WRITTEN QUESTION E-0185/00 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Failure of Greece to comply with Community Directive 92/43.
Date: 2000-01-31
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Greece, infringement of EU law, protected area, protection of animal life, protection of plant life

3.10.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 280 E/197

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(9 March 2000)

The Commission(cid:146)s annual report on the application of Community law lists all the proceedings initiated by
it against Member States under Article 226 (formerly 169) of the EC Treaty, either in reponse to a
complaint or on its own initiative, for failure to comply with Community law. As at 31 December 1998,
there were 241 infringement proceedings under way against Greece. As at 31 December 1999, the
number had risen to 259.

For further information on the nature of the infringements detected in the case of Greece in 1999, the
Honourable Member is referred to the 17th annual report, which is currently being drawn up and will be
sent to Parliament during the coming weeks.

(2000/C 280 E/230)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0185/00

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Failure of Greece to comply with Community Directive 92/43

(31 January 2000)

Under Judgment C-329/96 Greece has been found guilty of failing to transpose in good time Directive
92/43 (1) on the conservation of the natural habitats of wild fauna and flora. Will the Commission say
whether, following this ruling against Greece, the latter has complied with the Directive in question and, if
not, what measures it intends to take to ensure that Greek legislation is brought in line with Community
legislation?

(1) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

Answer given gy Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(22 February 2000)

Acting on the judgment of the Court of Justice of 26 June 1997 (1), the Greek authorities notified the
Commission in January 1999 of
Joint Ministerial Decision No 33318/3028 of 11 December 1998
transposing into Greek Law Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural
habitats and of wild fauna and flora.

(1) Case C-329/96.

(2000/C 280 E/231)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0192/00

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(31 January 2000)

Subject: Cellular phones and health risks

Over the past few months an increasingly large number of studies have produced extremely alarming
findings regarding the health risks caused by radiation emissions from cellular phones. Most recently,
research carried out by Swedish scientists found that even some cancerous growths and disorders in the
reproductive organs can often be attributed to the regular use of cellular phones and to the electro-
magnetic waves which they emit.

Mobile telephony has only recently come into widespread use and even today this market cannot be
considered to be fully developed, given that further quantitative and qualitative advances are still to be
expected such as UMTS technology, which in the near future is likely to combine mobile phone services
with the vast range of services available on the Internet network.