WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3516/97 by John IVERSEN to the Commission. Growth promoters
Date: 1997-11-12
Institutions: European Parliament, IVERSEN
Subjects: animal nutrition, antibiotic, consumer protection, health risk, hormone, labelling, pharmaceutical product, swine, tax on consumption

22. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 196/3

The Commission was therefore obliged to find an appropriate solution for the financing of CMAF projects which
were linked to the call for proposals. To this end, the Commission, on 29 July 1997, decided to withdraw first its
proposal for a programme, to cancel the call and then to take a specific decision on the financing for 1997 of
12 projects selected from those submitted in the context of the call for proposals. It was also decided, in addition
to the 12 actions linked to the call for proposals, to finance from the 1997 budget line B5-321 (social economy),
some other actions.

The Commission is examining the option of introducing a new proposal for a multi-annual work programme. The
main objective is to help CMAFs improve their performance as enterprises and to play a full part in meeting the
challenges currently posed by the employment situation.

For  further  details  the  Honourable  Member  is  asked  to  refer  to  the  Commission(cid:146)s  reply  to  Oral  Question
H-0717/97 by Mrs C. Jackson during question time at Parliament(cid:146)s October 1997 part-session (1).

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

(98/C 196/04)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3378/97

by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission

(23 October 1997)

Subject: Second Company Law Directive 77/91/EEC

Does  the  Commission  think  there  is  sufficient  basis  in  Directive  77/91/EEC (1)  to  pursue  action  against  any
government for actions taken which were in breach of this directive, in a period between the coming into force of
the directive and the amendment of national legislation?

(1)  OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 1.

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(6 January 1998)

The Commission may initiate proceedings against a Member State which, in its opinion, has failed to fulfil an
obligation  under  Community  law.  This  principle  is,  of  course,  applicable  to  Council  Directive  77/91/EEC  of
13  December  1996  on  coordination  of  safeguards  which,  for  the  protection  of  the  interests  of  members  and
others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 58 of
the Treaty, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of
their  capital,  with  a  view  to  making  such  safeguards  equivalent.  The  appropriateness  and  extent  of  such
proceedings may, however, be assessed only on the basis of each specific case and in the light of the Member
State and item of national legislation concerned.

(98/C 196/05)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3516/97

by John Iversen (PSE) to the Commission

(12 November 1997)

Subject: Growth promoters

The suspicion that Tylosin in pig feed may result in human resistance to the drug erythromycin is alarming. Will
the Commission therefore propose rules for the marking of meat from pigs reared using growth promoters?

Will the Commission also propose taxes on antibiotic growth promoters for use in pig feed?