WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2081/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Flags of convenience and the EU fleet
Date: 1997-06-19
Institutions: European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, competition law, crew, employment policy, flag of convenience, maritime transport, ship's flag, tax system

25. 2. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 60/91

2.
Each protected area is governed by a protected area management board (PAMB). The involvement of the
indigenous peoples in the management of the National integrated protected area system (NIPAS) is through their
representation in the PAMB in their respective area. Section 11 of Republic Act number 7586 of 1992, prescribes
that one representative of each tribal community shall be a member of the PAMB. There is no provision for the
percentage of posts held by indigenous communities, but each distinct community has a seat on the PAMB.

3.
Besides  the  appraisals  described  under  point  1,  NIPAP  maintains  regular  contact  with  the  indigenous
communities through their representatives at the PAMB. The national co-director of NIPAP sits as a non-voting
member at the PAMB, and exchanges information regarding plans and activities of NIPAP. The PAMB is due to
meet at least twice a year, but in practice meetings take place more frequently. NIPAP further maintains contact
with the indigenous communities at grass roots level through the implementation of information, education and
communication (IEC) activities.

4.
During  the  inception  phase  of  the  NIPAP,  a  series  of  consultations  have  been  held  informing  the
communities and their representatives about the planned project activities. Following these initial consultations,
NIPAP  is  holding  further  consultations  and  organising  workshops  with  those  directly  concerned.  These
occasions  have  been  used  to  distribute  documentation  containing  detailed  information  about  the  bilateral
agreement  between  the  Commission  and  the  Philippines  on  NIPAP.  Furthermore,  this  information  has  been
disseminated through the IEC activities.

(98/C 60/129)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2079/97

by Mair Morgan (PSE) to the Commission

(19 June 1997)

Subject: Expert groups

How many expert and advisory groups are used by the Commission in total and in each DG? How many of these
groups are used for the purpose of project selection?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(31 July 1997)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the list of committees contained in Annex 1 to the
general budget of the European Union for the financial year 1997, and to the note on the operation of committees
in 1995 that was sent to Parliament on 28 June 1996.

(98/C 60/130)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2081/97

by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission

(19 June 1997)

Subject: Flags of convenience and the EU fleet

As the Commission will know, Community shipowners and seamen are unjustly penalized by increasingly stiff
competition from vessels flying flags of convenience, owing mainly from the fact that they are subject to much
heavier taxation than shipowners and seamen from non-Community countries.

Given the above, would the Commission not agree that:

1.  appropriate fiscal, social and administrative measures should be taken to put an end to the discrimination

from which Community shipowners and seamen are currently suffering?

2.  with a view to ensuring that the Union and Member States(cid:146) flags are flown by the gigantic Community fleet
sailing on the world(cid:146)s seas, the relief measures provided for in the 1989 Directive should be implemented as
soon  as  possible,  so  as  to  enable  Community  vessels  compete  on  equal  terms  with  the  huge  number  of
vessels flying flags of convenience?