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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3278/98 by Eva KJER HANSEN to the Commission. Application of Article 171(2)
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: European Parliament, KJER HANSEN
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, EU Member State, application of EU law, fine, infringement of EU law

C 135/182

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

14.5.1999

(1999/C 135/229)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3254/98

by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission

(28 October 1998)

Subject: Recruitment to the European Environment Agency (EEA)

The European press has on several occasions scrutinised the manner in which the Commission approaches
matters relating to recruitment to the Commission itself and to the decentralised agencies under its
supervision. It is an extremely serious issue which affects the public image of the entire EU and does not
lend itself to ‘tongue-in-cheek’ remarks as Commissioner Bjerregaard, who is normally quite a
responsible person, suggested in her answer to my written question E-2566/98 (1). Furthermore,
particularly after the recent ludicrous events involving the annulment of competitions to recruit officials
and the allegations of lack of transparency in recruitment procedures, one might expect a more serious
approach to the whole matter from the Commission and the Commissioners.

Apart from the apparently rather ineffective ‘advice’ which the Commission gives the EEA on its
recruitment procedures, what practical measures does the Commission propose to take to eliminate the
imbalance in the spread of nationalities among its officials and does it intend to ask the Executive Director
of the EEA for full and detailed information whenever staff are to be recruited in order to avoid the
exclusion of candidates from countries which are under-represented among the staff of the above-
mentioned bodies?

(1) See page 73.

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(25 November 1998)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to his Written Questions E-1007/98 (1)
and E-28/98 (2)and to its answer to Written Question E-3236/97 by Mr Papayannakis (3). These explain
that the Agency is an independent body under Council Regulation (EEC) 1210/90 of 7 May 1990 on the
establishment of the European environment agency and the European environment information and
observation network (4), and that the Commission has no competence in terms of personnel matters or
recruitment to the Agency.

The Commission confirms that it will remind the executive director of the Honourable Member’s concerns
and will request a report from the management board of the Agency, with particular reference to how the
proposed recruitment procedures will operate in 1999.

(1) OJ C 402, 22.12.1998, p. 56.
(2) OJ C 304, 2.10.1998, p. 19.
(3) OJ C 158, 25.5.1998.
(4) OJ L 120, 11.5.1990.

(1999/C 135/230)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3278/98

by Eva Kjer Hansen (ELDR) to the Commission

(30 October 1998)

Subject: Application of Article 171(2)

To date, in how many and which cases has the Commission made use of Article 171(2)?

How many fines has the Commission imposed, and how much money has it collected?
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/98/COL of 30 October 1998 amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European social policy, agreement (EU), equal treatment, framework agreement, part-time employment

L 197/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29. 7. 1999

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 104/98/COL

of 30 October 1998

amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and
women) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement', and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex XVIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 94/98
of 25 September 1998 (1);

Whereas Commission Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the framework agreement on
part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC (2) and Council Directive 98/23/EC of 7 April
1998 on the extension of Directive 97/81/EC on the framework agreement on part-time work concluded
by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (3) are to be
incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 30 (Council Directive 96/71/EC) in Annex XVIII to the
Agreement:

‘31. 397 L 0081: Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the framework agree-
ment on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC (OJ L 14, 20.1.1998, p.9), as
amended by:

— 398 L 0023: Council Directive 98/23/EC of 7 April 1998 (OJ L 131, 5.5.1998, p.10).'

The texts of Directives 97/81/EC and 98/23/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are
annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 31 October 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 68.
(2) OJ L 14, 20.1.1998, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 131, 5.5.1998, p. 10.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 105/98/COL of 30 October 1998 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), civil aviation, noise level, standard, transport regulations

29. 7. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 197/57

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 105/98/COL

of 30 October 1998

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement', and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 96/98 of
25 September 1998 (1);

Whereas Council Directive 98/20/EC of 30 March 1998 amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of
the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas the adaptations to Council Directive 92/14/EEC (3) are to be deleted as a result of Austria’s
accession to the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 32d in Annex XX to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

‘392 L 0014: Council Directive 92/14/EEC of 2 March 1992 on the limitation of the operation of
aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International
Civil Aviation, second edition (1988) (OJ L 76, 23.3.1992 p.21), as corrected by OJ L 168, 23.6.1992,
p. 30, as amended by:

— 398 L 0020: Council Directive 98/20/EC of 30 March 1998 (OJ L 107, 7.4.1998, p.4).'

The texts of Directive 98/20/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 31 October 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 70.
(2) OJ L 107, 7.4.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 76, 23.3.1992, p. 21.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2350/98 of 30 October 1998 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

31. 10. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 293/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2350/98

of 30 October 1998

altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural
state

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the
markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 19 (4) thereof,

Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2323/98 (3);

Whereas it
follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 2323/98 to the informa-
tion known to the Commission that the export refunds at

present in force should be altered to the amounts set out
in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a)
of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, undenatured and
exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2323/98 are hereby altered to the
amounts shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 290, 29. 10. 1998, p. 9.

L 293/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31. 10. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 30 October 1998 altering the export refunds on white
sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

ANNEX

Product code

1701 11 90 9100
1701 11 90 9910
1701 11 90 9950
1701 12 90 9100
1701 12 90 9910
1701 12 90 9950

Amount of refund

— ECU/100 kg —

44,15
42,56

44,15
42,56

(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)

— ECU/1 % of sucrose (cid:253) 100 kg —

1701 91 00 9000

0,4799

1701 99 10 9100
1701 99 10 9910
1701 99 10 9950

— ECU/100 kg —

47,99
47,99
47,99

— ECU/1 % of sucrose (cid:253) 100 kg —

1701 99 90 9100

0,4799

(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %; if the yield is other than 92 %,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of
Article 17a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.

(2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/85 (OJ L 309, 21. 11.
1985, p. 14).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2365/98 of 30 October 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef sector
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, common organisation of markets, export licence, import licence

31. 10. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 293/49

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2365/98

of 30 October 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and
export licences in the beef sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market
in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26
June 1995 on rules of application for import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2377/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 759/98 (4), lays down, in Article 12a, detailed
rules for licences for certain products to be exported to
Canada;

Whereas those rules provide in particular for monthly
applications and allocations of export licences; whereas
the experience shows that such a periodical system is no
longer needed; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1445/95
should be amended accordingly;

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

Article 1

Article 12a of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 shall be
amended as follows:

1. paragraph 6 shall be deleted;

2. paragraph 7 shall be replaced by the following text:

‘(7) No later than three working days following the
lodging of licence applications Member States shall
send the Commission a list of applicants and of the
product quantities applied for.';

3. paragraph 8 shall be replaced by the following text:

If the quantities for which licences have been
‘(8)
applied for exceed those available the Commission
shall set a single acceptance percentage applying to
quantities requested.';

4. paragraph 9 shall be replaced by the following text:

‘(9) Licences shall be issued on the 10th working day
following the day of application.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from 1 November 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.
(4) OJ L 105, 4. 4. 1998, p. 7.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 101/98/COL of 30 October 1998 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), animal product, food inspection, veterinary drug, waste

29. 7. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 197/53

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 101/98/COL

of 30 October 1998

amending Annex II

(Technical regulations, standards,

testing and certification)

to the EEA

Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement', and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 84/98 of
25 September 1998 (1),

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 211/97 of 4 February 1997 amending Annex II to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum
residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (2), is to be incorporated into
the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 14 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90) in Chapter XIII of
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 397 R 0211: Commission Regulation (EC) No 211/97 of 4 February 1997 (OJ L 35, 5.2.1997,

p.1).'

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 211/97 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to
the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 31 October 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 35, 5.2.1997, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2354/98 of 30 October 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU aid, EU production, cereals, supply

31. 10. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 293/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2354/98

of 30 October 1998

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect
of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the
Canary Islands (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,

Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the Canary Islands has been settled by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1852/98 (4); whereas, as a
consequence of the changes of the rates and prices for
cereals products in the European part of the Community

and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Canary
Islands should be set at the amounts given in the Annex;

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 Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 185, 4. 7. 1992, p. 26.
(4) OJ L 241, 29. 8. 1998, p. 5.

L 293/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31. 10. 98

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 October 1998 amending Regulation (EEC)
No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the
Community to the Canary Islands

Product
(CN code)

(Ecu/tonne)

Amount of aid

Common wheat

Barley

Maize

Durum wheat

Oats

(1001 90 99)

(1003 00 90)

(1005 90 00)

(1001 10 00)

(1004 00 00)

28,00

63,00

47,00

8,00

59,00
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3268/98 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Pilot projects to protect areas from flash floods
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: ALAVANOS, European Parliament
Subjects: civil defence, degradation of the environment, environmental protection, environmental risk prevention, flood, natural disaster, natural hazard, project evaluation

21.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 142/113

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(7 December 1998)

There has been no decision at Community level to exempt goods from excise duty when consumed
immediately aboard aircraft or ferries. Under Article 23, paragraph 5, of Council Directive 92/12/EEC of
25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding,
movement and monitoring of such products (1), the excise treatment of goods consumed on board ferries
and aircraft has been and remains entirely a matter for individual Member States.

(1) OJ L 76, 23.3.1992.

(1999/C 142/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3268/98

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Pilot projects to protect areas from flash floods

(30 October 1998)

Official Journal OJ C 185 of 18 June 1997 published a call by the Commission for proposals for pilot
projects in the field of environmental protection of areas prone to flash floods.

Will the Commission say:

1. Has it received any proposals from the Member States on the above projects and, if so, what are they?

2.

Is Greece participating in the above programme?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(30 November 1998)

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that, following the call for proposals for pilot
projects in the field of environmental protection of areas prone to flash floods (1), 19 pilot projects have
been proposed, three of which have been adopted. Greece has not submitted any projects under this call for
proposals.

However, it should be pointed out that, as part of the implementation of the Community action programme
in the field of civil protection adopted by the Council on 19 December 1997 (2), the Commission is going
to grant financial assistance to the Greek Ministry of the Interior for a workshop to set up an early warning
system for torrential floods.

Furthermore, the Greek civil protection authorities are closely associated with the monitoring of the above
pilot projects.

(1) OJ C 185, 18.6.1997.
(2) OJ L 8, 14.1.1998.

(1999/C 142/142)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3271/98

by Undine-Uta Bloch von Blottnitz (V) to the Commission

Subject: EU aid − improvement of nuclear safety in the CEECs

(30 October 1998)

In its answers to Written Questions E-2488/98, E-2489/98 and E-2490/98 (1), the Commission endeavours
to outline the extent of the success of EU aid for the nuclear sector in the CEECs. Unfortunately, however,
its explanations are inadequate as answers to the various questions which ask in detail for information on
various fields.