2. AllthecountriesinquestionincludedboththeabovetypesofmeasureintheirSapards,andreceived
Commissionapprovaloftheirmanagementofthesame.
Thedetailsofimplementationofeachmeasure(scope,typeofinvestmentandexpenditure,maximum
amounteligible,etc.)arespecifiedineachprogramme.
Thecompaniesinquestionarethereforeadvisedtoconsulttheseprogrammesonthewebsiteofthe
Commission’sDirectorate-General forAgriculture (http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/external/enlarge/countries/index_en.htm);theywillfindforeachcountryadescriptionofthemeasuresconcernedandthecoordinatesofthebodyinchargeofimplementingthem,towhichlattertheyshouldapplyforthedetailsofimplementation ofeach programme (timetable, etc.). They shouldnote,however, that the relevantfundingapplicationshavetobesubmittedbytheprojectbeneficiaries.
(1) OJL161,26.6.1999.
(2004/C58E/083) WRITTENQUESTIONE-1454/03
byHiltrudBreyer(Verts/ALE)totheCommission
(29April2003)
Subject:Euratom/otherinternationalfinancialinstitutions/publicaccountabilityrequirements
1.Otherinternationalfinancialinstitutions
CanyousupplydetailsofthenuclearlendingpoliciesofinternationalfinancialinstitutionssuchasWorld
Bank,EuropeanInvestmentBank,NordicDevelopmentBank,AsianDevelopmentBank,LatinAmericanDevelopmentBankandAfricanDevelopmentBank?
2.Publicaccountabilityrequirements
AretherepublicinvolvementrequirementsforthegrantingofEuratomloans,forexample
(a) Must the loan recipients require a full public participation process including conformity to
internationalagreementssuchastheEspooConvention?
(b) Aretheloanrecipientsrequiredtopublishthefullenvironmentalimpactassessment?(c) IsParliamentaryapprovalintherecipientStaterequiredbeforegrantingtheloan?
(d) Arecompetitivetendersrequiredfortheproposedconstructionworkforthetender,ifnot,whynot?
AnswergivenbyMrSolbesMiraonbehalfoftheCommission
(26June2003)
1. AsfarastheCommissionisaware,onlytheEuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment
(EBRD)amongInternationalFinancialInstitutionsispresentlypursuinganactivelendingpolicyfromitsordinaryresourcesoncompletionandupgradeofnuclearplants.
Mainconditionsinclude:
/dash adirectlinkwiththeclosureofhigh-riskreactorsoperatinginthecountryconcerned;
/dash therespectofthesameleast-costcriteria, financialviabilityandenvironmentalstandards,asnon-
nuclearprojects;6.3.2004EN C58E/65 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
/dash therespectofthefundamentalprinciplessetoutintheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)
documentsconcerningthestandardsappliedfortheconstruction,managementandoperationoftheplant;
/dash theapprovaloftherelevantnationalnuclearsafetyauthorities.
TheEuropeanInvestmentBank(EIB)hasfinancedinthepastnuclearprojectsinMemberStates,butisnot
presentlypursuinganactivepolicyinthisareaandhasneverconsideredfinancingsuchprojectsinthirdcountries.
2. (a) Council Directive 85/337/EEC of27June 1985on the assessmentofthe effects ofcertain
publicandprivateprojectsontheenvironment(
1)(EnvironmentImpactAssessment(EIA)Directive)as
amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3March 1997(2), and the Espoo Convention on
environmentalimpactassessmentinatransboundarycontext,applytocertainnuclearprojects.Theirpublicparticipationprovisionswouldhavetobefollowedinthosecases.Inothercases,thepublicparticipationprocesshastobefollowedassetdowninthelawofthecountryoftheproject.Further,incasethecountryhasratifiednuclearrelatedinternationalagreements,thesewouldalsohavetobefollowed.
(b) Ifdomesticlawsorequires.ThefullEIAshouldbemadeavailabletothepublictotheextentthat
Directive 85/337/EEC of 27June 1985 on environmental impact assessmentand/or national lawapplicableinthirdcountriessorequires.
(c) TheanswertothisquestiondependsonthenationallawoftherecipientState.(d) InMemberStates,thiswouldbearequirement;inthirdcountries,domesticlawapplies.
(1) OJL175,5.7.1985.
(2) OJL73,14.3.1997.
(2004/C58E/084) WRITTENQUESTIONE-1456/03
byHiltrudBreyer(Verts/ALE)totheCommission
(29April2003)
Subject:EuratomLoansinMemberStates/non-memberStates
1. HaveanyrequestsforEuratomloansbeenreceivedfromMemberStatessince1987?2. WhyhavenoloansbeengrantedfortheconstructionoffacilitiesinMemberStatesinrecentyears?3. Isthe European InvestmentBank allowedtolendfornuclear projects, andifso,why isn’tthis
institutionusedtoprovidefinancingratherthantheEuratomLoanFacility?
4. Kozloduy5and6:
(a) Whatisthefundingscheduleforthisproject,e.g.howmuchoftheloanhasbeendisbursed,and
whenaretheothertranchesexpected?
(b) Istheclosureofunits1-4atKozloduyby2008oneoftheconditionsfortheloans,andwilltheloan
repaymentschedulebeacceleratedifpermanentclosureofallfourreactorsisnotundertakenbythistime?C58E/66 EN6.3.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion