WRITTEN QUESTION No. 78/99 by Graham MATHER Directive 95/29/ EC on the protection of animals during transport
Date: 1999-01-27
Institutions: European Parliament, MATHER
Subjects: EU Member State, application of EU law, complaint to the Commission, health certificate, national implementing measure, protection of animals, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

C 341/46

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.11.1999

(1999/C 341/065)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0071/99

by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission

(27 January 1999)

Subject: Organisations in arrears and EU grants

It has been reported in the press that certain tenants of properties belonging to the IACP in Rome are seriously
behind with their rent payments. The tenants include a number of party and association headquarters.
Amongst those most in arrears are the occupants of huge premises located at piazza S. Maria Liberatrice 45,
scale e/f, namely the Stadion cooperative and the Kemir association.

In some quarters it is thought that the cultural activities promoted by those bodies do not actually take place.

In view of the above, would the Commission say:

1. whether the above organisations receive grants from the European Union;

2. what bodies or offices are responsible for monitoring any funding provided by the EU to those

organisations;

3. whether the organisations in question have received grants in the past and, if so, on what scale;

4. whether or not late payment of rent can be reconciled with the receipt of a grant from the EU;

5. what its general view of the matter is?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(14 April 1999)

Neither the Stadion cooperative nor the Kemir association, located at the address given, are known to the
Commission’s accounting departments. It should be pointed out that Rome is not on the list of areas eligible to
benefit from the Community’s Structural Funds.

(1999/C 341/066)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0078/99

by Graham Mather (PPE) to the Commission

(27 January 1999)

Subject: Directive 95/29/EC on the protection of animals during transport

Is the Commission fully satisfied with the transposition, implementation and enforcement of Directive

1.
95/29/EC (1) on the protection of animals during transport?

Has it received any formal complaints related to the failure of any Member State to meet their obligations

2.
under this Directive?

3. With respect to Questions 1 and 2 above, can it provide details of which provisions of the Directive and
which Member States are concerned?

(1) OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 52.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(19 March 1999)

1. Most Member States have correctly implemented Council Directive 95/29/EC. Infringement proceedings
are still being pursued against two Member States because certain requirements of the Directive were omitted
from their national measures. The implementation and enforcement of the Community requirements in the
field of animal welfare during transport has been the subject of a series of Commission veterinary inspection
missions to the Member States. These missions have reported inadequate implementation or enforcement in
several Member States.