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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3082/98 by José POMÉS RUIZ to the Commission. Application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3693/ 93
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, POMES RUIZ
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EC Regulation, EU statistics, application of EU law, classification, goods and services, statistics, tariff nomenclature

15.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 297/47

(1999/C 297/061)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3082/98

by José Pomés Ruiz (PPE) to the Commission

(16 October 1998)

Subject: Application of Council Regulation (EEC) 3693/93

Given the importance of Council Regulation (EEC) 3696/93 (1), which is designed to harmonise the criteria
governing the statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) in the EU:

Will the Commission say to what extent the said regulation has been applied in the various Member States?

Has it established a monitoring or control procedure of any kind to verify whether the regulation is indeed
being applied?

Does it have any evidence that the regulation may have been breached in the Member States? If so, what form
have the penalties imposed taken?

(1) OJ L 342, 31.12.1993, p. 1.

Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Council Regulation (EEC) 3696/93 of 29 October 1993 on the statistical classification of products by activity
(CPA) in the Community as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 1232/98 (1) provided a framework to
ensure comparability between national and Community classifications and hence national and Community
statistics.

The Regulation permits the Member States wishing to use a national classification derived from the CPA to do
so. Nine Member States (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland and
Sweden) have developed national product classifications linked to CPA. Six Member States (Belgium,
Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom) ensure that sectorial applications are
harmonised with CPA.

The Commission is monitoring developments through the statistical programme committee (SPC) as
established by Article 4 of the Regulation. An additional audit is foreseen in 1999 as part of the procedure
for the next update of CPA in 2002.

(1) OJ L 177, 22.6.1998.

(1999/C 297/062)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3109/98

by Ingo Friedrich (PPE) to the Commission

(16 October 1998)

Subject: Book entitled ‘Konservatismus und Rechtradikalismus’ (‘Conservatism and right- wing radicalism’)

Is it true that the Commission has financed or supported ‘Konservatismus und Rechtradikalismus’, a book with
a foreword by Emil Carlebach, a member of the national executive of the DKP (the German Communist Party),
and Peter Gingold?

If so, why is the Commission funding anti-democratic, left-wing radical authors of this kind?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(2 December 1998)

The Youth for Europe programme gives young people the opportunity to develop projects at a local level. This
provides them with valuable experience of working on their own initiative (Action A.II.1 youth initiatives).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2231/98 of 16 October 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

17. 10. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 281/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2231/98

of 16 October 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 17 October
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 October 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.

L 281/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 10. 98

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

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0709 90 70

0805 30 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

204
999
052
999
052
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
999
052
060
064
388
400
404
512
800
804
999
052
064
999

95,3
95,3
103,1
103,1
60,2
88,4
51,0
50,9
62,6
97,2
94,9
222,2
138,1
61,7
37,5
42,8
20,7
61,1
76,1
45,5
154,9
96,2
66,3
102,6
60,4
81,5

(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'.
Information regarding the entry into force of the Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and Canada
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Canada, Community certification, EC conformity marking, agreement (EU), harmonisation of standards, mutual recognition principle, quality label, quality standard, sectoral agreement

L 280/66

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

16.10.98

Information regarding the entry into force of the Agreement on mutual recognition between the
European  Community  and  Canada

The  Agreement  on  mutual  recognition  between  the  European  Community  and  Canada,  which
the  Council  decided  to  conclude  on  20  July  1998,  will  enter  into  force  on  1  November  1998,
the  procedures  provided  for  in  Article  XIX(1)  of  the  Agreement  having  been  completed  on
18  September  1998.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3121/98 by Luciano VECCHI to the Commission. Shortcomings of the Commission as regards the EDF project to construct phase 1 of the Gitarama-Kibuve, Rwanda, road
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, VECCHI
Subjects: EU financing, European Development Fund, Rwanda, award of contract, indemnification, public works, road building, terms for aid, type of business













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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3121/98by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission(16 October 1998)Subject: Shortcomings of the Commission as regards the EDF project to construct phase 1 of the Gitarama-Kibuve, Rwanda, roadBecause of the dramatic bloody events in Rwanda since April 1994 the contract funded by the European Development Fund (EDF) to construct phase 1 of the Gitarama-Kibuve road was first suspended and then definitively cancelled by the Commission.Why has the Commission not yet duly compensated the contractor, Astaldi S.p.a., for the damage suffered because of the circumstances?When and how does it intend to remedy this shortcoming?Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission(9 November 1998)The claim by the contractor, Astaldi, to which the Honourable Member is referring, was the subject of a detailed analysis by the Commission. The Commission conveyed its conclusions to the national authorising office for the European Development Fund in Rwanda, the sole authority entitled to take a formal decision on this claim. The Commission itself is not a party to contracts financed by the EDF; its role in these contracts, according to consistent case-law, is to establish whether the conditions for Community financing are met or not. The EDF national authorising officer told the Commission it agreed with its analysis of Astaldi¢s claim and asked it to make direct contact with the contractor in the name and on behalf of Rwanda.The Commission passed a breakdown of the analysis to Astaldi, asking it to produce certain supporting evidence and supplementary documents concerning several points made in its claim.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3108/98 by Hilde HAWLICEK to the Commission. Tourism in the developing countries: safeguarding an important source of income
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, HAWLICEK
Subjects: World Trade Organisation, developing countries, economic development, environmental protection, market access, social development, sustainable development, tourism

C 118/180

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.4.1999

Can the Council say whether or not everyone is free to organise professional and amateur sporting
activities, on a one-off or series basis, in a free market system, unlike the CONI-dominated monopolistic
system that exists in Italy, in particular in view of the multi-billion lira subsidies CONI receives?

Reply

(7 December 1998)

Given the division of responsibilities between Institutions provided for by the Treaty establishing the
European Community, the Council can only inform the Honourable Member that this is a matter for the
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 89 and 90 of the EC Treaty.

(1999/C 118/231)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3103/98

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(8 October 1998)

Subject: Purchase of Manchester United Football Club

In view of the purchase of Manchester United Football Club by Rupert Murdoch, will the Commission
confirm that any attempt to prevent television stations (other than those which are part of Mr Murdoch(cid:146)s
media empire) from acquiring television rights would constitute a breach of Article 86?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission

(28 October 1998)

Article 86 EC of the EC Treaty prohibits any abuse by undertakings of a dominant position within the
common market or in a substantial part of it in so far as it may affect trade between Member States.

However, the application of Article 86 to any individual case depends on an evaluation of the surrounding
legal and economic circumstances in order to determine, in particular, whether, in fact, the undertaking
holds a dominant position and whether its conduct amounts to an abuse of that dominant position.

It is not, therefore, possible to determine at this stage whether, in the event that BSkyB(cid:146)s bid for
Manchester united football club is successful and obtains the necessary clearances, any possible future
conduct of BSkyB would contravene Article 86 EC of the EC Treaty.

(1999/C 118/232)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3108/98

by Hilde Hawlicek (PSE) to the Commission

(16 October 1998)

Subject: Tourism in the developing countries: safeguarding an important source of income

Tourism is a primary source of income for many developing countries. At the same time, ill-conceived
tourist developments can often have adverse social and environmental consequences for developing
countries.

Are any plans in the offing at European Union level to help promote socially and environmentally aware
tourism in Third World countries?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3204/98 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. Incitement to murder in Pakistan
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, POLLACK
Subjects: Pakistan, crime against individuals, diplomatic representation, human rights, political press, the EU's international role

C 135/176

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

14.5.1999

The accession partnerships also set as a medium-term priority preparation of the CEECs in the area of
employment and social affairs. Allocation of funding is linked inter alia to respect of these priorities.

2. and 3.
The Commission is not aware of any Phare programme or individual project violating the
social acquis of the Community. If it notices or becomes alerted to any such occurrence, the Commission
will not hesitate to rectify the situation with the appropriate means without delay.

(1999/C 135/220)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3190/98

by Arthur Newens (PSE) to the Commission

(27 October 1998)

Subject: Trade between the EU and certain Asian countries

Would the Commission provide figures to show the changes which have taken place in overall EU imports
and exports to each of the following countries over the past three years: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China and Japan?

Could the Commission also give a breakdown of imports and exports between individual Member States
and these countries?

Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission

(7 December 1998)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the Eurostat publication ‘External and Intra-
European Union Trade − Monthly Statistics’ (pages 42-43 and 88-95) (1).

(1) Eurostat 10/1998-6B.

(1999/C 135/221)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3204/98

by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission

(16 October 1998)

Subject: Incitement to murder in Pakistan

Will the European Commission express its grave concern to the Government of Pakistan over the
appearance in the daily ‘Juraat’ newspaper of an advertisement on behalf of militant clerics offering large
sums of money in return for the murder of Salman Rushdie, Mirza Tahir, Gohar Shahi and Janti Lal? This
action − an incitement to murder − would be a criminal offence in any of the European Union’s Member
States, and the Government of Pakistan must prevent similar advertisements appearing if it wishes to be
regarded as a civilised and law-abiding state.

Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission

(13 November 1998)

The Commission shares the concern of the Honourable Member on this matter, of which it was not
previously aware.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3205/98 by Anne McINTOSH to the Commission. European overnight railway services
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, MCINTOSH
Subjects: EU Member State, General Court (EU), application of EU law, night work, organisation of work, rail transport

15.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 297/57

The Commission has asked the Member States to provide details of their own national climate change
strategies so that it can develop an overall cost-effective and environmentally sound Community climate
change strategy. It intends to come forward with a new communication on this by June 1999.

The Commission does not have the information available at this stage to make an informed reply to this

4.
question.

5.
The European investment bank (EIB), as an important provider of funds for the development of the
Community’s economy, already takes into account the environmental objectives of the Community when
making loans. The Commission will work to ensure that the EIB takes due account in its lending of the
importance of the Community meeting its Kyoto target.

(1) COM(98) 571 final.

(1999/C 297/075)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3205/98

by Anne McIntosh (PPE) to the Commission

(16 October 1998)

Subject: European overnight railway services

In the light of the decision of the Court of First Instance, does the Commission intend to extend the operating
authorisation of European Night Services beyond the present period of eight years?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission

(13 November 1998)

In its decision of 15 September 1998, the Court of first instance decided that the agreement concerning
European night services does not infringe Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty.

Under these circumstances a new Commission decision granting an exemption in accordance with the
provisions of Article 85(3) of the EC Treaty is not necessary.

(1999/C 297/076)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3211/98

by Bernard Castagnède (ARE) to the Commission

(19 October 1998)

Subject: Compensation for banana producers following hurricane Georges

What steps does the Commission intend to take to compensate European and traditional ACP banana
producers in the Caribbean whose crops have been devastated by hurricane Georges?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(13 November 1998)

Under Council Regulation (EEC) 404/93 of 13 February on the common organisation of the market in
bananas (1), the Commission can adopt specific measures if banana supplies to the Community market are
affected by exceptional circumstances.

It is first of all necessary to establish whether the circumstances really are exceptional. Those resulting from
hurricane Georges¢s passage over Guadeloupe are currently being evaluated, so the Commission is not yet in a
position to take a decision in the matter.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3117/98 by Graham WATSON to the Commission. Regulation of foreign exchanges
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, WATSON
Subjects: EU programme, age of majority, child, child protection, educational exchange, family, non-governmental organisation, sexual violence

C 182/44

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.6.1999

(1999/C 182/055)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3113/98

by Thomas Mann (PPE) to the Commission

(16 October 1998)

Subject: Harassment of persons travelling to and from Gibraltar

Why do the Spanish frontier police inflict excessive delays on tourists and other persons travelling between
Spain and the United Kingdom, or in this instance Gibraltar, with the result that EU nationals are in effect
trapped in their cars for hours on end in sweltering conditions?

What measures will be taken to remedy this unacceptable situation?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(7 December 1998)

The Honourable Member is referred to the answers given by the Commission to Written Question E-1744/98
by Mr Mather (1), Written Question E-1404/95 by Mr Seal (2) and to the oral questions H-269/95 and H-353/
95 posed by Mr Lomas and Mr Megahy respectively during question time at the Parliament’s May 1995
session (3).

(1) OJ C 13, 18.1.1999, p. 76.
(2) OJ C 213, 17.8.1995.
(3) Annex OJ 4-463, 17.5.1995.

(1999/C 182/056)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3117/98

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(16 October 1998)

Subject: Regulation of foreign exchanges

Is the Commission aware of the problem of abuse, physical and sexual, of foreign exchange children in host
family accommodation, which is often unregulated?

If the Commission is aware of the problem, what action has been taken to protect minors, in particular have
any steps been taken towards the regulation of language schools and host families throughout the EU?

Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission

(5 February 1999)

The programmes for education, training and youth do not offer transnational exchanges for children below
14 years. No case of abuse of participating young people has been reported to the Commission, and the risks of
abuse are likely to be limited since young people are not sent abroad unaccompanied.

The Socrates programme provides support to Lingua joint educational projects which normally involve two
groups of young people aged 14 years and older. One important part of the project is a reciprocal stay of at
least 14 days in the partner institution when joint project work is carried out. Preferably the students should
stay with each others families, i.e. with a youngster of the partner group, in order to learn as much as possible
of the language and culture of the host country. The groups of students are always accompanied by teachers,
one male and one female in the case of a mixed group, and normally the families are involved in the project.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3150/98 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Renewable energy sources and wind farms
Date: 1998-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: clean technology, countryside conservation, environmental impact, environmental protection, industrial project, noise pollution, project evaluation, renewable energy, wind energy

14.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 135/173

Taking into account the relatively limited funds available, the Commission has to identify priorities in
areas which can reasonably be tackled. Large-scale material assistance to the public health sector as a
whole being unfortunately an unrealistic goal and beyond available resources, the Commission has
decided to concentrate its efforts on operations in the above-mentioned fields. Currently, the Commission
is examining the feasibility of further expanding its tuberculosis treatment programmes, one of the most
urgent public health priorities at this moment.

(1999/C 135/215)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3148/98

by Rainer Wieland (PPE) to the Council

(19 October 1998)

Subject: Proposal for a directive concerning the prohibition of the advertising of cars and other products

Is it true, as claimed in several press reports (including one by the Bild am Sonntag on 19 July 1998), that
the Council is considering the possibility of prohibiting or restricting the advertising of motor vehicles?

If so, in what form are these deliberations taking place, and what action is the Council planning?

Is the Council also considering the possibility of prohibiting the advertising of any other products or
services?

If so, in what form are these deliberations taking place, and what action is the Council planning?

Reply

(20/21 December 1998)

The Council has to date received no proposal from the Commission for a Directive prohibiting or
restricting the advertísing of motor vehicles.

As the Honourable Member must certainly be aware, Codes of Conduct, applied on a voluntary basis in
certain Member States, encourage advertising agencies and the motor vehicle industry to limit advertising
which is considered likely to act as an incentive to motorists to drive dangerously.

The Council is not aware of any Commission initiatives to introduce such a code on a Community scale or,
a fortiori, to propose mandatory provisions.

(1999/C 135/216)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3150/98

by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission

(16 October 1998)

Subject: Renewable energy sources and wind farms

Wind farms make a valuable contribution to producing clean forms of energy. However, setting up wind
farms to exploit the potential wind power of a given area should not be detrimental to the natural
environment or residential areas. Nevertheless, attempts are often are made to set up wind farms on sites
adjoining permanent or summer residences, which spoil the landscape and probably create noise which
emanates from the wind-powered generators.

What action will the Commission take to compel the Member States to set up wind farms in such a way
that the environment is not spoiled by haphazard sites?