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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 968/96 by Christine ODDY to the Commission. Increased veterinary drug bills
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: European Parliament, ODDY
Subjects: free competition, pharmaceutical legislation, veterinary legislation, waste













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 968/96 by Christine ODDY to the Commission. Increased veterinary drug bills  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0020 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0968/96 by Christine Oddy (PSE) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: Increased veterinary drug billsIs the Commission aware that new rules on the types of drugs which can be prescribed by veterinary surgeons have doubled the cost of drugs. One example is that of the general antibiotic Kephalexin which costs £14.60 for 100 tablets and has been replaced by a special veterinary version costing £29.37 per 100 tablets.What moves will the Commission take to review this legislation?Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (13 June 1996)The principal aim of veterinary pharmaceutical legislation is to safeguard the health of both the public and animals, without neglecting the industrial and economic factors which must be considered for this to be achieved. Directive 81/851/EEC, ((OJ L 317, 6.11.1981. )) as amended by Directive 90/676/EEC, ((OJ L 373, 31.12.1990. )) lays down the quality, efficiency and safety criteria that must be taken into account according to the kind of animal being treated. The use of non-authorized medicinal products on animals incurs the risk of undesirable side effects and inefficiency. Furthermore, as far as production animals are concerned, the control of medicinal residues in meat requires the use of veterinary medicinal products whose maximal residual limits are known. This is why this Directive gives preference to veterinary medicines, a principle which the Commission has no intention of eliminating.This Directive offers the possibility of prescribing human medicines to animals under the 'cascade' principle, i.e. when there is no suitable, authorized medicinal product for a certain animal, the use of an authorized veterinary medicinal product for a different animal and possibly a human medicinal product is acceptable. This 'cascade' idea has introduced a certain flexibility into the previous requirement whereby only veterinary medicinal products could be prescribed.It is possible that in certain cases, generic medicines for human use are less expensive than new veterinary brands, particularly medicines for human use whose price is directly or indirectly influenced by social security systems. Such differences should, however, become negligible with the development of the veterinary market and free competition.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 990/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Participation by local government from South- East England (outside London) in regional conferences organized by the European Union
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: South East (England), regional government













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 990/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Participation by local government from South- East England (outside London) in regional conferences organized by the European Union  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0023 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0990/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: Participation by local government from South-East England (outside London) in regional conferences organized by the European UnionHow many and what proportion of delegates from the Rest of the South East (ROSE) region of the UK, attended the DIRECTORIA event organized by the Commission, in relation to attendance by other regions both in the UK and throughout the rest of Europe?Does the Commission hold figures for participation from this region in other regional conferences and events it holds, and will it publish such figures in the official answer?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (29 May 1996)There were 54 delegations from the United Kingdom at the December 1995 edition of Directoria, compared with 516 from the Community as a whole. Eleven authorities from the Rest of the South East region (ROSE) took part. Others were represented by these participants or by Brussels regional offices.The Commission does not hold figures for participation by ROSE in other regional conferences and events.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 29/96 of 26 April 1996 amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, advertising, agreement (EU), equal treatment, gender equality, mass media








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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 29/96
of 26 April 1996
amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,
Whereas Annex XVII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 3/96 (1);
Whereas Resolution 95/C 296/06 of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 5 October 1995, on the image of women and men portrayed in advertising and the media (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following point shall be inserted after point 21 (Council Directive 86/613/EEC) in Annex XVIII to the Agreement:







‘21 A.



495 Y 1110(02): Resolution 95/C 296/06 of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 5 October 1995, on the image of women and men portrayed in advertising and the media (OJ No C 296, 10 11. 1995, p. 15).’





Article 2
The texts of Resolution 95/C 296/06 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 1996, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 26 April 1996.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

P. BENAVIDES




(1)  OJ No L 90, 11. 4. 1996, p. 41.

(2)  OJ No C 296, 10. 11. 1995, p. 15.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 938/96 by Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Public procurement directives
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: CABEZON ALONSO, European Parliament
Subjects: award of contract, competition, exchange of information, public contract, technical regulations













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 938/96 by Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Public procurement directives  


Official Journal C 305 , 15/10/1996 P. 0030 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0938/96 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso (PSE) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: Public procurement directivesWhich Member States of the European Union have not incorporated the directives regulating public procurement into their national legislation?Some technical rules introduced as part of the process of incorporating these directives impede fair competition in public requests for tenders. The Commission has opened 31 proceedings in this connection. Against which countries have proceedings been initiated on these grounds?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (3 June 1996)A table summarizing the situation with regard to transposal of the public procurement directives in the fifteen Member States is being sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat. It covers not only infringement proceedings for failure to communicate national transposal measures but also cases in which Community provisions have not been properly transposed.As the table shows, eleven cases of failure to communicate measures and eighteen cases of improper transposal are currently the subject of proceedings.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 988/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. EU support for traffic measures at Lakeside - Essex - UK
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: EU aid, South East (England), common transport policy, feasibility study, means of public conveyance, research and development, road traffic













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 988/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. EU support for traffic measures at Lakeside - Essex - UK  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0023 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0988/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: EU support for traffic measures at Lakeside - Essex - UKWhat have been the results of the funding provided by the Commission to Essex County Council last year, in order to investigate traffic management problems at the Lakeside out-of-town shopping centre at Thurrock, Essex? Will the Commission ensure that this study is properly publicized, and that priority is given to improved public transport access in any follow-up to the study?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (26 June 1996)Essex county council is a partner in the consortium that submitted a project proposal under the acronym Tropic (traffic optimisation by the integration of information and control), after the first call for proposals for the Transport element of the Fourth Framework R+D Programme of the Community. The project will examine and develop the use of variable message signs (VMS) in Europe to advance the practical, institutional, organisational and procedural issues relating to the implementation of VMS. The Transport research committee has approved the Commission proposal to fund the Tropic project. The first stage of the project will be a feasibility study to identify and select the test sites. The contract for this stage was signed on 1 May 1996. In subsequent stages VMS systems will be implemented on the selected test sites followed by an evaluation of their use and effects. After the evaluation, conclusions will be drawn to further the harmonised use and deployment of VMS in Europe.Dissemination of the research results is an integral part of all projects carried out under the transport element of the Fourth Framework Programme. Specific target groups for the Tropic research results are local, regional and national road operators. A number of these are directly involved in the Tropic-project, and special attention will be devoted to disseminating the research findings to the identified target groups.The results of this and similar studies are taken into account by the Commission in developing its policy on passenger transport, including improvements in public transport. Indeed, the Commission's Green Paper on public passenger transport - The Citizen's Network ((COM(95) 601. )) - refers to many aspects of the Community's transport research which contribute to the promotion of public passenger transport.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 946/96 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. HIV infection and organ transplants
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
Subjects: AIDS, artificial reproduction, exchange of information, infectious disease, public health













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 946/96 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. HIV infection and organ transplants  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0054 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0946/96 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: HIV infection and organ transplantsA recently publicized court case in Bologna provides an incentive to step up Aids prevention.Two young people died after undergoing kidney transplants. The organs had been taken from another young man who was killed in an accident.The post-mortem revealed that the donor had been suffering from Aids. Justice must naturally be allowed to take its course in order to establish who is to blame for what happened. However, it would be equally right and proper, to avoid infection by the HIV virus, for compulsory advance tests on transplant organs to be required not only for ethical reasons, but also under explicit rules.That being the case, does the Commission not believe that its measures and campaigns to combat Aids should alert Member States to the obligation of carrying out compulsory advance tests, not least because transplant organs often originate from donors outside the recipient's country?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (25 June 1996)Article 129 of the EC Treaty on Community action in the field of public health explicitly excludes any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States. Compulsory advance tests on transplant organs therefore come under the regulations of the Member States.The programme of Community action on the prevention of AIDS and other communicable diseases, adopted on 29 March 1996 by the Parliament and the Council ((OJ L 95 of 16.4.1996 )), provides support for exchanges of information and experience on the policies and practices for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and for drawing up a code of good practice on the matter. In this framework the Commission will be able to encourage measures to stress the need to carry out such tests in the case of organ, blood and sperm donations.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 970/96 by Christine ODDY to the Commission. CEMR Conference of Women Elected Representatives
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: European Parliament, ODDY
Subjects: EU institution, gender equality, participation of women, recruitment













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 970/96 by Christine ODDY to the Commission. CEMR Conference of Women Elected Representatives  


Official Journal C 217 , 26/07/1996 P. 0130 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0970/96 by Christine Oddy (PSE) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: CEMR Conference of Women Elected RepresentativesThe final statement of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) Conference of Women Elected Representatives of Local and Regional Authorities held in Dublin in 1995 called for the promotion of legislative action in equal opportunities for men and women at decision-making levels and ensure equal representation of women within European institutions - what action will the Commission take as a result of this resolution?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (15 May 1996)Regarding the promotion of legislative action in equal opportunities in decision-making, the Commission has presented a proposal for a Council Recommendation ((COM(95) 593 final. )), which is currently being discussed by the Council. Parliament too is in the process of drawing up a report and an opinion on the Commission's proposal.In its proposal, the Commission refers specifically to political representation at regional and local levels (point 4.b).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 971/96 by Christine ODDY to the Commission. Trafficking in women
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: European Parliament, ODDY
Subjects: criminal law, prostitution, recruitment, slavery, third country, woman













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 971/96 by Christine ODDY to the Commission. Trafficking in women  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0020 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0971/96 by Christine Oddy (PSE) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: Trafficking in womenWhat moves is the Commission to take to protect women recruited to work in the EU from elsewhere in the world and find themselves subject to abuse and slavery and often forced to work in brothels?Answer given by Mrs Gradin on behalf of the Commission (28 May 1996)Whereas the Commission has no right of initiative in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, it is still actively engaged in the ongoing endeavours of the Union to find forms of cooperation to fight trafficking in women. The Commission is organising a conference on trafficking in women in June this year. The purpose of this conference is to provide a clearer picture of this worrying phenomenon and help to examine what initiatives might be launched in this field. The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answers to written questions n° E-2822/94 by Mr Rauti ((OJ C 88, 10.4.1995. )), E-775/95 by Mr Vallvé ((OJ C 209, 14.8.1995. )) and E-1572/95 by Mrs Pollack ((OJ C 277, 23.10.1995. )).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 27/96 of 26 April 1996 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), carriage of passengers, ferryboat, maritime safety, prevention of pollution








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Official Journal of the European Communities


L 186/80





DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 27/96
of 26 April 1996
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,
Whereas Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/96 (1);
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 of 8 December 1995 on the safety management of roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries (ro-ro ferries) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following point shall be inserted after point 56.B (Council Directive 95/21/EC) in Annex XIII to the Agreement:







‘56.C.



395 R 3051: Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 of 8 December 1995 on safety management of roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries (ro-ro ferries) (OJ No L 320, 30. 12. 1995, p. 14).’





Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 1996, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 26 April 1996.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

P. BENAVIDES




(1)  OJ No L 124, 23. 5. 1996, p. 28.

(2)  OJ No L 320, 30. 12. 1995, p. 14.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 993/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Common Agricultural Policy
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: France, Germany, United Kingdom, access to information, aid programme, common agricultural policy, form, production aid, regulation of agricultural production













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 993/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Common Agricultural Policy  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0062 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0993/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: Common Agricultural PolicyWhy is it that the regulations covering the Integrated Administration and Control System (AICS) to implement the Common Agricultural Policy cover 79 pages in the UK but only 4 pages in France?Do both comply equally with European Union Law?If so, is this an example where the British Government is imposing a bureaucratic burden and yet seeking to blame it on Europe?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (20 May 1996)Member States have the responsibility for drawing up application forms for aid schemes covered by the Integrated administration and control system, as well as for the presentation of information booklets and other documentation to assist farmers in completing their claims. Given the diversity between Member States, in particular as regards the identification of agricultural parcels, it is to be expected that claim forms and other documents may also differ whilst still complying equally with the provisions of the Community regulations.The United Kingdom document of 79 pages to which the Honourable Member refers is in fact an information booklet which gives a detailed explanation of the schemes covered by the Integrated system. There are 16 pages of explanatory notes to producers in France concerning area aid. In Germany a 38 page booklet was published on this subject. It must be borne in mind that the presentation (size of paper, layout) can be quite different as can be the style (repetition of Community legislation, examples added, amount of detail). Furthermore, in some Member States other methods of informing producers were also put into place.Rather than being considered a bureaucratic burden the United Kingdom booklet could be regarded as an attempt to inform producers in a complete and detailed way of the terms and conditions of the schemes concerned.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 995/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Economic consequences of a non-discrimination clause for disabled people in the Treaty on European Union
Date: 1996-04-26
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: European social policy, disabled person, economic consequence, equal treatment, reintegration into working life, social integration













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 995/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Economic consequences of a non-discrimination clause for disabled people in the Treaty on European Union  


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





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0995/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (26 April 1996)Subject: Economic consequences of a non-discrimination clause for disabled people in the Treaty on European UnionSince the conclusion of the IGC Reflection Group that the legal and economic consequences of a non-discrimination clause in favour of disabled people should be assessed, what action will the Commission take to fulfil this, bearing in mind its unequivocal support for the introduction of such a clause?Will the Commission ensure such a study draws on international comparisons such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as the full economic benefits of disabled people fully participating as employees and consumers in the Single Market?Does the Commission still agree, as it did in its White Paper on Social Policy, that we cannot afford not to give rights of full participation to disabled people?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (22 May 1996)On many occasions, and particularly in the White Paper on European Social Policy ((COM (94) 333 final. )), the Commission has expressed its commitment to the fight against discrimination experienced by disabled people. In accordance with its social action programme, in 1996 the Commission will submit a communication to the Council and Parliament on this question.Moreover, through various comparative studies or pilot projects that it develops or supports, the Commission aims to demonstrate the economic gain that is represented by eliminating the obstacles preventing disabled people from full participation and from leading an independent life.