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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1597/98 by Allan MACARTNEY to the Commission. Taiwan spirits of taxation and the Scotch whisky industry
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: European Parliament, MACARTNEY
Subjects: Ireland, Scotland, Taiwan, World Trade Organisation, alcoholic beverage, beverage industry, customs duties, export tax, spirits, tax law

18.1.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/51

Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(2 July 1998)

Heart pace-makers on the European market must comply with the provisions of Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June
1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices (1).

The essential requirements of this directive specifically address the protection against the risks resulting from the
influence of environmental conditions which are reasonably foreseeable and, in particular, of electromagnetic
fields, including those which are emitted by electrical surveillance equipments used, for example, in department
stores.

In support of the implementation of this directive, a draft European standard on implantable heart pace-makers
(pr EN45 502, superseding EN 50 061) has been prepared. Some requirements of this standard address the issue
of the immunity of heart pace-makers to such external electromagnetic fields.

However, the risks resulting from electromagnetic fields emitted by surveillance equipments cannot be
completely eliminated by technical requirements applying solely to heart pace-makers. Therefore, Directive
90/385/EEC requires the manufacturer of pace-makers to provide information accompanying the pace-makers on
precautions to be taken for protection against the risks of external electromagnetic interferences. Furthermore,
adequate safety measures applying to electrical surveillance equipment should be considered, taking account of
the risk inherent to such kind of equipment.

(1) OJ L 189, 20.7.1990.

(1999/C 13/072)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1597/98

by Allan Macartney (ARE) to the Commission

(25 May 1998)

Subject: Taiwan spirits of taxation and the Scotch whisky industry

Has the Commission fully assessed the potential impact that the interim tax offer for spirits with Taiwan could
have on the Scotch whisky industry, given that Taiwan is the industry(cid:146)s ninth most important export market?

(1999/C 13/073)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1598/98

by Allan Macartney (ARE) to the Commission

(25 May 1998)

Subject: Taiwan spirits taxation and EC law

The interim tax offer for spirits with Taiwan differentiates between Scotch/Irish whiskey and other whiskies. This
difference amounts to 242 NT$/litre, discriminating in favour of the (cid:145)other whiskies(cid:146), namely those from Japan,
the USA, Canada, India, Belgium and France.

What are the implications of an agreement under Community law which discriminates in favour of two Member
States (in this case France and Belgium) and against two others, namely the United Kingdom and Ireland?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1592/98 by Klaus LUKAS to the Commission. Collapse of Tauras Bankas
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: European Parliament, LUKAS
Subjects: International Monetary Fund, Lithuania, bank, bankruptcy, financial aid, fund (EU), loan













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1592/98 by Klaus LUKAS to the Commission. Collapse of Tauras Bankas  


Official Journal C 118 , 29/04/1999 P. 0003 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1592/98by Klaus Lukas (NI) to the Commission(25 May 1998)Subject: Collapse of Tauras BankasI am informed that EU funds were lost in the collapse of the Lithuanian bank Tauras Bankas in 1995-97.1. How much EU money was deposited in this bank? How much EU money was it possible to reclaim? What amount is likely to be irrecoverable?2. Why was this bank chosen as an EU banking link? Who was responsible for this decision? What consequences will the Commission draw as a result of this affair? What procedure is used to select banks for EU links?3. Has the Commission selected other banks for EU banking links which later experienced economic difficulties? If so, which were these, and what losses were suffered?4. Are banks which are selected as possible EU banking links subjected to any special monitoring? If so, what form does it take? If not, why not?Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission(12 June 1998)The Commission did not select Tauras bank as a correspondent bank and did not deposit any Community funds at that bank. As a consequence, no Community funds will be lost as a result of Tauras bankruptcy proceedings.The Honourable Member may be referring to the use of the proceeds of the Community macro-financial assistance granted to Lithuania by the Community in November 1992. A detailed analysis of the implementation of this operation is provided in the report on macro-financial assistance to third countries presented by the Commission to the Parliament every year(1).The macro-financial assistance granted to Lithuania within the framework of the country's arrangement with the International monetary fund (IMF) took the form of a Community loan to the Bank of Lithuania. This constitutes a sovereign lending operation guaranteed by the Republic of Lithuania.Owing to particular circumstances at the time of the implementation of this assistance, the Lithuanian authorities were allowed to on-lend part of the funds through a selected number of local banks. These on-lending operations are financial transactions between Lithuanian entities and all the risk incurred by on-lending rests with the Lithuanian state. It is in this context, that, on 29 August 1995, the Lithuanian authorities decided to lend Tauras Bank ECU 17 million. However, these on-lending operations have no bearing on the Community claims towards Lithuania. The Community loans to Lithuania have so far been serviced scrupulously and the Commission does not expect any future debt servicing difficulty.(1) COM(98) 3 final.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/98 of 25 May 1998 opening a Community tariff quota for barley for malting falling within CN code 1003 00
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: barley, beer, beverage industry, malt, product quality, tariff quota

30. 5. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 157/9

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1099/98

of 25 May 1998

opening a Community tariff quota for barley for malting falling within CN code
1003 00

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

the GATT Article XXIV,6 negotiations,

Whereas the Community has undertaken, in the conclu-
sion of
to
examine problems identified if the functioning of the
‘representative price' system for cereals appears to be
impeding trade; whereas certain consignments of barley
for malting have been subject to impediment;

Whereas in order to remedy such impediment an annual
Community tariff quota for barley for malting falling
within CN code 1003 00 should be opened for 1997 and
1998;

Whereas detailed rules for the application of this Regula-
tion should be adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the
common organisation of the market in cereals (1),

the production of malt to be used for the manufacture of
certain beer aged in tanks containing beechwood.

2.
The common customs tariff duty applicably to the
quota shall be 50 % of the full rate of duty in force,
without the abatement applied on imports of barley for
malting, on the day of import.

Article 2

The Commission shall adopt detailed rules
the
application of this Regulation in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No
1766/92, and in particular:

for

(i) provisions to guarantee the quality of the barley and,
if necessary, provisions concerning recognition of
documents enabling this guarantee to be verified;

(ii) provisions to verify that the barley is used for the
production of malt for the manufacture of beer in
tanks containing beechwood.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 3

Article 1

1. An annual Community tariff quota of 50 000 tonnes
is hereby opened for 1997 and 1998 for high graded
barley falling within CN code 1003 00 and intended for

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

It shall apply from 1 January 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 1998.

For the Council

The President

J. CUNNINGHAM

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (OJ L 126, 24. 5.
1996, p. 37).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/98 of 25 May 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

26. 5. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 152/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1060/98

of 25 May 1998

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain
fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-
the import arrangements for fruit and veget-
tion of
ables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2375/
96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the
conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the
common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 3 (3)
thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-
eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-

sion fixes the standard values for imports from third
countries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;

Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the stand-
ard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 325, 14. 12. 1996, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

26. 5. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 25 May 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

204
999
052
068
999
052
999
052
204
212
388
600
624
999
382
388
600
999
060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
804
999

43,7
43,7
93,6
87,6
90,6
76,9
76,9
63,3
38,1
60,0
64,5
48,0
46,3
53,4
56,5
60,3
58,7
58,5
38,0
73,0
96,5
94,0
79,9
78,9
73,9
76,2
115,4
80,6

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 19). Code

‘999' stands for ‘of other origin'.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1580/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Commission. Slate industry and system of generalized preferences
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: European Parliament, VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA
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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1580/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Commission. Slate industry and system of generalized preferences  


Official Journal C 402 , 22/12/1998 P. 0145 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1580/98by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission(25 May 1998)Subject: Slate industry and system of generalized preferencesAccording to the answer by Commissioner Leon Brittan to by previous Written Questions Nos. E-4009/97 and E-4011/97(1), finished slate is classified as a non-sensitive product under the system of generalized preferences for developing countries, which means that EU imports of this product are exempt from customs duties. According to the answer, the Commission does not intend to revise this classification before the existing system of generalized preferences expires on 31 December 1998.Will the Commission say which developing countries export slate to the EU and give details of the volume of exports for each of them?Will the Commission say what criteria were used in deciding to classify slate as a non-sensitive product for the purposes of the system of preferences referred to above?Will the Commission say what general criteria it uses for classifying products as non-sensitive for the purposes of the system of preferences referred to above?Answer given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission(22 June 1998)Details of developing countries' slate exports will be sent to the Honourable Member and Parliament's Secretariat.Sensitivity classification under the GSP is based on the product sensitivity levels for the Community market established during the Uruguay Round negotiations.(1) OJ C 196, 22.6.1998, p. 56.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1598/98 by Allan MACARTNEY to the Commission. Taiwan spirits taxation and EC law
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: European Parliament, MACARTNEY
Subjects: Ireland, Scotland, Taiwan, World Trade Organisation, alcoholic beverage, beverage industry, customs duties, export tax, spirits, tax law

18.1.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/51

Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(2 July 1998)

Heart pace-makers on the European market must comply with the provisions of Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June
1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices (1).

The essential requirements of this directive specifically address the protection against the risks resulting from the
influence of environmental conditions which are reasonably foreseeable and, in particular, of electromagnetic
fields, including those which are emitted by electrical surveillance equipments used, for example, in department
stores.

In support of the implementation of this directive, a draft European standard on implantable heart pace-makers
(pr EN45 502, superseding EN 50 061) has been prepared. Some requirements of this standard address the issue
of the immunity of heart pace-makers to such external electromagnetic fields.

However, the risks resulting from electromagnetic fields emitted by surveillance equipments cannot be
completely eliminated by technical requirements applying solely to heart pace-makers. Therefore, Directive
90/385/EEC requires the manufacturer of pace-makers to provide information accompanying the pace-makers on
precautions to be taken for protection against the risks of external electromagnetic interferences. Furthermore,
adequate safety measures applying to electrical surveillance equipment should be considered, taking account of
the risk inherent to such kind of equipment.

(1) OJ L 189, 20.7.1990.

(1999/C 13/072)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1597/98

by Allan Macartney (ARE) to the Commission

(25 May 1998)

Subject: Taiwan spirits of taxation and the Scotch whisky industry

Has the Commission fully assessed the potential impact that the interim tax offer for spirits with Taiwan could
have on the Scotch whisky industry, given that Taiwan is the industry(cid:146)s ninth most important export market?

(1999/C 13/073)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1598/98

by Allan Macartney (ARE) to the Commission

(25 May 1998)

Subject: Taiwan spirits taxation and EC law

The interim tax offer for spirits with Taiwan differentiates between Scotch/Irish whiskey and other whiskies. This
difference amounts to 242 NT$/litre, discriminating in favour of the (cid:145)other whiskies(cid:146), namely those from Japan,
the USA, Canada, India, Belgium and France.

What are the implications of an agreement under Community law which discriminates in favour of two Member
States (in this case France and Belgium) and against two others, namely the United Kingdom and Ireland?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1581/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Commission. Slate industry and preferential tariff arrangements
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: European Parliament, VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA
Subjects: customs duties, earths and stones, enlargement of the Union, export (EU), free movement of goods, import (EU), tariff preference, third country, trade agreement (EU)

C 50/50

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

22.2.1999

Will the Commission say whether the EU imports slate from the applicant countries and, if so, whether the trade
agreements with these countries make provision for preferential tariff arrangements which include slate?

If so, will the Commission give details of the margin of preference and tariff rate applicable to slate from the
applicant countries under the preferential tariff arrangements and say how these might develop or change in
future?

(1999/C 50/070)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1581/98

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

Subject: Slate industry and preferential tariff arrangements

(25 May 1998)

Will the Commission provide details of the margin of preference and customs tariff applied to EU imports of slate
from each of the third countries covered by preferential tariff arrangements and say how these might develop or
change in future?

Will the Commission give details of the customs tariff applied to Community slate exports to each of the
countries which themselves export slate to the EU under preferential tariff arrangements?

(1999/C 50/071)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1582/98

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

Subject: Customs tariffs for slate

(25 May 1998)

Will the Commission give details of the respective customs tariffs applicable to EU imports of slate from each of
the third countries not covered by preferential tariff arrangements for this product and say how these might
develop or change in future?

Will the Commission give details of the respective customs tariffs applicable to the Community exports of slate to
each of the countries which themselves export slate to the EU and are not covered by any preferential tariff
arrangements in this sector and say how these might develop or change in future?

(1999/C 50/072)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1583/98

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

Subject: Slate industry and barriers to international trade

(25 May 1998)

Replying on behalf of the Commission to my previous Written Questions Nos. E-4009/97 and E-4011/97 (1), Sir
Leon Brittan speaking, pointed out that the Commission had launched a new initiative in November 1996
concerning the strategy and prospects for access for the Community industry to third-country markets with a view
to identifying and eliminating barriers to Community exports. In this connection, Commissioner Brittan called on
the slate industry to play an active part in this initiative as regards identifying barriers to international trade.

Will the Commission say what specific form this initiative has taken and what progress it has made, and give
details of how the slate industry might participate?

(1) OJ C 196, 22.6.1998, p. 56.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1061/98 of 25 May 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: butter, confectionery product, cream, discount sale, farm price support, food processing

26. 5. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 152/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1061/98

of 25 May 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and
the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the
manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6(6),
12(3) and 28 thereof,

Whereas Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2571/97 (3) lays down the time limit for processing and
incorporating into final products the products referred to
in Article 1 of that Regulation; whereas the length of the
time limit is for the moment a factor encouraging specu-
lative operations; whereas the time limit should therefore
be reduced;

Whereas, to ensure that the tenders are bona fide, given
the current situation on the market, the tendering security
referred to in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
should be increased to ECU 350 per tonne;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 is hereby amended as
follows:

1. in Article 11,

‘six months'

is

replaced by ‘three

months',

2. in Article 17(1),

‘ECU 180' is replaced by ‘ECU 350'.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 350, 20. 12. 1997, p. 3.