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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1372/96 by Michl EBNER to the Commission. Anti-smoking campaigns
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: EBNER, European Parliament
Subjects: action programme, cancer, market support, public health, smoking, tobacco













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1372/96 by Michl EBNER to the Commission. Anti-smoking campaigns  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0004 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1372/96 by Michl Ebner (PPE) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Anti-smoking campaignsOn 21 April 1995 the Commission proposed a European Parliament and Council decision adopting an action plan 1995-1999 to combat cancer, which identifies smoking as the most serious cause of cancer and calls for measures to combat cancer to include action against smoking.Recent figures show that a high percentage of cancer cases and many deaths due to cancer are associated with lifestyles and that 30% of cancer cases are due to tobacco consumption. Although Regulation No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco provides for the establishment of a Community fund for tobacco research and information, expenditure in support of the market still amounts to ECU 817 m.The Commission is asked what plans there are for action against the causes of cancer and for projects to promote non-smoking with a view to giving practical form to the fight against cancer and why market support for tobacco production is not abolished, seeing that the consumption of tobacco is so serious a threat to health.Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (16 July 1996)The priority measures in action against smoking in the European Community are set out in the 1996-2000 action plan to combat cancer ((Decision No 646/96/EC - OJ L 95, 16.4.1996. )). They mainly consist of information and health education measures to combat smoking. Furthermore, a number of anti-smoking initiatives may be organised under other action plans in the field of public health, for example the programme of Community action on health promotion, information, education and training ((Decision No 645/96/EC - OJ L 95, 16.4.1996. )).Support for the market in raw tobacco is an integral part of the common organisation of markets and has been approved by Parliament and the Council. It does not, as such, play a role in encouraging consumption.Attention should also be drawn to the establishment in 1992 of a Community fund for tobacco research and information ((Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 - OJ L 215, 30.7.1992. )) to finance and coordinate programmes of research and information with a view to improving knowledge of the harmful effects of tobacco and the appropriate preventive and curative measures.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1328/96 by Salvador JOVÉ PERES , Pedro MARSET CAMPOS to the Commission. Imports of wine from third countries
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, JOVE PERES, MARSET CAMPOS
Subjects: Community preference, EU agricultural market, import policy, quantitative restriction, restriction on competition, third country, wine













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1328/96 by Salvador JOVÉ PERES , Pedro MARSET CAMPOS to the Commission. Imports of wine from third countries  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0049 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1328/96 by Salvador Jové Peres (GUE/NGL) and Pedro Marset Campos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Imports of wine from third countriesThere is a discrepancy between the quantity of imported wine registered by the customs and the volume of wine in the hands of traders. Most wine imports are of white wine, while in the commercial sector most imported wine is red. Imports of grape must considerably exceed the traditional trade flows and uses, and imported wines are regularly - and frequently - found masquerading as Community wines. Given that all this amounts to a serious distortion of the Community market in wine and has a damaging effect on winegrowers' incomes:1. Does the Commission possess guarantees that in those Member States with the largest volume of imports, all due controls have been properly carried out?2. Does the Commission intend to take special steps to verify the implementation of the controls and investigate the consequences of the situation created by these imports?3. Will the Commission provide information as to the reliability of the controls carried out in each Member State?Joint answer to Written Questions E-1280/96, E-1324/96 and E-1328/96 given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (18 June 1996)The Commission has also noted that imports of wine from non-Community countries, and especially from Argentina to Spain, have increased considerably in the last year.The Commission learnt from the press of rumours according to which certain irregularities had been committed in this respect. It would point out that Member States are responsible for import checks and that it has reminded them on a number of occasions of the need for national supervisory bodies to monitor imports closely.Although to date the Commission has not received any official complaint concerning fraudulent imports, it has contacted the national supervisory bodies to draw their attention to these imports in particular and the subsequent use of the wine in the trade chain. The supervisory bodies have also been instructed to conduct a survey of these imports, the results of which are still pending.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1354/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Community budget, EU aid, association, exchange of information, non-governmental organisation, report













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1354/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0123 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1354/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodiesCan the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs and bodies receiving Community subsidies under budget heading B7-5015 (Community aid for non-governmental organizations operating in Cambodia)? Can it state the exact total of these subsidies at the close of the last financial year?Answer given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission (24 June 1996)The table below indicates the non-governmental organisation (NG0) projects financed under the budget line B7-5015 during 1995:>TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1346/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Community budget, aid to disaster victims, aid to refugees, association, man-made disaster, natural disaster, non-governmental organisation, third country













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1346/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0060 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1346/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodiesCan the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs and bodies receiving Community subsidies under budget heading B7-210 (Aid to help the populations of developing countries and others hit by disasters or serious crises)? Can it state the exact total of these subsidies at the close of the last financial year?Joint answer to Written Questions E-1346/96, E-1347/96 and E-1348/96 given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (15 July 1996)The budget headings referred to by the Honourable Member concern humanitarian aid, which is aid for the victims of natural or man-made disasters, such as wars or other conflicts. Such aid goes directly to the victims, on an impartial basis and irrespective of ethnic origin and religious or political beliefs, and is generally channelled through the Commission's 'traditional' partner organizations.Some 170 international and non-governmental organizations, including a number of United Nations institutions and Red Cross, are working with the Commission under the framework partnership contract which provides them with an appropriate framework to carry out humanitarian operations.A table of appropriations allocated under budget headings B7-210, B7-211 and B7-217 to NGOs, international organizations and other partners that have carried out operations financed by the Commission, together with a full list of the humanitarian organizations that have signed the framework partnership contract with the Community will be sent directly to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1366/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, Latin America, association, developing countries, distribution of aid, non-governmental organisation, political system













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1366/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 280 , 25/09/1996 P. 0123 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1366/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodiesFor Article B7-703 (Democratization process in Latin America), can the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs or other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies, together with the exact amount of such subsidies during the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed?Answer given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission (24 June 1996)In view of the length of its answer, the Commission is sending it direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1342/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Community budget, EU aid, association, economic support, financial aid, non-governmental organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1342/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0120 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1342/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodiesDoes the Commission know the exact number of associations, NGOs or bodies which received subsidies under the Community budget in the financial year 1995?Are they classified in the budget into chapters or major headings?Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (16 July 1996)The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1315/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. NGO cooperation in the field of disability
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: European cooperation, disabled person, economic support, equal treatment, financial aid, non-governmental organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1315/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. NGO cooperation in the field of disability  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0119 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1315/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: NGO cooperation in the field of disabilityBearing in mind its answer to Question E-0520/96 ((OJ C 280, 25.9.1996, p.36 )), what assurances can the Commission now make to disability NGOs currently funded under the EU Helios Programme, but whose continued work is under threat without extended funding under successor programmes or actions? Will the Commission immediately consult with NGOs affected on this issue, and precisely indicate a timetable within which decisions about NGO cooperation funding will be taken for 1997? Will the Commission ensure that special arrangements safeguard against the closure of such NGOs and redundancy of their staff?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission 1C>(26 June 1996)The Commission recognises the importance of cooperation from disability non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that it has supported throughout the Helios II programme; it also appreciates the quality and value that this has brought to European policy discussions for the disabled.The Commission is currently examining new forms of cooperation to promote equal opportunities for the disabled with a view to taking significant action to assist disabled people. Planned measures will include support for cooperation from the disability NGOs. Moreover, the Commission intends to keep the current European Disability Forum regularly informed and to involve it in its exploratory work as soon as this has been formalised.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1339/96 by José BARROS MOURA to the Commission. Structural Funds and employment
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: BARROS MOURA, European Parliament
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EU publication, European Commission, European Parliament, Structural Funds, exchange of information, job creation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1339/96 by José BARROS MOURA to the Commission. Structural Funds and employment  


Official Journal C 305 , 15/10/1996 P. 0083 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1339/96 by José Barros Moura (PSE) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Structural Funds and employmentWhen they held their informal meeting in Venice, the Ministers responsible for regional policy and regional planning agreed that the Commission and the Member States would cooperate even more closely in implementing assistance under the Structural Funds. After the conclusions were announced, Mrs Wulf-Mathies, a Member of the Commission, said that it would be important to ensure that job creation measures were eligible to benefit under the Funds.By what means will such eligibility be 'ensured'? How will the measures in question tie in with Objective 1?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (27 June 1996)The Honourable Member is asked to refer to the communication from the Commission 'Community Structural Assistance and Employment'. ((Doc. COM(96)109 final. )) This paper, forwarded to the Council and Parliament on 29 March 1996, specifies the Commission guidelines on assistance for job creation measures under the Structural Funds. It also analyses in detail the specific context of Objective 1 with reference to measures of this type.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1359/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, European Association for Cooperation, South Africa, association, cooperation policy, development aid, financial year, international organisation, non-governmental organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1359/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 305 , 15/10/1996 P. 0085 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1359/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodiesFor budget heading B7-5070 (European programme for reconstruction and development in South Africa), can the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs or other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies together with the exact amount of such subsidies during the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed?Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on bebalf of the Commission (20 June 1996)The table below indicates the contractual partners of the Commission for the 1995 execution of the European programme for reconstruction and development in South Africa (EPRD). With particular regard to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), budget line B7-5070 (EPRD) has committed 48.57 MECU for NGO projects in 1995.Moreover, even though the financing agreements for projects such as the land reform pilot programme, water development programme in the Eastern Cape, human rights programme and small and micro-enterprise development programme are with the Republic of South Africa, important components will be implemented by NGOs.>TABLE>SA NGO = South African Non Governmental Organisation AEC = Association européenne pour la coopération
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1331/96 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Commission failure to implement the EEC Regulation prohibiting the use of leghold traps
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
Subjects: European Commission, amendment, application of EU law, framework agreement, hides and furskins industry, hunting regulations, proposal (EU), third country, wildlife













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1331/96 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Commission failure to implement the EEC Regulation prohibiting the use of leghold traps  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0057 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1331/96 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Commission failure to implement the EEC Regulation prohibiting the use of leghold trapsThe ban on the use of leghold traps in the Community laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 ((OJ L 308, 9.11.1991, p. 1. )) is not being observed by the Commission. The ban should have entered into force without fail on the appointed date, even if the implementing measures provided for in the Regulation had not been taken in time.The fact that the Commission has neglected to fulfil its obligations constitutes a failure to act according to the definition used by the Court of Justice.Such a failure cannot even be excused by a conflict between the obligations in question and GATT rules prohibiting measures such as those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91, since the Commission would be obliged in any case to enforce Community law.Can the Commission say why it has failed to implement the Regulation, thereby making itself liable to proceedings in the Court of Justice and hence involving other institutions in the dispute?Answer given by Sir Leon Brittan on behalf of the Commission (4 July 1996)At the end of last year the Commission considered that it was impracticable at that stage to implement the ban on the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods as laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91.The Commission informed the Member States of this situation on 8 December 1995 and on 15 December 1995 adopted a proposal for amending Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91. ((OJ C 58, 28.2.1996. )) A recommendation for a decision authorizing the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Community, a framework agreement on humane trapping standards with Canada, the Russian Federation and the United States is at present being examined by the Council.The Commission will further clarify its position in the answer it will give to the letter of 21 May 1996 from Mr Hänsch, in accordance with Article 175(2) of the EC Treaty.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1360/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Community budget, EU aid, Southern Africa, association, developing countries, exchange of information, non-governmental organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1360/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0124 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1360/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodiesFor Item B7-5071 (Rehabilitation programmes in southern Africa), can the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs or other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies, together with the exact amount of such subsidies during the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed?Joint answer to Written Questions E-1360/96 and E-1361/96 given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (21 June 1996)The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat a table containing the information requested.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1364/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, EU institution, association, cooperation policy, democracy, exchange of information, international organisation, non-governmental organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1364/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 305 , 15/10/1996 P. 0087 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1364/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodiesFor Item B7-5031 (Training and promotion of awareness of development issues), can the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs or other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies, together with the exact amount of such subsidies during the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (24 July 1996)The Democracy programme has two distinct but complementary mechanisms for the selection of activities and commitment of funds. One is by direct identification of activities by the Commission itself with respect to the priorities defined by the Community institutions, the Member States, the Organisation on security and cooperation in Europe, Office for democratic institutions and human rights and the Council of Europe (top-down initiative actions), and the other is by selection of the best proposals submitted by the non-governmental organisations (NGO) concerned by particular aspects of the reinforcement of democracy (bottom-up activities).Lists of the seven top-down initiative actions and the fifty five bottom-up activities under the Tacis Democracy programme 1995 budget are sent direct to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat General of the Parliament.