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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1873/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Fifth framework programme
Date: 1997-05-30
Institutions: European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: EU programme, animal experimentation, protection of animals, research

10. 2. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 45/115

(98/C 45/144)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1865/97

by Lis Jensen (I-EDN) to the Commission

(27 May 1997)

Subject: Radioactive scrap metal in cans

According to a note from the Danish Environment and Energy Ministry, the Commission has decided to serve a
letter of formal notice concerning lifting of the Danish ban on the marketing of beer and soft drinks in metal
packaging.

The waste-reprocessing company, British Nuclear Fuels, decontaminates and recycles radioactive scrap metal
and, in its own view, keeps below the 400 Bq per kg limit value for metal which may be used in the manufacture
of cans.

In view of its wish to see the Danish ban lifted, will the Commission take account of the potential risk of radiation
from  metal  from  such  sources  and  incorporate  this  factor  in  any  assessment  of  the  impact  on  health  and  the
environment which it might undertake?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 1997)

Will the Honourable Member please refer to the joint answer given by the Commission to his written question
P-1650/97 and Mr Scho¤rling(cid:146)s P-1654/97 (1).

(1)  OJ C 373, 9.12.1997, p. 152.

(98/C 45/145)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1873/97

by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission

(30 May 1997)

Subject: Fifth framework programme

With regard to the section of the fifth framework programme relating to the living world and the ecosystem, the
Commission has announced its commitment to projects concerning (cid:145)the cell factory(cid:146) and (cid:145)health and food(cid:146).

1.  Will experiments on animals be scheduled or permitted for this purpose?

2. 

If so, will acceptance of projects be linked to compliance with the 50% reduction in the use of animals in
experiments announced by the Commission in the fifth programme on the environment?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(10 July 1997)

In  its  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  on  the  Fifth  Framework  Programme  for  research,  technological
development and demonstration projects (1998-2002) (1) put forward by the Commission it is stipulated that: as
far as possible animal experiments and tests on animals shall be replaced by in-vitro or other alternative methods.
Experiments on animals are not precluded. It shall be limited to cases where it is necessary and there are no
alternatives.

(1)  Doc. COM(97) 142.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1861/97 by Carlos PIMENTA to the Council. Entrance to medical specializations in the European Union
Date: 1997-05-30
Institutions: European Parliament, PIMENTA
Subjects: EU Member State, European language, administrative formalities, language teaching, medical specialisation, recognition of diplomas, vocational training

17. 3. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 82/17

(98/C 82/23)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1821/97

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

(29 May 1997)

Subject: Activities of publicly-owned Spanish shipyards

The Commission has informed the Spanish Government of its decision to extend the procedure concerning the
aid granted to publicly-owned shipyards (1).

Pending  further  information  from  the  Spanish  authorities,  the  Commission  appears  to  accept  that  Astander
(Astilleros  de  Santander)  should  cease  building  new  vessels  and  should  maintain  its  activities  of  (cid:145)repair  and
conversions(cid:146).

What arguments has the Spanish Government put forward which would make it possible to prevent Astander
from continuing to carry out (cid:145)conversions(cid:146)?

Has the Council taken any firm decision in this connection?

(1)  OJ C 53, 22.2.1997, p. 3.

Answer

(28 October 1997)

At  its  meeting  on  24  April  1997,  as  part  of  a  compromise  package,  the  Industry  Council  reached  political
agreement on

›  conclusions on the future of shipbuilding and

›  a proposal for a Regulation concerning aid to certain shipyards under restructuring, the purpose of which is
grant aid to certain shipyards in Germany, Spain and Greece. The Council formally adopted that Regulation
at its meeting on 2 june 1997 (1). In the case of Spain in particular, the shipyard at Astander will carry out
conversions as long as it remains in public ownership.

(1)  OJ L 148, 6.6.1997, p. 1.

(98/C 82/24)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1861/97

by Carlos Pimenta (PPE) to the Council

(30 May 1997)

Subject: Entrance to medical specializations in the European Union

What administrative formalities are required for a graduate in medicine to embark on a medical specialization
(e.g. in surgery) in each of the EU Member States, with particular regard to the entrance examinations and the
existence or otherwise of a requirement to take a test in the language of the Member State concerned?

Answer

(16 October 1997)

Directives 93/16/EEC lays down that:

›  Member States shall recognize diplomas in medecine (listed in Article 3) awarded to nationals of the other
Member States which have been obtained in the due manner (in accordance with Article 23 of the Directive)
by giving such persons the right to pursue the activities of a doctor on the same terms as apply to their own
nationals to whom they have awarded a diploma in medecine (Article 2).

›  nationals of Member States wishing to acquire a specialist qualification which is not awarded in their State of
origin must fulfil the conditions of training applied to nationals of the host Member State (Article 8).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1854/97 by Joaquín SISÓ CRUELLAS to the Commission. Subsidy for the Instituto Ramón J. Sender, Fraga, Spain
Date: 1997-05-30
Institutions: European Parliament, SISO CRUELLAS
Subjects: EU aid, Italy, Spain, competence of the Member States, cultural relations, decentralisation, medieval history, research project, travel, university













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1854/97 by Joaquín SISÓ CRUELLAS to the Commission. Subsidy for the Instituto Ramón J. Sender, Fraga, Spain  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0139 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1854/97 by Joaquín Sisó Cruellas (PPE) to the Commission (30 May 1997)Subject: Subsidy for the Instituto Ramón J. Sender, Fraga, SpainOn 30 October 1996 the Instituto de Educación Secundaria y Bachillerato Ramón J. Sender, in Fraga, Aragon, Spain, submitted an application to the European Union under the Socrates pogramme (subprogamme Lingua, Action E - joint educational projects for language learning). The aim of the application was to obtain financial assistance to enable an exchange to take place with the Instituto Fabio Besta in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, as the two establishments are working on a historical research project, entitled 'Vestiges of the Crown of Aragon in the County of Modica, Sicily', to investigate the links and linguistic, cultural and historical ties between Aragon, Catalonia and Sicily which are due to the fact that they all belonged to the Crown of Aragon. The pupils of the school in Fraga had planned to make their trip in April, following the visit of the Italians pupils to their town in March, but have not received the requested subsidy and have been obliged to postpone it. This has aroused indignation, as the Italian school did receive a subsidy for the same project.Why has the Instituto Fabio Besta been granted a subsidy but not the Instituto de Educación Secundaria y Bachillerato Ramón J. Sender, when both are working on the same project?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (25 June 1997)Lingua action E (joint educational projects for language learning) of the Socrates programme is a decentralised action. Decisions regarding allocations of grants are taken by the national agencies appointed in the Member States, within the available budget. The selection criteria are laid down at a European level, and they may be complemented by national priorities.In this particular case, at the time of the selection concerned, the Spanish national agency could only accept 79 projects with the available budget, and was obliged to put 59 on a reserve list.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1991/97 by Joan COLOM I NAVAL to the Commission. Execution of the Structural Funds 1994-1996
Date: 1997-05-30
Institutions: COLOM I NAVAL, European Parliament
Subjects: Community support framework, EU publication, Structural Funds, commitment of expenditure, exchange of information, project management

10. 2. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 45/137

The Commission has sent the Council a proposal (3), now under examination by Parliament, for a Regulation on
promotional  action  for  quality  beef.  This  provides  for  funding  of  an  information  campaign  on  the  new
Community labelling system.

(1)  OJ L 132, 29.5.1993.
(2)  OJ L 117, 7.5.1997.
(3)  COM(97) 70 final.

(98/C 45/177)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1991/97

by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission

(30 May 1997)

Subject: Execution of the Structural Funds 1994-1996

The Commission replied to my written question P-1877/96 (1) with two tables giving a breakdown, by Member
State and by fund, of the execution of the Community support frameworks in 1994 and 1995 with respect to
programme planning. It also provided a table setting out the state of execution by Member State over those two
years.

Could the Commission provide the equivalent information in the same format, to facilitate comparison, for the
year 1996 and the three-year period 1994-1996?

(1)  OJ C 345, 15.11.1996. p. 111.

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(30 June 1997)

The Honourable Member will find the information requested in a table which is being sent directly to him and to
Parliament’s Secretariat.

The Commission would also point out that a working paper analysing the utilisation of the Structural Funds over
the period 1994-1996 is being prepared and will shortly be transmitted to the budgetary authority.

(98/C 45/178)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1992/97

by Jose· Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(30 May 1997)

Subject: Destruction of Spanish products by French farmers

Despite the warnings issued by the Commission, French farmers are continuing to destroy Spanish agricultural
products, while the French authorities are not taking effective measures to stop this.

On 24 May 1997 yet another act of wanton vandalism occurred, in Brignoles (near Marseille), where some 400
farmers wrecked a warehouse of Spanish fruit and vegetables, emptying the cold stores and destroying apples,
peppers, tomatoes and other fruit and vegetables intended for the French market.

The same day, the French Minister of Agriculture, Mr Philippe Vasseur, asked the national Directorate-General
for Competition to operate stricter quality controls for products sold on the French market, especially tomatoes ›
most of which come from Spain.

What plans does the Commission have to take effective action to oblige the French government to put an end to
this policy which distorts the Community(cid:146)s competition rules, and to stop these acts of wanton vandalism which
are contrary to the most elementary citizens(cid:146) rights?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1868/97 by Fernando FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN to the Commission. Basis of the Commission's appeal against the final report on a common organization of the market
Date: 1997-05-30
Institutions: European Parliament, FERNANDEZ MARTIN
Subjects: ACP countries, EU aid, World Trade Organisation, agreement (EU), common commercial policy, common organisation of markets, economic consequence, report, tropical fruit

C 60/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 2. 98

In the absence of additional information from the Honourable Member, the Commission considers that the said
administrative office of Alitalia, the party that has concluded the contract, is not an entity required to comply with
Directive 93/38/EEC.

Nor  is  Alitalia  S.p.A  a  body  governed  by  public  law  within  the  meaning  of  Council  Directive  92/50/EEC  of
18  June  1992  relating  to  the  co-ordination  of  procedures  for  the  award  of  public  service  contracts (2).  In
accordance with Article 1(b) of the said Directive, a body governed by public law must be any body established
for  the  specific  purpose  of  meeting  needs  in  the  general  interest,  not  having  an  industrial  or  commercial
character, which is not a characteristic of Alitalia S.p.A.

The Commission therefore considers that neither Alitalia’s agreement with the taxi co-operative (cid:145)3570(cid:146) nor its
contract with RAMP fall within the scope of Directives 93/38/EEC and 92/50/EEC.

(1)  OJ L 199, 9.8.1993.
(2)  OJ L 209, 24.7.1992.

(98/C 60/91)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1860/97

by Doeke Eisma (ELDR) to the Commission

(30 May 1997)

Subject: Narcolepsy

1. 

Is it true that consideration is being given at European level to deprive all people suffering from sleeping
disturbances, including people with narcolepsy, of the right to take part in motorized transport?

2.  What is the situation in the various Member States?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(26 June 1997)

The Commission would point out that this question is exactly the same as the Honourable Member(cid:146)s Written
Question E-1742/97.

The  Commission  would  therefore  refer  the  Honourable  Member  to  the  answer  it  has  already  given  to  that
question (1).

(1)  See page 40.

(98/C 60/92)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1868/97

by Fernando Ferna·ndez Mart(cid:14)·n (PPE) to the Commission

(30 May 1997)

Subject: Basis of the Commission(cid:146)s appeal against the final report on a common organization of the market

Ever since it came into being, the COM in bananas established under Regulation 404/93 (1) has been attacked on
all sides by all kinds of manoeuvres. The aim of the COM was to devise a Community system for the banana
market which would be compatible with the needs of the single market as well as existing agreements with the
ACP states. The final report of the panel affects rights and interests of vital economic and social importance for
the ACP states.

What measures does the Commission plan to take to defend the existing agreements with the ACP states?

(1)  OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1990/97 by Caroline JACKSON to the Commission. Information on the amount of EC aid granted to the Country of Wiltshire since June 1994 (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1997-05-30
Institutions: European Parliament, JACKSON CAROLINE
Subjects: EAGGF, EU financing, EU programme, EU research policy, European Social Fund, South East (England), environmental protection

C 117/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 4. 98

For example, a large part of the figure for Spain is accounted for by the Puertollano IGCC project, for which the
aid of over MECU 50 is shared in varying proportions by several other countries.

The production cost of deep-mined coal in the Member States which have this type of industry is as follows:

Germany
Spain
France
United Kingdom

ECU/tonne of output

159
133
126
43

(98/C 117/04)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1990/97

by Caroline Jackson (PPE) to the Commission

(30 May 1997)

Subject: Information on the amount of EC aid granted to the County of Wiltshire since June 1994

Can the Commission state the total amount of Community aid granted to the County of Wiltshire, in the UK,
since June 1994, under:

1. 

the European Social Fund;

2. 

the Fourth Research Framework Programme;

3.  Community programmes in the environment and energy fields;

4. 

the EAGGF, Guidance and Guarantee sections;

5.  other Community Programmes?

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(17 October 1997)

In  view  of  the  length  of  its  answer,  the  Commission  is  sending  it  direct  to  the  Honourable  Member  and  to
Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

Since the Honourable Member has stated that this is a priority question, the Commission would remind her that
under Parliament(cid:146)s rules of procedure priority questions are those which (cid:145)require an immediate answer but no
detailed research(cid:146).

(98/C 117/05)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2020/97

by In(cid:152) igo Me·ndez de Vigo (PPE) to the Council

(18 June 1997)

Subject: Cohesion Fund

When he spoke to the plenary of the European Parliament on 14 May 1997 the President-in-Office of the Council
of Ministers said that at present no position could be adopted regarding the continuation of the Cohesion Fund in
the financial perspective after 1999.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1875/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Community laboratory (Decision 97/260/EC)
Date: 1997-05-30
Institutions: European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: Community body, EU control, animal disease, animal experimentation, health control, mollusc, research body, veterinary inspection













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1875/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Community laboratory (Decision 97/260/EC)  


Official Journal C 045 , 10/02/1998 P. 0116 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1875/97 by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission (30 May 1997)Subject: Community laboratory (Decision 97/260/EC)With reference to Decision 97/260/EC ((OJ L 104, 22.4.1997, p. 31.)) of 2 April 1997 on the Community reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc diseases, will the Commission say:1. whether experiments on animals will be scheduled or permitted for this purpose?2. if so, whether acceptance of projects will be linked to compliance with the 50% reduction in the use of animals in experiments announced by the Commission in the fifth programme on the environment?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (24 June 1997)The functions and duties of the Community reference laboratory for diseases of bivalve molluscs are described in Annex B to Council Directive 95/70/EC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases affecting bivalve molluscs ((OJ L 332, 30.12.1995. )). These functions and duties are related to the diagnosis of diseases affecting bivalve molluscs. These are based on histopathology and do not involve experiments with animals.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1990/97 by Caroline JACKSON to the Commission. Information on the amount of EC aid granted to the Country of Wiltshire since June 1994
Date: 1997-05-30
Institutions: European Parliament, JACKSON CAROLINE
Subjects: EAGGF, EU financing, EU programme, EU research policy, European Social Fund, South East (England), environmental protection













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1990/97 by Caroline JACKSON to the Commission. Information on the amount of EC aid granted to the Country of Wiltshire since June 1994  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0148 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1990/97 by Caroline Jackson (PPE) to the Commission (30 May 1997)Subject: Information on the amount of EC aid granted to the Country of Wiltshire since June 1994Can the Commission state the total amount of Community aid granted to the County of Wiltshire, in the UK, since June 1994, under:1. the European Social Fund;2. the Fourth Research Framework Programme;3. Community programmes in the environment and energy fields;4. the EAGGF, Guidance and Guarantee sections;5. other Community Programmes?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (27 June 1997)The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible.