Asforoccupationalaccidentbenefits,Article52oftheaforementionedRegulationisclearinsofarasit
extendsthesameprotectiontoalltypesofworkersbyentitlingthemtobenefitsinkindofferedbytheStateofresidence andpaidbythecompetentState.Inthisrespect,Article60(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No574/72providesthatthecompetentStateshallissueacertifiedstatemententitlingtheholdertothesebenefitsintheStateofresidence.
Inthecaseofunemploymentbenefits,itshouldbenotedthat,asageneralrule,unemployedpersonsare
entitledtounemploymentbenefitsin the Stateoftheir lastemployment.ThankstoRegulation (EEC)No1408/71,however,seasonalworkershavearighttochoosebetweenthecountryofresidenceandthecountryoflastemployment:theymaychoosetomakethemselvesavailabletotheemploymentservicesofeithertheircountryofemploymentortheircountryofresidence.Thisrightofoptionderivesfromsocialand practical efficiency considerations. It is, in fact, only natural that these workers, who have closepersonal and professional links with the country in which they have established themselves and areordinarilystaying,shouldhavethebestchancesofreintegratingintothelabourmarketinthatState(
3).
Finally,Article108ofRegulation(EEC)No574/72imposesanobligationonseasonalworkerstopresent
theirstampedcontractofemploymenttotheemploymentservicesoftheStateinwhichtheyarecarryingouttheiractivity.Thisprocedurecounterstheconcernexpressedinthequestionthatitwouldbedifficultforworkerstoasktheiremployertogivethemtheirpayreceiptsspecifyingthesocialsecuritypaymentsmadeontheirbehalf.
(1) OJL149,5.7.1971andOJL74,27.3.1972.
(2) Cf.Article17(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1408/71.
(3) Cf.Article69(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No1408/71.
(2004/C58E/009) WRITTENQUESTIONP-3549/02
byBenedettoDellaVedova(NI)totheCommission
(4December2002)
Subject:CompatibilityofLaw 69of3February 1963with the free movementofworkerswithin the
EuropeanCommunityguaranteedbytheECTreaty
On25July2002the LombardyAssociationofJournalistswrote tothe Presidentofthe Milan Court
requestingtheannulmentofthedecisionregisteringMrClaudeMarieJenacolas,aFrenchcitizen,aseditor-in-chiefoftheItalianmagazines‘GenteCasa’and‘SpazioCasa’publishedbyHachette-Rusconi.
TheLombardyAssociationofJournalistsclaimedthatClaudeJenacolascouldnotcarryoutthefunctions
ofeditor-in-chief because, although he hadbeen a journalistfordecades, he wasnotentered ontheprofessional register of journalists: Article 46 of Law 69 of 3February 1963 (law establishing theAssociationofJournalists)providesthattheeditoranddeputyeditorofadailynewspaper,periodicalorpress agency (…) must be entered on the register of professional journalists (a judgment by theConstitutionalCourthassinceruledthatthoseenteredontheregisterofpublicists/dashdesignedtocoverthosewhoworkasjournalistsonanon-exclusive,butregularandpaidbasis/dashmayalsocarryoutsuchfunctions).
TheLombardyAssociationofJournalistsseemstowanttoresolvethisissuewithasolutionwhichis
anythingbuttransparent,proposingthatMrClaudeMarieJenacolasshouldregisterwiththeassociationofpublicists;however,/dashaspointedoutabove/dashthisregisterisinfactintendedtocoverthosewhoworkasjournalistsonanon-exclusive,butregularandpaidbasis,andconsequentlydoesnotcoverthecaseofMrJenacolaswhoisworkingexclusivelyandpermanentlyasajournalist.Inthiscontext,itshouldalsobenotedthatthedecisionoftheCounciloftheLombardyAssociationofJournalistsof11November2002enteringMrJenacolasontheregisterofpublicistsappearsirregulartosaytheleast,giventhatArticle35ofLaw69/9063requiresthoseenteredtohaveworkedaspublicistsforatleasttwoyears,evidencedbyaminimumnumberofpublishedandpaidarticles,andcertifiedbyastatementbytheeditor-in-chiefoftheItalianpublicationinwhichthearticlesappeared.
DoestheCommissionnotconsiderthatArticle46ofLaw69of3February1963isincompatiblewith
Article39oftheECTreaty,whichprovidesforthefreemovementofworkerswithintheCommunity?6.3.2004EN C58E/9 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
AnswergivenbyMrsDiamantopoulouonbehalfoftheCommission
(4February2003)
AstheconditionswhichjournalistsmustfulfilinordertotakeupsalariedemploymentinItalyarenot
clear,theCommissionwillcontacttheItalianauthoritiestoverifytheconditionsofapplicationofthislegislationandwillinformtheHonourableMemberoftheoutcome.
(2004/C58E/010) WRITTENQUESTIONE-3749/02
byGlenysKinnock(PSE)totheCommission
(20December2002)
Subject:Financingfordevelopment
WouldtheCommissionoutlinehowmuchprogresshasbeenmadeineffortstoensurethatMemberStates
meetthefundingfordevelopmenttargetsagreedattheBarcelonaSummitinMarch?
IstheCommissionsatisfiedwiththeprogresssofar,andwouldtheCommissionconfirmthatthemandate
tomonitortheprocessisbeingfulfilled?
AnswergivenbyMrNielsononbehalfoftheCommission
(13February2003)
SincetheMonterreyConference(18to22March2002),severalMemberStatesincludingBelgium,Ireland,
Luxembourg,theNetherlands,FinlandandSwedenreaffirmedtheircommitmenttomeetorexceedtheUnitedNationsOfficialDevelopmentAssistance(UNODA)targetof0,7%.OthershavesetintermediatetargetshigherthantheCommunitybenchmark.TheUnitedKingdomannouncedanincreaseofaroundUSD2,2billioninitsannualODAbudgetby2005,raisingthegrossnationalproduct(GNP)ratiofrom0,32%to0,4%.FrancehascommitteditselftoreachtheUnitedNationstargetby2012whichmeansthatitscontributionin2006willbeabovethesetUnionaverage.TheCommissionconsidersthatfirststepshavebeentaken.
On 19November 2002, the Council stressed the importance of adequate monitoring of the
implementationofthosecommitments.Inthisrespect,itwelcomedtheintentionoftheCommissiontoensurethemonitoring,inparticularconcerningthefinancialcommitments.
TheCommissionwillcontinuetheworkdoneinpreparationoftheMonterreyConferencethrougha
factualreportingonthestateofplayatEuropeanleveltobepresentedtotheCouncilinMay2003.AquestionnairewassenttotheMemberStatesinDecember2002andbilateralcontactswillcontinueonalloftheeightcommitmentsmadeduringtheBarcelonaEuropeanCouncil(15/16March2002).
(2004/C58E/011) WRITTENQUESTIONP-0028/03
byBartStaes(Verts/ALE)totheCommission
(14January2003)
Subject:CompatibilityofUScross-borderlease(CBL)systemswithCommunitycompetitionlawandpublic
procurementlegislation
Forsometime,AmericaninvestorshavebeenproposingtoFlemishcommunesthattheyshouldleasetheir
sewerage networks (or parts of them) for a period of 99 years. The American investor immediatelysubleases them back to the commune for a shorter period, 25 years. At the end of this period thecommunehasarightofpurchaseorcalloptionpertainingtotheremaining99minus25years.ThisC58E/10 EN6.3.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion