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Resolution on the results of the elections in Kenya
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Kenya, national election













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Resolution on the results of the elections in Kenya  


Official Journal C 034 , 02/02/1998 P. 0169 





B4-0035 and 0084/98Resolution on the results of the elections in KenyaThe European Parliament,- having regard to its previous resolutions on Kenya and in particular that of 18 September 1997 ((OJ C 304, 6.10.1997, p. 139.)),- having regard to the statement by the Presidency of the European Union of 6 January 1998,A. whereas presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Kenya on 29 and 30 December 1997,B. whereas various irregularities came to light during the election campaign and during the election itself,C. whereas, however, these elections have been endorsed by the national observers who were responsible for monitoring the way in which they were held,D. noting, moreover, that the opposition proved unable to overcome its differences and unite behind a single candidate,E. whereas President Daniel Arap Moi has been re-elected and his party, the Kenya African National Union, has retained an absolute majority in the Kenyan Parliament by two seats,F. whereas, despite the inadequacies encountered during the electoral process, these elections constitute a new stage in a process of democratization which must be consolidated; whereas constitutional reforms are an essential step to promoting national reconciliation,G. whereas the IMF aid blockade on Kenya remains in force on account of the government's failure to meet conditions on economic governance, budgetary transparency and the fight against corruption,1. Welcomes the attachment of the Kenyan people to democratic values as demonstrated by their massive participation, often in very difficult conditions, in the national elections;2. Notes the results of the Kenyan elections on 29 and 30 December 1997, while regretting the irregularities which blemished the smooth running of the electoral process;3. Urges President Arap Moi to continue the dialogue with the opposition parties and to respect fully the powers that the constitution confers on the elected Parliament;4. Calls on the Kenyan Government, in particular, to ensure that all political forces in Kenya are involved in the process of revising the constitution, in a genuine spirit of national reconciliation;5. Urges the Kenyan Government to adopt and implement without delay effective measures against corruption;6. Calls on the Commission to keep up its pressure, under the Lomé Convention, on the Kenyan Government to achieve respect for human rights and implement effective measures against corruption;7. Calls on the Commission to support special programmes by NGOs which contribute to the development of the democratic process in Kenya, for example by tackling illiteracy and promoting independent institutions of civil society;8. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly and the Kenyan Government.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4055/97 by Yiannis ROUBATIS to the Council. Amnesty International report on the human rights situation in Turkey
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Parliament, ROUBATIS
Subjects: Amnesty International, Türkiye, death penalty, democracy, forced disappearance, human rights, prisoner, report, torture, young person

C 223/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 7. 98

(98/C 223/53)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4050/97

by Stephen Hughes (PSE) to the Commission

(14 January 1998)

Subject: Psycho-organic syndrome

Considering the family of agents associated with psycho-organic syndrome, what are the exposure limits in the
fifteen Member States? Have any been banned? Are any associated with recognised industrial injuries in any of
the  Member  States?  To  what  extent  has  substitution  occurred  in  Member  States  in  relation  to  those  agents
considered most dangerous?

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(30 January 1998)

The  Commission  has  asked  the  European  agency  for  safety  and  health  at  work  to  provide  it  with  technical
information on the question raised by the Honourable Member.

The Commission will reply fully to the Honourable Member when this information has been received.

(98/C 223/54)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4055/97

by Yiannis Roubatis (PSE) to the Council

(15 January 1998)

Subject: Amnesty International report on the human rights situation in Turkey

The latest Amnesty International report on the human rights situation in Turkey accuses that country of torturing
juveniles,  executions  and  the  disappearance  of  detainees.  According  to  Amnesty  International(cid:146)s  figures,
25 people were killed in custody and 23 went missing after their arrest during 1997.

1.  What measures will the Council take to stop successive Turkish governments(cid:146) mockery of the EU and to put

an end to the unacceptable human rights situation in Turkey, and

2.  what will it do to make Turkish political and military leaders aware that they cannot continue torturing and

killing their own people when the international community is looking on in horror?

(98/C 223/55)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0262/98

by Yiannis Roubatis (PSE) to the Council

(17 February 1998)

Subject: Amnesty International Report on the human rights situation in Turkey

The  most  recent  Amnesty  International  report  on  the  human  rights  situation  in  Turkey  accuses  Turkey  of
torturing minors and the execution and disappearances of prisoners. According to Amnesty International figures,
during 1997 25 people were killed during detention and 23 others disappeared following their arrest.

Will the Council say:

1.  What measures it intends to take to put an end to the mockery of the European Union by successive Turkish

governments and to the continuing unacceptable human rights situation in Turkey?

2.  What does it intend to do to make the political and military leadership of Turkey finally realize that they
cannot continue to torture and kill their own citizens under the gaze of a horrified international community?
Resolution on the situation in the Republic of Ingushetia
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Russia, USSR, aid to refugees













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Resolution on the situation in the Republic of Ingushetia  


Official Journal C 034 , 02/02/1998 P. 0165 





B4-0059, 0077 and 0100/98Resolution on the situation in the Republic of IngushetiaThe European Parliament- having regard to its resolutions and debates on the situation in the northern Caucasus, and in particular Chechnya and neighbouring Ingushetia,A. having regard to the ongoing tensions generated by the fighting in North Ossetia's Prigorodny district in November 1992, whence thousands of persons of Ingush nationality fled to Ingushetia,B. alarmed by reports on the serious situation of the people of Ingush nationality in the Prigorodny district of North Ossetia, but noting the agreement of the three parties (Ingushetia, North Ossetia and the Russian Federation) to allow refugees to return to the Prigorodny and Vladikavkaz districts,C. whereas it is necessary to prevent serious suffering, in particular of women and children, as a result of the inadequate supply of goods and food caused by the difficult economical situation and winter,D. noting that the Ingush internal displaced persons do not yet have any real possibility of returning to the places where they formerly lived in the Prigorodny district of North Ossetia, since the agreement of 4 September 1997 and the programme of 15 October 1997 concerning the Ossetian-Ingush conflict, agreed between the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and the Republic of Ingushetia are not yet being applied,1. Calls on the Russian State Duma to take appropriate measures to facilitate assistance to areas of return in Prigorodny district, in order to enable the civilian Ingush population of the district to resume their normal lives in security and peace and have access to economic activities;2. Urges all the authorities involved to respect and apply the agreements concerning the return of Ingush refugees to the Prigorodny district;3. Appeals to the UN, the OSCE, and other international organizations to use all their influence and means to contribute actively to the normalization process in the northern Caucasus without further delay;4. Calls on the Council and Commission to consider financing humanitarian activities, through ECHO, for implementation by international organizations in areas of return in the Prigorodny and Vladikavkaz districts;5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Russian State Duma, the President of the Russian Federation, the governments of Ingushetia and North Ossetia, the UN Secretary-General and the OSCE Secretary-General.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 106/98 of 15 January 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, oats

L 10/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 1. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 106/98

of 15 January 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1773/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the
market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2052/97 (4),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/
intervention
97 of 12 September 1997 on a special
measure for cereals
as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2133/97 (6), and in
particular Article 8 thereof,

in Finland and Sweden (5),

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for
export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries was
opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1773/97;

Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid

down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal
than the
maximum refund;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 9 to 15 January 1998, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
1773/97, the maximum refund on exportation of oats
shall be ECU 28,93 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 January
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 15 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 250, 13. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 296, 30. 10. 1997, p. 29.
Resolution on the death sentence passed on Karla Faye Tucker in the United States
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: United States, death penalty













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Resolution on the death sentence passed on Karla Faye Tucker in the United States  


Official Journal C 034 , 02/02/1998 P. 0168 





B4-0080 and 0102/98Resolution on the death sentence passed on Karla Faye Tucker in the United StatesThe European Parliament,- having regard to the resolution adopted on 3 April 1997 by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights which calls for a moratorium on executions in anticipation of their total abolition,A. whereas in December 1997 the United States Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence passed on Karla Faye Tucker, a prisoner being held in Texas, and whereas the district court judge has decided that the execution will take place on 3 February 1998,B. whereas 48 female prisoners are currently being held on death row in the United States, only one woman has been executed since the death penalty was reinstated there in 1976, and a woman was last executed in Texas in 1863,C. whereas of the 58 US death row prisoners who were under age at the time of committing their crimes, 43% are being held in Texas, and whereas nine minors have been executed in the United States since 1976, five of those executions having taken place in Texas,D. whereas of the 74 executions that took place in the United States in 1997, 37 were carried out in Texas, and whereas of the 30 executions due to be carried out in the United States by May 1998, 14 will take place in Texas alone, and the remainder in seven other States,E. whereas the decision to grant a stay of execution to Karla Faye Tucker and commute her sentence now rests with the Texas State Governor, George Bush Jr, who will be called upon to act on the basis of a recommendation by the Mercy Commission,1. Addresses a formal appeal to the Governor of Texas and the other state authorities concerned to grant a stay of execution to Karla Faye Tucker and commute her sentence;2. Calls on the institutions, legislatures and governors of states where the death penalty is in force to impose a moratorium on executions;3. Calls on the US Federal Government to withdraw the reservation to the provision prohibiting the execution of minors, a qualification added by the United States to the Act ratifying the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;4. Calls on the Council and Commission to lend their utmost support to the appeal to the Governor of Texas to commute the sentence or grant a reprieve;5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the US Federal Government and the Governor of the State of Texas.
Resolution on mass executions in South Korea
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: South Korea, death penalty, democratisation













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Resolution on mass executions in South Korea  


Official Journal C 034 , 02/02/1998 P. 0168 





B4-0054/98Resolution on mass executions in South KoreaThe European Parliament,A. whereas 23 people were executed in South Korea on 30 December 1997,B. whereas it is reported that some 50 prisoners are being held on death row in South Korea,C. whereas capital punishment is never justifiable,D. whereas, in other respects, South Korea has taken essential steps towards democratization, as shown by the free elections in December 1997, which resulted in Mr Kim Dae-Jung, a former dissident, being elected President of South Korea,The European Parliament,1. Condemns the mass execution carried out in late December and calls on the South Korean President and Government to impose an immediate moratorium on executions as a first step towards the complete abolition of the death penalty;2. Welcomes the ongoing democratization in South Korea and encourages the South Korean authorities to continue along this path;3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Government of South Korea.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 107/98 of 15 January 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

16. 1. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 10/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 107/98

of 15 January 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation
to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the
market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2052/97 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of barley to all third countries was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1337/97 (5);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No

1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
than the
tenderer whose bid is equal
maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
relates to an export tax;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 9 to 15 January 1998, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
1337/97, the maximum refund on exportation of barley
shall be ECU 18,96 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 January
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 15 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 184, 12. 7. 1997, p. 1.
Resolution on the terrorist attacks in the Basque country
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Parliament
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Resolution on the terrorist attacks in the Basque country  


Official Journal C 034 , 02/02/1998 P. 0170 





B4-0069/98Resolution on the terrorist attacks in the Basque countryThe European Parliament,A. shocked at the latest appalling attack by the terrorist group ETA in which José Ignacio Iruretagoyena, a local councillor for the Partido Popular (People's Party), was assassinated in Zarauz (Guipúzcoa province) on Friday 9 January 1998,B. whereas this criminal organization is persisting with its bloody campaign with the sole objective of destroying democracy and the rule of law, both in Basque society and in the whole of Spain,The European Parliament,1. Condemns unequivocally this savage attack, and reiterates its total rejection of all forms of violence;2. Forwards its most sincere condolences to the relatives, friends and colleagues of the murdered councillor, and reaffirms its total solidarity with all the many victims of this group of criminals;3. Reiterates its support for the Ajuria-Enea pact and the Madrid agreement, and urges the signatories to continue to respect the undertakings made and take further action on them;4. Expresses its full and sincere support for all democrats who are in a similarly exposed situation in the face of such crimes, and urges them to continue, within a democratic framework, with their defence of freedom and the rule of law as they exist both in Basque society and in all of Spain;5. Stresses its rejection of any form of dialogue with all those who collaborate in, tolerate, encourage, abet or carry out criminal acts of this nature;6. Reiterates once again its commitment to the fight against terrorism by means of seamless cooperation at police and judicial levels among the Member States;7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Spanish and Basque authorities and the relatives of the victim.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 111/98 of 15 January 1998 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97
Date: 1998-01-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, award of contract, import, maize, quantitative restriction, tariff reduction

16. 1. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 10/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 111/98

of 15 January 1998

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Portugal was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2506/97 (3);

acting under

the Commission,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1963/95 (5),
the
procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in
the import duty; whereas in fixing this maximum the
criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas a
contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal
to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty;

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 9 to 15 January 1998, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
2506/97, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
imported shall be ECU 60,85 per tonne and be valid for a
total maximum quantity of 90 000 tonnes.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 January
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 15 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.