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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 578/96 by Josu IMAZ SAN MIGUEL to the Commission. Cost of monitoring campaign
Date: 1996-03-11
Institutions: European Parliament, IMAZ SAN MIGUEL
Subjects: EU financing, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, fishing controls, fishing net, fishing regulations, fishing vessel, national financing













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 578/96 by Josu IMAZ SAN MIGUEL to the Commission. Cost of monitoring campaign  


Official Journal C 217 , 26/07/1996 P. 0073 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0578/96 by Josu Imaz San Miguel (PPE) to the Commission (11 March 1996)Subject: Cost of monitoring campaignDuring the summer of 1995 the Commission, working in conjunction with the Member States, implemented a coordinated plan for inspecting and monitoring the use of driftnets in the fisheries sector.The cost of the campaign was borne by both the Commission and the Member States.In the conclusions of the report which it submitted to the Fisheries Council in December 1995 and to Parliament in February 1996 (SEC(95)2259) the Commission stated that the cost of the campaign had been disproportionately high, given the number of vessels using driftnets and the size of the catches landed.What is the detailed breakdown of the cost of the campaign borne by the Commission and by each of the Member States involved?Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (25 April 1996)The Commission has repeatedly emphasized its disproportionate burden of expenditure arising from monitoring and supervision in international waters, notably the Bay of Biscay, and from the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). The Commission is most anxious that Member States involved in fishery activities in international waters should deploy directly the necessary means to ensure effective control of vessels flying their flag.In the case of driftnet fishing, the cost to the Commission in 1995 verged on ECU 700 000. The Commission is unable to give figures for the costs incurred by those Member States which took part in the campaign. To achieve an overall reduction of costs, coordination of control efforts by the various Member States is essential in the Commission's view. It considers, however, that the immediate priority is to reinforce and enhance the progress achieved in 1994 and 1995.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 525/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. HELIOS programme
Date: 1996-03-11
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: access to information, equal treatment, physically disabled person, reintegration into working life, telephone, worker with disabilities













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 525/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. HELIOS programme  


Official Journal C 217 , 26/07/1996 P. 0064 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0525/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (11 March 1996)Subject: HELIOS programmeWill the Commission ensure that a textphone for calls from deaf citizens is provided in all its offices in each of the Member States, and that staff are trained to use these efficiently?Does the Commission agree that without provision of these telephones, the Commission will be discriminating against deaf citizens in providing information?Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (26 April 1996)The Commission welcomes the Honourable Member's suggestion but points out the need for a detailed study before relatively large sums are spent on implementing it, since the technology is evolving and is now closely linked to the role of computers. The existing telephones are standard instruments which could soon be obsolete. As part of its internal policy, the Commission is planning the gradual introduction of criteria for equal opportunities for the disabled to take account of their specific needs.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 554/96 by Olli REHN to the Commission. Ban on the marketing of a sports drink on public health grounds
Date: 1996-03-11
Institutions: European Parliament, REHN OLLI
Subjects: Finland, Germany, beverage, free movement of goods, marketing restriction, public health













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 554/96 by Olli REHN to the Commission. Ban on the marketing of a sports drink on public health grounds  


Official Journal C 217 , 26/07/1996 P. 0069 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0554/96 by Olli Rehn (ELDR) to the Commission (11 March 1996)Subject: Ban on the marketing of a sports drink on public health groundsIf the internal market is to prove effective, products must be freely marketable throughout the Union.However, the Finnish Foodstuffs Office has refused to grant an import and marketing licence for a sports drink which is produced and which has been approved for sale in Germany (Gubi/Emersio Oy case), firstly on public health grounds and, secondly, on the grounds that there is no Union legislation governing such products.What measures does the Commission intend to take to prevent the Member State authorities from ignoring, on public health grounds, the principle that products must be freely marketable (Cassis de Dijon principle), without providing credible evidence of the risks to public health?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (24 April 1996)In response to complaints received recently, the Commission is conducting a detailed investigation into the problem raised by the Honourable Member.It has various legal instruments at its disposal to ensure that Member States do not invoke protection of public health without due reason. The first of these instruments is preventative and is based on the procedure established by Directive 83/189/EEC ((OJ No L 109, 26.4.1983. )) whereby Member Sates notify the Commission of their draft technical rules.In order better to identify measures detrimental to the free movement of goods as soon as they are adopted and to provide solutions as quickly as possible, European Parliament and Council Decision No 3052/95/EC of 13 December 1995 ((OJ No L 321, 30.12.1995. )) establishes a procedure for the exchange of information on national measures derogating from the principle of the free movement of goods within the Community.Lastly, if the Commission considers that a Member State has failed to fulfil its obligations, it can initiate infringement proceedings under Article 169 of the EC Treaty.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 581/96 by Jaak VANDEMEULEBROUCKE to the Commission. Taxation of European civil servants
Date: 1996-03-11
Institutions: European Parliament, VANDEMEULEBROUCKE
Subjects: Brussels region, Community budget, Community tax, European official, privilege, servant (EU), tax













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 581/96 by Jaak VANDEMEULEBROUCKE to the Commission. Taxation of European civil servants  


Official Journal C 217 , 26/07/1996 P. 0074 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0581/96 by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (ARE) to the Commission (11 March 1996)Subject: Taxation of European civil servantsCan the Commission give a list of its officials based in Brussels, broken down by income category?Can it also break this list down by place of residence and nationality of the officials concerned?How much do these officials pay to the Union in taxes? What compensation do local authorities in which EU officials live receive for the loss of tax income from these officials in respect of whom they nevertheless incur costs?Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (22 April 1996)A table giving the numbers of Commission officials and other staff employed under the Staff Regulations living in the nineteen districts making up the Region of Brussels Capital has been sent direct to the Honourable Member and Parliament's Secretariat.It is not possible to provide a breakdown by grade or an indication by district of the amount of Community tax paid by officials.In 1995, the revenue from tax on remunerations, salaries and allowances of Members of the Institutions, officials, other staff and former staff in receipt of a pension, Members of the bodies of the European Investment Bank, the European Monetary Institute and the European Investment Fund, their staff and pensioners, was ECU 242 million. This revenue, collected from all the people concerned, is paid direct to the Community budget.Under the second paragraph of Article 13 of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities, officials and other servants of the Communities are exempt from national taxes on salaries, wages and emoluments paid by the Communities. They are therefore also exempt from local taxes on these salaries, wages and emoluments (additional percentages).On the other hand they are liable for other local taxes such as refuse collection, and the local authority's share of the rates or road tax.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 545/96 by Christine CRAWLEY to the Commission. Chinese orphanages
Date: 1996-03-11
Institutions: CRAWLEY, European Parliament
Subjects: China, EU financing, child protection, children's rights, human rights, humanitarian aid, orphan













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 545/96 by Christine CRAWLEY to the Commission. Chinese orphanages  


Official Journal C 185 , 25/06/1996 P. 0070 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0545/96 by Christine Crawley (PSE) to the Commission (11 March 1996)Subject: Chinese orphanagesWould the Commission report on the outcome of its talks with Chinese authorities at the human rights dialogue in Beijing, and specifically on the issue of orphanages that was to be raised at this meeting?Would the Commission also report on the investigation it is carrying out on the subject, and on what steps it plans to take to ensure that living conditions in Chinese orphanages are improved?Answer given by Sir Leon Brittan (28 March 1996)The Commission has been funding the activity of non-governmental organizations (NGO) in Chinese orphanages since 1995.The issue of orphanages was raised in the framework of the last meeting of the bilateral dialogue on human rights between the Community and China held in Beijing on 22-24 January 1996. On this occasion the Chinese authorities reacted favourably to the Commission's offer to open talks on a further programme of cooperation aiming at improving the situation in many orphanages in China. This situation does not seem to result from a determined policy of the central authorities but rather from serious deficiencies in both infrastructure and staff.The Commission is currently studying the latest assessment of the situation by European NGOs, with a view to deciding how best to structure activity, which could in the short term cover humanitarian assistance such as providing medicine and improving the medical infrastructure and, in the long term, cooperation programmes to train personnel and to improve the management methods of the orphanages.