WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1379/97 by David THOMAS to the Commission. Import levels of soft fruits from the CEECs
Date: 1997-04-22
Institutions: European Parliament, THOMAS
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, fresh product, frozen product, import, quantitative restriction, soft fruit, statistics

C 21/50

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Official Journal of the European Communities

22. 1. 98

What agreements are there between the EU and Turkey concerning the marketing of tuna preserved in oil?

Does the Council consider that the current methods of determining origin used by Turkey for the raw material
used in this product are correct? If not, what can be done to improve them?

Answer

(6 August 1997)

Imports into the Community of canned tuna from Turkey are eligible for the preferential treatment granted to
fishery  products  under  Decision  1/80  by  the  EC-Turkey  Association  Council.    However,  such  products  are
subject to the rules of origin for agricultural products, including fishery products, as laid down in Decisions 4/72
and 1/75 by the Association Council.

Following a number of complaints the Commission sent a mission to Turkey in June 1996.  It reported that tuna
from third countries was to be found in cans of tuna exported from Turkey.  Customs duties on canned tuna from
Turkey were therefore reintroduced.

Since  then,  the  Joint  Committee  of  the  Customs  Union  has  considered  this  matter  on  several  occasions.    At
Turkey(cid:146)s request the Commission confirmed that Decisions 4/72 and 1/75 did authorize bilateral comulation of
origin between the Community and Turkey.

In response to concern within the Community, Turkey has recently adopted administrative measures aimed at
guaranteeing the origin of canned tuna, but these have yet to be jointly examined by the Commission and the
Turkish side.  The Council will await the results of this examination before stating its position.

(98/C 21/133)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1377/97

by Bartho Pronk (PPE) to the Commission

(21 April 1997)

Subject: Surveillance of EU citizens in the Member States

EU citizens residing in another Member State are required to register in that state. Registration can be with the
civil authorities or with the police.

1. What registration procedures are applied in the different Member States?

If  the  registration  procedure  is  with  a  department  of  the  police  might  not  this  entail  discrimination  by

2.
comparison with the state(cid:146)s own nationals if the latter register with a civil authority?

3. Will the Commission draw its own conclusions on the basis of its answers to questions (1) and (2) above?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(16 June 1997)

One of the differences between a citizen of the Union who is a national of the Member State in which he/she
resides and a citizen of the Union who is not a national of the Member State in which he/she resides is that the
latter  must  be  issued  with  a  residence  permit  in  accordance  with  secondary  Community  law.  The  practical
procedures  for  the  issue  of  such  permits  are  determined  by  each  Member  State  in  accordance  with  its  own
administrative structure. It is not contrary to Community law for the authority which issues identity cards or
passport to the Member State’s own nationals to be different from that which issues residence permits to other
citizens of the Union.

(98/C 21/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1379/97

by David Thomas (PSE) to the Commission

(22 April 1997)

Subject: Import levels of soft fruits from the CEECs

Can the Commission confirm the level of imports of soft fruits, and in particular blackcurrants from the CEECs
over the last few years?