WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3628/97 by Luciano VECCHI to the Commission. Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in France
Date: 1997-11-13
Institutions: European Parliament, VECCHI
Subjects: EU financing, EU initiative, EU programme, France, competence of the Member States, employment policy, financial solvency, non-profit organisation, terms for aid

C 187/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 6. 98

Given that such matters are subject to different regulations in the various Member States of the Union, would the
Commission  state  whether  Austria  requires  non-profit-making  undertakings  (and,  in  general,  firms  in  the
cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector) to provide financial or bank guarantees and, if so, on what terms?

(98/C 187/45)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3625/97

by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission

(13 November 1997)

Subject: Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in Belgium

As has already been pointed out in earlier questions, the Italian authorities(cid:146) decision to require non-profit-making
undertakings to provide bank guarantees in order to participate in employment initiatives has proved costly and
punitive for undertakings which obviously have difficulty in providing financial guarantees of their own.

Given that such matters are subject to different regulations in the various Member States of the Union, would the
Commission  state  whether  Belgium  requires  non-profit-making  undertakings  (and,  in  general,  firms  in  the
cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector) to provide financial or bank guarantees and, if so, on what terms?

(98/C 187/46)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3626/97

by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission

(13 November 1997)

Subject: Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in Denmark

As has already been pointed out in earlier questions, the Italian authorities(cid:146) decision to require non-profit-making
undertakings to provide bank guarantees in order to participate in employment initiatives has proved costly and
punitive for undertakings which obviously have difficulty in providing financial guarantees of their own.

Given that such matters are subject to different regulations in the various Member States of the Union, would the
Commission  state  whether  Denmark  requires  non-profit-making  undertakings  (and,  in  general,  firms  in  the
cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector) to provide financial or bank guarantees and, if so, on what terms?

(98/C 187/47)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3627/97

by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission

(13 November 1997)

Subject: Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in Finland

As has already been pointed out in earlier questions, the Italian authorities(cid:146) decision to require non-profit-making
undertakings to provide bank guarantees in order to participate in employment initiatives has proved costly and
punitive for undertakings which obviously have difficulty in providing financial guarantees of their own.

Given that such matters are subject to different regulations in the various Member States of the Union, would the
Commission  state  whether  Finland  requires  non-profit-making  undertakings  (and,  in  general,  firms  in  the
cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector) to provide financial or bank guarantees and, if so, on what terms?

(98/C 187/48)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3628/97

by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission

(13 November 1997)

Subject: Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in France

As has already been pointed out in earlier questions, the Italian authorities(cid:146) decision to require non-profit-making
undertakings to provide bank guarantees in order to participate in employment initiatives has proved costly and
punitive for undertakings which obviously have difficulty in providing financial guarantees of their own.