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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3490/96 by Ursula SCHLEICHER to the Commission. Platinum pollution of the soil
Date: 1996-11-29
Institutions: European Parliament, SCHLEICHER
Subjects: Germany, air quality, environmental policy, motor vehicle, motor vehicle pollution, platinum, soil pollution













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3490/96 by Ursula SCHLEICHER to the Commission. Platinum pollution of the soil  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0086 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-3490/96 by Ursula Schleicher (PPE) to the Commission (29 November 1996)Subject: Platinum pollution of the soilAccording to recent press reports - e.g. in the Bonn General Anzeiger of 9/10 November 1996 - platinum pollution of the soil has risen drastically since the introduction of catalytic converters in cars in the Federal Republic. Calculations from the GSF research centre for the environment and health in Munich indicate that concentrations of platinum have increased from 12 micrograms per kilogram of street dust in 1990 to peak levels of up to 250 micrograms per kilogram of street dust today. Although scientists consider that there is as yet no cause for concern:1. Is the Commission aware of these figures?2. Are there comparable findings from other Member States?3. Are there studies which indicate the levels at which there is a danger for health and the environment?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (20 December 1996)Existing Community legislation on the environment in general and soil pollution in particular does not give the Commission the means to monitor the figures mentioned by the Honourable Member. The Commission cannot, therefore, provide any information on comparable findings in other Member States.At the moment, very little information is available on levels of exposure to platinum compounds. According to information currently available, the levels of platinum in the air are at least three orders of magnitude lower than those which have been shown to have any harmful effect. It should also be noted that the World Health Organization (WHO) has not recommended a guideline value for platinum in ambient air.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 70/96 of 29 November 1996 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 1996-11-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), audiovisual industry, audiovisual programme, competitiveness, cultural policy








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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 70/96
of 29 November 1996
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereafter referred to as the Agreement, and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,
Whereas Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended inter alia by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/94 (1);
Whereas it is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement in Media (1991 to 1995) to Media II (1996 to 2000);
Whereas to this end Article 9 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement should be amended to include the programme encouraging the development and distribution of European audiovisual works (Media II — Development and distribution) (1996 to 2000) (Council Decision 95/563/EC) (2) and the training programme for professionals in the European audiovisual programme industry (Media II — Training) (Council Decision 95/564/EC) (3),
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article 9 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1.   In the first sentence of paragraph 4, the word ‘act’ shall be replaced by ‘acts’.
2.   The following indents shall be added to paragraph 4:






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395 D 0563: Council Decision 95/563/EC of 10 July 1995 on the implementation of a programme encouraging the development and distribution of European audiovisual works (Media II — Development and distribution) (1996 to 2000) (OJ No L 321, 30. 12. 1995, p. 25);










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395 D 0564: Council Decision 95/564/EC of 22 December 1995 on the implementation of a training programme for professionals in the European audiovisual programme industry (Media II — Training) (1996 to 2000) (OJ No L 321, 30. 12. 1995, p. 33).’




Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 December 1996, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee. It shall apply from 1 January 1996.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.


Done at Brussels, 29 November 1996.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

H. HAFSTEIN




(1)  OJ No L 198, 30. 7. 1994, p. 142.

(2)  OJ No L 321, 30. 12. 1995, p. 25.

(3)  OJ No L 321, 30. 12. 1995, p. 33.
Proposal for COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 om improving the efficiency of agricultural structures
Date: 1996-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, aid to agriculture, indemnification, less-favoured agricultural area, policy on agricultural structures

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 28.11.1996 
COM(96) 614  final 

96/  288  (CNS) 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  ŒO 

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91  on improving  the efficiency  of  agricultural 
structures 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No  2328/91  on improving the 
efficiency  of agricultural structures 

As part of the compromise  on the prices package in July  1996, the Commission  undertook 
to present to the Council a proposal intended to extend for two years, for mainland Portugal, 
the special provisions laid down in Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91  applying the 
compensatory  allowances in the less-favoured  areas of that country. 

By extending the provisions in question, under which the compensatory  allowances for less-
favoured areas may be granted to farmers farming at least one hectare of utilized agricultural 
area, this proposal  is intended to improve the agricultural  structures in that country. 

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COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No  ...796 

of 

1996 

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91  on improving  the efficiency  of agricultural 
structures 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,  and in particular Article 

43  thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal  from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 

Whereas special  rules have been adopted for the application  of compensatory  allowances as 

provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 ' in the less-favoured areas of Portugal, 

whereas, in view of the agricultural  structure situation in Portugal, the provisions to improve 

that situation should be extended in a suitable form, 

HAS  ADOPTED THIS REGULATION. 

Article I 

Article  37  of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91  is hereby  replaced by the following: 

"Compensatory  allowances  as  provided  for 

in  Article  17  may  be  granted  until 

31  December  1997  to  farmers  farming  at  least  one  hectare  of  utilized  agricultural  area in 

mainland Portugal." 

1 

OJNoL218,  6.8.1991,  p. 1. 
Last amended by Regulation  (EC) No 2387/95  (OJ No L 244,  12.10.1995,  p.  1.) 

JL 

Article 2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  seventh  day  following  its  publication  in the 

Official  Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply  from  1 January  1996. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done  at Brussels, 

For the Council 

The President 

ISSN 0254-1475 

COM(96) 614  final 

DOCUMENTS 

EN 

03  13 

Catalogue number  :  CB-CO-96-612-EN-C 

ISBN 92-78-11881-8 

Office  for Official  Publications of the European  Communities 

L-2985  Luxembourg 

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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3492/96 by Luigi FLORIO to the Commission. Italian television stations and competition
Date: 1996-11-29
Institutions: European Parliament, FLORIO
Subjects: European Economic Area, Italy, State aid, advertising, competition law, financing, private media, quasi-fiscal charge, television













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3492/96 by Luigi FLORIO to the Commission. Italian television stations and competition  


Official Journal C 105 , 03/04/1997 P. 0081 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-3492/96 by Luigi Florio (UPE) to the Commission (29 November 1996)Subject: Italian television stations and competitionIn Italy there are 8 nationally broadcast television channels, of which 3 are public (RAI TV) and 5 private.Although officially defined as 'public service' stations, the three RAI channels actually broadcast programmes very similar to those shown on private stations, aimed at wide audiences and with a similar amount of advertising.However, RAI receives an annual fee, which all Italians who own a television set are required to pay, regardless of whether or not they watch the programmes broadcast by state television.Is the Commission aware of this situation?Does it consider it to be compatible with the rules of competition in a free market?Has the Commission ever taken formal measures to persuade Italy to end this distortion of market rules?Or has the Commission authorized the Italian Government to grant RAI substantial and systematic state aid by means of the fee?Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission (13 January 1997)The Commission is aware that the public Italian television organization Radiotelevisone italiana (RAI), which operates three television channels, is partly financed by compulsory contributions from Italian television viewers. State funding for television is subject to the normal application of the state aid rules, including Article 92 (3) d EC Treaty which allows the Commission to consider compatible with the common market aid to promote cultural and heritage conservation where such aid does not affect trading conditions and competition in the Community to an extent that is contrary to the common interest.In 1994 and 1995 the Commission carried out a study on the financing of public television in the Member States. The intention is to extend this study to the new Member States and to Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland, in order to assess all the elements of the financing of public television broadcasting in European economic area agreement.Within the framework of state aid rules the Commission will then take decisions on a case-by-case basis. The Commission took its first decision in October 1996 to the effect that the funding that the Portuguese station Rádiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) was receiving from the state was compensation for public service obligations imposed on RTP. Consequently, such funding did not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 92(1) of the EC Treaty.
96/729/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1996 on the list of programmes to improve the system of veterinary checks at the Community's external frontiers that qualify for Community funding in 1997
Date: 1996-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Sweden, customs, external border of the EU, veterinary inspection













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96/729/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1996 on the list of programmes to improve the system of veterinary checks at the Community's external frontiers that qualify for Community funding in 1997  


Official Journal L 329 , 19/12/1996 P. 0055 - 0055 





COMMISSION DECISION of 29 November 1996 on the list of programmes to improve the system of veterinary checks at the Community's external frontiers that qualify for Community funding in 1997 (96/729/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2) and in particular Article 38 thereof,Whereas the stepping-up of veterinary checks at the external frontiers is one of the priorities for Community action by virtue of the completion of the single market;Whereas the Swedish authorities have submitted a national programme to the Commission to improve the system of checks at the external frontier on animals and animal products; whereas this programme covers in particular the construction and renovation of the necessary infrastructure and the purchase of equipment for the checks;Whereas Sweden has provided the Commission with all the information it needs to assess the Community interest in providing funding for the 1997 programme;Whereas the programme included on the list laid down in this Decision must be the subject of subsequent individual approval; whereas the detailed costs for each frontier inspection post will be specified at that time;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 1. The programme listed in the Annex hereto shall qualify for Community funding in 1997.2. The proposed rate and amount of Community funding for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 is laid down in the Annex.Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.ANNEX >TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3491/96 by Phillip WHITEHEAD to the Commission. Administration of EU school milk subsidy scheme
Date: 1996-11-29
Institutions: European Parliament, WHITEHEAD
Subjects: EU financing, Netherlands, United Kingdom, action programme, educational institution, milk, principle of subsidiarity













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3491/96 by Phillip WHITEHEAD to the Commission. Administration of EU school milk subsidy scheme  


Official Journal C 105 , 03/04/1997 P. 0080 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-3491/96 by Phillip Whitehead (PSE) to the Commission (29 November 1996)Subject: Administration of EU school milk subsidy schemeApproximately 60% of children in the UK have no access to milk under the EU school milk subsidy scheme as a large number of local authorities have opted out of the scheme altogether. In light of this, is the Commission in favour of intervention boards responsible for the administration of the school milk scheme, such as the Produkischap voor Zuivel in the Netherlands where the participation rate in the milk scheme is much higher?If so, what action would the Commission propose to encourage Member States to use the intervention boards to administer the scheme?Could the Commission also inform us of how many EU countries are currently operating the school milk schemes under the supervision of an intervention board?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (16 December 1996)Commission Regulation (EC) No 3392/93 ((OJ L 306, 11.12.1993 )) on detailed rules for the application of the school milk scheme offers a large degree of flexibility to Member States for administering the scheme. This approach, based on the principle of subsidiarity, is justified by the fact that educational and administrative structures may vary considerably between Member States. Therefore, it seems appropriate to allow national authorities to administer the scheme in such a way that the specific situation of the Member State can be taken into account. The Commission continues to advocate this approach and, consequently, has no intention to encourage Member States to opt for one or other specific administrative procedure.Moreover, the Commission underlines that the participation rate in the school milk scheme ultimately depends on the decision of schools and pupils to take part in the scheme or not. In the case of the Netherlands, to which the Honourable Member refers, most of the schools do offer subsidised milk to their pupils. However, less than 20% of the Dutch pupils effectively take up the offer, which is a participation rate well below the Community average.It seems that five Member States allow local authorities to pay the aid and administer the scheme in line with Article 8 of the Regulation, while most have entrusted the administration of the scheme to a national authority.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2304/96 of 29 November 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 determining the intervention centres for cereals
Date: 1996-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, cereals, common organisation of markets, intervention agency













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2304/96 of 29 November 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 determining the intervention centres for cereals  


Official Journal L 311 , 30/11/1996 P. 0047 - 0047 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2304/96 of 29 November 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 determining the intervention centres for cerealsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas the intervention centres are listed in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2627/95 (4); whereas Finland has requested the amendment of that Annex; whereas that request should be granted;Whereas the date for the opening of intervention in Finland is 1 November;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 The Annex, under 'SUOMI`, to Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 is hereby amended as follows:- 'Naantali` is replaced by 'Turku`,- 'Koria` becomes 'Koria-Kouvola`.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 November 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.(2) OJ No L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.(3) OJ No L 207, 18. 8. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 269, 11. 11. 1995, p. 7.
96/726/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1996 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1996-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal breeding, cattle, embryo and foetus, import, veterinary inspection













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96/726/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1996 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 329 , 19/12/1996 P. 0049 - 0050 





COMMISSION DECISION of 29 November 1996 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (96/726/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Council Directive 94/113/EC (2) and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3) as last amended by Decision 96/596/EC (4) establishes lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community;Whereas the competent authorities of the United States of America have forwarded amendments to their list of embryo collection teams; whereas guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/556/EEC have been received by the Commission;Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards the United States of America;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 In part 3 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of the United States of America, the following teams are added:>TABLE>Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 10. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 40.(4) OJ No L 262, 16. 10. 1996, p. 15.