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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 595/98 by Reimer BÖGE , Niels KOFOED , Brigitte LANGENHAGEN to the Commission. MGP IV - calculation of tonnage
Date: 1998-03-04
Institutions: BOEGE, European Parliament, KOFOED, LANGENHAGEN
Subjects: EU programme, Netherlands, common fisheries policy, fisheries policy, fishing controls, fishing fleet













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 595/98 by Reimer BÖGE , Niels KOFOED , Brigitte LANGENHAGEN to the Commission. MGP IV - calculation of tonnage  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0595/98 by Reimer Böge (PPE), Niels Kofoed (ELDR) and Brigitte Langenhagen (PPE) to the Commission (4 March 1998)Subject: MGP IV - calculation of tonnageAccording to reports in the Danish press, the procedure determining tonnage under MGP IV resulted in considerable advantages accruing to the Netherlands fisheries as a result of the changeover from GRT (gross registered tonnage) to GT (gross tonnage). It is claimed that the Netherlands received a 'bonus' of some 53 000 gross tonnes in this way.Can the Commission confirm that the tonnage conversion of the Netherlands fleet was properly carried out?Can the Commission provide figures for the individual Member States to refute the above assertions?Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (6 April 1998)The increase in the tonnage objectives for 1996 mentioned by the Honourable Members is not due to the conversion from gross registered tonnage (GRT) to gross tonnage (GT) but due to a reassessment of the historical fleet capacity in GRT.The calculation of the objectives for the fleets of all Member States in successive multi-annual guidance programmes (MAGPs) followed precise rules based on the actual situation of the fleet in 1983 or at the time of accession. A reassessment of the historical capacity of the fleet can therefore lead, as in this case, to a revision of the MAGP objectives. It does not represent a 'gift' for the Dutch fleet.The need to revise the tonnage objectives for the Dutch fleet was known when the MAGP III ((OJ L 166, 15.7.1995. )) was adopted. This is illustrated by the ad-hoc formula that was used to calculate the objectives shown in the MAGP III Decision. As described in the annual report to the Council and the Parliament on the results of the MAGP III ((COM(97) 352 final. )), revised figures supplied by the Dutch authorities indicated that the global objectives for 31 December 1996 should have been 98 891 GRT rather than the 75 670 GRT previously supposed.The Commission has not, however, accepted these data unconditionally. A series of missions is planned to verify them and to ensure that the historical data in the fleet register are fully corroborated. Indeed, it is stated in MAGP IV Decision ((OJ L 39, 12.2.1998. )) that the tonnage objectives for 31 December 1996 for the Dutch fleet are subject to verification.Changes to the objectives for 1996 were made for a number of other Member States. The justification for each case is described in the annual report to the Council and the Parliament.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 557/98 by Phillip WHITEHEAD to the Commission. Telecommunications base stations
Date: 1998-03-04
Institutions: European Parliament, WHITEHEAD
Subjects: business location, electromagnetic interference, health risk, impact study, public health, residential area, telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, waveband

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No  changes  were  made  to  the  regional  programmes  when  the  Community  Support  Framework  Monitoring
Committee last met, on 31 October 1997.

By the end of 1997 a total of ECU 0.4 million in appropriations had been utilised.

Law No 2545/97 on industrial areas was adopted by Greece(cid:146)s Parliament on 15 December 1997.

(98/C 310/117)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0557/98

by Phillip Whitehead (PSE) to the Commission

(4 March 1998)

Subject: Telecommunications base stations

Given  the  concerns  about  the  public  health  effects  of  telecommunications  equipment,  has  the  Commission
carried  out  any  research  to  assess  the  effects  of  locating  telecommunications  sites  in  close  proximity  to
residential areas?

Can  the  Commission  confirm  whether  or  not  any  Member  States  place  restrictions  on  the  location  of
telecommunications sites or the height of telecommunications masts?

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(3 April 1998)

The  Commission  has  invited  a  group  of  eminent  experts  to  look  into  possible  adverse  health  effects  from
radiofrequencies. The group reviewed available research, identified gaps where co-ordinated studies should be
undertaken in order to obtain better data, and proposed research areas where data are still lacking. The experts(cid:146)
report can be found at the website www.ispo.cec.be/infosoc/telecompolicy/en.

The  experts(cid:146)  recommendations  for  future  work  have  been  taken  into  account  in  the  proposals  on  the  fifth
framework programme for research and technological development (RT&D).

As  regards  concerns  about  telecommunication  base  stations  the  Honourable  Member  is  also  referred  to  the
replies the Commission gave to written questions E-737/96 by Mr Malone (1), E-2304/96 by Mr Needle (2) and
E-1593/97 by Mr Waddington (3).

The  Commission  has  no  specific  information  on  Member  States(cid:146)  restrictions  on  the  location  or  height  of
telecommunications installations.

(1)  OJ C 217, 26.7.1996. 
(2)  OJ C 385, 19.12.1996.
(3)  OJ C 391, 23.12.1997.

(98/C 310/118)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0560/98

by Jesu·s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission

(4 March 1998)

Subject: Incorporation of Community social law into domestic law

Which Member States have not incorporated Community social law into their own domestic law in the following
areas:

›  protection of young people at work;

›  European works councils;

›  arrangement of working hours;

›  equality between men and women in employment-related social security schemes?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 602/98 by Arthur NEWENS to the Commission. Comparative value of state pensions in European Union countries
Date: 1998-03-04
Institutions: European Parliament, NEWENS
Subjects: EU Member State, EU statistics, Eurostat, pension scheme, retired person, unmarried person

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(98/C 310/133)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0602/98

by Arthur Newens (PSE) to the Commission

(4 March 1998)

Subject: Comparative value of state pensions in European Union countries

Further  to  the  answer  given  by  the  Commission  to  Written  Questions  Nos  2620/88 (1)  and  792/92 (2)  on  the
relative value of state pensions in European Union Member States, will the Commission now provide an up-date,
calculated for a single person at his/her legal retirement age after a full contribution career, for as recent a date as
available figures permit?

(1)  OJ C 262, 16.10.1989, p. 58.
(2)  OJ C 16, 21.1.1993, p. 5.

Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission

(20 April 1998)

The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s secretariat first estimates in the
framework of a study by Eurostat to update (cid:145)Old age replacement rates › volume 1(cid:146) first published in 1990.
The complete methodology and final estimates for the eight Member States covered will be published in June
1998.

(98/C 310/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0603/98

by Bartho Pronk (PPE) to the Commission

(4 March 1998)

Subject: Socio-political adult education and its role in the Commission(cid:146)s education policy

Does the Commission view socio-political adult education as the basis for cohesion in the EU and if so, how does
it intend to realize this aim in its programme?

Is it true that there is no specific budget line for adult education?

Is it correct that the Commission only supports socio-political topics when they are immediately relevant to it
(e.g. the euro) but offers NGOs no possibility of financing for topics chosen by them?

What  financing  is  available  for  NGO-run  educational  programmes  on  ethical  subjects  and  problems  and  the
methodology of socio-political adult education?

Is the Commission prepared to recognize and promote socio-political adult education as an educational sector in
its own right in addition to university, vocational and school education?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(8 April 1998)

The Commission attaches great importance to the development of adult education. The Socrates programme is
concerned with improving cooperation between Member States in the field of adult education, so as to promote
in adults the spirit of European citizenship, social inclusion and awareness of other Member States(cid:146) cultures.
There  is  no  specific  budget  line  for  adult  education;  it  comes  under  the  budget  for  the  Socrates  programme
(Action 3.5.A).