WRITTEN QUESTION No. 976/99 by Georges GAROT Unfair competition between French and Spanish tomato producers
Date: 1999-04-07
Institutions: European Parliament, GAROT
Subjects: France, Spain, clandestine worker, farmer, fruit vegetable, moonlighting, restriction on competition, social dumping, wage cost

21.12.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 370/147

During the assessments of the applications for financial assistance, the alternative technical solutions
investigated by the port authorities were examined. The Commission is satisfied that the project represents
an appropriate solution to the problems encountered by the port of Ibiza.

The Commission considers that the project in question has been submitted to an environmental impact
procedure in conformity with Council Directive 85/337/CEE, of 27 June 1985, on the assessment of the
effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (2). The declaration of the environmental
impact of the project was published in the Spanish official journal (3). This sets out the measures to be
undertaken by the authorities concerned to mitigate any adverse environmental effects of the project.

(1) OJ L 130, 25.5.1994.
(2) OJ L 175, 5.7.1985.
(3)

B.O.E. No 233, 29.9.1994.

(1999/C 370/205)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0970/99

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(15 April 1999)

Subject: Trade promotion programme for European products on the Japanese market

The Commission has submitted to the Council a proposal for a regulation on the implementation of a
programme of specific measures and actions to improve access of EU goods and services to the Japanese
market (COM(98) 722 final).

Bearing in mind that Parliament has adopted a resolution in which it declared itself in favour of a
regulation covering Community actions to promote exports to third countries, particularly for the textile
sector, will the Commission take account of Parliament’s request and expand the regulation to include
other third countries?

Answer given by Sir Leon Brittan on behalf of the Commission

(7 May 1999)

In its conclusions of 29 May 1995 the Council recognised the distinct and specific problems of market
access for Community businesses in Japan and considered that priority should be given to improving
access to the Japanese market. The current Commission proposal for a regulation (1) on the implementa-
tion by the Commission of a programme of specific measures and actions to improve access of
Community goods and cross-border services to Japan emanates from these conclusions. It will establish a
legal base for this programme and ensure its continuation until the end of 2001. It is not intended to
enlarge this regulation to include countries other than Japan.

the two principal measures to be
The Gateway to Japan export promotion campaign is one of
implemented by the Commission (the other is the Executive training programme in Japan). At the launch
of this campaign in 1997 the Commission decided, in conjunction with Member States, on the sectors to
be targeted by the campaign. The textile sector was not one of them.

(1) COM(98) 722 final.

(1999/C 370/206)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0976/99

by Georges Garot (PSE) to the Commission

(7 April 1999)

Subject: Unfair competition between French and Spanish tomato producers

I have received complaints from the tomato producers of southwest France (Marmande) who say they are
the victims of unfair competition from their Spanish counterparts in the Almería region. According to the