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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2750/98 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Safety of children in aircraft
Date: 1998-09-08
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: air transport, child, civil aviation, safety device, safety standard, transport safety













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91998E2750

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2750/98 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Safety of children in aircraft  


Official Journal C 096 , 08/04/1999 P. 0143 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2750/98by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council(8 September 1998)Subject: Safety of children in aircraft1. Is the Council aware that the Rhineland Technical Inspection Agency proved as early as August 1992 by the use of tests with dummies that the use of the "loop belt" poses a potential threat to the lives of children?2. Is the Council aware that the European Aviation Safety Authority, with its regulation "JAR-OPS1" of 1 April 1998, actually made the use of the loop belt compulsory for Member State airlines, although it has long since been banned in America?3. What immediate measures will the Council take to avert the danger to children's lives represented by the use of the loop belt?4. When will the Council ensure that the use of different age-appropriate restraint systems for children in aeroplanes becomes mandatory?5. Has the Council made funds available for the development of such restraint systems? If so, how much? If not, why not?6. Does the Council share the view of the Member that the absence of safety devices, particularly for children under two, calls for urgent and immediate measures at European level, since action by individual Member States would be hard to achieve?7. Does the Council share the Member's view that failure to act despite the overwhelming evidence would be tantamount to tacitly accepting the endangering of children's lives?Reply(9 November 1998)The Honourable Member is certainly well aware of the great importance the Council attaches to matters regarding aviation safety.The Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) are an associated body of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) and its regulations are not binding in the territory of the Community except for the Joint Aviation Requirements adopted by the JAA (JARs) which are contained in Annex II to the Council Regulation (EEC) 3922/91 of 16 December 1991(1) on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation. Only such JARs are considered to be Community legislation. JAR-OPS1 is neither included in the above mentioned Annex II nor in a proposal submitted by the Commission to the Council in May 1996 to amend Council Regulation No 3922/91.Regarding the improvement of the safety of children while travelling in aircraft, the Council has not received any proposal from the Commission.(1) OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1908/98 of 8 September 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

9. 9. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 249/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1908/98

of 8 September 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 1498/
98 (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 9 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 September 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15. 7. 1998, p. 4.
(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

9. 9. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 8 September 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

0805 30 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

060
064
999
052
999
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
624
999
388
400
508
512
524
528
800
804
999
052
064
388
528
999
052
999
052
060
064
066
068
093
624
999

43,1
73,6
58,3
55,8
55,8
80,8
49,9
73,1
67,9
83,7
70,7
215,4
121,3
122,8
59,8
59,5
44,8
68,8
35,9
90,8
189,2
59,5
76,0
96,3
61,4
90,3
92,5
85,1
95,6
95,6
50,8
48,6
55,6
72,8
50,9
70,4
140,6
70,0

(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'.
Commission Decision of 8 September 1998 on the replacement of two members of the Advisory Committee on the opening-up of public procurement
Date: 1998-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), comitology, public contract

C  290/2

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

18.9.98

COMMISSION  DECISION

of  8  September  1998

on  the  replacement  of  two  members  of  the  Advisory  Committee  on  the  opening(cid:220)up  of  public
procurement

(98/C  290/02)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,

Having  regard  to  Decision  87/305/EEC  of  26  May  1987  setting  up  an  advisory  committee  for
the  opening(cid:220)up  of  public  procurement(cid:216)(˛),

Having  regard  to  Decision  87/560/EEC  of  17  July  1987(cid:216)(ˇ),  which  increased  the  maximum
number  of  members  of  the  Committee  from  24  to  25,

Having  regard  to  the  Decision  of  10  April  1997(cid:216)(—)  appointing  the  members  of  this  Committee,

Whereas  two  members  of  the  committee,  Mr  Paolo  Mengozzi  and  Mr  Emilio  Gabaglio,  have
submitted  their  resignations  and  it  has  consequently  been  necessary  to  proceed  with  the
appointment  of  new  members  after  consultation  in  the  appropriate  quarters,

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Mr  Francesco  Caruso  and  Mr  Jan  Cremers  are  appointed  as  members  of  the  Advisory
Committee  on  the  opening(cid:220)up  of  public  procurement,  replacing  Mr  Mengozzi  and  Mr
Gabaglio,  for  the  remainder  of  their  term,  that  is,  until  1  April  1999.

Sole  Article

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  152,  12.6.1987,  p.  32.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  338,  28.11.1987,  p.  37.
(—)(cid:217)OJ  C  119,  17.4.1997,  p.  3.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2738/98 by James MOORHOUSE to the Council. Lebanese prisoners in Syria
Date: 1998-09-08
Institutions: European Parliament, MOORHOUSE
Subjects: Lebanon, Syria, United Nations Charter, association agreement, charter on human rights, democracy, fundamental rights, human rights, prisoner, rule of law

14.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 135/109

(1999/C 135/129)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2738/98

by James Moorhouse (ELDR) to the Council

(8 September 1998)

Subject: Lebanese prisoners in Syria

What pressure has the Council brought to bear in negotiating the Euro-Mediterranean Association
Agreement with Syria, or under the Common Foreign and Security Policy, to secure the release by the
Syrian Government of the 250 Lebanese detainees still held in its prisons?

Reply

(14 December 1998)

1.
The standard clause on human rights is included in the negotiating directives for an Association
Agreement with Syria. The clause, which states that relations between parties will be based on respect for
the democratic principles and fundamental human rights which guide their internal and international
policy, constitutes an essential element of the agreement. The negotiations with Syria were opened in April
1998 and the second round of negotiations took place on 20-21 October 1998. The Council follows closely
all aspects related to the negotiations.

2.
Syria is also a signatory of the Barcelona Declaration in which the participants undertook to act in
accordance with the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as with other
obligations under international law; and to develop the rule of law and democracy in their political
systems.

The Council is following closely the question of Lebanese detainees in Syria. It noted that on 5 May

3.
1998, 121 detainees had been liberated by the Syrian authorities.

The Council can assure the Honourable Member that it will not hesitate to employ all means at its
4.
disposal, of a formal or informal nature, to invite the Syrian authorities to abide by the rules of law and
justice so as to allow the liberation of all prisoners unjustly detained.

(1999/C 135/130)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2741/98

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(3 September 1998)

Subject: Inward investment agreements with car manufacturers

Can the Commission comment on whether or not it is legal for Member States to enter into inward
investment agreements with car manufacturers that result in car prices in such Member States becoming
artificially inflated compared to the rest of Europe?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission

(28 October 1998)

The Commission is not in a position to comment on the question submitted by the Honourable Member, as
it has not been informed about such investment agreements. As for the analysis of car price differences
across the Community, the Commission is sending its bi-annual publication on car prices direct to the
Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat.

In this context, the Commission would also refer the Honourable Member to its answer to Written
Question E-2577/98 by Mrs Anita Pollack (1).

(1) OJ C 31, 5.2.1999, p. 150.