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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the milk year 1998/99 (COM(98)0051 C4-0097/98 98/0045(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1998-06-16
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: butter, intervention price, marketing year, milk, skimmed milk powder, target price













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the milk year 1998/99 (COM(98)0051 C4-0097/98 98/0045(CNS))(Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 210 , 06/07/1998 P. 0066 





Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the milk year 1998/99 (COM(98)0051 - C4-0097/98 - 98/0045(CNS))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 44)Recital 1a (new)>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Whereas an adjustment coefficient must be created with a view to maintaining equitable levels of income as between farmers in all European Union Member States in order to compensate for the possible disappearance of the green rate on 1 January 1999 for the Member States participating in the single currency;(Amendment 45)Article 1a (new)>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Article 1aIn order to ensure equitable levels of income as between farmers in all European Union Member States an adjustment coefficient shall be created with effect from 1 January 1999 to compensate for the possible disappearance of the green rate for Member States participating in the single currency.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the milk year 1998/99 (COM(98)0051 - C4-0097/98 - 98/0045(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0051 - 98/0045(CNS) ((OJ C 87, 23.3.1998, p. 20.)),- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0097/98),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4-0216/98),1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1998/99 marketing year (COM(98)0051 C4-0098/98 98/0046(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1998-06-16
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, carcase, cattle, intervention price, marketing year













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1998/99 marketing year (COM(98)0051 C4-0098/98 98/0046(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 210 , 06/07/1998 P. 0067 





Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1998/99 marketing year (COM(98)0051 - C4-0098/98 - 98/0046(CNS))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 46)Recital 1a (new)>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Whereas an adjustment coefficient must be created with a view to maintaining equitable levels of income between farmers in all European Union Member States in order to compensate for the possible disappearance of the green rate on 1 January 1999 for the Member States participating in the single currency;(Amendment 47)Article 1a (new)>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Article 1aIn order to ensure equitable levels of income as between farmers in all European Union Member States an adjustment coefficient shall be created with effect from 1 January 1999 to compensate for the possible disappearance of the green rate for Member States participating in the single currency.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1998/99 marketing year (COM(98)0051 - C4-0098/98 - 98/0046(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0051 - 98/0046(CNS) ((OJ C 87, 23.3.1998, p. 22.)),- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0098/98),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4-0216/98),1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1862/98 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Implementation of the telecommunications programme in Greece
Date: 1998-06-16
Institutions: ALAVANOS, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, Greece, financial intervention, modernisation aid, operational programme, project management, telecommunications

18.1.1999

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C 13/105

This should be seen against the background that Greece is the only Member State where no mid-term evaluation
and review of the present programmes have taken place for the European social fund.

(1999/C 13/149)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1862/98

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(16 June 1998)

Subject: Implementation of the telecommunications programme in Greece

The answer to my Written Question E-3538/96 (1) on the OTE telecommunications programme for Greece states
that the take-up rates for 1994-1995 and 1996 were 106 % and 37 %, respectively. According to press reports there
is a danger that funding may be lost owing to delays in the implementation of projects under the programme.

Will the Commission say what factors have precipitated a decline in the take-up rate which was initially very
high? What is the take-up rate per subprogramme at present? What measures has it taken › or does it intend to
take in future › to ensure that the programme is implemented smoothly?

(1) OJ C 105, 3.4.1997, p.85.

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

(30 July 1998)

So far the take-up rates for the telecommunications operational programme (OP) for Greece for 1994-1999 are
90 % of the commitment appropriations and 65 % of the payment appropriations.

However, the Honourable Member refers to the answer given to written question E-3538/96, where the figures
given related to expenditure in Greece in the first years of implementation. In terms of expenditure on the ground,
57 % of the budget for the 1994-99 period has been taken up so far. The take-up rate per subprogramme is as
follows:

Subprogramme

Subject

Amount in
million ECU

%
take-up

1
2
3
4
5
6

Legislative framework (without budget)
Universal service and quality of service
New technologies and advanced services
Organisational modernisation
Human resources
Technical assistance

225
81
30
41
6.7

84
7
32
47
6

Despite a slight delay, therefore, it is not true to say that there is a low take-up rate for the OP as a whole, but there
is an imbalance in the progress of the subprogrammes.

The Commission has already attracted the attention of the Greek authorities first to the need to promote all OP
measures under the Community Support Framework and second to the real need finally to bring the national
regulatory framework into line with European legislation in the telecommunications sector, as planned under
subprogramme 1.

With regard to fluctuations in the rate of implementing the OP, these are largely down to the timetables for
concluding the various network infrastructure contracts between OTE (the Greek telecommunications operator)
and its equipment suppliers.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1240/98 of 16 June 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

17. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 171/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1240/98

of 16 June 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 17 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 June 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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17. 6. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 16 June 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

052
999
052
999
378
382
388
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
800
804
999
052
999
052
064
068
616
999
624
999

86,9
86,9
64,5
64,5
60,7
62,1
61,3
60,1
61,0
72,6
89,3
91,1
96,0
72,3
55,9
67,4
188,8
104,5
93,1
183,3
183,3
266,9
202,1
210,8
204,4
221,0
221,1
221,1

(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. 1911/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Commission. The European Spatial Development Perspective and the Structural Funds
Date: 1998-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA
Subjects: EU programme, Structural Funds, regional policy, town and country planning













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1911/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Commission. The European Spatial Development Perspective and the Structural Funds  


Official Journal C 050 , 22/02/1999 P. 0113 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1911/98by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission(16 June 1998)Subject: The European Spatial Development Perspective and the Structural FundsWhen Commissioner Wulf-Mathies appeared before the Committee on Regional Policy on 18 March 1998, in the context of the submission of the proposals for reform of the Structural Funds for the 2000-2006 programming period, as approved by the Commission the same day, she said that in 1999 technical aid would begin to be granted for the preparation of that programming period. The Committee on Regional Policy, in its recent report A4-0206/98, called on the Commission to take account of the principles and political options set out in the initial official draft of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) when determining the guidelines for future programmes.Can the Commission state to what extent account will be taken of the principles, objectives, guidelines and political options set out in the initial draft of the ESDP with a view to the granting of the above technical aid?Can the Commission state to what extent these guidelines will be included among the priorities for future programmes?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission(15 July 1998)Article 9(4) of the proposal for a Regulation laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds, approved by the Commission on 18 March 1998(1), stipulates that the Commission is to draw up guidelines setting out Community priorities for each Objective of the Structural Funds.The guidelines will have to take into account Article 1 of the same proposal, which states that, in pursuing the Objectives of the Structural Funds, the Community is to promote the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities. The guidelines will serve as a frame of reference for assessing plans presented by the Member States.(1) COM(98) 131final.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (COM(98)0051 C4-0093/98 98/0042(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1998-06-16
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EU production, fortified wine, sparkling wine, vinification













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (COM(98)0051 C4-0093/98 98/0042(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 210 , 06/07/1998 P. 0061 





Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (COM(98)0051 - C4-0093/98 - 98/0042(CNS))The proposal was approved.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (COM(98)0051 - C4-0093/98 - 98/0042(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0051 - 98/0042(CNS) ((OJ C 87, 23.3.1998, p. 15.)),- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0093/98),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4-0216/98),1. Approves the Commission proposal;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1879/98 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. SMEs
Date: 1998-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: company structure, competence of the Member States, equal treatment, gender equality, handicrafts, parental leave, parental responsibility, small and medium-sized enterprises













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1879/98 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. SMEs  


Official Journal C 050 , 22/02/1999 P. 0109 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1879/98by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission(16 June 1998)Subject: SMEsThe Commission's report to Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the coordination of activities to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the craft sector (COM(97) 0610) refers (p. 29, paragraph 4.2 - social dialogue) to the framework agreement on parental leave reached by UNICE, the CEEP and ETUC on 14 December 1995. This agreement includes specific arrangements relating to the functioning and organization of SMEs.Can the Commission state what arrangements are concerned here?Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission(17 July 1998)The framework agreement on parental leave concluded by the Union of industrial and employers' confederations of Europe (UNICE), Conseil européen des entreprises publiques (CEEP) and the European trade union confederation (ETUC) on 14 December 1995 which formed the basis for Council Directive 96/34/EC(1) sets out the minimum requirements on parental leave as an important means of reconciling professional and family responsibilities and promoting equal opportunities and treatment between men and women. It contains provisions that entitle men and women workers to parental leave on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child to enable them to take care of that child for at least three months.The agreement also defines circumstances under which an employer following consultation in accordance with national law, collective agreement and practice is allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave for justifiable reasons related to the operation of an undertaking. These include work of a seasonal nature, the inability to find a replacement within the notice period or where a specific function is of strategic importance.In addition to the circumstances mentioned above, the agreement expressly authorises "special arrangements to meet the operational and organisational requirements of small undertakings... as long as the minimum requirements of this agreement are respected".The details of the application of parental leave are not specified in this agreement as this falls within the competence of Member States and social partners.(1) OJ L 145, 19.6.1996.
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing and conclusion of an International Agreement in the form of an Agreed Minute between the European Community and the United States of America on humane trapping standards (COM(97)0726 C4-0014/98 97/0360(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1998-06-16
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: United States, approximation of laws, fur-bearing animal, hides and furskins industry, hunting, hunting regulations, international agreement, international standard, protection of animals













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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing and conclusion of an International Agreement in the form of an Agreed Minute between the European Community and the United States of America on humane trapping standards (COM(97)0726 C4-0014/98 97/0360(CNS))(Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 210 , 06/07/1998 P. 0031 





A4-0197/98Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing and conclusion of an International Agreement in the form of an Agreed Minute between the European Community and the United States of America on humane trapping standards (COM(97)0726 - C4-0014/98 - 97/0360(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0726 - 97/0360(CNS) ((OJ C 32, 30.1.1998, p. 8.)),- having regard to the Agreed Minute between the European Community and the United States of America,- having regard to Articles 113 and 100a of the EC Treaty,- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 228(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (C4-0014/98),- having regard to Rule 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the opinion of the Committee on External Economic Relations (A4-0197/98),1. Rejects the conclusion of the agreement;2. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the United States of America.