen (ambtenaren die belast zijn met het verlenen van uitvoervergunningen en met controle wanneer deze controle niet wordt uitgeoefend door de douanedien- sten (Verordening (EEG) nr. 3911/92 van de Raad (16), — controle op de vervaardiging, het in de handel bren- gen, de in- en uitvoer van precursoren voor drugs wanneer deze zijn toevertrouwd aan andere diensten dan de douane (personeel van deze diensten belast met het verlenen van invoer- en uitvoervergunningen en met controle (Richtlijn 92/109/EEG van de Raad (17), Verordening (EEG) nr. 3677/90 van de Raad (18); Verordening (EEG) nr. 3769/92 van de Commissie (19), plantensoorten — controle op de in- en uitvoer van beschermende dier- en Cites- Overeenkomst (Verordening (EG) nr. 338/97 van de Raad (20) (personeel van de bevoegde instanties die belast zijn met het verlenen van invoer- en uitvoerver- gunningen), overeenkomstig de — diergeneeskunde (personeelsleden die belast zijn met de controle op levende dieren en dierlijke producten in de bedrijven, op de markten, in de installaties voor de productie, verwerking en opslag van producten van dierlijke oorsprong en in de grenscontroleposten, alsook personeelsleden van laboratoria die deelnemen aan de controles in het kader van de bescherming van de volksgezondheid, de gezonheid en het welzijn van dieren, en de naleving van de zo(cid:148)technische regelge- ving en de voorschriften inzake dierherkenning) (21), (Richtlijn 89/686/EEG van richtlijnen inzake — conformiteitsbeoordeling en toezicht op de markt (personeelsleden die zich bezighouden met de tenuit- voerlegging van de speelgoed (Richtlijn 88/378/EEG van de Raad) (22), zoals gewij- zigd bij Richtlijn 93/68/EEG (23); persoonlijke bescher- mingsmiddelen de Raad (24), zoals gewijzigd bij de Richtlijnen 93/68/ EEG, 93/95/EEG (25) en Richtlijn 96/58/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad (26); weegwerktuigen (Richtlijn 90/384/EEG van de Raad (27) zoals gewijzigd bij Richtlijn 93/68/EEG); laagspanning (Richtlijn 73/23/EEG van de Raad (28), zoals gewijzigd bij Richt- lijn 93/68/EEG); elektromagnetische compatibiliteit (Richtlijn 89/336/EEG van de Raad (29), zoals gewijzigd bij de Richtlijnen 92/31/EEG (30) en 93/68/EEG); apparaten en beveiligingssystemen bedoeld voor gebruik op plaatsen waar ontploffingsgevaar kan heersen (Richtlijn 94/9/EG van de Raad (31); medische hulpmiddelen (Richtlijn 93/42/EEG van de Raad (32); gastoestellen (Richtlijn 90/396/EEG van de Raad (33), zoals gewijzigd bij Richtlijn 93/68/EEG); drukappara- tuur (Richtlijn 97/23/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad (34)); chemische producten, explosieve stoffen voor civiel gebruik, machines, de sector motor- voertuigen, pleziervaartuigen en personeelsleden die belast zijn met de tenuitvoerlegging van de verschil- lende kwaliteitsinstrumenten), — levensmiddelen (ambtenaren die belast zijn met de offici(cid:137)le controle op levensmiddelen in het kader van de Richtlijnen 89/397/EEG van de Raad (35) en 93/99/EEG van de Raad (36) betreffende de offici(cid:137)le controle op levensmiddelen, in het bijzonder op het gebied van de levensmiddelenhygi(cid:137)ne, zoals geregeld bij Richtlijn 93/43/EEG van de Raad (37), — fytosanitaire sector (ambtenaren die belast zijn met de fytosanitaire controle op planten en plantaardige producten op de plaats van productie en aan de punten van binnenkomst in de Gemeenschap, alsook ambtenaren die belast zijn met de goedkeuring van en controle op gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en ambte- naren die zich bezighouden met de kwaliteit van zaai- (Richtlijnen van de Raad 77/93/EEG (38), goed) 91/414/EEG (39), 86/362/EEG (41), 76/895/EEG (40), 86/363/EEG (42), 90/642/EEG (43), Verordening nr. 2092/91/EEG (44), Richtlijnen van de Raad 66/400/ EEG (45), 66/401/EEG (46), 66/402/EEG (47), 66/403/ EEG (48), 66/404/EEG (49), 69/208/EEG (50), 70/457/ EEG (51), 92/33/ 70/458/EEG (52), EEG (54) en 92/34/EEG (55); 91/682/EEG (53), — banken, verzekeringsmaatschappijen, effectenbeurzen en instellingen voor collectieve belegging in effecten (personeelsleden van de instanties die toezicht houden op deze instellingen), — voorkoming van het gebruik van het financi(cid:137)le stelsel voor het witwassen van geld (ambtenaren die belast zijn met de tenuitvoerlegging van Richtlijn 91/308/ EEG van de Raad) (56), — namaak en piraterij (ambtenaren die belast zijn met het toezicht op de correcte toepassing in de interne markt van de communautaire wetgeving inzake intel- lectuele en industri(cid:137)le eigendom) (57), — consumentenbescherming op de volgende gebieden: consumptiefkrediet, algemene pakketreizen, economische belangen van de consu- ment en toegang tot de rechter, productveiligheid, — bescherming van persoonsgegevens (ambtenaren die werkzaam zijn bij de nationale autoriteiten die toezicht houden op de toepassing van de nationale bepalingen ter uitvoering van Richtlijn 95/46/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad) (58), — beheer van het verkeer van afvalstoffen tussen lidsta- ten, — wegvervoer (personeelsleden die belast zijn met de tenuitvoerlegging en de effectieve toepassing van de regelgeving, in het bijzonder van de sociale en tech- nische voorschriften), — zeevervoer: controle door maritieme inspecteurs in de havens teneinde na te gaan of schepen voldoen aan de internationale voorschriften inzake maritieme veilig- heid en milieubescherming (Richtlijn 95/21/EG van de Raad) (59), L 208/64 ‹ ‹NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 24. 7. 98 — luchtvervoer (personeel dat belast is met de tenuitvoer- legging en feitelijke toepassing van de regelingen inzake exploitatievergunningen voor luchtvaartmaat- schappijen (Verordening (EEG) nr. 2407/92 van de (Verordening Raad (60)), de toegang tot (EEG) nr. 2408/92 van de Raad (61)), luchthavennetwer- ken, gronddiensten en luchthavenbelasting, de veilig- heid van de (Verordening (EEG) nr. 3922/91 van de Raad (62)) en meer in het bijzonder inzake de afgifte van bewijzen van bevoegdheid (Richtlijn 91/670/EEG van de Raad (63)), alsook inzake de controle op vliegtuigen uit derde landen, luchtroutes luchtvaart — werking van de statistiekprogramma’s in verband met de interne markt (de sectorale programma’s betref- fende het goederen- en dienstenverkeer tussen lidsta- ten) (Verordening (EEG) nr. 3330/91 van de Raad (64)), — concurrentie (ambtenaren of personeelsleden die zich bezighouden met het opstellen en doen toepassen van de concurrentieregels op het gebied van afspraken, machtsposities en concentraties), — telecommunicatie (ambtenaren bij de nationale regel- lidstaat (NRI), die gevende bevoegd zijn voor de reglementering van de nationale telecommunicatiemarkt) (65), in iedere instanties — audiovisuele diensten, in het bijzonder de tenuitvoer- legging van Richtlijn 97/36/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad (66) tot wijziging van Richtlijn 89/552/EEG van de Raad (co(cid:148)rdinatie van bepaalde wettelijke en bestuursrechtelijke bepalingen in de lidstaten inzake de uitoefening van televisieomroepac- tiviteiten), — vrij verkeer van personen (ambtenaren die zich bezig- houden met de erkenning van diploma’s de afgifte van verblijfsvergunningen aan personen die onder het Gemeenschapsrecht vallen, vraagstukken inzake de sociale zekerheid en de toepassing van de beginselen betreffende het vrije verkeer in de prioritaire sectoren van de nationale overheidsdienst, namelijk het open- baar onderwijs, de volksgezondheid, het onderzoek voor burgerlijke doeleinden en openbare lichamen die een commerci(cid:137)le dienst beheren, alsmede arbeidsin- specteurs en personeelsleden van overheidsinstanties voor arbeidsbemiddeling), — arbeidsrecht (ambtenaren die belast zijn met de tenuit- voerlegging en met het toezicht op de tenuitvoerleg- ging van de richtlijnen met betrekking tot het arbeids- recht (67) en de toepassing van het beginsel van gelijke behandeling van mannen en vrouwen (toegang tot het arbeidsproces, de beroepsopleiding en de promotie- kansen, arbeidsvoorwaarden (Richtlijn 76/207/EEG van de Raad (68)) en op het gebied van de sociale zekerheid (Richtlijn 79/7/EEG van de Raad (69), met inbegrip van de arbeidsinspecteurs), van — bescherming van de gezondheid en verbetering van de veiligheid het werk de werknemers (ambtenaren die belast zijn met het toezicht op de tenuitvoerlegging van Richtlijn 89/391/EEG van de Raad (70) en bijzondere richtlijnen), op — tenuitvoerlegging van Richtlijn 83/189/EEG van de Raad (71) (ambtenaren die belast zijn met het systeem voor de uitwisseling van berichten terzake van de voorafgaande aanmelding van voorgenomen nationale technische voorschriften), — tenuitvoerlegging van Beschikking nr. 3052/95/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad (72) tot vast- stelling van een procedure voor uitwisseling van infor- matie over nationale maatregelen waarbij wordt afge- weken van het beginsel van het vrije verkeer van goederen binnen de Gemeenschap (ambtenaren die belast zijn met de co(cid:148)rdinatie van de aanmeldingen van deze maatregelen), — chemische producten (ambtenaren die belast zijn met het in de handel brengen van gevaarlijke stoffen (73), de aanmelding van nieuwe gevaarlijke stoffen, de controle op de in- en uitvoer van gevaarlijke chemi- sche stoffen (74), het toezicht op de risico’s van bepaalde stoffen) (75), — biotechnologie (ambtenaren die belast zijn met de milieukeuringsprocedure of met het aspect weten- schappelijk advies/risicobeoordeling voor producten die genetisch gemodificeerde organismen bevatten of eruit bestaan) (76), — controle op stoffen die de atmosfeer verontreinigen (ambtenaren die belast zijn met het inspecteren van de vervaardiging, het in de handel brengen en de uitvoer van vloeibare brandstoffen, vluchtige organische stoffen en stoffen die de ozonlaag aantasten) (77). Artikel 2 Wanneer een kandidatuur in overeenstemming is met het bepaalde in artikel 5, lid 1, van Beschikking 93/10/EEG van de Commissie (78) en relevant is voor de toepassing van de communautaire wetgeving inzake de interne markt buiten de in artikel 1 genoemde prioritaire werkterreinen, kan deze in aanmerking worden genomen voor deelne- ming aan het programma mits er op het betrokken terrein geen soortgelijk programma voor de uitwisseling van ambtenaren bestaat. Artikel 3 Dit besluit treedt in werking op de derde dag volgend op de datum van bekendmaking ervan in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen. Dit besluit is van toepassing vanaf 28 april 1998. Gedaan te Brussel, 16 juli 1998. Voor de Commissie Mario MONTI Lid van de Commissie 24. 7. 98 ‹ ‹NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen L 208/65 VOETNOTEN (1) PB L 286 van 1. 10. 1992, blz. 65. (2) PB L 126 van 28. 4. 1998, blz. 6. (3) Beschikking 91/34/EEG van de Raad van 20 juni 1991 tot vaststelling van een communautair actieprogramma voor de beroepsopleiding (Matthaeus- programma), PB L 187 van 13. 7. 1991, blz. 41. douaneambtenaren van (4) Beschikking nr. 888/98/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 30 maart 1998 houdende vaststelling van een actieprogramma ter verbetering van de stelsels van indirecte belastingen van de interne markt (Fiscalis-programma), PB L 126 van 28. 4. 1988, blz. 1. (5) PB L 287 van 8. 11. 1996, blz. 3 (Grotius: Gemeenschappelijk optreden van 28 oktober 1996 door de Raad goedgekeurd met betrekking tot een stimulerings- en uitwisselingsprogramma voor beoefenaars van juridische beroepen). (6) PB L 99 van 31. 3. 1998, blz. 2 (Odysseus: Gemeenschappe- lijk optreden van 19 maart 1998 door de Raad aangenomen ter invoering van een programma voor opleiding, uitwisseling en samenwerking op het gebied van het asielbeleid, het immigratiebeleid en de overschrijding van de buitengrenzen). (7) PB L 7 van 10. 1. 1997, blz. 5 (Oisin: Gemeenschappelijk optreden van 20 december 1996 door de Raad aangenomen houdende een gemeenschappelijk programma voor uitwisse- ling en opleiding van en samenwerking tussen rechtshandha- vingsinstanties. ) (8) PB L 99 van 31. 3. 1998, blz. 8 (Falcone: Gemeenschappelijk optreden van 19 maart 1998 door de Raad aangenomen houdende een uitwisselings-, opleidings- en samenwerkings- programma voor personen die verantwoordelijk zijn voor de bestrijding van de georganiseerde criminaliteit). (9) PB L 322 van 12. 12. 1996, blz. 7 (Stop: Gemeenschappelijk optreden van 29 november 1996 door de Raad aangenomen tot vaststelling van een stimulerings- en uitwisselingspro- gramma voor personen die verantwoordelijk zijn voor acties tegen mensenhandel en seksuele uitbuiting van kinderen). (10) PB L 147 van 9. 6. 1975, blz. 13. (11) PB L 209 van 24. 7. 1992, blz. 1. (12) PB L 199 van 9. 8. 1993, blz. 1. (13) PB L 199 van 9. 8. 1993, blz. 54. (14) PB L 199 van 9. 8. 1993, blz. 84. (15) PB L 367 van 31. 12. 1994, blz. 1. (16) PB L 395 van 31. 12. 1992, blz. 1. (17) PB L 370 van 19. 12. 1992, blz. 76. (18) PB L 357 van 20. 12. 1990, blz. 1. (19) PB L 383 van 29. 12. 1992, blz. 17. (20) PB L 61 van 3. 3. 1997, blz. 1. (21) Het specifieke programma „Dierenartsen” wordt in 1998 in het Karolus-programma opgenomen omdat de organisatie van het zevende programma voor de uitwisseling van dieren- artsen door DG VI — Landbouw bij gebrek aan begrotings- middelen problematisch wordt. (22) PB L 187 van 16. 7. 1988, blz. 1. (23) PB L 220 van 30. 8. 1993, blz. 1. (24) PB L 399 van 30. 12. 1989, blz. 18. (25) PB L 276 van 9. 11. 1993, blz. 11. (26) PB L 236 van 18. 9. 1996, blz. 44. (27) PB L 189 van 20. 7. 1990, blz. 1. (28) PB L 77 van 26. 3. 1973, blz. 29. (29) PB L 139 van 23. 5. 1989, blz. 19. (30) PB L 126 van 12. 5. 1992, blz. 11. (31) PB L 100 van 19. 4. 1994, blz. 1. (32) PB L 169 van 12. 7. 1993, blz. 1. (33) PB L 196 van 26. 7. 1990, blz. 15. (34) PB L 181 van 9. 7. 1997, blz. 1. (35) PB L 186 van 30. 6. 1989, blz. 23. (36) PB L 290 van 24. 11. 1993, blz. 14. (37) PB L 175 van 19. 7. 1993, blz. 1. (38) PB L 26 van 31. 1. 1977, blz. 20. (39) PB L 230 van 19. 8. 1991, blz. 1. (40) PB L 340 van 9. 12. 1976, blz. 26. (41) PB L 221 van 7. 8. 1986, blz. 37. (42) PB L 221 van 7. 8. 1986, blz. 43. (43) PB L 350 van 14. 12. 1990, blz. 71. (44) PB L 198 van 22. 7. 1991, blz. 1. (45) PB 125 van 11. 7. 1966, blz. 2290/66. (46) PB 125 van 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66. (47) PB 125 van 11. 7. 1966, blz. 2309/66. (48) PB 125 van 11. 7. 1966, blz. 2320/66. (49) PB 125 van 11. 7. 1966, blz. 2326/66. (50) PB L 169 van 10. 7. 1969, blz. 3. (51) PB L 225 van 12. 10. 1970, blz. 1. (52) PB L 225 van 12. 10. 1970, blz. 7. (53) PB L 376 van 31. 12. 1991, blz. 21. (54) PB L 157 van 10. 6. 1992, blz. 1. (55) PB L 157 van 10. 6. 1992, blz. 10. (56) PB L 166 van 28. 6. 1991, blz. 77. (57) PB L 336 van 23. 12. 1994, blz. 213; Richtlijn 89/104/EEG van de Raad — PB L 40 van 11. 2. 1989, blz. 1; Verordening (EG) nr. 40/94 van de Raad — PB L 11 van 14. 1. 1994, blz. 1; Verordening (EEG) nr. 1768/92 van de Raad — PB L 182 van 2. 7. 1992, blz. 1; Verordening (EG) nr. 2100/94 van de Raad — PB L 227 van 1. 9. 1994, blz. 1; Verordening (EG) nr. 1610/96 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad — PB L 198 van 8. 8. 1996, blz. 30; Richtlijn 87/54/EEG van de Raad — PB L 24 van 27. 1. 1987, blz. 36; Richtlijn 91/250/EEG van de Raad — PB L 122 van 17. 5. 1991, blz. 42; Richtlijn 93/83/EEG van de Raad — PB L 248 van 6. 10. 1993, blz. 15; Richtlijn 96/9/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad — PB L 77 van 27. 3. 1996, blz. 20. (58) PB L 281 van 23. 11. 1995, blz. 31. (59) PB L 157 van 7. 7. 1995, blz. 1. (60) PB L 240 van 4. 8. 1992, blz. 1. (61) PB L 240 van 4. 8. 1992, blz. 8. (62) PB L 373 van 31. 12. 1991, blz. 4. (63) PB L 373 van 31. 12. 1991, blz. 21. (64) PB L 316 van 16. 11. 1991, blz. 1. (65) PB L 199 van 26. 7. 1997, blz. 32. (66) PB L 202 van 30. 7. 1996, blz. 60. L 208/66 ‹ ‹NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 24. 7. 98 (67) Richtlijn 75/129/EEG van de Raad — PB L 48 van 22. 2. 1975, blz. 29 en blz. 32; Richtlijn 77/187/EEG van de Raad — PB L 61 van 5. 3. 1977, blz. 26; Richtlijn 80/987/EEG van de Raad — PB L 283 van 20. 10. 1980, blz. 23; Richtlijn 91/383/EEG van de Raad — PB L 206 van 29. 7. 1991, blz. 19; Richtlijn 91/533/EEG van de Raad — PB L 288 van 18. 10. 1991; Richtlijn 92/56/EEG van de Raad — PB L 245 van 26. 8. 1992, blz. 3; Richtlijn 93/104/EG van de Raad — PB L 307 van 13. 12. 1993, blz. 18; Richtlijn 94/33/EG van de Raad — PB L 216 van 20. 8. 1994, blz. 12; Richtlijn 94/45/EG van de Raad — PB L 254 van 30. 9. 1994, blz. 64; Richtlijn 96/71/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad — PB L 18 van 21. 1. 1997, blz. 1. (68) PB L 39 van 14. 2. 1976, blz. 40. (69) PB L 86 van 10. 1. 1979, blz. 24. (70) PB L 183 van 29. 6. 1989, blz. 1. (71) PB L 109 van 26. 4. 1983, blz. 8. (72) PB L 321 van 30. 12. 1995 blz. 1. (73) Richtlijn 67/548/EEG van de Raad — PB L 196 van 16. 8. 1967. (74) Verordening (EEG) nr. 2455/92 van de Raad — PB L 251 van 29. 8. 1992, blz. 1. (75) Verordening (EEG) nr. 793/93 van de Raad van 23 maart 1993 — PB L 84 van 5. 4. 1993, blz. 1. (76) Richtlijn 90/220/EEG van de Raad — PB L 117 van 8. 5. 1990, blz. 15. (77) Richtlijn 85/210/EEG van de Raad — PB L 96 van 3. 4. 1985, blz. 25 en Richtlijn 93/12/EEG van de Raad — PB L 74 van 27. 3. 1993, blz. 81, Richtlijn 93/12/EEG van de Raad — PB L 74 van 27. 3. 1993, blz. 81, Richtlijn 94/63/EG van het Europees Parlement en de Raad — PB L 365 van 31. 12. 1994, blz. 24, Verordening (EG) nr. 3093/94 van de Raad van 15 december 1994 — PB L 333 van 22. 12. 1994, blz. 1. (78) PB L 8 van 14. 1. 1993, blz. 17: Beschikking 93/10/EEG van de Commissie van 22. 12. 1992 tot vaststelling van uitvoe- ringsbepalingen voor Beschikking 92/481/EEG van de Raad


title: Risoluzione sulla relazione annuale 1997 del Mediatore europeo (C4-0270/98)

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text: 13. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 315/5 Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Commission White Paper: Energy for the future: renewable sources of energy — White Paper for a Community Strategy and Action Plan’ THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS, (98/C 315/02) having regard to the Commission communication entitled: ‘Energy for the Future: renewable sources of energy — White Paper for a Community Strategy and Action Plan’(1); having regard to the Commission decision of 19 December 1997 asking the Economic and Social Committee to draw up an opinion on this subject; having regard to the COR Bureau decision of 12 March 1998, taken in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 198c of the Treaty establishing the European Community, to draw up an opinion and to ask Commission 4 on Spatial planning, urban issues, energy and the environment, to prepare the work; having regard to the draft opinion (CdR 57/98 rev. ) adopted by Commission 4 on 22 April 1998. The rapporteur was Mr Jo Leinen, adopted the following opinion at its 24th plenary session of 15 and 16 July 1998 (meeting of 16 July) by a majority. 1. Introduction 1. 1. The Committee of the Regions welcomes the White Paper and approves the instruments proposed therein. It particularly supports the European Com- mission’s intention of promoting renewable energies more intensively in the future, above all by improving the legal framework, introducing commercialization programmes, and providing economic incentives to mobilize private capital. 1. 2. The Committee of the Regions regards the Commission’s intention of doubling the share of renew- ables in the European Union’s energy balance to at least 12 % by the year 2010 as an ambitious but realistic objective. The COR believes that this share could be raised to 15 % if greater efforts were made in the meantime to simultaneously improve energy efficiency and the rational use of energy. 1. 3. The Committee of the Regions believes that local and regional players have a particularly important role to play in furthering the market penetration of renewables since such energy resources are found locally and are used locally. Local and regional incentives, supported by European aid programmes, can make a key contribution to improving the share of renewables in the energy balance. 1. 4. The Committee supports the ideas set out in the Commission’s White Paper explaining why it is thought necessary to actively and intensively promote renew- ables: — to protect the environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ( particularly CO2); (1) COM(97) 599 final. — to reduce growing EU dependency on energy imports by developing domestic renewables and thereby saving on foreign exchange and fuel costs; — to promote regional development and job-creation, particularly in structurally weak regions, remote areas, islands and in agriculture; — to open up export opportunities for European in industry on world markets, particularly developing and emerging countries with their rapidly rising energy needs; — to gain clear acceptance by the general public in Europe of the need to make increasing use of renewables in preference to all other energy supply options. 1. 5. The Committee of the Regions shares the Com- mission’s view that renewable energies cannot be viewed in isolation from other policy areas. In implementing the White Paper’s proposals, particular attention should therefore be paid to integrating renewable energies more closely into other policies (i. e. policies on external trade, employment, industry, competition, agriculture, development, the internal market, research and develop- ment, taxation, transport, the environment, structural policy, regional policy and tourism). The Committee of the Regions would also 1. 6. underline the importance of renewables in relation to security of supply. Conflicts over the distribution of dwindling reserves of fossil fuels, particularly oil and natural gas, are already threatening the stability of whole regions across the globe. Armed conflicts and the military protection of conventional energy sources give C 315/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 10. 98 rise to macroeconomic costs which are not reflected in energy prices. Renewables are therefore an essential instrument for guaranteeing peace in the 21st century. 1. 7. The Committee of the Regions shares the view taken in the White Paper that the use of renewables has a remarkable effect on employment, with up to five times as many jobs being created — given the same installed capacity — as in the case of traditional energy technologies. The Danish wind power industry for example already employs more people than the country’s traditional fishing industry. 1. 8. The Committee of the Regions shares the view expressed in the White Paper that the use of renewable energies creates jobs in regions where there is no industrial development. Many less developed areas of the Community may lack traditional energy sources but they have considerable potential in terms of renewables and this potential must be utilized to the full. The COR would point out that renewables will have a much greater role to play in future not only in rural but also in urban areas. For example, in the construction industry, there are wonderful opportunities for using active and passive solar designs. 2. Action Plan for renewable energies 2. 1. Internal market measures The Committee of the Regions supports the 2. 1. 1. Commission’s intention to create fair market oppor- tunities for renewables without this leading to dispro- portionately high financial burdens. The many different benefits to be derived from implementing the Action Plan justify greater efforts at all levels, starting with local and regional authorities but also involving Member States and the European Union. Like the Commission, the Committee of the 2. 1. 2. Regions believes that the commercialization of renew- ables must not be hindered by the creation of a single electricity market in the EC. Liberalization of the market may — if not backed up by relevant measures — lead to a situation where renewables are placed at a disadvantage. Such measures should in all instances be based on ‘positive discrimination’ both in terms of access to networks and payment for the renewables exported to these networks. In the view of the COR the optional provisions on the promotion of domestic renewables, to be found in the Directive on the single market, should be transformed into mandatory provisions. This is particularly true of Articles 8(3) and 11(3) of the Directive (containing provisions on preferential treatment for renewables). preference to electricity from renewables sources and that the price paid for such electricity should be based on minimum European-wide rates. Rules on higher financial payments could be based on Article 3(2) of the Directive on the internal electricity market. Inadequate payments for the supply of elec- 2. 1. 4. tricity to the network frequently constitute an insur- mountable obstacle in terms of market access for renewables. In most cases the actual value of electricity from renewable energy sources is not reflected in the prices paid to renewable electricity generators by network suppliers. The COR accordingly supports the Commission’s idea of setting minimum legal European rates. The advantages of renewables — including their social and ecological benefits — would then be clearly recognized and reflected in the level of payments. Last but not least, the high level of acceptance of renewables should be turned to good use by applying the principle of cost-covering payments at local and regional levels. This so-called ‘Aachen model’ is already operating in several local areas of Germany and Austria. 2. 1. 5. The Committee of the Regions would also point out that the general tax system currently in operation hinders the optimum distribution of resources, particularly in the energy field. The internalization of some external costs — as already called for in the Green Paper — is an important factor in increasing the market share of renewables. The Committee of the Regions therefore calls upon the Council to reach agreement without delay on a European energy tax/environmental protection levy. Social and ecological costs must in future be an integral element of energy prices. 2. 1. 6. In addition to more favourable regulations governing payment for electricity from renewables, tax incentives are needed to facilitate the financing of, investment into and use of renewables. The Committee of the Regions therefore calls for the development of special credit institutions, e. g. the so-called solar credit line, which would reflect the advantages and specific characteristics of renewable energy sources. 2. 1. 7. The Committee of the Regions welcomes the Commission statement that the system of ‘green tariffs’ operated by a number of energy suppliers in some Member States has not always been adequate or appro- priate. Indeed, regulations governing legally-guaranteed prices for electricity from renewables have proved to be a far more effective instrument for achieving market penetration and the installation of plant for the utiliza- tion of renewable energies. 2. 2. Reinforcing Community policies 2. 1. 3. The White Paper rightly points out the impor- tance of fair access of renewables to the electricity market. The Committee of the Regions shares the Commission’s view that network operators should give 2. 2. 1. In accordance with the polluter-pays principle enshrined in Article 130r(2) of the EU Treaty, all additional costs arising out of higher electricity network supply prices for renewables should be fully incorporated in the tariffs paid by all electricity consumers. The COR 13. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 315/7 likewise recommends that national or Community mechanisms, e. g. an equalization fund for energy sup- pliers, be used to rectify possible regional imbalances. 2. 2. 2. Implementation of the measures proposed in the White Paper can make a vital contribution to growth, competitiveness and employment. The example of wind energy utilization in Denmark and Germany, alongside the increasing use of biomass in Austria and Scandinavia, show how quickly renewable energies can expand when they are able to rely on private initiatives and on an appropriate framework provided by the state. Similar examples can be found in the use of solar energy in various regions of the European Union, e. g. in Greece. 2. 2. 3. The Committee of the Regions believes that, from the point of view of competition law, top priority should be given to the rapid commercialization and market penetration of renewable energies — at least for the commercialization phase of the next few years. Long-term rules on payment for the purchase of elec- tricity from renewables should not in future be assessed according to the usual aid criteria. The crucial criterion should be whether there has been a high level of market penetration achieved as speedily as possible — in other words the establishment of a maximum number of installations. Another criterion which must be taken into consideration is the closeness of renewable energy plant to the threshold of competitiveness. 2. 2. 4. Research policy must aim to remove existing imbalances in the promotion of different energy tech- nologies. Research expenditure on renewable energies must in future be increased substantially and geared more to applied research — which basically means the optimization of production processes. Fundamental research by contrast should be focused on supporting those technologies which are still in their infancy and are not as yet marketable (e. g. certain biomass technologies, tidal and wave energy, solar power stations). 2. 2. 5. The place of renewables in the regional policy of the European Union needs to be improved. The COR accordingly proposes that, in view of what has been said earlier about the importance of structural policy, specific aid should be allocated within the framework of Com- munity regional programmes and structural and cohesion fund guidelines to the construction of pro- duction sites where renewable energy plant is developed. Such funds could also be used to set up energy agencies and a network of local and regional institutions for the purpose of offering support to investors and operators in the funding and development of renewable energy projects. than any other energy source. Some regions and enter- prises are already using renewable energies in their advertising campaigns. Renewables can also help cope with peak demand during the high season. By adopting such an approach, the creation of additional power station capacity becomes unnecessary. This is particu- larly true in the case of solar energy in southern Member States. 2. 2. 7. Local and regional authorities have a key role to play in drawing up legislation in the construction industry and in protecting nature and the environment. The Committee calls upon the appropriate administra- tive authorities to create an environment which is conducive to preferential treatment for renewable ener- gies. Preferential treatment must also be enshrined in European environmental legislation so that conflicts between nature protection lobbies and users of renew- able energies are avoided. The global, ecological use of renewable energies must, where possible, be properly balanced with local concerns. Furthermore, local au- thorities are carrying out model projects for the use of renewable energy especially in the transport sector (‘clean’ buses). Such good practice must be encouraged and publicized. 2. 2. 8. The Committee of the Regions underlines the importance of renewable energies for future Community agricultural and forestry policies which would be appli- cable everywhere in Europe and which would be committed to the principle of sustainability. The COR is accordingly aware of the enormous employment and structural potential of such a policy. Agenda 2000 must open up new prospects for European agriculture by allowing it to also play a leading role in the supply of environmentally-friendly energy. Calculations by the European biomass association (AEBIOM) show that up to a million new jobs might be created in agriculture and forestry by the year 2010. In realizing this enormous potential (the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament estimates that biomass is likely to account for 10 % of the European Union’s energy needs by the year 2010) new income opportunities will be opened up in the agricultural sector. Plans and measures for sustainable rural develop- ment must be developed and answered for by regions and municipalities to a greater extent than hitherto. The Committee of the Regions calls upon the 2. 2. 9. Commission to argue the case in the WTO for a more generous treatment of agricultural and forestry raw materials insofar as they are used for energy production purposes. Fiscal measures designed to support the production and use of renewable energies in agriculture and forestry are a further requirement if renewables are to achieve greater market penetration. Tax exemptions and allowances, credit facilities and soft loans, may also help to turn this potential into reality. Tourism also 2. 2. 6. for expanding the use of renewable energies since the latter are generally viewed with more favour by the consumer opportunities offers 2. 2. 10. Foreign policy considerations are also of special importance for renewable energies. This is not only for energy- and environmental-policy reasons, but the future also and above all the sake of for C 315/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 10. 98 competitiveness of Europe. The Committee of the Regions is firmly convinced that the Synergy programme, the new Mediterranean programme MEDA, and the Community Phare and Tacis programmes for central and eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union, should be geared increasingly to the promotion of renewable energies. The COR also pro- poses the creation of a European Agency for Renewable Energies with the aim of facilitating a more rapid transfer of renewable energy technologies, particularly to developing countries and emerging economies. European enterprises wishing to export 2. 2. 11. renewable energy plant to third countries, or which are investing to help build up production capacity in developing countries and emerging economies, deserve to be given adequate support in the form of information, advice, export backing and export guarantees. The European Export Council for Renewable Energies set up in 1996 also needs to be given adequate personnel, financial and political support, as do national orga- nizations with similar objectives. 2. 3. Improvement of cooperation between the Member States 2. 3. 1. The White Paper points up the differences between Member States in terms of availability of information, range of experience and level of awareness of the players involved, stating that they constitute a further barrier to market penetration. Differing regu- lations and diverging, rapidly changing national and regional aid programmes also contribute to unstable and unpredictable markets for renewables. The Com- mittee of the Regions agrees with this assessment and supports the Commission’s call for a Community framework that is stable, ensures continuity, and encour- ages cooperation between the Member States with the aim of promoting renewables. 2. 3. 2. A Task Force needs to be set up immediately within the Commission to improve the coordination of current and future activities carried out by individual Directorates-General in the field of renewables. 2. 3. 3. The Committee of the Regions emphasizes the point made in the White Paper that cooperation between the Member States in the field of renewable energies must be intensified since most implementing measures are taken at national, regional and local level. The COR accordingly proposes the creation of a European Agency for Renewable Energies which would operate along the lines of the European Environment Agency and have as its task the observation and analysis of developments in the field of renewable energies. This would constitute a way of improving cooperation between all the players concerned. 2. 3. 4. The Committee of the Regions would reiterate the proposal made in its opinion on the Commission’s Green Paper (1) to the effect that the promotion of renewable energies should be enshrined in the EU Treaty along the lines of the Community aid instruments available under the ECSC and Euratom Treaties and which have existed for decades. This is the only way to ensure an adequate legal basis for an ambitious Community renewables strategy in the 21st century, establishing, as a matter of urgency, environmental legislation which is compatible with the use of renew- ables. 2. 4. Accompanying measures 2. 4. 1. The Committee of the Regions supports the Commission proposal that all Community financial instruments should in future contain specific incentives for investment in renewable energies. This is particularly true of credit and investment support from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Redevelopment (EBRD). The provision of support for renewable energies should also be improved in the structural and cohesion funds, as well as in the Mediterranean programme (MEDA) and development programmes for third countries. The Committee of the Regions suggests that 2. 4. 2. more funds be allocated to Altener II. The activities carried out under this programme are extremely important from the point of view of the marketing and commercial exploitation of renewable energies. 3. Campaign for take-off 3. 1. The Committee of the Regions welcomes the Commission statement that the cost of renewable energy technologies falls rapidly once commercial exploitation has got underway. As experiences have shown with wind energy — but also with photovoltaic systems and solar energy — the substantial cost reductions of the last few years can basically be attributed to steadily rising demand and to the further technological progress indirectly triggered thereby. The Committee of the Regions accordingly supports the Commission’s pro- posed ‘campaign for take-off’, with its uniform Euro- pean-wide market penetration strategy for renewable energies. The measures spelt out in the campaign (1 000 000 photovoltaic systems, 10 000 MW of large wind farms, 10 000 MWth of biomass installations, and the integration of renewable energies in 100 communi- ties) are wholeheartedly supported by the COR. How- ever, the Commission proposal fails to adequately expound the strategy for producing energy crops. This strategy merits further detail. In the ‘campaign for take-off’ the importance of renewable energy sources for the heat energy market should be stressed and their use imposed in this sector too. Decentralized biomass plant with low output (up to 50 Kw) should play a major part here. (1) OJ C 244, 11. 8. 1997, p. 1. The Committee of the Regions takes the view 3. 2. that, in addition to an appropriate legal framework for 13. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 315/9 renewables (e. g. advantageous conditions governing access to networks and electricity supply grids), it is essential to set up long-term, broad-based market penetration programmes and to provide stronger support for applied research. At the same time there is a need for appropriate technical legislation widening access to the energy market and encouraging research into energy storage. 3. 3. The Committee of the Regions welcomes the proposal to set up a network to promote renewable energies. All key players in the field should be represented on this advisory forum — European, national, regional and local authorities, manufacturers and operators of renewable energy plant; umbrella organizations for individual, renewable energy sources; representatives of consumer organizations and energy supply enterprises. This advisory forum could offer support to the Com- mission in devising and implementing an Action Plan for renewables. In this connection the COR proposes the setting up of a programme to support associations active in the field of renewable energies. Brussels, 16 July 1998. The Chairman of the Committee of the Regions Manfred DAMMEYER Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Report from the Commission on Access to continuing training in the Union’ THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS, (98/C 315/03) having regard to the Commission Report on Access to continuing training in the Union (1); having regard to its decision on 11 June 1997, in conformity with Article 198C fourth indent, to draw up an opinion on this subject and to attribute its preparation to Commission 6 — Education and Training; having regard to its Opinion on The role of local and regional authorities in linking education and training establishments to enterprises (CdR 346/96 fin) (2); its Opinion on The White Paper on Education and training: towards the learning society (CdR 115/96 fin) (3) and its Opinion on The European year of lifelong learning (CdR 244/94) (4); having regard to the draft opinion (CdR 424/97 rev. 2) adopted by Commission 6 on 16 January 1998 (rapporteur: Mrs Helene Lund); whereas the COR in its opinion on The White Paper on Education and Training: towards the learning society, called for increased focus to be given to continuing training needs and ways to trigger participation in training programmes; whereas the European Council, in its Resolution on growth and employment adopted at its meeting in Amsterdam on 16 June 1997, underlined that the development of a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce should be a priority aim and called for full attention to be given to training and education systems including lifelong learning in order to increase employability, unanimously adopted the following Opinion at its 24th plenary session of 15 and 16 July 1998 (meeting of 15 July). (1) COM(97) 180 final. (2) OJ C 116, 14. 4. 1997, p. 98. (3) OJ C 182, 24. 6. 1996, p. 15. (4) OJ C 210, 14. 8. 1995, p. 74


title: 98/471/EC: Commission Decision of 16 July 1998 establishing priority areas for the action plan for the exchange between the administrations of the participating countries of national officials who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market, adopted pursuant to Council Decision 92/481/EEC (Karolus programme) (notified under document number C(1998) 2012) (Text with EEA relevance)

text: L 208/62 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 7. 98 COMMISSION DECISION of 16 July 1998 establishing priority areas for the action plan for the exchange between the administrations of the participating countries of national officials who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market, adopted pursuant to Council Decision 92/481/EEC (Karolus programme) (notified under document number C(1998) 2012) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/471/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action plan for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market (1), as amended by Decision No 889/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and, in par- ticular, the sixth indent of Article 5 of Decision 92/481/EEC, Whereas Decision 92/481/EEC lays down that the Commission shall, in consultation with the Committee referred to in Article 10 thereof, decide annually on the priority areas to be covered by the exchange programme; Whereas those areas must be established for 1998; Whereas the definition of those priority areas is closely connected with the implementation of various measures for the completion of the internal market as laid down in Article 7a of the EC Treaty; Whereas the exchanges of officials are designed to contri- bute to improving convergence in both the interpretation of Community Acts and the implementation of those Acts; exchange programmes Whereas the Karolus-programme does not in any way affect Community such as Matthaeus (3) in the area of customs, Fiscalis (4) in the area of indirect taxation, Grotius (5) in the area of justice, Odys- seus (6), Oisin (7), Falcone (8) and Stop (9) in the area of internal affairs; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee referred to in Article 10 of Decision 92/481/EEC concerning the action plan, Article 1 For the 1998 financial year, the priority areas referred to in the sixth indent of Article 5 of Decision 92/481/EEC shall be as follows: — pharmaceutical products and veterinary medicinal products (officials with responsibility for the licensing and supervision of medicinal products, including the establishment of a network of remote links in the field of medical data-processing which provides guarantees of IT security and confidentiality in respect of concerned; personnel involved in good manufacturing practice (GMP) and inspection of manufacturers, in accordance with Council Directive 75/319/EEC (10); personnel involved in market surveillance of medicinal products, particu- larly those in the official medicine control laboratories (OMCLs)), exchanges of the data referred — public procurement (officials working in administra- tive departments with responsibility for awarding contracts whose value is equal to or greater than the in Council Directives thresholds to 92/50/EEC (11), 93/36/EEC (12), 93/37/EEC (13) and 93/38/EEC (14), independent including officials of authorities involved in the organisation, control or supervision of systems for the award of such contracts or in the development of training activites geared to the current state of progress in implementing these systems and developing their expertise in public procurement), — export controls on certain dual-use goods and techno- logies covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3881/94 (15), without prejudice to the application of national provisions on the protection of defence secrets li- censing and monitoring), (officials with responsibility for export 24. 7. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 208/63 — export controls on cultural goods (officials with responsibility for granting export licences and mon- itoring where such controls are not carried out by the customs administration) (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92 (16)), — controls on the manufacture, placing on the market, import and export of drugs precursors, when such controls are carried out by administrations other than the customs administration (staff of those administra- tions with responsibility for granting import or export (Council Directive licences 92/109/EEC (17), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 (18); Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3769/92 (19)), and monitoring) — import and export controls on species of wild fauna and flora protected under the CITES Convention (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 (20) (staff of the competent management bodies with responsibility for granting import and export licences), — veterinary medicine (officials with responsibility for inspections of live animals and livestock products on farms, at markets, on premises where products of animal origin are produced, processed or stored, and at frontier inspection posts, and staff of laboratories taking part in these inspections in the context of the protection of public health, animal health and welfare and the enforcement of zootechnical rules and live- stock identification rules (21)), as amended amended 93/95/EEC (25), 90/384/EEC (27), equipment as the European Parliament and of — conformity testing and market supervision (officials the with responsibility for the implementation of Directives on toys (Council Directive 88/378/EEC (22), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (23)); personal (Council Directive 89/686/ protective by Council Directives EEC (24), and Directive 93/68/EEC and 96/58/EC of the Council (26)); measuring instruments (Council Direc- by Directive tive 93/68/EEC); low-voltage electrical equipment (Council Directive 73/23/EEC (28), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC); electro-magnetic compatibility (Council Directive 89/336/EEC (29), as amended by Directives 92/31/EEC (30) and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (Directive 94/9/EC (31) of the and the Council); medical European Parliament gas devices as appliances amended by Directive 93/68/EEC); pressure vessels (Directive 97/23/EC (34) of the European Parliament and of the Council); chemicals; explosives for civil use; machinery; motor vehicles; recreational craft; and offi- (Council Directive 90/396/EEC (33), (Council Directive and 93/68/EEC); 93/42/EEC (32)); equipment cials with responsibility for implementing the diffe- rent quality-control instruments), — foodstuffs (officials with responsibility for the official inspection of foodstuffs pursuant to Council Direc- tives 89/397/EEC (35) and 93/99/EEC (36) on the offi- cial control of foodstuffs, in particular in the field of foodstuff hygiene control pursuant to Council Direc- tive 93/43/EEC (37)), — plant health (officials with responsibility for inspect- ing the health of plants and plant products at the place of production and at points of entry into the Community, those with responsibility for the accep- tance and supervision of plant protection products and those with responsibility for the quality of seeds) (Council Directives 77/93/EEC (38), 91/414/EEC (39), 76/895/EEC (40), 86/362/EEC (41), 86/363/EEC (42) and (EEC) No 90/642/EEC (43); Council Regulation 66/400/EEC (45), 2092/91 (44); Council Directives 66/403/EEC (48), 66/402/EEC (47), 66/401/EEC (46), 66/404/EEC (49), 70/457/EEC (51), 69/208/EEC (50), 70/458/EEC (52), 91/682/EEC (53), 92/33/EEC (54) and 96/34/EEC (55)), — banks, insurance companies, stock exchanges and institutions for collective investment in securities (offi- cials from the supervisory authorities for those institu- tions), — prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering (officials with responsi- bility for the implementation of Council Directive 91/308/EEC (56)), — action to combat counterfeiting and piracy (officials with responsibility for ensuring that Community legislation on intellectual and industrial property (57) is correctly applied in the single market), — consumer protection in the following areas: general product safety, consumer credit, package tours, consu- mers’ economic interests and access to justice, — protection of personal data (officials of the national authorities responsible for enforcing national rules pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC (58) of the European Parliament and of the Council), — management of the transfer of waste between Member States, — road transport (officials with responsibility for the implementation and effective application of Regula- tions, especially on employment conditions and tech- nical matters), — sea transport: checks by port inspectors to ensure that vessels comply with international rules on maritime safety and environmental protection (Council Direc- tive 95/21/EC (59)), L 208/64 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 7. 98 — air transport (officials with responsibility for the implementation and effective application of Regula- tions on the licensing of air carriers (Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 2407/92 (60)), on traffic rights (Council on airport Regulation (EEC) No networks, groundhandling services, airport charges and air safety (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/ 91 (62)) and, more specifically, on the issuance of (Council Directive licences 91/670/EEC (63)), and on the inspection of aircraft from third countries), to cockpit personnel 2408/92 (61)), — operation of the statistical programmes relating to the for internal market sectoral programmes relating to trade in goods and services between Member States) (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91 (64)), (officials with responsibility — competition (officials with responsibility for drawing up and applying the competition rules in relation to trusts, dominant positions and mergers), — telecommunications (officials working for the national regulatory authorities (NRAs) responsible in each of the Member States for regulating the national tele- communications market), — audiovisual services, and in particular the implementa- tion of Council Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (66) amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administra- tive action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities, — freedom of movement of persons (officials with for responsibility for the recognition of diplomas, issuing residence permits to persons entitled under Community law, for matters relating to social security and for applying the principles of freedom of move- ment in the priority sectors of the national public administration, namely education, public health, civil research, public bodies operating a commercial service, inspectors and public employment service officials), labour — employment law (officials with responsibility for implementing and monitoring the application of the Directives on employment law (67) and for implemen- tation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (Council Directive 76/207/EEC (68)) and in matters of social security (Council Directive 79/7/EEC (69)), in- cluding labour inspectors), — protection of health and safety at work (officials with responsibility for monitoring the implementation of Council Directive 89/391/EEC (70) and special Direc- tives), — implementation of Council Directive 83/189/EEC (71) (officials with responsibility for the system for the exchange of information relating to the prior notifica- tion of draft national technical regulations), — implementation of Decision No 3052/95/EC of the the Council (72) estab- European Parliament and of lishing a procedure for the exchange of information on national measures derogating from the principle of the free movement of goods within the Community (officials with responsibility for coordinating notifica- tion of the measures covered by the Decision), — chemical products (officials with responsibility for the placing on the market of dangerous substances (73), notification of new dangerous substances, export and import control of dangerous chemicals (74) and control of risks of existing substances (75)), — biotechnology (officials with responsibility for proce- dures scientific the environmental clearance, appraisal or risk assessment of products consisting of or containing genetically modified organisms (76)), for — control of substances which pollute the atmosphere (officials with responsibility for monitoring the manu- facture, placing on the market and export of liquid fuels, volatile organic compounds and ozone-depleting substances (77)). Article 2 Where a candidature in conformity with the provisions of Article 5(1) of Commission Decision 93/10/EEC (78) is clearly of interest in the context of the application of Community legislation in the area of the internal market, outside the priority areas listed in Article 1, it can be considered for participation in the programme, provided that no equivalent Community programme for the exchange of officials exists in the area concerned. Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 28 April 1998. Done at Brussels, 16 July 1998. For the Commission Mario MONTI Member of the Commission 24. 7. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 208/65 NOTES (1) OJ L 286, 1. 10. 1992, p. 65. (2) OJ L 126, 28. 4. 1998, p. 6. 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title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 2225/98 dell'on. Kirsi PIHA alla Commissione. Situazione nel Tibet e politica comunitaria nei confronti di tale paese

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China
Finland
Tibetan question
human rights
official visit
protection of minorities
the EU's international role

text: C 13/154 Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:224) europee IT 18. 1. 1999 (1999/C 13/219) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA P-2205/98 di Kirsten Jensen (PSE) alla Commissione (10 luglio 1998) Oggetto: Connivenza con la mafia in Uzbekistan 1. Da una serie di articoli, pubblicati il 18 e 19 marzo 1998 dal quotidiano danese «Politiken», risulta che la grande fabbrica di birra Carlsberg collabora con Gafur Rakhimov, cittadino uzbeco coinvolto nel traffico di stupefacenti e strettamente legato alla mafia uzbeca. Il nome di Gafur Rakhimov figura probabilmente nella lista nera di tutti i paesi firmatari dell(cid:146)accordo di Schengen impedendogli quindi di ottenere il visto di ingresso nell(cid:146)Unione europea. Ritiene la Commissione che questo tipo di cooperazione di imprese europee con individui che figurano nella lista nera dei paesi di Schengen costituisca un problema? 2. Sembra inoltre che la Banca europea per la ricostruzione e lo sviluppo partecipi alla realizzazione di un progetto, in qualit(cid:224) di investitore, cooperando cos(cid:236) anche con Gafur Rakhimov. Pu(cid:242) la Commissione confermare tale circostanza? 3. E(cid:146) possibile un intervento a livello comunitario relativamente a tale questione e ad altri casi simili? Prevede la Commissione di intervenire riguardo a tale questione o in occasione di altre situazioni di questo 4. tipo? Ritiene che l(cid:146)entrata in vigore del trattato di Amsterdam potr(cid:224) in qualche modo modificare le risposte date 5. alle precedenti domande? Risposta data dalla sig. ra Gradin in nome della Commissione (23 luglio 1998) La Commissione rileva che questa interrogazione Ł identica all(cid:146)interrogazione scritta E-1075/98 presentata dall(cid:146)Onorevole Parlamentare. La Commissione invita pertanto l(cid:146)Onorevole Parlamentare a fare riferimento alla riposta gi(cid:224) data (1) all(cid:146)interro- gazione in questione. (1) GU C 386 dell(cid:146)11. 12. 1998, pag. 78. (1999/C 13/220) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-2225/98 di Kirsi Piha (PPE) alla Commissione (16 luglio 1998) Oggetto: Situazione nel Tibet e politica comunitaria nei confronti di tale paese In occasione della visita in Finlandia (19. 6) del Dalai Lama, guida politica e spirituale del Tibet, si Ł discusso della possibilit(cid:224) e delle intenzioni dell(cid:146)Unione europea di armonizzare la politica nei confronti del Tibet. Si tratta di un(cid:146)iniziativa auspicabile per consentire un deciso intervento nella situazione dei diritti umani nel Tibet e permettere all(cid:146)Unione europea di esercitare pressioni nei negoziati fra la Cina e il Tibet. ¨ possibile sapere se la Commissione prevede di armonizzare la politica nei confronti del Tibet e, in tal caso, quali ne saranno gli orientamenti? Risposta data da Sir Leon Brittan a nome della Commissione (4 agosto 1998) La Commissione rammenta che la situazione del Tibet ha formato oggetto di periodiche analisi nell(cid:146)ambito del dialogo politico UE-Cina oltre che nel dialogo bilaterale UE-Cina specifico sui diritti dell(cid:146)uomo. Nel periodo 1- 10 maggio 1998, i capimissioni della troika a Pechino hanno visitato il Tibet