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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1284/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Chlorine content of water in swimming pools
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: EC Directive, chlorine, occupational health, occupational safety, product safety, proposal (EU), public health, safety standard, sports facilities, water













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1284/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Chlorine content of water in swimming pools  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0066 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1284/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council (10 April 1997)Subject: Chlorine content of water in swimming pools1. How does the Council assess the health risk posed by trihalogenmethane - (THM) - levels in swimming pools?2. When does it intend to introduce common limit values at EU level for the chlorine content of swimming pools, and how high will these limit values be set?3. How does it intend to combat the health risk facing the staff of swimming pools due to chloroform pollution at the surface of water in swimming pools?4. How does it view the use of anti-mould products based on chlorine to remove mould from walls?Answer (14 July 1997)The Council is aware of the risk to human health which can be posed by the trihalogenmethane (THM) and chlorine content of swimming pools as well as by the use of anti-mould products based on chlorine to remove mould from the walls of swimming pools.The Council has not, however, at this stage been informed of any Commission proposal to introduce Community limit values for these substances for the purpose indicated by the Honourable Member.The Council would nevertheless draw attention to the fact that:- the substances to be used in disinfection products will in future, once the Directive concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market ((Common position of the Council of 20 December 1996.(OJ C 69, 5.3.1997, p. 13).)) has been adopted, have to be included in a positive Annex to that Directive following assessment of the risks they may pose in particular to human health, and- the proposed amendment to the Directive concerning the quality of water intended for human consumption ((OJ C 131, 30.5.1995, p. 5.)) includes the new parameters bromodichloromethane and chloroform because of their carcinogenic properties and makes them subject to binding parametric values.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1389/97 by Nel van DIJK to the Commission. Rocket launch site on El Hierro in contravention of European directives
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Parliament, VAN DIJK
Subjects: Canary Islands, application of EU law, bird, environmental impact, environmental protection, impact study, launch facility, plant life, protected area, satellite













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1389/97 by Nel van DIJK to the Commission. Rocket launch site on El Hierro in contravention of European directives  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0249 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1389/97 by Nel van Dijk (V) to the Commission (10 April 1997)Subject: Rocket launch site on El Hierro in contravention of European directivesThe Spanish government and the autonomous government of the Canaries intend to build on the Canaries island El Hierro a civilian rocket launch base for satellites and space probes.This base will have a major impact on nature and the environment on El Hierro.1. Does the Commission agree that a launch site on El Hierro is in contravention of directive 79/409/EEC ((OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1. )), in that irreparable damage will be done to the habitat of Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii), Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea), the little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis), the sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus granti), the osprey (Pandion haliaaetus), the common tern (Sterna hirundo) and Fringilla teydea, all of which are listed in Annex 1?2. Does the Commission agree that the launch site also represents a serious violation of directive 92/43/EEC ((OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. )), in that the habitats of a number of plants listed in Annex II, such as Argyranthemum thalassophylum and Cheirolophus duranii will not be maintained, pursuant to Article 3, but risk being destroyed?3. Does the Commission feel that the toxic emissions from the launch site will be a serious threat to public health, the predominantly agricultural sources of income and the natural environment of the island?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (12 May 1997)The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to Written Question E-587/97 by Mrs Sierra González and others ((OJ C 217, 17.7.1997, p. 215. )).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1358/97 by Yves VERWAERDE to the Commission. Financing of public broadcasting organizations
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Parliament, VERWAERDE
Subjects: EU financing, Portugal, broadcasting, public institution, public sector, television













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1358/97 by Yves VERWAERDE to the Commission. Financing of public broadcasting organizations  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0121 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1358/97 by Yves Verwaerde (PPE) to the Commission (10 April 1997)Subject: Financing of public broadcasting organizationsWould the Commission state when it intends to publish its decision on the financing of public broadcasting organizations?Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission (30 April 1997)For the time being, the Commission has no intention of publishing a decision on the financing of public broadcasting organizations in general.It has published a summary of the decision on the financing of the Portuguese public television service ((OJ C 67, 4.3.1997. )). It will be certain to publish any decisions taken by it - or, where appropriate, summaries of them - regarding the financing of public television services in other Member States.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1327/97 by Honor FUNK to the Commission. EU funds for structural improvements in disadvantaged areas
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Parliament, FUNK
Subjects: EU control, EU programme, European Commission, Italy, Structural Funds, fund (EU), use of aid













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1327/97 by Honor FUNK to the Commission. EU funds for structural improvements in disadvantaged areas  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0070 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1327/97 by Honor Funk (PPE) to the Commission (10 April 1997)Subject: EU funds for structural improvements in disadvantaged areasIt was reported in the newspaper 'La Republica' at the end of February 1997 that Italian bureaucracy was consistently blocking the use of EU funds. The report referred to a sum of 60 000 billion lira, i.e. 60 billion marks, deposited with banks in Rome.Is the Commission aware of this situation?Does the Commission not have an obligation to demand that appropriations be returned after the deadline has expired?Is any such procedure currently pending within the Commission? If so, will it have consequences for the allocation of funds in the future?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (21 May 1997)The Commission is aware of the delays in the implementation of structural funds programmes in Italy. For this reason already in 1995 it concluded an agreement with the Italian central and regional authorities on a package of measures to improve the management of structural funds programmes there. The Commission monitors closely the implementation of this agreement.Structural fund appropriations which remain unused by the final deadlines for the implementation of programmes have to be reimbursed by the Member States.The closure of programmes is an on-going affair dependent upon the relevant closure dates. The Commission takes the appropriate steps regarding reimbursement or final payment after examination of the final implementation report for each programme. There is no direct link between this exercise and the allocation of funds to new programmes.
97/384/EC: European Parliament Decision of 10 April 1997 giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1995
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Commission, European Development Fund, budgetary discharge, financial management, financial year













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97/384/EC: European Parliament Decision of 10 April 1997 giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1995  


Official Journal L 162 , 19/06/1997 P. 0044 - 0045 





EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION of 10 April 1997 giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1995 (97/384/EC) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,- Having regard to the third ACP-EEC Convention (1),- Having regard to the balance sheets and revenue and expenditure accounts of the fifth, sixth and seventh European Development Funds (EDF) for the 1995 financial year (SEC(96) 0989),- Having regard to the Statement of Assurance and special report of the Court of Auditors concerning the activities of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds for the financial year 1995 together with the Commission's reply (C4-0109/97) (2),- Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 17 March 1997 (C4-0147/97),- Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A4-0121/97),1. Gives discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European Development Fund for the financial year 1995 on the basis of the following amounts:>TABLE>>TABLE>2. Records its observations in the resolution which forms part of this Decision;3. Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution containing its observations to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors, the European Investment Bank and the ACP-EU Assembly and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).The Secretary-GeneralJulian PRIESTLEYThe PresidentJosé María GIL-ROBLES(1) OJ No L 86, 31. 3. 1986.(2) OJ No C 395, 31. 12. 1996, pp. 87 and 93.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1328/97 by Raymonde DURY to the Commission. Motor vehicle safety
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: DURY, European Parliament
Subjects: motor car, pollution control measures, road safety, roadworthiness tests, vehicle fleet, waste recycling, withdrawal from the market













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1328/97 by Raymonde DURY to the Commission. Motor vehicle safety  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0107 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1328/97 by Raymonde Dury (PSE) to the Commission (10 April 1997)Subject: Motor vehicle safetyVery many unsafe and pollution-causing vehicles remain on the market, or are put back onto the market after perfunctory repair work. From the time when vehicles are built and placed on the market until they are taken off the market, the motor industry is responsible for preventing hazards and pollution, that responsibility implying a formal agreement between manufacturer and user and with the various intermediaries involved.Accordingly, does the Commission believe that these concerns should be taken into account in order to guide the establishment of a sustainable market in motor vehicles and related services and, if so, what initiatives does it propose to take to encourage improved safety for, and renewal of, Europe's motor vehicle base?Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (20 May 1997)The Commission believes the very large number of old, unsafe and polluting vehicles still on the road in the Community to be a considerable cause for concern. To encourage greater safety and curb the pollution problems linked to these vehicles, the Commission has adopted various proposals to introduce compulsory regular checks on motor vehicles in circulation.It has also adopted a Green Paper 'Towards fair and efficient pricing in transport' ((COM (95) 691 final. )), which advocates the use of economic instruments (taxes, for instance) as an appropriate means of rationalizing and encouraging the use of less polluting and safer vehicles.In addition, the Commission is drawing up a proposal on disused vehicles, which are becoming an increasingly worrying problem even though economic operators are increasingly incorporating recycling requirements into their strategies. The Commission intends to adopt a proposal along these lines before the summer holidays. The proposal will contain preventive measures and measures relating to the collection, processing and recycling of vehicles. It is essential that all the main actors concerned by this problem (manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, distributors, those in charge of recycling installations, users) play their part and so help reach effective solutions.The question of whether to encourage the withdrawal of old vehicles from the market on environmental or safety grounds is essentially a matter for the Member States, which are free to adopt measures encouraging renewal of the motor vehicle base as long as they comply with the provisions of the Treaty.Such measures have already been introduced in a number of Member States (Greece, Spain, France and, most recently, Italy).
Agreement on customs cooperation in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Community, Norway
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AGREEMENT
on customs cooperation in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway
Gentlemen,
Please find attached the text of the Agreement on customs cooperation between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway. We have the honour to confirm that the European Community accepts the Agreement.
We should be grateful if you would kindly confirm that the Kingdom of Norway accepts the Agreement. The Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway shall thereby be concluded, as set out in the attached text.
Please accept, Gentlemen, the assurance of our highest consideration.


On behalf of the European Community


Gentlemen,
We acknowledge receipt of your letter accepting the Agreement on customs cooperation between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway. Your letter reads as follows:

‘Please find attached the text of the Agreement on customs cooperation between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway. We have the honour to confirm that the European Community accepts the Agreement.
We should be grateful if you would kindly confirm that the Kingdom of Norway accepts the Agreement. The Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway shall thereby be concluded, as set out in the attached text.’

We have the honour to confirm that the Kingdom of Norway accepts the Agreement.
Please accept, Gentlemen, the assurance of our highest consideration.


On behalf of the Kingdom of Norway



Hecho en Bruselas, el diez de abril de mil novecientos noventa y siete.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den tiende april nitten hundrede og syv og halvfems.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am zehnten April neunzehnhundertsiebenundneunzig.
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα Απριλίου χίλια εννιακόσια ενενήντα επτά.
Done at Brussels on the tenth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven.
Fait à Bruxelles, le dix avril mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-sept.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì dieci aprile millenovecentonovantasette.
Gedaan te Brussel, de tiende april negentienhonderd zevenennegentig.
Feito em Bruxelas, em dez de Abril de mil novecentos e noventa e sete.
Tehty Brysselissä kymmenentenä päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksänkymmentäseitsemän.
Som skedde i Bryssel den tionde april nittonhundranittiosju.
Utferdiget i Brussel den tiende april nittenhundreognittisyv.

En nombre de la Comunidad Europea
På vegne af Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Im Namen der Europäischen Gemeinschaft
Εξ ονόματος της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας.
On behalf of the European Community
Au nom de la Communauté européenne
A nome della Comunità europea
Namens de Europese Gemeenschap
Em nome da Comunidade Europeia
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1330/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Levy on end-of-service payments in Italy
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
Subjects: Italy, budget deficit, corporation tax, gross domestic product, special tax, tax on employment income













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1330/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Levy on end-of-service payments in Italy  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0118 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1330/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (10 April 1997)Subject: Levy on end-of-service payments in ItalyApparently the Italian government intends to impose a levy on end-of-service allowances (TFR) in order to increase its revenues in the course of the financial manoeuvring required to bring the annual government deficit within the bounds of 3% of GDP.According to government spokesmen, this levy on enterprises would subsequently be refunded to the employees concerned.1. Is the Commission aware of this government measure?2. If so, what is its opinion of the levy in question? Can it be regarded as a compulsory loan within the meaning of Article 104a of the Treaty of Maastricht, given that the state obliges undertakings to give it part of the TFR before refunding it to employees at an unspecified later date?3. The prohibition on privileged access by states to financial institutions contained in Article 104a was clarified by a subsequent regulation stating that the prohibition is essential to ensure that public sector financial operations are subject to market discipline. Is this interpretation -which has the effect of tightening budget discipline -correct?Answer (12 May 1997)The Italian government has recently introduced additional budgetary measures aimed at bringing the public accounts in line with the deficit target of 3.0% of gross domestic product in 1997.One of the measures consists in the increase, from 2% to 5.89%, of the tax rate on wage funds ("fond di quienscenza¨). This tax was introduced with the budget law of December 1996 and replaces part of the tax due when the employees leave the enterprises. At the time, it had been debated whether this tax should be treated as a financial advance (no effect on the deficit) or as a new tax (reduces the deficit).On the issue, Eurostat decided on 21 February 1997 that "... the Italian government, by modifying the tax on wage funds, has introduced a new tax which is calculated on a new basis, with a new date and to be paid by the enterprises instead of the employees. Therefore, the receipt from this tax which is due in 1997 is not a financial advance but a tax which reduces the deficit in 1997¨.Accordingly, the recent measure is to be regarded as an increase of a tax rate and not as a form of loan establishing provileged access of the Member State to financial institutions.
Commission Decision of 10 April 1997 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee on the Opening-up of Public Procurement
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), appointment of staff, award of contract, public contract













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Commission Decision of 10 April 1997 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee on the Opening-up of Public Procurement  


Official Journal C 119 , 17/04/1997 P. 0003 - 0003 





COMMISSION DECISION of 10 April 1997 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee on the Opening-up of Public Procurement (97/C 119/03)(Text with EEA relevance)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to Commission Decision 87/305/EEC of 26 May 1987 setting up an advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement (1),Having regard to Commission Decision 87/560/EEC (2), which increased the maximum number of members of the Committee from 24 to 25,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article The persons whose names are listed below are appointed as members of the Advisory Committee from 1 April 1997 and for a period of two years.Peter AGARFrans H. J. J. ANDRIESSENSue ARROWSMITHJesús BANEGAS NUÑEZHenning CHRISTOPHERSENPierre DEVOLVÉKjell Olof FELDTAngelo FERROJytte FREDENSBORGEmilio GABAGLIOPaul HIPPERTLaureano LÓPEZ-RODÓVictor MARTINSPhilippe MATHEÏAlan McCARTHYSheila McKECHNIEPaolo MENGOZZIBernhard MOLITORHans-Werner MUELLERFrançois PASTEAUPaavo RANTANENJean-Claude ROUDEFranz SCHOSERWassilios SKOURISWalter WOLFSBERGER(1) OJ No L 152, 12. 6. 1987, p. 32.(2) OJ No L 338, 28. 11. 1987, p. 37.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1325/97 by James MOORHOUSE to the Council. Human rights violations in Tunisia
Date: 1997-04-10
Institutions: European Parliament, MOORHOUSE
Subjects: EU programme, Tunisia, democracy, freedom of expression, human rights, rule of law













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1325/97 by James MOORHOUSE to the Council. Human rights violations in Tunisia  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0105 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1325/97 by James Moorhouse (PPE) to the Council (10 April 1997)Subject: Human rights violations in TunisiaRegarding the resolution on human rights violations in Tunisia adopted by Parliament in May 1996 (B4-0606/96 ((OJ C 166, 10.6.1996, p. 204. ))), referring to the ongoing and growing harassment by the Tunisian authorities of those who defend human rights and public liberties in their country, will the Council ensure that the issue of human rights is addressed at EU/Tunisia meetings within the MEDA programme and that pressure is brought to bear on Tunisia - within that same programme - so that Tunisia respects its international human rights commitments, freedom of expression and democratic rights?Answer (2 July 1997)Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 of 23 July 1996 on financial and technical measures to accompany the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (MEDA), states that respect for democratic principles and the rule of law and also for human rights and fundamental freedoms constitutes an essential element of the Regulation. Violation of that element justifies the adoption of appropriate measures.The guidlines for indicative programmes provided for in Article 5(2) of the Regulation were adopted by Council Decision 96/706/EC of 6 December 1996. The promotion of human rights, democratization and the rule of law are referred to again in points 17 and 18 of the Annex to that Decision as objectives of the measures falling within the scope of the MEDA Regulation.As regards the possibility of raising the human rights issue in the context of the MEDA programme, the implementation of this programme is, as the Honourable Member is aware, a matter primarily for the Commission, under the terms of Articles 9 to 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96. Nevertheless, while respecting the relevant spheres of competence, the Council will pay close attention to the matter.