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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1198/98 by Concepció FERRER to the Commission. Forestry aid programmes
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament, FERRER
Subjects: EU aid, EU policy, EU programme, European Union, forest, forest conservation, forestry policy, silviculture

5.2.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 31/23

(1999/C 31/028)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1198/98

by Concepci(cid:243) Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Forestry aid programmes

In recent years the forestry sector has been the subject of a range of EU programmes including the Fair
Programme, the programme to protect Community forests against fire and Leader II.

In view of the commercial and environmental importance of forests, the diversity of forests within the EU and the
need to combat desertification, what is the Commission(cid:146)s view to date of the European Union(cid:146)s forestry policy?
What are the Commission(cid:146)s plans for the existing forestry programmes for the 2000-2006 period?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-1196/98 and E-1198/98
given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(16 June 1998)

The Commission is aware of the important role of forests in the context of rural development, employment, the
safeguarding of ecological balance, the fight against erosion and desertification in rural areas.

The Commission intends to respect the deadline of 31 January 1999 in Parliament(cid:146)s resolution and to submit a
communication on the Community(cid:146)s forestry strategy before the end of 1998. The Commission, moreover, has
already responded to the request by Parliament to integrate forestry measures in a more coherent way in
Community policies by devoting special attention to sylviculture within rural development policy in Agenda
2000 (1).

(1) COM(97) 2000.

(1999/C 31/029)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1224/98

by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission

(29 April 1998)

Subject: Further information on the subway and high-speed tramway and application of Directive 85/337/EEC in

Italy

With reference to my previous Written Questions: P-0141/97 (1) on the construction of the Casaletto/ Largo
Argentina high-speed tramway by Rome City Council, E-1273/97 (2) seeking further information, E-1270/97 (3)
on Rome City Council(cid:146)s project to build a subway under the Castel Sant(cid:146) Angelo and Directive 97/11/EC (4), E-
2632/97 (5), E-3001/97 (6), P-3740/97 (7) and E-3409/97 (8) on the same subject, E-1971/97 (9) and, in particular,
E-3410/97 (10) seeking clarification on the application of Directive 85/337/EEC (11) on the Environmental Impact
Assessment of the works in question, will the Commission say:

1. Whether it is aware that construction of the subway has been cancelled in favour of a different and far inferior

scheme for an (cid:145)underpass(cid:146)?

2. Whether it intends to use the same EIB funding for this scheme which is different from the first one?

3. Whether the Environmental Impact Assessment has been completed for this project?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1152/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Regional GDP statistics
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: European accounting system, economic statistics, gross domestic product, household income, national accounts, regional development













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1152/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Regional GDP statistics  


Official Journal C 354 , 19/11/1998 P. 0072 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1152/98 by José Apolinário (PSE) to the Commission (24 April 1998)Subject: Regional GDP statisticsLast week, Eurostat announced the results of the regionalized GDP calculations. It may be assumed that these figures do not represent the wealth actually available in each region and, in any case, it is stated in the answer given to Written Question P-2010/97 ((OJ C 45, 10.2.1998, p. 142. )) that national figures for GDP 'are regionalised for each Member State on the basis of the most recent regional structure of gross value added'.Does the Commission not therefore think that the regional accounts criteria should be revised?Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (2 June 1998)Each year, on the basis of information provided by the national statistical institutes (NSIs), the Commission draws up regional accounts by branch of economic activity. These harmonised accounts are drawn up in accordance with the methodological principles of the European System of Accounts (ESA). Amongst other things, they provide information on gross value added, compensation of employees, gross fixed capital formation and employment. They also make it possible to estimate the regional gross domestic product (GDP).As the honourable Member points out, this indicator is calculated on the basis of the national GDPs, regionalised for each Member State using the most recent regional structure of gross value added. This method, which was drawn up in collaboration with the national statistical institutes, provides results which are comparable between Member States, and the Commission has no plans to change it in the near future.The regional GDP is a composite indicator of the production activity in a region. It is therefore highly suitable for measuring the level of economic development of the regions. However, it does not measure the disposable income of the households concerned. To make up for the lack of information on this topic at Community level, the Commission, as part of its revision of the ESA in 1995, therefore drew up the methodological principles needed for compilingng regional accounts for households. This work, carried out in collaboration with the NSIs, was completed in 1996. The result is that, as from 2000, initial information will be available on the gross disposable income of households at regional level.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1143/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Agri-environmental measures/Azores
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, agricultural production, environmental protection

22.12.98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 402/79

(98/C 402/097)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1137/98

by JosØ ApolinÆrio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Cohesion Fund/Azores

In view of the specific nature of Portugal(cid:146)s Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a
special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community
support received by the region from the Cohesion Fund? What does the Commission envisage as regards the
support to be made available from this fund during the 2000-2006 financial period?

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

(28 May 1998)

To date, the Portuguese authorities have only submitted one project for the region of the Azores for part-financing
by the Cohesion Fund. This involves the treatment and disposal of urban waste on the islands of Sªo Miguel, Pico
and Terceira. The Commission received this application on 19 March 1998 and is currently considering it.

The Commission is proposing that the Fund be maintained during the next programming period. Since it up to the
Member States to propose projects to the Commission for Cohesion Fund assistance, it is not possible to forecast
the future support that the Azores will receive from the Cohesion Fund.

(98/C 402/098)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1143/98

by JosØ ApolinÆrio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Agri-environmental measures/Azores

In view of the specific nature of Portugal(cid:146)s Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a
special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community
support received by the region under the agri-environmental measures during the 1994-1999 period? What does
the Commission envisage as regards the provision of such support during the 2000-2006 financial period?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(20 May 1998)

The specific agro-environmental programme for the Azores under Council Regulation (EEC) 2078/92 of 30 June
1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment
and the maintenance of the countryside (1) was approved by Commission Decision of 3 June 1994.

The eligible part-funding approved for the period 1993-97 was ECU 18.77 million, broken down as follows:

Year

Portugal (Azores)

EAGGF (Guarantee)

Total

Ecus (ECU (B) = PTE 196.667 on 1 January 1994) (1)

1994
1995
1996
1997

Total

317 910
764 824
1 465 754
2 144 640

4 693 127

953 729
2 294 472
4 397 263
6 433 919

1 271 638
3 059 296
5 863 017
8 578 558

14 079 382

18 772 510

(1) Amount in ECU green rate x 1.207
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1210/98 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Competitiveness
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European industrial area, Japan, United States, competitiveness, economic analysis, energy industry, market access, productivity, single market

11.12.98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 386/93

What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions?

(98/C 386/124)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1209/98

by JosØ Garc(cid:237)a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Competitiveness

Parliament(cid:146)s report (A-0113/97) on the Commission Communication to the Council on benchmarking the
competitiveness of European industry (COM(96) 0463 › C-0622/96) and the Commission staff working paper
concerning European quality promotion policy for improving European competitiveness (SEC(96) 2000) makes
the point that prices for key services are higher in Europe than in Japan and the USA and that, despite the progress
made since the establishment of the single market, there are still sectors, such as distribution, to which access is
restricted.

What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions?

(98/C 386/125)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1210/98

by JosØ Garc(cid:237)a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Competitiveness

Parliament(cid:146)s report (A-0113/97) on the Commission Communication to the Council on benchmarking the
competitiveness of European industry (COM(96) 0463 › C-0622/96) and the Commission staff working paper
concerning European quality promotion policy for improving European competitiveness (SEC(96) 2000) makes
the point that prices for key services are higher in Europe than in Japan and the USA and that, despite the progress
made since the establishment of the single market, there are still sectors, such as energy, to which access is
restricted.

What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions?

(98/C 386/126)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1211/98

by JosØ Garc(cid:237)a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Competitiveness

Parliament(cid:146)s report (A-0113/97) on the Commission Communication to the Council on benchmarking the
competitiveness of European industry (COM(96) 0463 › C-0622/96) and the Commission staff working paper
concerning European quality promotion policy for improving European competitiveness (SEC(96) 2000) makes
the point that prices for key services are higher in Europe than in Japan and the USA and that, despite the progress
made since the establishment of the single market, there are still sectors, such as public procurement, to which
access is restricted.

What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1134/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. REGIS Community initiative
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU initiative, Structural Funds, anti-discriminatory measure, cross-border cooperation, labour market, peripheral region

C 354/68

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19. 11. 98

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(4 June 1998)

The  Commission  would  refer  the  Honourable  Member  to  its  answer  to  written  question  E-762/98  by
Mr Jarzembowski (1).

(1)  OJ C 323, 21.10.1998, p. 68.

(98/C 354/111)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1131/98

by Jose· Salafranca  Sa·nchez-Neyra (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Human rights in China

Could the Commission explain the reasons why the European Union failed to support a resolution within the UN
Human Rights Committee on human rights in China and what views on the matter were expressed by Mr Wei
Jingsheng in his talks with the Commission?

Answer given by Sir Leon Brittan on behalf of the Commission

(8 May 1998)

The  Union  is  engaged  in  what  it  hopes  will  prove  a  constructive  dialogue  with  China  on  human  rights.
The decision not to lodge or co-sponsor a resolution on China in the UN Human Rights Committee in 1998 was a
response  to  encouraging  signals  from  that  country.  China  was,  however,  mentioned  in  the  UK  Presidency(cid:146)s
opening speech on behalf of the Union, which stressed the need for this dialogue to produce material results.
The Union will be reviewing the results of its policy at regular intervals. At his meetings with the Commission,
Mr Wei Jingsheng expressed reservations at the Union(cid:146)s policy.

(98/C 354/112)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1134/98

by Jose· Apolina·rio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: REGIS Community initiative

In view of the specific nature of Portugal(cid:146)s Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a
special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), how does the Commission account for its proposal to abolish the
REGIS initiative?

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

(20 May 1998)

So  that  future  Community  Initiatives  may  be  made  more  effective,  innovative  and  visible  in  the  public  eye,
Article 19 of the Commission proposal for a general Council Regulation on the Structural Funds (1) provides that
the Community Initiatives should concentrate on three topics genuinely reflecting the Community(cid:146)s interest in
cooperation and innovation. These are crossborder, transnational and interregional cooperation, rural develop-
ment and, lastly, transnational cooperation on new means of combating all forms of discrimination in access to
the labour market.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1138/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Research policy/Azores
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1138/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Research policy/Azores  


Official Journal C 050 , 22/02/1999 P. 0012 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1138/98by José Apolinário (PSE) to the Commission(24 April 1998)Subject: Research policy/AzoresIn view of the specific nature of Portugal's Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community support received by the region from the scientific and research budgets during the 1994-1999 period? What does the Commission envisage as regards the provision of such support during the 2000-2006 financial period?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission(28 July 1998)A table showing the funding allocated from 1994 to 1997, under the fourth framework programme for research, to legal entities established in the Azores is being sent directly to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.Pursuant to the Commission's proposal concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities and for the dissemination of research results for the fifth framework programme (1998-2002)(1), any legal entity established in the Azores will still be able to participate in indirect research and technological development (RTD) actions and receive Community funding under the conditions applicable to legal entities established in the Member States.(1) COM(97) 587 final.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1195/98 by Bárbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP to the Commission. Intercultural education as part of the Socrates Programme
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: DUEHRKOP DUEHRKOP, European Parliament
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, EU programme, Roma, education of foreigners, schooling

C 402/90

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

22.12.98

In view of this schedule, and the fact that normal postal services could not guarantee delivery within the deadline,
express mail was the only way of ensuring the MEPs concerned would receive the report in good time.

Also, the report was only sent to the members of the relevant Parliamentary Committee, and not to all MEPs as the
Honourable Member suggests.

(98/C 402/115)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1188/98

by Richard Corbett (PSE) to the Commission

(29 April 1998)

Subject: North-West Regional Rail Study

Has the Commission received a copy of this study? Is it aware that this study was drawn up without consultation
of the relevant local authorities? Is it aware that many of the latter consider that they study is flawed in its
technical assessments as well as in its cost and price assessments? Does the Commission accept that it would be a
mistake to base any policy decisions on this study?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behaf of the Commission

(10 June 1998)

The Commission can confirm that it has received a copy of the study report from the North West Partnership.

The Commission has not yet been informed of the views of local authorities although it has noted that the steering
committee for the study was made up of representatives of many local authorities and regional bodies.

Although the study mainly concerns matters of national and local competence, the Commission will give
consideration to it in order to take account of any implications it might have at Community level. In addition, if
the Honourable Member or the local authorities to which he refers wish to submit comments to the Commission,
these will also be considered with interest.

(98/C 402/116)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1195/98

by BÆrbara D(cid:252)hrkop D(cid:252)hrkop (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Intercultural education as part of the Socrates Programme

In its reply to Question E-4142/97 by Mr Sanz FernÆndez (1) the Commission provides details of the number of
projects and the amount of money allocated in 1995, 1996 and 1997 to the education of gypsy children.
The figures reveal that, although the total amount of funding has remained virtually the same, the number of
projects funded fell from 44 in 1995 to 27 in 1996 and to 13 in 1997.

What accounts for the fact that the number of projects funded has been reduced in this way?

Could the Commission explain what it means when it says that it drew the attention of the national agencies to the
number of projects submitted?

To what exactly was the Commission(cid:146)s or the national agencies(cid:146) attention drawn?

(1) OJ C 196, 22.6.1998, p. 85.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1308/98 by Freddy BLAK to the Commission. Make-up requirement for female employees
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: BLAK, European Parliament
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1308/98 by Freddy BLAK to the Commission. Make-up requirement for female employees  


Official Journal C 386 , 11/12/1998 P. 0111 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1308/98by Freddy Blak (PSE) to the Commission(24 April 1998)Subject: Make-up requirement for female employeesMaersk Air, a Danish-owned airline, has issued regulations on uniform which state that female employees must always wear make-up.Special mention is made of lipstick, mascara and eye shadow. But the employer also warns against failure to use foundation, powder and rouge. Not only do female employees have to spend money on make-up, they are also exposed to a considerable risk of allergy and to daily inconveniences because the air in planes is very dry.FTF, the trade union which represents men and women employed as cabin attendants by Maersk Air, has brought the matter before the court of justice in Denmark. A hearing is scheduled for 12 June 1998.1. What is the Commission's reaction to a make-up requirement as part of the working conditions for women?2. Does it not think that it conflicts with the EU directive on equal treatment?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission(11 June 1998)The Commission firstly notes that the union representing Maersk Air crew members has referred the obligation to wear make-up imposed on the airline's female employees to the relevant courts.As a rule, the Commission does not comment on disputes brought before national courts. The Commission therefore considers that it is not for it to answer the first part of the Honourable Member's question. On the second part, the Commission considers that it is for the court hearing the case to determine whether the obligation to wear make-up falls within the scope of Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions(1) and, if soe, whether this obligation creates direct or indirect discrimination against female employees. In case of doubt, this court may stay the proceedings and submit one or more requests for a preliminary ruling to the European Court of Justice.(1) OJ L 39, 14.2.1976.