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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1646/96 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Infringement by the City of Braunschweig of Directive 92/50/EEC in allocating the contract for incinerating residual waste to the Braunschweigischen Kohlebergwerke (BKB)
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: Germany, exchange of information, industrial waste, invitation to tender, public contract, waste disposal













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1646/96 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Infringement by the City of Braunschweig of Directive 92/50/EEC in allocating the contract for incinerating residual waste to the Braunschweigischen Kohlebergwerke (BKB)  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1646/96 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: Infringement by the City of Braunschweig of Directive 92/50/EEC in allocating the contract for incinerating residual waste to the Braunschweigischen Kohlebergwerke (BKB)1. Is the Commission aware that the City of Braunschweig has concluded a contract with BKB according to which the City will provide BKB each year from 1999 with a minimum of 136 000 tonnes of residual waste for thermal processing at a purchase price of DM 250 per tonne, and that if this minimum figure is not reached the difference will have to be made up, so that at least DM 34 million per annum will be payable to BKB?2. Does the Commission agree that in view of the volume involved this will constitute a public service contract under Council Directive 92/50/EEC? ((OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 1. ))3. Does it agree that there should have been an invitation to tender for provision of this service, open to all the EU?4. Does it agree that the procedure chosen for allocating the above contract is a flagrant infringement of the public services directive?5. If so, will the Commission be initiating infringement proceedings?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (6 September 1996)The Commission has not been informed of the facts reported by the Honourable Member.It is true that the amount of the contract is much higher than the threshold laid down in Directive 92/50/EEC and that the Directive would normally apply to contracts for refuse disposal services (see Category No 16 in Annex 1A to the Directive).However, it must also be borne in mind that the 'services' Directive contains a large number of derogations and that a check must be made to ascertain whether the contract is excluded from the scope of the Directive by virtue of such a derogation. There is also the question of whether, exceptionally, the awarding authority was not entitled to award the contract by negotiated procedure without prior publication.In order to take a decision in this matter, the Commission needs more detailed information on the nature and details of the procedure used, on the object of BKB, on the legal relationship between that company and the City of Braunschweig, and on any public contract awarded to that company.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1596/96 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Aid granted by the Government of Galicia (Spain) to local potato producers
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: European Commission, Galicia, Portugal, State aid, application of EU law, potato, production aid, restriction on competition













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1596/96 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Aid granted by the Government of Galicia (Spain) to local potato producers  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0064 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1596/96 by José Apolinário (PSE) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: Aid granted by the Government of Galicia (Spain) to local potato producersIs the Commission aware of the aid granted by the Government of Galicia (Spain) to local potato producers, which enables them to place their produce on the Portuguese market at prices which Portuguese producers find impossible to match?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (9 July 1996)The Commission is not aware of any State aid granted by Galicia's regional government to potato producers.However, as the potato market is not governed by common organization of the market arrangements, the provisions of Regulation No 26 applying certain rules of competition to production of and trade in agricultural products apply. ((OJ 30 of 20.4.1962. )) Only the provisions of Article 93(1) and (3), first sentence, of the EC treaty are applicable. Thus, the Commission can only make observations and cannot therefore prohibit State aid for this product.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1664/96 by Juan COLINO SALAMANCA , Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Beef consumption
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: CABEZON ALONSO, COLINO SALAMANCA, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, animal disease, beef, domestic consumption, food consumption, price reduction













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1664/96 by Juan COLINO SALAMANCA , Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Beef consumption  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1664/96 by Juan Colino Salamanca (PSE) and Jesús Cabezón Alonso (PSE) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: Beef consumptionWhat is the estimated percentage slump in beef consumption in the countries of the European Union since the 'mad cow' crisis?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (5 September 1996)The crisis caused by bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has resulted in a rapid, continuing decline in the market in beef and veal. Consumption has dropped sharply (by some 20% to 30% in some Member States), the prices paid to producers have fallen and large amounts have been bought into intervention.It is very difficult to put forward figures for the drop in beef and veal consumption in the Community, since the impact of the crisis differs greatly depending on the Member State, the products involved and the period covered. It is to be expected that Member States where cases of BSE have been recorded are the worst affected; the same applies to processed products and offal, consumption of which has dropped more than the consumption of the highest quality cuts and meat guaranteed by a quality label, sales of which have even increased overall. The fall in internal demand was greatest in the weeks immediately following the start of the crisis at the end of March and is now very gradually becoming less acute. The exceptional measures involving the slaughter of animals and destruction of by-products and meal through which BSE could be transmitted and the measures which will very shortly be taken to improve the means of identifying animals and meat labelling should help to limit the overall drop in beef and veal consumption in the Community.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1631/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Follow up to EU Helios programme
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: EU aid, European Commission, aid recipient, association, budget, disabled person, reintegration into working life













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1631/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Follow up to EU Helios programme  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0069 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1631/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: Follow up to EU Helios programmeGiven the fact that the Commission is placing new emphasis on providing HORIZON monies to aid disability organisations in 1997, will the Commission quantify precisely its intentions in this respect?Will the Commission ensure that at least fifty percent of project monies are awarded to organisations which are controlled by disabled people or parents of disabled children, rather than unrepresentative organisations of able-bodied people according to the old fashioned paternalistic approach?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (6 September 1996)Following the Commission Decision of 8 May 1996 to create a new strand Integra within the Community initiative Employment focusing on the reintegration into employment of groups who are excluded or at risk of exclusion from the labour market, the Horizon strand will henceforth focus exclusively on the reintegration into employment of handicapped people. The budget for this purpose remains unchanged at 513 MECU.The guidelines agreed by the Commission, and the text of the operational programmes negotiated in 1994 with every Member States do not foresee any allocation a priori between different categories of beneficiaries of project promoters.A first analysis of the projects selected by the Member States indicates clearly that associations of the handicapped are very widely represented amongst the project promoters, a situation which should meet the expectations of the Honourable Member.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1699/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Export of cultural goods
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: administrative cooperation, cultural object, cultural relations, export, export licence, heritage protection













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1699/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Export of cultural goods  


Official Journal C 385 , 19/12/1996 P. 0027 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1699/96 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: Export of cultural goodsWith the aim of establishing 'an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods... is ensured' pursuant to Article 7a of the EC Treaty, the Community has adopted two measures relating to cultural goods - Council Regulation No 3911/92 ((OJ L 395, 31.12.1992, p. 1.)) of 9 December 1992 on the export of cultural goods and Council Directive 93/7 ((OJ L 74, 27.3.1993, p. 74.)) of 15 March 1993 on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State.These two legal instruments are designed to provide protection at Community level in addition to the measures that each Member State is entitled to adopt pursuant to Article 36 of the EC Treaty to protect its national treasures.While emphasizing that these measures are fully justified, will the Commission, when conducting its three yearly review of the Regulation and Directive scheduled for 1996, and in the light of its reports on application of the measures pursuant to Article 10 of the Regulation and Article 16 of the Directive, pay particular attention to the following aspects:1. application of the Regulation and Directive in the various Member States;2. whether it would be useful to have a kind of passport or certificate accompanying such works of art;3. the development of cooperation between the police and the courts in identifying cultural objects that have been stolen or unlawfully exported?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (11 September 1996)In the report referred to by the Honourable Member, the Commission will examine all the issues deemed of relevance for drawing up 'a report reviewing the application' of the Directive on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State, as required by Article 16(2) of the Directive, and 'a report on the implementation' of the Regulation on the export of cultural goods, as required by the third paragraph of Article 10 of the Regulation.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1603/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Disability-friendly cities and localities
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: EU aid, disabled person, town













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1603/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Disability-friendly cities and localities  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0089 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1603/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: Disability-friendly cities and localitiesCould the Commission indicate what discussions have taken place with DG XVI concerning this initiative, following the Barcelona Declaration last year and the recent meeting in Bologna, and whether any European funding is proposed under Article 10 of URBAN or any other programme?Could the Commission further confirm that no funding is proposed for this initiative by DG V, especially under Item B4-3102, as this would be against the principle of mainstreaming disability programmes?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (31 July 1996)The Commission is currently considering the most appropriate way of giving a Community added value to the initiatives taken by towns and cities to assist disabled people.It has not yet drawn up a proposal.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1587/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. European voluntary service
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, EU national, Germany, South Africa, co-financing, health policy, physician, recruitment, voluntary military service













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1587/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. European voluntary service  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0012 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1587/96 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: European voluntary serviceIt would seem that the first work experience for the European voluntary service is to take place in South Africa.Since the project is being financed by the European Commission, the German Government and South Africa itself, can the Commission say:1. why other Member States are not involved in the co-financing;2. what criterion is being used to select the young European doctors?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (26 July 1996)1. The initiative for the project came from the German organisation GTZ/CIM (Center for international migration), which proposed the project to the Commission for cofinancing. The Commission is following standard procedures dealing with proposals for cofinancing. These procedures do not imply the need to involve other cofinancing partners.2. The candidates will be identified and preselected by GTZ/CIM in the Member States of the European Union. The final selection will be conducted by representatives of the ministry of health of South Africa at GTZ/CIM head office in Frankfurt am Main in Germany together with representatives of the Commission. The minimum formal requirement is the registration as medical practitioner and possession of the nationality of one of the Member States. Preference will be given to doctors specialising in anaesthetics, obstetrics and surgery under the age of 30 years. Furthermore, language skills and personal qualities, such as motivation and commitment, sense of responsibility and maturity, will be taken into account.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1597/96 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Implementation of Directives 85/73, 88/409 and 93/118 by Spain
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: EC Directive, European Commission, Spain, application of EU law, health control, meat processing industry, quasi-fiscal charge













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1597/96 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Implementation of Directives 85/73, 88/409 and 93/118 by Spain  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0087 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1597/96 by José Apolinário (PSE) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: Implementation of Directives 85/73, 88/409 and 93/118 by SpainWhat is the state of compliance by Spain with Directives 85/73/EEC ((OJ L 32, 5.2.1985, p. 14. )), 88/409/EEC ((OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 28. )) and 93/118/EEC ((OJ L 340, 31.12.1993, p. 15. )), particularly as regards collection of the health inspection fee?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (15 July 1996)Spain has duly transposed into national law those aspects of Directives 85/73/EEC, 88/409/EEC and 93/118/EC which relate to health inspection fees. The transposed legislation sent to the Commission by Spain, in accordance with its requirement under the Directives in question, has been examined by the Commission and is considered to be in compliance with those Directives.As regards the collection of health inspection fees by the Spanish authorities, following a complaint to the Commission asserting that such fees were not being duly collected from Spanish slaughterhouses, Spain has been sending regularly to the Commission proof of the recovery of health inspection fees by the Spanish Autonomous Communities.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1678/96 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. Eurostat
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: European Parliament, POLLACK
Subjects: EU publication, Eurostat, Publications Office of the European Union, copyright, exchange of information, information policy, reprography, statistics













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1678/96 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. Eurostat  


Official Journal C 385 , 19/12/1996 P. 0023 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1678/96 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: EurostatAre there any restrictions placed by Eurostat on purchases of comtext cd-rom quarterly/library version as regards the use made of the information?Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (5 September 1996)The publications of the Community institutions are subject to copyright, whether or not that is expressly claimed. This is true both of printed publications and those in other forms. Thus, the use which a purchaser of Eurostat's Comext CD-Rom (quarterly or library version) may make of the material contained therein is governed by copyright law and by provisions of international copyright conventions, according to the licence terms (single-user, single-workstation or local area network) associated with the type of product purchased.In a limited number of situations reproduction of copyright matter is permitted by law. Reproduction which does not fall into this category requires prior written permission. Copyright permissions and licences are handled on the institutions' behalf by the Office for official publications of the European communities, to which applications for permission must be addressed in writing.In the context of the information market, the pricing of the statistical publications aims to ensure equitable and non discriminatory access to all, in particular to the companies eager to redisseminate Community data (under the terms of the copyright), support the development of commercial information services based on public sector data which could be maintained by private operators or by national statistical institutes, avoid practices which would constitute an obstacle to the sales activities of national statistical institutes and ensure the respect of copyright, which covers not only the data but also the support, organization and value added.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1683/96 by Jaak VANDEMEULEBROUCKE to the Commission. Catalan
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: European Parliament, VANDEMEULEBROUCKE
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1683/96 by Jaak VANDEMEULEBROUCKE to the Commission. Catalan  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0099 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1683/96 by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (ARE) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: CatalanWhat measures has the Commission taken in the light of the European Parliament's resolution on languages in the Community and the situation of Catalan (A3-0169/90 ((OJ C 19, 28.1.1991, p.42.)) as regards:1. the publication in Catalan of the treaty texts,2. the use of Catalan for disseminating information on the European institutions,3. the inclusion of Catalan in programmes set up for teaching European languages?4. the use of Catalan by the Commission's offices in its written and oral dealings with the public in the region concerned?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (5 August 1996)The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the reply it gave to his oral question H-557/96 during question time at Parliament's July 1996 part-session ((Debates of the Parliament (July 1996). )).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1680/96 by Renzo IMBENI to the Commission. The single currency and blind people
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: European Parliament, IMBENI
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1680/96 by Renzo IMBENI to the Commission. The single currency and blind people  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0097 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1680/96 by Renzo Imbeni (PSE) to the Commission (24 June 1996)Subject: The single currency and blind peopleHas the Commission taken account of the special needs of blind people in the information campaign on the introduction of the new European currency (the EURO) and is it planning to produce it in a form that blind people can recognize?Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (22 July 1996)The Commission has been in contact with the organizations representing the partially sighted and blind people since the preparation of the Green Paper on the practical arrangements for the introduction of the single currency ((COM(95) 333. )) and has taken account, and will continue to do so, of their concerns in preparing for the changeover to the single currency, including the communication campaigns.Preparations for euro notes and coins are a matter respectively for the European Monetary Institute and for the Working Party of the Member States' Mint Directors, acting under a mandate from the Ecofin Council.The Commission has drawn the attention of these two bodies to the recommendations issued by the European Blind Union. Meetings have taken place between representatives of the two bodies, and the European Blind Union is consulted regularly on the work in hand.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1658/96 by Robert EVANS to the Council. Disabled parking in the EU
Date: 1996-06-24
Institutions: EVANS, European Parliament
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Commission, European standard, United Kingdom, action programme, disabled person, harmonisation of standards, social policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1658/96 by Robert EVANS to the Council. Disabled parking in the EU  


Official Journal C 385 , 19/12/1996 P. 0022 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1658/96 by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Council (24 June 1996)Subject: Disabled parking in the EUI have been informed by some of my constituents that British 'Orange Badges' used for disabled parking zones are not always recognized outside the UK, despite an EMCT recommendation of 6 December 1977 (due to be applicable no later than 1 January 1980) that this should be the case.Could the Council assure me that everything will be done to rectify this problem and that it is pursuing agreement on the proposed Council recommendation for a parking pass for disabled persons with sufficient rigour to ensure a swift decision on this matter?Reply (29 October 1996)In December 1995 the Council received from the Commission a draft recommendation on a parking card for disabled persons. The Commission said it would submit an appropriate proposal in its medium-term social action programme for 1995-1997.In December 1977, the Council of Transport Ministers meeting within the framework of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport had adopted a recommendation on the provision of parking facilities for disabled people.In December 1995, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Recommendation which aimed to develop those intentions and address certain practical problems arising in the ECMT system.That proposal is still being examined by the Council's subordinate bodies.