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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2095/96 by Elisabeth SCHROEDTER to the Commission. TRANSRAPID/Germany - Article 92 of the EC Treaty
Date: 1996-07-16
Institutions: European Parliament, SCHROEDTER
Subjects: Germany, State aid, carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, export aid, financing, free service, project evaluation, rail transport, restriction on competition













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2095/96 by Elisabeth SCHROEDTER to the Commission. TRANSRAPID/Germany - Article 92 of the EC Treaty  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0046 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2095/96 by Elisabeth Schroedter (V) to the Commission (16 July 1996)Subject: TRANSRAPID/Germany - Article 92 of the EC TreatyThe German Hamburg-Berlin magnetic suspension train project (TRANSRAPID), which has been described on various official occasions as the benchmark line for better export opportunities for German industry, receives support from the German state budget of DM 5.6 billion for track construction and possibly also larger amounts.Does the Commission share the view that this is a form of public export assistance and that this state support contravenes the principle of Article 92 of the EC Treaty?What does the Commission intend to do in this case?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (13 September 1996)In April 1996 Germany decided to build a magnetic levitation train between Berlin and Hamburg. The project will entail costs of almost 9 000 million DM (4 740 MECU) over the next 9 years. The train will reach close to 500 kmh and the distance of 285 km between the two cities will be covered in less than an hour. The train will provide mainly passenger services and to a small extent light goods services.A test site for the project has been in operation in Emsland since 1984. The Versuchs- und Planungsgesellschaft für Magnetbahnsysteme Gmbh - MVP - (research and development enterprise for magnetic levitation train systems) is responsible for the project. MVP and six industrial enterprises are providing the relevant test, design, planning and construction work.In the period from 1994-1999 a budget of 460 million DM (295 MECU) is foreseen to be used on research and development costs generated by MVP, the undertakings involved and research institutes. The Commission in its Decision n° 175B/94 of 12 June 1996 agreed not to raise any objections with regard to this budget. It had been assessed that only about a quarter will be aid in the meaning of Article 92(1) of the EC Treaty. The rest will be payments for the supply of goods or services under normal market prices, awarded after having undergone a tendering procedure. The amount which was considered to be aid was cleared after reference to the specific rules applicable to research and development.Even if the project may be promoted as generating export possibilities, the Commission considers that compensation for research and development costs deriving from the planning of this inner German passenger railway line does not involve export aid.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1930/96 by Luigi FLORIO to the Commission. Cost of the Molitor Group
Date: 1996-07-16
Institutions: European Parliament, FLORIO
Subjects: EU financing, European Commission, administrative formalities, allowances and expenses, self-employed person













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1930/96 by Luigi FLORIO to the Commission. Cost of the Molitor Group  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0052 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1930/96 by Luigi Florio (UPE) to the Commission (16 July 1996)Subject: Cost of the Molitor GroupHow and on the basis of what criteria were the individual members of the Molitor Group on simplification of legislative and administrative provisions in the Community chosen?How much did the group's activities cost?In particular, how much did each member of the group receive in respect of fees, expense allowances and any other payments?How many administrative staff were made available to the group, and for how long?In which places of work did the group hold its meetings, and how many meetings did it hold overall?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (13 September 1996)The Group on legislative and administrative simplification set up by the Commission in 1994 consisted of 17 independent experts. Members of the Group were drawn from all the Member States; they were selected by the Commission in such a way as to avail of the expertise of high-level personalities with valuable experience in trade union and employer organizations, in public administration and in the academic and judicial world.Secretarial services were provided by the Commission throughout (from 26 September 1994 to 14 June 1995).With regard to the other questions, the Honourable Member is referred to the answer given to written question E-1987/95 by Mrs Hautala. ((OJ C 300, 13.11.1995. ))