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Council Regulation (EC) No 2469/98 of 9 November 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon
Date: 1998-11-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Gabon, agreement (EU), deep-sea fishing, fishing agreement, fishing fleet, fishing regulations

18. 11. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 308/3

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2469/98

of 9 November 1998

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the
Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction
with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first
subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment (2),

Whereas the Community and the Gabonese Republic
have negotiated and initialled a Fisheries Agreement
providing Community fishermen with fishing opportun-
ities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or juris-
diction of the Gabonese Republic;

Whereas it is in the Community’s interest to approve that
Agreement;

Whereas the method for allocating the fishing opportun-
ities among the Member States should be defined on the
basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 2

The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol to the
Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as
follows:
(a) Tuna seiners:

Spain:
France:

22 vessels
20 vessels

(b) Surface longliners:

Spain:
Portugal:

28 vessels
5 vessels

If licence applications from these Member States do not
cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol,
the Commission may take into consideration licence
applications from any other Member State.

Article 3

The President of the Council
is hereby authorised to
designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement
in order to bind the Community.

Article 1

Article 4

The Agreement between the European Community and
the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon
is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 9 November 1998.

For the Council

The President

J. FARNLEITNER

(1) OJ C 240, 31. 7. 1998, p. 7.
(2) OJ C 313, 12. 10. 1998.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3453/98 by Freddy BLAK to the Commission. Use of toxic sprays
Date: 1998-11-09
Institutions: BLAK, European Parliament
Subjects: Denmark, EC Directive, animal health, foodstuff, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, pesticide, pesticide residue, plant health product, public health













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3453/98 by Freddy BLAK to the Commission. Use of toxic sprays  


Official Journal C 182 , 28/06/1999 P. 0086 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-3453/98by Freddy Blak (PSE) to the Commission(9 November 1998)Subject: Use of toxic spraysIn some Member States it is impossible to obtain information about the use of toxic sprays in fruit and vegetable production. In Denmark and the Netherlands, information is available about their use, whereas it is impossible to obtain such information in Spain and Italy, for example.The problem is that pesticide residues are found extensively in fruit and vegetables imported into Denmark from other Member States.Will the Commission take steps to restrict and control the use of pesticides? In common with the directive on nitrates, a directive on pesticides might lay down provisions to restrict and monitor their use in the Member States and require the Member States to draw up action plans and monitor compliance with them.It is totally unacceptable that there is such a difference in the use of pesticides in the production of fruit and vegetables in the Member States.Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission(25 November 1998)The control and reduction of risks from pesticides used in agriculture is mainly managed in the framework of Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1). The Directive provides for a positive list of accepted active substances that are considered as safe for human and animal health and the environment after a thorough evaluation. One of the results of the programme will be the elimination of all such products that do not satisfy the high safety requirements of the Directive. The authorization of individual plant protection products for specific crops and under specific controlled conditions of use remains within the responsibility of Member States (subsidiarity).Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for individual pesticide residues in and on individual food commodities are fixed by Directives 76/895/EEC (fruit and vegetables)(2), 86/362/EEC (cereals)(3), 86/363/EEC (foodstuffs of animal origin)(4) and 90/642/EEC (products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables)(5). Since 1996, there have been annual Community-wide monitoring programmes for pesticide residues in food commodities. The results of the first such monitoring programme, in 1996, have recently been collated and will be published in the very near future by the Commission.(1) OJ L 230, 18.8.1991.(2) OJ L 340, 9.12.1976.(3) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986.(4) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986.(5) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3455/98 by Robert EVANS to the Commission. Human rights abuses in Bahrain
Date: 1998-11-09
Institutions: EVANS, European Parliament
Subjects: Bahrain, UN convention, cooperation agreement (EU), democracy, human rights, racial discrimination

21.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 142/133

(1999/C 142/168)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3451/98

by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Council

(23 November 1998)

Subject: Compensation for French lorry drivers’ dispute

Could the Council inform me what progress has been made in providing financial compensation to
haulage companies and truck drivers who were victims of the French lorry drivers’ disputes in November
1996 and November 1997? There was yet another blockade in France last week, on the N141 outside
Cognac, involving the unnecessary detention of up to 40 vehicles and their cargoes. Can the Council say
what compensation arrangements will be made for the companies affected and what welfare arrangements
made for foreign drivers detained?

Reply

(25 January 1999)

The question raised by the Honourable Member falls within the competence of the French authorities.

(1999/C 142/169)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3455/98

by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Commission

(9 November 1998)

Subject: Human rights abuses in Bahrain

Is the Commission aware of the Bahrain Government’s ratification of three human rights treaties, the
Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (1990), the Convention on the Rights of the Child
(1992), and the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment (1998)?

Is the Commission also aware that one of the Bahrain Government’s obligations under these treaties is to
submit periodic reports to the Committees monitoring their implementation?

As regards the first two treaties referred to, the Bahrain Government has, to date, failed to submit reports
due in 1991 and 1994 respectively.

Can the Commission assure me that it will make every effort to urge the Bahrain Government not only to
improve its human rights record but to fulfil its obligations under the treaties it has signed?

Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission

(2 December 1998)

The Commission follows developments in human rights, including the conventions in question, as an
observer in the relevant fora of the United Nations. In this respect, the Commission associates itself with
positions taken by the Union in relation to Bahrain or other countries parties to the conventions.

The Commission does not have any bilateral contractual arrangement with Bahrain. Questions concerning
human rights and democracy are raised in ministerial meetings under the cooperation agreement under the
cooperation agreement between the Community and the Gulf cooperation council (GCC) concluded in
1989 (1). During the recent joint council meeting in Luxembourg on 27 October 1998, Community
ministers reiterated their commitment to the promotion of human rights and to the principle that all human
rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3298/98 by Paul RÜBIG to the Commission. Directive on the construction of shooting ranges
Date: 1998-11-09
Institutions: European Parliament, RUEBIG
Subjects: EC Directive, approximation of laws, firearms and munitions, guarantee, leisure, safety standard

21.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 142/117

(1999/C 142/146)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3298/98

by Paul Rübig (PPE) to the Commission

(9 November 1998)

Subject: Directive on the construction of shooting ranges

It is understood that the Commission is planning a directive setting out uniform rules on the construction
of shooting ranges throughout Europe. Besides safety requirements, new financial provisions concerning
high security deposits are also under discussion. A deposit of this kind might threaten the construction of a
new shooting range.

In view of the subsidiarity principle laid down in Article 3b of the EC Treaty it has to be asked how such a
directive can be adopted at EU level?

Is it in fact true that a Commission initiative aimed at harmonising the construction of shooting ranges is
planned?

If so, what are the details?

How does the Commission justify the inclusion of this sphere in its terms of reference?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(6 January 1999)

The Commission has no plans for a directive setting out uniform rules on the construction of shooting
ranges.

(1999/C 142/147)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3308/98

by Manuel Escolá Hernando (ARE) to the Commission

Subject: Problems in the alabaster industry in Aragon

(10 November 1998)

95 % of the world’s alabaster production (48 000 tonnes) today takes place in the Autonomous Community
of Aragon (Spain), in the area formed by Bajo Martín, Caspe and the lower banks of the Ebro.

However, all of the alabaster mined is exported before the manufacturing stage. This is because the mining
rights are in the hands of a small number of companies which are not based in the mining area, and which
monopolise the entire market, sending the raw material to their own factories and practising quite
unjustified prices.

In some cases, companies located in the mining area have even had to close down, following severe
exploitation problems arising from the power of the owners of the mining rights.

This gross concentration of mining rights in the hands of a few is preventing the development of
manufacturing enterprises in the places where the alabaster is mined, thus creating obstacles to job
creation and population stability.

Is the Commission aware of this monopoly on the market in alabaster?

Does the Commission intend to take measures to stop this state of affairs, in which this raw material is
generating no value added in the area where it is mined? If so, what is the nature of these measures?

Can the Commission guarantee supplies of this raw material, in proper free-market conditions and at fair
prices, to the enterprises which could be created in the mining area?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3404/98 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Electricity supply directive
Date: 1998-11-09
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, Germany, United Kingdom, electrical energy, energy grid, energy market, hydraulic energy, investment, renewable energy, wind energy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3404/98 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Electricity supply directive  


Official Journal C 182 , 28/06/1999 P. 0078 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-3404/98by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission(9 November 1998)Subject: Electricity supply directive1. In the EU there are currently two models for paying for the supply of electricity generated from renewable energies.Can the Commission say by how much the proportion of electricity generated from renewable energies in the Federal Republic of Germany rose in the past three years (1994-97) as a result of cost-covering payment for supply and by how much the proportion rose in the United Kingdom as a result of the quota model?2. How high were investments in the UK and Germany in the same period?3. Is it true that the small proportion of wind power in the UK despite good geographical conditions is due to the fact that the quota model leaves the way open for fraud, since the award of contracts does not need to be followed by investment?Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission(11 December 1998)1. According to the statistics on renewable energy sources in the Community established by the Commission, the share of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, which includes large scale hydro power, in overall national production in Germany and the United Kingdom amounted to:>TABLE>Official figures for the year 1997 are not yet available.2. The Commission has no statistical data on total investment made in the renewable sector between 1994 and 1997 in Germany and the United Kingdom. However, the installed capacity (in megawatts) in renewable energies overall has developed in the following way, according to statistics officially available to the Commission:>TABLE>According to information available from industry sources, the installed capacity of electricity generation from wind (in megawatts) has evolved in the following way:>TABLE>3. The Commission has no knowledge of any fraud committed in the context of tendering procedures carried out under the "non-fossil fuel obligation" mechanism operated in the United Kingdom. From British sources, it would appear, however, that a number of renewable projects which were successful in a tendering procedure were not finally carried out.