do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 667/99 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL Structural Funds
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community of Valencia, EU aid, Extremadura, OSCE, Structural Funds, aid system, eligible region

C 325/128

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

12.11.1999

(1999/C 325/184)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0667/99

by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(26 March 1999)

Subject: Structural Funds

Regions whose per capita income is less than 75 % of the average Community per capita income are described
as ‘Objective 1 regions’ and they receive significant amounts of Community aid.

To determine whether or not this threshold has been exceeded, the draft Council Regulation COM(98) 131
final (1) laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds states that the figures corresponding to the last
three years for which Eurostat has data available will be used.

At the moment the only figures available are those for the 1994, 1995 and 1996 financial years.

What are the figures for those years for Extremadura?

(1) OJ C 176, 9.6.1998, p. 1.

(1999/C 325/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0668/99

by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(26 March 1999)

Subject: Structural Funds

Regions whose per capita income is less than 75 % of the average Community per capita income are described
as ‘Objective 1 regions’ and they receive significant amounts of Community aid.

To determine whether or not this threshold has been exceeded, the draft Council Regulation COM(98) 131
final (1) laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds states that the figures corresponding to the last
three years for which Eurostat has data available will be used.

At the moment the only figures available are those for the 1994, 1995 and 1996 financial years.

What are the figures for those years for Galicia?

(1) OJ C 176, 9.6.1998, p. 1.

(1999/C 325/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0669/99

by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(26 March 1999)

Subject: Structural Funds

Regions whose per capita income is less than 75 % of the average Community per capita income are described
as ‘Objective 1 regions’ and they receive significant amounts of Community aid.

To determine whether or not this threshold has been exceeded, the draft Council Regulation COM(98) 131
final (1) laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds states that the figures corresponding to the last
three years for which Eurostat has data available will be used.

At the moment the only figures available are those for the 1994, 1995 and 1996 financial years.

What are the figures for those years for Rioja?

(1) OJ C 176, 9.6.1998, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/1999 of 26 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1394/98 adopting the balance and fixing the aid for the supply of breeding rabbits to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, aid system, breeding animal, rabbit, supply, supply balance sheet

L 83/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27. 3. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 675/1999

of 26 March 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1394/98 adopting the balance and fixing the aid
for the supply of breeding rabbits to the Canary Islands under the arrangements
provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the
Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural prod-
ucts (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4),

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1394/98 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 457/1999 (4), fixed the
quantities for the supply to the archipelago, of breeding
rabbits originating in the rest of the Community;

Whereas that balance can be revised during the course of
the year in line with the Canary Islands’ needs; whereas
information supplied by the competent authorities justi-
fies an increase in the quantity of breeding rabbits for the

1998/1999 marketing year; whereas, therefore, the forecast
balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of that
product should be adjusted;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1394/98 is replaced by
the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 187, 1. 7. 1998, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 55, 3. 3. 1999, p. 6.

27. 3. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 83/39

ANNEX

Supply to the Canary Islands of breeding rabbits originating in the Community for the period
1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999

CN code

Description

ex 0106 00 10

Breeding rabbits:

Number
of animals
to be supplied

Aid
(EUR/head)

— pure-bred and grand-parents

— parents

2 750

6 000

30

24
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 656/99 by Roberta ANGELILLI Closure of Parliament on account of a European farmers' demonstration
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: ANGELILLI, European Parliament
Subjects: Brussels region, European Parliament, agricultural quota, cessation of trading, dairy production, farmer, freedom of expression, means of public conveyance, production quota, right to demonstrate

C 341/138

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.11.1999

On 11 February 1999, the St. Petersburg arbitration court stripped the school of its right to use the premises.
An appeal has been lodged, however. The Delegation of the Commission is following the results of the legal
procedure.

(1999/C 341/195)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0653/99

by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission

(9 March 1999)

Subject: Seal pups in the White Sea, Russia

In the light of evidence obtained by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, (The Guardian, 2.3.1999), that
the EU ban on the importation of baby seal skins is not being enforced, what action is the Commission
proposing to take to ensure this abuse is eliminated?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(8 April 1999)

The evidence cited by the Honourable Member bears no relation to the enforcement of the Community ban on
the importation of white-coat kins of harp seals as exports are apparently to Norway, which is of course not
bound by the legislation concerned.

(1999/C 341/196)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0656/99

by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission

(26 March 1999)

Subject: Closure of Parliament on account of a European farmers’ demonstration

Prompted by the demonstration due to be staged in Brussels on Monday, 22 February 1999, in which farmers
from all over Europe were intent on taking to the streets to protest against milk quotas, the Secretary-General
of Parliament, Julian Priestley, issued a notice in which he informed staff that Parliament’s offices would be
closed, institutional business would cease, and the entire city of Brussels would be without public transport
services and in effect under siege.

Given that, by staging demonstrations, farmers are exercising their democratic rights, as they are entitled to do
as citizens of the Union and, moreover, representatives of a major occupational group, and that a similar
demonstration in Strasbourg on 10 February 1999 passed off without incident, can the Commission say:

1. whether it considers that the above measures were an exaggerated response and infringed the right of EU

citizens to speak out and protest;

2. whether it considers that the measures were intended to thwart debate and joint discussion of farmers’

problems;

3. whether it considers that the decision in question warrants a reprimand?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(25 March 1999)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to her Written Question E-605/99 (1).

(1) OJ C 325, 12.11.1999, p. 124.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 661/1999 of 26 March 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

27. 3. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 83/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 661/1999

of 26 March 1999

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain
fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-
the import arrangements for fruit and veget-
tion of
ables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/
98 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-
eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-
sion fixes the standard values for imports from third
countries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;

Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the stand-
ard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 March 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15. 7. 1998, p. 4.

L 83/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27. 3. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1999 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
999
068
999
220
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
220
600
624
999
052
600
999
039
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
999
052
388
512
528
624
720
999

86,0
45,4
44,2
58,5
110,5
110,5
173,3
173,3
97,9
157,1
127,5
50,5
45,3
45,1
38,2
73,1
48,8
50,2
37,8
81,9
59,9
106,9
79,0
83,6
96,3
80,9
79,7
68,3
68,9
82,5
82,9
133,1
65,1
65,8
66,2
74,4
69,3
79,0

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 19). Code

‘999' stands for ‘of other origin'.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 42/1999 of 26 March 1999 amending Annex XVIII (health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European social policy, family policy, framework agreement, gender equality, parental leave, social partners

L 266/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19.10.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 42/1999

of 26 March 1999

amending Annex XVIII (health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and
women) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XVIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 104/98 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 30 October 1998 (1).

Council Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996 on the framework agreement on parental
leave
concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC (2) and Council Directive 97/75/EC of 15 December
1997 amending and extending, to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Directive 96/34/EC on the framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and
the ETUC (3) are to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 31 (Council Directive 97/81/EC) in Annex XVIII to the
Agreement:

(cid:145)32. 396 L 0034: Council Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996 on the framework agreement on
leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC (OJ L 145, 19.6.1996, p. 4), as

parental
amended by:

(cid:151) 397 L 0075: Council Directive 97/75/EC of 15 December 1997 (OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p.

24).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with
the following adaptations:

as regards the EFTA States, (cid:147)Commission(cid:148) shall read (cid:147)EFTA Surveillance Authority(cid:148) and (cid:147)Court
of Justice(cid:148) shall read (cid:147)EFTA Court(cid:148) in situations referred to in point 6 of Clause 4 in the Annex
to the Directive(cid:146).

Article 2

The texts of Directives 96/34/EC and 97/75/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are
annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

(1) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 56, as corrected by OJ L 226, 27.8.1999, p. 44.
(2) OJ L 145, 19.6.1996, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 24.

19.10.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 266/49

This Decision shall enter into force on 27 March 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 852/99 by Graham WATSON Economic assessment of parallel imports
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: European Parliament, WATSON
Subjects: brand name, commercial law, economic analysis, economic consequence, impact study, import, interest group, trade-mark law

C 341/146

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.11.1999

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(28 April 1999)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to Written Question No E-3227/96 by
Mr Baldarelli (1).

(1) OJ C 138, 5.5.1997.

(1999/C 341/208)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0852/99

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(26 March 1999)

Subject: Economic assessment of parallel imports

Is the Commission satisfied with the NERA study into the economic impact of parallel imports?

In view of NERA’s contract with the European Brand Owners’ Association does the Commission recognise the
possible conflict of interests and would it consider commissioning a second study?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(29 April 1999)

The Commission considers that the NERA study was well carried out and represents a most useful basis for
further discussions. However the Commission has been informed that for several reasons there are interest
groups which did not have the opportunity to express their views on the question of exhaustion of trade mark
rights during the study. The Commission arranged a hearing in Brussels on 28 April 1999 to enable all
interested circles to comment on this important topic.

The Commission considers furthermore that the study gives a complete analysis of the different aspects of the
question of exhaustion of trade mark rights. There is therefore no reason to believe that any connections
between the NERA institute and an interest group have affected the outcome of the study. There are no plans
to commission a second study concerning this issue.

(1999/C 341/209)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0879/99

by Antonios Trakatellis (PPE) to the Commission

(26 March 1999)

Subject: Presence of asbestos and chrysotile in schools and possibility of funding replacement from 2nd CSF

The continued use of asbestos building materials (for walls, ceilings etc) in 18 schools in Thessaloniki, against
which parents and pupils are protesting by occupying the premises, represents a threat to the health of the
children and the workers concerned. These schools were built using materials made of asbestos to cover the
emergency needs caused by the earthquake which hit Thessaloniki in 1978; they have remained in place since
then to the point where the asbestos panels are now sagging and cracking, spreading asbestos fibres into the
environment. Exposure to chrysotile is extremely hazardous to health since it causes lung cancer and other
respiratory diseases.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 664/1999 of 26 March 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, EU aid, Madeira, cereals, supply

27. 3. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 83/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 664/1999

of 26 March 1999

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect
of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the
Azores and Madeira (1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 562/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the Azores and Madeira has been settled by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 432/1999 (4); whereas, as
a consequence of the changes of the rates and prices for
cereals products in the European part of the Community
and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Azores

and Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the
Annex;

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 Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 76, 13. 3. 1998, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 185, 4. 7. 1992, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 52, 27. 2. 1999, p. 22.

L 83/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27. 3. 1999

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of
amending Regulation (EEC)
No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the
Community to the Azores and Madeira

26 March 1999

Product
(CN code)

Common wheat

(1001 90 99)

Barley

Maize

(1003 00 90)

(1005 90 00)

Durum wheat

(1001 10 00)

(EUR/t)

Amount of aid

Destination

Azores

Madeira

36,00

55,00

47,00

8,00

36,00

55,00

47,00

8,00
Commission Regulation (EC) No 667/1999 of 26 March 1999 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU aid, rice, supply

27. 3. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 83/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 667/1999

of 26 March 1999

setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community
to the Canary Islands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect
of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the
Canary Islands (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
1601/92, the requirements of the Canary Islands for rice
are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and quality
by the mobilization, on disposal
to
exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which
involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community
origin; whereas this aid is to be fixed with particular
reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and
in particular is to be based on the prices applied to
exports to third countries;

terms equivalent

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 825/98 (4), lays down
common detailed rules for implementation of the specific

arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural prod-
ucts, including rice, to the Canary Islands;

Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailed
rules to the current market situation in the rice sector,
and in particular to the rates of prices for these products
in the European part of the Community and on the world
market, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should be
set at the amounts given in the Annex;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92,
the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Community
origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of
the Canary Islands shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 296, 17. 11. 1994, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 117, 21. 4. 1998, p. 5.

L 83/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27. 3. 1999

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1999 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of
rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands

(EUR/t)

Product
(CN code)

Milled rice
(1006 30)

Broken rice
(1006 40)

Amount of aid

123,00

27,00