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Date: 1997-07-24
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97/532/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 24 July 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee  


Official Journal L 216 , 08/08/1997 P. 0083 - 0084 





COUNCIL DECISION of 24 July 1997 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (97/532/EC, Euratom)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 194 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 94/660/EC, Euratom of 26 September 1994 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1994 to 20 September 1988 (1),Whereas a seat as a member of that Committee has fallen vacant following the death of Mr Jean Pardon, of which the Council was notified on 10 January 1997;Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Belgian Government on 22 May 1997,Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article Mr Guido Ravoet is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Jean Pardon for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 1998.Done at Brussels, 24 July 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. FISCHBACH(1) OJ No L 257, 5. 10. 1994, p. 20.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2578/97 by Juan COLINO SALAMANCA , Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Breaking the EU embargo on British beef
Date: 1997-07-24
Institutions: CABEZON ALONSO, COLINO SALAMANCA, European Parliament
Subjects: United Kingdom, administrative transparency, animal disease, beef, consumer information, control of communications, export monitoring, illicit trade, market prices, sanction (EU)













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2578/97 by Juan COLINO SALAMANCA , Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Breaking the EU embargo on British beef  


Official Journal C 102 , 03/04/1998 P. 0061 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2578/97 by Juan Colino Salamanca (PSE) and Jesús Cabezón Alonso (PSE) to the Commission (24 July 1997)Subject: Breaking the EU embargo on British beefOn 2 July 1997, Commissioner Bonino reported a possible illegal sale of British beef, under embargo because of the mad cow crisis, stating on Italian television that Spain was one of the countries of destination for this beef.It appears that the Commission later denied that Spain was concerned.Does the Commissioner acknowledge her mistake?What were the reasons for issuing the denial?What authority or official provided the new information which allowed her to change her claims?Joint answer to Written Questions E-2576/97, E-2577/97, E-2578/97, E-2603/97, E-2604/97 and E-2605/97 given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (14 October 1997)On 2 July 1997, the Commission notified the discovery of a fraud involving British meat illegally shipped to other Member States and to third countries.True to its policy of transparency, and in compliance with the undertakings given to Parliament, the Commission has kept Parliament and the Member States abreast of all developments in this affair.Initially, a Spanish firm, with the same name as a firm established in Guinea Bissau, was wrongly accused.Subsequently, however, another Spanish firm was identified as having received 200 tonnes of meat from one of the offending Belgian firms. The Spanish authorities were informed by the Commission and are currently investigating the matter.The Commission is aware that certain information may have repercussions on the meat market, but it gives priority to informing consumers as required by the principle of transparency.However, the event referred to by the Honourable Members of Parliament has not influenced the market, since, according to the information provided [on a weekly basis] to the Commission by the Member States, wholesale meat prices have not been affected by the disclosures concerning the illegal exports of meat from the United Kingdom in July.The Commission continues to believe that it is its duty to keep Parliament and the Member States - and, if necessary, consumers - fully abreast of affairs of this kind. This approach has also been widely approved by the Temporary Committee to follow up the recommendations on bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1447/97 of 24 July 1997 fixing for the 1997/98 marketing year the buying-in price to be paid by storage agencies for unprocessed dried grapes
Date: 1997-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dried product, grape, marketing year, purchase price, storage













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1447/97 of 24 July 1997 fixing for the 1997/98 marketing year the buying-in price to be paid by storage agencies for unprocessed dried grapes  


Official Journal L 198 , 25/07/1997 P. 0003 - 0003 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1447/97 of 24 July 1997 fixing for the 1997/98 marketing year the buying-in price to be paid by storage agencies for unprocessed dried grapes THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Article 9 (8) thereof,Whereas the criteria for fixing the prices at which storage agencies buy dried grapes are laid down in Article 9 (2) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96; whereas the buying-in price for unprocessed dried grapes should be set for the 1997/98 marketing year at the same level as for the 1994/95 marketing year reduced by ECU 1,261/100 kg to take account of the corresponding reduction in the minimum import price;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 For the 1997/98 marketing year, the buying-in price referred to in Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 for unprocessed dried grapes shall be ECU 46,91 per 100 kg net.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 1 September 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 24 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2576/97 by Juan COLINO SALAMANCA , Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Breaking the EU embargo on British beef
Date: 1997-07-24
Institutions: COLINO SALAMANCA, European Parliament
Subjects: United Kingdom, administrative transparency, animal disease, beef, consumer information, control of communications, export monitoring, illicit trade, market prices, sanction (EU)

C 102/60

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Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 4. 98

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

(22 September 1997)

Assuming that the Honourable Member is referring to the State Harokopion university, the Commission would
inform him that, according to the Greek authorities:

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the area described in the question is private property, bequeathed to the university in 1915;

four years ago the property was officially designated as a university compound. It has not been designated as
a green area. Furthermore, as belonging to a university and as a bequest the property is protected by the
Greek constitution and Greek legislation;

the  university  recently  renovated  its  existing  buildings.  The  surface  of  the  surrounding  grounds  is
20 000 square metres, of which 670 square metres will be used for the construction of the university library,
the only new building in the compound. The construction of the building has been officially approved by the
Greek authorities following all necessary legal procedures, and is to be cofinanced by the Community in the
framework of the operational programme for Attica;

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the university has planted over 2 500 trees and plants and restored all traditional wells in the compound.

(98/C 102/84)

Subject: Asylum protocol

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2568/97

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Council

(28 July 1997)

Would the protocol which restricts EU citizen(cid:146)s access to apply for asylum in other EU countries, adopted at the
Amsterdam Summit, be suspended if an internal conflict or a conflict between two states or more were to take
place involving European Union countries?

(98/C 102/85)

Subject: Asylum protocol

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2569/97

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Council

(28 July 1997)

Would the protocol which restricts EU citizen(cid:146)s access to apply for asylum in other EU countries, adopted at the
Amsterdam Summit, be suspended if a Member State(cid:146)s respect for human rights was brought into question?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2568/97 and E-2569/97

(7 November 1997)

The Council considers it inappropriate at this stage to interpret the protocol in question, given that the Treaty of
which the protocol forms part has not yet entered into force.

(98/C 102/86)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2576/97

by Juan Colino Salamanca (PSE) and Jesu·s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: Breaking the EU embargo on British beef

(24 July 1997)

On 2 July 1997, Commissioner Bonino reported a possible illegal sale of British beef, under embargo because of
the mad cow crisis, stating on Italian television that Spain was one of the countries of destination for this beef.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2537/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Decision 94/730/EC establishing simplified procedures concerning the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified plants - Article 145 of the EC Treaty
Date: 1997-07-24
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: administrative formalities, crop production, environmental protection, genetically modified organism, infringement of EU law

C 76/122

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11. 3. 98

Does Decision 94/730/EC set out the criteria for a simplified procedure or does it constitute a simplified

2.
procedure itself?

3.

If it sets out the criteria,

a)  how  was  the  transposition  of  the  criteria  for  simplified  procedures  ascertained  by  the  Commission,  the

Council of Ministers and Parliament?

b)  what possibilities are there for monitoring?

4.

If it constitutes a procedure in itself,

a)  how was the introduction and transposition ascertained by the Commission, the Council of Ministers and

Parliament?

b)  what possibilities are there for monitoring?

(1)  OJ C 96, 24.3.1997, p. 6.
(2)  OJ C 60, 25.2.1998, p. 5.
(3)  OJ L 292, 12.11.1994, p. 31.
(4)  OJ L 279, 12.11.1993, p. 42.
(5)  OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p. 15.

(98/C 76/232)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2537/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(24 July 1997)

Subject: Decision  94/730/EC  establishing  simplified  procedures  concerning  the  deliberate  release  into  the

environment of genetically modified plants › Article 145 of the EC Treaty

As I am not satisfied with your answer either to Written Question E-2396/96 (1) or to the supplement (2), I will put
my question again.

1. Why did the Commission contravene Article 145 of the EC Treaty in Decision 94/730/EC (3)?

2.

3.

Does the Commission agree that there has been an infringement of the Treaty?

If not, what justification can it offer?

(1)  OJ C 96, 24.3.1997, p. 6.
(2)  OJ C 60, 25.2.1998, p. 5.
(3)  OJ L 292, 12.11.1994, p. 31.

(98/C 76/233)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2538/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(24 July 1997)

Subject: Decision  94/730/EC  establishing  simplified  procedures  concerning  the  deliberate  release  into  the

environment of genetically modified plants › Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC

As I am not satisfied with your answer either to Written Question E-2397/96 (1) or to the supplement (2), I will put
my question again.

How was the committee referred to in Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC (3) involved in laying down the

1.
criteria for simplified procedures pursuant to Decision 94/730/EC (4), and with what result?

Has the committee referred to in Directive 90/220/EEC delivered an opinion on the contents of the Annex to

2.
Decision 94/730/EC?

3.

4.

If it has, by what majority did the committee adopt its opinion?

Does the committee(cid:146)s opinion agree with the contents of the Annex?

(1)  OJ C 96, 24.3.1997, p. 6.
(2)  OJ C 60, 25.2.1998, p. 5.
(3)  OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p. 15.
(4)  OJ L 292, 12.11.1994, p. 31.
Council Decision of 24 July 1997 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers
Date: 1997-07-24
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Council Decision of 24 July 1997 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers  


Official Journal C 241 , 07/08/1997 P. 0002 - 0005 





COUNCIL DECISION of 24 July 1997 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers (97/C 241/02)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 51 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, self-employed persons and members of their families moving within the Community (1), and in particular Article 82 thereof,Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,Whereas members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers were appointed for the period from 12 December 1994 to 11 December 1996 by the Council Decision of 12 December 1994 (2);Whereas by its Decision of 22 May 1995 (3) the Council appointed Austrian, Finnish and Swedish members and a United Kingdom alternate to the Committee for the period ending on 11 December 1996;Whereas members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers should be appointed for two years,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period from 24 July 1997 to 23 July 1999:I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES(a)>TABLE>(b)>TABLE>II. TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES(a)>TABLE>(b)>TABLE>III. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANIZATIONS(a)>TABLE>(b)>TABLE>Article 2 This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 24 July 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. FISCHBACH(1) OJ No L 149, 5. 7. 1971, p. 2. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1945/93 (OJ No L 181, 23. 7. 1993, p. 1).(2) OJ No C 374, 30. 12. 1994, p. 7.(3) OJ No C 143, 9. 6. 1995, p. 3.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2575/97 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Staff and Work of the European Environment Agency (EEA)
Date: 1997-07-24
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: EU financing, European Environment Agency, dissemination of information, environmental protection, public awareness campaign, recruitment, size of business, staff

17. 3. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 82/109

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(10 September 1997)

The Member States ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms through effective control systems
implemented at national and international level, including the European Convention on Human Rights which
they all signed and ratified some time ago.

(98/C 82/180)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2573/97

by Bill Miller (PSE) to the Commission

(15 July 1997)

Subject: Enlargement of the Union

Does the Commission agree that the lack of institutional reform achieved in the Amsterdam Treaty will delay the
enlargement of the Union?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(10 September 1997)

The conclusion of the intergovernmental conference in June, which resulted in the Amsterdam Treaty, opened
the way for the launching of the enlargement process (conclusions of the presidency of the Amsterdam European
Council).

In accordance with the protocol on the institutions attached to the treaty, before any enlargement the re-weighting
of votes must accompany the reduction of the number of commissioners to one for each Member State. Further
substantial  reform  of  the  institutions  must  precede  an  enlargement  comprising  more  than  five  new  Member
States through triggering a new intergovernmental conference.

The Commission proposed in its (cid:145)Agenda 2000(cid:146) to open enlargement negotiations with six candidate Member
States and to convene, as soon as possible after the year 2000, a new intergovernmental conference to carry out
the institutional reforms which are needed before actual enlargement.

It  follows  from  the  above  that  the  task  of  accomplishing  the  necessary  institutional  reforms  complicates  the
enlargement process, but does not necessarily delay it.

(98/C 82/181)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2575/97

by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission

(24 July 1997)

Subject: Staff and Work of the European Environment Agency (EEA)

The nature and the activities of the EEA are very specifically defined, and its duties are purely consultative, as the
leaflet (cid:145)Putting Information to Work(cid:146) published by the organisation in 1995 shows. Despite this, there has been a
significant increase in the number of staff employed there, and its budget estimates for 1997 and 1998 seem to be
high.

Will the Commission › which supervises this service › state why the EEA called for an increase in its staff
complement in 1997, and can it give a breakdown of staff by nationality and specify the exact nature of the
scientific work it is supposed to carry out?
97/559/EC: Commission Decision of 24 July 1997 amending Decision 92/167/EEC setting up a Committee of Experts on the Transit of Electricity between Grids
Date: 1997-07-24
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97/559/EC: Commission Decision of 24 July 1997 amending Decision 92/167/EEC setting up a Committee of Experts on the Transit of Electricity between Grids  


Official Journal L 230 , 21/08/1997 P. 0018 - 0018 





COMMISSION DECISION of 24 July 1997 amending Decision 92/167/EEC setting up a Committee of Experts on the Transit of Electricity between Grids (97/559/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas for reasons of continuity of the work of the Committee of Experts on the Transit of Electricity between Grids set up by Commission Decision 92/167/EEC (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, it is necessary that the term of office of the members be renewable;Whereas, for reasons of legal certainty, it is also appropriate to delete certain provisions which have become obsolete;Whereas Decision 92/167/EEC should be amended accordingly,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article Article 6 of Decision 92/167/EEC is amended as follows:(a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:'2. Their term of office shall be renewable once.`;(b) paragraph 3 is deleted.Done at Brussels, 24 July 1997.For the CommissionChristos PAPOUTSISMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 43.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2562/97 by Patricia McKENNA to the Commission. Discrimination against non-British residents by Eurostar
Date: 1997-07-24
Institutions: European Parliament, MCKENNA
Subjects: United Kingdom, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination on the basis of nationality, rail transport, transport company

C 82/108

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 3. 98

Can the Commission give details of the amount given in each payment and the purposes for which the payments
are supposed to be used by the company running Sellafield, British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL)?

Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission

(15 September 1997)

Euratom extended a loan to British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. A loan agreement for an amount of USD 142 million (then
countervalue of GBP 100 million) was concluded on 11-17 December 1986 to finance partially the construction
of a thermal oxide reprocessing plan at Sellafield, Cumbria, in supporting the THORP fuel receipt and storage
facility  in  1987  (the  technical  description  is  sent  direct  to  the  Honourable  Member  and  to  the  Parliament(cid:146)s
secretariat).  The  loan  was  guaranteed  by  the  British  government.  The  total  costs  of  this  construction  were
estimated  to  amount  to  GBP  1  550  million,  of  which  EURATOM  financed  GBP  100  million.  The  loan  was
disbursed on 15 January 1987 and repaid in one amount in full on 15 January 1997. Nothing is outstanding from
this loan and there are currently no applications for a new loan from Euratom.

(98/C 82/178)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2562/97

by Patricia McKenna (V) to the Commission

(24 July 1997)

Subject: Discrimination against non-British residents by Eurostar

A constituent of mine, who travels regularly on the Eurostar train from London to Brussels, recently wrote to
Eurostar concerning the benefits offered by its (cid:145)frequent traveller(cid:146) programme. He was told that the benefits can
only be claimed by residents in Britain, who are on the British electoral role. Because he is an Irish resident, the
benefits were therefore not open to him.

Is  the  Commission  aware  of  this  discrimination  against  non-British  residents?  Because  the  principle  of
non-discrimination  is  central  EU  policy,  will  it  contact  Eurostar  and  the  British  authorities  urging  that  this
negative discrimination ceases?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(3 October 1997)

The  Commission  would  refer  the  Honourable  Member  to  the  reply  it  gave  to  Oral  Question  H-566/97  by
Mrs Banotti during question time at Parliament(cid:146)s July 1997 part-session (1).

(1)  Debates of the Parliament (July 1997).

(98/C 82/179)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2570/97

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(24 July 1997)

Subject: Persecution in a Member State

What minimum standards of democracy have to be in place in order to ensure that persecution could not take
place in an EU Member State?