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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2671/97 by Jessica LARIVE , Jan WIEBENGA to the Commission. Choice of language by the Dutch Commissioner for an important statement
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, LARIVE, WIEBENGA
Subjects: European Commissioner, European Parliament, Netherlands, mother tongue, official language













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2671/97 by Jessica LARIVE , Jan WIEBENGA to the Commission. Choice of language by the Dutch Commissioner for an important statement  


Official Journal C 102 , 03/04/1998 P. 0087 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2671/97 by Jessica Larive (ELDR) and Jan Wiebenga (ELDR) to the Commission (1 September 1997)Subject: Choice of language by the Dutch Commissioner for an important statementThe Dutch Commissioner, Hans van den Broek, made an important statement in English on Agenda 2000 before the European Parliament's plenary assembly in Strasbourg on 16 July 1997.The Netherlands has always urged, during the Dutch Presidency as at other times, that the 11 official languages be used. Language is an expression of a country's culture and identity. When the Treaty of Amsterdam was being drawn up, the Netherlands also rightly urged that each Member State should retain its own Commissioner. Although the Commission is a collective body, this is important for the identification of Dutch citizens with distant Brussels.Why did Commissioner van den Broek not make his statement in his native language?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (14 October 1997)The Commission fully shares the view expressed by the Honourable Members that language is an expression of a country's culture and identity. The Commission also attaches importance to clear communication of its work to the citizens of Europe.The Commission would however remind the Honourable Member that, when its Members address another Community institution, their only obligation is to use one of the official languages of the Community.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2707/97 by Glenys KINNOCK to the Commission. European fire-fighting practices
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, KINNOCK
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, competence of the Member States, fire protection, service occupation, vocational training

C 102/98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 4. 98

(98/C 102/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2706/97

by Ian White (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: Commission response to Written Question E-1954/97

The third part Question E-1954/97 (1) asked whether the information requested of the Member States was yet
available. Given that (cid:145)to date, nine Member States have replied(cid:146), would the Commission advise whether these
nine responses are available to the Honourable Member?

(1)  OJ C 391, 23.12.1997, p. 145.

Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission

(21 October 1997)

The  Commission’s  letter  of  18  September  1996  calling  on  the  national  authorities  to  supply  the  information
available on toxic shock syndrome (TSS) had the avowed aim of enabling the Commission to establish basic
documentation.

Given that any other use of the material collected in this way requires the agreement of the national authorities,
and  that  the  rules  of  application  of  the  Decision  of  8  February  1994  on  improving  access  to  Commission
documents (1) provide that when a document does not come from the Commission but, for example, from public
authorities,  private  individuals,  etc.,  the  requester  of  the  document  must  be  asked  to  contact  the  source,  the
Commission  is  therefore  unable  (cid:150)  under  the  current  circumstances  (cid:150)  to  pass  on  the  replies  received  to  the
Honourable Member.

However,  in  a  spirit  of  cooperation,  the  Commission  is  sending  directly  to  the  Honourable  Member  and  the
Secretariat-General  of  the  Parliament  a  summary  of  the  ten  replies  received  (one  additional  reply  has  been
received since the Commission answered written question E-1954/97 from the Honourable Member).

(1)  OJ L 46 of 18.2.1994.

(98/C 102/142)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2707/97

by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: European fire-fighting practices

Does the Commission have any jurisdiction over the methods used in Member States to prepare fire-fighters for
rescue operations?

Does the Commission have any data on the practices adopted in Member States when an individual fire-fighter is
endeavouring to rescue an unconscious victim and remove him/her to a place of safety?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(24 September 1997)

The Commission does not have any legal competence in the field of training within the national rescue services.

However,  the  Commission  has  in  the  past  supported  training  activities  organised  by  Member  States  at
Community level using budget line B4-3300. In this framework, an exchange of experience and information
among the participants took place.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2805/97 by Mark WATTS to the Commission. Refusal of ISM Safety Management Certificates (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, WATTS
Subjects: carriage of passengers, ferryboat, maritime safety, maritime transport, transport document, transport safety

18.1.1999

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(Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

(1999/C 13/001)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2804/97

by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: Documents of Compliance

How many companies have been refused ISM Documents of Compliance in each Member State?

(1999/C 13/002)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2805/97

by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: Refusal of ISM Safety Management Certificates

How many vessels have been refused ISM Safety Management Certificates by category in each Member State?

Supplementary joint answer
to Written Questions E-2804/97 and E-2805/97
given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(10 June 1998)

Information provided by the Member States on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 3051/95 on the
safety management of roll-on, roll-off passenger ferries indicates that no ro-ro ferries or companies have been
refused international standards method (ISM) related certificates in the Member States.

(1999/C 13/003)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0256/98

by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel (ELDR) to the Commission

(5 February 1998)

Subject: European firms paying for forbidding documents in Turkish public tendering procedures

Is the Commission aware that European firms taking part in public tendering procedures in Turkey have to pay to
receive the bidding documents?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2775/97 by Marjo MATIKAINEN-KALLSTRÖM to the Commission. Natura 2000 and economic influences
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, MATIKAINEN-KALLSTROEM
Subjects: application of EU law, environmental protection, mining operation, protected area, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life, wildlife













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2775/97 by Marjo MATIKAINEN-KALLSTRÖM to the Commission. Natura 2000 and economic influences  


Official Journal C 082 , 17/03/1998 P. 0140 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2775/97 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (PPE) to the Commission (1 September 1997)Subject: Natura 2000 and economic influencesThe Natura 2000 conservation network, to be established in accordance with the habitats Directive, is causing conflict among different interest groups in the Member States.Can prospecting, for example, be prohibited in a Natura conservation area?Who can give permission for a Natura area to be exploited for, say, economic reasons? Does the Commission have the right to intervene in areas designated by Member States?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (22 September 1997)The Natura 2000 network is implemented as required by Council Directive 92/43/EEC ('Habitats' Directive) ((OJ L 206, 22.7.1992. )), Article 6 of which states that the Member States shall take measures to avoid deterioration of the natural habitats and species within the Natura 2000 areas.No economic activity is either authorised or prohibited per se by the Directive. All plans or projects likely to affect a Natura 2000 area (such as mining prospecting) must be assessed by the Member State concerned (Article 6(3) and (4)).If a Member State decides to authorise a project despite its negative impact on the conservation of a site it must inform the Commission of the compensatory measures adopted. If that site includes a natural habitat or protected species the Commission's opinion must be sought.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2721/97 by Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO , Juan COLINO SALAMANCA to the Commission. Floods in Palencia (Spain)
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: CABEZON ALONSO, COLINO SALAMANCA, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, aid to disaster victims, damage, disaster area, emergency aid, flood, natural disaster













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2721/97 by Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO , Juan COLINO SALAMANCA to the Commission. Floods in Palencia (Spain)  


Official Journal C 082 , 17/03/1998 P. 0132 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2721/97 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso (PSE) and Juan Colino Salamanca (PSE) to the Commission (1 September 1997)Subject: Floods in Palencia (Spain)A torrential downpour of rain and hail on the night of Tuesday, 15 July 1997 flooded the city of Palencia in Castile-León, causing serious damage to the city and the industrial and farming areas of the capital and province.Has the Commission set aside any emergency aid to help alleviate the damage caused in Palencia?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (6 October 1997)The Commission extends its deepest sympathy to the victims of the torrential rain and hail which flooded the town of Palencia (Castile-Leon) during the night of 15 July 1997. It is aware of the serious hardship suffered by the inhabitants of Palencia and the surrounding area, both in industrial and farming terms.With regard to emergency Community aid for the victims of disasters, the Commission would remind the Honourable Members that heading B4-3400 of the 1997 budget has not been allocated the funds with which any immediate action could be taken.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2806/97 by Mark WATTS to the Commission. Road accident statistics
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, WATTS
Subjects: child, distribution by age, exchange of information, mortality, road traffic, road transport, transport accident, transport statistics

C 82/144

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Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 3. 98

(98/C 82/229)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2806/97

by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: Road accident statistics

Will the Commission provide a breakdown of both the total numbers and as a ratio to population the number of
children:

1.  Killed

2.  Seriously injured

3.  Slightly injured

in each Member State for the last available comparable year?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(17 September 1997)

The Commission can provide a detailed breakdown of children killed, seriously injured and slightly injured per
age group in so far as this information is gathered by the Member States.

However, it should be borne in mind that a proper interpretation of these statistics should take into account the
different definitions used in Member States as well as the different levels of reporting.

As the requested information comprises several pages of statistics and explanatory notes, it is sent direct to the
Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(98/C 82/230)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2807/97

by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: Rail freight

Will the Commission provide a breakdown of the proportion of freight carried by rail by Member State for the
last available comparable year?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(9 October 1997)

The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat a table containing
the information requested.

(98/C 82/231)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2815/97

by Pervenche Bere‘s (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: Invalidity card

Does the Commission plan to propose a harmonization of the invalidity cards issued in Member States in the
form of a single card which Community citizens could use throughout Europe?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2757/97 by Gerhard SCHMID to the Commission. The NASA Cassini-Huygens probe project
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, SCHMID
Subjects: EU financing, European Space Agency, United States, plutonium, product safety, solar collector, solar energy, space research, space vehicle













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2757/97 by Gerhard SCHMID to the Commission. The NASA Cassini-Huygens probe project  


Official Journal C 117 , 16/04/1998 P. 0059 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2757/97 by Gerhard Schmid (PSE) to the Commission (1 September 1997)Subject: The NASA Cassini-Huygens probe projectAs part of the Cassini-Huygens project, NASA intends to fire the probe into space in October 1997 on a Titan IV rocket with a plutonium power supply.1. Is the Commission aware of this event?2. Is the project receiving support from European funds?3. How does the Commission assess the mission's safety risk?4. Will the Commission be urging the United States Administration to use hazard-free alternatives, such as solar panels?Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (16 October 1997)The Commission is aware of yesterday's launch of the United States led Cassini/Huyghens mission, intended to explore the planet Saturn over a four year reconnaissance period (Cassini), and to land the European space agency (ESA) Huyghens probe on the Titan moon of the planet.ESA is providing the Huyghens probe (prime contractor, Daimler Benz Aerospace) as part of the interplanetary exploration element of its scientific programme. In addition, there is Italian national involvement in the main spacecraft under a bilateral agreement with the National aeronautics and space administration (NASA), the american space agency. There is no direct involvement of the Commission.The Commission reviewed available documentation on the possible risks of the mission, arising particularly from the use, to generate the necessary on-board electricity, of radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), which rely on the heat generated by the decay of plutonium to generate the required power, and judged that the risk has been held to an acceptable level. The final launch decision was for the American authorities to take and was taken by the American President rather than at the level of NASA.The ESA management assured the Commission that solar cells were not a possible alternative to provide power for the Cassini/Huyghens mission. This is particularly important, since it is an ESA/Italian development of solar cells that was cited both in the United States and Europe as a possible alternative to the use of RTGs.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2824/97 by Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN to the Commission. Textile recycling
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, OOMEN-RUIJTEN
Subjects: clothing, legal status, storage of waste, textile product, waste management, waste recycling













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2824/97 by Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN to the Commission. Textile recycling  


Official Journal C 102 , 03/04/1998 P. 0130 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2824/97 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten (PPE) to the Commission (1 September 1997)Subject: Textile recyclingRecently the Council adopted a resolution on a Community strategy for waste management. This resolution suggests that used textiles are not waste.Does the Commission share the Council's view that used textiles, collected old clothes and used clothing and products obtained from them (eg cleaning cloths and recovered fibres) do not constitute waste and the textile recycling industry depots are therefore not waste dumps?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (13 October 1997)With regard to the Council Resolution of 24 February 1997 ((OJ C 76, 11.3.1997. )) on a Community strategy for waste management, the Commission is not aware of any reference to the legal status of used textiles.Description of items as waste has to be made in the light of the definition of waste as laid down in Article 1a) of Directive 75/442/EEC on waste ((OJ L 194, 25.7.1975. )). On the basis of this provision waste is any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex I which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. As Annex I contains a catch all-entry (Q16 'any materials, substances or products which are not contained in the above categories') every substance or object might be waste.Accordingly, the notion of discarding is decisive for the status of used textiles. The notion of discarding comprises both disposal and recovery operations as well as operations leading to disposal or recovery. Consequently, used textiles destined for textile recycling have to be described as discarded. Therefore these textiles are waste under Article 1a) of Directive 75/442/EEC. Storage of these materials constitutes storage of waste. However, a recycling industry deposit for the storage of waste can not be described as a waste dump.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2627/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Morocco's nuclear energy programme
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: France, Morocco, energy distribution, energy production, financial cooperation, nuclear energy, nuclear industry, nuclear safety, research body, technical cooperation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2627/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Morocco's nuclear energy programme  


Official Journal C 117 , 16/04/1998 P. 0032 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2627/97 by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission (1 September 1997)Subject: Morocco's nuclear energy programmeIs the Commission aware of Morocco's nuclear energy programmes which, according to an article which appeared in 1993 in the US publication National Trade Data Bank Market Reports, are aimed at producing 3 000 MW of nuclear energy in 2000 and 4 700 MW in 2010?Is the EU involved, through its cooperation programmes, in Morocco's nuclear energy policy, which plans to use French nuclear technology?If so, what are the Commission's views on Morocco's energy future and its nuclear safety?Will the high-tension electricity conduit between Spain and Morocco that is currently under construction be used to transport electricity to Africa or instead to transport electricity to Spain following the development of Morocco's nuclear energy programmes?Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission (14 October 1997)As far as the Commission is aware, no nuclear power plant is foreseen in Morocco before the year 2010.Two French companies were awarded a contract by the Moroccan government to build a nuclear research centre at Maamora, just outside Rabat, in collaboration with France's Commission de l'énergie atomique (CEA).A separate by the Moroccan government contract with General Atomics from the United States covers the turnkey supply of a fully-equipped research reactor building, including a 2 Megawatt Triga Mark II research reactor.The Commission does not finance any programme related to nuclear power under its technical and financial cooperation with Morocco.The high voltage electricity line near to completion between Spain and Morocco will allow the transport of electricity from and into both countries with the aim to facilitate network management and peak-shaving.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2659/97 by Patricia McKENNA to the Commission. Waste from cattle slaughtered as part of the 'BSE eradication scheme'
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, MCKENNA
Subjects: Ireland, United Kingdom, animal disease, cattle, environmental impact, public health, slaughter of animals, waste disposal













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2659/97 by Patricia McKENNA to the Commission. Waste from cattle slaughtered as part of the 'BSE eradication scheme'  


Official Journal C 102 , 03/04/1998 P. 0084 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2659/97 by Patricia McKenna (V) to the Commission (1 September 1997)Subject: Waste from cattle slaughtered as part of the 'BSE eradication scheme'Britain's Environment Agency (EA) recently carried out some risk assessments on the disposal of material from the slaughter of cattle over thirty months old, which is being undertaken in Britain and Northern Ireland as part of efforts to 'eradicate' BSE. It has also undertaken some assessments of the impact of disposal of other cattle-derived wastes on the environment.The 4 July 1997 edition of the newsletter 'BSE: measures taken by the UK' (a regular newsletter prepared by Britain for the Commission) states: 'The results show, in quantitative terms, that the disposal options available present no risks to human health other than the risks which are negligible compared to other risks in daily life'.Has the Commission studied the EA assessments and, if so, is it satisfied with them? Will it be seeking an independent assessment of methods for disposing of cattle-derived waste in Britain and Northern Ireland?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (13 October 1997)The Commission has examined the report cited by the Honourable Member. The report will now be submitted to the Commission's scientific advisers for an opinion.