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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2429/98 by Frédéric STRIBY to the Commission. EU aid to Alsace, particularly the Department of Haut-Rhin (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: European Parliament, STRIBY
Subjects: Alsace, EU aid, European Commission, exchange of information, fund (EU), use of aid

8.4.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 96/95

(1999/C 96/133)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2429/98

by FrØdØric Striby (I-EDN) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: EU aid to Alsace, particularly the Department of Haut-Rhin

1. What has been the total amount of EU aid to Alsace since January 1995, and to the Department of Haut-Rhin
in particular?

2.

For what projects and from which Funds has this aid been granted?

3. What specific projects have been funded in the following areas and how much did the aid amount to in each
case:

› youth

› training

› employment promotion

› universities

› R&D

› culture

› twinning

› cross-border cooperation

› economic development

› citizen information?

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(28 October 1998)

Further to its answer of 22 September 1998 (1), the Commission is now able to provide the following additional
information.

In view of the length of its answer, the Commission is sending it direct to the Honourable Member and to
Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(1) OJ C 50, 22.2.1999.

(1999/C 96/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2431/98

by Fran(cid:231)oise GrossetŒte (PPE) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Interpretation of Article 4 of the Sixth VAT Directive

Some companies operate long-term vehicle rentals on the basis of so-called (cid:145)open-book(cid:146) contracts, the purpose of
which is to give the hirer a share in the financial outcome of the rental, arrived at on the basis of the real running
costs of vehicles, the duration of their use and the profit from the transaction.

In the event of the rented vehicle being stolen or damaged, the contract provides for the vehicle involved to be
professionally valued, on the understanding that the rental firm will be compensated by the insurance company
solely on the basis of the value thus determined; the rental firm will then charge the hirer any difference between
the indemnity value arrived at by expert appraisal and the net book value of the vehicle as it appears in the rental
company(cid:146)s accounts.

On the other hand, in the event of accident or loss the rental firm does not receive damages for termination of
contract equivalent to the discounted value of future rental payments which would have been received if the
contract had taken its normal course.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2510/98 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Progress of actions initiated against France for violations of Community competition rules
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU control, EU publication, France, application of EU law, infringement of EU law, report, single market

C 31/146

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

5.2.1999

(1999/C 31/205)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2506/98

by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Actions to be brought against France in the area of the environment

In view of the large number of actions currently being brought against France for failure to comply with European
legislation in the area of the environment, would the Commission give a list of the proceedings it intends to
initiate against France for failure to comply with Community rules on the environment?

(1999/C 31/206)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2507/98

by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Progress of actions initiated against France for violations of the Community rules establishing the single

market

Could the Commission list and state the content of the actions initiated against France for failure to comply with
Community legalisation concerning the completion of the single market?

(1999/C 31/207)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2508/98

by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Actions to be brought against France for violations of the rules establishing the single market

In view of the large number of actions currently being brought against France for failure to comply with European
legislation relating to the establishment of the single market, would the Commission list the proceedings it
intends to initiate against France for failure to comply with the Community rules relating to the completion of the
single market?

(1999/C 31/208)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2509/98

by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Actions to be brought against France for violation of the rules on European taxation

In view of the large number of actions currently being brought against France for failure to comply with European
legislation on compliance with tax regulations, would the Commission list the actions it intends to bring against
France for violation of the Community rules on taxation?

(1999/C 31/209)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2510/98

by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Progress of actions initiated against France for violations of Community competition rules

Could the Commission list and give the content of the proceedings initiated against France for violation of
Community rules on competition?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1704/98 of 30 July 1998 determining the extent to which import licence applications submitted in July 1998 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may be accepted
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, beef, import policy, tariff quota

L 214/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1704/98

of 30 July 1998

determining the extent to which import licence applications submitted in July
1998 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1926/96
for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1267/
98 of 18 June 1998 laying down, for the period 1 July
1998 to 30 June 1999, detailed rules of application for the
tariff quotas for beef provided for in Council Regulation
(EC) No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (1), and
in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas Article 1(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1267/
98 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled and frozen beef
and veal originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and
of processed products originating in Latvia which may be
imported on special terms during the period 1 July to 31
December 1998; whereas no applications were submitted
for import licences for beef and veal or processed prod-
ucts;
Whereas Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1267/98
states that if, during the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June
1999, the quantities for which applications for import
licences are submitted for the first period are less than the
quantities available, the balances are to be added to the
quantities available for the following period; whereas, in
view of the quantities remaining in respect of the first

period, the quantities available for the three countries
concerned for the second period running from 1 January
to 30 June 1999 should be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. No applications for import licences were submitted
for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1998 under
the import quotas referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1267/98.

2.
The quantities available for the period referred to in
Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1267/98 running from
1 January to 30 June 1999 shall be:

(cid:190) 1 725 tonnes for meat falling within CN codes 0201
and 0202 originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia,
(cid:190) 230 tonnes for products falling within CN code

1602 50 10 originating in Latvia.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 175, 19. 6. 1998, p. 11.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/98 of 30 July 1998 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1445/98
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import licence, maize, third country

L 214/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1702/98

of 30 July 1998

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1445/98

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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Spain was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1445/98 (3);

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import
duty; whereas
in fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Article 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas a contract is

awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty;

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;

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

For tenders notified from 24 to 30 July 1998, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
1445/98, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
imported shall be ECU 71,81 per tonne and be valid for a
total maximum quantity of 100 000 tonnes.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 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 191, 7. 7. 1998, p. 47.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2433/98 by Bartho PRONK , Petrus CORNELISSEN to the Commission. Exclusion of merchant seamen from EU directives
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: CORNELISSEN, European Parliament, PRONK
Subjects: EC Directive, application of EU law, collective dismissal, crew, labour law, maritime transport, organisation of work, social security, transfer of businesses, working time

5.2.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 31/143

Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission

(14 September 1998)

The Commission is aware of the claims made recently in the British media that some car manufacturers or dealers
are operating price fixing strategies in the United Kingdom.

In view of the national character of the alleged strategies, and in the light of the subsidiarity principle, it would
seem primarily to be for the United Kingdom authorities to verify whether these allegations are correct and, if so,
to take appropriate steps to deal with them.

(1999/C 31/200)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2418/98

by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission

(27 July 1998)

Subject: Monsanto and the terminator gene

What legal avenues are open to the EU to persuade or force Monsanto not to use its terminator gene?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(28 September 1998)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as
soon as possible.

(1999/C 31/201)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2433/98

by Bartho Pronk (PPE) and Petrus Cornelissen (PPE) to the Commission

Subject: Exclusion of merchant seamen from EU directives

(30 July 1998)

Merchant seamen are excluded from a large number of directives in the social security field, particularly those
concerning employment."

The following directives are some of those involved:

77/187/EEC (1)

Safeguarding of employees(cid:146) rights in the event of transfers of undertakings

80/987/EEC (2)

Protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (certain national
exemptions where crews are covered by other forms of guarantee)

75/129/EEC (3)

Collective redundancies

94/45/EC (4)

European Works Councils in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings
(option for Member States not to apply the Directive to Merchant Navy crews).

In the Working Time Directive, a special procedure is followed in order to include merchant seamen within the
scope of that Directive.

They all prompt the following questions:

1. Does not the Commission feel that it is unfair to exclude merchant seamen from social security directives?

2. What are the reasons for their exclusion?

3. Would the Commission be prepared to take action, similar to the procedure in the Working Time Directive,

to put an end to the exclusion of merchant seamen from other Directives?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2497/98 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. Phthalates in baby toys
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: European Parliament, POLLACK
Subjects: European standard, approximation of laws, drafting of EU law, early childhood, plastics, product safety, public health, toxic substance, toy industry

5.2.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 31/147

(1999/C 31/210)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2511/98

by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Actions envisaged against France for failure to comply with competition rules

In view of the large number of actions currently being initiated against France for failure to comply with
European legislation on compliance with the rules of competition, could the Commission list the actions it intends
to initiate against France for failure to comply with the Community competition rules?

Joint answer
to Written Questions P-2478/98, E-2505/98, E-2506/98, E-2507/98,
E-2508/98, E-2509/98, E-2510/98 and E-2511/98
given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(14 September 1998)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the 15th report on the monitoring of the application of
Community law (1) which describes its activities in this area.

(1)

,COM(98) 317 final.

(1999/C 31/211)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2495/98

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Article 169

How many registered complaints are there under Article 169 on:

(a) no decision to act has been taken,

(b) a reasoned opinion has been issued but the matter remains unresolved and

(c) are current before the Court?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(11 September 1998)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the 15th Annual report on monitoring the application of
Community law (1)

(1)

.COM(98) 317 final.

(1999/C 31/212)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2497/98

by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission

(30 July 1998)

Subject: Phthalates in baby toys

When does the Commission think scientists will have available a standard, verified method for testing for the
leaking of phthalates in baby toys and does it not believe that, in the view of the risk, it ought to be employing the
precautionary principle and banning these products now?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1695/98 of 30 July 1998 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, rice

L 214/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1695/98

of 30 July 1998

fixing production refunds on cereals and rice

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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 7
(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for
the arrangements concerning production refunds in the
cereals and rice sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1011/98 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the
conditions for granting the production refund; whereas
the basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of
the said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculated

must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the
price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly;

Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regu-
lation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish
the exact amount payable;

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

The refund referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from
maize, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice,
shall be ECU 48,10 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 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 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 145, 15. 5. 1998, p. 11.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1722/98 of 30 July 1998 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2632/97 temporarily suspending some or all of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain fishery products (1998)
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: CCT duties, fishery product, suspension of customs duties

L 215/64

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1. 8. 98

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1722/98

of 30 July 1998

amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2632/97 temporarily suspending
some or all of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain fishery
products (1998)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

for

is in the interest of

Whereas the Community relies at present on imports
from non-member countries
supplies of certain
the
fishery products; whereas it
Community to suspend partially or totally the customs
duties for these products; whereas,
in order to avoid
endangering the prospects for developing the production
in the Community while
of
ensuring that the industries concerned receive the neces-
sary supplies, it is advisable to adopt these suspension
measures only from 1 August to 31 December 1998;

competitive products

Whereas it is for the Community to decide to suspend
these autonomous duties; whereas the Annex to Regula-
tion (EC) No 2632/97 (1) should be amended in con-
sequence,

Article 1

From 1 August

1.
to 31 December 1998 the auto-
nomous Common Customs Tariff duties on ‘fillets and
meat of Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma), in the
form of industrial blocks, frozen, for processing (a)
(b)'
(TARIC codes ex 0304 20 85*10 and ex 0304 90 61*10) are
hereby suspended at the level of 3 %.

Imports of

these products shall qualify for

2.
the
suspension referred to in paragraph 1 only provided that
the free-at-frontier price laid down by the Member States,
in accordance with Article 22 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common
organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture
products (2), is not lower than the reference price fixed or
to be fixed by the Community for the products or catego-
ries of products in question.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. SCH(cid:154)SSEL

(1) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 9.

(2) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3318/94 (OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1690/98 of 30 July 1998 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 186th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 1998-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, award of contract, butter, concentrated product

31. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 214/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1690/98

of 30 July 1998

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 186th special invitation
to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

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 Article 7a(3)
thereof,

in accordance with Commission Regulation
Whereas,
(EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by
invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter
intended for direct consumption in the Community (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 417/98 (4), the inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
whereas Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the
light of the tenders received in response to each special
invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be
fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content
of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award;
whereas the end-use security must be fixed accordingly;

in the light of

the
Whereas,
maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below
and the end-use security determined accordingly;

the tenders

received,

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 186th special
invitation to tender under the
standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC)
No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the
end-use security shall be as follows:

(cid:190) maximum aid:
(cid:190) end-use security:

ECU 134/100 kg
ECU 148/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 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 45, 21. 2. 1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 52, 21. 2. 1998, p. 18.