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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1711/96 by Ilona GRAENITZ to the Commission. Birth deformities
Date: 1996-06-25
Institutions: European Parliament, GRAENITZ
Subjects: Austria, early childhood, health risk, nuclear accident, nuclear safety, radioactive pollution













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1711/96 by Ilona GRAENITZ to the Commission. Birth deformities  


Official Journal C 385 , 19/12/1996 P. 0028 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1711/96 by Ilona Graenitz (PSE) to the Commission (25 June 1996)Subject: Birth deformitiesThere is an increasing incidence of birth deformities in Austria, especially in the area surrounding the river Inn and other parts of Upper Austria. Four babies born without an anus, for example, are currently undergoing surgical treatment at the Linz Paediatric Clinic. In the whole of 1990 there were only two babies in all of Austria born with such a deformity. Similarly, a growing number of babies have recently been born with a harelip, cleft palate, or gnathoschisis.At the time of the Chernobyl disaster some parts of Union territory, including the regions mentioned above, were exposed to particularly intense radiation. Is research being conducted to establish the connections between radiation exposure and birth deformities? If so, what findings are emerging?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (6 September 1996)The Commission is aware of the cases of birth defects cited by the Honourable Member, and of the claims of an increase in the incidence of certain congenital malformations in the regions concerned.Such birth defects are rare and clusters of cases may appear at various times and places. A firm conclusion about a real increase can, however, only be made on the basis of evidence from nationwide birth defects monitoring and surveillance systems. No such conclusion can be drawn at present from such monitoring.Moreover, immediately after the Chernobyl accident, an expert group advised the Commission that health effects resulting from the radioactive contamination from Chernobyl should not be expected in the Community, but suggested that an epidemiological follow-up of childhood leukaemia, which is the most sensitive health effect indicator, would be desirable. A follow-up study is currently being carried throughout Europe, but, at the time of the latest analysis conducted in 1992, no indication has been obtained of an increase in incidence.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1703/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Combined transport
Date: 1996-06-25
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: State aid, combined transport, maritime transport, rail transport, road transport, transport price













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1703/96 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Combined transport  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0021 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1703/96 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (25 June 1996)Subject: Combined transportThe aim of the proposal for a Council Directive (COM(95)0377 ((OJ C 253, 29.9.1995, p. 22. ))) amending Council Regulation (EEC) 1107/70 ((OJ L 130, 15.6.1970, p. 1. )) on the granting of aids for transport by rail, road and inland waterway is to extend the validity of the aid system for combined transport and to amend a number of procedural aspects.The inequality of distribution, by mode and by type of use, of infrastructure charges as well as the insufficient allocation of social costs in transport prices operates against non-road modes of transport and therefore against combined transport. In view of this situation it is necessary to extend the existing mechanism of support for intermodal services and take account of the diversity of the national situations and to permit Member States, pursuant to the principle of subsidiarity, to select the form of aid most suitable and in conformity with national priorities.The proposal therefore includes the possibility of national aid for combined transport infrastructure, transfer facilities between modes and specialized equipment for intermodal transport.Will the Commission ensure that Regulation 1107/70 is not confined to road, road/rail and inland waterway transport but is extended to maritime transport (cabotage)?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (13 September 1996)Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 ((OJ L 130, 15.6.1970. )) is only applicable to aid granted for transport by rail, road and inland waterway. In its current form, the Regulation cannot be used to clear state aid to maritime combined transport operations.The revision of the Regulation currently proposed by the Commission, as far as it concerns combined transport, is not intended to extend the scope of the Regulation to maritime operations.This is not to say that under current law, state aid to maritime transport to foster combined transport links is illegal. Rather, it has to be seen on a case by case basis to establish whether in particular instances, aid can be deemed to be in the common interest within the meaning of Article 92(3) (c) of the EC Treaty.