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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3916/97 by Marianne THYSSEN to the Commission. Ruling of the WTO panel on hormones
Date: 1997-12-11
Institutions: European Parliament, THYSSEN
Subjects: World Trade Organisation, animal feedingstuffs, animal nutrition, consumer protection, foodstuffs legislation, health control, hormone, public health, veterinary inspection

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3.

This approach is already Commission policy, in relation to all chemicals placed on the market.

4. and 5.
The Commission is keeping under review the European schedule of occupational diseases. In 1998 it
envisages  a  study  of  the  data  deriving  from  scientific  and  technical  progress,  and  based  on  epidemiological
analysis. As part of this review new occupational diseases could be considered.

As far as the question of assistance to victims is concerned this remains the responsibility of Member States.

(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1990.
(2)  OJ C 375, 10.12.1997.

(98/C 187/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3916/97

by Marianne Thyssen (PPE) to the Commission

(11 December 1997)

Subject: Ruling of the WTO panel on hormones

At the conference on food law organised on 3 and 4 November 1997 jointly by the Commission and the European
Parliament one of the speakers maintained that the European Community had lost the hormone case before the
WTO panel because of poor drafting of the relevant European legislation.

In particular, it had been impossible to use the argument that European consumers did not accept hormones being
fed  to  animals  reared  for  human  consumption  because  no  reference  was  made  to  this  non-acceptance  in  the
preamble of the directive concerned.

Can the Commission agree with this view?

Does the Commission not think there is an urgent need to review European food legislation and if necessary to
adapt the wording in order to prevent such problems in future?

Has the Commission already taken action on this matter or does it intend to do so?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(2 February 1998)

The panel of the World trade organization (WTO) charged with examining the Community measures concerning
the use of hormones for growth promotion purposes in livestock farming issued its report on 18 August 1997.
The Community appealed the report to the WTO appellate body, which issued its report on 16 January 1998.

The line of argument mentioned by the Honourable Member, concerning the impossibility to invoke European
consumers(cid:146)  non-acceptance  of  the  use  of  hormones  because  such  non-acceptance  was  not  mentioned  in  the
preamble of the relevant directive, does not appear as such in the report of the panel. The panel ruled that a
reference should have been made in the preamble of the names of the scientists and the scientific studies on
which the import prohibition was based. However, the WTO appellate body has now reversed this finding of the
panel.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3994/97 by Eva KJER HANSEN to the Commission. Introduction of rules on the catching and breeding of the common eel
Date: 1997-12-11
Institutions: European Parliament, KJER HANSEN
Subjects: authorised catch, export restriction, fish farming, fishing grounds, fishing industry, fishing vessel, freshwater fish, freshwater fishing

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At its meeting in Dublin on 13 and 14 December 1996, the European Council welcomed the designs for the euro
banknotes presented to it by the European Monetary Institute.

The  final  decisions  on  the  matter  will  be  taken  by  the  European  Central  Bank  once  it  has  been  set  up  in
accordance with the Treaty.

(98/C 187/165)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3994/97

by Eva Kjer Hansen (ELDR) to the Commission

(11 December 1997)

Subject: Introduction of rules on the catching and breeding of the common eel

When is a proposal to be submitted for rules on the catching and breeding of the common eel (Anguilla anguilla)?

Can the Commission also indicate the content of any repopulation programmes involved?

Are there any plans to introduce an export ban to stabilize the European market?

(98/C 187/166)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4001/97

by Rijk van Dam (I-EDN) to the Commission

(14 January 1998)

Subject: Eel fisheries in Europe

A group of researchers (EC Concerted Action AIR A94-1939) recently described the size and condition of eel
stocks in Europe. In their final report they conclude that the situation in Europe with regard to eels is grave. One
reason for this is that the migration of elvers from the sea is declining sharply. The researchers also point out that
elver fishing takes up 97% of all young eels as soon as they have reached European waters, mostly for sale to
China.

Does  the  Commission  share  the  view  that  the  situation  in  Europe  with  regard  to  eels  gives  cause  for

1.
concern?

Does it agree that the international character of the problem calls for coordinated measures at European

2.
level?

Does it share the opinion that the large scale removal of elvers to third countries is a threat to eel stocks in

3.
Europe?

If so, is it willing in the near future to restrict the sale of elvers to third countries and to encourage the

4.
placing of elvers in European waters?

Joint answer
to Written Questions P-3994/97 and E-4001/97
given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission

(30 January 1998)

The Commission is aware of the valuable and growing contribution of the eel cultivation sector to European
aquaculture and of the importance of the eel fisheries in Member States. The dependence on supplies of juvenile
eels caught in the wild will remain for so long as it continues to be impossible to complete the life cycle of this
species in captivity. Juvenile eel is also used for stocking purposes and is important for the commercial fisheries.
97/863/EC: Council Decision of 11 December 1997 concerning the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transport
Date: 1997-12-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
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COUNCIL DECISION of 11 December 1997 concerning the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transport (97/863/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 75 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transport (3), signed on 5 April 1993, and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof, gives unrestricted access for Slovenian heavy goods vehicles for transit through the Community;Whereas Protocol 9 on road, rail and combined transport in Austria to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union, and in particular Articles 11 and 14 thereof, establishes a special regime for Community heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria;Whereas it is necessary to ensure non-discriminatory treatment between Community and Slovenian heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria as from 1 January 1995;Whereas the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transport should be approved,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 The Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transport is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is annexed to this Decision.Article 2 The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol.Done at Brussels, 11 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. DELVAUX-STEHRES(1) OJ C 369, 7. 12. 1996, p. 5.(2) OJ C 339, 10. 11. 1997.(3) OJ L 189, 29. 7. 1993, p. 161.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2470/97 of 11 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1997-12-11
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2470/97 of 11 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (Text with EEA relevance)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (15) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) provides for an amendment with effect on 1 January 1998 regarding inulin syrup falling within subheading 1702 60;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2333/97 (5), establishes an agricultural nomenclature for export refunds based on the combined nomenclature; whereas that nomenclature should accordingly be adapted with effect on 1 January 1998 to bring it into line with the amendments referred to above;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 The data relating to subheading 1702 60 90 in Sector 14 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 are hereby replaced by those in the Annex hereto.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 December 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.(3) OJ L 312, 14. 11. 1997, p. 1.(4) OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.(5) OJ L 323, 26. 11. 1997, p. 25.ANNEX >TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3908/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. HEU supplies for FRM II
Date: 1997-12-11
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: Euratom Supply Agency, Russia, nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear reactor, nuclear safety, originating product, scientific research, uranium

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Does  the  Commission  agree  with  the  Council  groups(cid:146)  interpretation  that  the  decisions  of  Mantua  City

3.
Council constitute (cid:145)infringements(cid:146)?

4. What action does the Commission intend to take against these infringements, if they are confirmed?

(1)  OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 1.
(2)  OJ L 199, 9.8.1993, p. 84.

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(3 February 1998)

1. and 2.

The Commission is currently examining in detail the cases referred to by the Honourable Member.

The Commission(cid:146)s appraisal of these matters will enable it to establish whether or not the Community rules

3.
governing public service contracts have been infringed.

The Commission will be certain to apply the procedure provided for in Article 169 of the EC Treaty if that

4.
should prove necessary.

(98/C 196/48)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3908/97

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(11 December 1997)

Subject: HEU supplies for FRM II

1.
Can the Commission confirm that the Euratom Supply Agency is negotiating with Russian organizations
for  the  supply  of  highly  enriched  uranium  for  European  research  reactors?  Do  those  negotiations  involve
supplies for the controversial FRM II reactor in Munich?

2. What stage have the negotiations reached? What has been agreed, and what issues are still outstanding? By
what date are the negotiations likely to be completed?

Can the Commission confirm that the Euratom Supply Agency has drawn up the draft of an agreement for

3.
supplies for the FRM II reactor of highly-enriched uranium from Russia?

Does the Commission not have any misgivings that the involvement of the FRM II reactor will constitute a

4.
severe blow to the campaign to prevent the non-proliferation of highly-enriched uranium? If not, why not?

Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission

(2 February 1998)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to her written question E-2903/97 (1).

Since then those in charge of certain research reactors in the Community have entered into negotiations with the
Russian authorities. Any supplies of highly enriched uranium resulting from this would be made in compliance
with the strict safeguard rules and the policy of non-proliferation.

(1)  OJ C 134, 30.4.1998, p. 33.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3921/97 by Paul LANNOYE to the Commission. Contamination by Mancozeb
Date: 1997-12-11
Institutions: European Parliament, LANNOYE
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3921/97 by Paul LANNOYE to the Commission. Contamination by Mancozeb  


Official Journal C 174 , 08/06/1998 P. 0154 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3921/97 by Paul Lannoye (V) to the Commission (11 December 1997)Subject: Contamination by MancozebIn October 1995 a store of 475 tonnes of Mancozeb (fungicide) caught fire in the garden of the EDF compound in Kigali.Eleven months later (in September 1996) a team of experts under the auspices of the FAO examined the problem on site and recommended a certain number of urgent measures and solutions to neutralize this store and the contaminated land.According to our information there has been no movement in the situation over the past months despite the urgency (Mancozeb, stored in poor conditions rapidly converts into ETU (ethylenethiourea) which is known to be carcinogenic). Tests carried out in France showed that the 85% of the Mancozeb had converted into ETU. An unspecified amount of ground around this store has already been contaminated by ETU, and also, very probably, sources of drinking water.We understand that a sum of ECU 500 000 has been set aside in the budget to rehabilitate the site.Can the Commission indicate what action it has taken over the past two years to deal with the problem?Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (14 January 1998)The Commission shares the Honourable Member's concern about the risk to public health posed by the fire involving a consignment of Mancozeb for a food security project stored in an industrial area of Kigali, if the site is not quickly cleaned up.When it learnt of the accident in September 1995 the Commission immediately ordered a report. Its conclusions were accepted by the Rwandan authorities and the Commission on 3 October 1995.A further study was carried out with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) on the Commission's initiative following disagreement between the ministries concerned about how to clean up the site. The conclusions and recommendations were accepted by all sides and the clean-up operation began in July 1997 after the work had been put out to tender.The Commission is closely monitoring the situation and will do its utmost with the Rwandan authorities' approval to use all available capacity on the ground to swiftly dispose of the waste.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3907/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Infringement by the Commune of Mantua of Directives 92/50/ EEC and 93/38/EEC on the award of public service contracts
Date: 1997-12-11
Institutions: European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3907/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (11 December 1997)Subject: Infringement by the Commune of Mantua of Directives 92/50/EEC and 93/38/EEC on the award of public service contracts1. Has the Commission assessed the substance of the accusation by the minority groups on the Mantua City Council that the City Council breached Community legislation by awarding contracts for health inspection and occupational health and safety services without calling for tenders?2. Is the Commission aware of the Mantua City Council's failure to apply Directives 92/50/EEC ((OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 1. )) and 93/38/EEC ((OJ L 199, 9.8.1993, p. 84. )) when it set up a joint-stock company, with majority public funding, as a partner, to which it awarded the contract for operating the City Council's data-processing services?3. Does the Commission agree with the Council groups' interpretation that the decisions of Mantua City Council constitute 'infringements'?4. What action does the Commission intend to take against these infringements, if they are confirmed?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (3 February 1998)1. and 2. The Commission is currently examining in detail the cases referred to by the Honourable Member.3. The Commission's appraisal of these matters will enable it to establish whether or not the Community rules governing public service contracts have been infringed.4. The Commission will be certain to apply the procedure provided for in Article 169 of the EC Treaty if that should prove necessary.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3899/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Rai International and protection of information
Date: 1997-12-11
Institutions: European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
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Official Journal C 187 , 16/06/1998 P. 0079 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3899/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (11 December 1997)Subject: Rai International and protection of informationIn order to ensure that news and programmes reach the Italian community living overseas, Italian television has for some time been operating an Italian-language service which broadcasts programme schedules originally produced in the studios in Rome.However, the essential requirements of balance and pluralism which should be the hallmark of public service broadcasting are not met in these programme and, as they are broadcast overseas, they escape the control of the parliamentary watchdog committee.Will the Commission intervene with a directive laying down standards of objectivity, balance, independence and pluralism for public service broadcasters?Will the Commission also put forward a directive to protect Community viewers from the distortions of biased information and guarantee them independent, pluralist news coverage?Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (3 February 1998)Community law makes no provision for 'internal pluralism' in television services, as this is, theoretically, a matter for the Member States.The Protocol on the system of public broadcasting annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam confirms the competence of the Member States to confer, define and organise the public service remit for broadcasting, such as that entrusted to Radio Televisione Italiana (RAI).In the absence of any appropriate legal basis in the EC Treaty, and without prejudice to its position as regards the need for measures such as those mentioned by the Honourable Member, the Commission is not at this stage planning to propose that Parliament and the Council adopt any legislative acts on this matter.
98/6/EC: Commission Decision of 11 December 1997 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2332/96 establishing, for 1997, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres
Date: 1997-12-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community fisheries, authorised catch, fishing regulations, fishing vessel, sea fish, technical standard

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