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WRITTEN QUESTION P-0391/00 by Maurizio Turco (TDI) to the Commission. Utilisation of Structural Funds in Italy 1994/1999.
Date: 2000-02-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Italy, commitment of expenditure, structural expenditure

29.8.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 205 E/1

I

(Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

(2002/C 205 E/001)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0391/00

by Maurizio Turco (TDI) to the Commission

(8 February 2000)

Subject: Utilisation of Structural Funds in Italy 1994/1999

Recent statements by the Italian Court of Auditors have reopened the vexed question of the proper use of
the Structural Funds in Italy.

According to the information available to the Court, Italy is still seriously behind in the implementation of
the 1994-1999 programme.

Are reports to that effect accurate?

Could the Commission provide, as soon as possible, the most recent data at its disposal concerning
commitments and payments by region and by objective?

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(21 January 2002)

The Commission is sending the Honourable Member and Parliament’s Secretariat the most recent data it
has received from the Italian authorities showing the practical situation at 30 June 2001 for commitments
and payments, by region and by Structural Funds Objective in Italy during the 1994-1999 programming
period. The data were provided by the Italian Economics Ministry’s monitoring system and can be
consulted also at their website at the following address: www.tesoro.it.

The Commission would point out that the deadline for payments for the 1994-1999 programming period
is 31 December 2001, save for extensions in exceptional circumstances. The national authorities must then
present, for each programme, before 30 June 2002 a final
implementation report and a request for
payment of the balance. It is only then that the Commission will be in a position to establish precisely the
extent to which the appropriations allocated to each programme have actually been used.

(2002/C 205 E/002)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3760/00

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(4 December 2000)

Subject: Rules governing debt collection

In Italy the business of debt collection is at present governed by Article 115 of the Act consolidating the
public safety laws (T.U.L.P.S.), adopted under Royal Decree No 773 of 18 June 1931.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-0403/00 by Werner Langen (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Effects of the abolition of duty-free sales.
Date: 2000-02-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, common commercial policy, duty-free sale, economic consequence, economic sector, labour market, regional economy

26.1.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 26 E/37

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(9 March 2000)

At present the Commission is not in a position to act vis-(cid:224)-vis Switzerland as regards the draft law in
question.

However, the Commission is well aware of the unsatisfactory legal situation of Community nationals
working in Switzerland. It therefore negotiated a wide-ranging agreement on the free movement of persons
with Switzerland to align the Swiss provisions with the acquis communautaire in this area, including that
on social security and pension rights.

The agreement was signed on 21 June 1999 and will come into force after the Parliament has given its
assent and it has been ratified by the contracting parties.

Once the agreement has come into force, the Commission will closely monitor its implementation by
Switzerland and raise any difficulties in the joint committee to be established under the agreement.

(2001/C 26 E/050)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0403/00

by Werner Langen (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 February 2000)

Subject: Effects of the abolition of duty-free sales

The European Council meeting in Cologne on 4 June 1999 decided that the European rules on duty-free
sales should be allowed to expire on 30 June 1999. The decision followed heated discussion as to its
probable impact. In particular, it was argued that the abolition of duty-free sales would result in drastic job
losses.

In view of the foregoing:

1. Does the Commission have any information concerning the impact of the abolition of duty-free sales

on the employment market?

2. Does the Commission have any information concerning the impact of that decision on specific regions

and sectors (coastal areas, airports, tourism, duty-free retail trade etc.)?

3.

Is the Commission aware whether, and in which Member States, compensatory measures have been
applied to the regions or sectors affected; if so, what is the extent and nature of such measures?

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(9 March 2000)

For information about the impact of the abolition of intra Community duty-free sales on employment, the
Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the replies given to Written Questions E-1999/99 by
Mr Davies (1) and E-2135/99 by Mr Staes (2).

As for regional and sectorial impact, the Commission has not received any information to suggest that the
abolition has had any significant impact on specific regions or sectors. It is currently seeking to establish
whether Member States might have applied any compensatory measures in response to specific problems
that they might have experienced.

(1) OJ C 203 E, 18.7.2000, p. 109.
(2) OJ C 225 E, 8.8.2000, p. 57.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/2000 of 8 February 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 34/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 2. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 296/2000

of 8 February 2000

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 9 February 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 February 2000.

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.

9. 2. 2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 34/11

to the Commission Regulation of 8 February 2000 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 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 20 10

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

0805 30 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
212
624
999
052
628
999
220
999
052
204
628
999
052
204
212
600
624
999
052
204
999

052
204
464
600
624
999
052
600
624
999
039
400
404
720
728
999
064
388
400
528
720
999

109,0
57,9
104,9
191,1
115,7
132,5
166,1
149,3
190,9
190,9
135,9
71,9
144,3
117,4
42,3
38,4
41,1
37,7
59,8
43,9
53,4
61,4
57,4

68,3
73,2
143,4
76,1
67,3
85,7
54,4
67,4
66,2
62,7
83,4
87,4
84,0
70,5
76,8
80,4
70,0
104,4
110,8
100,4
101,4
97,4

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/1999 (OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 46). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 298/2000 of 8 February 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Costa Rica, Japan, Sri Lanka, export refund, fruit, vegetable

L 34/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 2. 2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 298/2000

of 8 February 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 35(11) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1303/1999 (4),
lays
down detailed rules for the application of Regulation
(EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and
vegetables.

As for other destinations, a limit should be placed on
the period of validity of licences for the export of apples
to Sri Lanka.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the second subparagraph of Article 4(5) and the third
subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96,
the words ‘Costa Rica and Japan’ are replaced by the words
‘Costa Rica, Japan and Sri Lanka’.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 8 February 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 155, 22.6.1999, p. 29.