title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0444/00 di Daniela Raschhofer (NI) alla Commissione. Sussidi agli organi di stampa.

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Austria
EU financing arrangements
eligibility criteria
newspaper
promotion of the European idea

text: 24. 10. 2000 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:224) europee C 303 E/195 attivit(cid:224). La Commissione ritiene dunque che la concessione di aiuti possa risultare, a lungo termine, controproducente in materia d(cid:146)ambiente. Pertanto, gli aiuti devono essere limitati alle situazioni in cui contribuiscono effettivamente ad un miglioramento sensibile dell(cid:146)ambiente, come quando permettono alle imprese di adattarsi a nuove situazioni, in particolare di natura fiscale. Tali disposizioni saranno esposte dettagliatamente nella nuova disciplina degli aiuti di Stato a favore dell(cid:146)ambiente che Ł attualmente in preparazione e dovrebbe essere applicabile a partire dal 1o luglio 2000. 2. La Commissione incoraggia l(cid:146)utilizzazione e lo sviluppo delle energie rinnovabili ed Ł consapevole del fatto che tali energie sono in alcuni casi ancora svantaggiate per via dei costi di produzione rispetto alle energie tradizionali. La Commissione ritiene dunque che possano essere giustificati aiuti temporanei a favore di tali energie, fermo restando che essi non devono diventare permanenti perchØ Ł necessario che le imprese si adattino gradualmente alle condizioni dei mercati. 3. e 4. La Commissione ha preparato un progetto di nuova disciplina comunitaria per gli aiuti a favore dell(cid:146)ambiente. Tale progetto sar(cid:224) esaminato dagli esperti degli Stati membri in sede di comitato consultivo e poi adottato dalla Commissione. La Commissione non consulta direttamente le organizzazioni che operano nel settore dell(cid:146)ambiente, ma esse vengono generalmente consultate in modo informale dai rappresentanti degli Stati membri che partecipano al comitato consultivo che formula in merito un parere per la Commissione. Pertanto, la Commissione viene a conoscenza dell(cid:146)opinione delle organizzazioni che operano nel settore dell(cid:146)ambiente indirettamente. Per quanto riguarda il Parlamento, la procedura non prevede consultazioni preliminari all(cid:146)adozione di linee guida comunitarie in materia di aiuti di Stato. Tuttavia, il membro della Commissione responsabile dei in materia di concorrenza attribuisce una grande importanza all(cid:146)informazione periodica del problemi Parlamento sui lavori della Commissione. Il problema dovrebbe essere affrontato nel corso di una delle prossime riunioni. (2000/C 303 E/223) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0444/00 di Daniela Raschhofer (NI) alla Commissione (24 febbraio 2000) Oggetto: Sussidi agli organi di stampa Pur ringraziando la Commissione per la risposta fornita il 5 gennaio 2000 all(cid:146)interrogazione E-1876/99 (1), occorre rilevare che, con riferimento ai criteri di selezione in essa citati e relativi all(cid:146)erogazione di sussidi agli organi di stampa, restano ancora alcuni interrogativi, cui se ne affiancano altri, sollevati proprio dalla risposta della Commissione. In base a quali criteri oggettivi viene valutata la «credibilit(cid:224)» di un mezzo di comunicazione che 1. riceve finanziamenti tramite la rappresentanza della Commissione? Sono gi(cid:224) disponibili statistiche relative alla spesa della Commissione nel 1999 a favore dei mezzi di 2. comunicazione austriaci? Qual Ł l(cid:146)entit(cid:224) dei contributi finanziari previsti dalla Commissione per i mezzi di comunicazione 3. austriaci per il 2000? Su quale base vengono calcolati i contributi? La Commissione Ł gi(cid:224) in grado di fornire indicazioni 4. circa i quotidiani austriaci che nel 2000 riceveranno contributi finanziari? (1) GU C 203 del 18. 7. 2000, pag. 78. Risposta data dal sig. Prodi a nome della Commissione (24 marzo 2000) La credibilit(cid:224) di un mezzo di comunicazione viene valutata sulla base di una verifica costante e 1. pluriennale dell(cid:146)esattezza delle informazioni da esso date sulla Comunit(cid:224). C 303 E/196 Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:224) europee IT 24. 10. 2000 Nell(cid:146)anno 1999 il quotidiano «Der Standard» ha ottenuto un contributo finanziario dell(cid:146)importo 2. massimo di 23. 982 euro (erogabile previa approvazione del rendiconto finanziario) per un servizio in cinque puntate sull(cid:146)Agenda 2000 e sullo sviluppo della costruzione comunitaria. Da parte della rappre- sentanza della Commissione non sono stati erogati ulteriori finanziamenti a quotidiani e periodici in Austria. Sinora la rappresentanza della Commissione in Austria non prevede per l(cid:146)anno 2000 nessun progetto 3. da sovvenzionare. L(cid:146)importo delle sovvenzioni ad iniziative di organi di stampa viene calcolato in base ai costi 4. supplementari, debitamente documentati, collegati alla realizzazione di servizi speciali su temi specificata- mente europei e copre, conformemente alle disposizioni vigenti, il 50 % di questi costi. (2000/C 303 E/224) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0461/00 di Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) alla Commissione (24 febbraio 2000) Oggetto: Ritardo nei pagamenti FSE Circa 7000 disoccupati che hanno seguito seminari in programmi di formazione professionale continua in Grecia, principalmente nelle regioni di Creta e dell(cid:146)Attica, non hanno ancora ricevuto il sussidio di disoccupazione, benchØ siano passati otto mesi dalla realizzazione dei programmi. PoichØ i suddetti programmi sono finanziati principalmente dal Fondo sociale europeo, pu(cid:242) la Commissione dire: 1. per quali ragioni non ha ancora erogato le somme di denaro che il Fondo sociale europeo deve alla Grecia, 2. quali misure intende adottare affinchØ i disoccupati siano pagati il piø rapidamente possibile? Risposta data dalla sig. ra Diamantopoulou a nome della Commissione (21 marzo 2000) Nel quadro dei finanziamenti del Fondo sociale europeo (FSE), la Commissione stabilisce ogni anno impegni finanziari e effettua successivamente pagamenti secondo il piano finanziario in vigore per ogni programma operativo (PO). Per quanto riguarda le regioni di Creta e dell(cid:146)Attica, la Commissione desidera ricordare quanto segue: Per il PO regionale di Creta, la Commissione ha deciso l(cid:146)impegno finanziario non appena lo Stato membro ha trasmesso i documenti previsti dalla normativa e versato il primo acconto dell(cid:146)esercizio 1999. La domanda da parte dello Stato membro per il pagamento del secondo anticipo Ł pervenuta alla Commis- sione alla fine dell(cid:146)anno di riferimento, quando tutti gli stanziamenti per i pagamenti del FSE risultavano esauriti. Conseguentemente, tale pagamento Ł stato effettuato nel febbraio 2000. Nella regione dell(cid:146)Attica, come in diverse altre regioni della Grecia, la procedura di modifica delle tabelle finanziarie del PO ha fatto registrare un notevole ritardo. Inoltre, nella regione dell(cid:146)Attica, a causa del terremoto del settembre 1999, sono state programmate azioni specifiche in favore dei sinistrati, che ha provocato un ulteriore ritardo nella procedura di decisione. Cos(cid:236), ad esempio, quando i nuovi piani finanziari sono stati adottati alla fine del 1999, come nel caso di Creta, gli stanziamenti sono risultati esauriti. Pertanto l(cid:146)impegno e il pagamento del primo anticipo avranno luogo non appena vi sar(cid:224) disponibilit(cid:224) di fondi


title: KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS P-0618/00 esittäjä(t): Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) komissiolle. Asuntokeinottelu Is Arenasissa.

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Italy
Sardinia
competence of the Member States
environmental impact
infringement of EU law
property development

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text: 28. 12. 2000 FI Euroopan yhteis(cid:246)jen virallinen lehti C 374 E/119 (2000/C 374 E/140) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS P-0618/00 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) komissiolle (24. helmikuuta 2000) Aihe: Asuntokeinottelu Is Arenasissa Vastauksessa esitt(cid:228)m(cid:228)(cid:228)ni kysymykseen E-2177/99 (20. tammikuuta 2000) (1), komissio ilmoitti, ett(cid:228) Is Arenasin rakennushankkeelle ei ole my(cid:246)nnetty yhteis(cid:246)n rahoitusta rakennerahastoista. Paikallisessa lehdist(cid:246)ss(cid:228) ja televisiossa esitettiin16. ja 17. helmikuuta 2000 er(cid:228)(cid:228)n sardinialaisen poliitikon lausuntoja, joiden mukaan Oristanon alueelliseen sopimukseen kuuluva 4 miljardin liiran yhteis(cid:246)n rahoitus olisi vaarassa, jos Is Arenasin rakennushanke j(cid:228)(cid:228)dytet(cid:228)(cid:228)n. Voiko komissio tarkistaa n(cid:228)iden lausuntojen totuudenmukaisuuden? Mik(cid:228) on Oristanon alueellisen sopi- muksen ja Is Arenas -yrityksen hankkeen v(cid:228)linen suhde. Onko n(cid:228)m(cid:228) 4 miljardia kenties kohdistettu Is Arenas -yrityksen hankkeeseen? Jos n(cid:228)in ei ole, voiko komissio vahvistaa, ett(cid:228) Is Arenas -yrityksen hankkeen mahdollinen j(cid:228)(cid:228)dytt(cid:228)minen ei vaikuttaisi Oristanon alueelliseen sopimukseen? Mik(cid:228)li se vaikuttaa, aikooko komissio j(cid:228)(cid:228)dytt(cid:228)(cid:228) n(cid:228)m(cid:228) varat t(cid:228)lle alueellisesti hyvin merkitt(cid:228)v(cid:228)lle hankkeelle? Alue sis(cid:228)ltyy Italian Natura 2000 -verkoston ehdotukseen ja hanketta varten ei ole tehty mink(cid:228)(cid:228)nlaista arviota ymp(cid:228)rist(cid:246)vaikutuksista. (1) EYVL C 225 E, 8. 8. 2000, s. 66. Michel Barnier(cid:146)n komission puolesta antama vastaus (23. maaliskuuta 2000) Vastattuaan parlamentin j(cid:228)senen kirjalliseen kysymykseen E-2177/99 (1) komissio sai tiet(cid:228)(cid:228), ett(cid:228) kyseinen hanke onkin valittu Oristanon alueelliseen sopimukseen. Sille my(cid:246)nnettiin tukea yhteis(cid:246)n rakennerahas- toista toimenpideohjelmassa (cid:148)Alueelliset ty(cid:246)llisyyssopimukset(cid:148), joka koskee Italian tavoitteen 1 alueita. Italian viranomaiset hyv(cid:228)ksyiv(cid:228)t lopullisesti Is Arenas -yrityksen ehdottaman majoitustilojen rakentamista koskevan hankkeen joulukuussa 1999. Se sai Euroopan aluekehitysrahastosta 2 900 miljoonan liiran (1,5 miljoonan euron) tuen. Kokonaisinvestoinnit olivat 6 500 miljoonaa liiraa (3,4 miljoonaa euroa). Komissio toteuttaa tarvittavat toimenpiteet selvitt(cid:228)(cid:228)kseen, onko yhteis(cid:246)n ymp(cid:228)rist(cid:246)s(cid:228)(cid:228)nn(cid:246)ksi(cid:228) rikottu. Jos n(cid:228)in on tehty, komissio j(cid:228)(cid:228)dytt(cid:228)(cid:228) yhteis(cid:246)n tuen kyseiselle hankkeelle. (1) EYVL C 225 E, 8. 8. 2000, s. 66. (2000/C 374 E/141) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0619/00 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Paul R(cid:252)big (PPE-DE) komissiolle (3. maaliskuuta 2000) Aihe: Kiinasta per(cid:228)isin oleviin tuotteisiin sovellettavat alennusm(cid:228)(cid:228)r(cid:228)t EU on 90-luvun alusta l(cid:228)htien hallinnoinut erilaisten Kiinasta per(cid:228)isin olevien tuotteiden tuontikiinti(cid:246)it(cid:228). N(cid:228)ihin kiinti(cid:246)ihin on kuulunut mm. posliini- ja keramiikkatuotteita, joiden tullitariffinumero on 6911 10. Kiinti(cid:246)ist(cid:228) pidet(cid:228)(cid:228)n joka vuosi tarjouskilpailu, jolloin jokaisen tuotteen kiinti(cid:246)n jako perinteisten ja uusien tuojien kesken vaihtelee. Vuodeksi 2000 keramiikkatuotteiden kokonaiskiinti(cid:246)st(cid:228) annettiin 75 % perintei- sille tuojille ja 25 % uusille tuojille. Koska hakemusten m(cid:228)(cid:228)r(cid:228) ylitt(cid:228)(cid:228) huomattavasti kiinti(cid:246)n m(cid:228)(cid:228)r(cid:228)n,


title: WRITTEN QUESTION E-0489/00 by Brigitte Langenhagen (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Implementation of the Leonardo da Vinci vocational training programme.

eurovoc_concepts:
education policy
educational exchange
operation of the Institutions
student
student mobility
transparency in decision-making

text: 21. 11. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 330 E/173 presented by the Honourable Member is not supported by the information provided in the study on exhaustion carried out for the Commission by the NERA research institute in London. 3. The Commission considers the phenomenon of counterfeiting and piracy to be a serious problem. The possible impact of exhaustion regimes on this problem has to be analysed carefully. The Commission has so far not received any information on the possible impact of a ban on parallel imports. The question of the possible impact of a change in exhaustion regime on employment is still under 4. discussion and it is too early to draw any conclusion from this discussion. 5. The Honourable Member has raised an interesting and important question concerning the possible impact of e-commerce on the exhaustion issue. The Commission is currently studying this question as a priority issue. 6. The Commission staff paper lists several different options to change the current exhaustion regime. One of them is to raise this question at a bilateral or multilateral level with third countries. Whether or not the issue of exhaustion should be raised in the forthcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations will be examined when the Commission defines its position on the exhaustion question. (1) SEC(1999) 2033. (2) See page 139. (2000/C 330 E/197) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0489/00 by Brigitte Langenhagen (PPE-DE) to the Commission (24 February 2000) Subject: Implementation of the (cid:145)Leonardo da Vinci(cid:146) vocational training programme It sometimes happens that the way in which the participation of young students in the (cid:145)Leonardo da Vinci(cid:146) programme is organised gives cause for complaint. Specifically, an exchange of architecture students taking their diploma examination (College of Higher Education) was set to begin on 1 January 2000 but was postponed until July. This obviously disrupts the career plans of those young people and causes great disappointment not only with the national partners, but also with the European Institutions. Could the Commission therefore answer the following questions: 1. When will the programmes be cleared for publication by partners in the Member States? 2. How is it possible that candidates have already been recruited and nominated, even though the programme is still at the approval stage? 3. Will the start of the various programmes or measures be set by the Commission or by the partners in the Member States responsible for their publications? 4. Will there be compensation for the lost half-year? 5. The candidates were counting on participating in the programme. They now face a break in their career. How does the Commission plan to support those disappointed candidates whose participation is no longer possible because of the delay? Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission (3 April 2000) 1. Under the first phase of the Leonardo da Vinci programme (1995-1999), placement and exchange programmes for students and young graduates were selected through an annual selection procedure following a call for proposals. Programme promoters and partners can announce traineeships on receipt of confirmation from the Commission that their programme has been approved. C 330 E/174 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 21. 11. 2000 Traineeships can be announced by the potential promoter or partners before the programme has 2. been accepted, provided it is made clear that they are subject to acceptance of the programme by the Commission. 3. Under the first phase of Leonardo da Vinci, the programmes mentioned in paragraph 1 generally began on 1 December. They usually run for two years and placements have an average duration of six months. 4. The promoter, beneficiary and the sending and host organisations enter into a binding agreement on participation in a placement or exchange programme. It is not the Commission(cid:146)s responsibility to provide compensation. The Commission can only offer financial support to participants in a placement or exchange 5. programme. (2000/C 330 E/198) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0492/00 by Luis Berenguer Fuster (PSE) and Fernando PØrez Royo (PSE) to the Commission (24 February 2000) Subject: Statements made by Commissioner Monti in Spain concerning state aid granted by the Spanish Government One of the undertakings given by the Prodi Commission was that the European Parliament would be notified of agreements and decisions before the press was informed. During Mr Monti(cid:146)s appearance before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, we asked for information concerning the issue of the CTCs (costs of transition to competition) of the Spanish electricity companies. As time was short, the Commissioner stated that he would reply to the question in writing. To date, no response has been received. On 4 February Commissioner Monti travelled to Madrid where he met with members of the Spanish Government. Afterwards, he held a press conference, during the course of which he gave certain information on this issue, before the European Parliament was informed. Some of the information given (cid:129) possibly distorted by the Spanish Government (cid:129) implied a certain degree of agreement between the report of the independent expert and the position of the Spanish Government. This information is at odds with the views expressed by officials in the Commission(cid:146)s Directorate-General for Competition, according to whom the conclusions of the independent report differ from the estimates of the Spanish Government (cid:145)on four points(cid:146), which would imply a (cid:145)substantial reduction in the figure(cid:146). In addition, the Commissioner himself (cid:129) according to press reports at least (cid:129) intends to investigate the issue, which hardly squares with the triumphalist interpretation of the Spanish Government. On what points does the independent expert(cid:146)s report differ from the estimates of the Spanish Government? On what points does the report differ from the estimates of the Spanish Electricity Commission? Will a copy of the report be provided to the European Parliament? On what factors is the Spanish Government basing its assumption that the Commission will find in its favour? Does Commissioner Monti consider that he has fulfilled the undertaking to inform Parliament before the press? Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (28 March 2000) The consultant(cid:146)s mandate was to check that the assumptions taken as a basis by the Spanish authorities to calculate the (cid:145)costs of transition to competition(cid:146) (CTCs) complied with internationally recognised standards; it was not to calculate all admissible CTCs anew. Thus, a comparison cannot be made between the consultant(cid:146)s report and the report drawn up by the Comisi(cid:243)n Nacional del Sistema ElØctrico. As was stated in the answer to Written Question E-348/00 by Ms Diez Gonzalez (1), the Commission is studying the results of the assessments and has requested the Spanish authorities to provide additional information. As regards the questions which were put the Commission with responsibility for to the Member of competition at the meeting of the Economic and Monetary Committee held on 11 January 2000 and to which he could not reply for want of time, the Commission would point out that, as agreed at that meeting, the Economic and Monetary Committee on 24 February 2000. it sent a written answer to the chair of


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0463/00 di Avril Doyle (PPE-DE) alla Commissione. Ricorso contro l'abilitazione di An Post a pagare prestazioni sociali in Irlanda.

eurovoc_concepts:
Ireland
complaint to the Commission
postal service
social security

text: 28. 12. 2000 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:224) europee C 374 E/81 (2000/C 374 E/094) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0463/00 di Avril Doyle (PPE-DE) alla Commissione (24 febbraio 2000) Oggetto: Ricorso contro l(cid:146)abilitazione di An Post a pagare prestazioni sociali in Irlanda Tenuto conto del ricorso contro l(cid:146)abilitazione di An Post a pagare prestazioni sociali in Irlanda, effettuato da uno studio legale con sede a Dublino (1), e dell(cid:146)importanza di tale servizio per la dinamicit(cid:224) degli uffici postali e delle comunit(cid:224) rurali, pu(cid:242) la Commissione fare il punto sulla situazione, indicare una scadenza approssimativa della conclusione della procedura, nonchØ fare una dichiarazione al riguardo? (1) McCann Ftzgerald Solicitors, a nome di Transaction Network Services, Dublino. Risposta data dal sig. Monti a nome della Commissione (4 aprile 2000) La Commissione ha ricevuto un reclamo ai sensi dell(cid:146)articolo 86 (ex articolo 90) in combinato disposto con gli articoli 43, 49 e 82 (ex articoli 52, 59 e 86) del trattato CE. Il reclamo Ł rivolto contro la decisione del governo irlandese di prorogare, per un ulteriore periodo di tre anni, a decorrere dal 1o gennaio 2000, il contratto di erogazione del servizio di pagamento delle prestazioni sociali che in Irlanda Ł attualmente in concessione alla An Post, societ(cid:224) pubblica che detiene il monopolio dei servizi postali. Il reclamo solleva questioni attinenti sia alla concorrenza che al mercato interno. La Commissione non si Ł ancora espressa in merito al reclamo. Per poterlo fare ha bisogno di disporre di maggiori informazioni che pertanto sono state recentemente richieste sia al ricorrente che al governo irlandese. Dalle informazioni che verranno fornite dalle parti dipender(cid:224) l(cid:146)esito del caso, che potrebbe consistere sia in una lettera di messa in mora del governo irlandese sia nel rigetto del reclamo. Appena ricevute le informazioni richieste, la Commissione metter(cid:224) immediatamente in atto i provvedimenti del caso. (2000/C 374 E/095) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0465/00 di Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) alla Commissione (24 febbraio 2000) Oggetto: Politica della Commissione in vista dell(cid:146)esecuzione del bilancio dell(cid:146)Unione europea per l(cid:146)esercizio 2000 in materia di promozione e salvaguardia delle lingue minoritarie e regionali Le due autorit(cid:224) di bilancio dell(cid:146)Unione europea, Parlamento e Consiglio, hanno deciso di iscrivere nel bilancio comunitario per l(cid:146)esercizio 2000 una serie di voci di bilancio destinate alla promozione e alla salvaguardia delle lingue minoritarie e regionali. Concretamente, la linea B3-1000 «Cooperazione nel campo dell(cid:146)istruzione e delle politiche per i giovani», dotata di un importo totale di 4,5 milioni di euro, ha l(cid:146)obiettivo particolare di sostenere le azioni destinate a promuovere e proteggere le lingue minoritarie della Comunit(cid:224). Pu(cid:242) la Commissione far sapere quale importo concreto, sul totale di 4,5 milioni di euro, sar(cid:224) destinato alla protezione e alla salvaguardia delle lingue minoritarie della Comunit(cid:224)? Pu(cid:242) la Commissione precisare la procedura che sar(cid:224) seguita per l(cid:146)esecuzione di tale linea di bilancio? Pu(cid:242) la Commissione far sapere quando aprir(cid:224) il termine per la presentazione di progetti concreti che possono beneficiare del finanziamento destinato a promuovere e proteggere le lingue minoritarie?


title: 2000/208/CE: Decisión de la Comisión, de 24 de febrero de 2000, por la que se establecen disposiciones de aplicación de la Directiva 97/78/CE del Consejo para el tránsito por carretera a través de la Unión Europea de productos de origen animal de un tercer país con destino a otro [notificada con el número C(2000) 468] (Texto pertinente a efectos del EEE)

eurovoc_concepts:
animal product
customs inspection
health certificate
import
third country
veterinary inspection

text: L 64/20 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 11. 3. 2000 II (Actos cuya publicación no es una condición para su aplicabilidad) COMISIÓN DECISIÓN DE LA COMISIÓN de 24 de febrero de 2000 por la que se establecen disposiciones de aplicación de la Directiva 97/78/CE del Consejo para el tránsito por carretera a través de la Unión Europea de productos de origen animal de un tercer país con destino a otro [notificada con el número C(2000) 468] (Texto pertinente a efectos del EEE) (2000/208/CE) LA COMISIÓN DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS, Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, Vista la Directiva 97/78/CE del Consejo, de 18 de diciembre de 1997, por la que se establecen los principios relativos a la organzación de controles veterinarios de los productos que se introduzcan en la Comunidad procedentes de países terceros (1) y, en particular, el apartado 4 de su artículo 11, Considerando lo siguiente: (1) (2) (3) Con el fin de evitar retrasos innecesarios en el comercio, es preciso regular con carácter prioritario la salida de los productos de origen animal que transiten por carretera a través de la Unión Europea desde un tercer país hasta otro. Esa regulación debe aplicarse en el marco de la letra e) del apartado 2 del artículo 11 de la Directiva 97/78/CE con relación exclusiva al procedimiento de tránsito por carretera a través de la Comunidad. Es importante que el veterinario oficial del puesto de inspección fronterizo por el que entren mercancías que vayan a transitar por la Comunidad para su posterior salida de ella tenga conocimiento de las partidas que lleguen en cualquier momento y, en especial, de las que lo hagan fuera del horario laboral normal del puesto de inspección. (4) Es oportuno concretar los controles que deban efec- tuarse en el puesto de inspección fronterizo de salida para comprobar la procedencia de las partidas. (1) DO L 24 de 30. 1. 1998, p. 3. (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Conviene, asimismo, concretar el tipo de aprobación del que deban disponer los puestos de inspección fronte- rizos de salida con objeto de garantizar que el personal que trabaje en ellos se encuentre familiarizado con los productos que se presente a su examen. Es necesario adoptar un método armonizado para el examen de las partidas que se presenten a esos puestos y para la anotación de los documentos que deban devol- verse al puesto de inspección fronterizo de entrada. En lo que atañe al personal que haya de efectuar los controles, es preciso establecer una excepción para los puestos de inspección fronterizos que sólo estén autori- zados para el control de productos pesqueros. La presente Decisión debe aplicarse sin perjuicio de cual- quier disposición laboral que haya convenido la Comu- nidad con un tercer país en el marco de acuerdos inter- nacionales aceptados. Las medidas previstas en la presente Decisión se ajustan al dictamen del Comité veterinario permanente. HA ADOPTADO LA PRESENTE DECISIÓN: Artículo 1 En el marco del artículo 11 de la Directiva 97/78/CE y, en particular, de la letra e) de su apartado 2, se aplicarán las disposiciones siguientes para el tránsito por carretera a través de la Comunidad Europea de productos de origen animal procedentes de un tercer país con destino a otro. 11. 3. 2000 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 64/21 Artículo 2 Los puestos de inspección fronterizos que se mencionan en la letra e) del apartado 2 del artículo 11 de la Directiva 97/78/CE serán: — para los productos pesqueros, todos los puestos de inspec- ción fronterizos incluidos en la lista que contiene la versión modificada de la Decisión 97/778/CE de la Comisión (1), todos los puestos de inspección fronterizos a los que se hace refe- rencia en el primer guión, salvo los que estén autorizados únicamente para la inspeccion de productos pesqueros. — para los demás productos de origen animal, Artículo 3 El veterinario oficial o, en el caso de los productos pesqueros, éste o el agente que haya sido designado por la autoridad competente deberá comprobar que en el puesto de inspección fronterizo de salida se sometan a los necesarios controles las partidas que vayan a salir de la Comunidad en virtud de la presente Decisión. Estos controles deberán confirmar que las partidas recibidas son las mismas que las expedidas desde el puesto de inspección fronterizo de entrada y se corresponden con la información contenida en el certificado del anexo B de la Decisión 93/13/CEE de la Comisión (2) que las acompañe. Artículo 4 Tras la realización de los controles, el certificado dispuesto en el apartado 1 del artículo 5 de la Directiva 97/78/CE que acompañe a la partida, además de ser anotado con la frase «Confirmación acorde con la letra e) del apartado 2 del artículo 11 de la Directiva 97/78/CE de las formalidades de salida de la CE y de los controles aplicables a las mercancías en tránsito», deberá ser estampado con el sello del puesto de inspección fronterizo, así como fechado y firmado por el veterinario oficial o, en el caso de los productos pesqueros, por éste o por el agente que haya designado la autoridad competente. Artículo 5 La presente Decisión se aplicará sin perjuicio de cualquier disposición que haya convenido la Comunidad con terceros países en el marco de acuerdos internacionalmente aceptados. Artículo 6 La presente Decisión será aplicable a partir del 1 de abril de 2000. Artículo 7 Los destinatarios de la presente Decisión serán los Estados miembros. Hecho en Bruselas, el 24 de febrero de 2000. Por la Comisión David BYRNE Miembro de la Comisión (1) DO L 315 de 19. 11. 1997, p. 15. (2) DO L 9 de 15. 1. 1993, p. 33


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-0443/00 de Jan Wiersma (PSE) al Consejo. Fuel doméstico para las ciudades de la oposición en Serbia.

eurovoc_concepts:
Serbia
common foreign and security policy
diesel fuel
heating
humanitarian aid
political opposition
terms for aid
town

text: C 330 E/160 Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas ES 21. 11. 2000 (2000/C 330 E/181) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-0443/00 de Jan Wiersma (PSE) al Consejo (24 de febrero de 2000) Asunto: Fuel domØstico para las ciudades de la oposici(cid:243)n en Serbia 1. 2. 3. ¿QuØ ciudades en Yugoslavia reciben fuel de la UE? ¿QuØ criterios se han aplicado a este respecto? ¿Por quØ no se ha incluido al municipio de Pancevo? ¿Puede responder el Consejo con mÆs rapidez a estas preguntas de lo que hace habitualmente, habida 4. cuenta de los rigores invernales? Respuesta (2 de mayo de 2000) 1. En su sesi(cid:243)n del 24 de enero, el Consejo invit(cid:243) a la Comisi(cid:243)n a ampliar la iniciativa «Energ(cid:237)a para la Democracia», conforme hab(cid:237)an propuesto las fuerzas de la oposici(cid:243)n serbia tras la reuni(cid:243)n tripartita que celebraron en Berl(cid:237)n el 17 de diciembre de 1999 con la Uni(cid:243)n Europea y los EE. UU. La decisi(cid:243)n definitiva sobre las comunidades beneficiarias se dej(cid:243) a criterio de la Comisi(cid:243)n, responsable de la ejecuci(cid:243)n del presupuesto. BasÆndose en una propuesta de la Comisi(cid:243)n, el Consejo adopt(cid:243) la decisi(cid:243)n de modificar la Posici(cid:243)n Comœn 1999/691/PESC relativa al respaldo a las fuerzas democrÆticas de la Repœblica Federativa de Yugoslavia (RFY), por la que se autoriza el suministro, la venta y la exportaci(cid:243)n de petr(cid:243)leo y de productos del petr(cid:243)leo a los municipios serbios de Sombor, Subotica, Kragujevac, Kraljevo y Novi Sad. 2. La elecci(cid:243)n de los municipios se bas(cid:243) en la lista de prioridades presentada por las propias fuerzas serbias de oposici(cid:243)n. Se concedi(cid:243) especial atenci(cid:243)n a los municipios que albergan un gran nœmero de personas socialmente vulnerables, as(cid:237) como instituciones sociales de carÆcter regional. 3. Pancevo no figuraba entre los municipios prioritarios indicados por la oposici(cid:243)n serbia. 4. El Consejo reitera su voluntad de seguir ayudando al pueblo serbio necesitado y recuerda que la ayuda humanitaria facilitada por la Comunidad para el aæo 1999 ascendi(cid:243) a 72,1 M€ por lo que se refiere œnicamente a Serbia, en tanto que los Estados miembros aportaron ayudas de casi la misma cuant(cid:237)a. (2000/C 330 E/182) PREGUNTA ESCRITA P-0448/00 de Phillip Whitehead (PSE) a la Comisi(cid:243)n (14 de febrero de 2000) Asunto: EEB en Francia Habida cuenta de las conclusiones de la misi(cid:243)n veterinaria de la Comisi(cid:243)n en Francia (DG SANCO 1058/ 99) ¿realizarÆ la Comisi(cid:243)n un estudio de seguimento sobre las prÆcticas en vigor en este pa(cid:237)s que incluya: a) el examen inef(cid:237)caz de los casos presuntos de EEB; b) la readmisi(cid:243)n de casos presuntos y la inclusi(cid:243)n de animales muertos en la cadena alimentaria humana; c) los niveles de contaminaci(cid:243)n del ganado alimentado con harina de carne y huesos? Asimismo, ¿harÆ constar la correspondencia con el Ministerio de Agricultura francØs posterior a la carta del Sr. Bernard Vallat de 24 de noviembre de 1999?


title: SKRIFTLIG FRÅGA E-0496/00 från Mauro Nobilia (UEN), Cristiana Muscardini (UEN), Sergio Berlato (UEN) och Francesco Turchi (UEN) till kommissionen. Konsumentskydd.

eurovoc_concepts:
European social policy
United States
food inspection
genetically modified organism
international negotiations
labelling
marketing
originating product
product quality

text: 28. 12. 2000 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 374 E/89 Vad g(cid:228)ller det normala f(cid:246)rfarandet anges i f(cid:246)rordningen tv(cid:229) tidsfrister om sex m(cid:229)nader efter det att ans(cid:246)kan l(cid:228)mnats till kommissionen. Den f(cid:246)rsta tidsfristen om sex m(cid:229)nader (artikel 6 i f(cid:246)rordning (EEG) nr 2081/92) (cid:228)r n(cid:246)dv(cid:228)ndig av praktiska och administrativa sk(cid:228)l (behov av att (cid:246)vers(cid:228)tta (cid:229)tskilliga akter, behov av att f(cid:229) in synpunkter fr(cid:229)n andra tj(cid:228)nster inom kommissionen, behov av kompetterande upplys- ningar, eventuell konsultation av den vetenskapliga kommittØn osv. ). Den andra tidsfristen om sex m(cid:229)nader som b(cid:246)rjar l(cid:246)pa n(cid:228)r ans(cid:246)kan har publicerats i Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning sammanh(cid:228)nger med protestf(cid:246)rfarandet (artikel 7. 1 i f(cid:246)rordning (EEG) nr 2081/92). Det (cid:228)r av st(cid:246)rsta vikt att k(cid:228)nna till vilken st(cid:228)llning en viss produkt har i medlemstaterna n(cid:228)r en medlemsstat beg(cid:228)r att den registreras p(cid:229) gemenskapsniv(cid:229), och att medlemsstaterna ges m(cid:246)jlighet att inv(cid:228)nda om goda sk(cid:228)l f(cid:246)religger. I de fall d(cid:229) det finns en godtagbar inv(cid:228)ndning ges en ytterligare tidsfrist om tre m(cid:229)nader (se artikel 7. 5 i f(cid:246)rordning (EEG) nr 2081/92) s(cid:229) att de ber(cid:246)rda medlemsstaterna kan f(cid:246)rs(cid:246)ka n(cid:229) en f(cid:246)rlikning. Om en f(cid:246)rlikning inte n(cid:229)tts vid utg(cid:229)ngen av denna tidsfrist skall kommissionen utarbeta ett beslut som skall l(cid:228)mnas till regleringskommittØn f(cid:246)r yttrande. Dessa f(cid:246)rfaranden (cid:228)r tids(cid:246)dande och kan variera efter (cid:228)rendets komplexitet, men det (cid:228)r av st(cid:246)rsta vikt att bevaka ans(cid:246)kningarnas (cid:246)verensst(cid:228)mmelse med reglerna och skyddet av tredje parts r(cid:228)ttigheter. I enlighet med f(cid:246)rordning (EG) nr 535/97 kan medlemsstaterna komma (cid:246)verens om ett tillf(cid:228)lligt nationellt skydd fram till dess att ett beslut fattats p(cid:229) gemenskapsniv(cid:229) ang(cid:229)ende beg(cid:228)ran om en registrering av beteckningen. Denna (cid:229)tg(cid:228)rd syftar till att skydda producenternas intressen n(cid:228)r de har beg(cid:228)rt att beteck- ningen registreras. Med h(cid:228)nsyn till de intressen som st(cid:229)r p(cid:229) spel och till n(cid:246)dv(cid:228)ndigheten att skapa st(cid:246)rsta m(cid:246)jliga tilltro till gemenskapens registreringssystem, som ger en exklusiv r(cid:228)tt att anv(cid:228)nda beteckningen p(cid:229) en marknad som omfattar 373 miljoner konsumenter, anser kommissionen det ol(cid:228)mpligt att f(cid:246)resl(cid:229) en uppmjukning av det f(cid:246)rfarande som f(cid:246)reg(cid:229)r registrering av PDO och PGI. Kommissionen (cid:246)verl(cid:228)mnade i juli 1999 en rapport till r(cid:229)det ang(cid:229)ende till(cid:228)mpningen av f(cid:246)rordning (EEG) nr 2082/92 (s(cid:228)rartsskydd). Med anledning av denna rapport har arbeten inletts f(cid:246)r att f(cid:246)rb(cid:228)ttra funktionen av denna f(cid:246)rordning. (2000/C 374 E/104) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-0496/00 fr(cid:229)n Mauro Nobilia (UEN), Cristiana Muscardini (UEN), Sergio Berlato (UEN) och Francesco Turchi (UEN) till kommissionen ˜mne: Konsumentskydd (24 februari 2000) Enligt den g(cid:228)llande lagstiftningen f(cid:246)r m(cid:228)rkning och presentation av livsmedelsprodukter som (cid:228)r avsedda f(cid:246)r slutkonsumenterna (cid:228)r det inte obligatoriskt att, i fastst(cid:228)llda fall, ange produktens ursprungsort och huvudsakliga inneh(cid:229)ll. Det (cid:228)r tydligen inte heller obligatoriskt att informera slutkonsumenten om att en livsmedelsprodukt eller dess ingredienser (cid:228)r genmodifierade. Enligt pressmeddelanden framkommer det bland annat att ungef(cid:228)r sextio personer (producenter och f(cid:246)rs(cid:228)ljare) p(cid:229)b(cid:246)rjat en frivillig informations- kampanj Italien och att de p(cid:229) den saluf(cid:246)rda varan av fri vilja markerar att produkten inte (cid:228)r genmodifierad. i Om ovanst(cid:229)ende uppgifter (cid:228)r korrekta, kan kommissionen besvara f(cid:246)ljande fr(cid:229)gor: 1. Finns det n(cid:229)got som hindrar kommissionen fr(cid:229)n att l(cid:228)gga fram f(cid:246)rslag om (cid:228)ndring av artiklarna 3, 11 och 12 i direktiv 79/112/EEG (1), och d(cid:228)rmed f(cid:246)reskriva obligatorisk m(cid:228)rkning av produkter avsedda f(cid:246)r konsumenter, varmed produktens ursprungsort och huvudsakliga inneh(cid:229)ll alltid och under alla omst(cid:228)ndigheter skulle anges? 2. Har unionen, bortsett fr(cid:229)n WTO:s m(cid:246)te i Seattle, h(cid:229)llit, h(cid:229)ller den eller kommer den att h(cid:229)lla f(cid:246)rhandlingar med USA i syfte att inf(cid:246)ra str(cid:228)ngare regler f(cid:246)r genmodifierade produkter och livs- medelsprodukter? 3. K(cid:228)nner kommissionen till de genmodifierade produkter som saluf(cid:246)rs inom EU? (1) EGT L 33, 8. 2. 1979, s. 1. C 374 E/90 Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning SV 28. 12. 2000 Svar fr(cid:229)n David Byrne p(cid:229) kommissionens v(cid:228)gnar (12 maj 2000) I r(cid:229)dets direktiv 79/112/EEG av den 18 december 1978 (1) om tilln(cid:228)rmning av medlemsstaternas 1. lagstiftning om m(cid:228)rkning, presentation och reklam i fr(cid:229)ga om livsmedel, (cid:228)ndrad genom direktiv 97/4/EG (2), f(cid:246)reskrivs i artikel 3 att det bara (cid:228)r obligatoriskt att l(cid:228)mna uppgifter om plats d(cid:228)r livsmedlet (cid:228)r producerat eller varifr(cid:229)n det kommer i fall d(cid:229) underl(cid:229)tenhet att l(cid:228)mna s(cid:229)dana uppgifter kan vilseleda konsumenten p(cid:229) ett avg(cid:246)rande s(cid:228)tt i fr(cid:229)ga om livsmedlets r(cid:228)tta ursprung eller h(cid:228)rkomst. Denna st(cid:229)ndpunkt grundar sig p(cid:229) f(cid:246)ljande (cid:246)verv(cid:228)ganden. I allm(cid:228)nhet och med undantag av de produkter som omfattas av s(cid:228)rskilda best(cid:228)mmelser (skydd f(cid:246)r geografiska beteckningar och ursprungsbeteckningar f(cid:246)r jordbruksprodukter och livsmedel, f(cid:228)rsk frukt och f(cid:228)rska gr(cid:246)nsaker osv. ) eller produkter som (cid:228)r m(cid:228)rkta med andra objektiva kriterier (t. ex. skydd av folkh(cid:228)lsan i fallet med kommissionens f(cid:246)rslag om m(cid:228)rkning av n(cid:246)tk(cid:246)tt) finns det inget direkt samband mellan ett livsmedels egenskaper och dess ursprung eller h(cid:228)rkomst. Ursprunget eller h(cid:228)rkomsten p(cid:229)verkar inte en vanlig varas kvalitet, men kan d(cid:228)remot utg(cid:246)ra ett medel f(cid:246)r att diskriminera den. Inom ramen f(cid:246)r principen om fri r(cid:246)rlighet f(cid:246)r varor p(cid:229) hela den inre marknaden finns risken att obligatoriska uppgifter om ursprung eller h(cid:228)rkomst, om de inte (cid:228)r ber(cid:228)ttigade av ovan n(cid:228)mnda objektiva kriterier, g(cid:246)r att den inhemska produktionen i medlemsstaterna gynnas. 2. F(cid:246)rhandlingar om fr(cid:229)gor ang(cid:229)ende genmodifierade livsmedel (cid:228)ger regelbundet rum i flera inter- nationella forum, i synnerhet i Organisationen f(cid:246)r ekonomiskt samarbete och utveckling (OECD) och i Codex Alimentarius. Kommissionen har bilaterala kontakter med b(cid:229)de USA och m(cid:229)nga andra tredje l(cid:228)nder p(cid:229) olika niv(cid:229)er och ang(cid:229)ende flera problem, (cid:228)ven bioteknologi. M(cid:229)let (cid:228)r att utbyta information och ge synpunkter samt att f(cid:246)rhandla ang(cid:229)ende eventuella l(cid:246)sningar p(cid:229) viktiga problem. Sedan den 15 maj 1997 (cid:228)r nya livsmedel och nya livsmedelsingredienser f(cid:246)rem(cid:229)l f(cid:246)r de f(cid:246)rfaranden 3. som f(cid:246)reskrivs i Europaparlamentets och r(cid:229)dets f(cid:246)rordning (EG) nr 258/97 av den 27 januari 1997 om nya livsmedel och nya livsmedelsingredienser (2). Fram till idag har inga livsmedel eller livsmedelsingre- dienser som inneh(cid:229)ller eller best(cid:229)r av genetiskt modifierade organismer godk(cid:228)nts p(cid:229) grund av artikel 4 i denna f(cid:246)rordning. Enligt i artikel 5 i denna f(cid:246)rordning har produkter som i huvudsak motsvarar redan befintliga livsmedel eller livsmedelsingredienser d(cid:228)remot sl(cid:228)ppts ut p(cid:229) marknaden efter en anm(cid:228)lan. Hittills har 10 produkter anm(cid:228)lts (6 rapsoljor och produkter som kommer fr(cid:229)n 4 olika sorters majs). Kommissionen har uppfyllt sin skyldighet att publicera listan p(cid:229) anm(cid:228)lda produkter i Europeiska gemenskapernas tidning (3). f(cid:246)rfarandet Innan f(cid:246)rordning (EG) nr 258/97 tr(cid:228)dde i kraft hade dessutom tv(cid:229) genetiskt modifierade organismer godk(cid:228)nts enligt r(cid:229)dets direktiv 90/220/EEG av den 23 april 1990 om avsiktlig uts(cid:228)ttning av genetiskt modifierade organismer i milj(cid:246)n (4) (genetiskt modifierade sojab(cid:246)nor enligt kommissionens beslut 96/281/E av den 3 april 1996 om utsl(cid:228)ppande p(cid:229) marknaden av genetiskt modifierade sojab(cid:246)nor (Glycine max L. ) med f(cid:246)rh(cid:246)jd tolerans mot bek(cid:228)mpningsmedlet glyfosat enligt r(cid:229)dets direktiv 90/220/EEG (5) och genetiskt modifierad majs enligt kommissionens beslut 97/98/EG av den 23 januari 1997 om utsl(cid:228)ppande p(cid:229) marknaden av genetiskt modifierad majs (Zea mays L. ) med f(cid:246)ljande kombinerade modifikation: BT-endo- toxingenens insekticidverkan och (cid:246)kad tolerans mot herbiciden glufosinatammonium i enlighet med r(cid:229)dets direktiv 90/220/EEG (6),) vilket g(cid:246)r att de (cid:228)r till(cid:229)tna i livsmedel. (1) EGT L 33, 8. 2. 1979, s. 1. (2) EGT L 43, 14. 2. 1997. (3) EGT C 200, 26. 6. 1998; EGT C 181, 26. 6. 1999 och EGT C 71, 11. 3. 2000. (4) EGT L 117, 8. 5. 1990. (5) EGT L 107, 30. 4. 1996. (6) EGT L 31, 1. 2. 1997


title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 412/2000 of 24 February 2000 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

eurovoc_concepts:
citrus fruit
export licence

formats: pdf print

text: 25. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 52/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 412/2000 of 24 February 2000 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (3) Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/2000 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 67/2000 (3) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid. In the light of the information available to the Commis- sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for Lemons will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector. system B situation, applications To avoid this licences for Lemons exported after 24 February 2000 should be rejected until the end of the current export period, for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 for system B export for Lemons Applications submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 67/ 2000, export declarations for which are accepted after 24 February 2000 and before 17 March 2000, are hereby rejected. licences This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2000. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) OJ L 34, 9. 2. 2000, p. 16. (3) OJ L 9, 13. 1. 2000, p. 11


title: WRITTEN QUESTION E-0459/00 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission. Catchment area management ‐ ESDP.

eurovoc_concepts:
EU environmental policy
hydrology
proposal (EU)
water analysis
water management
water resources
water supply

text: 21. 11. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 330 E/163 expenses, etc. ). Moreover, certain items, such as the costs of constructing or modernising buildings, may be subject to different accounting processes. It should also be remembered that in the ideal case scenario the official statement of costs can only be provided at the end of year n+1, year n being the year in which the veterinary checks and inspections in question are carried out. On this subject, it is clear that the working documents used to establish standard amounts are for guidance only. Only the text of the Directive is legally binding. Paragraph 3 of the above-mentioned judgement of 9 September 1999 by the Court of Justice states that (cid:145)in cases where a Member State has delegated to local authorities the collection of fees relating to health inspections and controls of fresh meat, Article 2(3) of Directive 85/73, as amended by Directive 93/118, authorises it to collect an amount higher than Community fee levels so long as it does not exceed the actual costs of inspection incurred by the competent local authority(cid:146). If competence is delegated to local authorities, these are the costs incurred by the authorities in national territory. In the absence of such delegation, there is in principle no difference between the costs incurred at national level and the costs incurred by the authorities in national territory. With regard to the provisions of Annex A, Chapter I, point 4 (a) of Directive 85/73/EEC, the text itself indicates that differences are possible between establishments. (cid:145)In order to cover increased costs, Member States may (cid:133) increase the standard amounts of fees as laid down in points 1 and 2 (a) for individual establishments(cid:146). The provisions of Annex A, Chapter I, point 4 (b) do not refer specifically to this possibility. The relevant concept is that of (cid:145)actual costs(cid:146). It is not made clear whether calculation of these costs can be for a given establishment or whether it should be done at the level of the competent authority, which can carry out an equalisation for the establishments for which it is responsible. The question needs to be clarified. In the context of Annex A, Chapter I, point 4 (a) of Directive 85/73/ EEC, a Member State may as a general rule, in order to cover increased costs, provide for standard fees and increase these amounts for certain establishments meeting the conditions referred to. Such a system has its own internal coherence. The other option referred to in Annex A, Chapter I, point 4 (b) for covering increased costs gives Member States the possibility of charging a special fee covering actual costs. This option also has its own internal coherence. It is therefore difficult to come up with a combination of these two systems. 2. In the context of Annex A, Chapter I, the standard amounts are laid down in points 1 and 2 (a) and not in points 4 (a) and (b). These amounts cover all the checks laid down by the Directives concerned and, therefore, the checks relating to the detection of trichinosis. (1) See the consolidated version in Council Directive 96/43/EC of 26 June 1996 amending and consolidating Directive 85/73/EEC in order to ensure financing of veterinary inspections and controls on live animals and certain animal products and amending Directives 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC. (2) OJ C 402, 6. 1. 1999. (2000/C 330 E/185) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0459/00 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission (24 February 2000) Subject: Catchment area management (cid:129) ESDP In its recent publication entitled ESDP European Spatial Development Perspective (Potsdam unofficial council, May 1999) (1) the Commission writes (p. 68) that the proposal for a directive which inter alia covers integrated catchment area management is currently under negotiation. Can the Commission answer the following: 1. What is the exact title of the proposal, when was it drawn up and by whom? 2. At what stage are the discussions on this proposal for an EU directive? C 330 E/164 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 21. 11. 2000 3. What positions have the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council adopted? 4. What is the Commission(cid:146)s approach in this directive, and what implications will the directive have for countries with adequate water supplies? 5. What precisely does integrated catchment area management mean? 6. What action has the Commission taken so far to counter the problem of leaking public water supply grids in some Member States? 7. Does the Commission have data and information on water quality and water shortages in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and what is the gap between them and the data for EU Member States? (1) ISBN, 92-828-7656-X. Answer given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission (23 March 2000) This is the Commission proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (1). The Parliament in its plenary session of 16 February 2000 finalised the second reading (2), (3). On the majority of issues there is agreement between the points of view of Parliament, Commission and Council. There are divergent points of view on some issues, in particular deadlines, derogations, hazardous substances and charges for water and waste water. A detailed evaluation will be part of the amended Commission proposal to be adopted by the Commission in March 2000. The main objectives of the new Community water framework directive will be to expand water protection to all waters; to achieve and maintain (cid:145)good status(cid:146) within a set deadline; to base water management on river basins; to combine the approaches of emission criteria and water quality criteria; to ensure water pricing policy with adequate incentive for users to use water resources in an efficient way; to involve citizens more closely in planning and decision taking procedures; and to streamline legislation. One of the elements of for groundwater is a long-term balance between available resources and abstractions. These objectives are valid regardless of whether Member States have larger water resources or not. The objective of the directive is to achieve and maintain water quality, not to distribute water resources. Monitoring and measures to achieve the quality objective ((cid:145)good status(cid:146)) within a set deadline have to be coordinated with a river basin district. The operative part in this context is a programme of measures which ensures achieving the objective of (cid:145)good status(cid:146). (cid:145)good status(cid:146) For public (drinking) water supply systems Community legislation defines the quality of water for the consumer at the tap. This is the 1980 drinking water directive, Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption (4) amended by the 1998 drinking water directive, Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 (5). There is no obligation at European level to construct public water supply systems. However, construction and improvement of such water supply systems, including measures against leaking distribution systems, may be funded by the structural funds and the Cohesion fund. Water protection is an important factor in the current accession negotiations. Evaluations of the status quo, objectives and programmes for achieving the objective for the whole range of Community water legislation are an integral part of the accession negotiations. Water resources show a quite diverse pattern from country to country and from region to region, both in the 15 Member States and in candidate countries, a situation to be expected given the diverse geographical and hydrological situation. (1) OJ C 184, 17. 6. 1997. (2) Opinion of the European Parliament (1st reading) of 11. 2. 1999, OJ C 150, 28. 5. 1999. (3) Opinion of the European Parliament (2nd reading) of 16. 2. 2000 not yet published in the OJ. (4) OJ L 229, 30. 8. 1980. (5) OJ L 330, 5. 12. 1998


title: WRITTEN QUESTION E-0488/00 by Werner Langen (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Admissibility of parallel imports.

eurovoc_concepts:
World Trade Organisation
distributive trades
economic consequence
electronic commerce
import (EU)
import policy
industrial counterfeiting
trademark law

text: C 330 E/172 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 21. 11. 2000 (2000/C 330 E/196) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0488/00 by Werner Langen (PPE-DE) to the Commission (24 February 2000) Subject: Admissibility of parallel imports Under Article 7 of the EU trade mark directive (89/104/EEC) (1) the (cid:145)European exhaustion(cid:146) principle has trade mark legislation since 1995 rather than the principle of applied in the EU Member States(cid:146) (cid:145)international exhaustion(cid:146) previously applied in many Member States. There has been no room for parallel imports of branded goods from outside the EU since that time. In its report of 1 December 1999 the Commission does not commit itself on whether it is in favour of retaining or changing the current exhaustion principle. This being the case: 1. What is the Commission(cid:146)s position on the question of (cid:145)international exhaustion(cid:146) and an amendment to Article 7 of the trade mark directive, and does it intend to propose a change in the law to the Council and Parliament? 2. Does the Commission agree with the argument advanced by the advocates of a change in the law that the reintroduction of parallel imports might lead to a significant reduction in the consumer prices of certain branded products of between 30 and 50 %, thus making annual savings of up to EUR 35 to 40bn possible for consumers throughout the EU? 3. In addition to the statements in its report of 1 December 1999, does the Commission have any information to indicate that the occurrence of product piracy has declined appreciably throughout the EU since parallel imports were prohibited in 1995, or does it have information to indicate that cases of product piracy have in fact increased since that time? 4. How does the Commission view the claims by the branded goods industry that, if parallel imports were permitted in the future, jobs would be relocated from the EU to third countries? 5. Does the Commission agree that growing demand from private customers through the internet will give rise to major difficulties for the retail and mail order trade in branded products unless these undertakings are themselves able to obtain supplies of cheap parallel imports and to offer goods at correspondingly low prices? 6. Does the Commission intend to make (cid:145)international exhaustion rules(cid:146) in trade mark legislation the subject of forthcoming rounds of negotiations at WTO level? If not, why not? (1) OJ L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 1. Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission (10 April 2000) The discussion on exhaustion is based on a Commission staff working paper (1), which addresses certain key issues. The working paper has been submitted to the Council and the Parliament. In the light of these discussions and all the other relevant factors, the Commission will define its position on the question of exhaustion of trade mark rights, as soon as appropriate and feasible. The Commission would also refer to the answer given to other questions on the same issue (Mr Lehne, Written Questions E-0362-3/00 (2)). As indicated above the Commission will take a position on this issue once the discussions have been 1. finalised. It is therefore premature at this stage to react to the question of the Honourable Member. 2. Concerning the Honourable Member(cid:146)s reference to re-introduction of parallel imports the Commi- ssion would underline that discussions have been focusing on the question of exhaustion of trade mark rights. Many other factors apart from trade mark rights have an impact on parallel imports, such as import duties, import quota and vertical relationships. The calculation on possible effects on consumer pricing 21. 11. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 330 E/173 presented by the Honourable Member is not supported by the information provided in the study on exhaustion carried out for the Commission by the NERA research institute in London. 3. The Commission considers the phenomenon of counterfeiting and piracy to be a serious problem. The possible impact of exhaustion regimes on this problem has to be analysed carefully. The Commission has so far not received any information on the possible impact of a ban on parallel imports. The question of the possible impact of a change in exhaustion regime on employment is still under 4. discussion and it is too early to draw any conclusion from this discussion. 5. The Honourable Member has raised an interesting and important question concerning the possible impact of e-commerce on the exhaustion issue. The Commission is currently studying this question as a priority issue. 6. The Commission staff paper lists several different options to change the current exhaustion regime. One of them is to raise this question at a bilateral or multilateral level with third countries. Whether or not the issue of exhaustion should be raised in the forthcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations will be examined when the Commission defines its position on the exhaustion question. (1) SEC(1999) 2033. (2) See page 139. (2000/C 330 E/197) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0489/00 by Brigitte Langenhagen (PPE-DE) to the Commission (24 February 2000) Subject: Implementation of the (cid:145)Leonardo da Vinci(cid:146) vocational training programme It sometimes happens that the way in which the participation of young students in the (cid:145)Leonardo da Vinci(cid:146) programme is organised gives cause for complaint. Specifically, an exchange of architecture students taking their diploma examination (College of Higher Education) was set to begin on 1 January 2000 but was postponed until July. This obviously disrupts the career plans of those young people and causes great disappointment not only with the national partners, but also with the European Institutions. Could the Commission therefore answer the following questions: 1. When will the programmes be cleared for publication by partners in the Member States? 2. How is it possible that candidates have already been recruited and nominated, even though the programme is still at the approval stage? 3. Will the start of the various programmes or measures be set by the Commission or by the partners in the Member States responsible for their publications? 4. Will there be compensation for the lost half-year? 5. The candidates were counting on participating in the programme. They now face a break in their career. How does the Commission plan to support those disappointed candidates whose participation is no longer possible because of the delay? Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission (3 April 2000) 1. Under the first phase of the Leonardo da Vinci programme (1995-1999), placement and exchange programmes for students and young graduates were selected through an annual selection procedure following a call for proposals. Programme promoters and partners can announce traineeships on receipt of confirmation from the Commission that their programme has been approved


title: WRITTEN QUESTION P-0617/00 by William Newton Dunn (PPE-DE) to the Council. EU rapid deployment force: Helsinki conclusions.

eurovoc_concepts:
armed forces
common foreign and security policy

text: C 303 E/206 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 24. 10. 2000 (2000/C 303 E/236) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0617/00 by William Newton Dunn (PPE-DE) to the Council Subject: EU rapid deployment force: Helsinki conclusions (24 February 2000) In Annex I to Annex IV of the Helsinki Summit Presidency Conclusions, the EU Rapid Deployment Force is described as follows: (cid:145)they (Member States) will be able to deploy rapidly and then sustain forces (cid:133) in operations up to corps level (up to 15 brigades or 50-60 000 persons) (cid:133) They must be able to sustain such a deployment for at least one year. This will require an additional pool of deployment units (and supporting elements) at lower readiness to provide replacements for the initial forces. (cid:146) However, in the first indent of paragraph 28 of the Presidency Conclusions, the text refers purely to Member States having (cid:145)to deploy within 60 days and sustain for at least 1 year military forces of up to 50 000 (cid:129) 60 000 persons. (cid:146) Could the Council state whether the decision taken at Helsinki was for a maximum deployment of 5 brigades sustainable for 1 year or of the 15 brigades referred to in the Annex? Reply (13 April 2000) The decision taken at Helsinki was that Member States should be able to deploy rapidly and sustain forces capable of the full range of Petersberg tasks, including the most demanding, in operations up to Corps level (up to 15 brigades or 50 000 (cid:129) 60 000 persons). (2000/C 303 E/237) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0674/00 by Marit Paulsen (ELDR) to the Commission (9 March 2000) Subject: Free movement of workers I Sweden, repayment of State study loans is governed by the Study Finance Act (1973:349) and the Study Finance Decree (1973:418). People residing in Sweden are required to repay study loans at an annual rate of 4 % of their combined income from service, employment and capital. However, people residing abroad, including therefore in other EU Member States, are required to repay them at an annual rate of 1/20 of the debt. Admittedly, these rules apply to all, irrespective of nationality, but in reality they make it unaffordable for those on low or middle incomes, or part-time workers, who have studied for a medium length of time (four to five years) to live and work in another Member State, as they are required to repay a considerably larger amount per annum than they would if they remained in Sweden (for those on high incomes, the situation may of course be reversed). Person A has a debt of about SEK 300 000 from a study loan (a normal amount for a person who has studied for four or five years) and an annual income of SEK 168 000 (SEK 14 000 per month). If this person lives and works in Sweden, he/she will have to repay SEK 6 720 per annum. However, if the same person happens to live and work in France, the annual repayment will be more than twice as much: SEK 15 000. Thus Sweden(cid:146)s repayment rules favour those in high income groups, while those on low or middle incomes or who work part-time cannot afford to take advantage of the fundamental freedom to live and work in another Member State (cf. ECJ judgment in the case of Kraus, C-19/92). Do these repayment rules violate the fundamental freedom to seek employment and to live and work in another Member State (Article 39 of the EC Treaty)?


title: WRITTEN QUESTION E-0466/00 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Commission policy on implementation of the EU budget for 2000 in respect of the promotion and safeguard of regional and minority languages.

eurovoc_concepts:
budget policy
cultural heritage
heritage protection
implementation of the budget
information society
minority language
regional culture

text: C 330 E/166 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 21. 11. 2000 Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission (6 April 2000) In reply to the Honourable Member(cid:146)s previous written question E-2006/98 (1), the Commission indicated that a questionnaire was under preparation for circulation to all interested parties. Such a questionnaire was sent to Member States, cable operators, broadcasters, consumer organisations and copyright organisa- tions throughout the Community. The Commission has also issued a communication reviewing regulation in the communications sector (2), which considered the economic impact on cable operators(cid:146) ability to compete in convergent communications markets. On the basis of a substantial number of replies received, in the context of both initiatives, the Commission is examining whether a horizontal initiative in this area is necessary. The need for such an initiative also has to be examined in the light of the growing number of complaints in this area, which shows the importance of this issue for the functioning of the internal market. (1) OJ C 13, 18. 1. 1999, p. 134. (2) COM(1999) 539. (2000/C 330 E/188) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0466/00 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission (24 February 2000) Subject: Commission policy on implementation of the EU budget for 2000 in respect of the promotion and safeguard of regional and minority languages The two EU budgetary authorities, Parliament and the Council, have decided to set aside a number of headings under the Community budget for 2000 to promote and safeguard regional and minority languages. To be more precise, it has been indicated that line B3-1003N (Preparatory measures for promotion of the linguistic diversity of the Community in the information society), to which the sum of EUR 2 million has been earmarked, aims, within the information society, to promote the linguistic diversity of the Commun- ity, including regional and minority languages, and to finance preparatory measures with a view to the designation of 2001 as the European Year of Languages, including sign languages. Will the Commission say exactly how much of the sum of EUR 2 million is to be earmarked for the protection and safeguard of minority languages in the Community, and what sum is to be allocated specifically in order to the achieve the two basic aims mentioned above? What procedure will it be pursuing with a view to implementing the aforementioned budget line? When does it intend to begin accepting applications for specific projects which may be eligible for funding to promote and safeguard minority languages? What will be the guidelines and requirements governing the eligibility of projects for Community funding? When can the selected projects hope to receive the Community funding allocated to them? Is any other heading or sum in the EU budget for 2000 likely to be in any way earmarked for the promotion and safeguard of regional and minority languages, and if so, what will be the amounts of money involved? 21. 11. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 330 E/167 Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission (19 April 2000) Budget heading B-1003 (cid:145)Preparatory measures for promotion of the linguistic diversity of the Community in the information society(cid:146) is intended, according to the budget remarks, to promote the Community(cid:146)s linguistic diversity, including regional and minority languages. It is also intended to cover the funding of preparatory measures for the European Year of Languages (EYL). The Commission originally asked for € 4 million to prepare for the Year. It now proposes to use all of the € 2 million finally awarded for these preparatory activities. The limited budget available in 2000 will only be enough to cover urgent expenditure which cannot be deferred until 2001, i. e. the information campaign and launch events. These activities will be funded respectively following a call for tenders for this contract and on the basis of proposals from those Member States organising launch events. The Commission has always emphasised that many of the activities associated with the Year will be neutral in target language terms. However, all the target languages defined in the decision establishing the Year will be included. The Commission plans to publish a call for proposals during the autumn to identify projects eligible for a grant under the 2001 budget; the text of the call is currently being drawn up. The projects chosen will be informed once the selection and financial commitment procedure has been completed. If necessary, a second call will be published in 2001. With regard to linguistic diversity in the information society, the Commission is planning to publish at the end of April 2000 a call for proposals for preparatory measures intended to prepare the joint follow-up to the Multilingual in principle, target all languages, including regional and minority ones, if their objectives are suitable and fit within the framework of the call for proposals. Information Society (MLIS) and INFO 2000 programmes. These measures could, (2000/C 330 E/189) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0467/00 by Luis Berenguer Fuster (PSE) to the Commission (24 February 2000) Subject: Shortcomings in the transposition of Community legislation on health and safety at work into Spanish law Spain has adopted a number of provisions to transpose the Community laws aimed at guaranteeing minimum levels of safety protection for workers into domestic law. These Community laws are Framework Directive 89/391/EEC (1) and two individual directives ensuing from it (cid:129) Directive 92/104/EEC (2) on the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in surface and under- ground mineral-extracting industries, and Directive 92/57/EEC (3) on the minimum safety and health requirements for workers at construction sites. Spanish legislation on certain civil engineering projects, such as tunnels, does not conform to the provisions of Directive 92/57/EEC, since in Spain such sites are also covered by the inspection of safeguards established for mining and other extractive industries, in accordance with Royal Decree 1389/ 97. Spanish Law 42/97 of 14 November 1997 stipulates that the labour and social security inspectorate is not competent to deal with health and safety issues for any form of underground activity, regardless of whether or not it involves mining. The Commission has already received complaints from trade unions and professional organisations to the effect that, rather than improving security levels as Community legislation requires, the irregular extension of measures and monitoring for the mining sector to civil engineering projects involving the construction of underground tunnels places workers at risk. The risks involved stem from the enforcement of safety and


title: QUESTION ÉCRITE E-0476/00 posée par Joseph Daul (PPE-DE) à la Commission. Forêts dévastées par l'ouragan Lothar.

eurovoc_concepts:
Austria
France
Germany
budgetary reserve (EU)
cyclone
deforestation

text: 26. 1. 2001 FR Journal officiel des CommunautØs europØennes C 26 E/47 Œtre «alimentØ ou abreuvØ de telle sorte qu(cid:146)il en rØsulte des souffrances ou des dommages inutiles». Le rapport sur la protection des animaux et la production de foie gras que la Commission a demandØ en 1998 conclut que les mØthodes habituelles d(cid:146)Ølevage contreviennent aux principes ØnoncØs dans la directive. Quelles mesures la Commission prØvoit-elle pour appliquer les dispositions de la directive 98/58/CE (cid:224) la production de foie gras? (1) JO L 221 du 8. 8. 1998, p. 23. RØponse donnØe par M. Byrne au nom de la Commission (6 avril 2000) La directive 98/58/CE du Conseil a pour objectif de fixer les principes fondamentaux concernant la protection des animaux dans les Ølevages. Cette directive constitue un instrument juridique pour l(cid:146)Ølabora- tion de futures propositions en matiŁre de bien-Œtre des animaux, garantissant l(cid:146)application uniforme de la Convention du Conseil de l(cid:146)Europe sur ce sujet dans la CommunautØ. Cette directive Øtablit les exigences en matiŁre de bien-Œtre animal (cid:224) appliquer en vue de la protection des animaux ØlevØs pour les diffØrents types de production, y compris celle du foie gras. Elle impose Øgalement au propriØtaire ou Øleveur d(cid:146)animaux l(cid:146)obligation de garantir que leur bien-Œtre respecte les exigences minimales Øtablies. En juin 1999, deux recommandations pour la protection des canards et des oies ØlevØs pour la production de foie gras ont ØtØ adoptØes dans le cadre de la Convention mentionnØe ci-dessus. La Commission et les (cid:201)tats membres de l(cid:146)Union ont activement participØ au processus de rØdaction et d(cid:146)adoption de ces recommandations. Le rapport produit par le comitØ scientifique sur «Le bien-Œtre des canards et des oies destinØs (cid:224) la production de foie gras» a servi de rØfØrence (cid:224) l(cid:146)Ølaboration des recommandations prØcitØes. Ces recommandations reconnaissent la nØcessitØ de maintenir les oiseaux en groupes et interdisent l(cid:146)usage des petites cages individuelles actuellement utilisØes. Cette interdiction entrera en vigueur le 31 dØcembre 2004 en ce qui concerne les installations nouvelles ou les installations de remplacement, et le 31 dØcembre 2010 au plus tard pour l(cid:146)ensemble des installations. Ces recommandations invitent aussi (cid:224) poursuivre les recherches en vue de dØvelopper des techniques alternatives qui n(cid:146)aient pas recours au gavage pour la production de foie gras. Il a ØtØ convenu que tant que l(cid:146)on ne disposerait pas de nouvelles preuves scientifiques sur des mØthodes alternatives et leurs incidences sur le bien-Œtre des animaux, la production de foie gras se poursuivra exclusivement dans les rØgions oø cette tradition existe et (cid:224) condition que les exigences Øtablies par la lØgislation nationale soient respectØes. Le cas ØchØant, conformØment aux dispositions de l(cid:146)article 5 de la directive 98/58/CE, la Commission prØsentera au Conseil de nouvelles propositions visant (cid:224) assurer une application uniforme des recomman- dations prØcitØes. (2001/C 26 E/060) QUESTION (cid:201)CRITE E-0476/00 posØe par Joseph Daul (PPE-DE) (cid:224) la Commission (24 fØvrier 2000) Objet: ForŒts dØvastØes par l(cid:146)ouragan Lothar Le 26 dØcembre 1999, l(cid:146)ouragan Lothar a provoquØ d(cid:146)Ønormes dØg(cid:226)ts aux forŒts en France, au Sud de l(cid:146)Allemagne et en Autriche, notamment (cid:224) des forŒts communales et (cid:224) des forŒts privØes appartenant (cid:224) des exploitants agricoles, mettant ainsi en pØril de nombreuses exploitations agricoles familiales. Lors du dØbat menØ le 18 janvier 2000 au Parlement europØen, la Commission a ØvoquØ la possibilitØ de procØder (cid:224) un remaniement des Fonds structurels, sans toutefois promettre l(cid:146)octroi d(cid:146)aides spØciales pour faire face (cid:224) cette situation dramatique. Un simple remaniement n(cid:146)est cependant pas suffisant Øtant donnØ que les aides structurelles sont prØcisØment octroyØes (cid:224) de petites entreprises exer(cid:231)ant souvent une activitØ agricole en parallŁle, et qu(cid:146)elles sont vitales pour la survie de celles-ci. C 26 E/48 Journal officiel des CommunautØs europØennes FR 26. 1. 2001 Lors du dØbat, le commissaire Barnier a acceptØ d(cid:146)examiner la possibilitØ de rØtablir la ligne budgØtaire relative aux aides d(cid:146)urgence, supprimØe il y a deux ans. La Commission est-elle disposØe, au-del(cid:224) du cadre actuel des Fonds structurels, (cid:224) examiner si le budget 2000 de la Commission dispose encore de rØserves mobilisables pour une aide immØdiate et le cas ØchØant, (cid:224) rØintroduire, pour urgente, au titre par exemple des programmes LIFE et ECHO et, l(cid:146)exercice 2001, une ligne budgØtaire relative aux aides en cas de catastrophe au sein de l(cid:146)Union europØenne? RØponse donnØe par M. Barnier au nom de la Commission (11 avril 2000) En ce qui concerne les fonds structurels, l(cid:146)Honorable Parlementaire est priØ de se rØfØrer aux rØponses que la Commission a donnØes aux questions Øcrites 0024/00 de Mme Patrie, 0159/00 de M. Lang et 0307/00 de Mme Thomas-Mauro, ainsi qu(cid:146)(cid:224) la question orale H-0008/00 de Mme Patrie. Au niveau du rŁglement LIFE en cours de rØvision, celui-ci ne prØvoit pas la possibilitØ d(cid:146)affecter une part des crØdits, hors procØdure d(cid:146)appel (cid:224) projet, (cid:224) des mesures d(cid:146)urgence. Il n(cid:146)est donc pas possible d(cid:146)envisager une participation gØnØrale de LIFE aux travaux nØcessaires pour la restauration de l(cid:146)environnement (cid:224) la suite des calamitØs naturelles qui ont frappØ la France, l(cid:146)Allemagne et l(cid:146)Autriche en dØcembre 1999. Il n(cid:146)est cependant pas exclu que des propositions de nouveaux projets (cid:224) LIFE-Nature ou LIFE-Environnement puissent simultanØment rØpondre aux critŁres de LIFE et contribuer (cid:224) la restauration de la situation environnementale. Chaque demande en ce sens sera examinØe au cas par cas, selon les procØdures de suivi des projets ou de soumission de propositions propres (cid:224) LIFE. Quant au rŁglement de l(cid:146)office d(cid:146)aide humanitaire (ECHO), celui-ci prØcise (cid:224) l(cid:146)article 1 que: «l(cid:146)aide huma- nitaire de la CommunautØ comporte des actions non discriminatoires d(cid:146)assistance, de secours et de protection en faveur des populations des pays tiers, notamment les populations les plus vulnØrables et en prioritØ celles des pays en dØveloppement [(cid:133)]» (1). Il ne peut par consØquent pas intervenir dans le cas des calamitØs naturelles qui ont durement touchØ les (cid:201)tats membres en dØcembre 1999. Compte tenu de l(cid:146)existence de plusieurs instruments d(cid:146)intervention prØvus au titre de la rØglementation des fonds structurels, la rØintroduction d(cid:146)une ligne budgØtaire spØcifique relative aux aides d(cid:146)urgence en cas de catastrophe (cid:224) l(cid:146)intØrieur de la CommunautØ n(cid:146)est pas envisagØe (cid:224) ce stade. (1) RŁglement (CE) no 1257/96 du Conseil du 20 juin 1996 concernant l(cid:146)aide humanitaire. JO L 163 du 2. 7. 1996. (2001/C 26 E/061) QUESTION (cid:201)CRITE E-0479/00 posØe par Carlos Ripoll y Mart(cid:237)nez de Bedoya (PPE-DE) (cid:224) la Commission Objet: Objectif 2 pour les (cid:238)les BalØares (24 fØvrier 2000) La commune de Consell (Majorque, (cid:238)les BalØares) a prØsentØ au gouvernement rØgional des (cid:238)les BalØares un projet d(cid:146)extension de son Øcole publique afin de promouvoir la formation des adultes et la formation professionnelle, projet qu(cid:146)elle aurait souhaiter voir inclure dans l(cid:146)objectif 2. M. Rechach, secrØtaire gØnØral technique auprŁs du conseiller pour l(cid:146)Øconomie du gouvernement rØgional des (cid:238)les BalØares a informØ le maire de Consell que la Commission avait rejetØ le projet, vu que les travaux Øtaient projetØs dans l(cid:146)Øcole publique prØcitØe. Existe-t-il une proposition de la commune de Consell afin de faire bØnØficier le projet ci-dessus de l(cid:146)objectif 2? Existe-t-il une rØsolution de la Commission rejetant ce projet? Si tel est le cas, quelles ont ØtØ les raisons indiquØes par M. Rechach?


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-0497/00 apresentada por Esko Seppänen (GUE/NGL) à Comissão. Revisão da directiva EWC.

eurovoc_concepts:
EC Directive
Finland
cessation of trading
competence of the Member States
national implementing measure
worker consultation
worker information

text: 21. 11. 2000 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias C 330 E/175 Tendo em conta que o relat(cid:243)rio do consultor estÆ sujeito (cid:224) obriga(cid:231)ªo de segredo comercial, a Comissªo nªo tenciona transmitir uma c(cid:243)pia ao Parlamento. A Comissªo insiste que nªo Ø, de modo algum, responsÆvel por eventuais tomadas de posi(cid:231)ªo relativas a este processo. A Comissªo prossegue a instru(cid:231)ªo do processo e ainda nªo adoptou uma decisªo. O Parlamento serÆ devidamente informado. (1) JO C 303 E de 24. 10. 2000, p. 179. (2000/C 330 E/199) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-0497/00 apresentada por Esko Sepp(cid:228)nen (GUE/NGL) (cid:224) Comissªo (24 de Fevereiro de 2000) Objecto: Revisªo da directiva EWC A empresa-mªe alemª suspendeu, por razıes manifestamente nªo econ(cid:243)micas, a actividade da empresa instalada na Finl(cid:226)ndia Computers-Fujitsu Siemens, no intuito de preservar postos de trabalho na Alemanha. Neste contexto, a empresa infringiu manifestamente a obriga(cid:231)ªo de consulta e de informa(cid:231)ªo estabelecida na directiva EWC, assim como a obriga(cid:231)ªo de negociar as decisıes com os respectivos empresÆrios e trabalhadores (COM(98) 612 final) (1). TerÆ a Comissªo competŒncia para fiscalizar o cumprimento de uma directiva deste tipo e projectar-se-Æ alterar esta directiva de modo a tornÆ-la mais compulsiva? (1) JO C 2 de 5. 1. 1999, p. 3. Resposta dada por A. Diamantopoulou em nome da Comissªo (3 de Abril de 2000) A Comissªo nªo dispıe de nenhum elemento que lhe permita concluir que as obriga(cid:231)ıes de informa(cid:231)ªo e consulta dos trabalhadores visados na Directiva 94/45/CE do Conselho, de 22 de Setembro de 1999, relativa (cid:224) cria(cid:231)ªo de um conselho de empresa europeu ou de um procedimento nas empresas de dimensªo comunitÆria e nos grupos de empresas de dimensªo comunitÆria tendo em vista informar e consultar os trabalhadores (1), tenham sido ignorados no caso referido pelo Senhor Deputado. Em qualquer caso, como esta directiva foi correctamente transposta para o direito alemªo, cabe em primeira inst(cid:226)ncia (cid:224)s autoridades nacionais apreciar eventuais infrac(cid:231)ıes (cid:224)s normas em vigor levadas ao seu conhecimento, eventualmente, pelos potenciais lesados. A Comissªo estÆ presentemente a proceder (cid:224) anÆlise da aplica(cid:231)ªo desta directiva. Nas pr(cid:243)ximas semanas, a Comissªo vai aprovar um relat(cid:243)rio sobre o tema a enviar ao Parlamento e ao Conselho. No que respeita (cid:224) proposta de directiva do Conselho relativa (cid:224) informa(cid:231)ªo e (cid:224) consulta dos trabalhadores, a Comissªo jÆ por vÆrias vezes insistiu sobre a sua rÆpida aprova(cid:231)ªo pelo Parlamento e pelo Conselho. (cid:201) (cid:243)bvio que, de momento, as disposi(cid:231)ıes propostas no relat(cid:243)rio nªo estªo em vigor. (1) JO L 254 de 30. 9. 1994. (2000/C 330 E/200) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-0500/00 apresentada por Charles Tannock (PPE-DE) ao Conselho (24 de Fevereiro de 2000) Objecto: Viola(cid:231)ªo por parte de alguns Estados-membros da Conven(cid:231)ªo Europeia para a Protec(cid:231)ªo dos Direitos do Homem e do Tratado que institui a Comunidade Europeia Tem o Conselho conhecimento de que neste momento mais de cento e oitenta Deputados ao Parlamento Europeu assinaram a seguinte proposta de resolu(cid:231)ªo: «Tendo em mente as disposi(cid:231)ıes do artigo 3o do Protocolo no 4 da Conven(cid:231)ªo de Protec(cid:231)ªo dos Direitos do Homem e das Liberdades Fundamentais (1950), com a redac(cid:231)ªo que lhe foi dada pelo


title: Règlement (CE) n° 425/2000 de la Commission, du 24 février 2000, fixant l'abattement maximal du droit à l'importation de maïs dans le cadre de l'adjudication visée au règlement (CE) n° 2775/1999

eurovoc_concepts:
CCT duties
Spain
award of contract
import
maize
third country

text: 25. 2. 2000 FR Journal officiel des Communautés européennes L 52/27 RÈGLEMENT (CE) No 425/2000 DE LA COMMISSION du 24 février 2000 fixant l'abattement maximal du droit à l'importation de maïs dans le cadre de l'adjudication visée au règlement (CE) no 2775/1999 LA COMMISSION DES COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES, vu le traité instituant la Communauté européenne, vu le règlement (CEE) no 1766/92 du Conseil du 30 juin 1992 portant organisation commune des marchés dans le secteur des céréales (1), modifié en dernier lieu par le règlement (CE) no 1253/1999 (2), et notamment son article 12, paragraphe 1, (3) (4) considérant ce qui suit: niveau de l'abattement maximal du droit à l'importation ou à un niveau inférieur. L'application des critères visés ci-dessus à la situation actuelle des marchés de la céréale en cause conduit à fixer l'abattement maximal du droit à l'importation au montant repris à l'article 1er. Les mesures prévues sont conformes à l'avis du comité de gestion des céréales, au présent règlement (1) (2) Une adjudication de l'abattement maximal du droit à l'importation de maïs en Espagne a été ouverte par le règlement (CE) no 2775/1999 de la Commission (3). Conformément à l'article 5 du règlement (CE) no 1839/ 95 de la Commission (4), modifié par le règlement (CE) no 1963/95 (5), la Commission peut, selon la procédure prévue à l'article 23 du règlement (CEE) no 1766/92, décider de la fixation d'un abattement maximal du droit à l'importation; pour cette fixation, il doit être tenu compte notamment des critères prévus aux articles 6 et 7 du règlement (CE) no 1839/95. L'adjudication est attri- buée à tout soumissionnaire dont l'offre se situe au A ARRÊTÉ LE PRÉSENT RÈGLEMENT: Article premier Pour les offres communiquées du 18 au 24 février 2000 dans le cadre de l'adjudication visée au règlement (CE) no 2775/ 1999, l'abattement maximal du droit à l'importation de maïs est fixé à 73,90 EUR/t pour une quantité maximale globale de 150 t. Le présent règlement entre en vigueur le 25 février 2000. Article 2 Le présent règlement est obligatoire dans tous ses éléments et directement applicable dans tout État membre. Fait à Bruxelles, le 24 février 2000. Par la Commission Franz FISCHLER Membre de la Commission (1) JO L 181 du 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) JO L 160 du 26. 6. 1999, p. 18. (3) JO L 334 du 28. 12. 1999, p. 7. (4) JO L 177 du 28. 7. 1995, p. 4. (5) JO L 189 du 10. 8. 1995, p. 22


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ E-0444/00 υποβολή: Daniela Raschhofer (NI) προς την Επιτροπή. Ενίσχυση εφημερίδων.

text: 24. 10. 2000 EL Epi·shmh Efhmeri·da tvn Eyrvpai¤kv·n Koinoth·tvn C 303 E/195 analamba·noyn to anti·stoixo ko·stow o·son a·fora· to periba·llon. Synepv·w, h Epitroph· uevrei· o·ti h xorh·ghsh enisxy·sevn mporei· na apodeixtei·, makropro·uesma, antiparagvgikh· apo· periballontikh· a·poch. Oi enisxy·seiw ua pre·pei a·ra na periori·zontai stiw periptv·seiw o·poy pragmatika· symba·lloyn sthn aisuhth· belti·vsh toy periba·llontow, kauv·w kai se ekei·new o·poy bohuoy·n tiw epixeirh·seiw na prosarmostoy·n se ne·ew synuh·kew, idi·vw forologikh·w fy·sevw. Oi diata·jeiw ayte·w ua analyuoy·n diejodika· sto ne·o plai·sio tvn kratikv·n enisxy·sevn ype·r toy periba·llontow, poy bri·sketai sto sta·dio thw proparaskeyh·w, kai poy ua arxi·sei na efarmo·zetai apo· thn 1 Marti·oy 2000. H Epitroph· yposthri·zei th xrh·sh kai thn ana·ptyjh tvn ananev·simvn morfv·n ene·rgeiaw. (cid:201)xei synai·suhsh 2. toy gegono·tow o·ti oi en lo·gv morfe·w ene·rgeiaw meionektoy·n, apo· pleyra·w ko·stoyw paragvgh·w, se sxe·sh me tiw paradosiake·w morfe·w ene·rgeiaw. Uevrei· synepv·w, o·ti prosvrine·w enisxy·seiw ype·r aytv·n tvn morfv·n ene·rgeiaw dikaiologoy·ntai, xvri·w vsto·so na mporoy·n ei·nai mo·nimew. Pre·pei oi epixeirh·seiw na prosarmostoy·n stadiaka· stiw synuh·kew thw agora·w. H Epitroph· e·xei etoima·sei sxe·dio ne·oy koinotikoy· plaisi·oy gia tiw enisxy·seiw, to opoi·o ua ejetastei· 3. kai 4. apo· toyw empeirognv·monew tvn kratv·n melv·n se symboyleytikh· epitroph·, kai sth syne·xeia ua egkriuei· apo· thn Epitroph·. H Epitroph· den diaboyley·etai apeyuei·aw me tiw organv·seiw poy parembai·noyn ston tome·a toy periba·llontow, para· mo·non anepi·shma me·sv antiprosv·pvn tvn kratv·n melv·n poy symmete·xoyn sth symboyley- tikh· epitroph· gnvmodo·thshw sthn Epitroph·. Kata· syne·peia, h Epitroph· lamba·nei gnv·sh thw gnv·mhw tvn en lo·gv organv·sevn, e·mmesa. (cid:211)son afora· to Koinoboy·lio, h diadikasi·a den proble·pei diaboy·leysh prin apo· thn e·gkrish koinotikv·n plaisi·vn gia tiw kratike·w enisxy·seiw. Entoy·toiw, to me·low thw Epitroph·w poy ei·nai armo·dio gia ue·mata antagvnismoy· apodi·dei mega·lh shmasi·a sthn taktikh· enhme·rvsh toy Koinoboyli·oy sxetika· me tiw ergasi·ew thw Epitroph·w. To ue·ma ayto· ua pre·pei synepv·w na ejetastei· se prosexh· syna·nthsh. (2000/C 303 E/223) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-0444/00 ypobolh·: Daniela Raschhofer (NI) prow thn Epitroph· (24 Febroyari·oy 2000) Ue·ma: Eni·sxysh efhmeri·dvn Eyxaristv· poly· gia thn apa·nthsh sthn erv·thsh (E-1876/99 (1)) poy e·dvse h Epitroph· stiw 5 Ianoyari·oy 2000. Sxetika· me ta krith·ria epilogh·w poy apariumei· gia thn eni·sxysh efhmeri·dvn, ua h·uela na epishma·nv o·ti pare·meinan anoikta· ka·poia ervth·mata h· dhmioyrgh·uhkan kai a·lla: Me ba·sh poia antikeimenika· krith·ria ejeta·zetai h «ajiopisti·a» eno·w me·soy enhme·rvshw to opoi·o lamba·nei 1. epixorh·ghsh apo· thn antiprosvpei·a thw Epitroph·w; 2. 3. Ypa·rxoyn h·dh statistike·w gia tiw dapa·new thw Epitroph·w ype·r aystriakv·n me·svn enhme·rvshw gia to 1999; Poie·w oikonomike·w enisxy·seiw proble·pei h Epitroph· gia aystriaka· MME to e·tow 2000; Pa·nv se poia ba·sh ypologi·zontai oi epidoth·seiw ayte·w kai mporei· h Epitroph· na probei· h·dh se ektimh·seiw 4. gia to poiew efhmeri·dew thw Aystri·aw ua mpore·soyn na ty·xoyn epido·thshw to 2000; (1) EE C 203 thw 18. 7. 2000, sel. 78. Apa·nthsh toy k. Prodi ej ono·matow thw Epitroph·w (24 Marti·oy 2000) H ajiopisti·a eno·w me·soy mazikh·w enhme·rvshw ejeta·zetai ba·sei thw makro·xronhw kai synexoy·w parakoloy·- 1. uhshw toy kata· po·son oi anafore·w toy sta koinotika· ue·mata ei·nai orue·w. C 303 E/196 Epi·shmh Efhmeri·da tvn Eyrvpai¤kv·n Koinoth·tvn EL 24. 10. 2000 To 1999 h efhmeri·da «Der Standard» e·labe, sykekrime·na gia seira· pe·nte a·rurvn sxetika· me to Atze·nta 2. 2000 kai thn peraite·rv eje·lijh thw Koino·thtaw, anv·tath eni·sxysh 23. 982 € (meta· ton teliko· ypologismo· poy ua gi·nei). H antiprosvpei·a thw Epitroph·w sthn Aystri·a den e·xei plhrv·sei a·llew enisxy·seiw se efhmeri·dew kai periodika·. Me·xri sh·mera, h antiprosvpei·a thw Epitroph·w sthn Aystri·a den proble·pei gia to 2000 kami·a ana·uesh 3. syggrafh·w a·rurvn epi· plhrvmh·. Oi plhrvme·w gia thn ana·uesh syggrafh·w a·rurvn sto grapto· ty·po ypologi·zontai ba·sei toy apodeixue·ntow 4. symplhrvmatikoy· ko·stoyw poy synde·etai me thn paragvgh· idiai·tervn a·rurvn gia ue·mata poy aforoy·n eidika· thn Eyrv·ph, kai, sy·mfvna me tiw diata·jeiw, mporoy·n na ane·luoyn me·xri to 50 % toy ko·stoyw aytoy·. (2000/C 303 E/224) GRAPTH ERVTHSH E-0461/00 ypobolh·: Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) prow thn Epitroph· (24 Febroyari·oy 2000) Ue·ma: Kauyste·rhsh plhrvmv·n apo· to EKT Peri·poy 7. 000 a·nergoi poy parakoloy·uhsan semina·ria se progra·mmata synexizo·menhw epaggelmatikh·w kata·r- tishw sthn Ella·da, kyri·vw stiw perife·reiew thw Krh·thw kai thw Attikh·w, den e·xoyn ako·mh pa·rei thn epido·thsh· toyw, an kai e·xoyn pera·sei oktv· mh·new apo· thn ylopoi·hsh tvn programma·tvn. Dedome·noy o·ti ta en lo·gv progra·mmata xrhmatodotoy·ntai kyri·vw apo· to Eyrvpai¤ko· Koinvniko· Tamei·o: 1. Gia poioy·w lo·goyw den e·xei ektamiey·sei ako·mh ta xrhmatika· posa· poy xrvsta·ei sthn Ella·da to Eyrvpai¤ko· Koinvniko· Tamei·o; 2. Ti· me·tra proti·uetai na la·bei h Epitroph· v·ste to taxy·tero dynato·n na plhrvuoy·n oi a·nergoi; Apa·nthsh thw k. Diamantopoy·loy ej ono·matow thw Epitroph·w (21 Marti·oy 2000) Sto plai·sio tvn xrhmatodoth·sevn toy Eyrvpai¤koy· Koinvnikoy· Tamei·oy (EKT), h Eyrvpai¤kh· Epitroph· probai·nei ka·ue xro·no se analh·ceiw xrhmatodotikv·n ypoxrev·sevn kai sth syne·xeia se ektamiey·seiw, sy·mfvna me to sxe·dio xrhmatodo·thshw poy isxy·ei gia ka·ue leitoyrgiko· pro·gramma (LP). Se o·, ti afora· tiw perife·reiew thw Krh·thw kai thw Attikh·w, h Eyrvpai¤kh· Epitroph· epiuymei· na epishma·nei ta ako·loyua stoixei·a: Gia to perifereiako· LP Krh·thw, h Epitroph· proe·bh se ana·lhch xrhmatodotikv·n ypoxrev·sevn mo·liw to kra·tow me·low diabi·base ta e·ggrafa poy proble·pontai apo· tiw ryumistike·w diata·jeiw, kai kate·bale thn prv·th do·sh gia to oikonomiko· e·tow 1999. To ai·thma toy kra·toyw me·loyw gia thn ektami·eysh thw dey·terhw do·shw diabiba·sthke sthn Eyrvpai¤kh· Epitroph· sta te·lh toy en lo·gv e·toyw, o·tan o·lew oi pistv·seiw plhrvmv·n toy EKT ei·xan h·dh ejantlhuei·. Kata· syne·peia to en lo·gv poso· ektamiey·uhke to Febroya·rio toy 2000. Sthn perife·reia Attikh·w -o·pvw kai se polle·w a·llew perife·reiew sthn Ella·da- h diadikasi·a tropopoi·hshw tvn pina·kvn xrhmatodo·thshw toy LP xarakthri·sthke apo· mega·lew kauysterh·seiw. Epiple·on, lo·gv toy seismoy· toy Septembri·oy 1999 sthn perife·reia Attikh·w, dromologh·uhkan eidike·w ene·rgeiew ype·r tvn plhge·ntvn poy ei·xan vw apote·lesma epipro·suetew kauysterh·seiw sthn en lo·gv diadikasi·a lh·chw apofa·sevn. Vw apote·lesma, o·tan egkri·uhkan ta ne·a sxe·dia xrhmatodo·thshw sta te·lh toy 1999 -o·pvw sthn peri·ptvsh thw Krh·thw- oi pistv·seiw ei·xan ejantlhuei·. Eiw to ejh·w, h ana·lhch ypoxrev·sevn kai h ektami·eysh thw prv·thw do·shw ua pragmatopoioy·ntai mo·liw diati·uentai oi pistv·seiw