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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1831/97 by Spalato BELLERE' to the Commission. Increase in the incidence of hepatitis C
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: BELLERE, European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, blood transfusion, disease prevention, health legislation, infectious disease, pharmaceutical legislation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1831/97 by Spalato BELLERE' to the Commission. Increase in the incidence of hepatitis C  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0138 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1831/97 by Spalato Belleré (NI) to the Commission (28 May 1997)Subject: Increase in the incidence of hepatitis CThere has been a sharp and continuous increase in the incidence of hepatitis C in Europe which is transmitted in the blood (e.g. by transfusions). Would it not be an idea to provide incentives for enhancing prevention as regards both blood collection and transfusion procedures?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (2 July 1997)Based on a recent survey funded by the Commission, the estimated number of people infected (prevalence,) with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the Community ranges between 2.4 and 5 million, with prevalence rates varying from one Member State to the other. Data on the number of new cases (incidence) of hepatitis C, however, are not available to the Commission.Screening procedures for anti-hepatitis C antibodies in blood and plasma used both for transfusion as well as for the preparation of medicinal products derived from these sources are routinely used in the Member States. Moreover, Council Directive 89/381/EEC of 14 June 1989 extending the scope of Directives 65/65/EEC and 75/319/EEC on the approximation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to proprietary medicinal products and laying down special provisions for medicinal products derived from human blood or human plasma ((OJ L 181, 28.6.1989. )), requires the Member States to take all necessary measures to prevent transmission of infectious diseases in all medicinal products derived from blood and plasma.The Commission is currently investigating existing requirements in the Member States regarding donor selection and the screening of donations with a view to proposing Council recommendations for appropriate criteria in the Community.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1956/97 by Leonie van BLADEL to the Commission. Palestinians on the Libya-Egypt border
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: European Parliament, VAN BLADEL
Subjects: Egypt, Libya, Palestine question, cooperation agreement, exchange of information, frontier region, non-governmental organisation, refugee, report, return migration













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1956/97 by Leonie van BLADEL to the Commission. Palestinians on the Libya-Egypt border  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0145 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1956/97 by Leonie van Bladel (UPE) to the Commission (28 May 1997)Subject: Palestinians on the Libya-Egypt borderSince October 1995 several hundred Palestinians living in Libya have been forced to live in camps along the border with Egypt. The Libyan authorities only recently closed down a camp of 250 Palestinians.1. Can the Commission state what is happening to Palestinians in Libya's border region with Egypt?2. Can the Commission state what has happened to the 250 Palestinians recently removed back to Tripoli?Answer given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission (18 June 1997)1. According to the information that the Commission has received so far, the problem of the Palestinians staying in the Libyan-Egyptian border has now been completely solved. Reportedly, during the last Arab League ministerial summit in Cairo on 30-31 March 1997, President Arafat obtained the agreement of the Libyan authorities to allow the safe return of the last Palestinians trapped in the border area. Prior to this agreement, most Palestinians affected had managed to find their way out, either to the West Bank and Gaza Strip territory or to other Arab countries.2. The Commission has not received any reports, particularly from any of the non-governmental organisations that had been active in monitoring this problem, about the fate of the Palestinians readmitted into Libya.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1825/97 by Carles-Alfred GASOLIBA I BÖHM to the Commission. Imports of agricultural products in the autonomous community of Valencia
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: European Parliament, GASOLIBA I BOEHM
Subjects: Community of Valencia, Egypt, agricultural product, import, marketing, plant health control, potato, product quality, quality standard, third country













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1825/97 by Carles-Alfred GASOLIBA I BÖHM to the Commission. Imports of agricultural products in the autonomous community of Valencia  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0158 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1825/97 by Carles-Alfred Gasòliba i Böhm (ELDR) to the Commission (28 May 1997)Subject: Imports of agricultural products in the autonomous community of ValenciaThe autonomous community of Valencia imports large volumes of agricultural products from non-European Union countries, including wine, rice, vegetables, honey, dried fruits, tiger nuts and citrus fruits, which frequently arrive without undergoing any kind of monitoring or inspection as regards compliance with EU phytosanitary standards.As the Commission is aware, various consignments of Egyptian potatoes which do not comply with these standards have been found to have entered the region, and the associated risk remains.Can the Commission say what type of analogous monitoring measures are laid down for products imported from third countries as regards the application of quality standards laid down by the European Union, phytosanitary regulations and permitted levels of residues?Is the Commission taking account of the economic repercussions of such imports on maintaining farmers' incomes in the Mediterranean basin, and specifically in the Valencian agricultural region?How will the Commission effectively regulate these imports and compensate Valencian agriculture for the damage inflicted due to the lack of adequate monitoring of the above imports?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (24 June 1997)The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to Written Question E-1726/96 by Mr Vallvé ((OJ C 11, 13.1.1997. )).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1805/97 by Robert EVANS to the Commission. EU levy on Cassava products
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: EVANS, European Parliament
Subjects: agro-industry, cassava, common agricultural policy, customs duties, customs tariff, import levy, import policy, trade policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1805/97 by Robert EVANS to the Commission. EU levy on Cassava products  


Official Journal C 021 , 22/01/1998 P. 0097 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1805/97 by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Commission (28 May 1997)Subject: EU levy on Cassava productsWould the Commission explain the somewhat high levy that is placed upon the cassava products listed below.- Cassava dough 1901909999 / additional code 7010- Cassava flour 1901909975 / additional code 7015?Companies operating in my constituency are confused as to why the rate should be so high for these products.Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (4 July 1997)Processed agricultural products not covered by Annex II to the EC Treaty are subject to a trade regime established by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 ((OJ L 318, 20.12.1993. )) laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products. The regime aims to safeguard the commercial and agricultural policies of the Community.At import and like numerous other processed agricultural products subject to the regime, food preparations containing cassava falling under code 1901 90 99 of the combined nomenclature are subject to a duty comprising two parts - an ad valorem rate corresponding to industrial protection and a specific amount corresponding to the protection necessary for agricultural reasons.In accordance with the objectives of the common agricultural policy the specific amount takes account of the quantities of agricultural raw materials used in manufacture. It is based upon the duties applied to imports of the relevant raw materials in the natural state. The raw material import duties for cassava flour, cassava starch, potato starch and maize starch are identical.All the specific amounts which form part of the duty applied to processed agricultural products including food preparations containing cassava falling under code 1901 90 99 of the combined nomenclature were bound in the General agreement on tariffs and trade Uruguay Round settlement. These bindings were based upon the average of the levies applied over the period 1986 to 1988.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1940/97 by Fernando MONIZ to the Commission. Report of the European Centre for Research and Action against Racism and Xenophobia
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: European Parliament, MONIZ
Subjects: EU financing, Portugal, Roma, antisemitism, non-governmental organisation, racism, research report













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1940/97 by Fernando MONIZ to the Commission. Report of the European Centre for Research and Action against Racism and Xenophobia  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0160 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1940/97 by Fernando Moniz (PSE) to the Commission (28 May 1997)Subject: Report of the European Centre for Research and Action against Racism and XenophobiaIn a recent report of the European Centre for Research and Action against Racism and Xenophobia, references are made to Portugal which are distortions of the truth and are damaging to the country's image and the good name of the Portuguese people in general.Among other conclusions, it is claimed that 1996 was marked by racism and xenophobia against gypsies and that this situation is 'typical' of a certain 'institutionalized racism'.Even without making a priori value judgments, one may easily conclude that this affirmation is part of an unfair campaign against a country and a people which, in contrast to the claims made, offer in reality an authentic example of tolerance, civic values and democratic culture.Given that this report was produced with Commission funds (indeed, in some sections of the media its authorship was erroneously attributed to the Commission), does the Commission agree with its conclusions?If not, what initiatives will be taken to re-establish the truth?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (20 June 1997)The report to which the Honourable Member refers was compiled by the European Centre for Research and Action against Racism and Xenophobia. It is for the Centre to assume its responsibilities and, where appropriate, to rectify any errors.It is not up to the Commission to comment on the content of the report, which is in the nature of a scientific and academic study.However, the Commission wishes to point out that, although the non-governmental organisation benefited from Community funding to publish the report in question, this does not necessarily imply that the Commission supports the conclusions of the report.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1941/97 by Esko SEPPÄNEN to the Commission. Inviolability of EU officials
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: European Parliament, SEPPAENEN
Subjects: European Union, European official, Germany, administrative sanction, code of conduct, duties of civil servants, interest group, newspaper, political group, regulations for civil servants













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1941/97 by Esko SEPPÄNEN to the Commission. Inviolability of EU officials  


Official Journal C 045 , 10/02/1998 P. 0126 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1941/97 by Esko Seppänen (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (28 May 1997)Subject: Inviolability of EU officialsAn article headed 'Deutsche Delle' in issue 19/1997 of the German weekly magazine 'Der Spiegel' reported that the German political elite was calling for German EU officials to do more than hitherto to defend Germany's interests. The magazine based this claim, inter alia, on a memorandum by Karl-Heinz Florenz of the CDU/CSU, as well as on the opinions of other politicians.According to the EU Staff Regulations, officials are not permitted to take instructions from any Member State.Does the Commission believe that what the magazine says is true, and if so, what will it do to defend EU officials against national pressure brought to bear on them?Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (12 June 1997)Article 11 of the Staff Regulation of Officials of the European Communities stipulates that an official must carry out his duties and conduct himself solely with the interests of the Communities in mind; he must neither seek nor take instructions from any government, authority, organisation or person outside his institution.Under Article 86 any failure by an official or former official to comply with his obligations under the Staff Regulations, whether intentionally or through negligence on his part, will make him liable to disciplinary action.The Commission feels that no action need be taken to protect the independence of European officials as the Staff Regulations clearly and unambiguously require them to act impartially.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1958/97 by Per GAHRTON to the Commission. The principle of subsidiarity
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: European Parliament, GAHRTON
Subjects: EU law, EU office or agency, committee report, political responsibility, power of decision, principle of subsidiarity













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1958/97 by Per GAHRTON to the Commission. The principle of subsidiarity  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0161 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1958/97 by Per Gahrton (V) to the Commission (28 May 1997)Subject: The principle of subsidiarityUnder the Edinburgh agreement, the subsidiarity principle was to be applied more extensively. Will the Commission provide a list of all Community rules which have been amended since the agreement took effect so as to decentralize decision-making powers and transfer them from EU institutions to decision-making bodies closer to the citizen?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (17 June 1997)Since the Edinburgh European Council the Commission has been reporting regularly on what it has been doing about subsidiarity. The information requested by the Honourable Member can be found in the following reports on this subject:- Commission report to the European Council on the adaptation of Community legislation to the subsidiarity principleCOM(93) 545 final, submitted on 29 November 1993;- Commission report to the European Council on the application of the subsidiarity principle 1994COM(94) 533 final, submitted on 25 November 1994;- Better lawmaking, Commission report to the European Council on the application of the subsidiarity and proportionality principles, simplification and codificationCSE(95) 580 final, submitted on 24 November 1995;- Interim Commission report to the European Council on the application of the subsidiarity and proportionality principlesCSE(96) 2 final, submitted on 14 June 1996;- Better lawmaking 1996, Commission report to the European Council on the application of the subsidiarity and proportionality principles, simplification and codificationCSE(96) 7 final, submitted on 27 November 1996.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1817/97 by Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Milk quotas
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: CABEZON ALONSO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, common agricultural policy, common organisation of markets, exchange of information, milk, production quota

C 21/100

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22. 1. 98

(98/C 21/204)

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by Jesu·s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission

(28 May 1997)

Subject: Milk quotas

Can the Commission confirm that, having analysed the milk market in the European Union, it will propose to the
Council that the production quota system in this sector be maintained until the year 2005?

Will this mean that there will be no changes to the milk quotas allocated to each of the countries of the European
Union?

(98/C 21/205)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1818/97

by Jesu·s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission

(28 May 1997)

Subject: Milk market in the European Union

What basic principles will the Commission include in its document analysing the situation of the milk market in
the European Union?

What time-scale does the Commission envisage for revising the COM for milk products?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-1817/97 and E-1818/97
given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(27 June 1997)

In December 1992 the system of dairy quotas was extended until 31 March 2000. Discussions should now begin
on the arrangements to be applied at a later date.

With this in mind, the Commission began by drawing up two working papers (cid:145)CAP 2000 long-term forecasts(cid:146)
and (cid:145)Situation and prospects in the dairy sector(cid:146) which have recently been published and sent to Parliament. The
Honourable Member is referred to them.

At this stage, it is therefore premature to give an opinion on any renewal of the system and its application.

(98/C 21/206)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1819/97

by Jesu· s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission

(28 May 1997)

Subject: BSE and possible sanctions against officials

Bearing in mind the research and conclusions of the special parliamentary committee which studied the origins
and development of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the possible failures to comply with Community
legislation,  will  the  Commission  instigate  and,  where  appropriate,  decide  on  administrative  penalties  against
Commission officials?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(30 June 1997)

The Commission will act, conforming to the statute, in taking the appropriate measures, both at the level of the
organisation of its services, and at the level of the individual measures, that it judges to be necessary.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1826/97 by Concepció FERRER to the Commission. Management of the Ecos-Ouverture programme
Date: 1997-05-28
Institutions: European Parliament, FERRER
Subjects: CIS countries, Central and Eastern Europe, EU programme, Mediterranean region (EU), management, regional and local authorities

10. 2. 98

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C 45/109

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1823/97

by Carmen D(cid:14)·ez de Rivera Icaza (PSE) to the Commission

(28 May 1997)

Subject: Tissue for transplants

The reply given by Mr Flynn to my written question no E-1126/97 (1) is not satisfactory, since it does not answer
the points raised.

Does the Commission intend, in the near future, to establish a system for registering the checks carried out to
monitor the origin and destination of tissue obtained for transplants where such tissue comes from any of the
Member States?

(1)  OJ C 319, 18.10.1997, p. 233.

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(27 June 1997)

The Commission has no plans to make proposals with regard to the establishment of a register for the traceability
of the origin and destination of human tissues. This is the responsibility of the organisations involved in organ
transplantation and tissue typing and of the authorities in the Member States.

(98/C 45/137)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1826/97

by Concepcio· Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(28 May 1997)

Subject: Management of the Ecos-Ouverture programme

The  Ecos-Ouverture  programme  allows  projects  to  be  submitted  for  cooperation  between  regional  and  local
authorities in the EU and local authorities in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the newly independent
states  of  the  former  Soviet  Union  and  the  countries  of  the  Mediterranean  basin.  The  programme  has  been
managed through the Council of European Municipalities and Regions and the Assembly of European Regions.

However, it appears that, as from this year, the programme is to be managed by a private body designated by the
Commission, to the detriment of the above two organizations.

Can the Commission say whether this information is correct and, if so, what reasons led to this change in the
programme(cid:146)s  management  and  what  advantages  will  this  change  have  by  comparison  with  the  previous
situation?

What procedures will the Commission follow in selecting the body which will be entrusted with the programme(cid:146)s
management?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(3 July 1997)

With regard to the way technical assistance under the ECOS-Ouverture programme will be structured in future,
the Commission is examining about 60 proposals received after publication in the Official Journal of a call for
expressions of interest in this regard.

The network of local authorities that until now was responsible for monitoring the ECOS-Ouverture programme
also submitted a proposal.

The proposals will be examined in strict accordance with current procedures. The Commission intends to take a
decision before the end of the year.