WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2677/97 by Ursula SCHLEICHER to the Commission. Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species - Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
Date: 1997-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, SCHLEICHER
Subjects: EC Regulation, EU publication, Publications Office of the European Union, drafting of EU law, export monitoring, marketing, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life, trade restriction

C 82/126

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 3. 98

Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission

(7 October 1997)

The Council Decisions establishing the MEDIA II Programme (95/563/EEC) and 95/564/EEC) (1) clearly limit
its scope to supporting European audio-visual works, that is programmes and films which make use of both sight
and sound. This definition clearly excludes purely audio programmes.

As far as radio programmes are concerned, the Commission issues yearly calls for proposals aimed at supporting
new radio initiatives on the basis of the budget line earmarked for this purpose by the Parliament. The latest call
for proposals was published on 26 June 1997 with a closing date of 31 August 1997 (2).

(1)  OJ L 321, 30.12.1995.
(2)  OJ C 196, 26.6.1997.

(98/C 82/205)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2677/97

by Ursula Schleicher (PPE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: Washington  Convention  on  International  Trade  in  Endangered  Species  ›  Council  Regulation  (EC)
No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  338/97  of  9  December  1996  was  published  in  Official  Journal  of  the  European
Communities L 61 of 3 March 1997. Almost immediately › in the Official Journal of 17 April 1997 › it was
necessary to publish a correction because the date of entry into force had been quoted as 1 January 1997, whereas
in fact the Regulation entered into force only on 1 June 1997.

The German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Protection and Reactor Safety has observed that in
addition  the  text  published  in  the  Official  Journal  contains  other  errors,  including  some  in  the  annexes.  It  is
therefore necessary to await an EC Regulation containing corrections.

What can be done to ensure that, in future, legal acts which need to be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union contain fewer errors, thereby obviating the need to issue a series of correcting Regulations?

Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission

(13 October 1997)

The publication of regulations is the responsibility of the Council.

In this case, the errors were not misprints, but were contained in the original manuscript.

The Office for Official Publications of the European Communities plays no part in the contents of the Official
Journal.

(98/C 82/206)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2679/97

by Jesu· s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1997)

Subject: The Amsterdam Summit and new jobs

Does the Commission think that the new provisions on employment adopted at the Amsterdam Summit will
provide incentives for sources of new jobs, local employment initiatives and territorial pacts on employment?