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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2788/96 by Antonio TAJANI , Riccardo GAROSCI to the Council. The introduction by the Italian Government of a tax for Europe
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: European Parliament, GAROSCI, TAJANI
Subjects: Italy, monetary union, national economy, tax system













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2788/96 by Antonio TAJANI , Riccardo GAROSCI to the Council. The introduction by the Italian Government of a tax for Europe  


Official Journal C 105 , 03/04/1997 P. 0025 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2788/96 by Antonio Tajani (UPE) and Riccardo Garosci (UPE) to the Council (17 October 1996)Subject: The introduction by the Italian Government of a tax for EuropeAs part of its new budgetary measures, the Italian Government has decided to introduce a tax for Europe.This heavy new tax, which the Prime Minister, Mr Prodi, has judged necessary to enable Italy to take part in the first stage of monetary union, has no equivalent in the other European countries.The new tax will have an adverse impact on the Italian economy as will the whole of the budget, which is based on higher taxation rather than cuts in public spending and thus takes the opposite approach to that adopted by the other Member States with a view to meeting the Maastricht targets.Has the Council in any way hinted at or proposed such a tax, or even imposed it on the Italian Government?Answer (13 February 1997)It is not for the Council to comment on the fiscal measures envisaged in Italy mentioned in the Honourable Member's question.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2776/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: the role of the national parliaments
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: BERTHU, European Parliament
Subjects: EU competence, European Parliament, competence of the Member States, constitution, intergovernmental conference (EU), national parliament, national sovereignty, political responsibility, principle of subsidiarity, veto













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2776/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: the role of the national parliaments  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0033 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2776/96 by Georges Berthu (I-EDN) to the Council (17 October 1996)Subject: IGC: the role of the national parliamentsDuring the statement which he made to the European Parliament's Committee on Institutional Affairs on 25 September 1996 Mr Gay Mitchell, Irish Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council, maintained that the role of the national parliaments should be restricted to that which they traditionally played at national level, and that this issue clearly remained within the bounds of the constitutional law of the individual Member States.Would the Presidency not agree, however, that the extension of qualified majority voting under the first pillar, which was also referred to during the above statement, will prevent the parliaments of Member States which find themselves in a minority opposed to any given measure from playing any role whatsoever? Might this not be seen as one of the causes of the current feeling of unease and, should this way of thinking prevail, might it not lead to an increase in the democratic deficit? Does the Presidency intend to put an end to this unhealthy trend by proposing at the IGC that the national parliaments be given a direct right of veto in European decision-making procedures?Joint answer to Written Questions 2765/96, 2766/96, 2767/96, 2769/96, 2770/96, 2771/96, 2772/96, 2773/96, 2774/96, 2775/96 and 2776/96 (30 January 1997)The Council cannot comment on the various proposals under discussion in the Intergovernmental Conference.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2768/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: reform of the third pillar
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: BERTHU, European Parliament
Subjects: EU competence, European Parliament, competence of the Member States, constitution, intergovernmental conference (EU), national parliament, national sovereignty, political responsibility, principle of subsidiarity, veto













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2768/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: reform of the third pillar  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0030 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2768/96 by Georges Berthu (I-EDN) to the Council (17 October 1996)Subject: IGC: reform of the third pillarDuring the statement which he made to the European Parliament's Committee on Institutional Affairs on 25 September 1996 Mr Gay Mitchell, Irish Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council, said that the Council Secretariat had submitted to the IGC a proposal setting out the specific areas which it felt should be transferred from the third to the first pillar of the Treaty.Does the Presidency believe it realistic to expect that decisions on vitally important matters directly affecting national sovereignty, such as immigration rules, can be taken by a qualified majority under the first pillar? If it does not, is it prepared to put forward new procedures which will preserve unanimity?Joint answer to Written Questions 2765/96, 2766/96, 2767/96, 2769/96, 2770/96, 2771/96, 2772/96, 2773/96, 2774/96, 2775/96 and 2776/96 (30 January 1997)The Council cannot comment on the various proposals under discussion in the Intergovernmental Conference.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2860/96 by Alex SMITH to the Council. Premier Transco pipeline
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: European Parliament, SMITH ALEX
Subjects: Ireland, Scotland, exploitation of the sea-bed, gas, marine pollution, pipeline transport, storage of waste













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2860/96 by Alex SMITH to the Council. Premier Transco pipeline  


Official Journal C 105 , 03/04/1997 P. 0030 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2860/96 by Alex Smith (PSE) to the Council (17 October 1996)Subject: Premier Transco pipelineWill the Council press the British Government to halt the transmission of gas along the Premier Transco pipeline from South West Scotland to Northern Ireland, which passes close to the Beaufort's Dyke seabed area where surplus military munitions and toxic chemicals have been dumped and disturbed, until the entire seabed region has been cleared?Answer (13 February 1997)The Honourable Member's attention is drawn to the fact that this question falls outside the Council's purview.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2754/96 by Freddy BLAK to the Council. Criminalization of homosexuality
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: BLAK, European Parliament
Subjects: Council of Europe, European convention, LGBTIQ persons, Romania, accession to the European Union, crime, human rights, imprisonment, sexual discrimination













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2754/96 by Freddy BLAK to the Council. Criminalization of homosexuality  


Official Journal C 105 , 03/04/1997 P. 0024 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2754/96 by Freddy Blak (PSE) to the Council (17 October 1996)Subject: Criminalization of homosexualityWhen Romania's accession to the Council of Europe was being negotiated three years ago, Romania was required to decriminalize homosexuality. It is now in the process of reintroducing a law criminalizing sexual intercourse between persons of the same sex and banning homosexual welfare/rights organizations.It is totally unacceptable for people to be imprisoned because of their sexual orientation, as Parliament has made clear on several occasions, for example in the Roth report which it adopted in February 1994.What action will the Council take in this case, and will the association agreement with Romania be affected by that country's violation of human rights?Answer (13 February 1997)Further to the Association Committee meeting on 10 October 1996 at which the Honourable Member's Question was discussed, it emerged that the Romanian Parliament had apparently amended its earlier legislation on the subject and adopted legislation which makes homosexual acts between adults a criminal offence only when they are committed in public or cause a scandal.The Council notes that this question falls mainly within the field of competence of the Council of Europe. Romania has been a member of the Council of Europe since October 1993. On becoming a member, Romania entered into certain commitments regarding respect for human rights. Compliance with these commitments is monitored, inter alia, by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe within the framework of Order No 508. Romania ratified the European Convention on Human Rights on 20 June 1994 and compliance with the commitments deriving therefrom is monitored by the bodies of the European Convention.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1990/96 of 17 October 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 setting the latest time of entry into storage for skimmed-milk powder sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: manufactured feedingstuffs, marketing, quantitative restriction, skimmed milk powder, storage













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1990/96 of 17 October 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 setting the latest time of entry into storage for skimmed-milk powder sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91  


Official Journal L 265 , 18/10/1996 P. 0002 - 0002 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1990/96 of 17 October 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 setting the latest time of entry into storage for skimmed-milk powder sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 995/95 (4), limited the quantity of skimmed-milk powder released for sale to that taken into storage before 1 June 1994;Whereas, in view of the quantity still available and the market situation, that date should be amended to 1 April 1996;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 The date of '1 June 1994` referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 is hereby replaced by '1 April 1996`.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, 17 October 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.(3) OJ No L 335, 6. 12. 1991, p. 8.(4) OJ No L 101, 4. 5. 1995, p. 14.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2775/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: a 'political umbrella' for monetary union
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: BERTHU, European Parliament
Subjects: EU competence, European Parliament, competence of the Member States, constitution, intergovernmental conference (EU), national parliament, national sovereignty, political responsibility, principle of subsidiarity, veto













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2775/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: a 'political umbrella' for monetary union  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0032 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2775/96 by Georges Berthu (I-EDN) to the Council (17 October 1996)Subject: IGC: a 'political umbrella' for monetary unionDuring the statement which he made to the European Parliament's Committee on Institutional Affairs on 25 September 1996 Mr Gay Mitchell, Irish Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council, failed to mention the single currency, adhering to the firmly-held position of all parties to the IGC that the matter has already been settled and anyway has no bearing on the conference, which is to deal solely with institutional matters.Since the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty, however, several European and national leaders have stated that the form of monetary union agreed upon could not function without accompanying institutional changes. For example, speaking before the Council of Europe on 28 September 1995, Chancellor Kohl maintained that monetary union could not work without a 'political umbrella' and that it was unrealistic to think otherwise.Does the Presidency intend to propose that the IGC consider the implications of such statements?Joint answer to Written Questions 2765/96, 2766/96, 2767/96, 2769/96, 2770/96, 2771/96, 2772/96, 2773/96, 2774/96, 2775/96 and 2776/96 (30 January 1997)The Council cannot comment on the various proposals under discussion in the Intergovernmental Conference.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2766/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: Article 235
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: BERTHU, European Parliament
Subjects: EU competence, European Parliament, competence of the Member States, constitution, intergovernmental conference (EU), national parliament, national sovereignty, political responsibility, principle of subsidiarity, veto













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2766/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: Article 235  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0030 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2766/96 by Georges Berthu (I-EDN) to the Council (17 October 1996)Subject: IGC: Article 235During the statement which he made to the European Parliament's Committee on Institutional Affairs on 25 September 1996 Mr Gay Mitchell, Irish Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council, said that the IGC was discussing the question of whether Article 235 should in future only be used subject to the assent of the European Parliament.Although this new-found desire to improve scrutiny of the use of Article 235, which is all too often misused, is to be welcomed, one may well wonder whether, in this case, the European Parliament, which is generally the first to encourage its improper use, is the best judge of the matter.Would the Presidency not agree that it should propose to the IGC either that Article 235 be deleted altogether - in which case the normal rules for revision of the Treaties would apply - or that provision should indeed be made for an assent procedure, but that such assent should be given by the national parliaments?Joint answer to Written Questions 2765/96, 2766/96, 2767/96, 2769/96, 2770/96, 2771/96, 2772/96, 2773/96, 2774/96, 2775/96 and 2776/96 (30 January 1997)The Council cannot comment on the various proposals under discussion in the Intergovernmental Conference.
96/627/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 1996 implementing Article 2 of Council Directive 77/311/EEC of 29 March 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the driver-perceived noise level of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, drivers, noise level, noise protection, tractor













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96/627/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 1996 implementing Article 2 of Council Directive 77/311/EEC of 29 March 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the driver-perceived noise level of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 282 , 01/11/1996 P. 0072 - 0072 





COMMISSION DECISION of 17 October 1996 implementing Article 2 of Council Directive 77/311/EEC of 29 March 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the driver-perceived noise level of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance) (96/627/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 77/311/EEC of 29 March 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the driver-perceived noise level of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas it is necessary to fix the date of the end of the transitional period provided for by Directive 77/311/EEC so that the limits laid down for the driver-perceived noise level in Article 2 (1) of that Directive can enter into force;Whereas this is necessary in order to create a stable and predictable regulatory framework and to ensure that the same noise level limits are applied uniformly in all Member States;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of the Directives aimed at removing technical barriers to trade in agricultural and forestry tractors,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1 The transitional period referred to in Article 2 (1) and (2) of Directive 77/311/EEC shall expire on 1 October 1999.Article 2 Member States shall adopt the provisions necessary to comply with this Decision before 30 September 1999. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 17 October 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 105, 28. 4. 1977, p. 2.(2) OJ No L 84, 28. 3. 1974, p. 10.
96/624/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 1996 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fresh meat, import, livestock, meat product, third country, veterinary inspection













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96/624/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 1996 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 279 , 31/10/1996 P. 0033 - 0038 





COMMISSION DECISION of 17 October 1996 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products (Text with EEA relevance) (96/624/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas Council Decision 79/542/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/605/EC (3), draws up a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products;Whereas the authorities of Argentina and Uruguay have provided the Commission with satisfactory information on the health situation and veterinary structures responsible for checking, in both of these countries, the meat of wild cloven-hoofed animals;Whereas the authorities of the Czech Republic have provided the Commission with satisfactory information on the health situation and the veterinary structures responsible for the prevention of classical swine fever in wild boar;Whereas Decision 79/542/EEC must be amended as a result;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1 The Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 17 October 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.(3) OJ No L 267, 19. 10. 1996, p. 29.ANNEX 'ANNEXThis is a list in principle, imports shall fulfil the appropriate animal and public health requirementsPART 1LIVE ANIMALS, FRESH MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS>TABLE>PART 2SPECIAL COLUMN FOR REGISTERED HORSES>TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2765/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: monitoring application of the subsidiarity principle
Date: 1996-10-17
Institutions: BERTHU, European Parliament
Subjects: EU competence, European Parliament, competence of the Member States, constitution, intergovernmental conference (EU), national parliament, national sovereignty, political responsibility, principle of subsidiarity, veto













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2765/96 by Georges BERTHU to the Council. IGC: monitoring application of the subsidiarity principle  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0029 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2765/96 by Georges Berthu (I-EDN) to the Council (17 October 1996)Subject: IGC: monitoring application of the subsidiarity principleDuring the statement which he made to the European Parliament's Committee on Institutional Affairs on 25 September 1996 Mr Gay Mitchell, Irish Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council, said that within the IGC there was substantial opposition to the creation of new bodies or institutions designed to enable the national parliaments to play a collective role, particularly in connection with monitoring application of the subsidiarity principle.Given the above, should not the Presidency propose that the role of the national parliaments be strengthened, with each being given a right of veto over questions of subsidiarity? Such a reform would appear logical in that it is the people of each country that is in the best position to judge exactly what powers it intended to delegate to the Community when it ratified the Treaty.Joint answer to Written Questions 2765/96, 2766/96, 2767/96, 2769/96, 2770/96, 2771/96, 2772/96, 2773/96, 2774/96, 2775/96 and 2776/96 (30 January 1997)The Council cannot comment on the various proposals under discussion in the Intergovernmental Conference.