title: European Parliament resolution on the Annual Report on International Human Rights and European Union Human Rights Policy, 1999 (11350/1999 - C5-0265/1999 - 1999/2002(INI))

text: C 377/336 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 12. 2000 Thursday 16 March 2000 7. Human rights in the world A5-0060/2000 European Parliament resolution on the Annual Report on International Human Rights and Euro- pean Union Human Rights Policy, 1999 (11350/1999 ’ C5-0265/1999 ’ 1999/2002(INI)) The European Parliament, (cid:1) having regard to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights (11350/1999 (cid:1) C5-0265/1999), (cid:1) having regard to the Council’s Memorandum to the European Parliament on human rights in the world and the Union’s human rights policy (13334/1999 (cid:1) C4-0106/1999), (cid:1) having regard to its previous resolutions on human rights in the world, adopted on 17 December 1998, 12 December 1996, 26 April 1995, 12 March 1993, 12 September 1991, 18 January 1989, 12 March 1987, 22 October 1985, 22 May 1984 and 17 May 1983 (1), (cid:1) having regard to its resolutions of 16 March 2000 on respect for human rights in the European Union (1998 and 1999) (11350/1999 (cid:1) C5-0265/1999 (cid:1) 1999/2001(INI)) (2), on countering racism and xenophobia in the European Union (COM(1999) 268 (cid:1) C5-0310/1999 and C5-0015/2000 (cid:1) 1999/2205(COS)) (3) and on the communication from the Commission: Combating racism, xenopho- bia and anti-Semitism in the candidate countries (COM(1999) 256 (cid:1) C5-0094/1999 (cid:1) 1999/ 2099(COS)) (4), (cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 17 December 1998 on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on ‘The European Union and the external dimension of human rights policy: from Rome to Maastricht and beyond’ (COM(1995) 567 (cid:1) C4-0568/1995) (5), (cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 19 December 1997 on setting up a single coordinating structure within the Commission, responsible for human rights and democratisation (6), (cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 19 December 1997 on the Commission report on the implementa- tion of measures intended to promote observance of human rights and democratic principles (for 1995) (COM(1996) 672 (cid:1) C4-0095/1997) (7), (cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 20 September 1996 on the communication from the Commission on the inclusion of respect for democratic principles and human rights in agreements between the Community and third countries (COM(1995) 216 (cid:1) C4-0197/1995) (8), (cid:1) having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (cid:1) having regard to Articles 3, 6, 7 and 11 of the Treaty on European Union and Articles 177 and 300 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, (cid:1) having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure, (cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0060/2000), A. whereas respect for and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the development of democratic principles constitute fundamental objectives of EU foreign policy, (1) OJ C 98, 9. 4. 1999, pp. 267 and 270; OJ C 20, 20. 1. 1997, p. 94; OJ C 126, 22. 5. 1995, p. 15; OJ C 115, 26. 4. 1993, p. 214; OJ C 267, 14. 10. 1991, p. 165; OJ C 47, 27. 02. 1989, p. 61; OJ C 99, 13. 4. 1987, p. 157; OJ C 343, 31. 12. 1985, p. 29; OJ C 172, 2. 7. 1984, p. 36; OJ C 161, 10. 6. 1983, p. 58. (2) Texts Adopted of that Sitting, Item 8. (3) Texts Adopted of that Sitting, Item 17. (4) Texts Adopted of that Sitting, Item 18. (5) OJ C 98, 9. 4. 1999, p. 267. (6) OJ C 14, 19. 1. 1998, p. 402. (7) OJ C 14, 19. 1. 1998, p. 399. (8) OJ C 320, 28. 10. 1996, p. 261. 29. 12. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 377/337 Thursday 16 March 2000 B. whereas the EU’s promotion of human rights globally is an essential contribution to international peace, stability and prosperity, and can only be credible if these principles are first respected on its own territory by all its Member States, C. whereas human rights and democratic principles, in their various forms, are still being repeatedly violated in a large number of countries, D. whereas failure to respect these basic principles must have unequivocal implications for the action of the European Union, Recommendations on EU human rights policy A Common Strategy for Human Rights Recommends, in view of the priority attached by the EU to human rights and because of the need to 1. establish a coherent and consistent approach across the different European Union institutions, that the Council urgently elaborate a common strategy on human rights in consultation with Parliament; 2. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the EU’s external and internal policies (cid:1) in particular its policies on trade, on development cooperation, the CFSP and the area of security, freedom and justice (cid:1) are consistent with this common strategy and the implementation thereof; Recommends that the Council and Commission ensure that human rights and democratic principles 3. are actually respected firstly within the EU by all Member States; in this connection, reaffirms its intention to support unreservedly and contribute fully to the elaboration of an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; Recommends that future Annual Reports on Human Rights from the Council should include a record 4. of human rights activities by the Member States, by the Commission and by Parliament and also of all actions falling under budget heading B7-70; Further institutional innovations 5. Recommends that the EU formally establish an advisory group to discuss the strategic aspects of human rights activities, comprising representatives of the Member States, the Commission and Parliament, together with independent human rights specialists; Recommends that Commission Delegations around the world should have access to human rights 6. expertise through the designation of qualified human rights staff; Recommends strongly the establishment of an early-warning system for human rights violations in 7. order to be able to respond to them as swiftly as possible; Recommends that the present human rights regulations should be amended to provide for the pre- 8. sence of its representatives at meetings of the Human Rights Committee at least once a year; Requests observer status at the CFSP Working Group on Human Rights (COHOM) and that the High 9. Representative for the CFSP report regularly to Parliament on the activities of COHOM; 10. Calls on the Council and Commission to examine carefully the question of an EU human rights agency and to ensure that any decisions taken in this respect will work in favour of the greater coherence and effectiveness of EU activities; 11. Condemns all acts of racism and discrimination, whether ideological or religious, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt the necessary measures to combat movements promoting violence and intolerance; C 377/338 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 12. 2000 Thursday 16 March 2000 12. Calls on the EU to establish appropriate common policy measures on procedural arrangements for refugees and asylum seekers and highlights the need for a fair sharing of the burden between Member States; The European Parliament’s role and enhanced interinstitutional cooperation 13. Decides to convene an annual plenary debate on human rights policy, linked to the presentation of the Council’s Annual Report on Human Rights, which should be presented in the first instance to the European Parliament; Offers to host the next EU Human Rights Forum, the first of which took place in Brussels 14. in November 1999; 15. Intends to launch a human rights website on its Europarl site to gather together relevant informa- tion from different parliamentary bodies and services; this should be developed as part of a human rights site run jointly by the EU institutions on the Europa server; 16. Recommends that procedures should be drawn up to allow a coordinated and coherent follow-up of individual cases of human rights violations brought up through plenary resolutions, through the Euro- pean Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and Working Party on Human Rights and through inter- parliamentary delegations and joint Parliamentary committees; Intends to nominate a special envoy for prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders, 17. charged with following up cases of the persecution of individuals raised in plenary; Project funding Recommends that the Council, Parliament and Commission should jointly declare their determina- 18. tion to increase human rights and democratisation expenditure in each of the next five years; 19. Recommends that the EU should commission an external analysis of the effectiveness of arrange- ments for project funding under the two human rights regulations which entered into force in 1999; this analysis should also address: (cid:1) the effectiveness of funding attributed to programmes run by other international organisations, such as the UN and the Council of Europe, (cid:1) the effectiveness of ‘macroprojects’ in general, (cid:1) the effectiveness of small and medium-sized projects, and (cid:1) the operation of the micro-project facility, by which grants are decided at the level of Commission Delegation; Reaffirms its political and financial support for NGOs and the work they do to promote human 20. rights around the world; 21. Recommends that provision should be made in the Commission budget for support to a platform of human rights NGOs, on the lines of similar platforms concerning (inter alia) development policy, social policy and women’s affairs; Recommends that all Commission decisions on project funding should be formally and rapidly 22. communicated to Parliament; EU Enlargement 23. Calls on the Council and Commission to convene a further conference to review the effectiveness of EU support for the efforts of candidate countries to achieve the political criteria established at Copenhagen; this conference should also address the extent to which candidate countries have implemented the 29. 12. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 377/339 Thursday 16 March 2000 obligations they have accepted under international and regional human rights instruments, such as the European Convention on human rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including what action has been taken to deal with child trafficking and child pornography; 24. Calls for particular efforts to improve the effectiveness of programmes concerning the conditions of minorities in applicant countries, in particular those of religious, ethnic, linguistic and cultural minorities; calls also for cooperation arrangements to be established with the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECIR) and the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia with a view to combating the rise of such movements in Europe; 25. Calls on the Council and Commission to make particular efforts to improve the effectiveness and rigorous monitoring of programmes concerning protection and respect for the human rights of minorities in candidate countries, and to enhance the ability of these countries to pass and implement laws aimed at countering discrimination, including on grounds of race; Calls for the issue of the rights of the Kurdish people and other ethnic groups not to be overlooked 26. in negotiations for Turkey’s accession; 27. Considers it vital that improving the minority situation of Roma and Sinti in the candidate coun- tries in a multilateral EU and applicant country action programme should be declared to be an important part of the accession strategy and should be carried through; Urges the Council and Commission to raise the question of discrimination against homosexuals 28. during membership negotiations, where necessary; Recommends that representatives of the governments, national parliaments and civil society of the 29. candidate countries be invited to contribute to the elaboration of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which will become part of the acquis communautaire; International diplomacy for human rights 30. Calls on the Council and Commission to inform Parliament in advance of the programme of activ- ities envisaged in the framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue; to ensure that its dialogue with other countries, including Russia and Turkey, addresses human rights issues; and to submit reports on each session of all such dialogues to Parliament; The use of Human Rights clauses 31. Emphasises the importance of the human rights clause as a basis for a common effort to improve respect for human rights, and insists that the suspension mechanism for agreements which include the human rights clause should in all cases be based on clear procedures, and that implementing regulations should be speedily adopted where necessary; reiterates its concern at the fact that many international agreements by which the EU is bound do not include implementing rules governing the suspension mechanism, as provided for in Article 366a of the Lomé Convention; Insists that human rights should be a fixed point on the agenda of association councils, and the that 32. consideration should be given to the establishment of joint working groups on human rights; Reiterates its request to the Commission to draw up, as a matter of urgency, a detailed list of the 33. rights which it considers to be covered by the human rights clause, referring to the international and regional human rights instruments to which the EU and its Member States subscribe; believes that this will help to give the clause real substance and thereby contribute to its implementation; Requests the right formally to invoke the human rights clause and to initiate the consultations fore- 34. seen in the suspension process; Calls for consideration of the possibility of granting individuals or groups who defend human rights 35. the right to invoke the human rights clause; C 377/340 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 12. 2000 Thursday 16 March 2000 Recommendations for cases of human rights violations against women 36. Urges all states to ratify and implement the UN Convention on the elimination of discrimination against women (CEDAW), from childhood to old age, to suppress reservations concerning the convention which have been lodged by the States Parties, and to ratify the Optional Protocol allowing for individual complaints; Urges all governments to formulate and implement national action plans for the elimination of 37. violence against women and of all other forms of degrading treatment of women, including appropriate legislation against all forms of domestic violence, and to refrain from invoking customs or cultural/reli- gious considerations to avoid obligations in this respect; Calls on governments to take the necessary measures so that domestic violence is covered by 38. human rights and not by private law, with the aim of making it easier to pursue offenders; Calls on governments to promote research and to establish indicators to gauge violence against 39. women, its scope, type and characteristics; Insists that respect for and promotion of women’s human rights are a central element of the EU’s 40. foreign and development assistance policy; 41. Calls on the Council to raise women’s human rights in negotiations and discussions with third countries, and to include references to the respect of women’s human rights in human rights clauses in agreements with third countries; 42. Welcomes the fact that rape in armed conflicts is now recognised as a war crime, and stresses that full protection must be ensured for victims who testify at international tribunals; 43. Urges all governments to eliminate discriminatory provisions against women and girls in national legislation and to ensure equal access for women and girls to education, the labour market, the profes- sional world and health care; 44. Calls on all governments to devote special attention to the specific situation of women who are imprisoned, inter alia with regard to the upbringing of their children, and calls on these governments to initiate specific upbringing programmes to help cope with this situation; and calls on all governments to urgently adopt measures to ensure that women in detention are not subjected to rape, sexual abuse or other forms of humiliation; 45. Urges the governments concerned to prohibit female genital mutilation and provide for the rehabi- litation and treatment of victims; calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with NGOs and local initiatives, also involving religious leaders, to put an end to this practice, also through the promotion of alternative rights of passage for young girls; Calls for the genital mutilation of women and other practices which impinge upon a woman’s free- 46. dom from bodily harm against her individual wishes to be fully recognised as a human rights violation and calls for suitable protection to be given to such women where they seek asylum owing to the threat of physical mutilation; Strongly condemns the systematic discrimination against women practised by the government of 47. Saudi Arabia, Iran and other countries; 48. Utterly condemns the practice of bride burning, instances of which have been reported in Pakistan; 49. Utterly condemns the systematic discrimination against and permanent repression of women prac- tised by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which restricts fundamental rights and could accurately be called gender apartheid; 29. 12. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 377/341 Thursday 16 March 2000 50. Condemns vigorously the practices of kidnapping young girls, using them as child soldiers and subjecting them to extreme brutality, inter alia of a sexual nature, and calls for the immediate release of victims of this form of violence; 51. Insists that protection of abused women seeking asylum should constitute a part of the common asylum policy of EU Member States; that women who are victims of a system of permanent oppression on grounds of gender in their home countries are eligible for asylum in the European Union, subject to the fair assessment of each individual application; and that provision should be made for rehabilitation and support for female asylum seekers who are victims of violence; 52. Calls on the Council and all EU Member States to grant an independent right of residence to wives, divorced women and women who, owing to unreasonable circumstances during the marriage, wish to live separately from their husbands or fiancées; 53. Recommends that the EU conduct a multi-annual campaign against violence and discrimination against women, and that this campaign be pursued also through EU relations with third countries; con- siders that this campaign should be primarily aimed at young people and be conducted in consultation with the Council of Europe and NGOs; 54. Recommends that substantial funding be entered in the Financial Perspectives of the Union for measures designed to tackle violence against women and trafficking in women, including for information campaigns, targeting potential victims of trafficking, in Central and Eastern Europe and elsewhere; 55. Calls on governments to intensify cooperation between the states of origin and of destination of trafficking in women by supporting investigation and judicial processes and ensuring an effective exchange of information encompassing governmental and non-governmental action; Recommends enhanced EU support for NGOs working for women’s human rights, for an end to 56. trafficking and for the rehabilitation of victims; Calls on the EU to initiate a UN Convention on punishment of anybody who is responsible for 57. incitement to, or organisation or execution of, any form of trafficking in persons; Urges all governments to provide practical and effective support for victims of trafficking, including 58. protection, shelter, access to healthcare, psychological care, sufficient income, counselling on asylum, work and education; Calls on its Inter-Parliamentary delegations to arrange regular discussions of women’s human rights 59. at meetings with members of other parliaments, also involving civil society; Recommendations on other issues requiring urgent international action 60. Reiterates its call for the universal ratification of key international human rights instruments, includ- ing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discri- mination and the Convention against Torture and urges all governments to ratify without reservations these Conventions and to implement them; Condemns the Chinese government’s practice of preventing dissidents from entering mainland 61. China, in violation of Article 13 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Stresses that, more than 18 months after the conclusion of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, Italy 62. is the only EU Member State to have ratified the Statute of the International Criminal Court and calls on the other 14 Member States to do so before the end of 2000; Calls on all states not to adhere to Article 124 of the ICC Statute, which allows any state to opt out 63. of the court’s jurisdiction for a period of seven years; C 377/342 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 12. 2000 Thursday 16 March 2000 64. Reaffirms its commitment to the abolition of capital punishment and salutes the diplomatic efforts being made by the European Union and its Member States in favour of a global moratorium on the death penalty and the ultimate abolition of capital punishment; to this end, calls on the European Union to renew its efforts within the United Nations to ensure that the General Assembly takes a stance as soon as possible on a universal moratorium and the abolition of the death penalty; calls on the Council and the Commission to inform it of any progress made towards the abolition of the death penalty, in particular in the context of the political dialogue with China, the United States and Iran; recalls that, according to the declaration on the death penalty annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam, no candidate country in which the death penalty is still applicable may join the European Union; 65. Congratulates the governments of the Member States which have unilaterally cancelled or reduced the debt of the poorest countries and encourages those which have not yet done so to follow their exam- ple; Insists the abolition of the death penalty should become a key element of European human rights 66. policy and calls on the Council to raise this issue in dialogue with third countries; 67. Calls on the Council and Commission to step up their efforts to establish common definitions and strategies at EU level on asylum seekers and refugees, respecting and, where appropriate, supplementing the Geneva Convention relating to the status of refugees; is concerned at the growing number of reports of ill-treatment suffered by asylum seekers in EU Member States and calls on these Member States, as a matter of urgency, to introduce a policy on treatment, detention and, if necessary, expulsion of asylum seekers that is more respectful of human rights; 68. Calls in particular on the Council and on EU Member States to grant asylum rights or refugee status to conscientious objectors and deserters from countries where the right to conscientious objection is not recognised and/or where military forces are practising violations of human rights or contravening interna- tional law; Urges the governments of states party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to guarantee 69. universal access to education, without any distinction based on gender, with priority being given to pri- mary and technical education and vocational training and calls on all governments to adopt child literacy measures; 70. Calls on the United States and Somalia to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Child; 71. Calls for an increase in international funding to help less-developed countries to meet the objectives set at the Jomtien World Conference (1990) on Education for All and the Copenhagen World Conference (1995) on Social Development; 72. Welcomes the recent initiative by the Commission in elaborating a communication on children’s rights; 73. Hopes that respect for the rights of the child will become a central element in the foreign and development policies of the EU; calls on the Council and Commission to combat all forms of child abuse efficiently, including child abuse which involves using the Internet to purvey child pornography; calls on the Council and Member States to increase efforts to prevent trafficking in children and to work with third countries to prevent sexual exploitation of children; Calls on the Council and the Member States urgently to adopt the necessary measures to combat 74. sex tourism and child pornography; 75. Calls on the EU to work for international action against trafficking in children, in particular in order to combat international networks which organise the abduction, sale, abuse and killing of children and minors in general; Calls therefore on the Commission to monitor closely the development of networks engaging in 76. trafficking in children and minors and their impact in third countries as well as in Member States; 29. 12. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 377/343 77. Welcomes the recent adoption of a draft Optional Protocol on the involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, and calls on all governments to sign and ratify this protocol without delay; Thursday 16 March 2000 Calls on all governments to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions No 182 on 78. the Worst Forms of Child Labour and No 138 concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment; 79. Calls on the Council and the EU Member States to take practical steps to incorporate fundamental workers’ rights into specific actions by the WTO to reinforce the weight of the internationally recognised standards of the ILO. These should begin with the setting up of a working group or equivalent body by the WTO, with full participation of the ILO; Reiterates its request to the Commission and Council for a detailed study to be made of existing 80. codes of conduct on human rights for business and to submit a draft code for business designed to ensure that fundamental, social and trade union rights are respected in the European Union; Recalls its support for the setting of fair social standards in economic activity and its commitment 81. to take part in efforts to combat the exploitation of labour throughout the world; 82. Calls on the Council and Commission to improve the security and safety of humanitarian aid work- ers, and to investigate attacks on humanitarian workers so that their perpetrators can be identified and brought to justice; Insists on the need to investigate attacks against the civilian population carried out by paramilitary 83. groups in Latin America and for adequate information to be provided on the pursuit of such paramilitary organisations; Calls on the Council and Commission to launch a campaign for the physical safety of journalists, 84. to guarantee the provision of information which constitutes their principal activity and to provide assist- ance to countries genuinely seeking to improve the situation of journalists; Insists that all attacks on journalists should be properly investigated and that every effort be made 85. to bring the perpetrators to justice; 86. Calls on the Council and Commission to report to Parliament on the existence of unwarranted restrictions on freedom of expression in third countries, and on obstacles to the development of a free media; 87. Reminds the Council, the Commission and the Member States that the right to privacy and personal data protection is, inter alia under Article 286 of the EC Treaty, a fundamental human right, which should be protected with special care, given the risk of illegal use of new technologies, as illustrated by reports on the Echelon case; Calls on the Council and the Member States to support the proposal made at UN level that coun- 88. tries acceding to UN human rights instruments should furnish a standing invitation to all relevant UN Special Rapporteurs; Calls on the Council and Member States to seek a review of the legal instruments concerning huma- 89. nitarian law in order to facilitate maximum assistance to people in danger; 90. Calls on all governments to ratify the UN Convention against Torture and to promote the elabora- tion of an optional protocol providing for the international inspection of places of detention and to estab- lish promptly an effective procedure for the investigation of individual complaints; Condemns all attempts by governments to prevent the use of the Internet and electronic commu- 91. nications to spread information about human rights and democracy; C 377/344 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 12. 2000 Thursday 16 March 2000 Calls on the Council and Commission urgently to develop, as an alternative to sanctions which may 92. harm the general population, ‘smart sanctions’ targeted at illegally expropriated assets of the heads of abusive governments, and to promote coordinated international efforts to restore such assets to the coun- try of origin as soon as a genuine process of democratisation has started; * * * Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments 93. and parliaments of the Member States, the Council of Europe, the United Nations Organisation, the gov- ernments of the countries that are candidates for accession and the governments of the countries referred to in the resolution. 8. Human rights in the EU A5-0050/2000 European Parliament resolution on respect for human rights in the European Union (1998-1999) (11350/1999 ’ C5-0265/1999 ’ 1999/2001(INI)) The European Parliament, (cid:1) having regard to the European Union Annual Report on respect for human rights in the European Union (1998-1999) (11350/1999 (cid:1) C5-0265/1999), (cid:1) having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent Conventions adopted in this field, (cid:1) having regard to the fundamental human rights guaranteed by the Constitutions of the Member States and the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), the protocols thereto and the Conventions and Charters adopted subsequently in this field, (cid:1) having regard to the Treaty of Amsterdam, in particular Articles 6, 7, 11, 29 and 49 of the EU Treaty and Articles 13, 136 and 177 of the EC Treaty, (cid:1) having regard to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in 1998-1999, particularly its main judgments on the exercise of civil and political rights, (cid:1) having regard to the case law of the European Court of Justice during the same period, (cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 12 April 1989 adopting the Declaration of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the successive resolutions adopted since then in this field (1), (cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 16 September 1999 on the establishment of the Charter of Funda- mental Rights (2), (cid:1) having regard to the results of the public hearing of Commissioner Vitorino on 3 September 1999, (cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 27 October 1999 on the outcome of the European Council on 15/16 October 1999 in Tampere (3), (cid:1) having regard to the outcome of the Human Rights Forum of 30 November and 1 December 1999, (1) OJ C 120, 16. 5. 1989, p. 51; OJ C 240, 16. 9. 1991, p. 45; OJ C 94, 13. 4. 1992, p. 277; OJ C 241, 21. 9. 1992, p. 67; OJ C 115, 26. 4. 1993, p. 178; OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 103; OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 40; OJ C 126, 22. 5. 1995, p. 75; OJ C 32, 5. 2. 1996, p. 88; OJ C 32, 5. 2. 1996, p. 102; OJ C 78, 18. 3. 1996, p. 31; OJ C 152, 27. 5. 1996, p. 57; OJ C 152, 27. 5. 1996, p. 62; OJ C 320, 28. 10. 1996, p. 36; OJ C 320, 28. 10. 1996, p. 268; OJ C 20, 20. 1. 1997, p. 170; OJ C 132, 28. 4. 1997, p. 31; OJ C 115, 14. 4. 1997, p. 92; OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997, p. 55; OJ C 358, 24. 11. 1997, p. 37. (2) OJ C 54, 25. 2. 2000, p. 93. (3) Texts Adopted of that sitting, Item 15


title: WRITTEN QUESTION E-0782/00 by Concepció Ferrer (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Information for consumers on the health benefits of certain food products.

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text: C 303 E/208 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 24. 10. 2000 Furthermore, Community law does not detract from the powers of the Member States to organise their social security systems. In the absence of social security harmonisation at Community level, it is therefore for the legislation of each Member State to determine the conditions concerning the right or duty to be insured with a social security scheme and the conditions for entitlement to benefits. These principles result from settled case-law of the Court of Justice, referred to in points 17 and 18 of the judgment given on 28 April 1998 (C-158/96). It follows from the above that Community law cannot prevent the Netherlands (cid:129) whose social security system is based on a condition of residence (cid:129) from making access to its legislation on exceptional medical costs (AWBZ) subject to the condition of being resident in the Netherlands. As regards the principle of legitimate expectations, it cannot be interpreted in such a way as to exclude any amendment to the law which is compatible with Community law. (1) OJ L 28, 30. 1. 1997. (2000/C 303 E/239) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0782/00 by Concepci(cid:243) Ferrer (PPE-DE) to the Commission (16 March 2000) Subject: Information for consumers on the health benefits of certain food products Current legislation on food consumption does not allow consumers to be informed of the specific benefits which some foodstuffs have for their health. Modern consumers are clearly facing disinformation which may lead to an insufficient vitamin intake. Bearing in mind how important it is to be able to reduce the risk of suffering certain illnesses thanks to the consumption of certain foodstuffs, and to purchase foodstuffs safely, will the Commission make any changes to the legislation in force in relation to nutritional information so that consumers may be informed of the specific benefits which certain food products have for their health? Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission (13 April 2000) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question E-0232/00 by Mrs Thomas-Mauro (1). (1) See page 164. (2000/C 303 E/240) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0787/00 by Pat Gallagher (UEN) to the Commission (9 March 2000) Subject: Socrates funding for minority language projects Could the Commission state what European funding is available, and under which budget lines and programmes, to support the production of Irish language subtitles for television programmes? The production of these subtitles is in particular aimed at assisting the deaf


title: Regulamento (CE) n.° 573/2000 da Comissão, de 16 de Março de 2000, que fixa as restituições aplicáveis à exportação dos produtos transformados à base de cereais e de arroz

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text: 17. 3. 2000 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias L 69/17 REGULAMENTO (CE) N. o 573/2000 DA COMISSÃO de 16 de Março de 2000 que fixa as restituições aplicáveis à exportação dos produtos transformados à base de cereais e de arroz A COMISSÃO DAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEIAS, Tendo em conta o Tratado que institui a Comunidade Europeia, Tendo em conta o Regulamento (CEE) n. o 1766/92 do Conselho, de 30 de Junho de 1992, relativo à organização comum dos mercados no sector dos cereais (1), com a última redacção que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) n. o 1253/ /1999 (2), e, nomeadamente, o n. o 3 do seu artigo 13. o, Tendo em conta o Regulamento (CE) n. o 3072/95 do Conselho, de 22 de Dezembro de 1995, relativo à organização comum do mercado do arroz (3), com a última redacção que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) n. o 2072/98 (4), e, nomeadamente, o n. o 3 do seu artigo 13. o, Considerando o seguinte: (1) (2) (3) Nos termos do artigo 13. o do Regulamento (CEE) n. o 1766/92 e do artigo 13. o do Regulamento (CE) n. o 3072/95, a diferença entre as cotações ou os preços no mercado mundial dos produtos referidos no artigo 1. o destes regulamentos e os preços destes produtos na Comunidade pode ser coberta por uma restituição à exportação. Por força do artigo 13. o do Regulamento (CE) n. o 3072/ /95, as restituições devem ser fixadas tomando em consideração a situação e as perspectivas de evolução, por um lado, das disponibilidades em cereais, em arroz e em trincas de arroz, bem como o seu preço no mercado da Comunidade, e, por outro lado, os preços dos cereais, do arroz, das trincas de arroz e dos produtos do sector dos cereais no mercado mundial. Por força dos mesmos artigos, importa também assegurar aos mercados dos cereais e do arroz uma situação equilibrada e um desen- volvimento natural no plano dos preços e das trocas comerciais e, por outro, ter em conta o aspecto econó- mico das exportações em questão e o interesse em evitar perturbações no mercado da Comunidade. O Regulamento (CE) n. o 1518/95 da Comissão (5), alte- rado pelo Regulamento (CE) n. o 2993/95 (6), relativo ao regime de importação e de exportação dos produtos transformados à base de cereais e de arroz, definiu, no seu artigo 4. o, os critérios específicos que se devem ter em conta para o cálculo da restituição em relação a estes produtos. (1) JO L 181 de 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) JO L 160 de 26. 6. 1999, p. 18. (3) JO L 329 de 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. (4) JO L 265 de 30. 9. 1998, p. 4. (5) JO L 147 de 30. 6. 1995, p. 55. (6) JO L 312 de 23. 12. 1995, p. 25. (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) É conveniente graduar a restituição a atribuir a determi- nados produtos transformados, conforme os produtos, em função do seu teor em cinzas, em celulose bruta, em tegumentos, em proteínas, em matérias gordas ou em amido, sendo este teor particularmente significativo da quantidade de produto de base incorporado, de facto, no produto transformado. No que diz respeito às raízes de mandioca e outras raízes e tubérculos tropicais, bem como às suas farinhas, o aspecto económico das exportações que poderiam ser previstas, tendo em conta sobretudo a natureza e a origem destes produtos, não necessita actualmente de fixação de uma restituição à exportação. Em relação a determinados produtos transformados à base de cereais, a fraca importância da participação da Comunidade no comércio mundial não torna actualmente necessária a fixação de uma restituição à exportação. A situação do mercado mundial ou as exigências especí- ficas de determinados mercados podem tornar necessária a diferenciação da restituição, em relação a certos produtos, segundo o seu destino. A restituição deve ser fixada uma vez por mês; que pode ser alterada no intervalo. Certos produtos transformados à base de milho podem ser submetidos a um tratamento térmico que pode dar origem à concessão de uma restituição que não corres- ponde à qualidade do produto. É conveniente especificar que estes produtos, que contêm amido pré-gelatinizado, não podem beneficiar de restituições à exportação. As medidas previstas no presente regulamento estão em conformidade com o parecer do Comité de Gestão dos Cereais, ADOPTOU O PRESENTE REGULAMENTO: Artigo 1. o As restituições aplicáveis à exportação dos produtos referidos no n. o 1, alínea d), do artigo 1. o do Regulamento (CEE) n. o 1766/92 e no n. o 1, alínea c), do artigo 1. o do Regulamento (CE) n. o 3072/95 e submetidos ao Regulamento (CE) n. o 1518/ /95 são fixadas em conformidade com o anexo do presente regulamento. L 69/18 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 17. 3. 2000 O presente regulamento entra em vigor em 17 de Março de 2000. Artigo 2. o O presente regulamento é obrigatório em todos os seus elementos e directamente aplicável em todos os Estados-Membros. Feito em Bruxelas, em 16 de Março de 2000. Pela Comissão Franz FISCHLER Membro da Comissão do regulamento da Comissão, de 16 de Março de 2000, que fixan as restituições à exportação dos produtos transformados à base de cereais e de arroz ANEXO (Em EUR/t) (Em EUR/t) Código do produto 1102 20 10 9200 (1) 1102 20 10 9400 (1) 1102 20 90 9200 (1) 1102 90 10 9100 1102 90 10 9900 1102 90 30 9100 1103 12 00 9100 1103 13 10 9100 (1) 1103 13 10 9300 (1) 1103 13 10 9500 (1) 1103 13 90 9100 (1) 1103 19 10 9000 1103 19 30 9100 1103 21 00 9000 1103 29 20 9000 1104 11 90 9100 1104 12 90 9100 1104 12 90 9300 1104 19 10 9000 1104 19 50 9110 1104 19 50 9130 1104 21 10 9100 1104 21 30 9100 1104 21 50 9100 1104 21 50 9300 1104 22 20 9100 1104 22 30 9100 Montante das restituições 55,92 47,93 47,93 32,94 22,40 78,95 78,95 71,89 55,92 47,93 47,93 40,55 34,04 30,95 22,40 32,94 87,72 70,18 30,95 63,90 51,92 32,94 32,94 43,92 35,14 70,18 74,56 Código do produto 1104 23 10 9100 1104 23 10 9300 1104 29 11 9000 1104 29 51 9000 1104 29 55 9000 1104 30 10 9000 1104 30 90 9000 1107 10 11 9000 1107 10 91 9000 1108 11 00 9200 1108 11 00 9300 1108 12 00 9200 1108 12 00 9300 1108 13 00 9200 1108 13 00 9300 1108 19 10 9200 1108 19 10 9300 1109 00 00 9100 1702 30 51 9000 (2) 1702 30 59 9000 (2) 1702 30 91 9000 1702 30 99 9000 1702 40 90 9000 1702 90 50 9100 1702 90 50 9900 1702 90 75 9000 1702 90 79 9000 2106 90 55 9000 Montante das restituições 59,91 45,93 30,95 30,34 30,34 7,59 9,99 54,01 39,09 60,68 60,68 63,90 63,90 63,90 63,90 53,20 53,20 0,00 78,46 60,06 78,46 60,06 60,06 78,46 60,06 82,21 57,06 60,06 (1) Não é concedida qualquer restituição para os produtos que tenham sido sujeitos a um tratamento térmico que provoque uma pré-gelatinização do amido. (2) As restituições são concedidas em conformidade com o Regulamento (CEE) n. o 2730/75 do Conselho (JO L 281 de 1. 11. 1975, p. 20), alterado. NB: Os códigos dos produtos, incluindo as remissões em pé-de-página, são definidos no Regulamento (CEE) n. o 3846/87 da Comissão (JO L 366 de 24. 12. 1987, p. 1), alterado


title: KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0777/00 esittäjä(t): Glyn Ford (PSE) komissiolle. ALV ja autokorjaamoteollisuuden työntekijät.

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text: C 53 E/24 Euroopan yhteis(cid:246)jen virallinen lehti FI 20. 2. 2001 T(cid:228)ss(cid:228) asiassa komissio on aloittanut menettelyn neuvotellakseen yhteis(cid:246)n osallistumisesta tarkistettuun Euroopan yleissopimukseen el(cid:228)inten suojelusta kansainv(cid:228)listen kuljetusten aikana (ETS-65). T(cid:228)m(cid:228) auttaa varmistamaan el(cid:228)inten hyvinvoinnin suojelun riitt(cid:228)v(cid:228)lle tasolle Euroopassa ja nopeuttaa el(cid:228)inten suojelua koskevan lains(cid:228)(cid:228)d(cid:228)nn(cid:246)n yhdenmukaistamista j(cid:228)senyytt(cid:228) hakeneissa maissa. Pitkist(cid:228) el(cid:228)inkuljetuksista ja erityisesti hevosten tuonnista yhteis(cid:246)(cid:246)n Keski- ja It(cid:228)-Euroopan maista keskusteltiin ja niit(cid:228) analysoitiin lis(cid:228)ksi seitsem(cid:228)nness(cid:228) assosioituneiden maiden virkael(cid:228)inl(cid:228)(cid:228)k(cid:228)reiden esimiehist(cid:228) koostuvan ty(cid:246)ryhm(cid:228)n kokouksessa, joka pidettiin Lissabonissa 11. (cid:129)14. huhtikuuta 2000. (1) EYVL L 340, 11. 12. 1991. (2001/C 53 E/028) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0775/00 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Peter Mombaur (PPE-DE) komissiolle (13. maaliskuuta 2000) Aihe: Ydinturvallisuutta koskevien ohjelmien t(cid:228)yt(cid:228)nt(cid:246)(cid:246)npano Keski- ja It(cid:228)-Euroopassa N(cid:228)ytt(cid:228)(cid:228) silt(cid:228), ett(cid:228) ydinturvallisuutta koskevien ohjelmien t(cid:228)yt(cid:228)nt(cid:246)(cid:246)npano Pharen ja Tacisin puitteissa Keski- ja It(cid:228)-Euroopassa sek(cid:228) itsen(cid:228)isten valtioiden yhteis(cid:246)ss(cid:228) ei ole edistynyt odotusten mukaisesti. Voiko komissio t(cid:228)st(cid:228) syyst(cid:228) antaa parlamentille ohjelmien t(cid:228)h(cid:228)nastisista menoista ajankohtaisen erittelyn, joka sis(cid:228)lt(cid:228)(cid:228) ohjelmille vuodesta 1996 alkaen vuosittain my(cid:246)nnettyjen varojen m(cid:228)(cid:228)r(cid:228)t? Voiko komissio lis(cid:228)ksi antaa selonteon, jossa verrataan neuvoston ja parlamentin vuosittain my(cid:246)nt(cid:228)mien varojen suuruutta tosiasiallisiin menoihin? Voiko komissio selvent(cid:228)(cid:228) esitt(cid:228)mi(cid:228)(cid:228)n ehdotuksia, jotka koskevat ohjelmien t(cid:228)yt(cid:228)nt(cid:246)(cid:246)npanon organisointia ja teknisten sek(cid:228) hallinnollisten vastuualueiden jakamista, mukaan luettuna arvio siit(cid:228), kuinka pitk(cid:228)(cid:228)n kest(cid:228)(cid:228) palauttaa hankkeet alkuper(cid:228)iseen aikatauluun, jotta niiss(cid:228) voidaan edet(cid:228) alkuper(cid:228)isten suunnitelmien mukaan? Christopher Pattenin komission puolesta antama vastaus (23. toukokuuta 2000) Komissio valmistelee tiedonantoa parlamentille ja neuvostolle ydinturvallisuudesta Keski- ja It(cid:228)-Euroopassa sek(cid:228) uusissa itsen(cid:228)isiss(cid:228) valtiossa. T(cid:228)h(cid:228)n tiedonantoon sis(cid:228)ltyy selvitys niist(cid:228) toimista, joita komissio on toteuttanut vuosien 1990(cid:129)1999 aikana, mukaan luettuna Phare- and Tacis-ydinturvallisuushankkeista tehtyjen sopimusten t(cid:228)m(cid:228)nhetkinen vaihe, ja siin(cid:228) ehdotetaan toimia tuleville ajanjaksoille. Tiedonanto on tarkoitus julkaista l(cid:228)hikuukausina. Koska arvoisan parlamentin j(cid:228)senen esiin ottamat kysymykset kuuluvat julkaistavan tiedonannon piirin, h(cid:228)nt(cid:228) kehotetaan odottamaan sen ilmestymist(cid:228). Arvoisan parlamentin j(cid:228)senen esitt(cid:228)m(cid:228), ydinturvallisuusalan teknisten ja hallinnollisten vastuualueiden ehdotettua uudelleenorga- nisaatiota koskeva kysymys on edelleen komission sis(cid:228)isten keskustelujen aiheena. (2001/C 53 E/029) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0777/00 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Glyn Ford (PSE) komissiolle (16. maaliskuuta 2000) Aihe: ALV ja autokorjaamoteollisuuden ty(cid:246)ntekij(cid:228)t Yhdistyneess(cid:228) kuningaskunnassa voimassa olevan ALV-lains(cid:228)(cid:228)d(cid:228)nn(cid:246)n mukaan yksityisen autokorjaamon on peritt(cid:228)v(cid:228) ALV koko laskun summasta. Viime vuosina vakuutusyhti(cid:246)t ovat kuitenkin perustaneet omia korjaamoitaan asiakkaidensa autojen korjaamiseksi. T(cid:228)t(cid:228) menetelm(cid:228)(cid:228) k(cid:228)ytt(cid:228)m(cid:228)ll(cid:228) niiden ei tarvitse maksaa ALV:a ty(cid:246)ntekij(cid:228)kustannuksistaan, koska korjaamon henkil(cid:246)kunta kuuluu vakuutusyhti(cid:246)n omiin ty(cid:246)nteki- j(cid:246)ihin. 20. 2. 2001 FI Euroopan yhteis(cid:246)jen virallinen lehti C 53 E/25 Hyv(cid:228)ksyyk(cid:246) komissio sen, ett(cid:228) vakuutusyhti(cid:246)t saavat t(cid:228)t(cid:228) verotuksellista porsaanreik(cid:228)(cid:228) k(cid:228)ytt(cid:228)m(cid:228)ll(cid:228) ep(cid:228)- oikeudenmukaista hy(cid:246)ty(cid:228) yksityisiin autokorjaamoihin n(cid:228)hden? Kertoisiko komissio, mit(cid:228) toimenpiteit(cid:228) se suosittaa tilanteen korjaamiseksi? Frederik Bolkesteinin komission puolesta antama vastaus (2. toukokuuta 2000) Kun vakuutusyhti(cid:246) perustaa oman korjaamon asiakkaidensa autojen korjaamiseksi, ja kyseisen vakuutus- yhti(cid:246)n ty(cid:246)ntekij(cid:228)t suorittavat korjaukset, ty(cid:246)ntekij(cid:246)iden vakuutusyhti(cid:246)lle suorittama palvelu j(cid:228)(cid:228) arvonlis(cid:228)- veron (ALV) sovellusalan ulkopuolelle. Toisaalta jos korjaamo suorittaa samanlaisen palvelun vakuutusyhti(cid:246)lle, sen on peritt(cid:228)v(cid:228) ALV suorittamas- taan palvelusta. Korjaamolla on kuitenkin oikeus v(cid:228)hent(cid:228)(cid:228) maksamansa ALV kaikista v(cid:228)lineisiin, varaosiin ym. tekemist(cid:228)(cid:228)n investoinnista, mit(cid:228) taas verovapautuksesta nauttiva vakuutusyhti(cid:246) ei voi tehd(cid:228). J(cid:228)lkim- m(cid:228)isen osalta ALV:iin liittyv(cid:228)n v(cid:228)hennysoikeuden puuttuminen kasvattaa lis(cid:228)kustannuksia, mik(cid:228) puolestaan korvaa sit(cid:228), ettei vakuutusyhti(cid:246)n tarvitse maksaa ALV:ia ty(cid:246)voimakuluistaan silloin, kun sen omat ty(cid:246)ntekij(cid:228)t korjaavat autot. Komissio on tietoinen t(cid:228)st(cid:228) tilanteesta, joka syntyy sen johdosta, ett(cid:228) vakuutustoiminnat on vapautettu ALV:sta j(cid:228)senvaltioiden liikevaihtoveroj(cid:228)rjestelm(cid:228)n yhdenmukaistamisesta (cid:129) yhteinen arvonlis(cid:228)veroj(cid:228)rjes- telm(cid:228): yhdenmukainen m(cid:228)(cid:228)r(cid:228)ytymisperusta 17 p(cid:228)iv(cid:228)n(cid:228) toukokuuta 1977 annetun kuudennen neuvoston direktiivin 77/388/ETY (1) 13 artiklan b kohdan a alakohdan nojalla. Komissio tutkii parhaillaan mahdolli- suutta luopua vakuutusalan verovapautuksesta, mutta sill(cid:228) ei ole v(cid:228)litt(cid:246)mi(cid:228) toimintasuunnitelmia t(cid:228)ll(cid:228) alalla. (1) EYVL L 145, 13. 6. 1977. (2001/C 53 E/030) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-0799/00 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Sami Na(cid:239)r (PSE) komissiolle (16. maaliskuuta 2000) Aihe: Komission tiedonanto sen strategisista tavoitteista vuosina 2000(cid:129)2005 ja sen ty(cid:246)ohjelmasta vuo- deksi 2000 (KOM(2000) 155 lopull. ) 1. Monenv(cid:228)lisess(cid:228) kaupassa komissio ilmoittaa keskeiseksi tavoitteekseen edelleen kaupan vapauttami- sen kasvun kiihdytt(cid:228)miseksi s(cid:228)(cid:228)nnelty(cid:228) kauppaj(cid:228)rjestelm(cid:228)(cid:228) vahvistaen. a) Mit(cid:228) toimia komissio aikoo konkreettisesti toteuttaa varsinkin Maailman kauppaj(cid:228)rjest(cid:246)ss(cid:228) k(cid:228)yt(cid:228)viss(cid:228) neuvotteluissa? Komissio k(cid:228)ynnist(cid:228)(cid:228) ty¤ omarkkinaosapuolten kuulemiset ty(cid:246)n organisoinnin joustavuudesta ja nykyai- 2. kaistamisesta. a) Voiko komissio tarkentaa toimia, joita se aikoo edist(cid:228)(cid:228)? b) Voiko se tarkentaa n(cid:228)kemyst(cid:228)(cid:228)n sosiaaliturvaj(cid:228)rjestelmien (cid:148)nykyaikaistamisesta(cid:148)? c) Katsooko se, ett(cid:228) joustavuus ja ep(cid:228)vakaisuus ovat hinta, joka on maksettava ty(cid:246)tt(cid:246)myyden vastaisista toimista? Komission puheenjohtajan Romano Prodin komission puolesta antama vastaus (9. kes(cid:228)kuuta 2000) Yhteis(cid:246) pyrkii edist(cid:228)m(cid:228)(cid:228)n kaupan vapauttamista sek(cid:228) vahvistamaan monenv(cid:228)lisiin s(cid:228)(cid:228)nt(cid:246)ihin perus- 1. tuvaa j(cid:228)rjestelm(cid:228)(cid:228) uuden kauppakierroksen nelj(cid:228) asiakohtaa sis(cid:228)lt(cid:228)v(cid:228)ll(cid:228) ohjelmalla


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0801/00 di Michel Hansenne (PPE-DE) alla Commissione. Prestazione di servizi a ospedali pubblici francesi.

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text: 28. 12. 2000 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:224) europee C 374 E/159 (2000/C 374 E/188) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0801/00 di Michel Hansenne (PPE-DE) alla Commissione Oggetto: Prestazione di servizi a ospedali pubblici francesi (16 marzo 2000) Quando un istituto di ricerca soggetto all(cid:146)IVA in Belgio presta servizi di cui all(cid:146)articolo 9, paragrafo 2, lettera e) della direttiva 77/388/CEE (1) ad un ospedale pubblico francese, a chi spetta versare l(cid:146)IVA su tali servizi, e in quale paese? La situazione sarebbe la stessa se servizi identici fossero forniti, dallo stesso prestatore, ad un ospedale stabilito, ad esempio, nel Regno Unito o in un altro Stato membro che non ha esercitato l(cid:146)opzione di cui all(cid:146)articolo 4, paragrafo 5, ultimo comma della direttiva 77/388/CEE? La Commissione ha messo a disposizione delle amministrazioni nazionali e degli operatori economici una lista esaustiva che permetta di determinare in quali casi l(cid:146)IVA Ł dovuta quando uno Stato ha esercitato l(cid:146)opzione di cui all(cid:146)articolo 4, paragrafo 5, ultimo comma della direttiva 77/388/CEE? Essa ritiene che spetti alle amministrazioni nazionali e agli operatori economici stessi in merito alla legislazione straniera nel paese del beneficiario dei servizi al fine di determinare se l(cid:146)IVA sia o meno dovuta nel paese del prestatore di servizi? Essa non teme che la mancata diffusione di determinate informazioni sull(cid:146)attua- zione della sesta direttiva sull(cid:146)IVA possa portare a casi di mancata imposizione per ignoranza dei soggetti fiscali e dei funzionari incaricati di controllarli? informarsi (1) GU L 145 del 13. 6. 1977, pag. 1. Risposta data dal sig. Bolkestein in nome della Commissione (26 aprile 2000) L(cid:146)articolo 4, paragrafo 5 della sesta direttiva 77/388/CEE del Consiglio, del 17 maggio 1977, in materia di armonizzazione delle legislazioni degli Stati membri relative alle imposte sulla cifra di affari (cid:129) sistema comune di imposta sul valore aggiunto: base imponibile uniforme, prevede che gli Stati membri possano considerare come attivit(cid:224) della pubblica amministrazione le attivit(cid:224) degli enti di diritto pubblico che sono esenti a norma degli articoli 13 o 28. Avvalendosi di questa opzione, uno Stato membro pu(cid:242) decidere di considerare che siano escluse dal campo d(cid:146)applicazione dell(cid:146)IVA attivit(cid:224) che, secondo i principi generali, rientrano nel campo d(cid:146)applicazione dell(cid:146)IVA ma sono esenti a norma dell(cid:146)articolo 13 (come ad esempio l(cid:146)ospedalizzazione e le cure mediche assicurate da organismi di diritto pubblico). In nessuno dei due casi l(cid:146)IVA Ł dovuta sulle prestazioni in causa. In compenso, come fa giustamente notare l(cid:146)onorevole parlamentare, da questa opzione dipende la determinazione del luogo d(cid:146)imposizione di alcune spese effettuate da tali organismi di diritto pubblico. Pertanto, le prestazioni di ricerca fornite da un soggetto passivo a un ospedale di diritto pubblico devono essere tassate nello Stato membro in cui Ł stabilito l(cid:146)ospedale di diritto pubblico (in base ai principi generali) oppure nello Stato membro in cui Ł stabilito il prestatore di servizi (quando lo Stato membro nel quale Ł stabilito l(cid:146)ospedale di diritto pubblico ha fatto uso dell(cid:146)opzione precitata). Va rilevato che nell(cid:146)attuale regime dell(cid:146)IVA esistono alcuni casi nei quali determina il sulla qualit(cid:224) del suo cliente. la qualit(cid:224) del destinatario luogo d(cid:146)imposizione delle operazioni. In tali casi, spetta anzitutto al fornitore informarsi Gli Stati membri dispongono di strumenti adeguati a livello comunitario per poter garantire un controllo efficace di tali operazioni. La direttiva 77/799/CEE del Consiglio, del 19 dicembre 1977, relativa alla reciproca assistenza fra le autorit(cid:224) competenti degli Stati membri nel settore delle imposte dirette (1) in materia di assistenza reciproca fra Stati membri, fissa norme comuni in materia di scambi d(cid:146)informazioni fra Stati membri. Inoltre, la Commissione gestisce un comitato permanente sulla cooperazione ammini- strativa, che offre ai rappresentanti delle amministrazioni nazionali un forum per discutere di tutte le questioni relative a tale cooperazione. Infine, il regime d(cid:146)imposizione delle autorit(cid:224) pubbliche, nonchØ il campo d(cid:146)applicazione degli esoneri a favore di alcune attivit(cid:224) d(cid:146)interesse generale sono temi che la Commissione intende riesaminare nell(cid:146)ambito della modernizzazione dell(cid:146)attuale regime dell(cid:146)IVA e al fine di garantirne un(cid:146)applicazione piø uniforme. (1) GU L 336 del 27. 12. 1977


title: WRITTEN QUESTION E-0797/00 by Lousewies van der Laan (ELDR) to the Commission. Requirement that Dutch citizens return to the Netherlands in connection with sudden claims to benefits from certain types of collective insurance.

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Belgium
Netherlands
health insurance
infringement of EU law
right of establishment

text: 24. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 303 E/209 Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission (7 April 2000) The Socrates programme does not include a budget heading specifically for Irish-language subtitling for television programmes. However, the MEDIA II programme (1996-2000) to promote and develop the European audiovisual industry places particular emphasis on supporting multilingual works and the quality dubbing and subtitling of European programmes, in minority languages too, so that they can be broadcast to a wide audience. This support for dubbing and subtitling is granted in the form of a subsidy (as opposed to most of the other funding in the programme, which takes the form of loans repayable on certain conditions), as part of the existing support systems, in particular those concerned with distribution. The action lines of the MEDIA programme, as defined by Council Decisions 95/563/EC and 95/564/EC (1), do not provide for financial support to be granted directly to television stations for the dubbing or subtitling of European programmes. However, one action line of the programme is support for the coproduction by several European partners of independent works (fiction, documentaries, animation) for broadcasting by a number of European television stations. Several projects involving Irish partners (producers or broadcasters) have been supported under this action line, e. g. the series (cid:145)Ros Na Run(cid:146), produced by the production company EO Teilif(cid:237)s, the TV film (cid:145)Le Dernier Mot(cid:146), a French-Irish coproduction by CinØtØvØ, and two documentary series produced by Concordia Cyf: (cid:145)Celtic Radicals(cid:146) and (cid:145)The Glory Game (cid:129) Football(cid:146)s conquering Celts(cid:146). As part of these projects, some of the funding granted was for producing dubbed or subtitled versions in the Irish language, to be broadcast by TnaG. (1) OJ L 321, 30. 1. 1995. (2000/C 303 E/241) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0797/00 by Lousewies van der Laan (ELDR) to the Commission (16 March 2000) Subject: Requirement that Dutch citizens return to the Netherlands in connection with sudden claims to benefits from certain types of collective insurance 1. Is the Commission aware of the practical effects on Dutch citizens of KB 746, which requires them to move back to the Netherlands if they wish to continue to benefit from certain types of collective insurances? Does the Commission agree that this constitutes a de facto restriction on the free movement of 2. persons in the European Union? 3. What steps will the Commission take to ensure that Dutch citizens can continue to reside in the place of their choosing in the European Union without incurring undue and unforeseen costs as a result of the new legislation? Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission (13 April 2000) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question P-0706/00 by Mr Staes (1). (1) See page 207


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-0801/00 von Michel Hansenne (PPE-DE) an die Kommission. Dienstleistungen für staatliche französische Krankenhäuser.

text: 28. 12. 2000 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:228)ischen Gemeinschaften C 374 E/159 (2000/C 374 E/188) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-0801/00 von Michel Hansenne (PPE-DE) an die Kommission Betrifft: Dienstleistungen f(cid:252)r staatliche franz(cid:246)sische Krankenh(cid:228)user (16. M(cid:228)rz 2000) Wenn eine Forschungseinrichtung, die in Belgien mehrwertsteuerpflichtig ist, Dienstleistungen nach Artikel 9 Absatz 2 Buchstabe e) der Richtlinie 77/388/EWG (1) f(cid:252)r ein staatliches franz(cid:246)sisches Krankenhaus erbringt, wer hat dann die Mehrwertsteuer f(cid:252)r diese Dienstleistungen in welchem Land zu entrichten? W(cid:228)re die L(cid:246)sung die gleiche, wenn identische Dienstleistungen vom gleichen Dienstleistungserbringer f(cid:252)r ein Krankenhaus z. B. im Vereinigten K(cid:246)nigreich oder in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat erbracht w(cid:252)rden, der die in Artikel 4 Absatz 5 letzter Unterabsatz der Richtlinie 77/388/EWG vorgesehene Option noch nicht umgesetzt hat? Hat die Kommission den nationalen Verwaltungen und den Wirtschaftsteilnehmern eine ersch(cid:246)pfende Liste (cid:252)bermittelt, die es erm(cid:246)glicht festzustellen, in welchen F(cid:228)llen die Mehrwertsteuer zu zahlen ist, wenn ein Staat die in Artikel 4 letzter Unterabsatz der Richtlinie 77/388/EWG vorgesehene Option umgesetzt hat? Ist sie etwa der Auffassung, da(cid:223) es Sache der nationalen Verwaltungen und der Marktteilnehmer ist, sich (cid:252)ber die ausl(cid:228)ndischen Rechtsvorschriften im Land des Dienstleistungsempf(cid:228)nger zu informieren, um festzustellen, ob die Mehrwertsteuer im Land des Leistungserbringers geschuldet wird oder nicht? Bef(cid:252)rch- tet sie nicht, da(cid:223) die mangelnde Verbreitung von Informationen (cid:252)ber die Durchf(cid:252)hrung der sechsten Mehrwertsteuerrichtlinie durch Unwissenheit der Steuerpflichtigen und der mit ihrer Kontrolle beauftragten Beamten zu F(cid:228)llen der Nichtbesteuerung f(cid:252)hren k(cid:246)nnte? (1) ABl. L 145 vom 13. 6. 1977, S. 1. Antwort von Herrn Bolkestein im Namen der Kommission (26. April 2000) Gem(cid:228)(cid:223) Artikel 4 Absatz 5 der Sechsten Richtlinie 77/388/EWG des Rates vom 17. Mai 1977 zur Harmonisierung der Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten (cid:252)ber die Umsatzsteuer (cid:129) Gemeinsames Mehr- wertsteuersystem: einheitliche steuerpflichtige Bemessungsgrundlage k(cid:246)nnen die Mitgliedstaaten die T(cid:228)tig- keiten von Einrichtungen des (cid:246)ffentlichen Rechts, die nach Artikel 13 oder 28 von der Steuer befreit sind, als T(cid:228)tigkeiten behandeln, die ihnen im Rahmen der (cid:246)ffentlichen Gewalt obliegen. Aufgrund dieser Regelung kann ein Mitgliedstaat entscheiden, da(cid:223) f(cid:252)r T(cid:228)tigkeiten, die gem(cid:228)(cid:223) den allgemeinen Grunds(cid:228)tzen der Mehrwertsteuer unterliegen, jedoch nach Artikel 13 von der Steuer befreit sind (wie ein Krankenhausaufenthalt und die medizinische Versorgung in einer (cid:246)ffentlichen Einrichtung), keine Steuerpflicht besteht. In beiden F(cid:228)lle wird keine Mehrwertsteuer auf die betreffenden Leistungen erhoben. Wie der Herr Abgeordnete zu Recht anmerkt, hat diese M(cid:246)glichkeit Auswirkungen auf die Bestimmung des Ortes der Besteuerung von bestimmten Dienstleistungen, die von diesen Einrichtungen des (cid:246)ffentlichen Rechts in Anspruch genommen werden. So sind Forschungsarbeiten, die von einem Steuerpflichtigen im Auftrag eines staatlichen Krankenhauses durchgef(cid:252)hrt werden, entweder in dem Mitgliedstaat zu ver- steuern, in dem sich das staatliche Krankenhaus befindet (gem(cid:228)(cid:223) den allgemeinen Steuergrunds(cid:228)tzen) oder in dem Mitgliedstaat, in dem sich das Krankenhaus befindet, die oben genannte Regelung in Anspruch nimmt). in dem der Dienstleister ans(cid:228)ssig ist (wenn der Mitgliedstaat, Anzumerken ist, da(cid:223) nach den geltenden Mehrwertsteuervorschriften in mehreren F(cid:228)llen der steuerrecht- liche Status des Dienstleistungsempf(cid:228)ngers f(cid:252)r die Festlegung des Ortes der Besteuerung ausschlaggebend ist. In diesen F(cid:228)llen obliegt es in erster Linie dem Dienstleister, sich (cid:252)ber den steuerrechtlichen Status seines Kunden zu informieren. Die Mitgliedstaaten verf(cid:252)gen auf Gemeinschaftsebene (cid:252)ber ein geeignetes Instrumentarium um eine wirksame Kontrolle dieser Ums(cid:228)tze zu gew(cid:228)hrleisten. Die Richtlinie 77/799/EWG des Rates vom 19. Dezember 1977 (cid:252)ber die gegenseitige Amtshilfe zwischen den zust(cid:228)ndigen Beh(cid:246)rden der Mitglied- staaten im Bereich der direkten Steuern (1) legt gemeinsame Regeln f(cid:252)r den Informationsaustausch zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten fest. Au(cid:223)erdem leitet die Kommission einen st(cid:228)ndigen Ausschu(cid:223) f(cid:252)r die Verwaltungszusammenarbeit, in dem die Vertreter der nationalen Verwaltungen alle die Zusammenarbeit betreffenden Fragen er(cid:246)rtern k(cid:246)nnen. Die Kommission beabsichtigt, diese Regelungen f(cid:252)r die Besteuerung von (cid:246)ffentlichen Einrichtungen sowie die Steuerbefreiung bestimmter Dienstleistungen im (cid:246)ffentlichen Interesse im Rahmen der Modernisierung des Mehrwertsteuersystems zu (cid:252)berpr(cid:252)fen, um eine einheitlichere Anwendung der Vorschriften zu gew(cid:228)hr- leisten. (1) ABl. L 336 vom 27. 12. 1977


title: Risoluzione del Parlamento europeo sulle violazioni dei diritti dell'uomo e del diritto umanitario in Cecenia

eurovoc_concepts:
Russia
freedom of the press
government violence
international human rights law
settlement of disputes
torture
war crime
war of independence

text: C 377/358 Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee IT 29. 12. 2000 Giovedì 16 marzo 2000 invita le autorità peruviane ad adottare provvedimenti adeguati per garantire un processo elettorale 2. aperto, giusto e trasparente; 3. esorta le autorità peruviane a garantire la massima libertà di espressione a tutte le forze politiche democratiche, di modo che possano partecipare a queste elezioni a parità di condizioni e che dispongano di spazi gratuiti e proporzionali in tutti i mezzi di comunicazione; deplora il fatto che il Perù si sia recentemente ritirato dalla giurisdizione della Corte interamericana 4. per i diritti dell’uomo e invita il governo a ritornare su questa decisione; sottolinea l’assoluta necessità di una chiara separazione tra potere giudiziario, esecutivo e legislativo 5. ed esorta il governo del Perù a evitare ogni interferenza nel sistema giudiziario; chiede alle autorità governative di vegliare affinché i comitati di autodifesa non interferiscano nelle 6. zone rurali, durante tutto il processo elettorale; 7. chiede al governo, ai partiti politici, alle organizzazioni della società civile, ai mezzi di comunica- zione, segnatamente alla televisione, nonché al difensore civico, di condurre una campagna sul carattere segreto del voto e di adottare tutte le misure necessarie a garantirlo; chiede ai partiti politici di garantire, per quanto possibile, la presenza dei loro rappresentanti e osser- 8. vatori in tutti i seggi elettorali; 9. chiede alla Commissione di effettuare, nell’ambito del quadro istituzionale esistente, un monitoraggio di questo processo elettorale, in modo da accertare che le elezioni si svolgano nel rispetto dei principi fondamentali alla base dell’accordo concluso tra l’Unione europea e il Patto andino, in vigore dal maggio 1998, di cui il Perù fa parte; 10. incarica la sua Presidente di trasmettere la presente risoluzione al Consiglio, alla Commissione, al Presidente della Repubblica e al governo del Perù, all’Organizzazione degli Stati americani, al Patto andino e al Parlamento latino-americano. 12. Diritti dell’uomo: Crimini di guerra in Cecenia B5-0245, 0256, 0261, 0265 e 0271/2000 Risoluzione del Parlamento europeo sulle violazioni dei diritti dell’uomo e del diritto umanitario in Cecenia Il Parlamento europeo,. viste le sue risoluzioni del 7 ottobre 1999 sulla Cecenia (1), del 18 novembre 1999 sulla situazione in Cecenia (2), del 20 gennaio 2000 sulla Cecenia (3) e del 17 febbraio 2000 sul caso di Andrei Babitsky, la libertà dei mezzi di informazione e le violazioni dei diritti umani in Cecenia (4),. vista la raccomandazione n. 1444 (2000) del Consiglio d’Europa sul ripristino dello stato di diritto, il rispetto dei diritti dell’uomo e la democrazia in Cecenia,. ricordando l’esito dell’incontro della troika dell’Unione europea con il ministro degli Affari esteri della Federazione russa Ivanov, svoltosi il 4 marzo 2000, A. profondamente preoccupato per il protrarsi del conflitto armato in Cecenia, che provoca un crescente numero di rifugiati e di sfollati da una regione caratterizzata da una totale mancanza delle infrastrut- ture necessarie per accoglierli in Cecenia o nelle regioni limitrofe, (1) Testi approvati in tale data, punto 1. (2) Testi approvati in tale data, punto 15. (3) Testi approvati in tale data, punto 6. (4) Testi approvati in tale data, punto 16. 29. 12. 2000 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee C 377/359 Giovedì 16 marzo 2000 B. preoccupato per il crescente rischio che la crisi cecena dilaghi nei paesi confinanti del Caucaso, in particolare in Georgia, visto che gli scontri tra le truppe russe e cecene si stanno avvicinando al con- fine con tale paese, C. allarmato per le affermazioni, baste su testimonianze raccolte da organizzazioni non governative inter- nazionali, concernenti gravi violazioni della Convenzione europea dei diritti dell’uomo e del diritto umanitario internazionale, quali la detenzione arbitraria di civili, la tortura, le esecuzioni sommarie e i saccheggi, D. profondamente preoccupato per l’insufficienza degli sforzi intrapresi dalle autorità russe per indagare sulle continue denunce di estese violazioni dei diritti dell’uomo e del diritto umanitario perpetrate dalle forze russe in Cecenia e per evitare il ripetersi di simili atti in futuro, E. F. considerando la recente dichiarazione rilasciata dalla delegazione di osservatori del Consiglio d’Europa in seguito alla missione in Russia e in Cecenia sulle gravi violazioni dei diritti dell’uomo e i crimini di guerra commessi da tutti i belligeranti, preoccupato per il fatto che finora nessun osservatore internazionale è stato autorizzato a entrare nella regione per indagare sulle presunte violazioni dei diritti dell’uomo, in particolare nei cosiddetti «campi di filtraggio» dove, specialmente durante gli interrogatori, le persone sarebbero sottoposte a tortura e ad altre forme di maltrattamento, G. deplorando il fatto che le organizzazioni umanitarie internazionali sono impossibilitate a fornire l’assi- stenza di cui vi è urgente bisogno, non essendo loro concesso un pieno e libero accesso alla regione, H. I. tenendo conto del fatto che i giornalisti non hanno ancora pieno e libero accesso alla regione; pre- occupato per le accuse di partecipazione a banda armata mosse contro Andrei Babitsky, reporter di Radio Liberty, il quale, se riconosciuto colpevole, rischia fino a cinque anni di reclusione, accoglie con favore l’impegno assunto dal Presidente in carica Putin, l’11 marzo 2000, di intervenire internazionali alla zona di guerra nonché l’impegno per migliorare l’accesso delle organizzazioni assunto dalla Russia, in occasione della visita del commissario del Consiglio d’Europa responsabile per i diritti dell’uomo, di accettare l’invio nella regione di una missione internazionale permanente di monitoraggio; esprime tuttavia rammarico per il fatto che il Presidente Putin non abbia dato alcuna garanzia per quanto concerne l’avvio dei negoziati di pace con la parte cecena, 1. ribadisce il suo invito a trovare rapidamente una soluzione politica al conflitto; invita le autorità russe a far piena luce sulle presunte esecuzioni, detenzioni arbitrarie e torture com- 2. messe dalle truppe russe in Cecenia, al fine di garantire che coloro i quali hanno ordinato e perpetrato le violazioni dei diritti dell’uomo vengano assicurati alla giustizia e di garantire la tutela del diritto alla vita, all’integrità fisica e mentale per la popolazione cecena; a tale riguardo invita le autorità russe a cooperare con il Consiglio d’Europa e con l’OSCE; 3. invita il Consiglio e gli Stati membri a vigilare sull’attuazione dell’accordo concluso tra la Federazione russa e il Consiglio d’Europa e, in caso di mancato rispetto di tale accordo, invita il Consiglio d’Europa e valutare l’opportunità di adottare ulteriori azioni legali; 4. invita le autorità russe e cecene a tener conto della relazione presentata da Lord Judd, capo della delegazione del Consiglio d’Europa, al termine della sua recente visita in Cecenia e ad autorizzare la pre- senza permanente nel paese di osservatori internazionali per i diritti dell’uomo del Consiglio d’Europa e dell’OSCE che godano di piena libertà di movimento; accoglie con favore, come primo passo in questa direzione, l’accordo concluso tra Vladimir Kalamanov, nuovo commissario russo per i diritti dell’uomo in Cecenia, e Álvaro Gil-Robles, commissario per i diritti dell’uomo del Consiglio d’Europa, concernente l’apertura di un ufficio per i diritti dell’uomo in Cecenia, dotato di 20 collaboratori, tra cui due inviati del Consiglio d’Europa; 5. chiede con insistenza che vengano garantiti il pieno accesso e condizioni adeguate al fine di permet- tere l’invio di aiuti umanitari internazionali, sollecita che sia concesso il permesso di visitare i detenuti e gli sfollati all’interno del paese e considera come un primo passo in questa direzione l’arrivo a Grozny di un primo convoglio «di prova» di 10 autocarri con generi alimentari forniti dall’Alto commissario delle Nazioni Unite per i rifugiati (UNHCR); C 377/360 Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee IT 29. 12. 2000 Giovedì 16 marzo 2000 6. invita le autorità russe a concedere all’Alto commissario delle Nazioni Unite per i diritti dell’uomo, al Relatore speciale delle Nazioni Unite per le esecuzioni extragiudiziarie e al Relatore speciale delle Nazioni Unite per i bambini nei conflitti armati l’autorizzazione di recarsi in missione in Cecenia e nelle province confinanti e di riferire in merito alla prossima riunione della commissione delle Nazioni Unite per i diritti umanitari; 7. invita la Commissione a fare tutti i preparativi necessari per un rapido ed efficiente invio di aiuti umanitari nella regione non appena le organizzazioni ivi preposte avranno ottenuto il pieno accesso e a tenerlo informato sulla realizzazione di tale azione; 8. decide di istituire una delegazione ad hoc, composta da cinque membri, che si rechi in missione nella regione del Caucaso del Nord al fine di discutere con le autorità russe e i rappresentanti ceceni tutte le questioni relative all’attuale conflitto, come illustrate nella presente risoluzione e nelle risoluzioni prece- denti; 9. accoglie con favore la recente visita in Cecenia dell’Assemblea parlamentare del Consiglio d’Europa e invita le assemblee parlamentari del Consiglio d’Europa e dell’OSCE ad adottare, congiuntamente con il Parlamento europeo, un’iniziativa tripartita strutturata sul modello della troika per la Bielorussia, al fine di i) ii) contribuire ad alleviare la crisi umanitaria causata dal conflitto in Cecenia; sottolineare che i nostri standard umanitari sono standard comuni che devono essere rispettati da ciascun membro di una delle tre organizzazioni; iii) contribuire a fa luce sulle testimonianze relative ai crimini di guerra commessi in Cecenia; 10. ricorda che solo una soluzione politica del conflitto e la tempestiva ricostruzione della regione distrutta, di cui la Russia ha la responsabilità maggiore, può evitare un’ulteriore aggravarsi della violenza e degli scontri; 11. invita le autorità cecene ad adottare tutte le misure possibili per individuare e liberare tutti gli ostaggi civili sequestrati prima e durante l’attuale conflitto in Cecenia e ad avviare un’indagine speciale sul caso di Vladimir Yatsina, fotoreporter dell’agenzia di stampa russa ITAR-TASS, sequestrato in Ingusce- zia da un gruppo ceceno il 19 luglio 1999 e del quale da allora non si ha più notizia; 12. sollecita le autorità russe a garantire che i giornalisti russi e internazionali possano lavorare senza ostacoli nella regione e a fornire un resoconto esaustivo sulle vicende del giornalista russo Andrei Babitsky, indicando i motivi per cui gli è stato impedito di lasciare la Russia e di partecipare a una riunione di un gruppo di lavoro del gruppo PPE-DE durante la tornata di marzo a Strasburgo; 13. invita Vladimir Kalamanov, in veste di rappresentante speciale del Presidente della Federazione russa responsabile dei diritti dell’uomo in Cecenia, e il suo omologo in seno alla Duma a riferire alla commis- sione per gli affari esteri di questo Parlamento; 14. incarica la sua Presidente di trasmettere la presente risoluzione al Consiglio, alla Commissione, ai parlamenti degli Stati membri, al Consiglio d’Europa, all’OSCE, al Segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite, alla Duma e al Consiglio federale della Russia, al governo della Federazione russa e alla autorità cecene. 13. Diritti dell’uomo: Libertà di stampa in Serbia B5-0257, 0266, 0273 e 0281/2000 Risoluzione del Parlamento europeo sulla libertà di stampa nella Repubblica federale di Iugoslavia Il Parlamento europeo,. viste le sue precedenti risoluzioni sulla situazione in Serbia, in particolare sulle restrizioni alla libertà di stampa,. vista la dichiarazione del 3 marzo 2000 della Presidenza del Consiglio sulle continue violazioni del diritto alla libertà di espressione in Serbia e il recente caso di Dušan Mihajlovic´,


title: Decizia Consiliului din 16 martie 2000 de aprobare, în numele Comunității Europene, a Tratatului OMPI privind drepturile de autor și a Tratatului OMPI privind interpretările și execuțiile și fonogramele

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text: 212 RO Jurnalul Oficial al Uniunii Europene 11/vol. 20 32000D0278 11. 4. 2000 JURNALUL OFICIAL AL COMUNITĂȚILOR EUROPENE L 89/6 DECIZIA CONSILIULUI din 16 martie 2000 de aprobare, în numele Comunității Europene, a Tratatului OMPI privind drepturile de autor ș(cid:13)i a Tratatului OMPI privind interpretările ș(cid:13)i execuțiile ș(cid:13)i fonogramele (*) (2000/278/CE) CONSILIUL UNIUNII EUROPENE, (5) TDA ș(cid:13)i TIEF ar trebui aprobate în numele Comunității, în ceea ce priveș(cid:13)te aspectele care sunt de competența acesteia. având în vedere Tratatul de instituire a Comunității Europene, în special articolul 47 alineatul (2), articolele 55 ș(cid:13)i 95, coroborate cu articolul 300 alineatul (2) prima teză ș(cid:13)i cu articolul 300 alinea- tul (3) al doilea paragraf, având în vedere propunerea Comisiei (1), având în vedere avizul conform al Parlamentului European (2), întrucât: (1) (2) (3) (4) Tratatul OMPI privind drepturile de autor (TDA) ș(cid:13)i Trata- tul OMPI privind interpretările ș(cid:13)i execuțiile ș(cid:13)i fonogramele (TIEF), adoptate la Geneva în 20 decembrie 1996 sub auspiciile Organizației Mondiale a Proprietății Intelectuale, vor contribui la asigurarea unei protecții echilibrate a lucră- rilor artistice ș(cid:13)i a altor realizări similare, permițând în acelaș(cid:13)i timp accesul public la materialele disponibile prin intermediul rețelelor. Competența Comunității de a încheia sau de a adera la acordurile ș(cid:13)i tratatele internaționale nu rezultă numai dintr-o atribuire explicită prin Tratat, ci poate deriva ș(cid:13)i din alte dispoziții din Tratat ș(cid:13)i din documentele adoptate de instituțiile comunitare în temeiul respectivelor dispoziții. Obiectul tratatelor OMPI intră în mare parte în domeniul de aplicare a directivelor comunitare în domeniu. Prin urmare, aprobarea TDA ș(cid:13)i TIEF priveș(cid:13)te atât Comunitatea, cât ș(cid:13)i statele membre. (*) Două declarații referitoare la prezenta decizie sunt publicate în JO C 103, 11. 4. 2000, p. 1. JO C 165, 30. 5. 1998, p. 8. (1) (2) Aviz conform din 16 februarie 2000 (nepublicat încă în Jurnalul Oficial). (6) Comunitatea a semnat deja TDA ș(cid:13)i TIEF, sub rezerva înche- ierii definitive. (7) Depunerea instrumentelor de încheiere de către Comuni- tate trebuie să fie simultană, pe cât posibil, cu depunerea instrumentelor de ratificare de către statele membre, DECIDE: Articolul 1 (1) În numele Comunității ș(cid:13)i în ceea ce priveș(cid:13)te aspectele care sunt de competența acesteia, se aprobă Tratatul OMPI privind drepturile de autor (TDA). (2) În numele Comunității ș(cid:13)i în ceea ce priveș(cid:13)te aspectele care sunt de competența acesteia, se aprobă Tratatul OMPI privind interpretările ș(cid:13)i execuțiile ș(cid:13)i fonogramele (TIEF). (3) Textele tratatelor în cauză sunt anexate la prezenta decizie. Articolul 2 Preș(cid:13)edintele Consiliului este autorizat prin prezenta decizie să depună instrumentele de încheiere la biroul directorului general al Organizației Mondiale a Proprietății Intelectuale începând cu data la care statele membre vor trebui să asigure intrarea în vigoare a măsurilor adoptate de Parlamentul European ș(cid:13)i de Consiliu în vederea adaptării legislației comunitare existente la obligațiile ce decurg din TDA ș(cid:13)i TIEF. 11/vol. 20 RO Jurnalul Oficial al Uniunii Europene 213 Articolul 3 (3) Poziția pe care Comunitatea o poate adopta în cadrul adunărilor se pregăteș(cid:13)te de către grupul de lucru specializat al Consiliului. (1) Prezenta reprezinte Comunitatea la întrunirile adunărilor menționate în TDA ș(cid:13)i TIEF. autorizează Comisia decizie să (2) În ceea ce priveș(cid:13)te toate aspectele care sunt de competența Comunității, Comisia negociază în cadrul adunărilor prevăzute de TDA ș(cid:13)i TIEF în numele Comunității, în conformitate cu dispozițiile aplicabile din Tratatul CE, în special articolul 300. Pentru Consiliu Preș(cid:13)edintele F. SEIXAS da COSTA Adoptată la Bruxelles, 16 martie 2000