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Commission Regulation (EC) No 300/97 of 19 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on milk products
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, milk, milk product, yoghourt













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 300/97 of 19 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on milk products  


Official Journal L 050 , 20/02/1997 P. 0018 - 0018 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 300/97 of 19 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on milk products THE 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 Articles 13 (3) and 17 (14) thereof,Whereas, in the milk and milk products sector, processed cheese may be manufactured under the inward processing arrangements; whereas, in that case, the dairy ingredients of Community origin used in that manufacture are not eligible for export refunds; whereas, in the light of the market situation, the treatment of different manufacturing systems should be made more equitable by extending the arrangements for compound products provided for in Article 8 (2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1384/95 (4) to processed cheese manufactured under the inward processing arrangements;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 third indent of Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3665/87 shall be replaced by the following:'- refunds applicable to products of the milk and milk products and sugar sectors exported in the form of products falling within subheadings 0402 10 91 to 99, 0402 29, 0402 99, 0403 10 31 to 39, 0403 90 31 to 39, 0403 90 61 to 69, 0404 10 26 to 38 and 0404 10 72 to 84, 0404 90 81 to 89 of the combined nomenclature, as well as in the form of products falling within the subheading 0406 30 of the combined nomenclature which are not in any of the situations referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty,`.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, 19 February 1997.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 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 134, 20. 6. 1995, p. 14.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 504/97 by Lucio MANISCO to the Council. The Troika in Cuba
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: European Parliament, MANISCO
Subjects: Council of the European Union, Cuba, Netherlands, Presidency of the Council of the EU, Troika (EU), exchange of information













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 504/97 by Lucio MANISCO to the Council. The Troika in Cuba  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0093 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0504/97 by Lucio Manisco (GUE/NGL) to the Council (19 February 1997)Subject: The Troika in CubaAccording to an IRELA document of 13 December 1996, it would appear that a Troika delegation is to visit Havana during the Dutch presidency.1. Is it true that the Dutch Presidency is planning a visit to Cuba by the Troika?2. What is the purpose of the visit?3. Will the Council provide Parliament with information on the visit?Answer (20 May 1997)At the present time, the Presidency is not planning a visit to Cuba by the Troïka.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/97 of 19 February 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs regulations, customs territory (EU), customs valuation, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, perishable goods













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/97 of 19 February 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods  


Official Journal L 050 , 20/02/1997 P. 0008 - 0013 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 297/97 of 19 February 1997 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 19 February 1997.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 28.ANNEX >TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 494/97 by Ludivina GARCÍA ARIAS to the Commission. Implementation of Community KONVER initiative
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: European Parliament, GARCIA ARIAS
Subjects: EU initiative, European Commission, exchange of information, industrial conversion, military base, military equipment, operational programme, principle of subsidiarity, regional policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 494/97 by Ludivina GARCÍA ARIAS to the Commission. Implementation of Community KONVER initiative  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0091 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0494/97 by Ludivina García Arias (PSE) to the Commission (19 February 1997)Subject: Implementation of Community KONVER initiativeCan the Commission supply detailed information on the implementation of the Community KONVER initiative since its commencement in the fifteen Member States, with the budget details, execution and names of projects broken down by Member State?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0493/97, E-0494/97, E-0495/97 and E-0496/97 given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (8 April 1997)Under the terms of the guidelines on the Community Initiatives for industrial conversion adopted by the Commission in 1994, Member States were asked to forward draft operational programmes (OPs) to the Commission. 45 OPs were forwarded under Konver, 28 under Resider, 30 under Rechar and 13 under Retex. The Commission approved these operational programmes; their implementation, according to the principle of subsidiarity, is the responsibility of the Member States or regions which choose the projects to be financed on the basis of the OPs.The tables being sent directly to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat of Parliament contain full details of the amounts allocated to each Retex, Rechar, Resider and Konver OP for the period 1994-97, and on the budget implementation of those Community Initiatives up to 1996. The initial allocations are expressed in 1994 prices for the Community of Twelve and in 1995 prices for the new Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 515/97 by Lucio MANISCO to the Council. Human rights violations in United Kingdom prisons
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: European Parliament, MANISCO
Subjects: European Convention on Human Rights, Ireland, United Kingdom, competence of the Member States, cruel and degrading treatment, human rights, political prisoner













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 515/97 by Lucio MANISCO to the Council. Human rights violations in United Kingdom prisons  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0095 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0515/97 by Lucio Manisco (GUE/NGL) to the Council (19 February 1997)Subject: Human rights violations in United Kingdom prisonsThe conditions in which Irish political prisoners are held in UK prisons give serious cause for concern: four Irish prisoners on remand in the Belmarsh high-security prison were brutally beaten and threatened by prison guards because they refused to submit to an anal search, a humiliating and inhuman practice which was introduced in September as part of the new prison code applying to Irish prisoners.Another Irish prisoner, Paul Magee, was subjected to the same treatment for refusing to undergo an anal search, and has not been allowed to see his wife and children since August 1994.1. Would the Council not agree that these infringements of human rights on the part of the UK prison service should be condemned in the strongest terms?2. What urgent measures does it intend to take with a view to putting an end to such practices?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0515/97, E-0630/97, E-1147/97 and E-1148/97 (27 May 1997)The conditions in which prisoners are held in Member States' prisons are within the responsibility of the appropriate authorities of the Member States. The authorities of the Member State referred to in these questions have rejected entirely the allegations made. The Council recalls that all Member States are parties to the European Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, signed in Rome on 4 November 1950 and all Member States are parties to the European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of 26 November 1987.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 495/97 by Ludivina GARCÍA ARIAS to the Commission. Implementation of Community RESIDER initiative
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: European Parliament, GARCIA ARIAS
Subjects: EU initiative, European Commission, exchange of information, industrial conversion, industrial region, iron and steel industry, operational programme, principle of subsidiarity, regional policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 495/97 by Ludivina GARCÍA ARIAS to the Commission. Implementation of Community RESIDER initiative  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0091 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0495/97 by Ludivina García Arias (PSE) to the Commission (19 February 1997)Subject: Implementation of Community RESIDER initiativeCan the Commission supply detailed information on the implementation of the Community RESIDER initiative since its commencement in the fifteen Member States, with the budget details, execution and names of projects broken down by Member State?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0493/97, E-0494/97, E-0495/97 and E-0496/97 given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (8 April 1997)Under the terms of the guidelines on the Community Initiatives for industrial conversion adopted by the Commission in 1994, Member States were asked to forward draft operational programmes (OPs) to the Commission. 45 OPs were forwarded under Konver, 28 under Resider, 30 under Rechar and 13 under Retex. The Commission approved these operational programmes; their implementation, according to the principle of subsidiarity, is the responsibility of the Member States or regions which choose the projects to be financed on the basis of the OPs.The tables being sent directly to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat of Parliament contain full details of the amounts allocated to each Retex, Rechar, Resider and Konver OP for the period 1994-97, and on the budget implementation of those Community Initiatives up to 1996. The initial allocations are expressed in 1994 prices for the Community of Twelve and in 1995 prices for the new Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 480/97 by Doeke EISMA to the Commission. Tobacco duty on medicinal herbal cigarettes
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: EISMA, European Parliament
Subjects: Belgium, Netherlands, excise duty, export, medical plant, tax harmonisation, tobacco













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 480/97 by Doeke EISMA to the Commission. Tobacco duty on medicinal herbal cigarettes  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0088 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0480/97 by Doeke Eisma (ELDR) to the Commission (19 February 1997)Subject: Tobacco duty on medicinal herbal cigarettesA medicinal herbal cigarette of the Planterette Monte Verdo brand is imported by De Cruydhof in the Netherlands from Belgium. The cigarette contains no tobacco, is specially developed to help people to give up smoking and is sold only through chemists shops and pharmacies. According to the Netherlands customs authorities it falls within the same category of duty as tobacco products. In Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and Spain no tobacco duty is levied on the same product.1. Does the Commission share my view that no tobacco duty should be levied on a medicinal product which contains no tobacco and is intended to help people to stop smoking?2. If not, why not? If so, is the Commission prepared to contact the Netherlands authorities in order to guarantee that the same type of duty is levied on the same type of product in all countries of the European Union?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (4 April 1997)Community legislation on the taxation of tobacco products requires that products consisting in whole or in part of substances other than tobacco but otherwise conforming to the criteria used to define cigarettes and smoking tobacco shall be treated as such products. Notwithstanding this, products containing no tobacco and used exclusively for medical purposes shall not be treated as manufactured tobacco (Article 7(2) of Directive 95/59/EC on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco) ((OJ L 291, 6.12.1995. )).The Commission is examining the situation regarding the products in question, in the light of the apparent discrepancies in practice between Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 431/97 by António CAPUCHO to the Commission. 'DIRECTORIA V' Convention (24-26 February 1997)
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: CAPUCHO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU publication, exchange of information, international meeting, interpreting, official language, translation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 431/97 by António CAPUCHO to the Commission. 'DIRECTORIA V' Convention (24-26 February 1997)  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0016 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0431/97 by António Capucho (PPE) to the Commission (19 February 1997)Subject: 'DIRECTORIA V' Convention (24-26 February 1997)I have noted with great surprise and indignation that various documents referring to the above initiative were published in seven languages, excluding Portuguese.I have also discovered that simultaneous translation arrangements do not include Portuguese.Moreover, a number of the languages used in both cases are spoken less widely than Portuguese (SV/GR).On the basis of the provisions of the Treaties and the most elementary rules of equity to be complied with in such decisions, I would ask the Commission:1. on what criteria such a serious and unacceptable decision was based;2. whether it intends to alter this situation in future.Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (2 April 1997)Directoria V was organized by the City of Strasbourg with financial support from the Commission and the assistance of interregional cooperation networks and organizations representing local and regional authorities.Translation of the information documents and interpretation was into six languages. To keep costs within reasonable bounds the languages selected were those most generally used by the participants. However, during one part of the event - the partnership forum interpretation was provided into Portuguese for those who wished it.On the basis of the assessment report for Directoria V the Commission will look at the case for and possibility of extending the number of languages for which interpreting and translation are offered.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 460/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Competitiveness of the chemical industry
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, chemical industry, competitiveness, inter-company cooperation, regional policy, school-industry relations













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 460/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Competitiveness of the chemical industry  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0081 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0460/97 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (19 February 1997)Subject: Competitiveness of the chemical industryWith reference to the Commission communication to the Council, Parliament, and the Economic and Social Committee entitled 'An industrial competitiveness policy for the European chemical industry: an example' (COM(96)0187), will the Commission:1. take account of the needs and priorities of the chemical industry when drawing up the fifth Community RTD programme and hence encourage the industry, universities, and the various research institutes to intensify their cooperation;2. boost training by promoting closer cooperation between the industry and universities and other walks of society concerned;3. make more active use of the opportunities afforded by the bilateral cooperation agreements and regional programmes (PHARE, TACIS, MEDA) designed to aid the areas concerned and, to that end, secure the direct involvement of the industry and others operating in the chemical sector?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0460/97 and E-0462/97 given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (2 April 1997)The Commission agrees to the importance of the matters raised by the Honourable Member. They in fact concern the much wider area of the activities pinpointed by the Commission in its communication entitled 'An industrial competitiveness policy for the European Chemicals Industry' ((COM(96) 187 final. )): which aims, for example, to improve the competitiveness of the Community's chemicals industries.In this connection the Commission is taking account of Parliament's report on said communication that was adopted during its plenary session on 13 March 1997, together with the Industry Council's conclusions of 14 November 1996 and the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee of 31 October 1996.The Commission is also aware of the underlying importance of cooperation between the representatives of industry, labour, scientific and university circles, and other partners in the chemicals sector. It has already secured, and will continue to secure, their involvement as part of the communication's follow-up programme, more particularly within the working parties set up in order to expand the various activities. The internal market, environmental aspects, research and development (education in training) and external industrial cooperation groups are covering the areas mentioned by the Honourable Member.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 475/97 by Carlos ROBLES PIQUER to the Commission. Tin
Date: 1997-02-19
Institutions: European Parliament, ROBLES PIQUER
Subjects: Belgium, European Commission, United Kingdom, chemical product, dangerous substance, exchange of information, health risk, public health, research body, tin













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 475/97 by Carlos ROBLES PIQUER to the Commission. Tin  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0086 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0475/97 by Carlos Robles Piquer (PPE) to the Commission (19 February 1997)Subject: TinAccording to information from information and research centres on tin in Brussels and London, this metal appears not to produce the harmful effects on health associated with other metals such as lead, cadmium or mercury.Is there a Commission department which could deliver an official opinion on the claims of these centres?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (17 April 1997)There are two tin information and research centres in the Community: the Tin Information Centre in Brussels and the International Tin Research Institute in Uxbridge in the United Kingdom. The Commission is not fully acquainted with these establishments but does have occasional contact with them. Their working methods and the conclusions they publish are not always the same as those of the Commission.It is difficult to compare the dangerous properties of different metals and their compounds such as, for instance, toxicity for reproduction and acute toxicity. Effects on health must be studied on a case by case basis.Tin metal is not classified as dangerous in Directive 67/548/EEC on the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances ((OJ 196, 16.8.1967. )), nor are lead metal or cadmium metal. However, stannic chloride, and a whole range of organic tin compounds are classified as dangerous in the Directive.