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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 343/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. CMO for olive oil: expenditure on storage measures in Italy
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, European Court of Auditors, Italy, agricultural expenditure, common organisation of markets, market intervention, olive oil, storage













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 343/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. CMO for olive oil: expenditure on storage measures in Italy  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0018 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0343/97 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (13 February 1997)Subject: CMO for olive oil: expenditure on storage measures in ItalyThe Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 1995 shows that the 1996 budget provided for EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure on olive oil totalling ECU 1781 million. Even though this figure is in line with expenditure between 1991 and 1993, expenditure was far lower in 1995, when it stood at only ECU 812.5 million.Of this expenditure, storage measures had a negative value in 1995, standing at ECU * 94.9 million.What is the total figure for expenditure on storage measures in respect of olive oil in Italy?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0320/97, E-0321/97, E-0322/97, E-0323/97, E-0324/97, E-0325/97, E-0326/97, E-0327/97, E-0328/97, E-0329/97, E-0330/97, E-0331/97, E-0332/97, E-0333/97, E-0334/97, E-0335/97, E-0336/97, E-0337/97, E-0338/97, E-0339/97, E-0340/97, E-0341/97, E-0342/97, E-0343/97 and E-0344/97 given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (6 March 1997)The Honourable Member will find the figure he requests in the table below. Total Community expenditure under the 1995 and 1996 budgets was 812.5 and 2007.7 million ecus respectively. The discrepancy with the totals in the table largely relates to payments for olive oil promotion action. The 1995 budget is much lower than for 1996 (and 1994) because the 1994/95 prices package included a decision to move the payment date. This meant that the 1995 budget made no provision for 1994/95 marketing year payments but only for outstanding ones from 1993/94.(in MECU)>TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 340/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. CMO for olive oil: expenditure on storage measures in Spain
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, European Court of Auditors, Spain, agricultural expenditure, common organisation of markets, market intervention, olive oil, storage













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 340/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. CMO for olive oil: expenditure on storage measures in Spain  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0017 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0340/97 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (13 February 1997)Subject: CMO for olive oil: expenditure on storage measures in SpainThe Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 1995 shows that the 1996 budget provided for EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure on olive oil totalling ECU 1781 million. Even though this figure is in line with expenditure between 1991 and 1993, expenditure was far lower in 1995, when it stood at only ECU 812.5 million.Of this expenditure, storage measures had a negative value in 1995, standing at ECU * 94.9 million.What is the total figure for expenditure on storage measures in respect of olive oil in Spain?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0320/97, E-0321/97, E-0322/97, E-0323/97, E-0324/97, E-0325/97, E-0326/97, E-0327/97, E-0328/97, E-0329/97, E-0330/97, E-0331/97, E-0332/97, E-0333/97, E-0334/97, E-0335/97, E-0336/97, E-0337/97, E-0338/97, E-0339/97, E-0340/97, E-0341/97, E-0342/97, E-0343/97 and E-0344/97 given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (6 March 1997)The Honourable Member will find the figure he requests in the table below. Total Community expenditure under the 1995 and 1996 budgets was 812.5 and 2007.7 million ecus respectively. The discrepancy with the totals in the table largely relates to payments for olive oil promotion action. The 1995 budget is much lower than for 1996 (and 1994) because the 1994/95 prices package included a decision to move the payment date. This meant that the 1995 budget made no provision for 1994/95 marketing year payments but only for outstanding ones from 1993/94.(in MECU)>TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 291/97 by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA to the Commission. STET
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: DELL'ALBA, European Parliament
Subjects: Italy, Treasury, debt, privatisation, self-employed person, telecommunications













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 291/97 by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA to the Commission. STET  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0053 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0291/97 by Gianfranco Dell'Alba (ARE) to the Commission (13 February 1997)Subject: STETAs part of its efforts to cover the IRI debt, the Italian Government has undertaken at European level to move ahead with the privatization of the STET, with due regard for the European rules in force on competition and liberalization of the telecommunications sector.However, the Italian parliament has recently rejected the decree providing for the separation of the STET from the IRI as a precondition for subsequent privatization and, as a result, the direct control of the firm by the State - as allowed under a provision contained in the finance law - is no longer subject to any specific procedures or set deadline.1. Does the Commission not therefore consider that the acquisition of STET should be seen as a state aid and as such contrary to the relevant provisions of the EC Treaty?2. Does the Commission not consider that, under the circumstances, the conditions on which the agreement with the Italian Government for the rescheduling of the IRI debt is based will not be met?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0291/97 and E-0417/97 given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission (20 March 1997)In the context of the undertaking given by Italy to reduce IRI's indebtedness ((OJ C 267, 2.10.1993. )), the transfer of STET to the Treasury satisfies the necessary conditions for complying with that undertaking and its extension.The Italian authorities have informed the Commission that the Italian Parliament's vote on the STET decree does not call into question the transfer of STET to the Treasury. That transfer has already taken place pursuant to Article 2(182) of the measure linked to the Finance Act which definitively approved the rules allowing purchase by the Treasury.The transaction does not involve state aid in so far as the Treasury is to purchase IRI's interest in STET at the market price, which is to be determined by independent consultants.The arrangements for transfer to the Treasury stipulate that the provisional minimum value of the transferred holding is fixed at LIT 14 530 billion, which may be adjusted upwards if the consultants arrive at a higher value.If the consultants' valuation were to prove lower than the above amount, the transaction would have to be regarded as involving elements of state aid that would have to be examined by the Commission in the light of Article 92 of the EC Treaty.The validity of the independent consultants' valuation could be confirmed, among other things, by the market price if the Treasury were to place the shares in STET on the market fairly soon after the valuation was made.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 295/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Expenditure controls
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: Community budget, EU control, European Commission, European Court of Auditors, application of EU law, exchange of information, fraud against the EU













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 295/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Expenditure controls  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0014 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0295/97 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (13 February 1997)Subject: Expenditure controlsWith reference to the Court of Auditors' observations on the Commission's revenue and operating appropriations and on the European development funds, will the Commission say whether the financing of expenditure intended for measures to combat fraud and irregularities is decided directly by the Commission and administered by it, or in cooperation with the relevant national services?What steps will the Commission take in response to the finding that, following checks made in four Member States, neither the Commission nor the Member States were monitoring expenditure declarations closely enough, resulting in significant losses to the Community budget?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (19 March 1997)The arrangements for the joint funding of direct expenditure on anti-fraud activities are laid down in the Council Regulations allocating this funding between the Member States. The Commission takes its decisions in accordance with these Regulations. It is for the national administrations to implement the necessary controls and to make proper use of the Community funds allocated to them.The documentation on expenditure carried out by the Member States is checked by the Commission. Moreover, on-site visits are made to examine the supporting documents and the progress of measures.The Commission rigorously followed up the cases raised by the Court of Auditors in direct contacts with the Member States concerned.Where ineligible expenditure was confirmed, the Commission has already started proceedings to recover the relevant Community funding. It should also be noted that a number of cases referred to by the Court have since been fully justified by the Member States concerned, so the funding queried in those cases need no longer be considered.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 330/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. CMO for olive oil: expenditure on production aid in Spain
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EAGGF Guarantee Section, European Court of Auditors, Spain, agricultural expenditure, common organisation of markets, olive oil, production aid













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 330/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. CMO for olive oil: expenditure on production aid in Spain  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0015 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0330/97 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (13 February 1997)Subject: CMO for olive oil: expenditure on production aid in SpainThe Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 1995 shows that the 1996 budget provided for EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure on olive oil totalling ECU 1781 million. Even though this figure is in line with expenditure between 1991 and 1993, expenditure was far lower in 1995, when it stood at only ECU 812.5 million.Of this expenditure, production aid accounted for ECU 566.5 million and ECU 1547 million in 1995 and 1996 respectively.What is the total figure for expenditure on production aid for olive oil in Spain?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0320/97, E-0321/97, E-0322/97, E-0323/97, E-0324/97, E-0325/97, E-0326/97, E-0327/97, E-0328/97, E-0329/97, E-0330/97, E-0331/97, E-0332/97, E-0333/97, E-0334/97, E-0335/97, E-0336/97, E-0337/97, E-0338/97, E-0339/97, E-0340/97, E-0341/97, E-0342/97, E-0343/97 and E-0344/97 given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (6 March 1997)The Honourable Member will find the figure he requests in the table below. Total Community expenditure under the 1995 and 1996 budgets was 812.5 and 2007.7 million ecus respectively. The discrepancy with the totals in the table largely relates to payments for olive oil promotion action. The 1995 budget is much lower than for 1996 (and 1994) because the 1994/95 prices package included a decision to move the payment date. This meant that the 1995 budget made no provision for 1994/95 marketing year payments but only for outstanding ones from 1993/94.(in MECU)>TABLE>
97/158/EC: Commission Decision of 13 February 1997 amending the boundaries of the mountain and hill areas in France within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic)
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, less-favoured agricultural area, mountain region, utilised agricultural area













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97/158/EC: Commission Decision of 13 February 1997 amending the boundaries of the mountain and hill areas in France within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic)  


Official Journal L 060 , 01/03/1997 P. 0064 - 0065 





COMMISSION DECISION of 13 February 1997 amending the boundaries of the mountain and hill areas in France within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic) (97/158/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Directive 75/271/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/238/EEC (3), identifies the areas in France defined as mountain and hill areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC and the specific criteria which resulted in their being so defined;Whereas the French Government notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC of new areas likely to be included on the Community list of mountain and hill areas and information on the characteristics of these areas; whereas, furthermore, the special aid scheme existing in the mountain and hill areas will be extended to the new areas;Whereas, as the above notification indicates, the areas meet the criteria and indices in Council Directive 76/401/EEC (4) used to identify the areas covered by Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC; whereas the said areas should therefore be included in the Community list of mountain and hill areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas these amendments do not increase the utilized agricultural area of the less-favoured areas by more than 1,5 % of the utilized agricultural area of France;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1 The Community list of mountain and hill areas of France, which appears in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC, is hereby supplemented by the list in the Annex to this Decision.Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.Done at Brussels, 13 February 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 33.(3) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 134.(4) OJ No L 108, 24. 4. 1976, p. 22.ANNEX Mountain and hill areas under Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC >TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 339/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. CMO for olive oil: expenditure on consumption aid in Portugal
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, European Court of Auditors, Portugal, agricultural expenditure, common organisation of markets, market support, marketing, olive oil, sales promotion













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 339/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. CMO for olive oil: expenditure on consumption aid in Portugal  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0017 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0339/97 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (13 February 1997)Subject: CMO for olive oil: expenditure on consumption aid in PortugalThe Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 1995 shows that the 1996 budget provided for EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure on olive oil totalling ECU 1781 million. Even though this figure is in line with expenditure between 1991 and 1993, expenditure was far lower in 1995, when it stood at only ECU 812.5 million.Of this expenditure, consumption aid accounted for ECU 268.6 million and ECU 166 million in 1995 and 1996 respectively.What is the figure for total expenditure on consumption aid for olive oil in Portugal?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0320/97, E-0321/97, E-0322/97, E-0323/97, E-0324/97, E-0325/97, E-0326/97, E-0327/97, E-0328/97, E-0329/97, E-0330/97, E-0331/97, E-0332/97, E-0333/97, E-0334/97, E-0335/97, E-0336/97, E-0337/97, E-0338/97, E-0339/97, E-0340/97, E-0341/97, E-0342/97, E-0343/97 and E-0344/97 given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (6 March 1997)The Honourable Member will find the figure he requests in the table below. Total Community expenditure under the 1995 and 1996 budgets was 812.5 and 2007.7 million ecus respectively. The discrepancy with the totals in the table largely relates to payments for olive oil promotion action. The 1995 budget is much lower than for 1996 (and 1994) because the 1994/95 prices package included a decision to move the payment date. This meant that the 1995 budget made no provision for 1994/95 marketing year payments but only for outstanding ones from 1993/94.(in MECU)>TABLE>
Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/97 of 13 February 1997 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1482/95 determining as transitional measure the conversion rates to be applied under the Common Customs Tariff to agricultural products and certain products obtained from the processing thereof
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, agro-industry, common customs tariff, customs regulations, representative rate, simplification of formalities













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/97 of 13 February 1997 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1482/95 determining as transitional measure the conversion rates to be applied under the Common Customs Tariff to agricultural products and certain products obtained from the processing thereof  


Official Journal L 043 , 14/02/1997 P. 0008 - 0008 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 259/97 of 13 February 1997 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1482/95 determining as transitional measure the conversion rates to be applied under the Common Customs Tariff to agricultural products and certain products obtained from the processing thereofTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 (2),Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1482/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1224/96 (4), lays down transitional measures until 30 June 1997 to facilitate the transition to the arrangements resulting from the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of negotiations; whereas those transitional measures were taken to prevent a deflection of trade pending the decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission proposal on an amendment of Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (6); whereas those transitional measures are no longer justified and entail administrative complications since the amendment of that Article 18 by Regulation (EC) No 82/97;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees concerned,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1482/95 is hereby repealed.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 13 February 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(2) OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 43.(4) OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 70.(5) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 413/97 by Kirsi PIHA to the Commission. VAT in the services sector
Date: 1997-02-13
Institutions: European Parliament, PIHA
Subjects: VAT, VAT rate, fight against unemployment, floriculture, horticulture, job creation, service, tax system













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 413/97 by Kirsi PIHA to the Commission. VAT in the services sector  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0072 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0413/97 by Kirsi Piha (PPE) to the Commission (13 February 1997)Subject: VAT in the services sectorThe creation of genuine new jobs in the services sector is an extremely important means of tackling the scourge of unemployment which exists nearly everywhere in Europe. A bigger and more general reduction in the VAT levied on service enterprises would create extra demand and hence new jobs. The system currently provided for in the EU's sixth VAT Directive does not allow Member States sufficient scope for setting VAT in the services sector at a level more conducive to employment. How will the Commission, in its future proposals, take account of the wider need for a reduction in VAT in the services sector?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (8 April 1997)In order to assess the effet of a reduced value added tax (VAT) rate in comparison to other fiscal measures, the Commission contracted out a study into the 'potential impact on employment creation of fiscal instruments (namely of a reduced VAT rate for selected sectors)'. This was also done in order to fulfil a commitment taken in the Parliament in the context of the debate on the Commission's proposal for a directive on the VAT rate applicable to floricultural and horticultural products, which in the meantime has been adopted.The study examined three possibilities for creating employment by means of fiscal measures: a reduced VAT rate for selected (presumably labour-intensive) sectors, a reduction in the direct tax rate and reduced employer's social security contributions. All possibilities had to be revenue neutral and to this effect two compensatory measures were investigated: a general rise in the standard VAT rate and a rise in fuel duties.The study concluded that the policy of a compensated reduction of VAT on selected services can generally be said to have only marginal employment effects, while no perceptible effects are obtained by the policy of a compensated reduction in direct taxation. In contrast, the compensated reduction in social security contributions does, on the whole, produce the most positive effects on employment.It is also worth noting that, under current Community VAT legislation a wide range of services is exempt from VAT or taxed at a reduced rate, notably in the financial sector, in the health sector and in the field of transport.