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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1204/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Operation of the commitology procedure in relation to the draft regulation on development aid to refugees, uprooted and displaced persons in ALA
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: Asia, Community budget, EU financing, South America, aid to refugees, development aid, operating cost













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1204/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Operation of the commitology procedure in relation to the draft regulation on development aid to refugees, uprooted and displaced persons in ALA  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0017 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1204/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Operation of the commitology procedure in relation to the draft regulation on development aid to refugees, uprooted and displaced persons in ALABearing in mind its experience of operating the commitology procedure, can the Commission make an approximate estimate for a full calendar year of the cost of implementing all decisions above a threshold of ECU 0.5 m., ECU 2 m. and ECU 5 m. respectively for this budget line in terms of1. the number of pages of papers to be translated and considered,2. the number of decisions required as a figure and as a proportion of the whole,3. the cost of setting up and attendance at committee meetings additional to the current arrangements?Answer given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission (12 June 1996)Breakdown of decisions by amount of the Community contributionOut of a total of 54 projects for which funding was decided by the Commission in 1995:- 17 (31%) were for an amount between O.5 and 2 MECU- 14 (26%) were for an amount between 2 and 5 MECU- none was for an amount above 5 MECU.The total amount of commitment appropriations in the 1996 budget being the same as in 1995 (60 MECU) it can be estimated that a similar number of decisions and similar percentages could apply for the present financial year and for any other year with the same budgetary appropriations.Number of pages to be translated and consideredEach project to be submitted to a committee will have to be accompanied by a description consisting of an average of 5 pages. This project description will have be translated into 10 languages (i.e. all the official languages, less the one in which it is drafted).Additional costs of setting up and attendance at committeesThe projects will be submitted to the regular meetings of the ALA committee. Thus, no additional costs are foreseen.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1181/96 by Robin TEVERSON to the Commission. Specified Bovine Offal
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, TEVERSON
Subjects: United Kingdom, animal disease, cattle, consumer protection, health risk, public health, slaughter of animals













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1181/96 by Robin TEVERSON to the Commission. Specified Bovine Offal  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0037 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1181/96 by Robin Teverson (ELDR) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Specified Bovine OffalIncidences of BSE are known to occur in other Member States in addition to the United Kingdom. Why is the Commission, then, not asking the other EU Member States to implement the same regulations on the removal of Specified Bovine Offal which the UK is responsibly following? If the UK is required to do this in the name of consumer confidence and protection, then surely every Member State should follow suit?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (24 June 1996)The Commission has initiated a scientific evaluation of the situation as regards transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in all Member States. Based on this evaluation a risk assessment will be done by the scientific veterinary committee, and suitable measures will be decided in the standing veterinary committee in order to provide adequate protection measures for all European consumers.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1190/96 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. 1997 - Year Against Racism
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, POLLACK
Subjects: European Commission, association, ethnic group, exchange of information, migrant, racism













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1190/96 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. 1997 - Year Against Racism  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0040 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1190/96 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: 1997 - Year Against RacismWhat groups representing the black and migrant communities of Europe were involved in the planning stages of the 1997 Year Against Racism?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (7 June 1996)The European year against racism is still in its planning stages. In this context, the Commission has been deepening its dialogue with the Migrants' forum, and will continue to do so. Opportunities to broaden the basis of such dialogue by including further organisations are being considered. Furthermore, the Commission is regularly in contact with organisations of the migrant and ethnic minority communities in context of the applications for co-financing for projects to be run by such organisations.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1162/96 by Spalato BELLERE' to the Commission. Recognition of pilots' licences
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: BELLERE, European Parliament
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, civil aviation, crew, free movement of persons, recognition of diplomas, right of establishment, transport licence













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1162/96 by Spalato BELLERE' to the Commission. Recognition of pilots' licences  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0035 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1162/96 by Spalato Belleré (NI) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Recognition of pilots' licencesIs the Commission aware that a pilot's licence for passenger aircraft which has been issued in one Member State is not valid in the others?While it would be useful for a pilot to attend a course on the legislation of the Member State in which he wishes to have his original licence recognized, requiring him to sit a new test in order to be granted a new licence valid only in the country of issue certainly would not.Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (3 July 1996)Mutual acceptance of pilot licences within the Community is regulated by Council Directive No 91/670/EEC of 16 December 1991 ((OJ L 373, 31.12.1991. )). Under the provisions of this Directive acceptance of licences can be by general authorisation (recognition) or by express consent (validation). Validation of licences can be granted either on the basis of equivalence or experience.The purpose of the Directive is to promote the free movement and establishment of personnel within the Community. A Member State must, when accepting a licence issued by another Member State, respect the general provisions of the EC Treaty (Articles 48, 52 and 59) on freedom of movement and right of establishment as well as the general principles and case law of the Court of Justice on mutual recognition. A Member State may not therefore, without infringing its obligations as laid down in the Treaty, 'require a national of a Member State to obtain those qualifications, which in general it determines solely by reference to its own national education and training system, where the person concerned has already acquired those qualifications in another Member State'.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1287/96 by Inger SCHÖRLING to the Commission. Overhaul of EU environmental rules
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, SCHOERLING
Subjects: Austria, EU law, Finland, Sweden, approximation of laws, carcinogenic substance, consumer protection, environmental law, marketing













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1287/96 by Inger SCHÖRLING to the Commission. Overhaul of EU environmental rules  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0051 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1287/96 by Inger Schörling (V) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Overhaul of EU environmental rulesDuring their membership negotiations, Sweden, Finland and Austria received undertakings that they would be able to maintain more stringent environmental rules for four years. In the meantime, EU rules are being overhauled.Will Sweden be able to maintain its more stringent rules on the wood preservative creosote, for instance?Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (6 June 1996)Temporary derogations from the Community legislation restricting the marketing and use of dangerous substances have been agreed in the context of accession as follows:- Sweden: cadmium, pentachlorophenol, tin compounds and arsenic compounds- Finland: pentachlorophenol- Austria: cadmium, pentachlorophenol and tin compounds.The Commission will review with Member States the Community legislation concerned before 1 January 1999 and in the meantime Sweden, Finland and Austria can continue to apply their stricter national rules where they have derogations.No derogations have been agreed with regard to creosote as the creosote Directive (Directive 94/60/EC of 20 December 1994 ((OJ L 365, 31.12.1994. ))) was adopted after signature of the Accession treaties. However the Commission and the Council made the following declaration on adoption of the creosote Directive:'The Commission and the Council recognise that the concentration limit for consumer creosote poses a problem in view of developments since the Commission made its proposal in 1992. Should Annex 1 of Directive 67/548/EEC be adapted so as to introduce a lower Benzo (a) pyrene (BAP) classification threshold for creosote, the Commission will propose new limitations for consumer creosote and wood treated therewith to take account of the new threshold. Such new limitations would go in the direction of a total ban on creosote and creosote treated wood for consumer use.'
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1150/96 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Misuse of antibiotics for preventive purposes
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: ALAVANOS, European Parliament
Subjects: Greece, animal disease, consumer protection, health control, health risk, livestock farming, veterinary legislation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1150/96 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Misuse of antibiotics for preventive purposes  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0034 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1150/96 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Misuse of antibiotics for preventive purposesAccording to consumers' associations, antibiotics are being widely used in stock-farming for preventive rather than therapeutic purposes, with the result that they are having adverse effects on human health via the food chain.Is the Commission looking into these reports and what measures does it intend to take?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (14 June 1996)The Commission has no knowledge of any recent complaints from Greek consumer associations about widespread misuse of antibiotics for preventative purposes in stock herds.However, a new Council Directive, 96/23/EC, adopted on 29 April, which lays down measures for monitoring certain substances and residues thereof in livestock and animal produce, ((OJ L 125, 23.5.1996. )) enables Member States to tackle any such misuse by stepping up checks on the illegal use of veterinary medicines in stockbreeding.The measures aim to protect consumers by stopping any meat or meat products with more than the authorized level of residues from being eaten by humans or animals. They also include severe penalties for farmers or businesses issuing or administering authorized substances for purposes other than those prescribed by national or Community law.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1179/96 by James PROVAN to the Commission. Debt in the developing countries
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, PROVAN
Subjects: EU aid, debt reduction, developing countries, donation, fourth Lomé Convention, international aid













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1179/96 by James PROVAN to the Commission. Debt in the developing countries  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0039 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1179/96 by James Provan (PPE) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Debt in the developing countriesWill the Commission give a clear indication of the action it is currently undertaking to help reduce the huge international debt problem faced by many developing countries.Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (5 July 1996)The debt position of a number of developing countries, particularly among the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, has been closely monitored by the Commission for several years. This problem, which comes under the direct responsibility not of the Community but of the individual Member States, nevertheless has major implications for the ACP countries' development prospects and, therefore, also affects the Community. It is a highly sensitive issue on the ACP side, as emerged during the work relating to the mid-term review of Lomé IV, which was completed at the end of 1995. On that occasion, the Community confirmed above all its determination to contribute in a practical and constructive manner towards reducing the ACP countries' debt, particularly in the context of the concerted strategy being formulated within the appropriate international forums (G-7, Interim Committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Development Committee of the World Bank, Paris Club, London Club).It should be noted in this connection that, following the impetus provided last year by the G-7 Halifax Summit and by the annual meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions, the IMF and World Bank identified among the highly-indebted low-income countries a small number which are confronted with an unbearable or potentially critical situation. They consider that under certain conditions, particularly the pursuit of a strict macroeconomic policy, these countries should be eligible for preferential treatment on the debt-reduction front, on the debt-reduction front, not only as regards bilateral official and private loans but also as regards loans from multilateral institutions.The Commission is monitoring this initiative closely, but it is too soon to express an opinion on the potential implications for the Community, which will have to be analysed in detail in due course. In any event, the Community is a relatively minor creditor in relation to the overall debt of these countries, chiefly because most of the aid it provides, particularly under the Lomé Convention, is already in the form of grants.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1193/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Monitoring of air quality by affected residents
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: EU aid, Structural Funds, air quality, environmental monitoring, industrial pollution, pollution control, quality of the environment













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1193/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Monitoring of air quality by affected residents  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0038 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1193/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Monitoring of air quality by affected residentsIs the Commission aware of, and does it provide any financial support for, the monitoring of air quality (and industrial air pollution) by affected residents themselves, rather than technical specialists, in any of the Member States? Could the Commission state precisely which European funding programmes are available which might finance such innovatory, community-based action in the field of environmental concern?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (5 July 1996)Between 1992 and 1995 the Financial instrument for the environment (LIFE) supported numerous innovatory and demonstration projects to monitor air quality. The second phase of LIFE activity, still to be approved by the Council, encompasses measures to assist local authorities and could include demonstration projects in this area.Within the structural fund programmes, the Community has co-financed measures to combat air pollution which were linked to regional development and business competitiveness. The final beneficiaries could be either residents or technical specialists. Only investment costs are eligible.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1178/96 by Mair MORGAN to the Commission. Sex tourism
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, MORGAN
Subjects: South-East Asia, professional ethics, prostitution, tourism













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1178/96 by Mair MORGAN to the Commission. Sex tourism  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0103 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1178/96 by Mair Morgan (PSE) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Sex tourism'Sex tours' organized in the European Union for western paedophile visitors to South-East Asia has led to an increase in child prostitution there.What measures does the European Commission plan to take to ban such sex tours and prosecute paedophiles at home for acts carried out abroad?Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission (19 June 1996)As the Commission has had occasion to point out, in particular in reply to Written Question No 2822/94 by Mr Rauti ((OJ C 88, 10.4.1995. )), police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters is among the subjects of common interest which Member States discuss in the Council with a view to coordinating their action, but the Commission has no right of initiative in this respect.Nevertheless, the Commission welcomes the measures taken by certain Member States to combat the phenomenon mentioned by the Honourable Member, and in particular the adoption of legislation to enable prosecutions of their own nationals under their own criminal law for actions in other countries ((Cf. the Commission's answer to Written Question E-1594/95 by Mr Alavanos - OJ C 270, 16.10.1995. )).Within its competences and in response to the wishes of Parliament, the Commission has undertaken to study this question in greater detail. On this point, I would refer the Honourable Member to the Commission's answer to Written Question E-1392/95 by Mrs Klaß ((OJ C 213, 17. 8.1995. )).The Commission is currently examining various measures which might meet Parliament's repeated calls to combat "sex tourism¨.It should also be noted that the proposal for a Council decision on the first Multiannual Programme to Assist European Tourism, adopted by the Commission on 30 April 1996 ((COM(96)168 final. )), stresses that, while this programme is directed primarily at the competitiveness of European tourism, it is also necessary to tackle other wider questions, such as that of "sex tourism¨, which continue to besmirch the brand image of the tourism industry.In this respect, and in view of the genuine concern of the international community at the persistence of "sex tourism¨ involving children, particular attention must be devoted to establishing and strengthening a code of conduct for tourism and self-regulatory mechanisms against such practices, as well as to supporting measures aimed at combating them.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1177/96 by Werner LANGEN to the Commission. Subsidies to the French textiles and clothing industry
Date: 1996-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, LANGEN
Subjects: France, Italy, State aid, application of EU law, employment aid, footwear industry, restriction on competition, social-security contribution, textile industry













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1177/96 by Werner LANGEN to the Commission. Subsidies to the French textiles and clothing industry  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0102 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1177/96 by Werner Langen (PPE) to the Commission (15 May 1996)Subject: Subsidies to the French textiles and clothing industryThe French government has plans to relieve the French textiles and clothing industry of the obligation to pay social insurance contributions amounting to an annual sum equivalent to DM 600 million. This represents a considerable cost and competitive advantage to the industry compared with manufacturers from other Member States.1. Is the Commission aware of the French government's plans?2. If so, does it feel this massive subsidy is compatible with the principle of harmonizing competitive conditions in the EU?3. What action does the Commission intend taking against the plans to relieve the French industry of its obligations?Joint answer to Written Questions E-1177/96 and P-1304/96 given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission (12 June 1996)On 27 March 1996 the French Government notified the Commission of experimental measures to reduce social insurance contributions in the textile, clothing and leather/footwear industries by an amount estimated at ECU 325 million per year. The Commission considers that the aid falls within the scope of Article 92(1) of the EC Treaty.The Commission's position with regard to sectoral aid aimed at creating employment is set out in the guidelines on aid to employment. ((OJ C 334, 12.12.1995. )) On the basis of these guidelines, the Commission adopted on 30 April 1996 a negative final decision on experimental measures which the Italian Government was planning to introduce in the footwear industry, on the ground that the aid was not compatible with the single market.On 15 May 1996 it decided to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty in respect of the French Government's measures because of their sectoral nature and because no justification was given for treating the industries concerned more favourably than others. The letter which it sent to the French authorities points out the suspensory effect of Article 93(3) of the EC Treaty and the fact that the Commission may call for any aid granted illegally to be repaid.Under this procedure, the Commission is awaiting a response from the French authorities regarding the conformity of their measures with the above guidelines.