WRITTEN QUESTION E-2209/99 by Richard Corbett (PSE) to the Commission. Structural Funds in per capita terms.
Date: 1999-11-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, EU statistics, Luxembourg, Structural Funds

C 280 E/18

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

3.10.2000

Commission has discussed this issue with the Greek authorities, and did not find elements showing the
existence of an established and continual administrative practice by Greek insurance supervisory authorities
which would be contrary to national insurance legislation or to Community legislation on insurance.

With regard to the official listing of insurance companies to which the Honourable Member refers, Council
Directive 79/279/EC of 5 March 1979 coordinating the conditions for the admission of securities to
official stock exchange listing did not specifically provide for a situation of this kind. However, point I.1 of
Schedule A of the Annex to the Directive, which lays down conditions for the admission of shares to
official listing on a stock exchange (5), imposes a general obligation, in so far as (cid:145)the legal position of the
company must be in conformity with the laws and regulations to which it is subject, as regards both its
formation and its operation under its statutes(cid:146).

Council Directive 84/641/EEC of 10 December 1984 amending, particularly as regards tourist assistance,
the First Directive (73/239/EEC) on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions
relating to the taking-up and pursuit of the business of direct insurance other than life assurance (6), was
transposed into Greek law by Presidential Decree DP 103/1990 of 22 March 1990, amended by DP 225/
1196. However, the Commission is examining whether provisions other than those under Greek insurance
law could prevent or hinder the provision of roadside assistance insurance in Greece by insurance
undertakings duly authorised in other Member States in accordance with the insurance directives. The
Commission has already made representations to the Greek authorities and, if necessary, will initiate the
procedure under Article 226 (formerly 169) of the EC Treaty.

(1) OJ C 27 E, 29.1.2000, p. 161.
(2) OJ L 228, 11.8.1992.
(3) OJ L 360, 9.12.1992.
(4) OJ L 374, 31.12.1991.
(5) OJ L 66, 16.3.1979.
(6) OJ L 339, 27.12.1984.

(2000/C 280 E/016)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2209/99

by Richard Corbett (PSE) to the Commission

(29 November 1999)

Subject: Structural Funds in per capita terms

In its response to Question E-1558/99 (1) the Commission stated that Luxembourg (cid:145)received 0,04 %, which
is the smallest share of the 15 Member States(cid:146).

If the Commission had taken the trouble to read the question, it would have seen that it was about relative
prosperity per capita. Could the Commission now answer the question as to whether Luxembourg, the
richest Member State in per capita terms, receives the largest per capita allocation from the Structural
Funds? If so, how does the Commission justify the situation?

(1) OJ C 170 E, 20.6.2000, p. 34.

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(6 January 2000)

For the next programming period from 2000 to 2006, Luxembourg will receive, under the Structural
Funds, annual per capita aid of € 31,23 (1999 prices). If the Member States are arranged in descending
order according to the level of aid per head of population Luxembourg is in twelfth place, which means
that it does not have the highest per capita allocation.