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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1997/96 by Kirsten JENSEN to the Commission. Spores and parasites in baled straw silage
Date: 1996-07-12
Institutions: European Parliament, JENSEN KIRSTEN
Subjects: consumer protection, fodder, meat, milk, parasitology, product quality, storage













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1997/96 by Kirsten JENSEN to the Commission. Spores and parasites in baled straw silage  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0116 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1997/96 by Kirsten Jensen (PSE) to the Commission (12 July 1996)Subject: Spores and parasites in baled straw silageResearch shows that ensiling in bales produces a larger concentration of anaerobic spores and parasites than ensiling in surface silos or haystacks.Will the Commission investigate the significance of this for animal welfare and the quality of milk and meat, and how it affects consumer health?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (1 August 1996)The Commission is not aware that ensiling straw in bales has any impact on animal welfare or on the quality of animal products.If this process were indeed to prove dangerous for animals or consumers, the Commission would not hesitate to take the requisite measures.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2068/96 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Aid for nut producers' organizations in Portugal
Date: 1996-07-12
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: Portugal, aid system, application of EU law, common organisation of markets, nut, producer organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2068/96 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Aid for nut producers' organizations in Portugal  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0120 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2068/96 by José Apolinário (PSE) to the Commission (12 July 1996)Subject: Aid for nut producers' organizations in PortugalThe process of setting up organizations of producers of hard-shelled nuts and carob nuts encountered certain difficulties in Portugal up to 1995, although these have now been overcome thanks to the political commitment of the national authorities and the Ministry of Agriculture's regional bodies. However, under the new COM for fruit and vegetables, these specific measures are to be discontinued.What is to be the transitional policy on aid for organizations of producers of hard-shelled nuts and carob nuts? What is the deadline for recognition and what is the duration of the aid measures envisaged in the improvement programmes?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (1 August 1996)The Community regime for support for nuts based on Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 ((OJ L 118, 20.5.1972. )) is not included in the proposals for the reform of the common market organization for fruit and vegetables. Nonetheless, all rights acquired by recognized producer organizations under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, including all specific measures for nuts, will be maintained. Thus, improvement plans will be able to continue to run for the full duration of ten years.Nut producer organizations will be eligible for recognition under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 until the entry into force of the new common organization of the market. Under the current proposal, recognized producer organizations will be able to benefit from support in particular from operational funds.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2027/96 by Gunilla CARLSSON to the Commission. Member States' economic problems
Date: 1996-07-12
Institutions: CARLSSON, European Parliament
Subjects: Economic and Monetary Union, gross domestic product, loss, national tax, public expenditure, social security, tax collection













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2027/96 by Gunilla CARLSSON to the Commission. Member States' economic problems  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0070 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2027/96 by Gunilla Carlsson (PPE) to the Commission (12 July 1996)Subject: Member States' economic problemsMember States' large budget deficits are known to be a result of high government spending, especially on expensive and extensive social insurance systems.Does the Commission have any information indicating that Member States are opting to increase taxes in order to redress their economies in the short term and meet the convergence criteria for participation in EMU, rather than tackling the structural problems affecting their public sectors?What view does it take in such cases of the relative use made of tax increases and spending curbs as a means of putting economies in order?Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (25 September 1996)For the Community as a whole taxes have decreased from a peak of 46.2 in 1993 to 45.7 in 1995, as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). However, they are expected to increase once again in 1996 and 1997, according to the spring 1996 economic forecasts from the Commission. The expenditure ratio peaked in 1993 as well, but is expected to show a continuous decline over the same period>TABLE>Source: The Community Economic Outlook, European Economy, Supplement A, No 5/6 May/June 1996.This indicates that Member States seem to rely not only on lower expenditures in order to achieve the needed improvements in budgetary positions, but also, to a lower extent, on tax increases.The Commission is strongly in favour of a determined effort to reduce budget deficits by reducing expenditures rather than increasing taxes.The Commission's recommendation for the broad guidelines of the economic policies ((COM(96) 211. )) put forward a set of general principles as a guide to the country-specific consolidation measures, advocating that (i) restraining expenditure increases is in general a more efficient option than increasing taxes, that (ii) re-directing spending to investment and active labour market measures within an overall spending limit is desirable, that (iii) there is a need to improve the efficiency of public services, and that (iv) a desirable reduction of the overall tax burden should respect the higher priority of getting budget deficits on to a downward path, and that short term measures should be concentrated upon broadening the tax base and reducing the tax burden on labour.These general principles were recently adopted by the Ecofin Council on 8 July 1996.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2003/96 by Eolo PARODI to the Commission. Legal recognition of professional, school and university exchanges
Date: 1996-07-12
Institutions: European Parliament, PARODI
Subjects: education grant, educational exchange, free movement of persons, recognition of diplomas, student, teaching, traineeship, vocational training













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2003/96 by Eolo PARODI to the Commission. Legal recognition of professional, school and university exchanges  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0117 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2003/96 by Eolo Parodi (UPE) to the Commission (12 July 1996)Subject: Legal recognition of professional, school and university exchangesThe information available on opportunities for exchanges at European level, including trans-frontier professional training courses, twinning arrangements and study grants for European students, is inadequate and limited, while the absence of proper legal recognition of such exchanges reduces their value considerably.Will the Commission therefore say:1. What measures it plans to take to ensure that trans-frontier exchanges of mother-tongue teachers are recognized for the purposes of career development in their country of origin?2. What legal recognition is accorded to individual trainees or scholarship holders in the professions to ensure that account is taken of the work or study they have accomplished at schools or establishments in other countries, notably with regard to the educational course they are following?3. What criteria apply in this respect to university students?4. What plans it has to improve the information available in the Member States on the possibilities for professional exchanges so as to ensure that all young people, who have a leading role to play in the Europe of the future, enjoy equal opportunities for taking part in such exchanges?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (13 September 1996)One of the conditions for mobility in the framework of the Community's training and education programmes * Socrates and Leonardo * is full recognition of the results of the visit to the other Member State. The information is provided jointly and by the national agencies in all the Member States in accordance with the provisions of the decisions adopting the programmes.In the case of exchanges organised outside the Community programmes at the initiative of Member States, associations, regions or training institutions, the Commission cannot intervene because the organisation of training and education systems, as well as the curriculum itself, is a matter for the Member States, in consonance with the subsidiarity principle. However the Commission promotes transparency in the information field by publishing guides and directories.Barriers to the mobility of persons involved in training - pupils, students, apprentices, teachers, researchers - are the subject of a Green Paper which the Commission is about to adopt and whose objective is to trigger a genuine discussion between all the interested players and the authorities concerned in the Member States.