do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2000/99 by Chris DAVIES Task Force on Vitamins and Minerals
Date: 1999-11-09
Institutions: DAVIES Chris, European Parliament
Subjects: appointment of staff, food additive, operation of the Institutions, scientific committee (EU), trace element, vitamin

C 27 E/176

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.1.2000

Will the Commission say whether it has any further information concerning the extent of substandard
workmanship in all the projects funded in Greece by the 2nd CSF? Does that information show that the
proportion of substandard work has fallen and that Greece has taken the necessary measures to remedy it?
If not, will the Commission say what steps it will take to ensure that this tremendously important issue is
now dealt with seriously and that those responsible are held to account?

(1) OJ C 297, 15.10.1999, p. 42.

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(11 November 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2000/C 27 E/219)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2000/99

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(9 November 1999)

Subject: Task Force on Vitamins and Minerals

What is the remit of the Commission(cid:146)s Task Force on Vitamins and Minerals? Who are its members?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(19 November 1999)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its joint answer to Written Questions E-1552/
1999 and E-1593/1999 by Mr Graham Watson and others (1).

(1)

See page 128.

(2000/C 27 E/220)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2017/99

by Mihail Papayannakis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Report on quality control of 2nd CSF projects

(28 October 1999)

On 13 October 1998, in reply to my question No E-2176/98 (1), the then Commissioner, Mrs Wulf-
Mathies, said that the first ESPEL quarterly report had found that quality problems did exist in various
projects and that ESPEL would proceed to carry out systematic and in-depth checks on 2nd CSF projects.

In the light of the large number of accidents on Greek motorways caused by substandard work and
inadequate checking systems, will the Commission say what the results of ESPEL(cid:146)s checks are to date? In
which specific projects have substandard work or shortcomings been identified? Have those been rectified
by the contractors and at whose expense? What financial, disciplinary, penal or other administrative
consequences (e.g. blacklisting) will be imposed on those responsible for the failings and substandard
work?

(1) OJ C 96, 8.4.1999, p. 51 and OJ C 135, 14.5.1999, p. 16.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2004/99 by Luis Berenguer Fuster (PSE) to the Commission. State aid to the Terra Mítica theme park in Benidorm (Alicante) and its compatibility with the common market.
Date: 1999-11-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community of Valencia, Spain, complaint to the Commission, control of State aid, leisure park

18.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 203 E/111

Answer

(24 January 2000)

Iran Aid is currently under investigation by the UK Charity Commission. The Council does not make
statements about ongoing investigations in Member States.

(2000/C 203 E/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2004/99

by Luis Berenguer Fuster (PSE) to the Commission

(9 November 1999)

Subject: State aid to the Terra M(cid:237)tica theme park in Benidorm (Alicante) and its compatibility with the

common market

In 1997 an organisation known as the European Theme Park Association, of which the company which
runs Port Aventura was a principal member, lodged a complaint against the construction of the Terra
M(cid:237)tica theme park in Benidorm on the basis that the project was receiving state aid from the Valencian
government.

Despite the fact that a considerable period of time has elapsed, no notice of any decision has been
received.

Does the Commission believe that state aid incompatible with the common market has been granted to the
Terra M(cid:237)tica project in Benidorm?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(30 November 1999)

The Commission has examined closely the complaint referred to by the Honourable Member. It has held
several meetings with the complainant,
the Spanish authorities and representatives of Terra Mitica.
In addition, it has written eleven letters to the Spanish authorities and the complainant and has received
twenty-eight replies. This extensive correspondence and the considerable period of time that has elapsed
are attributable, on the one hand, to the number of objections notified and the complexity of some of
them (valuation of capital contributions and promotion of the theme park, for example) and, on the other,
to the fact that the objections have been notified by the complainant over time.

The Commission has not yet come to the conclusion that aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) (former
Article 92(1)) of the EC Treaty has been granted by the Valencian government and the municipality of
Benidorm to the Terra Mitica association. A final decision on this matter will be taken as soon as possible.

(2000/C 203 E/142)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2006/99

by Rosa MiguØlez Ramos (PSE) and Rosa D(cid:237)ez GonzÆlez (PSE) to the Council

Subject: Replacement of drift nets

(9 November 1999)

Council Regulation 1239/98 (1) prohibiting the use of drift nets from 2002 states that there must be a
gradual reduction in the use of these nets by fleets currently using them. No more than 60 % of fishing
boats which used one or more drift nets during the period 1995 to 1997 would be allowed to use them in
1998. The regulation also obliged Member States to provide the Commission with a list of those boats
authorised to fish with drift nets by 31 July 1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2379/1999 of 9 November 1999 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 1999-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality, refrigerated product

10. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 287/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2379/1999

of 9 November 1999

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 134/1999 (2),

(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles
4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue
of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f);

(2) Whereas Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes
the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef
and veal originating in and imported from the United
States of America and Canada which may be imported
on special terms for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June
2000 at 11 500 t;

(3) Whereas

it

should be recalled that

issued
pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period
of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions
on health protection in force permit,

licences

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

All applications

1.
from 1 to 5
import
November 1999 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef
and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No
936/97 shall be granted in full.

licences

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accord-
ance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the
first five days of December 1999 for 5 036,050 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November 1999.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/1999 of 9 November 1999 prohibiting fishing for Norway lobster by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 1999-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, authorised catch, catch quota, crustacean, fishing area, ship's flag

10. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 287/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2375/1999

of 9 November 1999

prohibiting fishing for Norway lobster by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December
1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish
stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain
conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/
1999 (4), lays down quotas for Norway lobster for 1999;

in order to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quality limits on catches of stocks subject
to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which
catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member
State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

according to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of Norway lobster in the waters of ICES
divisions IIa (EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying
the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have

exhausted the quota allocated for 1999; Denmark has
prohibited fishing for this stock from 25 September
1999; this date should be adopted in this Regulation
also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of Norway lobster in the waters of ICES divisions IIa
(EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of
Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have
exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1999.

Fishing for Norway lobster in the waters of ICES divisions IIa
(EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of
Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are
the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock
caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this
Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 25 September 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 13, 18.1.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 14.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2374/1999 of 9 November 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

10. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 287/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2374/1999

of 9 November 1999

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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

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

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto;

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 November 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 November 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 287/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 11. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 9 November 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 90 70

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50,
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90

0805 30 10

0806 10 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
999
052
628
999
052
999

052
464
999
052
388
528
600
999
052
400
999
060
400
404
804
999
052
064
400
999

117,2
108,7
113,0
64,1
134,8
99,5
67,1
67,1

48,2
102,0
75,1
49,0
55,9
63,8
78,6
61,8
152,9
306,5
229,7
34,8
77,3
62,9
23,6
49,6
87,4
68,3
89,3
81,7

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/98 (OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 22). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.