WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3746/97 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Noise pollution and assessment of the environmental impact of the section of the Milan-Naples motorway near Gallicano nel Lazio (Rome)
Date: 1997-11-21
Institutions: ANGELILLI, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, EU policy, Latium, environmental impact, motorway, noise, noise protection

22. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 196/13

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3729/97 and E-3730/97
given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission

(23 January 1998)

An autonomous Community quota for the import of 1 000 tonnes of tuna loin fillets at a rate of customs duty of
12% was opened for 1997 on account of the difficulties the European tuna canning industry was experiencing in
obtaining supplies. These difficulties sprang from the general situation on the world market in tuna (buoyant
demand faced with inadequacy of supplies) as well as from changes in the methods of treating the raw material
(development of ways of cutting the tuna into loin fillets in the countries close to the fishing grounds so that the
(cid:145)useful(cid:146) product only is transported for canning).

The tariff quota for loin fillets, intended for the Community processing industry, is directed at third countries
other than the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, as the latter already benefit from totally duty free access.

Each year the Commission reviews the situation on each of the markets for which Member States submit requests
for quotas or for suspensions of tariff duty. The review for 1998 is now under way and the Commission proposals
are planned for late January 1998, which is the usual date for this exercise. In the case of tuna, a request was made
to open a quota for loin fillets and this is being examined at the present time.

(98/C 196/21)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3746/97

by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission

(21 November 1997)

Subject: Noise  pollution  and  assessment  of  the  environmental  impact  of  the  section  of  the  Milan-Naples

motorway near Gallicano nel Lazio (Rome)

In  1989  a  motorway  link-road  serving  the  Milan-Naples  motorway  was  built  near  the  town  of  Gallicano  nel
Lazio. The motorway passes close to the town, at some points no more than 20 metres from housing. In view of
the  sustained  level  of  motor  traffic  on  the  motorway,  this  situation  causes  considerable  nuisance  to  the
inhabitants, who are disturbed every day by a high level of noise pollution.

In  view  of  this  and  considering  the  provisions  of  the  Commission(cid:146)s  Green  Paper  (cid:145)Future  Noise  Policy(cid:146),  in
particular future measures to reduce traffic noise, can the Commission say:

1.  which of the measures referred to in the Green Paper have already been launched by the Commission and

with what results;

2.  whether, in accordance with the conclusions of the Green Paper, a project aimed at reducing noise pollution

on the above-mentioned stretch of motorway might benefit from Community funding;

3. 

through what channels this funding may be requested;

4. 

finally, whether, when the road work in question was carried out, the recommendations set out in Directive
85/337/EEC on environmental impact assessment (1) were taken into account?

(1)  OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(5 February 1998)

Following the publication in November 1996 by the Commission of the Green Paper on Future Noise Policy (1),
all parties concerned by the issue of noise were consulted.

This consultation was closed in June 1997; the opinions received were analysed and a summary is currently in the
process of being finalised.