WRITTEN QUESTION No. 579/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. International transport of passengers
Date: 1998-03-04
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: carriage of passengers, common transport policy, fraud, free competition, freedom to provide services, international transport, liberalisation of the market, protective clause

C 402/16

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

22.12.98

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

(7 May 1998)

According to the financing tables amended on 21 October 1997, public expenditure programmed until 1997 for
measure 1.2 of the operational programme for Attiki (waste management) amounts to ECU 5.3 million.

At the last meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Community Support Framework (CSF), held on
31 October 1997, the regional programmes were not amended.

For technical information on the work programmed, progress in implementation and the causes of any delays, the
Honourable Member is requested to consult the regional authorities in Attiki responsible for implementing the
CSF.

At ECU 6.4 million, the appropriations spent at the end of 1997 exceed the 1997 forecast, as revised on 21 October
1997.

(98/C 402/017)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0579/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(4 March 1998)

Subject: International transport of passengers

With reference to Article 2, point 1.3. of Regulation (EEC) 684/92 (1) of 16 March 1992, can the Commission say
whether it is aware that this article, which provides for a system of authorization for all parallel services serving
the same customers totally contradicts Article 4, point 2 of the same Regulation and that because of this
contradiction there have been cases of special regular services covered by a contract being exploited?

Can the Commission also say:

1. whether it is willing to take steps to put an end to these (cid:145)pirate services(cid:146), which are tolerated by the Member

States;

2. why no steps are being taken to liberalize the regular services subject to authorization in order to open them
up to competition from companies established in the Member States, since the special services considered as
(cid:145)regular(cid:146) services are exempt from authorization and can therefore be treated like existing regular services
and be replaced by means of a contract?

(1) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 1.

(98/C 402/018)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0580/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(4 March 1998)

Subject: International transport of passengers

Article 4, point 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) 684/92 (1) of 16 March 1992 states that (cid:145)Special regular services
referred to in Article 2 (1.2), second subparagraph, (a), (b), (c) and (d), shall not require authorization if they are
covered by a contract concluded between the organizer and the carrier(cid:146).

Can the Commission say whether it considers it correct that special regular services which can be defined as
(cid:145)regular services(cid:146) as mentioned in Article 2 point 1.2., second subparagraph, (a), (b), (c) and (d) and exempt from
authorization, may systematically run parallel to existing regular services subject to authorization and hence take
away the latter(cid:146)s customers?

(1) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 1.