WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2250/98 by María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ to the Commission. Amusement facilities and their disregard for human rights and dignity
Date: 1998-07-22
Institutions: European Parliament, SORNOSA MARTINEZ
Subjects: Catalonia, application of EU law, child protection, competence of the Member States, human rights, leisure park, protection of animals

8.4.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 96/65

› without requiring the presentation of commercial documents relating to the vehicle (sales invoice, tax
receipt, etc.,) except where these are absolutely necessary in order to establish the exact make of the
vehicle (where the documents from the Member State of origin are insufficient for this purpose),

› at reasonable cost and within a reasonable period of time (as a guide, the cost should not exceed ECU 100

and the time should not be more than three weeks).

If the Commission receives a detailed complaint from any citizen or economic operator concerning non-
compliance with Community law by another economic operator, it will investigate the complaint and will give an
appropriate reply.

(1) OJ L 225, 10.8.1992.
(2) ECR 1975, P.1.367-1.381.
(3) OJ C 143, 15.5.1986.

(1999/C 96/092)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2249/98

by Jesœs Cabez(cid:243)n Alonso (PSE) and Juan Colino Salamanca (PSE) to the Council

Subject: Number of bovine animals eligible for premiums in Spain

(28 July 1998)

Given that the Council of Ministers for Agriculture, meeting in Luxembourg from 22 to 25 June 1998, did not
honour the commitment it had given at a previous meeting and confirm the planned increase of the number of
bovine animals eligible for premiums in Spain, does this mean that Council will not now proceed with the said
increase?

Does this failure to confirm the increase also mean that the Council of Ministers for Agriculture will reject the
proposal made by the Commission in its proposal for a regulation on reform of the beef and veal sector?

Reply

(22 October 1998)

The Council noted, as part of an overall compromise reached at its meeting from 22 to 25 June 1998 covering both
the 1998-1999 prices package and the revised arrangements for tobacco, olive oil and bananas, that there was, at
that stage, no agreement to act on the Commission proposal to increase the regional ceiling set for Spain
corresponding to the number of male bovines eligible for the special premium.

This question will obviously be tackled in the forthcoming discussions when the Commission proposal to reform
the beef sector is examined.

(1999/C 96/093)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2250/98

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

(22 July 1998)

Subject: Amusement facilities and their disregard for human rights and dignity

The recent launch of an amusement called the (cid:145)Original Shocker(cid:146) › a mock electric chair › at an amusement park
in Lloret de Mar, and the subsequent ban imposed on it by the Catalan authorities, have caused controversy and
great concern over regulatory procedures and standards governing the amusements allowed to operate at
amusement parks of this kind.

Although amusements are required to meet with the approval of the Directorate-General for Games and Shows, in
practice many of them operate without that approval.