WRITTEN QUESTION No. 907/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Commission. Imports of tinned tuna and bonito from third countries
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Parliament, VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA
Subjects: EU statistics, import, originating product, preserved product, sea fish, third country, trade volume

C 323/94

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21. 10. 98

Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission

(20 April 1998)

The  study  to  which  the  Honourable  Member  refers  is  presumably  (cid:145)the  sustainability  report(cid:146)  published  in
February 1998 by the Association for the Monetary Union of Europe (AMUE). The report can be requested from
the AMUE, 26 rue de la Pe·piniere, 75008 Paris, France, Tel. (33) 1 44 70 60 30, Fax: (33) 1 45 22 33 77. A copy of
the  preface,  contents,  and  executive  summary  of  the  report  is  sent  direct  to  the  Honourable  Member  and  to
Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

AMUE  was  founded  in  1987  by  European  industrialists.  It  is  a  fully  independent  body  of  businesses  which
co-operates with public authorities and is active in all 15 Member States. More information is available from
AMUE directly.

The names of the economists who participated in the working group and in writing the report are annexed to the
report. As to how these were chosen, the Honourable Member is referred to the AMUE.

The Commission published on 25 March 1998 the report (1) requested by Article 109J EC Treaty (the (cid:145)conver-
gence  report),  giving  an  assessment  of  the  progress  made  in  the  fulfilment  by  the  Member  States  of  their
obligations regarding the achievement of economic and monetary union. The report examined the achievement
of a high degree of sustainable convergence as mentioned in Article 109J.

The  Commission  supported  AMUE  by  a  block  grant  of  ECU 500 000  in  1997  as  part  of  the  Commission(cid:146)s
economic and monetary union (EMU) information programme. The Commission did not give financial support
to the AMUE report or any individual studies.

AMUE is a fully independent body. Therefore, the Commission is neither responsible for, nor in any way bound
by the conclusions of the report. The Commission(cid:146)s own views on the degree of sustainable convergence within
the meaning of Article 109J EC Treaty are apparent from the convergence report.

Concerning the sources of data used in the AMUE report, the definitions of sustainability and budgetary criteria
used and the report(cid:146)s position on the democratic accountability of the ECB, the Honourable Member is referred
to the report itself.

(1)  COM(98) 1999 final.

(98/C 323/133)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0902/98

by Bryan Cassidy (PPE) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Nationality breakdown of Commission staff

Will the Commission provide a breakdown for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 of its full-time staff by nationality
and grade?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(24 April 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 323/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0907/98

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission

Subject: Imports of tinned tuna and bonito from third countries

(26 March 1998)

Can  the  Commission  provide  information  on  the  volume  of  imports  of  tinned  tuna  and  bonito  from  third
countries, indicating the individual quantities by country of origin which cross European Union borders?