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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3235/97 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Funding for third countries from EU programmes intended for Member States
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, EU programme, European Union membership, distribution of aid, education, third country, vocational training, young person

30. 4. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 134/121

It is useful to remember that:

› 

the  overall  amount  of  the  commitments  remains  inside  the  indicative  allocation  provided  for  in  the
Regulation for each beneficiary Member State;

›  payments are made on the basis of requests by the national authorities reflecting the state of progress of the

projects financed;

› 

the appropriations which have been committed but not yet used are made available again and carried forward
for financing new projects.

(98/C 134/158)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3235/97

by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission

(20 October 1997)

Subject: Funding for third countries from EU programmes intended for Member States

Although section III ((cid:145)internal policies(cid:146)) of the financial perspectives is intended to support measures in the EU
Member  States,  regulations  are  continually  being  adopted  to  provide  funding  for  third  countries  from
programmes intended to meet the needs of EU Member States. This is despite the fact that section IV ((cid:145)third
countries(cid:146)) is intended solely for countries outside the EU and is already providing generous funding for them.

Can the Commission give the reasons for this situation and will it consider ways of limiting the diversion of
funds towards countries outside the EU from programmes designed to cover the Union(cid:146)s own major needs?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(1 December 1997)

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

(98/C 134/159)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3241/97

by Alfonso Novo Belenguer (ARE) to the Commission

(20 October 1997)

Subject: Objective 1 regions

On  16  July  1997  the  European  Commission  published  its  (cid:145)Agenda  2000(cid:146),  outlining  the  prospects  for  the
European Union at the beginning of the next century.

These prospects included a chapter devoted  to  the  reform  of the  Structural  Funds,  in  which  the  Commission
envisages reducing the number of priority objectives from 7 to 3.

It is proposed that after 1999 Objective 1 will apply strictly and invariably to the regions whose GDP is less than
75% the Community average.

However, for the regions which are currently under Objective 1 and after 1999 will exceed 75% of Community
GDP, there will be a transitional phase of support, i.e. a mechanism for gradually withdrawing the aid provided
under Objective 1 of the Structural Funds.

In view of this, can the Commission:

1.  specify what exactly this gradual withdrawal mechanism will consist of;

2. 

if not, say when will it provide information about the mechanism?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3260/97 by Clive NEEDLE to the Commission. Fridge/Freezer Safety
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: European Parliament, NEEDLE
Subjects: accident in the home, consumer information, consumer protection, household electrical appliance, product safety, safety standard













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3260/97 by Clive NEEDLE to the Commission. Fridge/Freezer Safety  


Official Journal C 117 , 16/04/1998 P. 0167 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3260/97 by Clive Needle (PSE) to the Commission (20 October 1997)Subject: Fridge/Freezer SafetyCombined fridge/freezers operated by a single control are only designed to operate in ambient temperatures of above 10°C.The British Standards Institute, the UK Consumers' Association and the Consumers in Europe Group are all concerned about this and feel that consumers are not made sufficiently aware of its implications when choosing an appliance.If a fridge/freezer automatically switches off while the owner is absent, during the winter, for example, when temperatures often fall below 10°C, and then switches back on when the temperature rises, the food within it could thaw and then refreeze without the owner being aware of it. In addition, the owner would not ben entitled to payment by their insurers as the appliance would not be deemed faulty. This has been proven in a UK case.Is the Commission aware of this problem? What does the Commission consider are the food safety implications? What requests has it made to Cenelec to consider this issue?Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (25 November 1997)The Commission is conducting a detailed investigation of the problem raised by the Honourable Member and will inform him of the outcome as soon as possible.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3233/97 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Utilization by Greece of appropriations from the Cohesion Fund
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, EU aid, Greece, statistics, transport infrastructure, use of aid













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3233/97 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Utilization by Greece of appropriations from the Cohesion Fund  


Official Journal C 134 , 30/04/1998 P. 0120 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3233/97 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (20 October 1997)Subject: Utilization by Greece of appropriations from the Cohesion FundAccording to reports appearing in the authoritative Greek economic publication, 'FORUM' the rate of utilization of funds by Greece appears to be particularly low, for example in 1995 only 5% of appropriations earmarked for that country were used.Over the same period, the other 'cohesion countries', Spain, Portugal and Ireland, utilized a perfectly reasonably percentage of the funds, unlike Greece, despite the fact that Greece has particularly pressing needs regarding the environment and transport infrastructures.Can the Commission indicate the exact amount of the appropriations earmarked for Greece from the creation of the cohesion fund to the present date? What is the exact amount of the appropriations utilized to date by this country and how does it intend to allocate the cohesion fund appropriations earmarked for, but unused by Greece over the years?Answer given by Mrs Wulf- Mathies on behalf of the Commission (13 November 1997)The data on commitments and payments made by the Commission under the Cohesion Fund for Greece for 1993-97 are as follows (in ecus, up to 10 October 1997):>TABLE>It is useful to remember that:- the overall amount of the commitments remains inside the indicative allocation provided for in the Regulation for each beneficiary Member State;- payments are made on the basis of requests by the national authorities reflecting the state of progress of the projects financed;- the appropriations which have been committed but not yet used are made available again and carried forward for financing new projects.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3273/97 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Plans to exterminate grey squirrels
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: animal breeding, competence of the Member States, ecological balance, environmental protection, protection of animal life, rodent, wildlife

C 134/128

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Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 4. 98

(98/C 134/168)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3262/97

by Peter Skinner (PSE) to the Commission

(20 October 1997)

Subject: Improvements in transnational knowledge of fire

Fire  has  devastating  impacts  within  the  whole  of  the  European  Community  and  has  no  respect  for  national
boundaries. The action programme in the field of civil protection, proposed by DG XI, offers one practical way
of assisting experts to develop better strategies.

The  action  programme  has  no  budget  for  1997.  Would  the  Commissioner  confirm  that  new  proposals  for  a
continuing budget are to be made and that an urgent and sustained effort will be made to have these proposals
adopted and approved.

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(21 November 1997)

The  proposal  for  a  Council  decision  establishing  a  Community  action  programme  in  the  field  of  civil
protection (1)  is  still  before  the  Council.  If  this  programme  is  adopted  in  the  very  near  future,  it  is  for  the
budgetary authority to allocate appropriations to this Community activity.

(1)  OJ C 202, 12.7.1996.

(98/C 134/169)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3263/97

by Mar(cid:14)·a Estevan Bolea (PPE) to the Commission

(20 October 1997)

Subject: Petroleum coke

What are the properties of petroleum coke, especially as regards:

› 

› 

the sulphur percentage content

the parts per million of: chlorine, fluorine, lead, zinc, copper, chromium, nickel, cadmium, vanadium, others

›  and its calorific value?

Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission

(14 November 1997)

Petroleum coke has a sulphur content of between 2 and 6.5%, a heavy metal content of less than 1 000 parts per
million  (ppm)  (in  these  heavy  metals,  the  vanadium  content  varies  between  200  and  400  ppm),  and  a  gross
calorific value of approximately 7 780 kilocalories per kilogram.

(98/C 134/170)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3273/97

by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission

(20 October 1997)

Subject: Plans to exterminate grey squirrels

According to a report published in the Italian newspaper L(cid:146)Unita‘ on  27  July  1997,  the  United  Kingdom  and
Belgium have asked the European Union to support a programme to eradicate the grey squirrel because they are
worried that the indigenous red squirrel is being ousted from increasingly wide distribution areas. In Italy, a
Turin  University  project,  authorized  by  the  National  Institute  for  Wild  Fauna,  has  been  blocked  by  a  judge
because it infringes national hunting legislation.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3265/97 by María ESTEVAN BOLEA to the Commission. Waste oil
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: ESTEVAN BOLEA, European Parliament
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3265/97 by María ESTEVAN BOLEA to the Commission. Waste oil  


Official Journal C 174 , 08/06/1998 P. 0030 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3265/97 by María Estevan Bolea (PPE) to the Commission (20 October 1997)Subject: Waste oilHow much waste oil is produced in the Union every year?Could the Commission give a breakdown by Member State and say what is done with the oil?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (1 December 1997)The data below, taken from a report commissioned by the Commission, may answer the Honourable Member's questions. They refer to 1994-95, are expressed in tonnes and cover all stages of waste oil management in the Member States and the Community as a whole.The table shows that 1 827 300 tonnes (75.6% of waste oil) were collected. The remaining 24.4% was probably burned illegally, disposed of with other waste, used to generate energy by the companies which produced it, or dumped in the environment.Of the 75.6% collected, 677 000 tonnes (37.1%) were regenerated, of which 657 000 tonnes (36%) were recycled into lubricant oils and 20 000 tonnes (1.1%) upgraded as good quality oil for energy use (heating).The remaining 1 150 300 tonnes (63%) were disposed of by burning, either following processing (filtering) (584 600 tonnes - 32%) as energy substitutes in industry (cement) or ships' engines, or without any processing (566 000 tonnes - 31%) in waste incinerators (or licensed cement works).Waste oil management 1994-95, in tonnes>TABLE>Source: Economics of waste oils Regeneration - Coopers & Lybrand, 1997
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3235/97 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Funding for third countries from EU programmes intended for Member States (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3235/97 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Funding for third countries from EU programmes intended for Member States (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)  


Official Journal C 158 , 25/05/1998 P. 0066 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3235/97 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (20 October 1997)Subject: Funding for third countries from EU programmes intended for Member StatesAlthough section III ('internal policies') of the financial perspectives is intended to support measures in the EU Member States, regulations are continually being adopted to provide funding for third countries from programmes intended to meet the needs of EU Member States. This is despite the fact that section IV ('third countries') is intended solely for countries outside the EU and is already providing generous funding for them.Can the Commission give the reasons for this situation and will it consider ways of limiting the diversion of funds towards countries outside the EU from programmes designed to cover the Union's own major needs?Supplementary answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (18 December 1997)A number of Community programmes in the fields of education, training and youth (Leonardo da Vinci, Socrates, Youth for Europe) falling under Heading 3 (Internal Policies) of the financial perspectives have recently been opened up to the participation of associated non-member countries.The gradual opening up of Community programmes to the participation of associated third countries is seen as an important step in their preparation for possible membership of the Community. This type of cooperation offers the associated countries and their citizens an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the policies and working methods of the Community, thereby enabling them to accept the acquis communautaire in the various fields more easily.The relevant funding mechanisms are designed in such a way that the cost of the associated countries' involvement is covered by their own contributions, which are paid each year into the general budget of the Community in accordance with the terms and conditions of participation. This revenue, which is allocated exclusively to covering the costs of participation, is thus additional to the resources of Heading 3 of the Financial Perspectives.In some cases, the rules allow for the contribution from the third countries to be supplemented by Community resources. These supplements are covered by resources from Heading 4 (especially the PHARE programme) instead of Heading 3.In this way, the appropriations earmarked for funding programmes initially intended to meet the Community's internal needs are not affected by the participation of non-member countries in those same programmes.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3263/97 by María ESTEVAN BOLEA to the Commission. Petroleum coke
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: ESTEVAN BOLEA, European Parliament
Subjects: coke, petroleum

C 134/128

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 4. 98

(98/C 134/168)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3262/97

by Peter Skinner (PSE) to the Commission

(20 October 1997)

Subject: Improvements in transnational knowledge of fire

Fire  has  devastating  impacts  within  the  whole  of  the  European  Community  and  has  no  respect  for  national
boundaries. The action programme in the field of civil protection, proposed by DG XI, offers one practical way
of assisting experts to develop better strategies.

The  action  programme  has  no  budget  for  1997.  Would  the  Commissioner  confirm  that  new  proposals  for  a
continuing budget are to be made and that an urgent and sustained effort will be made to have these proposals
adopted and approved.

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(21 November 1997)

The  proposal  for  a  Council  decision  establishing  a  Community  action  programme  in  the  field  of  civil
protection (1)  is  still  before  the  Council.  If  this  programme  is  adopted  in  the  very  near  future,  it  is  for  the
budgetary authority to allocate appropriations to this Community activity.

(1)  OJ C 202, 12.7.1996.

(98/C 134/169)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3263/97

by Mar(cid:14)·a Estevan Bolea (PPE) to the Commission

(20 October 1997)

Subject: Petroleum coke

What are the properties of petroleum coke, especially as regards:

› 

› 

the sulphur percentage content

the parts per million of: chlorine, fluorine, lead, zinc, copper, chromium, nickel, cadmium, vanadium, others

›  and its calorific value?

Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission

(14 November 1997)

Petroleum coke has a sulphur content of between 2 and 6.5%, a heavy metal content of less than 1 000 parts per
million  (ppm)  (in  these  heavy  metals,  the  vanadium  content  varies  between  200  and  400  ppm),  and  a  gross
calorific value of approximately 7 780 kilocalories per kilogram.

(98/C 134/170)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3273/97

by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission

(20 October 1997)

Subject: Plans to exterminate grey squirrels

According to a report published in the Italian newspaper L(cid:146)Unita‘ on  27  July  1997,  the  United  Kingdom  and
Belgium have asked the European Union to support a programme to eradicate the grey squirrel because they are
worried that the indigenous red squirrel is being ousted from increasingly wide distribution areas. In Italy, a
Turin  University  project,  authorized  by  the  National  Institute  for  Wild  Fauna,  has  been  blocked  by  a  judge
because it infringes national hunting legislation.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2052/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2052/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals  


Official Journal L 287 , 21/10/1997 P. 0014 - 0014 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2052/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cerealsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/97 (4), lays down the measures which may be adopted pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92; whereas, in order to clarify a number of questions regarding responsibilities and procedure, the text of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 should be redrafted;Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 17The measures referred to in Article 15 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. However, in emergencies, the Commission may adopt the measures.`Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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 Brussels, 20 October 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 10.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3250/97 by Friedhelm FRISCHENSCHLAGER to the Commission. Transport of animals
Date: 1997-10-20
Institutions: European Parliament, FRISCHENSCHLAGER
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, Lebanon, cold store, export, frozen product, live animal, meat, storage of food, transport of animals













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3250/97 by Friedhelm FRISCHENSCHLAGER to the Commission. Transport of animals  


Official Journal C 174 , 08/06/1998 P. 0029 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3250/97 by Friedhelm Frischenschlager (ELDR) to the Commission (20 October 1997)Subject: Transport of animalsWhat steps has the Commissioner, Dr Franz Fischler, taken to date to encourage the building of cold stores in Lebanon, either under the MEDA programme or through EIB loans?Why does the Commission continue to grant an export premium for the transport of live animals, but not for the transport of refrigerated meat?How many kilograms of live cattle and how many kilograms of refrigerated meat are exported annually from the European Union to Lebanon?Will the Commission involve NGOs in its work in future?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (19 December 1997)The Commission has communicated to the Lebanese authorities that it would be possible to finance a cold storage facility in the framework of the MEDA programme. In order to do so, some conditions (compatibility with the MEDA guidelines as well as presentation under the Lebanese indicative programme) have to be met. In addition, in response to the overall objectives of the project, some guarantees concerning the replacement of live animal imports by meat imports are essential. At this stage, Lebanon has not presented a project meeting these conditions but the Commission will continue discussion with the Lebanese authorities on the issue.Export refunds are paid both for live animals and for fresh and frozen beef. The refund level for beef and live animals is fixed at least once every three months and published in the Official journal. Export of live animals is an important outlet for the Community beef market and can hardly be substituted by export of beef due to the different slaughtering rites, the lack of coldstores in importing countries and the absence of specific demand for fresh meat of the required quality in these countries. If the export of live animals from the Community were to become impossible due to unrealistic requirements or disproportionate costs or simply by phasing out export refunds, other suppliers would take over these markets (Australia increasingly exports live animals to the Arab world with a journey considerably longer than from the Community).The table below shows exports from the Community to Lebanon, during the past three years, of live animals (carcase weight equivalent) and fresh and frozen beef:>TABLE>The Commission regularly consults non-governmental organisations on policy in the area of animal welfare, in particular the European umbrella organisation for animal welfare groups, Eurogroup for animal welfare.