do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4090/97 by Peter TRUSCOTT to the Commission. Funding for Hertfordshire under the Fourth Framework Programme and from various Socrates education funds in 1994-1997
Date: 1998-01-16
Institutions: European Parliament, TRUSCOTT
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, South East (England), education, research and development, technological change

C 223/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 7. 98

(98/C 223/62)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4090/97

by Peter Truscott (PSE) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Funding  for  Hertfordshire  under  the  Fourth  Framework  Programme  and  from  various  Socrates

education funds in 1994-1997

Would the Commission please inform me of the amount of funding Hertfordshire has received under the Fourth
Framework  Programme  and  from  various  Socrates  Education  Funds  during  the  years  1994,  1995,  1996  and
1997?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(11 March 1998)

Hertfordshire  received  the  funding  shown  below  between  1994  and  1997  under  the  Fourth  Framework
Programme (FP) of Research and Technological Development (RTD). The figures are for all types of action,
including shared-cost actions, concerted actions and accompanying measures (specific measures being included
in other types of action).

Fourth Framework Programme

Financial contributions

Source: All Research DGs.

1994

0

1995

3.4

1996

9.2

1997

7.5

(MECU)

Total

20.2

However, it should be noted that the actual funding given only to a very small extent reflects the benefits that are
gained by research groups in any one region by taking part in Community programmes.

Between 1994 and 1997, a total of ECU 977 048 was received by beneficiaries (institutions and individuals) in
Hertfordshire  as  part  of  the  various  activities  in  the  Socrates  programme,  from  1995,  and  earlier  educational
programmes, in particular Erasmus, before 1995.

(98/C 223/63)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4092/97

by Peter Truscott (PSE) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Funding for Hertfordshire in 1994-1997 for trans-European networks

Would  the  Commission  please  inform  me  of  the  amount  of  funding  Hertfordshire  has  received  for
trans-European Networks in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(26 February 1998)

Community funding under the trans-European networks (TENs) framework is allocated to specific projets rather
than to regions.

Community funding under the TENs framework was not available until 1995, when Regulation (EC) No 2236/95
for  the  granting  of  Community  financial  aid  in  the  field  of  trans-European  networks (1)  was  adopted.  To  be
eligible  for  TENs  funding,  projects  must  be  on  one  of  the  road  or  rail  routes  or  at  one  of  the  transport  hubs
designated  as  forming  part  of  the  transport  TEN  laid  down  in  Decision  No  1692/96/EC  of  the  European
Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  23  July  1996  on  Community  guidelines  for  the  development  of  the
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4097/97 by David MORRIS to the Commission. Human resource development and funding
Date: 1998-01-16
Institutions: European Parliament, MORRIS
Subjects: EU financing, EU policy, European Social Fund, development aid, less-favoured region, personnel administration

C 196/76

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22. 6. 98

(98/C 196/104)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4096/97

by Peter Truscott (PSE) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Funding for Hertfordshire in 1994-1997 from the MEDIA II and town-twinning funds

Would the Commission please inform me of the amount of funding Hertfordshire has received from the MEDIA
II and town-twinning funds in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997?

Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission

(13 March 1998)

As the MEDIA II programme was not launched until 1 January 1996, no assistance was granted before that date.

In 1996 no company located in Hertfordshire received any assistance under the MEDIA II programme.

In 1997 Arrow Film Distributors Ltd, a company based in Radlett, received ECU 25 000 in assistance.

Hertfordshire was awarded grants under the Commission(cid:146)s town-twinning scheme (budget heading A 3021) in
1994 (ECU 5 898), in 1995 (ECU 5 427), in 1996 (ECU 14 201) and in 1997 (ECU 11 036).

(98/C 196/105)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4097/97

by David Morris (PSE) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Human resource development and funding

The  Commission  proposes  four  strands  of  human  resource  development  under  Objective  3.  Will  these  be
duplicated under Objectives 1 and 2? Further, will the proposed ESF regulation specify the financial allocation
between these strands and if so, what will that allocation be?

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(2 February 1998)

The  Commission  is  currently  preparing  its  proposals  for  the  regulations  governing  the  structural  funds  for
2000-2006 and plans to adopt its proposals before Easter 1998. The basis for these proposals is given in Agenda
2000 (1).

It is proposed that the new objective 3, which addresses the four areas mentioned in Agenda 2000, should have
two main functions:

› 

› 

to provide the common framework for all European social fund (ESF) interventions (i.e. in objectives 1,
2 and 3), providing consistency of approach across European and national human resources development
strategies on the one hand and regional interventions on the other;

to  operate  as  a  self-contained  objective,  financing  human  resources  development  measures  outside  the
objective  1  and  2  regions,  thus  ensuring  a  coherent  Community-wide  human  resources  development
strategy.

The details regarding the implementation of objective 3, including the question of programming and financial
priorities,  remain  under  consideration  and  the  Commission(cid:146)s  proposals  will  be  given  in  the  draft  regulations
presented in 1998.

(1)  COM(97) 2000 final.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4095/97 by Peter TRUSCOTT to the Commission. Funding for Hertfordshire in 1994-1997 from PHARE and TACIS funds
Date: 1998-01-16
Institutions: European Parliament, TRUSCOTT
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, EU financing, EU programme, South East (England), economic reconstruction

22. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 196/75

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(26 February 1998)

Mainstream European regional development fund (ERDF) funding is not available to Hertfordshire as the county
has  not  been  declared  eligible  under  the  structural  funds(cid:146)  regional  objectives.  However,  Hertfordshire  has
received funding under the Konver Community initiative programmes.

The ERDF and the European social fund (ESF) awards made to Hertfordshire under the Konver II programme
(which covers the period 1994-1999) are as follows:

Project

Applicant

Grant (UKL)

MECU

ERDF
I. 
II.  Herts, Beds 1 Luton Measure 1

Promotion of tourism

III.  Herts, Beds & Luton Measure 2

Hertfordshire County Council
Herts training and enterprise
Council (TEC)
Herts. TEC

ESF
I.  Winning out of Defence 1996
II.  Winning out of Defence 1997
III.  Skills shortage in the Manufacturing Sector

Herts. TEC
Herts. TEC
Herts. TEC

107 000

1 151 000
265 000

1 523 000

310 770
444 600
104 850

860 220

0.161

1.732
0.399

2.292

0.468
0.667
0.158

1.293

It is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown of payments made to Hertfordshire on an annual basis. This
information is held by the British government. Its office for the Eastern region administers the programme.

(98/C 196/103)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4095/97

by Peter Truscott (PSE) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Funding for Hertfordshire in 1994-1997 from PHARE and TACIS funds

Would the Commission please inform me of the amount of funding Hertfordshire has received from the PHARE
and TACIS funds in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997?

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(5 February 1998)

The purpose of Phare and Tacis funding is to assist the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and the Newly
Independent States and Mongolia respectively. No funding is available from these programmes for assistance to
areas within the Community. Public and private sector organisations within the Community are involved in the
execution of Phare and Tacis programmes. The Commission does not keep regional statistics by country on this
involvement.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 118/98 of 16 January 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2096/97
Date: 1998-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

L 11/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 1. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 118/98

of 16 January 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long
grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 2096/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
market in rice (1), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2096/97 (2);

Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (4), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export
this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account;
whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund;

refund; whereas

in fixing

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice 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

The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain
third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued
in Regulation (EC) No 2096/97 is hereby fixed on the
basis of the tenders submitted from 12 to 15 January
1998 at ECU 157 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 19.
(3) OJ L 61, 7. 3. 1975, p. 25.
(4) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4107/97 by Joan VALLVÉ to the Commission. Use of refrigerating services in fruit- processing cross- border areas
Date: 1998-01-16
Institutions: European Parliament, VALLVE
Subjects: EU financing, agro-industry, cross-border cooperation, frontier region, fruit, marketing, operational programme, product quality, storage of food

C 196/78

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22. 6. 98

To make tax avoidance more difficult, the Commission may require tenderers to supply the appropriate proof. In
the case of PHARE, the Commission insists that consultants on the short lists must have their registered office
either  in  a  Member  State  or  in  a  recipient  country.  Specific  investigations  are  carried  out  if  a  tenderer  or
contractor is suspected of having connections with organisations considered to be illegal and the findings are
passed on to the Commission.

Details of the four contracts which exceeded ECU 50 000 have been sent direct to the Honourable Member and to
Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(1)  OJ L 375, 23.12.1989.
(2)  OJ L 356, 31.12.1977.
(3)  OJ L 209, 24. 7.1992.

(98/C 196/107)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4106/97

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Progress in realizing Community initiatives and Cohesion Fund projects in Greece

Can the Commission provide comparative analytical tables showing progress to date in realizing Community
initiatives and Cohesion Fund projects for each Member State?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(6 March 1998)

Because of the length of the answer, which includes a number of tables, the Commission is sending it direct to the
Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(98/C 196/108)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4107/97

by Joan Vallve· (ELDR) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Use of refrigerating services in fruit-processing cross-border areas

In fruit-producing areas there can be (according to the size of the harvest) a shortage of refrigerating capacity on
one side of the border and a surplus on the other. On occasions this means that farmers on one side of the border
need to hire such capacity from the neighbouring country.

Is the Commission planning any action to facilitate cross-border cooperation in the processing and marketing of
agricultural produce?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(18 February 1998)

The reform of the fruit and vegetable market organisations introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28  October  1996 (1)  lays  down  measures  intended  to  cope  with  the  situation  described  by  the  Honourable
Member.

Producer organisations may implement operational programmes with a view to improving product quality and
developing  commercial  value.  To  this  end,  coldstores  in  another  Member  State  can  be  rented.  Under  the
conditions of the single market, products can be processed and marketed without territorial restriction.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 120/98 of 16 January 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2098/97
Date: 1998-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice

L 11/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 1. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 120/98

of 16 January 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connec-
tion with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2098/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
market in rice (1), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2098/97 (2);

Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (4), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export
this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account;
whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund;

refund; whereas

in fixing

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice 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

The maximum export refund on wholly milled round
grain rice to be exported to certain third countries
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2098/97 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders submitted from 12 to 15 January 1998 at ECU
128 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 61, 7. 3. 1975, p. 25.
(4) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4106/97 by Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS to the Commission. Progress in realizing Community initiatives and Cohesion Fund projects in Greece
Date: 1998-01-16
Institutions: European Parliament, HATZIDAKIS
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, EU Member State, EU initiative, Greece, comparative study

C 196/78

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22. 6. 98

To make tax avoidance more difficult, the Commission may require tenderers to supply the appropriate proof. In
the case of PHARE, the Commission insists that consultants on the short lists must have their registered office
either  in  a  Member  State  or  in  a  recipient  country.  Specific  investigations  are  carried  out  if  a  tenderer  or
contractor is suspected of having connections with organisations considered to be illegal and the findings are
passed on to the Commission.

Details of the four contracts which exceeded ECU 50 000 have been sent direct to the Honourable Member and to
Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(1)  OJ L 375, 23.12.1989.
(2)  OJ L 356, 31.12.1977.
(3)  OJ L 209, 24. 7.1992.

(98/C 196/107)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4106/97

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Progress in realizing Community initiatives and Cohesion Fund projects in Greece

Can the Commission provide comparative analytical tables showing progress to date in realizing Community
initiatives and Cohesion Fund projects for each Member State?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(6 March 1998)

Because of the length of the answer, which includes a number of tables, the Commission is sending it direct to the
Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(98/C 196/108)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4107/97

by Joan Vallve· (ELDR) to the Commission

(16 January 1998)

Subject: Use of refrigerating services in fruit-processing cross-border areas

In fruit-producing areas there can be (according to the size of the harvest) a shortage of refrigerating capacity on
one side of the border and a surplus on the other. On occasions this means that farmers on one side of the border
need to hire such capacity from the neighbouring country.

Is the Commission planning any action to facilitate cross-border cooperation in the processing and marketing of
agricultural produce?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(18 February 1998)

The reform of the fruit and vegetable market organisations introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28  October  1996 (1)  lays  down  measures  intended  to  cope  with  the  situation  described  by  the  Honourable
Member.

Producer organisations may implement operational programmes with a view to improving product quality and
developing  commercial  value.  To  this  end,  coldstores  in  another  Member  State  can  be  rented.  Under  the
conditions of the single market, products can be processed and marketed without territorial restriction.