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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3281/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Criteria for debt calculation
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: budget policy, disclosure of information, economic statistics, indebtedness, loss, public debt, statistical method













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3281/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Criteria for debt calculation  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0081 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3281/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: Criteria for debt calculationThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What criteria does the Commission use to distinguish between public and private debt?Answer given by Mr De Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)The excessive deficit procedure refers to the gross consolidated debt of the general government sector, which comprises the central government, local government, and the social security administration, but not the public enterprises which are part of the corporations and quasi-corporations sector. It comprises the debt issued (or assumed) by general government institutional units to non government units.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3403/96 by Graham MATHER to the Commission. Pensions and pension qualification
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, MATHER
Subjects: EU law, United Kingdom, equal treatment, free movement of workers, pension scheme, supplementary pension, working time













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3403/96 by Graham MATHER to the Commission. Pensions and pension qualification  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0083 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3403/96 by Graham Mather (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: Pensions and pension qualificationThe Commission has proposed several directives on equal treatment, security and freedom of movement of occupational pensions. However, the Commission has no comprehensive framework for supplementary pension legislation beyond secondary legislation.In the United Kingdom, there are cut-off dates for certain occupational pensions. For instance, some retired persons were required to work for a number of years before qualifying for a pension, while new workers qualify with a lower number of years.Does the Commission have the legal means to address pension qualification thresholds in terms of years served? If so, does it plan to propose any measures to address this issue? Finally, is there any ECJ case law in this area?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (22 January 1997)Pension vesting periods vary considerably from one Member State to another. The Commission has power under Article 51 EC Treaty to propose measures in the field of social security to provide freedom of movement of workers. The Commission could therefore propose a maximum vesting period in order to remove impediments to free movement.The question of the impact of long vesting periods on free movement has been considered by the high level panel on free movement of persons chaired by Mrs Simone Veil, which recently produced its report on supplementary pensions which comes out in favour of confining any proposals in this field, at least initially to a three-pronged approach, encompassing the following elements - preservation of acquired rights, cross-border payments and short term employment in another Member State. The Commission is at present studying the report and may subsequently decide to make a proposal in this area.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3280/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Criteria for talking account of the 'hidden economy'
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3280/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Criteria for talking account of the 'hidden economy'  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0078 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3280/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: Criteria for talking account of the 'hidden economy'The media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What criteria are used to estimate the size of the 'hidden economy' when calculating GDP?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3310/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, Netherlands, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3310/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0080 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3310/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in the Netherlands is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3395/96 by Leen van der WAAL to the Commission. Obstacles encountered by Christians in Egypt in building and maintaining their churches
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, VAN DER WAAL
Subjects: Christianity, Egypt, Islam, church, freedom of religious beliefs, human rights, religious discrimination













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3395/96 by Leen van der WAAL to the Commission. Obstacles encountered by Christians in Egypt in building and maintaining their churches  


Official Journal C 083 , 14/03/1997 P. 0127 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3395/96 by Leen van der Waal (I-EDN) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: Obstacles encountered by Christians in Egypt in building and maintaining their churchesI am grateful to the Commission for its answer of 24 October 1995 to Question E-2252/95 ((OJ C 9, 15.1.1996, p. 20. )). However, it appears that there is a misunderstanding. The original question, E-1322/95 ((OJ C 213, 17.8.1995, p. 49. )), was concerned with Mokattum City, one of Cairo's satellite towns. In its answer the Commission describes the situation in Mokattum, a slum area of Cairo. The map shows both Mokattum and Mokattum City.The Commission also says that it has received no complaints from the official Christian organizations in Egypt. However, this is not to say that there is no repression. Fear of persecution prevents the Christians from publicly expressing their complaints.Finally, the Commission ignores the report to which I referred - Vol 6, No 2 of Human Rights Watch, Middle East of November 1994 - on the position of Christians in Egypt.1. Can the Commission confirm the reports that in Mokattum City (see the map) there are very many Christian (Coptic) families - at least 20 000 - who have been refused permission to build even one church?2. Is the situation in Mokattum City any different, in this respect, from the situation in other modern satellite cities such as Ramadan City or Sadat City?3. Is the Commission able to accept the conclusions of the Human Rights Watch report?4. Can the Commission state what action it is thinking of taking to improve the position of the Christians in Egypt so that they are able to build and maintain their own churches and practice their religion without let or hindrance?Answer given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission (9 January 1997)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. 3307/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, Ireland, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3307/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0080 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3307/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Ireland is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3299/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, Germany, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3299/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0078 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3299/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Germany is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3300/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Austria, European Union, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3300/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0079 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3300/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Austria is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3308/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, Italy, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3308/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0080 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3308/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Italy is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3302/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Denmark, European Union, disclosure of information, economic statistics, gross domestic product, statistical method, underground economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3302/96 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. 'Hidden economy' and GDP  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0079 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3302/96 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (5 December 1996)Subject: 'Hidden economy' and GDPThe media are increasingly reflecting the current difficulty of obtaining universally accepted statistics.What proportion of GDP in Denmark is accounted for by the 'hidden economy'?Joint answer to Written Questions E-3280/96, E-3298/96, E-3299/96, E-3300/96, E-3301/96, E-3302/96, E-3303/96, E-3304/96, E-3305/96, E-3306/96, E-3307/96, E-3308/96, E-3309/96, E-3310/96, E-3311/96, E-3312/96 and E-3313/96 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (21 January 1997)It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the impact of the hidden economy on gross domestic product, since the methods used differ considerably from one Member State to the next and several Member States also make implicit corrections which are very difficult to assess.It is intended that the work on the issue of exhaustiveness be completed by the end of 1998, and it should then be possible to compile the estimates requested with a certain degree of reliability and comparability between Member States.
96/696/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 5 December 1996 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Economic and Social Committee, appointment of staff













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96/696/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 5 December 1996 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee  


Official Journal L 321 , 12/12/1996 P. 0022 - 0022 





COUNCIL DECISION of 5 December 1996 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (96/696/Euratom, EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 195 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 94/660/EC, Euratom of 26 September 1994 appointing members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1994 to 20 September 1998 (1),Whereas a seat has become vacant on the Economic and Social Committee following notification to the Council on 16 July 1996 that Mr Johann Farnleitner's remit was incompatible with his new office;Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Austrian Government on 8 October 1996,Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article Mr Leopold Maurer is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Johann Farnleitner for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 20 September 1998.Done at Brussels, 5 December 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. RABBITTE(1) OJ No L 257, 5. 10. 1994, p. 20.
Decision No 3/96 of the EC-EFTA Joint Committee on Common Transit of 5 December 1996 amending Article 50 of Appendix II to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: EC–EFTA Joint Committee
Subjects: EFTA countries, Union transit, amendment, carriage of goods, customs document, customs regulations













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Decision No 3/96 of the EC-EFTA Joint Committee on Common Transit of 5 December 1996 amending Article 50 of Appendix II to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure  


Official Journal L 043 , 14/02/1997 P. 0032 - 0032 





DECISION No 3/96 OF THE EC-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMON TRANSIT of 5 December 1996 amending Article 50 of Appendix II to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (97/117/EC)THE JOINT COMMITTEE,Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure, and in particular Article 15 (3) (a) thereof (1),Whereas Appendix II to the Convention includes provisions concerning irregularities in the common transit procedure;Whereas, in view of the number of common transit operations not discharged, alternative means of proof should be introduced to bring about the discharge of common transit operations pursuant to Article 50 of Appendix II to the Convention,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 Article 50 of Appendix II to the Convention shall be replaced by the following:'Article 50Proof of the regularity of a T1 or T2 transit operation within the meaning of Article 34 (2) (d) of Appendix I shall be furnished to the satisfaction of the competent authorities:(a) by the production of a customs or commercial document certified by the competent authorities establishing that the goods in question were presented at the office of destination or, where Article 111 applies, to the authorized consignee. That document shall contain enough information to enable the said goods to be identified;or(b) by the production of a customs document issued in a third country placing the goods under a customs procedure or by a copy or photocopy thereof; such copy or photocopy must be certified as being a true copy by the organization which certified the original document, by the authorities of the third country concerned or by the authorities of one of the countries. The document shall contain enough information to enable the goods in question to be identified.`Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 1997.Done at Brussels, 5 December 1996For the Joint CommitteeThe ChairmanJames CURRIE(1) OJ No L 226, 13. 8. 1987, p. 2.