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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1241/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. COM - Fruit and vegetables
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, EU production, common organisation of markets, environmental protection, fruit, job preservation, management of resources, means of agricultural production, vegetable













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1241/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. COM - Fruit and vegetables  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0043 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1241/96 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (23 May 1996)Subject: COM - Fruit and vegetablesIn regard to the proposal for a Council regulation on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (COM(95)434 final ((OJ C 52, 21.2.1996, p. 1. ))), does the Commission not consider it necessary to introduce financial compensation measures to maintain activities relating to the environment and to safeguard jobs in agriculture? There is also a need to take into account the commitments entered into in the WTO negotiations, above all the gradual reduction in Community preference. Such a reduction cannot however entail a general fall in the Community's fruit and vegetable production to levels below 40% of consumption, regarded as a strategic figure for the EU.Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (27 June 1996)The Commission has paid particular attention to environmental considerations in its proposal for a Council regulation on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, which lays down that the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables must be compatible with the requirements of environmental protection. This applies to cultivation techniques, the management of equipment and the elimination of products withdrawn from production, in particular to protect water quality and biodiversity and to maintain the countryside.These activities will be developed in the framework of the operational programmes to be implemented by the producer organizations using public funds.In any case, under the common agricultural policy the fruit and vegetable sector, like all agricultural sectors, benefits from horizontal measures on environmental protection. Thus, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside ((OJ L 215, 30.7.1992 )) set up an assistance scheme to encourage farmers to introduce or to maintain production methods which are compatible with stricter requirements for protection of the environment and natural resources or maintenance of rural areas and the countryside.According to the information available to the Commission, Community self-supply rates lie well above the 40% mark. The Commission does not expect these levels to drop in the next few years.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet for the 1996/97 marketing year (COM(96)0044 - C4-0163/96 - 96/0060(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: arable land, farm price support, farm prices, financial equalisation, intervention price, minimum price, price increase, redemption, set-aside, target price













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet for the 1996/97 marketing year (COM(96)0044 - C4-0163/96 - 96/0060(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 166 , 10/06/1996 P. 0165 





Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the basic price and the seasonal adjustments to the basic price for sheepmeat for the 1997 marketing year (COM(96)0044 - C4-0177/96 - 96/0070(CNS))The proposal was approved.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the basic price and the seasonal adjustments to the basic price for sheepmeat for the 1997 marketing year (COM(96)0044 - C4-0177/96 - 96/0070(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(96)0044 - 96/0070(CNS) ((OJ C 125, 27.4.1996, p. 35.)),- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0177/96),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0117/96),1. Approves the Commission proposal;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 928/96 of 23 May 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, ship's flag













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 928/96 of 23 May 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of Germany  


Official Journal L 127 , 25/05/1996 P. 0001 - 0001 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 928/96 of 23 May 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of GermanyTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 846/96 (4), provides for saithe quotas for 1996;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC-zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 23 April 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC-zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 1996.Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC-zone), VI, XII, XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 23 April 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 23 May 1996.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 115, 9. 5. 1996, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1236/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Misappropriation of Structural Funds (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, Italy, Spain, Structural Funds, competition policy, location of industry, transfer of businesses, use of aid













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1236/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Misappropriation of Structural Funds (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0003 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1236/96 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (23 May 1996)Subject: Misappropriation of Structural FundsI understand that, with the aid of Community incentives, Kraft Jacobs Suchard Italy of Zingonia, in the province of Bergamo, has planned and carried out investments in Spain, thus ending its activities in the Bergamo area and leaving serious unemployment problems.Would the Commission confirm whether my information about the incentives obtained by Kraft Jacobs is correct and whether such use of these incentives is lawful, or clearly contrary to the spirit of the Structural Funds and the principles set out in the White Paper on 'Growth, competitiveness and employment'?Supplementary answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (4 October 1996)On the basis of the information obtained from the Italian authorities, the Commission can confirm that the undertaking in question has not run any vocational training courses financed by the European Social Fund.The Honourable Member is referred to the answers given by the Commission to Written Questions E-634/96 ((OJ C 217, 26.07.1996. )) and E-984/96 ((OJ C 322, 28.10.1996, p. 21. )) from Mr Moretti and to the Oral Question H-86/96 ((Debates in Parliament (February 1996). )) posed by Mr Wolf at the February 1996 session.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 laying down general rules in respect of aid for the consumption of olive oil (COM(96)0044 - C4-0166/ 96 - 96/0904(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: arable land, farm price support, farm prices, financial equalisation, intervention price, minimum price, price increase, redemption, set-aside, target price













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 laying down general rules in respect of aid for the consumption of olive oil (COM(96)0044 - C4-0166/ 96 - 96/0904(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 166 , 10/06/1996 P. 0169 





Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the guide prices for wine for the 1996/97 wine year (COM(96)0044 - C4-0181/96 - 96/0074(CNS))The proposal was approved.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the guide prices for wine for the 1996/97 wine year (COM(96)0044 - C4-0181/96 - 96/0074(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(96)0044 - 96/0074(CNS) ((OJ C 125, 27.4.1996, p. 47.)),- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0181/96),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0117/96),1. Approves the Commission proposal;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes (COM(96)0044 - C4-0161/96 - 96/0058(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: arable land, farm price support, farm prices, financial equalisation, intervention price, minimum price, price increase, redemption, set-aside, target price













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes (COM(96)0044 - C4-0161/96 - 96/0058(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 166 , 10/06/1996 P. 0159 





Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 (COM(96)0044 - C4- 0173/96 - 96/0067(CNS))The proposal was approved.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 (COM(96)0044 - C4-0173/96 - 96/0067(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(96)0044 - 96/0067(CNS) ((OJ C 125, 27.4.1996, p. 27.)),- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0173/96),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0117/96),1. Approves the Commission proposal;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the monthly price increases for paddy rice for the 1996/97 marketing year (COM(96)0044 - C4-0162/96 - 96/0059(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: arable land, farm price support, farm prices, financial equalisation, intervention price, minimum price, price increase, redemption, set-aside, target price













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the monthly price increases for paddy rice for the 1996/97 marketing year (COM(96)0044 - C4-0162/96 - 96/0059(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 166 , 10/06/1996 P. 0164 





Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing, for the 1996/97 marketing year, the intervention price for adult bovine animals (COM(96)0044 - C4-0175/96 -96/0906(CNS))The proposal was approved.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing, for the 1996/97 marketing year, the intervention price for adult bovine animals (COM(96)0044 - C4-0175/96 - 96/0906(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(96)0044 - 96/0906(CNS) ((OJ C 125, 27.4.1996, p. 32.)),- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0175/96),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (A4-0117/96),1. Approves the Commission proposal;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1240/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. COM - Processed fruit and vegetables
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: Austria, Finland, Sweden, agro-industry, common organisation of markets, fruit product, production quota, vegetable product













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1240/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. COM - Processed fruit and vegetables  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0044 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1240/96 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (23 May 1996)Subject: COM - Processed fruit and vegetablesIn the proposal for a Council regulation on the common organization of the market in processed fruit and vegetables (COM(95) 434 final ((OJ C 52, 21.2.1996, p. 23. ))), the Commission does not tackle the question of processed fruit and vegetables in a homogeneous way.With regard to processed tomatoes, will the Commission prevent a reduction of quotas in the whole of the Union and some Member States being put at a disadvantage by the distribution of these quotas.The current quota should be increased by an amount corresponding to consumption in the three new Member States and attributed to the agricultural side, to allow effective planning of production which is consistent with market demands.Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (7 June 1996)In the proposal for reforming the common organization of the processed fruit and vegetable markets, the quota for processed tomatoes remains the same at 6 596 787 tonnes. This will be shared out between the Member States according to the average of the quantities produced within the maximum price limit over the three previous marketing years.The three new Member States already get much of their supplies from the Community.Under the proposal, quotas will, as at present, be allocated to the industrial side.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1253/96 by Peter SKINNER to the Commission. Seized land and property in the former Yugoslavia
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: European Parliament, SKINNER
Subjects: confiscation of property, international agreement, land and buildings, redemption













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1253/96 by Peter SKINNER to the Commission. Seized land and property in the former Yugoslavia  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0045 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1253/96 by Peter Skinner (PSE) to the Commission (23 May 1996)Subject: Seized land and property in the former YugoslaviaIn reference to Mr Kronenburg's letter of 9 February, reference number EK/md D(96), I am prompted to question further the rights of land and property owners in the former Yugoslavia.The principle of land ownership is at stake in Bosnia and the entire former Yugoslavia. Annex 7 stipulates that 'They shall have the right to have restored to them the property of which they were deprived...and to be compensated for any property that cannot be restored to them.' You state in your letter of 9 February that it is for the international community to verify compliance with the provisions. What action will the Commission take if Annex 7 to the Dayton Agreement is not implemented successfully under the full terms of the agreement in order to ensure that those who owned land and property in Krajinas should still be able to exercise that right.Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (5 July 1996)Annex 7 to the General framework agreement for peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina does not apply to the area of the so-called Krajinas in Croatia. Its implementation does not therefore, directly affect former land owners from the Krajinas. The Commission does, however, follow developments in Croatia closely with a view to ascertaining that the legitimate rights of those who have fled from the Krajinas are respected.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1252/96 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Seizure of churches in Albania
Date: 1996-05-23
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: Albania, Orthodoxy, confiscation of property, freedom of religious beliefs, human rights, ratification of an agreement, religious discrimination, religious institution













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1252/96 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Seizure of churches in Albania  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0044 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1252/96 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (23 May 1996)Subject: Seizure of churches in AlbaniaIn an interview with the organization 'Droits de l'homme sans frontières', Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, protested at the decision taken by the Albanian Government in a decree of 25 January 1996 to place under the control of the Ministry of Culture 18 Orthodox churches, one Catholic church and two mosques, and to forbid the holding of religious services in these places. The Archbishop sees this action by the Berisha government as yet another example of discrimination against the autocephalous Orthodox church in Albania.1. Is the Commission aware of the action taken by the Albanian regime?2. What steps will it take to ensure freedom of religion and the basic right of all Albanian citizens to have access to a place of worship?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (28 June 1996)1. The Commission is aware that on 25 January the Albanian government issued a decree aimed at bringing a number of churches and places of worship belonging to the various religious communities in Albania under the control of the Ministry of Culture. However, this decree has not yet been enforced and, with the current political situation in Albania, it would appear highly unlikely that such a measure will actually be taken.2. The cooperation agreement between the Community and Albania clearly establishes the general principle that respect for democratic principles and human rights, as defined by the Final Act of the Helsinki Conference and the Charter of Paris for a new Europe, shall be the basis for the domestic and international policies of the two parties and is an essential element of that agreement. Respect for human rights includes freedom of thought, conscience and religion as laid down in Article 9 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which Albania is bound to respect as a member of the Council of Europe.As in the past, the Commission will keep a close eye on the human rights situation in Albania, notably as regards freedom of thought, conscience and religion.