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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3299/98 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Construction of a golf course in wetlands in Greece
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: Greece, biotope, environmental protection, leisure, protection of animal life, sport













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3299/98 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Construction of a golf course in wetlands in Greece  


Official Journal C 135 , 14/05/1999 P. 0184 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3299/98by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission(10 November 1998)Subject: Construction of a golf course in wetlands in GreeceEnvironmental organisations in Greece, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), local government authorities and other bodies have put forward substantiated objections to the Greek Tourist Board's plans to build a golf course at Mesonisi in the Stavronikita or Nea Fokaia wetlands in Chalkidiki in Greece. These wetlands are the among the most important in Greece, since they harbour a wealth of bird life: 123 species of birds have been identified there, including the white-eyed pochard (aythia nyroca), the black-winged stilt (himantopus himantopus), the Mediterranean gull (larus melanocephalus), the black stork (ciconia nigra) and the Dalmatian pelecan (pelecanus crispus). The wetlands are also home to three species of tortoise (testudo hermanni, testudo graeca and testudo marginata ) which are covered by Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC(1) as "animal and plant species of Community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation".It should be pointed out that the wetlands of Chalkidiki which used to be very extensive have shrunk owing to drainage. The few remaining wetlands (including those mentioned above) represent the last hope for the survival of wildlife in the region: their destruction would completely upset the balance of nature.Will the Commission say whether it is aware of the above state of affairs, what action it intends to take and whether it is possible to include the above region in the European network Natura 2000, a move which would make a vital contribution towards protecting these valuable wetlands from plans to convert them into a golf course?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission(5 January 1999)The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the reply it gave to Oral Question H-1164/98 by Mr Tamino during question time at Parliament's December 1998 part-session(2).(1) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.(2) Debates of the Parliament (December 1998).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2422/98 of 10 November 1998 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 15th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

L 300/10

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Official Journal of the European Communities

11. 11. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2422/98

of 10 November 1998

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 15th partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98

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 17 (5) (b) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 of 22
July 1998 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar (3),
levies and/or
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the
export of this sugar;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No
1574/98 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the state
the Community and
and foreseeable development of
world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender
in question;

following an examination of

the tenders
Whereas,
submitted in response to the 15th partial invitation to
tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be
adopted;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 15th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
to Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 the
issued pursuant
maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU
50,060 per 100 kilograms.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 November 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 206, 23. 7. 1998, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2423/98 of 10 November 1998 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality, refrigerated product

11. 11. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 300/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2423/98

of 10 November 1998

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/
97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the admin-
istration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and
last
frozen beef and for
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1680/98 (2),

frozen buffalo meat (1), as

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles
4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue
of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f);

Whereas Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes
the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef
and veal originating in and imported from the United
States of America and Canada which may be imported on
special terms for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999
at 11 500 tonnes;

issued
Whereas
pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of

should be recalled that

licences

it

validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on
health protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5
November 1998 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen
beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation
(EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.

for

licences may be submitted,

2. Applications
in
accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97,
during the first five days of December 1998 for 2 213,438
tonnes.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 November 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 212, 30. 7. 1998, p. 36.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3305/98 by Kenneth COATES to the Council. Code of conduct on arms exports
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: COATES, European Parliament
Subjects: arms trade, code of conduct, competence of the Member States, exchange of information, export licence, illicit trade, report

C 182/62

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.6.1999

(1999/C 182/078)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3304/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

The objective of the recent code of conduct on arms exports is to ‘prevent the export of equipment which
might be used for internal repression.’ What is the position on equipment which may be used in violations of
human rights outside the recipient country’s borders? Is it covered by the code?

(1999/C 182/079)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3305/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

Member States have yet to agree on a common list of equipment to be covered by the code. Existing national
and international lists currently in use omit much of the military, security and police equipment often used in
human rights abuses. Will the common list be comprehensive and include such items?

(1999/C 182/080)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3306/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

How will arms brokers such as Sandline International be brought within the scope of the code of conduct on
arms exports?

(1999/C 182/081)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3307/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

What preparations are in hand for a common system of end-use control on arms exports, with follow-up
checks, for all Member States to prevent end-users from re-exporting or using arms for prescribed purposes?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3301/98, E-3302/98, E-3303/98, E-3304/98,
E-3305/98, E-3306/98 and E-3307/98

(22 and 23 February 1999)

As the Honourable Member knows, the Code of Conduct on arms exports was adopted on 8 June 1998 with a
view to setting high common standards which should be regarded as the minimum for the management of,
and restraint in, conventional arms transfers by all Member States and to strengthen the exchange of relevant
information with a view to achieving greater transparency within the Union.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3301/98 by Kenneth COATES to the Council. Code of conduct on arms exports
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: COATES, European Parliament
Subjects: arms trade, code of conduct, competence of the Member States, exchange of information, export licence, illicit trade, report

28.6.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 182/61

It is the impression of the Council that the transition period so far has evolved in a positive way. The Council
expects that full respect for a high degree of autonomy of the future Special Administrative Region will
continue to guarantee the preservation of the specific social, juridical, economic and cultural identity of
Macau.

The Council furthermore, while noting that the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration grants the Government of
China exclusive competence in defence and foreign policy matters, would like to presume that no unilateral
actions taken by the Chinese authorities infringe upon the Joint Declaration and is confident that any
deployment of troops in Macau after the transfer of administration will be in accordance with the Joint
Declaration, and with the sole purpose of upholding the defence of the territory.

(1999/C 182/075)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3301/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

Under the Code of conduct on arms exports, does a country wishing to export arms have to consult any other
Member States which have refused export licences?

If it had to consult with all other Member States, would that make the process more transparent and provide
greater safeguards against any collusion?

(1999/C 182/076)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3302/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

Will Member States publish comprehensive annual reports of their arms exports, in order to achieve greater
transparency under the new code of conduct on arms exports?

(1999/C 182/077)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3303/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

Will the code of conduct on arms exports prohibit the licensed production of arms, as distinct from arms
exports, where they might be used in situations prescribed by the code of conduct? If not, how is this problem
to be addressed?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3313/98 by Florus WIJSENBEEK to the Commission. British quarantine
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: European Parliament, WIJSENBEEK
Subjects: United Kingdom, animal health, border control, customs inspection, disease prevention, health control, public health, rabies













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3313/98 by Florus WIJSENBEEK to the Commission. British quarantine  


Official Journal C 207 , 21/07/1999 P. 0049 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3313/98by Florus Wijsenbeek (ELDR) to the Commission(10 November 1998)Subject: British quarantineIs the Commission aware that the British government has sought and obtained an opinion from a committee of experts chaired by Professor Ian Kennedy?Does the Commission share the opinion of that committee that in fact quarantine does not protect public or animal health?Has the Commission also taken note of the committee's proposal to grant only residents of the United Kingdom unimpeded entry to, and exit from, the country?Does not the Commission regard this proposal and the quarantine system - which serves no public or animal health purpose - as discriminatory and as distorting the market?Does the Commission not feel the time has come to advise the United Kingdom to withdraw this measure which has a distorting effect on tourism, hunting and animal breeding in the Union?If so, how will it do this?If not, why not?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission(15 January 1999)The British government has forwarded to the Commission the report of the advisory group on quarantine, chaired by Professor Ian Kennedy, which was published on 23 September 1998.This report, based on an independent assessment of the risk of introduction of rabies into the United Kingdom, is definitely in favour of a change in the current policy of quarantine. The Commission considers the recommendations to be a major step forward and the British government is sympathetic to a change in the regulations along the lines of the report, even if the result of the consultation of the public and organisations involved must be awaited.Under the new system proposed by the advisory group, pet owners from the Community would no longer have to submit their animals to quarantine, providing conditions were imposed to ensure protection of health.Concerning the establishment of the internal market, conditions for the placing on the market (conditions for commercial exchanges) in the United Kingdom and Ireland of dogs and cats originating from other Member States have been laid down in Council Directive 92/65/EEC.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3302/98 by Kenneth COATES to the Council. Code of conduct on arms exports
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: COATES, European Parliament
Subjects: arms trade, code of conduct, competence of the Member States, exchange of information, export licence, illicit trade, report

28.6.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 182/61

It is the impression of the Council that the transition period so far has evolved in a positive way. The Council
expects that full respect for a high degree of autonomy of the future Special Administrative Region will
continue to guarantee the preservation of the specific social, juridical, economic and cultural identity of
Macau.

The Council furthermore, while noting that the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration grants the Government of
China exclusive competence in defence and foreign policy matters, would like to presume that no unilateral
actions taken by the Chinese authorities infringe upon the Joint Declaration and is confident that any
deployment of troops in Macau after the transfer of administration will be in accordance with the Joint
Declaration, and with the sole purpose of upholding the defence of the territory.

(1999/C 182/075)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3301/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

Under the Code of conduct on arms exports, does a country wishing to export arms have to consult any other
Member States which have refused export licences?

If it had to consult with all other Member States, would that make the process more transparent and provide
greater safeguards against any collusion?

(1999/C 182/076)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3302/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

Will Member States publish comprehensive annual reports of their arms exports, in order to achieve greater
transparency under the new code of conduct on arms exports?

(1999/C 182/077)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3303/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

Will the code of conduct on arms exports prohibit the licensed production of arms, as distinct from arms
exports, where they might be used in situations prescribed by the code of conduct? If not, how is this problem
to be addressed?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3307/98 by Kenneth COATES to the Council. Code of conduct on arms exports
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: COATES, European Parliament
Subjects: arms trade, code of conduct, competence of the Member States, exchange of information, export licence, illicit trade, report

C 182/62

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.6.1999

(1999/C 182/078)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3304/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

The objective of the recent code of conduct on arms exports is to ‘prevent the export of equipment which
might be used for internal repression.’ What is the position on equipment which may be used in violations of
human rights outside the recipient country’s borders? Is it covered by the code?

(1999/C 182/079)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3305/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

Member States have yet to agree on a common list of equipment to be covered by the code. Existing national
and international lists currently in use omit much of the military, security and police equipment often used in
human rights abuses. Will the common list be comprehensive and include such items?

(1999/C 182/080)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3306/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

How will arms brokers such as Sandline International be brought within the scope of the code of conduct on
arms exports?

(1999/C 182/081)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3307/98

by Kenneth Coates (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(10 November 1998)

Subject: Code of conduct on arms exports

What preparations are in hand for a common system of end-use control on arms exports, with follow-up
checks, for all Member States to prevent end-users from re-exporting or using arms for prescribed purposes?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3301/98, E-3302/98, E-3303/98, E-3304/98,
E-3305/98, E-3306/98 and E-3307/98

(22 and 23 February 1999)

As the Honourable Member knows, the Code of Conduct on arms exports was adopted on 8 June 1998 with a
view to setting high common standards which should be regarded as the minimum for the management of,
and restraint in, conventional arms transfers by all Member States and to strengthen the exchange of relevant
information with a view to achieving greater transparency within the Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2419/98 of 10 November 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

L 300/4

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Official Journal of the European Communities

11. 11. 98

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2419/98

of 10 November 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 11 November
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 November 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

L 300/5

to the Commission Regulation of 10 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

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)

052
204
999
052
204
999
204
999

052
999
052
388
528
999
052
400
999
060
064
388
400
404
800
999
052
064
400
720
728
999

99,6
53,8
76,7
66,7
37,7
52,2
52,6
52,6

57,7
57,7
52,6
41,8
39,4
44,6
135,5
265,3
200,4
31,8
43,4
30,5
78,8
60,7
143,6
64,8
86,0
60,0
84,0
54,6
126,7
82,3

(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'.