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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2367/97 by Carles-Alfred GASOLIBA I BÖHM to the Commission. Seizure of Spanish and Italian goods by the French customs authorities
Date: 1997-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament, GASOLIBA I BOEHM
Subjects: France, Italy, Spain, customs inspection, free movement of goods, motor car, originating product, seizure of goods, spare part













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2367/97 by Carles-Alfred GASOLIBA I BÖHM to the Commission. Seizure of Spanish and Italian goods by the French customs authorities  


Official Journal C 045 , 10/02/1998 P. 0174 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2367/97 by Carles-Alfred Gasòliba i Böhm (ELDR) to the Commission (1 July 1997)Subject: Seizure of Spanish and Italian goods by the French customs authoritiesA Spanish lorry with trailer, together with its load comprising spare parts for motor vehicles, was detained by the French customs authorities at the Franco-Spanish border on 16 January 1997. All the spare parts intended for the repair of motor vehicles produced by French manufacturers were confiscated as fakes. All these parts had been manufactured legally in Spain and were destined for sale in Italy, where they may legally be bought and sold. None of the parts was destined for sale in France.On 7 February a formal petition was addressed to the Commission on behalf of the undertakings affected requesting as a matter of urgency that it take the necessary steps to end this breach of Community law on the free movement of goods in the European Union. Since the protest was lodged with the Commission, the French authorities have detained a further three loads of spare parts for motor vehicles in transit between Spain and Italy, as well as other goods in transit between Italy and Holland and between Spain and Croatia (the latter incident occurring on 4 June 1997).Can the Commission inform Parliament of the steps which it is taking in connection with this formal protest in order to put an end to a serious distortion of the free movement of goods in the European Union?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (30 July 1997)Following several complaints from traders concerning checks on, and seizures of, motor vehicle spare parts manufactured in Spain by the French customs authorities, the Commission has asked the latter for their observations.The reply from the French authorities is being examined. The Commission will shortly decide whether or not to institute proceedings under Article 169 of the EC Treaty. The complainants have been informed of the substance of the reply from the French authorities and have been asked for their reaction.
97/458/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/272/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1997-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Kenya, fish, health control, import, originating product, public health













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97/458/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/272/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 196 , 24/07/1997 P. 0079 - 0079 





COMMISSION DECISION of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/272/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (Text with EEA relevance) (97/458/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 97/272/EC of 4 April 1997 on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (3), lays down a safeguard clause regarding fish and fishery products of Kenya ends on 30 June 1997;Whereas that following the results of an on-the-spot inspection by Commission experts to Kenya, and pending the reception of additional guarantees given by the competent Kenyan authorities, it is needed to extend until 28 February 1998 the application of Decision 97/272/EC;Whereas this measure must be transitional in nature pending a decision establishing the specific conditions for the importation of fishery products originating in Kenya is adopted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1 In Article 5 of Commission Decision 97/272/EC, the date of 30 June 1997 shall be replaced by 28 February 1998.Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 108, 25. 4. 1997, p. 48.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/97 of 1 July 1997 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1997/98 marketing year
Date: 1997-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, Sweden, aid to agriculture, cereals, leguminous vegetable, oleaginous plant













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/97 of 1 July 1997 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1997/98 marketing year  


Official Journal L 174 , 02/07/1997 P. 0019 - 0020 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1263/97 of 1 July 1997 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1997/98 marketing yearTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 922/97 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 stipulates that, to qualify for the compensatory payments for cereals, protein crops and linseed under the support system for certain arable crops, producers must have sown the seed at the latest by 15 May preceding the relevant harvest;Whereas Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/96 of 9 April 1996 on certain conditions for granting compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 843/97 (4), fixes 15 May as the final date for oilseeds;Whereas, because of the particular weather conditions this year, the final dates for sowing seeds fixed for Portugal and Sweden cannot be complied with in all cases; whereas, in consequence, the time limit for sowing cereals and/or oilseeds, and/or protein crops and/or linseed for the 1997/98 marketing year should, where necessary, be deferred for certain specific regions; whereas to do so Regulations (EEC) No 1765/92 and (EC) No 658/96 should be waived as permitted by the seventh indent of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 The final dates for crop sowing in Portugal and Sweden for the 1997/98 marketing year are fixed in the Annex hereto for the crops and regions indicated therein.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 15 May 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ No L 133, 24. 5. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 91, 12. 4. 1996, p. 46.(4) OJ No L 121, 13. 5. 1997, p. 5.ANNEX Final date for sowing crops for the 1997/98 marketing year >TABLE>
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1269/97 of 1 July 1997 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products
Date: 1997-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU aid, milk, milk product, supply balance sheet, tariff exemption













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1269/97 of 1 July 1997 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products  


Official Journal L 174 , 02/07/1997 P. 0035 - 0036 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1269/97 of 1 July 1997 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk productsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2),Whereas in application of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balance for the milk sector should be determined for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 for supplies to the Canary Islands;Whereas the quantities of the forecast supply balance for those products is fixed in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1288/96 (4), for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996; whereas, in order to continue to satisfy requirements for milk and milk products, the abovementioned quantities should be fixed for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balance in the milk sector benefiting, as appropriate from exemption from import duties for products from third countries or for Community aid for products from the Community market shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.Where, as regards a particular product separate amounts are fixed in the forecast supply balance for direct consumption, and for processing and/or packaging respectively, an adjustment in the breakdown as between the prescribed uses is permitted, within a limit of 20 % of the total quantity fixed for that product.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 304, 29. 11. 1994, p. 18.(4) OJ No L 165, 4. 7. 1996, p. 26.ANNEX 'ANNEX>TABLE>
97/460/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/274/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Tanzania (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1997-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Tanzania, fish, health control, import, originating product, public health













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97/460/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/274/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Tanzania (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 196 , 24/07/1997 P. 0081 - 0081 





COMMISSION DECISION of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/274/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Tanzania (Text with EEA relevance) (97/460/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 97/274/EC of 4 April 1997 on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Tanzania (3), lays down a safeguard clause regarding fish and fishery products of Tanzania ends on 30 June 1997;Whereas that following the results of an on-the-spot inspection by Commission experts to Tanzania, and pending the reception of additional guarantees given by the competent Tanzanian authorities, it is needed to extend until 28 February 1998 the application of Decision 97/274/EC;Whereas this measure must be transitional in nature pending a decision establishing the specific conditions for the importation of fishery products originating in Tanzania is adopted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1 In Article 5 of Commission Decision 97/274/EC, the date of 30 June 1997 shall be replaced by 28 February 1998.Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 108, 25. 4. 1997, p. 51.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2368/97 by Ulf HOLM to the Commission. Generalized system of preferences
Date: 1997-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament, HOLM
Subjects: Pakistan, child labour, complaint to the Commission, developing countries, generalised preferences, industrial product, quality of life, semi-manufactured goods, social development

C 21/148

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Official Journal of the European Communities

22. 1. 98

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(11 July 1997)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to Written Questions E-41/97 and E-1567/97
by Mr Cornelissen (1) and Mr Wijsenbeek (2).

(1)  OJ C 186, 18.6.1997.
(2)  See page 72.

(98/C 21/274)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2368/97

by Ulf Holm (V) to the Commission

(1 July 1997)

Subject: Generalized system of preferences

The European Union has had generalized trade preferences since 1971 for finished and semi-finished industrial
products from the developing countries.

Has there been a request with respect to Pakistan for the removal of GSP? If so, what was the Commission(cid:146)s
reaction? Could the Commission please make its decision public?

Why did the Commission establish a procedure for the withdrawal of preferences?

What results does the Commission expect from the removal of such preferences?

Answer given by Mr Mar(cid:14)·n on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 1997)

The Honourable Member is referring to a complaint under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 applying a
four-year  scheme  of  generalized  tariff  preferences  (1995  to  1998)  in  respect  of  certain  industrial  products
originating in developing countries (1). This complaint seeking the withdrawal of generalised tariff preferences
has  been  the  subject  of  consultations  within  the  Committee  for  the  Management  of  Generalized  Preferences
under Article 10 of the Regulation. Consultations are the first › confidential › stage of the procedure laid down
in the Regulation; they are followed by an investigation and, if called for, a decision withdrawing preferences.

In view of the steps taken in the right direction, and in particular the stepping-up of efforts by the government of
the  country  concerned  to  abolish  the  practices  that  gave  rise  to  the  complaint  (forced  child  labour),  the
Commission feels it is enough at the moment to follow developments closely, without moving on to the second
stage of the procedure.

The decision to withdraw generalised tariff preferences is taken by the Council, not the Commission, under a
rigorous procedure aimed at ensuring that complaints are handled with all due legal guarantees of equity and
impartiality.

The  overriding  objective  of  the  procedure,  during  which  contacts  are  established  with  the  authorities  of  the
countries concerned, is to bring about progress on the ground by encouraging the countries concerned to pursue a
qualitative social development, a process the Community backs up with complementary schemes. Preferences
are withdrawn as a last resort, if the first two stages have come to nothing.

(1)  OJ L 348, 31.12.1994.
97/459/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/273/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Uganda (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1997-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Uganda, fish, health control, import, originating product, public health













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97/459/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/273/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Uganda (Text with EEA relevance)  


Official Journal L 196 , 24/07/1997 P. 0080 - 0080 





COMMISSION DECISION of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/273/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Uganda (Text with EEA relevance) (97/459/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 97/273/EC of 4 April 1997 on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Uganda (3), lays down a safeguard clause regarding fish and fishery products of Uganda ends on 30 June 1997;Whereas that following the results of an on-the-spot inspection by Commission experts to Uganda, and pending the reception of additional guarantees given by the competent Ugandan authorities, it is needed to extend until 28 February 1998 the application of Decision 97/273/EC;Whereas this measure must be transitional in nature pending a decision establishing the specific conditions for the importation of fishery products originating in Uganda is adopted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1 In Article 5 of Commission Decision 97/273/EC, the date of 30 June 1997 shall be replaced by 28 February 1998.Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 108, 24. 4. 1997, p. 50.