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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1172/98 by Gerhard HAGER to the Commission. Enlargement - justice and home affairs
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Parliament, HAGER
Subjects: Central and Eastern European countries, EU programme, accession to the European Union, approximation of laws, cooperation in home affairs, corruption, enlargement of the Union, immigration, organised crime, political asylum

C 354/74

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19. 11. 98

2.  whether it considers that it would be appropriate to request the United States authorities for clarifications

concerning the pilots(cid:146) current legal position?

3.  whether it agrees that it would be appropriate to approach the United States authorities to request that the
legal proceedings be completed as swiftly as possible, to ensure that the victims(cid:146) families obtain justice?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(12 June 1998)

Since, as the Commission stated in its reply to the Honourable Member(cid:146)s previous question E-545/98 (1), any
legal  proceedings  concerning  the  accident  fall  within  the  purview  of  national  military  authorities,  the
Community,  and  in  consequence,  the  Commission,  has  no  competence  in  this  matter.  Accordingly,  it  is  not
appropriate to express views in relation thereto.

(1)  OJ C 310, 9.10.1998, p. 83.

(98/C 354/121)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1164/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) and Salvatore Tatarella (NI) to the Commission

Subject: Funding of projects for the protection of forests

(29 April 1998)

The Commission has earmarked ECU 13.4 million for projects to protect forests against atmospheric pollution
and fires.

Could the Commission state which projects concern Italy, and what level of funding is envisaged for each of
them?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(14 May 1998)

In  1997  the  Commission  approved  projects  to  protect  forests  against  atmospheric  pollution  worth  ECU
7.1 million  (including  ECU  1  million  for  Italy)  and  projects  to  prevent  forest  fires  worth  ECU  12.5  million
(including ECU 2.3 million for Italy). The amount of aid granted in 1997 totals ECU 19.6 million for the two
forestry protection schemes (including ECU 3.3 million for Italy), and is therefore higher than the sum mentioned
by the Honourable Member.

The Commission is forwarding the requested information on the Italian projects approved in 1997 directly to the
Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(98/C 354/122)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1172/98

by Gerhard Hager (NI) to the Commission

(2 April 1998)

Subject: Enlargement › justice and home affairs

Following the informal talks in Birmingham, special attention is to be given to preserving the Union(cid:146)s status quo
in the field of justice and home affairs in the accession partnerships and the manner in which it is incorporated in
the applicant countries.

1.
Does  the  Commission  have  statistics  in  the  following  areas  of  organised  crime:  car  theft,  trafficking  in
people, drug trafficking, money-laundering, trade-mark protection and corruption? Can it let me have a copy?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/98 of 2 April 1998 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund, export tax

L 103/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 4. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 750/98

of 2 April 1998

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97

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), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countries
except Ceuta, Melilla and certain ACP States was opened
pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1339/97 (5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 507/98 (6);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows
the Commission to decide,
in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)

No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award;

Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1
of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund or
minimum tax should not be fixed;

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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 27
March to 2 April 1998 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund or the tax for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97.

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 184, 12. 7. 1997, p. 7.
(6) OJ L 63, 4. 3. 1998, p. 20.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 994/98 by Phillip WHITEHEAD to the Commission. Pharmaceuticals
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Parliament, WHITEHEAD
Subjects: harmonisation of prices, import restriction, marketing, pharmaceutical product, single market, trade licence

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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 751/98 of 2 April 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

3. 4. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 103/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 751/98

of 2 April 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97

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), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of barley to all third countries was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1337/97 (5);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
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
than the
tenderer whose bid is equal
maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
relates to an export tax;

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
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
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 1337/97, the maximum refund on exportation of
barley shall be ECU 48,00 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 184, 12. 7. 1997, p. 1.
Resolution on freedom of expression in Cameroon
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Cameroon, freedom of expression, imprisonment













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B4-0392, 0401, 0403, 0408 and 0417/98Resolution on freedom of expression in CameroonThe European Parliament,A. whereas the journalist Pius Njawé, editor of the newspaper 'Le Messager', was arrested on 24 December 1997 following publication of an article reporting that Cameroon's President Paul Biya had had heart problems,B. whereas a denial issued by the Presidency was published in a subsequent edition of the same newspaper,C. whereas on 13 January 1998 Pius Njawé was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a fine of CFA 500 000 for 'dissemination of inaccurate news',D. whereas at the same hearing a second journalist, Michel Michaut Moussala, was also sentenced to six months' imprisonment and a fine of CFA 1 million for an article, published in the 'Aurore Plus' weekly newspaper of which he is editor, criticizing the Director of the Cameroon Ports Authority, who is also a member of parliament belonging to the ruling party,E. regretting that, despite the appeals made to the Cameroonian authorities by both political and civilian circles, no response has yet been received on the case of Pius Njawé,F. deploring the recent upsurge in violations of freedom of expression in the country,G. whereas Cameroon is a signatory to the Lomé Convention, Article 5 of which stipulates that development aid is conditional upon respect for basic human rights and freedoms, one of the most prominent of which is freedom of expression,The European Parliament,1. Deplores in the strongest terms the arrest and the heavy sentences meted out to Pius Njawé and Michel Michaut Moussala and calls for their immediate and unconditional release;2. Calls on the Cameroonian Government to show all due respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in particular freedom of expression;3. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure compliance with Article 5 of the Lomé Convention and closely monitor the human rights situation in Cameroon;4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly and the Cameroonian Government.8
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 996/98 by María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ to the Commission. Toxicity of PVC toys
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Parliament, SORNOSA MARTINEZ
Subjects: approximation of laws, carcinogenic substance, early childhood, harmonisation of standards, health risk, marketing restriction, plastics, product safety, toxic substance, toy industry

C 13/6

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.1.1999

(1999/C 13/009)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0830/98

by Laura GonzÆlez `lvarez (GUE/NGL)
and Pedro Marset Campos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Toxicity of toys made from flexible PVC

Despite the decision taken by the European Union(cid:146)s Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the
Environment confirming that toys made from flexible PVC contain and give off unacceptable quantities of toxic
substances, nothing has been done at Community level to outlaw toys of this kind.

The Austrian Government has submitted a draft law banning PVC toys requiring plasticizers and has forwarded it
to the EU.

The European Union should follow the same approach instead of allowing children to be exposed to unacceptable
levels of toxic products with impunity.

1.

Is the Commission aware of this situation?

2. Why has nothing been done at Community level to prevent and eliminate the use of components of this kind

in toys?

3. Does the Commission not consider that measures should be taken to comply with Directive 88/378/EEC (1)
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys? To what extent have
the different Member States complied with this directive with regard to the case described above and similar
cases?

(1) OJ L 187, 16.7.1988, p. 1.

(1999/C 13/010)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0996/98

by Mar(cid:237)a Sornosa Mart(cid:237)nez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Toxicity of PVC toys

(2 April 1998)

The European Union has recently confirmed that soft PVC toys are toxic. The European Union(cid:146)s Committee on
Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment has acknowledged that exposing children to the three softening agents
added to the toys › DINP, DEHP and DNOP phthalats, is dangerously close to the recommended limits, exactly
as found by the Greenpeace investigation of PVC toys.

Since it has been shown that children can directly ingest toxic chemical substances from PVC toys,

1.

2.

what steps does the Commission intend to take in this matter?

does the Commission believe that lower levels of additives or toxins should be aimed at, or does it think that

the ban on PVC toys should be made effective by promoting alternatives which do not require the use of

3.
softening agents?

(1999/C 13/011)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1536/98

by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission

(18 May 1998)

Subject: Ban on use of PVC in the EU

Greenpeace and other authoritative international organizations claim that the use of PVC, particularly in toys, is a
direct threat to children(cid:146)s health. Research has shown that particularly high levels of toxic phthalic compounds
and some heavy metals (lead, cadmium etc) used as additives in PVC are to be found in toys. These substances
Commission Regulation (EC) No 743/98 of 2 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 370/98 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
Date: 1998-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, animal plague, production aid, slaughter of animals, swine

L 103/4

‹

EN

‹

Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 4. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 743/98

of 2 April 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 370/98 adopting exceptional support measures for
the market in pigmeat in Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the
market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever
in certain production regions in Germany, the Commis-
sion adopted Regulation (EC) No 370/98 (3), which intro-
duces exceptional
the pigmeat
support measures
market in that Member State;

for

Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions
continue to apply in the regions concerned, the number
of piglets and young piglets which may be delivered to
the comptetent authorities should be increased, so that
the exceptional measures can continue after 18 March
1998;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 370/98 is replaced by the
Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 18 March 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

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Total maximum number of animals from 31 January 1998:

Piglets and young piglets

40 000 head’

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 47, 18. 2. 1998, p. 10.