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97/261/EC: Commission Decision of 3 April 1997 repealing Decision 96/662/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to canned tuna originating in Côte d'Ivoire (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, food poisoning, import policy, preserved product, sea fish, veterinary inspection













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97/261/EC: Commission Decision of 3 April 1997 repealing Decision 96/662/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to canned tuna originating in Côte d'Ivoire (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 104 , 22/04/1997 P. 0032 - 0032 





COMMISSION DECISION of 3 April 1997 repealing Decision 96/662/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to canned tuna originating in Côte d'Ivoire (Text with EEA relevance) (97/261/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard the Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 96/662/EC of 25 November 1996 concerning certain protective measures with regard to canned tuna originating in the Côte d'Ivoire (3) bans imports of canned tuna from a factory located there because of the presence of the botulinus toxin;Whereas a Commission expert inspected the factory and suggested ways to improve canning hygiene;Whereas the competent authorities gave official guarantees that the improvements called for would be introduced after the Commission expert's visit;Whereas the cans that caused the botulism outbreak were produced and imported before the entry into force of Commission Decision 96/609/EC of 14 October 1996 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Côte d'Ivoire (4);Whereas the measures taken to protect public health are no longer justified; whereas Decision 96/662/EC should therefore be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1 Decision 96/662/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to canned tuna originating in Côte d'Ivoire is hereby repealed.Article 2 Member States shall amend the measures that they apply to imports to comply with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof.Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 3 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 304, 27. 11. 1996, p. 25.(4) OJ No L 269, 22. 10. 1996, p. 37.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1181/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. EU funding for the slaughter of ostriches in Raiano (Italy)
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: Abruzzi, EU financing, animal welfare, health legislation, meat processing industry, poultry farming













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1181/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. EU funding for the slaughter of ostriches in Raiano (Italy)  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0049 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1181/97 by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission (3 April 1997)Subject: EU funding for the slaughter of ostriches in Raiano (Italy)According to a report in the daily newspaper 'Il Messaggero' of 3 March 1997, work has begun on the first slaughterhouse for ostriches in Raiano (L'Aquila), involving 'an investment of five billion lire, 70% of which is to be funded under special terms by the EU and the state'.Can the Commission confirm this report and say from what budgetary chapter and on what grounds this funding has been provided?Since there are no rules on the protection of ostriches on farms and in slaughterhouses, does the Commission not consider that to allow this activity would pose a direct threat to the welfare of these animals?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (22 May 1997)According to the information available to the Commission and the details provided by the regional and national authorities in Italy, the Structural Funds have provided no finance for slaughterhouses for ostriches in Abruzzi. If the Honourable Member has more detailed information, the Commission will investigate the matter further.This type of stock-raising, which could be an economic activity aimed at a niche market and boost agricultural income, must, however, take account of the specific requirements of the species and animal welfare rules. Any activity concerned with stock-raising and the processing of production must, of course, comply with Community and national rules on health and hygiene governing meat production.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1193/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI , Amedeo AMADEO , Spalato BELLERE' to the Commission. Supervising the archaeological heritage
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: AMADEO, BELLERE, European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
Subjects: Latium, archaeology, cultural heritage, cultural policy, economic recession, heritage protection, historic site, job cuts, service occupation, working time













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1193/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI , Amedeo AMADEO , Spalato BELLERE' to the Commission. Supervising the archaeological heritage  


Official Journal C 060 , 25/02/1998 P. 0014 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1193/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI), Amedeo Amadeo (NI) and Spalato Belleré (NI) to the Commission (3 April 1997)Subject: Supervising the archaeological heritageMajor archaeological sites in Rome have had to be closed owing to a lack of staff (a real irony given massive unemployment), thereby endangering some of Italy's most precious historic monuments such as the Coliseum, the Forum, the Caracalla Baths and Palatine Hill, just at a time when the number of visitors is greater than ever and preparations are under way for the Jubilee celebrations.Moreover, budget cutbacks have resulted in a reduction in the allowances paid to persons in receipt of unemployment benefit who help the custodians of these sites on Sundays and in the afternoons, these allowances amounting to a paltry LIT 8 000 per day. The decision to allow free entry to such places has also reduced the scope for raising funds to overcome the spending cuts implemented as a result of the austerity measures introduced by the Ministry for Cultural Affairs.Can the Commission draw up a directive aimed at increasing the number of staff employed to guard and look after archaeological sites and at employing auxiliary staff, who would be given regulatory uniforms and empowered to carry out the necessary checks?Can it draw up a directive governing the opening hours and opening days of archaeological sites, with particular attention to those days on which the greatest number of visitors can be expected, and providing for effective supervision measures?Can it set up a European fund to provide assistance in setting up suitable schemes for supervising and safeguarding archaeological sites in the Community?Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (6 May 1997)Article 128 of Title IX of the EC Treaty lays down that the Community will 'contribute' (para.1), 'aim at encouraging' (para 2) and 'foster' cooperation (para. 3) in the cultural field. Para. 5 empowers the Council to adopt incentive measures (excluding any harmonization of the laws and regulations of the Member States) and recommendations.These provisions do not empower the Commission to propose a directive.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1190/97 by Shaun SPIERS to the Commission. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: European Parliament, SPIERS
Subjects: EU law, drafting of EU law, freedom of opinion, freedom of religious beliefs, human rights, national law, religious group













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1190/97 by Shaun SPIERS to the Commission. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0243 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1190/97 by Shaun Spiers (PSE) to the Commission (3 April 1997)Subject: Freedom of thought, conscience and religionHow does the Commission, when framing legislation, ensure that the sincerely held beliefs of genuine religious (and other) minorities are respected?Does the Commission feel that regulations and directives do not need specific derogations on issues of conscience or belief, because it expects them to be put into practice in a way which is consistent with freedom of thought, conscience and religion?Additionally, does the Commission accept that national governments have the right and power to include specific conscience provisions related to the unique population of each country, in the national legislation which implements directives?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (5 May 1997)The Commission attaches great importance to the observance of human rights, whether or not those concerned are members of minorities. When drawing up proposals for legislation, it therefore takes great care to ensure that the instruments do not undermine the rights of any citizen of the Union.The Court ensures that human rights are respected by enforcing the general principles underlying Community law, replying in particular on the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 9 of which stipulates that everyone has a right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.In the Member States human rights and fundamental freedoms are well protected by effective control systems, both internally through the national courts and externally by the machinery established under the Convention which all Member States have long since ratified.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1173/97 by Carmen DÍEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA to the Commission. Milk and BSE
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: DIEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA, European Parliament
Subjects: animal disease, baby food, consumer information, dairy cow, labelling, milk, milk product, originating product, powdered milk, public health













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1173/97 by Carmen DÍEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA to the Commission. Milk and BSE  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0048 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1173/97 by Carmen Díez de Rivera Icaza (PSE) to the Commission (3 April 1997)Subject: Milk and BSECan the Commission tell me:1. Why the consumption of milk and milk-products from countries where cases of BSE have been detected is still authorized, even for children?2. Would it be possible to include the country of origin on the packaging and labels of powdered milk and other foodstuffs for children?Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (27 May 1997)When the World Health Organization was consulted on questions of public health connected with human and animal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, it reported in 1996 that milk and milk products could be considered safe for consumers, even in countries with a high incidence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.The Scientific Veterinary Committee, which at the Commission's request assessed the potential risk of BSE transmission to humans and animals through bovine colostrum, milk and milk products, concluded that milk from healthy cows and products derived from such milk not containing additives of animal origin may be consumed without any risk in whatever form and by any species. There is no proof that milk transmits BSE and the Scientific Veterinary Committee has qualified the risk involved in milk as negligible.In the light of these opinions, milk and milk products have never been subject to any consumer restriction.Current Community law does not require the systematic indication of origin on food labelling, including powder milk and other baby food. Article 3(1)(7) of Directive 79/112/EEC ((OJ L 33, 8.2.1979. )) provides that particulars of the place of origin must be indicated on the label only where failure to give such particulars might mislead the consumer as to the true origin or provenance of the foodstuff.Given the opinion delivered by the Scientific Veterinary Committee, the Commission does not intend to amend legislation in order to make it compulsory to indicate the origin of certain ingredients such as milk on the labelling of foodstuffs containing this type of ingredients. Manufacturers or packagers may of course voluntarily indicate the origin of the product as such or of some of its ingredients.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1179/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Promotion of quality beef and veal products
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: Italy, agricultural guidance, beef, food inspection, marketing, product quality, quality label, sales promotion













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1179/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Promotion of quality beef and veal products  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0048 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1179/97 by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission (3 April 1997)Subject: Promotion of quality beef and veal productsWith reference to Regulation No 1318/93 ((OJ L 132, 29.5.1993, p. 83. )), will the Commission provide the names of the beneficiaries of the measures to promote and market quality beef and veal in Italy, together with details of the amount of funding allocated and the results achieved?Does the Commission intend to amend this regulation and/or Regulation No 2067/92 ((OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 57. )) and, if so, in what way?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (6 May 1997)The Commission has recently adopted a proposal ((COM(97) 70. )) for a Council Regulation replacing Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal.As regards the results of promotional action in Italy, a study for the 1995/96 marketing year covering five sales points of a supermarket chain showed that during the promotional action period the number of customers had increased by 6% and the number of pieces of meat sold to each had risen by an average of 34%.In a survey on the EQB (European Quality Beef) collective logo carried out for the Intercarne Qualità group 25% of those questioned recognized important differences between quality meat and other meats and 46% recognized certain differences between the two types of meat. For 63% of those questioned these differences lay in consistent quality of the meat, for 54% in its tenderness, for 46% in its taste and for 35% in the existence of quality control.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1177/97 by Gastone PARIGI to the Commission. Export refunds for cheese
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: European Parliament, PARIGI
Subjects: EU customs procedure, GATT, Italy, United States, cheese, export refund, international competition, international trade, private stock













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1177/97 by Gastone PARIGI to the Commission. Export refunds for cheese  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0081 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1177/97 by Gastone Parigi (NI) to the Commission (3 April 1997)Subject: Export refunds for cheeseThe Commission's decision to cut export refunds for cheese by 30% is mainly affecting products sold in the United States, including in particular Italian cheeses such as Grana Padano, Parmigiana Reggiano and Pecorino Sardo, the cheese most widely exported to the United States.Will the Commission block the decision of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products and renegotiate the mechanisms governing world trade, so as to make provision for export refunds for cheese and allow Italy to use the private storage scheme for Pecorino Sardo?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (22 April 1997)The Honourable Member is invited to refer to the reply to written question E-2836/96 ((OJ C 91, 20.3.1997. )), in which the Commission detailed the constraints arising from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and indicated the instruments with which it can, on the one hand, comply with its obligations under this agreement and, on the other hand, safeguard Community exports in international trade in milk products to the greatest possible extent.The Commission can confirm that it is continuously seeking to ensure that the negative impact of the restriction on subsidized exports is distributed in a balanced fashion over the production of the different Member States. The decision to reduce refunds by 30% for cheese exports to the United States falls entirely within this context, and this is why the Commission does not intend to go back on its decision.In line with the Honourable Member's suggestion, an aid scheme for the private storage of Pecorino cheese will commence on 1 May 1997.
Decision No 1/97 of the Association Council, Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, of 3 April 1997 concerning the duties applied by the Czech Republic to imports of processed agricultural goods originating in the Community
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: EC–Czech Republic Association Council
Subjects: Czechia, association agreement (EU), customs duties, export (EU), foodstuff, originating product













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Decision No 1/97 of the Association Council, Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, of 3 April 1997 concerning the duties applied by the Czech Republic to imports of processed agricultural goods originating in the Community  


Official Journal L 097 , 12/04/1997 P. 0004 - 0011 





DECISION No 1/97 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC, OF THE OTHER PART,of 3 April 1997 concerning the duties applied by the Czech Republic to imports of processed agricultural goods originating in the Community (97/244/EC) THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part (1), and in particular to Article 6 (1) of Protocol 3 on trade between the Czech Republic and the Community in agricultural products not covered by Annex II to the EC Treaty,Whereas under the provisions of Protocol 3 the Czech Republic has undertaken to determine both the agricultural part and the non-agricultural part of the levies applied on import from the Community to the goods covered by that Protocol, and to reduce the non-agricultural part in accordance with the timetable set out in Table 2 of the Annex to the said Protocol;Whereas the Czech Republic has calculated in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol 3 the agricultural components which will, in accordance with the timetable referred to in Article 5 (2) of that Protocol, replace the current levies,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 The duties applicable on import into the Czech Republic to processed agricultural products originating in the Community and listed in Protocol 3 on trade between the Czech Republic and the Community in agricultural products not covered by Annex II to the EC Treaty are set out in the Annex to this Decision.Article 2 This Decision enters into force on the day of its adoption.Done at Brussels, 3 April 1997.For the Association CouncilThe PresidentH. VAN MIERLO(1) OJ No L 360, 31. 12. 1994, p. 2.ANNEX Duties applied by the Czech Republic to imports of processed agricultural products originating in the Community >TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1186/97 by Arlindo CUNHA to the Commission. EAGGF transfers to Portugal
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: CUNHA, European Parliament
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, EAGGF Guidance Section, EU financing, Portugal













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1186/97 by Arlindo CUNHA to the Commission. EAGGF transfers to Portugal  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0093 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1186/97 by Arlindo Cunha (PPE) to the Commission (3 April 1997)Subject: EAGGF transfers to PortugalCan the Commission state, as a matter of urgency, the total amounts paid in transfers by each of the two sections of the EAGGF to Portugal, for 1995 and 1996 respectively?If no definitive statistics are available, can the Commission provide provisional figures or estimates?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (22 April 1997)The payments to Portugal from each of the two sections of the EAGGF in 1995 and 1996 are as follows:(in MECU)>TABLE>(*) These figures are provisional.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1189/97 by David HALLAM to the Commission. Labelling of aspartame
Date: 1997-04-03
Institutions: European Parliament, HALLAM
Subjects: application of EU law, consumer information, food additive, foodstuff, labelling, marketing standard, substitute product, sugar, sweetener













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1189/97 by David HALLAM to the Commission. Labelling of aspartame  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0084 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1189/97 by David Hallam (PSE) to the Commission (3 April 1997)Subject: Labelling of aspartameDoes the Commission plan to propose legislation requiring drinks or foods containing the sugar replacement, Aspartame, to be labelled to give consumers the right to choose whether they wish to consume this additive?Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (13 May 1997)Existing Community legislation already allows the consumer to be informed correctly of the total or part replacement of sugar by aspartame in food. Article 6 of Directive 79/112/EEC relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer ((OJ L 33, 8.2.1979, as last amended by Directive 97/4/EC (OJ L 43, 14.2.1997). )) provides that additives which have been used should appear on the list of ingredients with the name of category, in this instance 'sweetener', followed by the specific name (aspartame) or EEC No (E 951).Similarly, the Council adopted Directive 96/21/EC in March 1996 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC ((OJ L 88, 5.4.1996. )), which requires the term 'with sweeteners' on the labelling of foodstuffs which contain additives of this kind. This must accompany the trade name. Foodstuffs containing both sugar and sweeteners must, furthermore, be labelled 'with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)'. Food not labelled in accordance with the provisions of this Directive can no longer be sold after 1 July 1997.