WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3793/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. French road blockade: damage assessment procedure
Date: 1997-11-26
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: France, civil liability proceedings, damage, free movement of goods, indemnification, intra-EU transport, labour dispute, legal system, road transport, strike

16. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 187/55

3.
Under  provisions  introduced  by  Directive  95/29/CE  of  29  June  1995  amending  Directive  90/628/EEC
concerning  the  protection  of  animals  during  transport,  journey  times  in  basic  vehicles  shall  not  exceed  eight
hours. The text makes provisions for transport in up-graded vehicles, for periods depending on the species and
age  of  the  animals,  of  up  to  28  hours.  This  text  does  not  provide  any  derogation  from  the  requirement  for
unloading once the applicable maximum period has been reached. The Commission has already proposed to the
Council detailed standards for the up-graded lorries.

(1)  OJ L 174, 2.7.1997.

(98/C 187/86)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3790/97

by Ian White (PSE) to the Commission

(26 November 1997)

Subject: Rubbish treatment plant at Casares

Has the Commission considered the scale, siting and methods of rubbish treatment for the proposed plant at
Casares (Malaga), Andalucia, Spain, in the light of the alternative Environment Impact Assessment supplied to it
by concerned residents, which forecasts the serious pollution of water courses from leachates of the proposed
dump?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(16 December 1997)

A  petition  regarding  a  proposed  waste  management  plant  in  Casares,  Spain  was  formally  transmitted  to  the
Parliament and forwarded to the Commission under reference No 1026/96 in 1996.

By letter of 30 July 1997 the Commission requested further information from the Spanish authorities concerning
the above petition. The Commission requested information regarding the measures foreseen to ensure that waste
going to the waste treatment plant and dump at Casares will be disposed of without danger to human health and
the  environment,  taking  into  account  applicable  Community  legislation,  such  as  Directive  75/442/EEC  on
waste (1) as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC (2) and Directive 89/369/EEC on the prevention of air pollution
from new municipal waste incineration plants (3). The Commission has not yet received a reply from the Spanish
authorities.

As  mentioned  by  the  Honourable  Member,  the  Commission  received  documents  from  local  residents.  The
Commission  will  consider  these  documents  together  with  the  answer  from  the  Spanish  authorities  when  this
answer is available.

(1)  OJ L 194, 15.7.1975.
(2)  OJ L 78, 26.3.1991.
(3)  OJ L 163, 14.6.1989.

(98/C 187/87)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3793/97

by Jose· Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(26 November 1997)

Subject: French road blockade: damage assessment procedure

The road blockades set up by French lorry drivers are starting to turn into a regular event, which contravenes the
Community rules on competition by preventing the freedom of movement of goods within the European Union.
The  damage  done  to  intra-European  trade  is  very  considerable,  and  has  led  to  protests  from  Spain,  the  UK,
Germany and the Netherlands. In concrete terms, Spanish hauliers(cid:146) organizations calculate that every day of the
blockade cost Spanish road-haulage undertakings over PTA 2 500 million.