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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4006/98 by Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO Unfair competition from the shipyards of South Korea
Date: 1999-01-05
Institutions: CABEZON ALONSO, European Parliament
Subjects: International Monetary Fund, South Korea, building subsidy, competitiveness, financial aid, international aid, restriction on competition, shipbuilding













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4006/98 by Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO Unfair competition from the shipyards of South Korea  


Official Journal C 325 , 12/11/1999 P. 0047 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-4006/98by Jesús Cabezón Alonso (PSE) to the Commission(5 January 1999)Subject: Unfair competition from the shipyards of South KoreaThe shipyards of Europe are suffering as a result of severe unfair competition from those of South Korea, a country which is using loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to undercut European prices by a considerable margin.Does the Commission think it right that South Korea should use IMF loans in order to subsidise unfair competitive practices on the part of its shipyards?What measures is the Commission prepared to propose or accept in order to prevent such competition from South Korean shipyards and to support the activities of European shipyards?Answer given by Sir Leon Brittan on behalf of the Commission(3 March 1999)The Commission is following developments in the Asian financial crisis and their impact on European shipbuilders closely. It is keeping particularly close watch on Korea's use of financial aid from international institutions.During his recent visit to Korea, Sir Leon Brittan reiterated that the government could in no circumstances grant special treatment to the industrial conglomerates with which Korea's shipyards are associated.On 16 November Mr Bangemann reported on this issue and what the Commission was doing about it to the Council meeting on industry. Backed by the Council on the need to act against any unfair competition, he proposed that the Member States use their influence with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ensure that Korea complied with the conditions governing international aid.The Commission has yet to receive any conclusive evidence that Korea has not complied with the international rules. None of the IMF's reports suggest any use of IMF funds to finance Korean industry, and in particular shipbuilding.The Commission would conclude by informing the Honourable Member that the new Regulation on aid to shipbuilding came into force on 1 January(1). There being no international (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)agreement in this sector, the Regulation is intended to improve the competitiveness of European shipyards by means of an appropriate aid policy and overcome the gap separating them from their international competitors, in particular Japan and Korea.(1) Regulation (EC) 1540/98 of 29 June 1998, OJ L 202, 18.7.1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 4/1999 of 5 January 1999 amending the export refunds on poultrymeat
Date: 1999-01-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, poultry, poultrymeat

L 2/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6. 1. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 4/1999

of 5 January 1999

amending the export refunds on poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of the
Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation
of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Article 8(3)
thereof,

Whereas the export refunds on poultrymeat were fixed by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2471/98 (3), as
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2860/98 (4);

Whereas it follows from applying the criteria referred to
in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 to the
information known to the Commission that the export

refunds at present
amounts set out in the Annex hereto,

in force should be altered to the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
paragraph 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, exported in
the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC)
No 2471/98 amended are hereby altered as shown in the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 January 1999.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 308, 18. 11. 1998, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 358, 31. 12. 1998, p. 79.

6. 1. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 2/11

to the Commission Regulation of 5 January 1999 altering the export refunds on poultrymeat

ANNEX

Product code

Destination
of refund (1)

0105 11 11 9000
0105 11 19 9000
0105 11 91 9000
0105 11 99 9000

0207 12 10 9900

0207 12 90 9190

0207 12 90 9990

01
01
01
01

02
03
02
03
02
03

Amount
of refund

EUR/100 units

1,40
1,40
1,40
1,40

EUR/100 kg

28,00
13,00
28,00
13,00
28,00
13,00

(1) The destinations are as follows:

01 All destinations except the United States of America,
02 Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq

and Iran,

03 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,

Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No

3846/87.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4002/98 by Caroline JACKSON to the Commission. The Package Travel Directive
Date: 1999-01-05
Institutions: European Parliament, JACKSON CAROLINE
Subjects: United Kingdom, additional duty, consumer protection, financial solvency, national implementing measure, package travel, redemption













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4002/98 by Caroline JACKSON to the Commission. The Package Travel Directive  


Official Journal C 207 , 21/07/1999 P. 0156 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-4002/98by Caroline Jackson (PPE) to the Commission(5 January 1999)Subject: The Package Travel DirectiveConsumer complaints about package tour operators continue to increase, despite the existence of the Package Travel Directive 90/314/EEC(1). Particular concern has been expressed about what happens to package tour customers if their tour operator becomes insolvent and about the levying of surcharges on published prices.Is the Commission satisfied that the Directive gives consumers adequate protection in the event of a tour organiser's insolvency, so that the organiser and/or retailer who is party to the contract are under an obligation to provide sufficient protection, in the event of insolvency, for the rapid reimbursement of all funds paid by the consumer?Why has the Commission been prepared to accept that the United Kingdom has transposed Article 4 of the Directive, concerning the possibility of revising published prices, in a less rigorous and precise form than that set out in the actual text of the Directive?Is the Commission preparing to come forward with amendments to the Directive in the light of these and other comments?(1) OJ L 158, 23.6.1990, p. 59.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3998/98 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Funding for groups of children from the Socrates programme
Date: 1999-01-05
Institutions: ALAVANOS, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, child, education policy, local government, non-governmental organisation, teaching

21.7.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 207/155

A contribution from the Commission may be obtained on presentation, by a European cooperation
2.
network consisting of partners from at least three countries eligible under the Raphael programme, of a project
for the study of the common problem evoked and the development of a common methodology for innovative
interventions which will serve as an example at a European scale and a case study. The closing date for
presenting projects is 26 March 1999.

(1) OJ C 342, 10.11.1998.

(1999/C 207/214)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3990/98

by Frank Vanhecke (NI) to the Commission

(4 January 1999)

Subject: Participation by European citizens in elections to the European Parliament in Member States whose

nationality they do not possess

In his answer to my Written Question E-3595/96 (1) Commissioner Monti said that the information requested
(my Written Question E-3314/95) (2) was still being collected in the Member States. The activities also had
been extended to include data on the first European Parliament elections in Sweden, Austria and Finland in the
report to Parliament and the Council.

Does the Commission now possess the statistics requested, broken down by nationality and by Member State?

What percentage of the persons in questions exercised their right to vote?

Has there been a previous report to Parliament and the Council? if so, where is it published?

(1) OJ C 217, 17.7.1997, p. 28.
(2) OJ C 91, 27.3.1996, p. 58.

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(5 February 1999)

All the information available to the Commission has been published in the report of 7 January 1998 from the
Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 93/109/EC (1).

(1) COM(97) 731 final.

(1999/C 207/215)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3998/98

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Funding for groups of children from the Socrates programme

(5 January 1999)

The DIECEC network (Developing Intercultural Education through Cooperation between European Cities)
deals with the educational needs of disadvantaged groups of children; its activities have been funded hitherto
by the Socrates programme.

Following the recent revision of the Socrates programme, will the above network continue to be funded from
that programme?