| | Official Journal of the European Union The European Flag ISSN 1977-091X doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.256.eng C 256EVolume 56 5 September 2013 Complete edition English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents page IV *Notices* **NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES** **European Parliament** **WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER** 2013/C 256 E/01 Written questions by Members of the European Parliament and their answers given by a European Union institution 1 Notice to reader This publication contains written questions by Members of the European Parliament and their answers given by a European Union institution. For each question and answer, the original language version is presented before a possible translation. In some cases, it is possible that the answer is given in a language other than the question. This depends on the working language of the committee requested to provide the answer. These questions and answers are published in accordance with Rules 117 and 118 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. All questions and answers can be accessed via the website of the European Parliament (Europarl) under the heading ‘Parliamentary questions’: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/parliamentary-questions.html ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS PPE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group NI Non-attached Members EN | Official Journal of the European Union The European Flag | ISSN 1977-091X doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.256.eng C 256EVolume 56 5 September 2013 Complete edition | English edition | | Information and Notices | | | | Notice No | Contents | page | | | | IV *Notices* | | | | **NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES** | | | **European Parliament** | | | **WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER** | 2013/C 256 E/01 | Written questions by Members of the European Parliament and their answers given by a European Union institution | 1 | | Notice to reader This publication contains written questions by Members of the European Parliament and their answers given by a European Union institution. For each question and answer, the original language version is presented before a possible translation. In some cases, it is possible that the answer is given in a language other than the question. This depends on the working language of the committee requested to provide the answer. These questions and answers are published in accordance with Rules 117 and 118 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. All questions and answers can be accessed via the website of the European Parliament (Europarl) under the heading ‘Parliamentary questions’: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/parliamentary-questions.html | | | Notice to reader | | | | This publication contains written questions by Members of the European Parliament and their answers given by a European Union institution. | | | | For each question and answer, the original language version is presented before a possible translation. | | | | In some cases, it is possible that the answer is given in a language other than the question. This depends on the working language of the committee requested to provide the answer. | | | | These questions and answers are published in accordance with Rules 117 and 118 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. | | | | All questions and answers can be accessed via the website of the European Parliament (Europarl) under the heading ‘Parliamentary questions’: | | | | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/parliamentary-questions.html | | | ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS PPE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group NI Non-attached Members | | | ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS | | | | PPE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group NI Non-attached Members | PPE | Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) | S&D | Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament | ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance | ECR | European Conservatives and Reformists Group | GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left | EFD | Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group | NI | Non-attached Members | | EN | |
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| | Notice to reader This publication contains written questions by Members of the European Parliament and their answers given by a European Union institution. For each question and answer, the original language version is presented before a possible translation. In some cases, it is possible that the answer is given in a language other than the question. This depends on the working language of the committee requested to provide the answer. These questions and answers are published in accordance with Rules 117 and 118 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. All questions and answers can be accessed via the website of the European Parliament (Europarl) under the heading ‘Parliamentary questions’: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/parliamentary-questions.html | | | Notice to reader | | | | This publication contains written questions by Members of the European Parliament and their answers given by a European Union institution. | | | | For each question and answer, the original language version is presented before a possible translation. | | | | In some cases, it is possible that the answer is given in a language other than the question. This depends on the working language of the committee requested to provide the answer. | | | | These questions and answers are published in accordance with Rules 117 and 118 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. | | | | All questions and answers can be accessed via the website of the European Parliament (Europarl) under the heading ‘Parliamentary questions’: | | | | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/parliamentary-questions.html | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS PPE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group NI Non-attached Members | | | ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS | | | | PPE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group NI Non-attached Members | PPE | Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) | S&D | Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament | ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance | ECR | European Conservatives and Reformists Group | GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left | EFD | Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group | NI | Non-attached Members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | PPE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group NI Non-attached Members | PPE | Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) | S&D | Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament | ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance | ECR | European Conservatives and Reformists Group | GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left | EFD | Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group | NI | Non-attached Members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PPE | Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S&D | Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ECR | European Conservatives and Reformists Group | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EFD | Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NI | Non-attached Members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |