WRITTEN QUESTION E-2649/99 by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission. Update on the URBAN programme in Rome.
Date: 2000-01-12
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU initiative, Latium, Structural Funds, commitment of expenditure, credit, urban area

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2649/99

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(12 January 2000)

Subject: Update on the URBAN programme in Rome

With reference to my previous question E-0568/99 (1) and to the answer given by Commissioner Wulf-
Mathies on 3 May 1999:

1. Can the Commission say whether, as a result of the accumulated delays, there have been reductions in

allocations from the Commission?

2. Has the municipality of Rome made up ground since the end of April and reached the commitment

level of 70 % forecast by the Commission?

3. Can it provide a comparative table of the other Member States?

4. What is the final budget?

(1) OJ C 370, 21.12.1999, p. 63.

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(31 October 2001)

There were no reductions in appropriations for the Community Initiative programme for urban areas
(Urban) in Rome in 1994-1999. The latest information provided by the Italian authorities shows that by
31 December 1999 the municipality of Rome had committed all the appropriations available under that
Initiative. Since the competent authorities had until 31 December 2001 to complete payments from the
Structural Funds for that programming period, a final budget for Urban cannot yet be provided.

The present state of implementation of Urban in the various Member States over that period is given in the
table below:

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

(In euro)

Commitments

Decommitments

Payments

16 310 343

0

10 773 350

1 382 000

− 156 000

948 000

98 793 000

− 63 000

78 492 000

34 117 000

218 147 000

0

0

6 868 429

160 074 400

68 440 647

− 512 245

47 649 453

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Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Commitments

Decommitments

Payments

12 574 617

120 368 000

0

0

10 059 694

99 828 800

429 000

− 122 000

214 500

21 735 190

12 968 260

44 951 788

0

0

0

15 474 153

10 374 608

38 936 653

5 858 340

− 246 108

4 359 200

3 284 000

93 321 000

0

0

2 627 200

54 308 400

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0862/01

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(22 March 2001)

Subject: Foot and mouth disease

1. Will the Commission state which countries that are trading partners of the EU currently have clear
evidence of the existence of foot and mouth disease among cloven-hooved animals?

2. What action is taken to ensure that infected meat is not imported into the EU?

At what point was the Commission first aware of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in South

3.
Africa, and at what point did it introduce measures to deal with the threat of contagion?

4. What accounts for the delay?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 2001)

Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972, on health and veterinary inspection problems upon
importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, meat and meat products from third
countries (1) lays down the basic animal health import conditions. On this basis a number of specific
Commission Decisions laying down the specific animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
these animals and products have been adopted following advice from the Standing Veterinary Committee.

Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 lays down a list of third countries from which
Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat (2) and other products in
accordance with Directive 72/462/EEC. As regards foot and mouth disease (FMD), only South American
and Southern African countries are relevant with regard to meat and meat products. Specific rules are laid
down for imports from the listed countries which either experience outbreaks of foot and mouth in parts
of the country, and/or where vaccination is practised. Imports of domestic animals from these countries
into the Community is not permitted.

The animal health conditions and veterinary certification are laid down for these countries in Commission
Decision 93/402/EEC of 10 June 1993 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
imports of fresh meat from South American countries (3) and Commission Decision 1999/283/EC of
12 April 1999 concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh
meat from certain African countries (4),