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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 200/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Union funds for vivisection
Date: 1997-02-05
Institutions: European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: animal experimentation, fund (EU), protection of animals, research expenditure (EU), research programme













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 200/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Union funds for vivisection  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0036 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0200/97 by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission (5 February 1997)Subject: Union funds for vivisectionIn the Pisa, Italy, local press Professor Giulio Soldani of the veterinary faculty of the local university said he was carrying out experiments on animals for an EEC programme.Is the Commission aware of such research?What important innovations have resulted from such studies?What is the total funding involved?Does it consider it right that beagles should have been bought with European funds for Professor Soldani's experiments at a cost of LIT 1 200 000 (about ECU 631) each?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (14 April 1997)The research in question relates to a project carried out under the Biomedicine and Health programme, entitled 'Histamine H3 Agonists and Antagonists as drugs'.A final report on the three-year project was submitted to the Commission in January 1995. The report recorded the project's achievements, viz. the development of two new types of medicinal products for gastro-intestinal and cardio-vascular use.Experiments on dogs, cats and rats proved necessary to study gastric acid secretion, and were performed in accordance with Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes ((OJ L 358, 18.12.1986. )). For instance, the dogs were anaesthetized during operations.ECU 450 000 was allocated to the project for the three years.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 210/97 by Glyn FORD to the Commission. Rubbish treatment and disposal at Casares, Spain
Date: 1997-02-05
Institutions: European Parliament, FORD
Subjects: Andalusia, European Regional Development Fund, action programme, application of EU law, co-financing, environmental protection, project evaluation, waste disposal, waste management













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 210/97 by Glyn FORD to the Commission. Rubbish treatment and disposal at Casares, Spain  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0038 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0210/97 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission (5 February 1997)Subject: Rubbish treatment and disposal at Casares, SpainIs the Commission familiar with the plans to install a plant along the same lines as the current operation at Villarrasa, at Casares, which is adjacent to the Sierra Bermeja Nature Reserve?Will it investigate use of EU funding to waste disposal plants in Andalucia and the administration of Community environmental law in this respectAnswer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (21 March 1997)The principle of subsidiarity establishes that the Member State authorities are responsible for the planning and management of waste treatment projects, as well as determining where such plants can be constructed, and whether, in the first instance, they are in accordance with European law, particularly with Directive 75/442/CEE ((OJ L 194, 25.7.1975. )) modified by Directive 91/156/CEE concerning waste ((OJ L 78, 26.3.1991. )).According to the information received by the Commission, the authority concerned has carried out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) in accordance with Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment ((OJ L 175, 5.7.1985. )).The eligible cost for this plant amounts to 16 mecu. In order to support this project the European regional development fund will cofinance 70% of the total cost, i.e. 11.2 mecu.At this stage, and according to the information received, there is no evidence to indicate that European legislation has been infringed.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 193/97 by Nuala AHERN to the Commission. Research sponsored by the Commission
Date: 1997-02-05
Institutions: AHERN, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, EU programme, climate change, environmental policy, greenhouse gas, research and development, research programme, trans-European network, transport infrastructure

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 45/5

3. 

Is the ECMI directly or indirectly related to any of the EU institutions? If not, should it not be made clear to
the Centre that, with its title and with the official involvement of two EU Member States, it is tarnishing the
image of the EU, which badly needs a genuinely independent body to monitor minorities and not a (cid:145)Centre(cid:146)
with ambiguous and suspicious aims.

Supplementary answer
given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 1997)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to his Written Question E-1416/97 (1).

(1)  OJ C 21, 22.1.1998, p. 53.

(98/C 45/06)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0193/97

by Nuala Ahern (V) to the Commission

(5 February 1997)

Subject: Research sponsored by the Commission

What research is currently being sponsored by the Commission into the effects of the cooling of temperatures in
parts of Europe as a result of climate change, and in what way have plans for extending trans-European networks
taken into account climate change?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(19 March 1997)

Within the specific programme (cid:145)Environment and climate(cid:146) under the fourth framework programme, the question
of climate change and climatic variability › natural and anthropogenic › is a central issue in the climate research
projects  sponsored  by  the  Commission.  This  research  involves  several  tens  of  research  groups  including  the
networks of European climate modelling centres. Several Community projects are also investigating the possible
impacts of climatic changes on the natural resources in European regions.

While  many  scientists  believe  there  may  be  surprises  in  store  from  the  global  warming  expected  due  to  the
increase in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, some argue at present that the climate change
may indeed cause a significant cooling in parts of Europe.

The Commission is currently examining methods to take better account of environmental factors in transport
infrastructure  planning.  The  overall  scenario  will  be  based  on  the  best  forecasts  available  regarding
environmental development.

(98/C 45/07)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0237/97

by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission

(7 February 1997)

Subject: Human brain transplants at the hospital of Kiev in Ukraine

In Cleveland Ohio (USA) a Doctor White has for decades been carrying out (cid:145)experiments(cid:146) in a hospital involving
the  transplant  of  baboons(cid:146)  brains  and  heads  to  animals  of  the  same  species  and  has  for  many  years  been