do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2180/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Demonstration of genetic modification
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: crop production, food inspection, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, genetically modified organism, human nutrition, new product, seed, vegetable protein

17. 3. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 82/39

(98/C 82/65)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2178/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulastion No 258/97 › Demonstration methods

1.
Is  the  intention  also  to  use  indirect  detection  methods  in  order  to  be  able  to  determine  the  changes
characteristic of genetically modified varieties (e.g. modified fatty acid samples in oil from genetically modified
soya beans)?

2. Will such significant changes be recorded and collected as alternative detection possiblities for monitoring
bodies?

(98/C 82/66)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2180/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Demonstration of genetic modification

How will the criterion of demonstrable genetic modification be applied to seeds if the new protein(s) is/are

1.
only formed, and can be demonstrated to exist, in plants?

2. What assessment methods are to be used in future to distinguish between different batches of seeds?

(98/C 82/67)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2182/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 -Application of sensitivity limit values

Are the sensitivity limits used to demonstrate genetic modification to be continuously updated in line with the
state of the art?

(98/C 82/68)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2186/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Laboratory standards

Are  there  generally  binding  procedures  and  prescribed  reporting  methods  for  the  work  to  be  carried  out  in
laboratories?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2160/97, E-2162/97, E-2164/97, E-2166/97,
E-2176/97, E-2178/97, E-2180/97, E-2182/97 and E-2186/97

(28 October 1997)

As  specified  in  Article  8(1)(a)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  258/97  (1),  an  appropriate  analysis  should  be  able,  if
necessary,  to  demonstrate  that  certain  characteristics  of  a  novel  food  or  food  ingredient  (cid:147)are  different  in
comparison  with  a  conventional  food  or  food  ingredient,  having  regard  to  the  accepted  limits  of  natural
variations for such characteristics(cid:148). It should also be noted that any arrangements for applying Article 8 will be
adopted in accordance with the (Committee) procedure provided for in Article 13.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2161/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - 'appropriate analysis'
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: consumer information, consumer protection, crop production, environmental protection, food inspection, foodstuffs legislation, genetically modified organism, human nutrition, labelling, new product

25. 2. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 60/109

(98/C 60/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2199/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Recording data on novel food products

What authorities are responsible, pursuant to the novel food regulation, for recording data in databases on all
products which are approved or which have been registered?

(98/C 60/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2201/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Access to data on novel food products

Will there be public access to these data banks, or will some data be subject to confidentiality?

(98/C 60/187)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2203/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Publication of data on novel food products

Will both the scientific data that have been submitted and the evaluation of such data be published?

(98/C 60/188)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2205/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Transparency of authorizations of novel food products

1.

2.

How will the requisite level of long-term public transparency and information be guaranteed?

Are the consumer organizations to be informed of all the products that have been authorized?

3. What guarantees are there that this information will be complete and up-to-date?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2113/97, E-2115/97, E-2117/97, E-2119/97,
E-2121/97, E-2123/97, E-2127/97, E-2129/97, E-2131/97, E-2133/97, E-2135/97, E-2137/97,
E-2139/97, E-2141/97, E-2143/97, E-2145/97, E-2147/97, E-2149/97, E-2151/97, E-2153/97,
E-2155/97, E-2157/97, E-2159/97, E-2161/97, E-2163/97, E-2165/97, E-2167/97, E-2169/97,
E-2171/97, E-2173/97, E-2175/97, E-2177/97, E-2179/97, E-2181/97, E-2183/97, E-2185/97,
E-2187/97, E-2189/97, E-2191/97, E-2193/97, E-2195/97, E-2197/97, E-2199/97, E-2201/97,
E-2203/97 and E-2205/97
given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(17 September 1997)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as
soon as possible.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2172/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Financial requirements for monitoring
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: financing method, food inspection, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition, new product, producer organisation, research body, vocational training

C 82/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 3. 98

The questions are worded in such a way that it is difficult to identify the checks or monitoring to which the
Honourable Member refers. The general provisions of Community legislation on the monitoring of foodstuffs
are in any event applicable.

Regarding  the  assessments  to  be  carried  out  under  Articles  4  and  6  of  Regulation  No  258/97,  the  detailed
arrangements, and notable the role of the Member States as  regards the assessment bodies, are laid down in
Article 4(3) and Article 6(2) to (4), supplemented, where Commission will publish recommendations concerning
the  scientifc  aspects  of  the  preparation  of  the  initial  assessment  reports.  These  provisions  are  supplemented,
where appropriate, by the relevant provisions of Directive 90/220/EEC (2).

Regarding methods of analysis, it will be recalled that Article 4 of Directive 93/99/EEC (3) provides that Member
States  shall  ensure  that  the  validation  of  methods  of  analysis  used  within  the  context  of  official  control  of
foodstuffs complies whenever possible with certain criteria laid down in Directive 85/591/EEC (4) concerning the
introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human
consumption.

(1)  OJ L 43, 14.2.1997.
(2)  OJ L 117, 8.5.1990.
(3)  OJ L 290, 24.11.1993.
(4)  OJ L 372, 31.12.1985.

(98/C 82/69)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2168/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 97/258 › Carrying out monitoring

Are  there  any  initiatives  aimed  at  setting  up  special  laboratories  to  carry  out  the  monitoring  duties  in  food
monitoring bodies?

(98/C 82/70)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2170/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Staff required for monitoring

1.

2.

Are the staffing requirements for the various monitoring methods available, or will they be created?

Are there to be any special training measures for staff?

(98/C 82/71)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2172/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Financial requirements for monitoring

Have additional appropriations been included in the budgets in the light of the likely duties?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2203/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Publication of data on novel food products (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: consumer protection, crop production, dissemination of information, foodstuffs legislation, genetically modified organism, health risk, human nutrition, new product, public health

C 174/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

8. 6. 98

(98/C 174/41)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2195/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Recording the origins of novel food products

Are manufacturing firms obliged, as part of quality control, to keep a record of the origin of all ingredients used
in food production and, where required, to forward such records to the authorities?

(98/C 174/42)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2197/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Assessing the effects of the consumption of novel food products

1.
How, and by whom, is the monitoring system called for by the Scientific Committee for Food (opinion on
the assessment of novel foods, III/5915/97) for gathering information on the short- and long-term effects of the
consumption of novel foods to be carried out once it has been introduced?

2. What data are to be recorded and over what period?

3. Will the results of the monitoring programme be made available to the public?

(98/C 174/43)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2199/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Recording data on novel food products

What authorities are responsible, pursuant to the novel food regulation, for recording data in databases on all
products which are approved or which have been registered?

(98/C 174/44)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2201/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Access to data on novel food products

Will there be public access to these data banks, or will some data be subject to confidentiality?

(98/C 174/45)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2203/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Publication of data on novel food products

Will both the scientific data that have been submitted and the evaluation of such data be published?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2179/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Demonstration methods
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: consumer information, consumer protection, crop production, environmental protection, food inspection, foodstuffs legislation, genetically modified organism, human nutrition, labelling, new product

25. 2. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 60/109

(98/C 60/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2199/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Recording data on novel food products

What authorities are responsible, pursuant to the novel food regulation, for recording data in databases on all
products which are approved or which have been registered?

(98/C 60/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2201/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Access to data on novel food products

Will there be public access to these data banks, or will some data be subject to confidentiality?

(98/C 60/187)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2203/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Publication of data on novel food products

Will both the scientific data that have been submitted and the evaluation of such data be published?

(98/C 60/188)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2205/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Transparency of authorizations of novel food products

1.

2.

How will the requisite level of long-term public transparency and information be guaranteed?

Are the consumer organizations to be informed of all the products that have been authorized?

3. What guarantees are there that this information will be complete and up-to-date?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2113/97, E-2115/97, E-2117/97, E-2119/97,
E-2121/97, E-2123/97, E-2127/97, E-2129/97, E-2131/97, E-2133/97, E-2135/97, E-2137/97,
E-2139/97, E-2141/97, E-2143/97, E-2145/97, E-2147/97, E-2149/97, E-2151/97, E-2153/97,
E-2155/97, E-2157/97, E-2159/97, E-2161/97, E-2163/97, E-2165/97, E-2167/97, E-2169/97,
E-2171/97, E-2173/97, E-2175/97, E-2177/97, E-2179/97, E-2181/97, E-2183/97, E-2185/97,
E-2187/97, E-2189/97, E-2191/97, E-2193/97, E-2195/97, E-2197/97, E-2199/97, E-2201/97,
E-2203/97 and E-2205/97
given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(17 September 1997)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as
soon as possible.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1256/97 of 25 June 1997 amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operations of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural holding, confidentiality, farm accountancy data network, farm income, tax system













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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1256/97 of 25 June 1997 amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operations of agricultural holdings in the European Economic CommunityTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Regulation No 79/65/EEC of the Council of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operations of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (3), lays down certain restrictions on the use of accountancy data from agricultural holdings and other individual details obtained in implementation of that Regulation; whereas, given the risk that information supplied by a farmer could be used for purposes other than those provided for in the above Regulation, the prohibition on any unauthorized use of such information should be reinforced; whereas, therefore, the Regulation in question should be amended,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Article 15 (1) of Regulation No 79/65/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:'1. It shall be prohibited to use for taxation purposes any individual accountancy data or other individual details obtained in implementation of this Regulation, or to divulge or use such data for purposes other than those specified in Article 1.`Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. VAN AARTSEN(1) OJ No C 127, 24. 4. 1997, p. 15.(2) OJ No C 167, 2. 6. 1997.(3) OJ No 109, 23. 6. 1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2801/95 (OJ No L 291, 6. 12. 1995, p. 3).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2169/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - carrying out monitoring
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: consumer information, consumer protection, crop production, environmental protection, food inspection, foodstuffs legislation, genetically modified organism, human nutrition, labelling, new product

25. 2. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 60/109

(98/C 60/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2199/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Recording data on novel food products

What authorities are responsible, pursuant to the novel food regulation, for recording data in databases on all
products which are approved or which have been registered?

(98/C 60/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2201/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Access to data on novel food products

Will there be public access to these data banks, or will some data be subject to confidentiality?

(98/C 60/187)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2203/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Publication of data on novel food products

Will both the scientific data that have been submitted and the evaluation of such data be published?

(98/C 60/188)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2205/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Transparency of authorizations of novel food products

1.

2.

How will the requisite level of long-term public transparency and information be guaranteed?

Are the consumer organizations to be informed of all the products that have been authorized?

3. What guarantees are there that this information will be complete and up-to-date?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2113/97, E-2115/97, E-2117/97, E-2119/97,
E-2121/97, E-2123/97, E-2127/97, E-2129/97, E-2131/97, E-2133/97, E-2135/97, E-2137/97,
E-2139/97, E-2141/97, E-2143/97, E-2145/97, E-2147/97, E-2149/97, E-2151/97, E-2153/97,
E-2155/97, E-2157/97, E-2159/97, E-2161/97, E-2163/97, E-2165/97, E-2167/97, E-2169/97,
E-2171/97, E-2173/97, E-2175/97, E-2177/97, E-2179/97, E-2181/97, E-2183/97, E-2185/97,
E-2187/97, E-2189/97, E-2191/97, E-2193/97, E-2195/97, E-2197/97, E-2199/97, E-2201/97,
E-2203/97 and E-2205/97
given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(17 September 1997)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as
soon as possible.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2190/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Submission of genetically modified basic varieties and varieties bred from them
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: exchange of information, food inspection, foodstuff, genetically modified organism, human nutrition, marketing, new product, originating product, product quality

C 82/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 3. 98

(98/C 82/75)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2190/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Submission of genetically modified basic varieties and varieties

bred from them

Is it intended for the manufacturer to submit, in parallels with the tests, both genetically modified basic vartieties
and  varieties  bred  from  them  (given  that  in  some  cases  significant  changes  are  apparent  only  from  a  direct
comparison)?

(98/C 82/76)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2194/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Recording the origins of novel food products

Are manufacturing firms obliged, as part of quality control, to keep a record of the origin of all ingredients used
in food production and, where required, to forward such records to the authorities?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2188/97, E-2190/97 and E-2194/97

(28 October 1997)

Article 4(4) of the Regulation cited by the Honourable Member, with any supplements adopted in accordance
with paragraph 5 or, where applicable, Article 3(4) or Article 9(1) of the Regulation, covers the information to be
supplied in support of a request for the placing of products on the market.

This  information  does  not  prejudge  implementation  of  the  assessment  procedures  by  the  assessment  bodies
referred to in Article 4(3) of that Regulation.

(98/C 82/77)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2192/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258797 › Recording of, and safety guarantees for, novel food products

Is it intended that authorities should keep a record of the foods in which various manufacturers use genetically
modified products so that if, following consumption of such foods, there is an occurrence of a health problem
which cannot be foreseen at present, all the products in question can be recalled?

(98/C 82/78)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2204/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Transparency of authorizations of novel food products

1.

2.

How will the requisite level of long-term public transparency and information be guaranteed?

Are the consumer organizations to be informed of all the products that have been authorized?

3. What guarantees are there that this information will be complete and up-to-date?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2171/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - staff required for monitoring
Date: 1997-06-25
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: consumer information, consumer protection, crop production, environmental protection, food inspection, foodstuffs legislation, genetically modified organism, human nutrition, labelling, new product

25. 2. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 60/109

(98/C 60/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2199/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Recording data on novel food products

What authorities are responsible, pursuant to the novel food regulation, for recording data in databases on all
products which are approved or which have been registered?

(98/C 60/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2201/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Access to data on novel food products

Will there be public access to these data banks, or will some data be subject to confidentiality?

(98/C 60/187)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2203/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Publication of data on novel food products

Will both the scientific data that have been submitted and the evaluation of such data be published?

(98/C 60/188)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2205/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Transparency of authorizations of novel food products

1.

2.

How will the requisite level of long-term public transparency and information be guaranteed?

Are the consumer organizations to be informed of all the products that have been authorized?

3. What guarantees are there that this information will be complete and up-to-date?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2113/97, E-2115/97, E-2117/97, E-2119/97,
E-2121/97, E-2123/97, E-2127/97, E-2129/97, E-2131/97, E-2133/97, E-2135/97, E-2137/97,
E-2139/97, E-2141/97, E-2143/97, E-2145/97, E-2147/97, E-2149/97, E-2151/97, E-2153/97,
E-2155/97, E-2157/97, E-2159/97, E-2161/97, E-2163/97, E-2165/97, E-2167/97, E-2169/97,
E-2171/97, E-2173/97, E-2175/97, E-2177/97, E-2179/97, E-2181/97, E-2183/97, E-2185/97,
E-2187/97, E-2189/97, E-2191/97, E-2193/97, E-2195/97, E-2197/97, E-2199/97, E-2201/97,
E-2203/97 and E-2205/97
given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(17 September 1997)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as
soon as possible.