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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3821/98 by Concepció FERRER Lithuania's accession to the European Union
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Parliament, FERRER
Subjects: European Commission, Lithuania, accession to the European Union, report

C 325/30

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

12.11.1999

Details of the ESF programmes for Catalonia (1994/1999):

Programme

940230ES2

Plurirégional (1994/96)

940233ES2

Objective 2 (1994/96)

970230ES2

Plurirégional (1997/99)

970233ES2

Objective 2 (1997/99)

(in euros)

8 982 160

107 413 794

17 995 283

129 271 000

940311ES3

Plurirégional: Instituto Nacional de Empleo
(INEM)

256 415 540

Total Objective 2

263 662 237

940312ES3

Plurirégional: Ministerio de Educacion
y Ciencia (MEC) y migraciones

940313ES3

Plurirégional

940314ES3

Plurirégional: varios ministerios

940323ES3

Objective 3

402 294

3 794 725

46 456 710

96 712 924

940401ES4

Objective 4

940503ES5

Objective 5b

Total Objective 3

403 782 193

133 801 800

23 850 154

For further details about the European Social Fund in Catalonia, the Honourable Member may contact Joseph
Ma. Puig I Vidal, Cap de Servei de Planificació I Ocupacional, Sepùlveda, 148-150, E-08011 Barcelona,
tel. + 34 93 228 57 57, fax + 34 93 228 57 38. For projects funded under other budget lines in the social
policy area, information by region is not available.

(1999/C 325/036)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3821/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Lithuania’s accession to the European Union

The assessment reports drawn up by the Commission on the progress made over the past year by the countries
applying to join the European Union conclude that Latvia might begin the accession process at the end of
1999 but that Lithuania will have to continue its efforts to fulfil the Copenhagen criteria. Is the Commission
aware of the possible economic and political repercussions if Lithuania is the only one of the three Baltic
countries to be excluded from this process, despite the progress made, which the Commission itself
recognises?

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(19 January 1999)

The Commission’s regular reports on the candidate countries’ progress towards Community accession have
been prepared according to the conclusions of the Luxembourg and Cardiff European Councils which asked in
particular the same criteria to be applied to all candidate countries. The Vienna European Council confirmed
that each country would continue to be judged on its own merits.

The conclusions of the 1998 Commission’s regular report on Lithuania do not prejudge the possibility of
proposing by the end of 1999 the opening of negotiations with Lithuania. This, however, will depend on
Lithuania’s commitment to address the issues identified in the report rapidly and effectively.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2829/98 of 22 December 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, authorised catch, catch quota, fishery management, fishing regulations, ship's flag

29. 12. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 351/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2829/98

of 22 December 1998

concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the
United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93
of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applic-
able to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular
Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19
December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups
of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and
certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2386/98 (4), provides
for herring quotas for 1998;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi-
sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of
stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis-
sion to fix the date by which catches made by vessels
flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have
exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to
the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES
divisions IV a, b by vessels flying the flag of the United
Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have
reached the quota allocated for 1998; whereas the United

Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 15
December 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide
by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions IV a, b
by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or
registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have
exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for
1998.

Fishing for herring in the waters of ICEs divisions IV a, b
by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or
registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as
the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing
of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels
after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 15 December 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 12, 19. 1. 1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 297, 6. 11. 1998, p. 2.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3850/98 by Sören WIBE 'Ice-Cream War'
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Parliament, WIBE
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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3850/98by Sören Wibe (PSE) to the Commission(22 December 1998)Subject: "Ice-Cream War"Can the Commission provide details of the expenditure on the production, printing and distribution etc. of the material entitled "The Ice-Cream War"? How big an edition of "The Ice-Cream War" has been printed in the various languages?Is the Commission planning further information campaigns of this type aimed at the younger youth bracket?Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission(5 March 1999)Total production costs for the publication "The Raspberry Ice Cream War" (Swedish title "Glasskriget") come to 181 970 euro. The costs for subsequent distribution on demand in the individual Member States are an integrated part of the work of the Commission representations and cannot be calculated. The publication has been printed in the following number of copies by language: Danish 14 650, German 97 530, English 136 100, Greek 10 900, French 112 100, Italian 31 520, Dutch 43 050, Spanish 47 000, Portuguese 33 400, Finnish 5 500, Swedish 7 250.The Commission receives many requests for information material about the Community for use in schools. It has at present no plans to produce publications similar to the "The Raspberry Ice Cream War".
Council Regulation (EC) No 1002/1999 of 22 December 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Bulgaria to the Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (extension of the double-checking system)
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, ECSC, export, export monitoring, iron and steel product

L 123/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13. 5. 1999

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1002/1999

of 22 December 1998

concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products from Bulgaria to the
Community for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999 (extension of the
double-checking system)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas a Europe Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and Bulgaria, of the other part,
entered into force on 1 February 1995 (1);

the Parties decided in Association Council
Whereas
Decision No 3/1999 (2) to extend the double-checking
system introduced by Decision No 3/97 (3) for the period
between 1 January and 31 December 1999;

is consequently necessary to extend the
Whereas it
Community implementing legislation introduced by
Council Regulation (EC) No 86/98 of 19 December 1997
concerning the export of certain ECSC steel products
from Bulgaria to the Community for the period 1 January
to 31 December 1998 (renewal of the double-checking
system) (4),

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 86/98 shall continue to apply for the
period between 1 January and 31 December 1999, in
accordance with the provisions of Association Council
Decision No 3/1999 between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and Bulgaria, of
the other part. In the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and
(4) of the Regulation, references to the period 1 January
to 31 December 1998 shall be replaced by references to 1
January to 31 December 1999.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 January
1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

C. EINEM

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.1994, p. 3.
(2) See page 56 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 85.
(4) OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 29.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4009/98 by Alexandros ALAVANOS Participation of Greece in programmes for the elderly
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: ALAVANOS, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, Greece, aid to refugees, disease of the nervous system, elderly person, free movement of workers, health policy, integration of migrants, migrant worker

3.12.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 348/9

(1999/C 348/009)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-4009/98

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Participation of Greece in programmes for the elderly

(22 December 1998)

According to Eurolink Age, the elderly and the organizations working with them may take advantage of
various European programmes such as:

’ health promotion: budget heading B3-4300,

’ health surveillance: budget heading B3-4306,

’ Alzheimer’s disease: budget heading B3-4304,

’ free movement of workers and measures to benefit migrants: budget heading B3-4110,

’ action to integrate refugees: budget heading B3-4113.

Will the Commission say:

1. whether Greece has submitted applications to take part in any of the above programmes, and

2.

if so, in which programmes, what measures are involved and what is the budget for them?

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(18 March 1999)

The Commission is happy to provide the Honourable Member with information on the budget headings
mentioned in his question:

’ health promotion programme (B3-4300): Eight projects from Greece have been supported, with a total

budget of € 2 195 421. The Commission has co-financed € 1 045 508;

’ Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD) (B3-4300, B3-4307 and B3-4304): Three projects from
Greece have been selected, with a total budget of € 237 592. The Commission has co-financed € 159 231;

’ the Commission has so far not supported projects received from Greek organisations or citizens in health

monitoring (B-4306);

’ no applications from Greek organisations or citizens for actions in favour of older migrants were
submitted to take part in any of the programmes related to free movement of workers and measures to
benefit migrants (B3-4110) or action to integrate refugees (B3-4113).

The Commission would point out that any Member State, organisation or individual may take advantage of the
European public health programmes adopted in accordance with Article 129 of the EC Treaty. However, it
only co-finances projects encompassing several and preferably all Member States. Some applications have had
Greek citizens and organisations acting as project leaders, but there has also been Greek participation in many
more projects where project leaders have not been of Greek nationality.

(1999/C 348/010)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4058/98

by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission

(13 January 1999)

Subject: EU funds for the South-East of England government region

Will the Commission please itemise all EU funding received in the UK new South-East region since July 1994,
including structural, social, LIFE, research and other assorted Community initiative funds, their destination,
amounts, partners and a brief description of the projects?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3813/98 by Concepció FERRER to the Commission. Programmes and projects in the field of transport in Catalonia
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Parliament, FERRER
Subjects: Catalonia, EU aid, EU expenditure, transport policy

C 142/152

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

21.5.1999

(1999/C 142/203)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3812/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of telecommunications, information technologies and the

audiovisual media in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the
area of telecommunications, information technology and the audiovisual media for the period 1994-1999?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(1999/C 142/204)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3813/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of transport in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the
area of transport for the period 1994-1999?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(1999/C 142/205)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3814/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of research and development in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the
area of research and development for the period 1994-1999?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3818/98 by Concepció FERRER Programmes and projects in the field of the environment in Catalonia (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Parliament, FERRER
Subjects: EU aid, cataloguing, environmental policy

C 341/14

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.11.1999

(1999/C 341/020)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3818/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of the environment in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the area
of the environment for the period 1994-99?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?

Supplementary answer
given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(12 May 1999)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to her Written Question P-3790/98 (1).

(1)

See page 12.

(1999/C 341/021)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3820/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of regional policy in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the area
of regional policy for the period 1994-99?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?

Supplementary answer
given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(12 May 1999)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to her Written Question P-3790/98 (1).

(1)

See page 12.

(1999/C 341/022)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3822/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Subsidies for the Indian leather sector

Can the Commission list the projects funded by the Commission to the benefit of the Indian leather sector
(leather, footwear, leather goods), specifying the date on which each of the projects in question was approved
and its objectives?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2812/98 of 22 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2304/98 derogating from and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards public intervention
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, carcase, derogation from EU law, intervention agency, storage

24. 12. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 349/47

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2812/98

of 22 December 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 2304/98 derogating from and amending Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards public intervention

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 organisation of the market
in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2304/98 (3)
provides for certain derogations from Commission Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2456/93 (4)
tendering
procedures opened for the period up to the end of 1998;
whereas these derogations must be maintained on a
temporary basis
tendering procedures opened in
January, February and March 1999;

in the case of

for

Article 1

The second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No
2304/98 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1 shall apply to the second tendering proce-
dure in October and to the tendering procedures
opened in November and December 1998 and in the
first quarter of 1999.'

Article 2

Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following 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, 22 December 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 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3817/98 by Concepció FERRER to the Commission. Programmes and projects in the field of industry and energy in Catalonia
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Parliament, FERRER
Subjects: Catalonia, EU aid, EU expenditure, aid to industry, energy industry

C 142/154

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

21.5.1999

(1999/C 142/208)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3817/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of industry and energy in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the
area of industry and energy for the period 1994-1999?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(1999/C 142/209)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3818/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of the environment in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the
area of the environment for the period 1994-1999?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(1999/C 142/210)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3820/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of regional policy in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the
area of regional policy for the period 1994-1999?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?