WRITTEN QUESTION No. 360/98 by Mihail PAPAYANNAKIS to the Commission. Safety and health at work of workers with a fixed duration employment relationship
Date: 1998-02-24
Institutions: European Parliament, PAPAYANNAKIS
Subjects: Greece, approximation of laws, disclosure of information, national implementing measure, occupational health, occupational safety, social partners, temporary employment

9. 10. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 310/53

subsequently constituted to look at specific aspects of the creation and growth of high-tech firms, in order to
identify critical issues and good practice and define possible action, in particular at Community level. The result
of this exercise will be discussed at a European high-tech entrepreneurs forum in Vienna in November 1998.

Furthermore, within the innovation programme (third activity of the fourth framework programme › Parliament
and  Council  Decision  No 1110/94/E (2)),  the  Commission  has  launched,  in  collaboration  with  the  European
Investment  Fund,  the  I-TEA  pilot  project,  which  aims  to  attract  venture  capital  towards  the  initial  phases  of
innovative high-tech projects. I-TEA helps the managers of venture capital funds to acquire a lasting ability to
assess and manage this kind of project.

These efforts will be pursued within the fifth framework programme, notably through the implementation of the
horizontal programme (cid:145)Innovation and Participation of SMEs(cid:146).

Furthermore,  in  the  Commission  proposal  concerning  the  5th  framework  programme  for  research,  technical
development and demonstration activities (1998-2000) (3), special attention is given to SMEs. In this context, a
specific  RAT  programme  on  (cid:145)Innovation  and  the  participation  of  SMEs(cid:146)  is  foreseen.  Besides  high-tech
companies,  special  attention  will  be  given  to  SMEs  without  adequate  research  capacities.  Moreover,  the
Commission intends to attach major importance to high-tech SMEs in its forthcoming proposals for Regulations
on the structural funds.

(1)  OJ L 6, 10.1.1997.
(2)  OJ L 126, 18.5.1994.
(3)  COM(98) 8 final.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0360/98

by Mihail Papayannakis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(24 February 1998)

Subject: Safety and health at work of workers with a fixed duration employment relationship

Under  Council  Directive  91/383/EEC (1)  concerning  the  (cid:145)safety  and  health  at  work  of  workers  with  a
fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship, Member States are required to
bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this directive by
31 December 1992 at the latest.

Can the Commission say if and when the relevant Greek authorities have complied with Directive 91/383/EEC
and if they have not complied with it whether it intends to assume its responsibilities with a view to achieving
results required by the above Directive?

(1)  OJ L 206, 29.7.1991, p. 19.

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(2 April 1998)

The  national  measures  transposing  Directive  91/383/EC  supplementing  the  measures  to  encourage  improve-
ments in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary
employment relationship (1) were communicated to the Commission by the Greek authorities on 29 March 1996,
18 June 1996 and 14 January 1997.

In compliance with Article 10(4) of Directive 91/383/EC the Commission is currently preparing the report on the
implementation of this Directive, taking into account the national transposition measures and the report which
the Member States must forward to the Commission every five years on the practical implementation of this
Directive, setting out the points of view of workers and employers.

(1)  OJ L 206, 29.7.1991.