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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 492/99 by Ludivina GARCÍA ARIAS Inclusion in the budget of public aid used to subsidise the electricity sector's transition costs
Date: 1999-02-25
Institutions: European Parliament, GARCIA ARIAS
Subjects: State aid, administrative transparency, control of State aid, electrical industry, financial loss, liberalisation of the market













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 492/99 by Ludivina GARCÍA ARIAS Inclusion in the budget of public aid used to subsidise the electricity sector's transition costs  


Official Journal C 325 , 12/11/1999 P. 0118 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0492/99by Ludivina García Arias (PSE) to the Commission(25 February 1999)Subject: Inclusion in the budget of public aid used to subsidise the electricity sector's transition costsAmongst the new provisions introduced under Decision No 3632/93/ECSC(1) establishing Community rules for state aid to the coal industry was one to the effect that public financing mechanisms such as the aid provided by the Spanish OFICO (Electricity Compensation Office) which are used to compensate for coal producers' operating losses and other exceptional costs by means of a percentage deducted from the amounts invoiced to electricity consumers "shall be authorised only if they are entered in the Member States" national, regional or local public budgets', in order to increase the transparency of the aid and hence improve the monitoring thereof.Does the Commission not therefore consider that the same principle should be applied (on the basis of the principles of equal treatment and of the transparency and monitoring of public aid) to the transition costs incurred by the electricity sector in the process of opening itself up to competition?How would the Commission legally justify different treatment of the two types of aid?Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission(23 March 1999)The Commission is examining the notifications given by different Member States of the schemes they intend to apply in order to offset certain costs arising in connection with Parliament and Council Directive 96/92/EC of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity(2).The legal basis for examining such costs is different from that for aid to the coal industry (ECSC Treaty), and this may justify separate solutions. Under Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty, and unless specifically provided for, there are no particular rules on how aid that has been declared compatible with the common market should be financed. Accordingly, the financing arrangements involve, in principle, an economic policy decision falling within the remit of the Member State concerned.(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1993, p. 12.(2) OJ L 27, 30.1.1997.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 338/99 by Karla PEIJS to the Council. National sides of euro coins
Date: 1999-02-25
Institutions: European Parliament, PEIJS
Subjects: Economic and Monetary Union, European Central Bank, European symbol, euro, flag, fraud, industrial counterfeiting, issue of securities, money, technical specification

15.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 297/155

At this moment the Commission has not yet submitted proposals to the Council, either in relation to

3.
anti-dumping measures, nor in the framework of the trade barrier regulation.

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 71.

(1999/C 297/212)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0338/99

by Karla Peijs (PPE) to the Council

(25 February 1999)

Subject: National sides of euro coins

Is the Council aware of the number of national designs on the euro coins of the 11 Member States of the

1.
European Union which are to participate in the euro?

Austria and Italy have no fewer than eight different designs. Does the Council agree that the large

2.
number of national designs will cause confusion among users? If not, why not?

The European Central Bank has stated that not only euro banknotes but also euro coins could be forged.

3.
Does the Council agree that the large number of national designs will facilitate forgery? If not, why not?

4. Why did the Council not decide that each country participating in EMU should adopt a single national
design for the euro coins?

5. What measures will the Council take to induce mintmasters to reduce the number of national designs to
one per Member State?

Reply

(26 April 1999)

Council Regulation 975/98 of 3 May 1998 on denominations and technical specifications of euro coins
intended for circulation (1), at last amended by Council Regulation 423/1999 of 22 February 1999 (2), lays
down uniform rules for the issue of such coins which are applicable to all Member States concerned. The only
noteworthy exception to these otherwise uniform rules concerns the design of the national side which will be
different according to the Member State of issue.

In this context the Council considered that ‘giving these coins one European and one national side is an
appropriate expression of the idea of European monetary union between Member States and could
significantly increase the degree of acceptance of the coins by European citizens’ (10th recital of Regulation
975/98).

The Council is therefore of the opinion that the different designs of the national sides rather than creating
confusion for consumers, will increase their degree of acceptance by paying tribute, at least partially, to the
different design traditions of Member States.

Furthermore, the Council does not consider that the fact of there being more than one design of the national
side of the euro coins will facilitate forgery. In this respect it should be borne in mind that, given their high
value, uniform special security features are applicable for the issue of the one and two euro coins.

In conclusion, the Council sees presently no need to modify Regulation 975/98 in this respect.

(1) OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 52, 27.2.1999, p. 2.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/1999 of 25 February 1999 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2849/98
Date: 1999-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, award of contract, import, maize

26. 2. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 50/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 416/1999

of 25 February 1999

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2849/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Spain was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2849/98 (3);

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import
duty; whereas
in fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Article 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas a contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty;

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For
tenders notified from 19 to 25 February 1999
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2849/98, the maximum reduction in the duty on
maize imported shall be EUR 66,91/t and be valid for a
total maximum quantity of 86 864 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February
1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 358, 31. 12. 1998, p. 43.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
Decision on common position (EC) No 65/98 adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Directive (EC) on the registration documents for vehicles (11408/1/98 - C4- 0613/98 97/0150(SYN))(Cooperation procedure: second reading)
Date: 1999-02-25
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, motor vehicle, police checks, right of establishment, vehicle registration

1.6.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 153/23

Thursday 25 February 1999

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament
and  Council  Decision  amending  the  basic  Decision  relating  to  the  third  phase  of  the  Youth  for
Europe  programme  to  include  Turkey  among  the  beneficiary  countries  (COM(96)0199  −  C4-
0294/96 − 96/0131(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having  regard  to  the  Commission  proposal  to  Parliament  and  the  Council,  COM(96)0199  −

96/0131(COD) (1),

−  having  regard  to  Articles  189b(2)  and  126  of  the  EC  Treaty,  pursuant  to  which  the  Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C4-0294/96),

−  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media and the
opinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on External Economic
Relations and the Committee on Budgets (A4-0048/99),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament’s amendments in the common position that it adopts

3.
in accordance with Article 189b(2) of the EC Treaty;

Points out that the Commission is required to submit to Parliament any modification it may intend to

4.
make to its proposal as amended by Parliament;

5.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

(1)  OJ C 186, 26.6.1996, p. 9.

3.  Registration documents for vehicles

**II (procedure without debate)

A4-0033/99

Decision  on  common  position  (EC)  No  65/98  adopted  by  the  Council  with  a  view  to  adopting  a
Council  Directive  (EC)  on  the  registration  documents  for  vehicles  (11408/1/98  −  C4-0613/98  −
97/0150(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the common position of the Council, 11408/1/98 − 97/0150(SYN) (1),

−  having  regard  to  its  opinion  at  first  reading (2)  on  the  Commission  proposal  to  the  Council,

COM(97)0248 (3),

−  having regard to the amended Commission proposal, COM(98)0508) (4),

(1)  OJ C 388, 14.12.1998, p. 12.
(2)  OJ C 195, 22.6.1998, p. 20.
(3)  OJ C 202, 2.7.1997, p. 13.
(4)  OJ C 301, 30.9.1998, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/1999 of 25 February 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/98
Date: 1999-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, oats

26. 2. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 50/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 414/1999

of 25 February 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the
market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2513/98 (4),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/
98 of 21 September 1998 on a special
intervention
measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 244/1999 (6), and in
particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export
from Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2007/98;

Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2007/98
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid

down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal
than the
maximum refund;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

tenders notified from 19 to 25 February 1999,
For
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2007/98, the maximum refund on exportation of
oats shall be EUR 60,90/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February
1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 13.
(6) OJ L 27, 2. 2. 1999, p. 10.
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (Chapter 27)
Date: 1999-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, paraffin, tariff nomenclature, tariff preference

C 247 E/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31.8.1999

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87
on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (Chapter 27)

(1999/C 247 E/04)

COM(1999) 87 final

(Submitted by the Commission on 26 February 1999)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, in particular Article 28 thereof,

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July
1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the
Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2261/98 (2), suspends customs duties in
respect of
for
undergoing a specific process; whether
the said specific
processes are described in additional note 4 to Chapter 27 of
the combined nomenclature;

subheading 2712 90 31 intended

goods

it

in the Communtiy interest
customs duties

to extend the
Whereas
is
suspension of
subheading
2712 90 31 intended for de-oiling by fractional crystallisation
to take account of eco-friendly technological developments and
improve the competitiveness of European firms,

to goods of

In the schedule of duties in Annex I to Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature
and on the Common Customs Tariff, the following item shall
be added to additional note 4 to Chapter 27:

(cid:145)p) solely for products under subheading 2712 90 31: de-oiling

by fractional crystallisation(cid:146).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of
the European
Communities.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 292, 30.10.1998, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 498/99 by Mark WATTS Infringement of Directive 93/119/EC in France during Eid-el-Kabir
Date: 1999-02-25
Institutions: European Parliament, WATTS
Subjects: France, Islam, customs and traditions, infringement of EU law, meat processing industry, protection of animals, religious group, sheep, slaughter of animals, veterinary legislation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 498/99 by Mark WATTS Infringement of Directive 93/119/EC in France during Eid-el-Kabir  


Official Journal C 348 , 03/12/1999 P. 0085 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0498/99by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission(25 February 1999)Subject: Infringement of Directive 93/119/EC in France during Eid-el-KabirThe Commission has made it clear on a number of occasions that outdoor ritual slaughter by untrained individuals is not permitted under Directive 93/119/EC(1). Despite this, each year thousands of sheep are ritually slaughtered out in the open in France during the festival of Eid-el-Kabir.Would the Commission state:1. What steps it plans to take to persuade the French authorities to enforce Directive 93/119/EC so that outdoor religious slaughter does not take place at this year's Eid-el-Kabir?2. Whether it plans to bring infringement proceedings under Article 169 of the EC Treaty in respect of France's failure to fulfil its obligations to enforce Directive 93/119/EC?3. Whether it will instruct its veterinary service to attend and monitor this year's Eid-el-Kabir festival in France to assess the nature and scale of the problem?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission(30 March 1999)1. and 2. Following intervention of the Commission, France confirmed that Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing has been fully implemented within its territory. However the French authorities have admitted that in certain urban areas having large Muslim populations there are inadequate slaughterhouse capacities to enable the considerable number of animals required for the celebration of Eid-el-Kébir at the time of the festival to be slaughtered in accordance with all the applicable legal requirements.A number of local authorities have, for reasons of public order and public health, found it necessary to designate certain sites outside slaughterhouses for the purpose of celebration of the festival.The Commission, taking into account the extreme sensitivity of the issue, has raised the matter within the standing veterinary committee. Most Member States have underlined that they have implemented the Directive in a way that prohibits slaughter outside the slaughterhouses. The Commission intends, however, to discuss the results in the standing veterinary committee again and then draw its conclusions.3. The Commission has the evidence concerning celebration of the festival outside the slaughterhouses and France has not denied that in certain urban areas these celebrations take place. In these circumstances, an inspection is not considered essential for the time being.(1) OJ L 340, 31.12.1993, p. 21.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 410/1999 of 25 February 1999 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
Date: 1999-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, rice, starch

26. 2. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 50/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 410/1999

of 25 February 1999

fixing production refunds on cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992, on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 7
(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for
the arrangements concerning production refunds in the
cereals and rice sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 87/1999 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the
conditions for granting the production refund; whereas
the basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of
the said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculated

must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the
price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly;

Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regu-
lation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish
the exact amount payable;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from
maize, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice,
shall be EUR 53,60/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February
1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 9, 15. 1. 1999, p. 8.