WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1442/97 by Roberto MEZZAROMA to the Commission. European policy in the areas of construction and infrastructure
Date: 1997-04-28
Institutions: European Parliament, MEZZAROMA
Subjects: EU body, EU institution, European Union, building, building industry, construction policy, exchange of information, job creation

C 45/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 2. 98

For 1996, the training programmes were selected using the professional expertise procedure provided for by the
Decision, on the basis of their European dimension. The European value added is assessed by looking at the
course  content,  accessibility  for  non-nationals,  partnerships  with  industry  and  the  prospects  for  network
formation.

With a provisional budget of ECU 45 million for a five-year period, the training section of the second Media
Programme is designed to meet all the requirements identified in the preparatory phase through consultations
with  all  concerned.  The  objectives  are:  to  enable  professionals  to  develop  their  activities  at  European  and
international level by giving them the chance to update their skills; to enable organisations involved in training
(training  centres,  businesses,  professional  associations  etc.)  the  opportunity  to  give  their  courses  a  European
dimension and to encourage them to include market-oriented material; and, lastly, to foster the emergence of a
network of training opportunities by facilitating exchanges of know-how and experience.

3.
In line with the timetable laid down in Council Decision 95/563/EC establishing Media II (cid:150) Development
and  Disitribution,„  the  Commission  sent  the  Media  Committee  a  study  on  implementation  of  the  automatic
support system for cinema distribution at the end of 1996, the Programme’s first year. On the basis of this study
and feedback gathered by the Media Committee through regular consultations on how the system was working,
the Commission presented draft guidelines for the system to the Committee at its meeting on 22 April.

The system should be operational by the second half of 1997, if the timetable is observed.

(1)  OJ L 321, 30.12.1995.

(98/C 45/38)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1440/97

by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission

(28 April 1997)

Subject: Additions to cod liver oil

Can the Commission please clarify the situation with regard to additions of vitamins to cod liver oil as a result of
European Union regulations.

Is this in fact the case, and if so, what additions have been made and why?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(5 June 1997)

There are no Community rules providing for the compulsory addition of vitamins to cod liver oil.

(98/C 45/39)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1442/97

by Roberto Mezzaroma (UPE) to the Commission

(28 April 1997)

Subject: European policy in the areas of construction and infrastructure

In view of the major importance to the EU of the construction and building sector › both private and public ›
and of infrastructure (highways, civil engineering works) both for growth and employment, can the Commission
state if and when it intends to submit a draft communication on this subject in a sector of activity that is crucial
for the future of the Union?