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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2346/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. European finance given for mental health
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: EU aid, EU programme, equal treatment, health policy, mental illness, mentally disabled person, non-governmental organisation, psychiatric institution, psychiatry, social integration













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2346/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. European finance given for mental health  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0083 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2346/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: European finance given for mental healthWhat amount of money has been allocated to psychiatric/mental health institutions from the Community budget over the last ten years? Please identify the amounts sent to which institutions and/or Member States and for what reasons.What facilities or use was this money intended for?Does the Commission have evidence that the money was spent on the stated purpose?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (24 October 1996)The 'Programme of Community action on health promotion, information, education and training within the framework for action in the field of public health (1996-2000)' ((OJ L 95, 16.4.1996. )), adopted on 29 March 1996, provides only for actions to promote mental health, not support for mental health-related care.In the framework of the Helios II Programme for the disabled, pursuant to Decision No 93/136/EEC ((OJ L 56, 9.3.1993. )) of 25 February 1993, these activities closely involve disabled people, their families, representative organisations, experts, researchers, professionals working in the field, voluntary helpers and the two sides of industry. In the context of this programme, which provides for the exchange of information and good practices between various European partners to promote the integration of and equal opportunities for disabled people, there is no provision for funding psychiatric and mental health institutions.However, in implementing this programme the Commission works closely with the European Regional Committee of the World Federation for Mental Health which, in addition to belonging to the European Forum for the Disabled, represents the 'psychological deficiency' sector and the views and needs of the persons involved in this area. The Commission also supports an annual programme of European activities designed by the non-governmental organisations for the exchange of experience and good practices in the field of mental health.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2340/96 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. BSE and gelatine production in the EU
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, animal disease, animal fats, animal product, cattle, health risk, quality standard, scientific committee (EU)













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2340/96 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. BSE and gelatine production in the EU  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0002 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2340/96 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: BSE and gelatine production in the EU1. Are there EU standards on the production of gelatine and tallow extraction and processing?2. What are production conditions like in the individual Member States?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (14 November 1996)1. The Commission is currently developing standards for the production of gelatine. The scientific veterinary committee was consulted by the Commission and gave its opinion on 19 July 1995. Two working groups on veterinary legislation, including experts from Member States, have met. The scientific veterinary committee is reviewing the information on gelatine production in relation to inactivation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Final proposals for legislation will be made when the report is received.The standards for tallow extraction and processing for human consumption are laid down in Council Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting intra - Community trade in meat products ((OJ L 26, 31.1.1977. )) (specifically Annex C Chapter II). Special standards for production of these products in the United Kingdom have been laid down in Commission Decision 96/239/EC on emergency measures to protect against BSE ((OJ L 78, 28.3.1996. )) as amended by Decision 96/362/EC ((OJ L 139, 12.6.1996. )). These are designed to give additional safety in the light of the BSE situation in the United Kingdom.2. The Commission does not have details of national legal production standards in Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2298/96 by Ursula SCHLEICHER to the Commission. Conclusions of the Council of 18 June 1996 on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: European Parliament, SCHLEICHER
Subjects: biology, epidemiology, health control, health legislation, medical research, public health, research body













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2298/96 by Ursula SCHLEICHER to the Commission. Conclusions of the Council of 18 June 1996 on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0105 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2298/96 by Ursula Schleicher (PPE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: Conclusions of the Council of 18 June 1996 on transmissible spongiform encephalopathiesIn its conclusions of 18 June 1996 the Council made the recommendation that the epidemiological monitoring of CJD (Creutzfeld-Jakob disease) should be extended to all Member States using the procedures already applied in five Member States.Does this wording mean that Creutzfeld Jakob disease has been made a notifiable disease in all Member States of the European Union?If not what steps does the Commission intend to take to introduce such a procedure?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (1 October 1996)On 14 May 1996, the Council recommended that the epidemiological surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) be extended to all Member States, on the basis of methods already developed in five Member States, with particular emphasis on devising common criteria for diagnosis of cases.Notification of CJD may be either compulsory or voluntary, depending on the legal provisions of the Member State concerned. The Commission is keeping a watchful eye on the situation, while supporting the development and extension of epidemiological surveillance. Accordingly, in the context of Community research activities in the field of biomedicine and health, six research networks have been set up with the aim of reinforcing the surveillance of CJD and associated diseases, establishing comparisons between Member States and developing harmonized procedures for the identification and characterization of such diseases.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2309/96 by Josu IMAZ SAN MIGUEL to the Commission. Cohesion Fund - 1995
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: European Parliament, IMAZ SAN MIGUEL
Subjects: Spain, autonomous community, distribution of aid, environmental policy, project management, transport policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2309/96 by Josu IMAZ SAN MIGUEL to the Commission. Cohesion Fund - 1995  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0106 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2309/96 by Josu Imaz San Miguel (PPE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: Cohesion Fund - 1995Can the Commission state what projects were approved and subsidized by the Cohesion Fund for the Spanish state in 1995, with a breakdown of funding by project?Can it specify which projects concerned transport and the environment respectively?Can it also provide a breakdown by Autonomous Community?Joint answer to Written Questions E-2307/96, E-2308/96 and E-2309/96 given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (14 October 1996)The Commission is sending the information requested direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2372/96 by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA to the Commission. 1997 preliminary draft budget
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: DELL'ALBA, European Parliament
Subjects: Community budget, European integration, action programme, alternative service, voluntary military service













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2372/96 by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA to the Commission. 1997 preliminary draft budget  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0125 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2372/96 by Gianfranco Dell'Alba (ARE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: 1997 preliminary draft budgetGiven the importance of, and the interest shown by the European Parliament in, the European Voluntary Service programme (B3-1011), can the Commission provide a detailed report of the activities undertaken and the organizations selected etc. since the programme was started, and can it indicate how these appropriations have been used (broken down by type of expenditure)?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (1 October 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. 2373/96 by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA to the Commission. 1997 preliminary draft budget
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: DELL'ALBA, European Parliament
Subjects: EAEC, Euratom Supply Agency, administrative expenditure (EU)













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2373/96 by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA to the Commission. 1997 preliminary draft budget  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0089 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2373/96 by Gianfranco Dell'Alba (ARE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: 1997 preliminary draft budgetThe European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) receives appropriations under Article A-300 for the Supply Agency. Can the Commission provide the European Parliament with details of the nature of the activities carried out by the EAEC and the results of these activities?Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission (4 October 1996)At its 23rd session on 1 and 2 February 1960, the Council of the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) decided unanimously that the Commission should postpone the levying of the charge originally provided for in Article 54 of the Euratom Treaty and intended to cover the operating expenses of the EAEC's Supply Agency. Since then, a subsidy, intended to balance the estimates of the Agency's revenue and expenditure, has featured in the Commission budget under heading A-300. This covers the operating expenses of the Agency, excluding the costs of staff and office rental, which are included in the Commission budget.For an explanation of the activities of the Agency, the Honourable Member is referred to Chapter VI of the Euratom Treaty. A hard copy of the text describing the Agency on the Internet and the Agency's most recent annual report are being sent directly to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's General Secretariat.For the activities of the EAEC in general, the Honourable Member could usefully refer to Title I of the Euratom Treaty, while the results of its activities are described in the relevant sections of the Commission's General Report.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2302/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Interservice group on disability
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: EU programme, disabled person, equal treatment, facilities for people with disabilities, job access, social integration













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2302/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Interservice group on disability  


Official Journal C 060 , 26/02/1997 P. 0139 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2302/96 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: Interservice group on disabilityIn view of DG V's recent statement and commitment to strengthening the Interservice Group on Disability, can the Commission state when the last Interservice Group met, what was discussed and when the next Interservice Group will meet and what will be discussed?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (16 October 1996)The last meeting of the interservice group dealing with the integration of disabled people was on 29 November 1995. It examined the activities of various directorates-general which have an impact on disabled people, the draft interim evaluation report on Helios II, the possibility of setting up a European advisory council of disabled people, sectorial responsibilities in the post-Helios II situation, a draft code of good practice on the employment of people with disabilities in the Commission and the mutual recognition of parking cards for disabled people.The next meeting of the interservice group in October 1996 will examine, inter alia, the actions to be undertaken in the light of the Commission's communication on equality of opportunity for people with disabilities ((COM(96) 406. )) , adopted on 30 July 1996, and also review ways of strengthening actions in this field in all relevant Commission policies and actions.In the intervening period frequent bilateral contacts have taken place.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2379/96 by Glenys KINNOCK to the Commission. Eritrea's National Indicative Programme
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: European Parliament, KINNOCK
Subjects: EU control, European Development Fund, European political cooperation, Lomé Convention, sectoral aid













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2379/96 by Glenys KINNOCK to the Commission. Eritrea's National Indicative Programme  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0112 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2379/96 by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: Eritrea's National Indicative ProgrammeIs the Commission aware that there are grave problems occurring in relation to the implementation of the NIP in Eritrea? Would the Commission please set out what funds have so far been committed and give an analysis of the problems which are occurring.Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (20 September 1996)There are no problems occuring in the implementation of the Eritrean national indicative programme (NIP), but only delays due to the fact that, compared to other ACP countries, cooperation between the Community and Eritrea is still young. The first national indicative programme (35 MECU) was only signed in May 1994 following Eritrea's accession to the Lome Convention at the end of 1993.The cooperation with Eritrea from 1994 until now must be seen in the light of the following elements:- the political context in Eritrea, a new country in a construction phase where administrative organisations and sectoral policies are still being created,- the shortage of qualified human resources within government institutions combined with strong reservations about foreign technical assistance,- the reluctance to discuss any type of conditionalities (sectoral policies) seen by the new administration as undermining Eritrea's sovereignty,- the learning process concerning European development fund (EDF) rules and procedures, and the fact that the Eritreans were lacking guidance and support as the Commission delegation could only be opened in Asmara in May 1995.The Commission presence on the spot has helped to intensify the dialogue, and eliminate constraints and delays that were hampering our cooperation.Out of the NIP, 5.5 MECU (16%) have been committed and 1.7 MECU are planned to be committed before the end of the year. These figures cover sectoral studies for the two main sectors of intervention identified and agreed to be included in the NIP as priorities (transport and energy) and interventions under the Panafrican rinderpest campaign.These two main sector projects are now in the appraisal phase and the financing decision for the construction of the Nefasit - Tera Imni road (around 18 MECU) and the rehabilitation of the Massawa transmission lines (around 10 MECU) can be expected at the beginning of 1998. With those two projects 100% of the NIP will be committed.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1683/96 of 27 August 1996 determining estimated production of unginned cotton for the 1996/97 marketing year
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Spain, cotton, marketing, production, production aid













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1683/96 of 27 August 1996 determining estimated production of unginned cotton for the 1996/97 marketing year  


Official Journal L 217 , 28/08/1996 P. 0001 - 0001 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1683/96 of 27 August 1996 determining estimated production of unginned cotton for the 1996/97 marketing yearTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1553/95 (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 of 29 June 1995 (2) laying down general rules for the system of aid for cotton and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1584/96 (3), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 requires estimated production of cotton to be determined from crop estimates before 1 October of each marketing year; whereas on the basis of the data available the production estimate for the 1996/97 marketing year should be as indicated below;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 For the 1996/97 marketing year estimated production of unignned cotton is:- 1 220 000 tonnes for Greece,- 264 372 tonnes for Spain,- 0 for other Member States.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 August 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 45.(2) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 48.(3) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 16.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2281/96 by Joan COLOM I NAVAL to the Commission. Quality of bathing water in Holland
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: COLOM I NAVAL, European Parliament
Subjects: Netherlands, application of EU law, bathing water, infringement procedure (EU), inland waters, quality of the environment, territorial waters, water pollution













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2281/96 by Joan COLOM I NAVAL to the Commission. Quality of bathing water in Holland  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0075 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2281/96 by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: Quality of bathing water in HollandAccording to the Commission's thirteenth report on the quality of bathing water in 1995, in Holland none of the samples of coastal waters and only 18% of those of inland waters met the necessary quality standards.Has the Commission taken any steps to remedy this situation?Joint answer to Written Questions E-2281/96 and E-2282/96 given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (25 September 1996)The unsatisfactory quality of bathing water in the Netherlands was indicated in the recently published Commission report on the quality of bathing water in 1995.The Commission has decided to question the Dutch authorities on this matter through a letter of formal notice - the first step in the procedure laid down in Article 169 of the EC Treaty.Regarding the poor quality of inland bathing waters in Germany, the Commission, having identified the situation some time ago, has instituted infringement proceedings. A reasoned opinion, the last step in the Article 169 procedure before the matter goes before the Court, has already been notified. Proceedings are continuing.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2371/96 by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA to the Commission. Preliminary draft budget for 1997
Date: 1996-08-27
Institutions: DELL'ALBA, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, project evaluation, youth movement













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2371/96 by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA to the Commission. Preliminary draft budget for 1997  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0111 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2371/96 by Gianfranco Dell'Alba (ARE) to the Commission (27 August 1996)Subject: Preliminary draft budget for 1997In the light of the rate of implementation of the Youth for Europe programme (B3-1010) on 30 June, can the Commission state what progress has been reached with each of the actions included in the programme (A, B, C, D, E and the accompanying measures) and provide reasons?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (2 October 1996)The Commission wishes to inform the Honourable Member that, while the rate of implementation of the Youth for Europe programme stood at 61% on 30 June 1996, it was already approaching 82% by the end of August (73% having been definitively accounted for), and that 100% implementation of the 1996 appropriations is expected, bearing in mind the projects due to be selected on 1 October in respect of actions A.1, A.II.1, A.II.2 and D, as well as the projects associated with the other actions which are still under consideration.With regard to action-by-action implementation, independently of action A.I, managed on a decentralised basis by the national agencies of each Member State (EU Member States and participating countries of the European Free Trade Association and the European Economic Area), and the operating subsidies allocated to each agency in connection with support measures, it should be pointed out that the Commission and the national agencies still have to devise ways of working together effectively, particularly with regard to information, advice and technical assistance:- in connection with youth initiatives (action A.II.1), so that the young people's response in terms of the number and quality of projects allows commitment of the total amount of appropriations initially allocated to this action;- in connection with cooperation between Member States' structures (action C), so that local and regional authorities and other bodies are better placed to exploit the full potential of initiatives arising from this action.As for action E.II, twelve studies have already been selected and will be covered by financial commitments in the very near future, bringing this heading to a 100% rate of implementation.The Commission will forward directly to the Honourable Member and to the Parliament's Secretariat-General a table reviewing the action-by-action implementation of the Youth for Europe programme.