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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 976/96 by Simon MURPHY to the Commission. Eye sight requirements for drivers of heavy goods vehicles
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: European Parliament, MURPHY SIMON
Subjects: European standard, carriage of passengers, commercial vehicle, drivers, driving licence, road safety













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 976/96 by Simon MURPHY to the Commission. Eye sight requirements for drivers of heavy goods vehicles  


Official Journal C 305 , 15/10/1996 P. 0034 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0976/96 by Simon Murphy (PSE) to the Commission (22 April 1996)Subject: Eye sight requirements for drivers of heavy goods vehiclesOn what statistical evidence did the Commission base its decision to require drivers of heavy goods vehicles to have sight in both eyes?Is the Commission able to provide conclusive evidence that drivers with sight in only one eye are a greater traffic hazard than those with sight in both eyes?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (30 May 1996)The eyesight requirements to which the Honourable Member refers are contained in Annex III of Council Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991 on driving licences ((Directive 91/439/EEC - OJ 237, 24.8.1991. )) which lays down minimum standards of physical fitness, including sight, for driving a power-driven vehicle. As was the case for the previous directive of 1980 ((Directive 80/1263/EEC - OJ L 375, 31.12.1980. )), drivers of heavy goods vehicles and passenger vehicles are required to satisfy minimum levels of vision in both eyes.The relevant standards were established on the basis of experience and objective advice from the medical experts of Member States' governments. The legislation was, of course, enacted by the usual procedure and therefore required consultation with Parliament and agreement by the Council.The policy in the United Kingdom may be of particular interest to the Honourable Member in view of the change which is due to come into effect from July 1st 1996. Under present British arrangements, drivers of lorries and passenger vehicles are allowed to keep their licences if they meet the eyesight standards which were in force when they first obtained their licence, with the consequence that there are drivers who do not meet the standards set out in either the 1980 or 1991 directives. The British government's decision to withdraw these established arrangements and to require testing whenever a licence is renewed was announced in October 1995 and followed a 12 month consultation period. The government has stated that the change is being made for road safety reasons and the Commission concurs with that view.
Council Decision of 22 April 1996 appointing a member and three alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), appointment of staff, dental medicine, dentist, vocational training













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Council Decision of 22 April 1996 appointing a member and three alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners  


Official Journal C 136 , 08/05/1996 P. 0001 - 0001 





COUNCIL DECISION of 22 April 1996 appointing a member and three alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners (96/C 136/01)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to Council Decision 78/688/EEC of 25 July 1978 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof;Whereas, by its Decision of 25 July 1994 (2), the Council appointed Mr Luis Vicente CABEZA FERRER, a member and Ms Emilia SÁNCHEZ CHAMORRO, Mr Jacques PERRET, and Dr Joséphine HERODE-CONRAD, alternate members of the Committee for the period ending 24 July 1997;Whereas the Spanish Government has nominated Ms Emilia SÁNCHEZ CHAMORRO to replace Mr Luis Vicente CABEZA FERRER and Mr Federico Simon SALAZAR to replace Ms Emilia SÁNCHEZ CHAMORRO;Whereas the French Government has nominated Ms Jacqueline LEMANT to replace Mr Jacques PERRET;Whereas the Luxembourg Government has nominated Dr Raoul DEIBENER to replace Dr Joséphine HERODE-CONRAD,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 Ms Emilia SÁNCHEZ CHAMORRO is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners in place of Mr Luis Vicente CABEZA FERRER for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 24 July 1997.Article 2 Mr Federico Simon SALAZAR is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners in place of Ms Emilia SÁNCHEZ CHAMORRO for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 24 July 1997.Article 3 Ms Jacqueline LEMANT is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners in place of Mr Jacques PERRET for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 24 July 1997.Article 4 Dr Raoul DEIBENER is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners in place of Dr Joséphine HERODE-CONRAD for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 24 July 1997.Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. LUCHETTI(1) OJ No L 233, 24. 8. 1978, p. 15.(2) OJ No C 221, 9. 8. 1994, p. 5.
Council Decision of 22 April 1996 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), appointment of staff, midwife, vocational training













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Council Decision of 22 April 1996 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives  


Official Journal C 136 , 08/05/1996 P. 0002 - 0002 





COUNCIL DECISION of 22 April 1996 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (96/C 136/02)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to Council Decision 80/156/EEC of 21 January 1980 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,Whereas, by its Decision of 23 October 1995 (2), the Council appointed Dr Michèle BRUAIRE a member of the Committee for the period ending 22 October 1998;Whereas the French Government has nominated Dr Pierre BOTREAU-ROUSSEL to replace Dr Michèle BRUAIRE,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article Dr Pierre BOTREAU-ROUSSEL is hereby appointed a member for the Advisory Committee on the Training of Midwives in place of Dr Michèle BRUAIRE for the remainder of her term of office, which ends on 22 October 1998.Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. LUCHETTI(1) OJ No L 33, 11. 2. 1980, p. 13.(2) OJ No C 292, 7. 11. 1995, p. 2.
96/312/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 1996 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal breeding, cattle, import, veterinary inspection













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96/312/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 1996 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 118 , 15/05/1996 P. 0026 - 0027 





COMMISSION DECISION of 22 April 1996 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (96/312/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Directive 94/113/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 96/97/EC (4), establishes lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community;Whereas the competent authorities of the United States of America have forwarded amendments to their list of embryo collection teams;Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards the United States of America;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1 In part 3 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of the United States of America:(a) the following team is added:>TABLE>(b) the following teams are deleted:>TABLE>Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 10. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 40.(4) OJ No L 23, 30. 1. 1996, p. 20.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 973/96 by Raymonde DURY to the Commission. Living on campsites and weekend residential parks
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: DURY, European Parliament
Subjects: Belgium, European social policy, camping, housing policy, legal domicile, poverty, residence













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 973/96 by Raymonde DURY to the Commission. Living on campsites and weekend residential parks  


Official Journal C 217 , 26/07/1996 P. 0131 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0973/96 by Raymonde Dury (PSE) to the Commission (22 April 1996)Subject: Living on campsites and weekend residential parksIn Belgium, and in the Wallonia region in particular, poor people are currently to be found living on campsites and in weekend residential parks.This is a very worrying problem to which solutions are being sought as part of efforts to combat social exclusion.1. Does the same problem exist in other EU countries and, if so, which ones?2. Have any studies been made of the problem?3. Should the Commission not look into the matter so that anti-poverty programmes can take account of it?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (15 May 1996)The Commission is not aware of any specific studies on poor people living on campsites and weekend residential parks. However, this issue has been dealt with in reports by non-governmental organisations, for example in the reports of the European Observatory for the Homeless coordinated by the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA), to which the Commission provides regular financial support.The subject of housing for excluded persons will be discussed at the informal meeting of housing ministers of the Member States which will be held in October 1996 in Ireland.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 977/96 by Heidi HAUTALA to the Commission. Ban on the battery farming of hens
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: European Parliament, HAUTALA
Subjects: Finland, intensive livestock farming, laying poultry, research report, scientific committee (EU), veterinary medicine













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 977/96 by Heidi HAUTALA to the Commission. Ban on the battery farming of hens  


Official Journal C 280 , 25/09/1996 P. 0110 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0977/96 by Heidi Hautala (V) to the Commission (22 April 1996)Subject: Ban on the battery farming of hensIn 1992 the Commission's Veterinary Advisory Committee published a report on the well-being of layers kept under a variety of conditions. The report demonstrated clearly that the well-being of layers is endangered if they are kept in batteries. In Finland the matter came to the fore recently when the Finnish Parliament, decided on animal health protection grounds, to ban the battery farming of hens in Finland as from 2005, unless developments in the EU and its Member States warranted a longer transitional period.Does the Commission intend to complete the groundwork carried out in the early 1990s and put forward a proposal for a ban on the battery farming of hens in the Union?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (14 May 1996)Under Council Directive 88/166/EEC ((OJ L 74, 19.3.1988. )) providing minimum standards for the protection of laying hens kept in battery cages the Commission has to submit a report on scientific developments regarding the welfare of hens under various systems of rearing, accompanied by any appropriate adjustment proposals.In May 1992 the scientific veterinary committee adopted a report setting out the latest available scientific information on the welfare of hens. The Commission has requested the committee to update and review that report before August this year. It is the intention of the Commission to present its own report, together with any proposals, to the Council later this year.
Council Regulation (EC) No 753/96 of 22 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 with a view to extending economic aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Poland, economic aid, economic reform, social change













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Council Regulation (EC) No 753/96 of 22 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 with a view to extending economic aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina  


Official Journal L 103 , 26/04/1996 P. 0005 - 0005 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 753/96 of 22 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 with a view to extending economic aid to Bosnia and HerzegovinaTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 (2) provides for economic aid to support the process of economic and social reform in certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe;Whereas the Annex to that Regulation lists the countries which may receive such aid;Whereas, following the peace agreement signed by Bosnia and Herzegovina in Paris on 14 December 1995, that State should be added to the list of beneficiary countries so that it can receive aid under the said Regulation;Whereas the conditions to allow for Bosnia and Herzegovina to be included among the beneficiary countries can now be considered as having been fulfilled,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 The following country shall be added to the list in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89: 'Bosnia and Herzegovina`.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. AGNELLI(1) OJ No C 96, 1. 4. 1996.(2) OJ No L 375, 23. 12. 1989, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 463/96 (OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 3).
Council Decision of 22 April 1996 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Training
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), alternate, appointment of staff, physician, vocational training













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Council Decision of 22 April 1996 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Training  


Official Journal C 136 , 08/05/1996 P. 0003 - 0003 





COUNCIL DECISION of 22 April 1996 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Training (96/C 136/03)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to Council Decision 75/364/EEC of 16 June 1975 setting up an Advisory Committee on Medical Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,Whereas, by its Decision of 25 July 1994 (2), the Council appointed Dr Michèle BRUAIRE an alternate member of the Committee for the period ending 24 July 1997;Whereas the French Government has nominated Dr Pierre BOTREAU-ROUSSEL to replace Dr Michèle BRUAIRE,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article Dr Pierre BOTREAU-ROUSSEL is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Training in place of Dr Michèle BRUAIRE for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which ends on 24 July 1997.Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. LUCHETTI(1) OJ No L 167, 30. 6. 1975, p. 17.(2) OJ No C 221, 9. 8. 1994, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 955/96 by David BOWE to the Commission. United Utilities
Date: 1996-04-22
Institutions: BOWE, European Parliament
Subjects: United Kingdom, invitation to tender, national law, public contract, supply and demand, trade union, trade union rights, type of business













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 955/96 by David BOWE to the Commission. United Utilities  


Official Journal C 280 , 25/09/1996 P. 0108 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0955/96 by David Bowe (PSE) to the Commission (22 April 1996)Subject: United UtilitiesUnited Utilities and the US construction group Bechtel, are currently involved in a trades union de-recognition dispute in the UK involving the GMB, AEEU, and the TGWU.Has the Commission granted any current contracts to United Utilities and/or Bechtel and/or their subsidiaries? If so, what does this say about the EU's attitude to a social Europe?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (30 May 1996)The Commission confirms that contracts were granted for oil equipment in Russia under the 1993 TACIS programme and for technical assistance in the energy sector in Uzbekistan under the 1994 TACIS programme.A company or consortium is included in the short list on the basis of its capability to implement a projet in the Commonwealth of independent states. Companies or consortia respond to a call to tender based on a set of technical terms of reference. Disputes between companies and trade unions are subject to the law of the Member States.