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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3417/98 by Amedeo AMADEO Rare diseases
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, EU programme, budget, illness, public awareness campaign













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3417/98 by Amedeo AMADEO Rare diseases  


Official Journal C 325 , 12/11/1999 P. 0010 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3417/98by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission(24 November 1998)Subject: Rare diseasesAt last, the subject of rare diseases and "orphan" drugs is being discussed at European level. Few people realise that rare diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus eritematosus, etc.) are actually well-known diseases despite their low incidence.Does the Commission agree that it would be appropriate to conduct a comparative study of the situation in the various Member States on the basis of which to launch a series of joint initiatives to address all the scientific and social issues involved?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission(11 February 1999)The Commission communication and proposal for a public health action programme 1999-2003 on rare diseases(1), aimed to provide knowledge about rare diseases especially for patients, health professionals and researchers; to establish, foster and strengthen voluntary organisations involved in supporting people directly or indirectly affected by rare diseases; and to ensure an efficient handling of the problem of clusters, which is of key importance for rare diseases.The proposal is still under the codecision procedure (conciliation). Subject to approval by Council and Parliament, the Commission will be in a position to start implementation of the programme in 1999, as foreseen in its proposal.The Commission was unable to conduct in 1998 a comparative study of the situation in Member States concerning rare diseases since execution of budget line B3-4304 (health and wellbeing) was blocked by the budgetary authority as regards preparatory actions on rare diseases.(1) COM(97) 225 final.
Corrigendum to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste' (Official Journal of the European Communities C 214 of 10 July 1998)
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: environmental law, export of waste, export restriction, waste recycling













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Corrigendum to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste' (Official Journal of the European Communities C 214 of 10 July 1998)  


Official Journal 361 , 24/11/1998 P. 0020 - 0020 





Corrigendum to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste` (Official Journal of the European Communities C 214 of 10 July 1998) (98/C 361/09)On page 75, point 2.4:for: 'Lastly, the Committee wishes to echo a request made by the European Parliament that certain types of waste, textile waste in particular, which have been appropriately processed and packaged, should no longer be considered as waste and should be transferred to the general regime governing the free movement of goods.`,read: 'Lastly, the Committee wishes to request that certain types of waste, textile waste in particular, which have been appropriately processed and packaged, should no longer be considered as waste and should be transferred to the general regime governing the free movement of
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3465/98 by Daniela RASCHHOFER to the Commission. Allocation of EU funds to Tirol (Austria)
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Austria, EU financing, EU initiative, EU programme, Structural Funds

21.5.1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 142/135

(1999/C 142/173)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3462/98

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: Allocation of EU funds to Upper Austria

With regard to the allocation of EU funds to the State of Upper Austria, can the Commission provide
information as to:

1.

the total amount of EU structural fund appropriations provided, with a breakdown by fund and by
individual Community programme and/or initiative and the amount of EU funds charged to other
budgetary headings since 1995 disbursed for pilot projects and other measures or as direct payments
to research institutes, universities, undertakings and other bodies in the State of Upper Austria;

2.

the number of jobs created or saved with the help of these funds?

(1999/C 142/174)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3463/98

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: Allocation of EU funds to Salzburg (Austria)

With regard to the allocation of EU funds to the State of Salzburg, can the Commission provide
information as to:

1.

the total amount of EU structural fund appropriations provided, with a breakdown by fund and by
individual Community programme and/or initiative, and the amount of EU funds charged to other
budgetary headings and disbursed since 1995 for pilot projects and other measures or as direct
payments to research institutes, universities, undertakings and other bodies in the State of Salzburg;

2.

the number of jobs created or saved with the help of these funds?

(1999/C 142/175)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3464/98

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: Allocation of EU funds to Styria (Austria)

With regard to the allocation of EU funds to the State of Styria, can the Commission provide information
as to:

1.

the total amount of EU structural fund appropriations provided, with a breakdown by fund and by
individual Community programme and/or initiative, and the amount of EU funds charged to other
budgetary headings and disbursed since 1995 for pilot projects and other measures or as direct
payments to research institutes, universities, undertakings and other bodies in the State of Styria;

2.

the number of jobs created or saved with the help of these funds?

(1999/C 142/176)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3465/98

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: Allocation of EU funds to Tirol (Austria)

With regard to the allocation of EU funds to the State of Tirol, can the Commission provide information as
to:

1.

the total amount of EU structural fund appropriations provided, with a breakdown by fund and by
individual Community programme and/or initiative, and the amount of EU funds charged to other
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3437/98 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Refuse collection in Rome
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: ANGELILLI, European Parliament
Subjects: Latium, environmental protection, public health, road services department, urban infrastructure, waste disposal, waste management, waste recycling













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3437/98 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Refuse collection in Rome  


Official Journal C 297 , 15/10/1999 P. 0072 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-3437/98by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission(24 November 1998)Subject: Refuse collection in RomeOver the last few months there have been a number of disputes with the Rome city authorities and with AMA (the company responsible for collecting the city's refuse) concerning the arrangements for refuse collections, which prevent the bins intended for the collection of solid waste and those designed to facilitate selective collection from being used easily.In view of the above, could the Commission say:1. What collection arrangements are currently in operation in the other EU Member States?2. Whether it considers such a state of affairs to be contrary to EU directives on the collection and recycling of waste?3. What its general view of the matter is?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission(21 December 1998)1. There are no specific directives on waste collection and there are a variety of schemes for the collection of waste in Member States. It is not possible to give a comprehensive answer to the question of the Honourable Member because many factors have to be taken into account, including climate, eating habits, and local conditions. Usually, there are also differences among regions in a given Member State in order to adapt to local circumstances.2. Directive 75/442/EEC on waste(1) as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC(2) stipulates in Article 4 that waste has to be recovered or disposed of without endangering human health and the environment. Details about the organisation of waste collection and disposal are left to Member States which have wide discretion in this area. Generally, differences of opinion between a local authority and a company entrusted with the task of collection and disposal of municipal waste, do not affect Community environmental legislation in the waste area.3. The information provided does not allow the Commission to give an opinion on the problem raised by the Honourable Member.(1) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975.(2) OJ L 78, 26.3.1991.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3415/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Liver transplants
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: blood transfusion, competence of the Member States, gastrointestinal disease, health legislation, information, organ transplantation, public health

28.6.1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 182/81

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(22 January 1999)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to her Written Question E-3040/98 (1).

(1)

See page 40.

(1999/C 182/102)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3414/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(17 November 1998)

Subject: Heart transplants

Does the Commission have data concerning the incidence of heart transplants in each of the Member States?

Does it agree that it is necessary, in view of the importance of and increasingly frequent recourse to this
procedure, to conduct a survey on the basis of which to draw up rules and initiatives that are the same for
everyone?

(1999/C 182/103)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3415/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: Liver transplants

Does the Commission have data concerning the incidence of liver transplants in each of the Member States?

Does it agree that it is necessary, in view of the importance of and increasingly frequent recourse to this
procedure, to conduct a survey on the basis of which to draw up rules and initiatives that are the same for
everyone?

(1999/C 182/104)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3416/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: Kidney transplants

The problem of kidney transplants is a cause for grave concern throughout the Community in view of the large
number of candidates for the operation who suffer from serious and chronic kidney failure and undergo
dialysis, compared to the number who are operated on.

To avoid speculation and graft in connection with the tracing of available kidneys, does the Commission agree
that it is necessary to coordinate these activities by harmonising the relevant rules in all the Community
countries?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3487/98 by Anne McINTOSH to the Council. European Union publicity material
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: European Parliament, MCINTOSH
Subjects: European Union, United Kingdom, advertising, dissemination of EU information, educational institution, exchange of information, information policy, institutional cooperation, public awareness campaign

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If it is, can it state, in as much detail as possible, what these studies, proposals, initiatives or legislative measures
are?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(5 January 1999)

The Commission considers that the current legal situation concerning the distribution of medicinal products
and pharmaceutical services is by and large satisfactory.

However, as the Commission communication on the single market in pharmaceuticals (1) has noted, the
pharmacy service in many Member States accounts for over 25 % of the final cost (excluding taxation) of a
pharmaceutical. It may be only a matter of time ( and ability to enter the market) before new systems for
delivering products to the consumer ’ particularly through the increasing possibilities of electronic commerce
’ cause regulators to consider what savings might be made in this part of
their expenditure on
pharmaceuticals.

As a contribution to considering these, and related, issues, the Commission has commissioned a study on
electronic commerce in the pharmaceutical sector. This was discussed for the first time at the round table on
completing the single market in pharmaceuticals, held in Paris on 7 December 1998.

(1) COM(98) 588 final.

(1999/C 182/115)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3476/98

by Luisa Todini (PPE) and Claudio Azzolini (PPE) to the Council

(24 November 1998)

Subject: Right to a fair trial

The Constitutional Court of the Italian Republic issued a ruling on 2 November stating that Article 513 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, passed by the Italian Parliament by an overwhelming majority in July 1997, was
in part unlawful.

In view of the fact that this ruling, which applies retroactively, has made it virtually impossible for trials to be
conducted on an adversarial basis (a principle that safeguards the right of the accused to a proper defence, and
is sanctioned by Article 6 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights) can the Council
prevail upon the Italian Government to restore this principle which is one of the fundamental components of a
fair trial?

Reply

(22 and 23 February 1999)

The Council of the European Union is not competent to deal with the matter raised by the Honourable
Member of the European Parliament.

(1999/C 182/116)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3487/98

by Anne McIntosh (PPE) to the Council

(24 November 1998)

Subject: European Union publicity material

Will the Council of Ministers please indicate the cost of the publicity material currently being distributed to
British schools concerning the European Union and who bears this cost?