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Commission Regulation (EC) No 752/98 of 2 April 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, oats

L 103/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 4. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 752/98

of 2 April 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1773/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the
market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2052/97 (4),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/
97 of 12 September 1997 on a special
intervention
measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 661/98 (6), and in partic-
ular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export
from Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1773/97;

Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid

down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal
than the
maximum refund;

to or

lower

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

For tenders notified from 27 March to 2 April 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1773/97, the maximum refund on exportation of
oats shall be ECU 36,95 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 250, 13. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 90, 25. 3. 1998, p. 38.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1007/98 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. European Environmental Agency (EEA) and recruitment
Date: 1998-04-02
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1007/98 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. European Environmental Agency (EEA) and recruitment  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1007/98by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission(2 April 1998)Subject: European Environmental Agency (EEA) and recruitmentIn my Question E-0028/98(1) in which I drew the Commission's attention to the unacceptable arrangements relating to the recruitment of staff to the EEA I asked, inter alia, which candidates of Greek nationality had been called for an interview in the selection procedures for competitions EEA/A/97/1, EEA/A/97/2 and EEA/A/97/3 and which ones had been recruited. Commissioner Bjerregaard finally answered on 2 March 1998 that a total of 30 Greeks had submitted applications to take part in the competitions but that none had been recruited. I was surprised to learn from the same reply that only one official of Greek nationality had been recruited to the EEA from the time when it was set up.Will the Commission now answer my previous question and state clearly:1. How many candidates of Greek nationality were called for interview in the selection procedures for competitions EEA/A/97/1, EEA/A/97/2 and EEA/A/97/3?2. What are the nationalities of the candidates who passed the above competitions?3. What is the nationality of the successful candidate in competition EEA/B/97/3?4. What is the composition of the staff of the EEA, broken down by nationality?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission(13 May 1998)The Honourable Member knows that Regulation (EEC) 1210/90 of 7 May 1990(2), which governs the European environment agency, gives the agency independent status. The Commission is represented on the management board of the agency, but is not involved in the administration, functioning or operations of the agency. The Commission, therefore, has no competence in the area of staff recruitment to the agency but has instead asked the agency to provide the information requested.In return, the European environment agency has passed on the following information in reply to the four specific points raised:1. Number of candidates of Greek nationality invited for interview:EEA/A/97/1:0EEA/A/97/2:1EEA/A/97/3:02. Nationalities of the candidates who passed these competitions, who are now on the reserve lists:>TABLE>3. The nationality of the successful candidate in competition EEA/B/97/3 is Dutch.4. The composition of the staff, broken down by nationality, at 1 April 1998 is as follows:>TABLE>(1) OJ C 304, 2.10.1998, p. 19.(2) OJ L 120, 11.5.1990.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1145/98 by Ernesto CACCAVALE to the Commission. Market prices for training activities cofinanced under the ESF
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: CACCAVALE, European Parliament
Subjects: European Social Fund, association, eligibility criteria, regional development, vocational training

C 402/80

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EN

22.12.98

The forecast for 1998 on the date the decision was taken was ECU 16.8 million.

From the year 2000 on, and as required by Agenda 2000 (2), the agro-environmental measures will form part of
the regional development programmes prepared by the competent authorities in Portugal.

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992.
(2) COM(97) 2000 final.

(98/C 402/099)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1144/98

by JosØ ApolinÆrio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Financial support › agri-environmental measures, Portugal

Would the Commission provide detailed information regarding the amount of funding provided in the form of
agri-environmental measures for each Member State during the 1994-1997 period? What commitments have been
undertaken for the period up to 1999?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(20 May 1998)

Expenditure for the agri-environmental programme in Portugal (the European agricultural guidance and
guarantee fund (EAGGF) share of 75 %) has been as follows (in MECU):

1993

-

1994

12

1995

39

1996

40

1997

49

The financial impact (the EAGGF share of 75 %) of commitments existing on 15 October 1997 is 65 MECU for
the budget year 1998 and 23 MECU for the budget year 1999.

(98/C 402/100)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1145/98

by Ernesto Caccavale (UPE) to the Commission

(2 April 1998)

Subject: Market prices for training activities cofinanced under the ESF

Further to written question P-0352/98 (1) dealing with training activities cofinanced under the ESF and managed
by local development agencies set up as consortia and/or associations and to Commissioner Flynn(cid:146)s reply, would
the Commission clarify the following matter:

› given that training agencies cannot seek to make a profit, is it considered acceptable, in cases where training
activities are delegated by an agency to a partner or associate company in accordance with Commission
Decision 97/322/EC (2) (with particular regard to datasheet No 4), for the associate or partner company
concerned to charge market prices for its services, as long as they do not exceed the limits laid down?

(1) OJ C 310, 9.10.1998, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 146, 5.6.1997, p. 11.

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(12 May 1998)

In its answer to the Honourable Member(cid:146)s written question P-0352/98, the Commission already emphasised the
fact that it (cid:145)does not give preference to any particular body, since it is not involved ex ante in the selection and
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 997/98 by Laura DE ESTEBAN MARTIN to the Commission. Community competitions
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: DE ESTEBAN MARTIN, European Parliament
Subjects: European official, Spain, competition (EU), diploma, engineer, equivalence of diplomas

11.12.98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 386/69

(98/C 386/088)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0994/98

by Phillip Whitehead (PSE) to the Commission

(2 April 1998)

Subject: Pharmaceuticals

Can the Commission give a list of participants in the Round Table on (cid:145)Completing the Single Pharmaceutical
Market(cid:146) to assess the action needed to achieve harmonization on pharmaceutical prices?

In addition, can the Commission state whether any guidelines or procedures have been laid down to facilitate the
parallel trade in pharmaceutical products?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(8 May 1998)

The second round table (cid:145)Completing the single pharmaceutical market(cid:146) took place in Frankfurt on 8 December
1997. It examined the steps that might be taken to complete the single market in this sector. A list of those who
participated is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

In addition to a number of Court of justice rulings which have addressed the licensing and handling of parallel-
traded pharmaceuticals, the Commission issued a communication on parallel imports of proprietary medicinal
products for which marketing authorizations have already been granted (1).

(1) COM(81) 803 final.

(98/C 386/089)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0997/98

by Laura De Esteban Martin (PPE) to the Commission

(2 April 1998)

Subject: Community competitions

What has led the Commission to require that Mr Vicente Alonso Morales, holder of the Spanish Ingeniero
TØcnico qualification and candidate for open competition COM/A/1047 (OJ C 145 A, 13.5.1997), should have
successfully completed the equivalent of a full-length Spanish degree course, given that such a requirement does
not appear in the text of the notice of competition?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(30 April 1998)

The Commission would point out
the candidate at competition
to the Honourable Member
COM/A/1047 lodged an appeal with the Court of First Instance on 1 December 1997. The case was registered
under number T-299/97.

that

The Commission does not wish to intervene in a case which is sub judice.

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that it has already given answers to written questions
E-0644/98 by Mr Hernandez Mollar, E-0728 by Mr MØndez de Vigo and E-0678/98 by Mr GutiØrrez Diaz, (1)
which were identical to his question.

(1) OJ C 354, 19.11.1998.
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Official Journal C 138 , 04/05/1998 P. 0176 





B4-0407 and 0423/98Resolution on the death penalty in the United StatesThe European Parliament,- having regard to its earlier resolutions on the death penalty in the United States, and in particular on the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal,A. whereas on 30 March 1998 Judy Buenoano was executed in the electric chair in Starke (Florida),B. whereas Judy Buenoano was the first woman to be executed in Florida since 1848, and only the third in the entire United States to be executed since the Supreme Court re-established capital punishment in 1976,C. whereas Mumia Abu-Jamal was condemned to death in December 1982 and whereas international protests have so far succeeded in preventing his execution,D. having regard to the hunger strike staged by Mumia Abu-Jamal and other prisoners under sentence of death in protest against the deterioration in their conditions of imprisonment at Greene prison in Pennsylvania,1. Calls on the United States to abolish the death penalty, and calls on all its individual states to remove the death penalty from their statute books;2. Reaffirms its opposition to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and, in this connection, expresses its outrage at the execution of Judy Buenoano;3. Reiterates its call for Mumia Abu-Jamal's case to be reviewed and for the death sentence on him to be commuted;4. Calls on the Pennsylvania prison authorities fully to respect the rights of prisoners, including visiting and canteen rights and the right to possess personal documents;5. Instructs its delegation for relations with the United States to raise the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal and the whole subject of the death penalty at its next meeting with US members of Congress;6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the President of the United States and the Governor of Pennsylvania.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1003/98 by Gianni TAMINO to the Commission. Aviano airbase : request for information
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Parliament, TAMINO
Subjects: Italy, United States, airport, environmental protection, military aircraft, military base, noise, noise pollution

22.2.1999

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C 50/5

(20) Whereas Member States are bound, when introducing or maintaining more stringent protection
measures, to respect the principles and rules of the EC Treaty, as they are interpreted by the Court of justice;

Thus the Commission confirms that Member States are entitled to set stricter standards for their water supply
systems (tap water) provided the principles mentioned above are respected. After ratification of the Treaty of
Amsterdam these provisions of the EC Treaty will not change. However, environmental legislation subject to
Article 130s(1) will then be adopted under the co-decision procedure instead of the present co-operation
procedure.

(1) OJ L 229, 30.8.1980.
(2) OJ C 131, 30.5.1995.
(3) OJ C 213, 15.7.1997.

(1999/C 50/006)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0960/98

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(18 March 1998)

Subject: Incorporation into Greek law of directive on the protection of cultural objects

The Commission has sent Greece a reasoned opinion for failing to incorporate into national law in due time
Community Directive 93/7, as amended by Directive 96/100 (1), laying down the terms and conditions for the
return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State of the EU.

1. What grounds has Greece cited for not having implemented the Directive?

Could failure to incorporate the Directive into national law entail adverse repercussions and, possibly, risks

2.
for the cultural objects belonging to Greece and, if so, what are they?

(1) OJ L 60, 1.3.1997, p. 59.

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(3 June 1998)

It is not appropriate for the Commission to disclose information concerning the grounds relied upon by a
1.
Member State in infringement proceedings initiated against it for failure to notify measures transposing a
directive into national law.

No. Failure by a Member State to transpose a directive into national law does not affect the rights and

2.
obligations arising under that directive in other Member States which have transposed it.

(1999/C 50/007)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1003/98

by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission

(2 April 1998)

Subject: Aviano airbase: request for information

With reference to my previous Written Question E-3480/96 (1) and Commissioner Bjerregaard(cid:146)s replies of
20 January 1997 and 4 July 1997, has the request for information referred to in those replies been met and have
the Italian authorities responded, in the light also of the serious accident in Cermins caused by a US military
aircraft from that base?

(1) OJ C 83, 14.3.1997, p. 130 and OJ C 60, 25.2.1998, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/98 of 2 April 1998 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

3. 4. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 103/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 753/98

of 2 April 1998

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Portugal was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2506/97 (3);

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty;
whereas in fixing this maximum the criteria provided for
in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must
be taken into account; whereas a contract is awarded to

any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the
maximum reduction in the duty;

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
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

For tenders notified from 27 March to 2 April 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2506/97, the maximum reduction in the duty on
maize imported shall be ECU 49,97 per tonne and be
valid for a total maximum quantity of 72 000 tonnes.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
Resolution on the arrest of the Italian citizen Dino Frisullo in Turkey
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Resolution on the arrest of the Italian citizen Dino Frisullo in Turkey  


Official Journal C 138 , 04/05/1998 P. 0175 





B4-0409, 0411, 0412 and 0420/98Resolution on the arrest and detention of the Italian citizen Dino Frisullo in TurkeyThe European Parliament,- having regard to its previous resolutions on the human rights situation in Turkey,A. whereas Dino Frisullo, an Italian citizen, was arrested on 21 March 1998 in Diyarbakir for taking part in celebrations to mark the Kurdish New Year ('Newroz') and for demonstrating in support of the fundamental rights of the Kurdish people,B. whereas the charge brought of 'incitement to violence' is not warranted by Dino Frisullo's behaviour, which involved the exercise of the fundamental rights of freedom of assembly and freedom of expression,C. whereas numerous Community citizens, including many politicians and members of parliament, took part in the 'Newroz' celebrations,D. outraged by the behaviour of the Turkish police who, during the celebrations, arrested a large number of people indiscriminately, in many instances after having subjected them to arbitrary beatings,E. having regard to the diplomatic steps taken by the Italian Government to secure the immediate release of its national,F. reminding the Turkish authorities of the obligations they entered into by signing the European and international conventions on human rights,1. Calls on the Turkish authorities to release the Italian citizen Dino Frisullo immediately, and supports the request to this effect made by the Italian Government;2. Deplores the actions of the Turkish security forces during the peaceful 'Newroz' celebrations;3. Calls on the Turkish Government to show respect for fundamental human rights, as required by the international conventions that Turkey has signed, and in particular to guarantee the rights of freedom of opinion and freedom of expression;4. Points out that closer cooperation between the European Union and Turkey is conditional, first and foremost, upon full respect for human rights;5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Government and Parliament of Italy and the Government and Parliament of Turkey.8