WRITTEN QUESTION E-0653/00 by Encarnación Redondo Jiménez (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Use of Community funds for irrigation infrastructures on the river Guaro.
Date: 2000-03-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Andalusia, EAGGF Guidance Section, European Regional Development Fund, competence of the Member States, irrigation

C 374 E/126

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.12.2000

If so, what recommendations did the Regional Government of the Balearic Islands put forward concerning
this tax?

Under what conditions does the Commission believe such a tax could be introduced?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(18 April 2000)

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that it has not been notified of a proposed
environment tax in the Balearic Islands.

(2000/C 374 E/149)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0653/00

by Encarnaci(cid:243)n Redondo JimØnez (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(9 March 2000)

Subject: Use of Community funds for irrigation infrastructures on the river Guaro

In 1987 the Commission allocated 645 million pesetas (Decision C(87) 1626/13) for the construction of
the La Vinuela dam on the river Guaro and for various irrigation infrastructures along the river(cid:146)s banks.

However, only the work on the left bank of the river Guaro has been completed, while the work on the
right bank is still unfinished (technical data sheet No A N 94 P 0101 includes the Guaro irrigation project
as part of the operational programme for Andalucia, 1994-1999). In addition, a delegation of interested
parties visited the offices of DG XVI
in Brussels without obtaining a satisfactory reply from the
Commission.

In the light of the above, will the Commission say why the work on the right bank has not been
completed? What steps has the Commission taken to provide full information to those affected by these
projects?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(7 April 2000)

the Honourable Member refer to the information already given to
The Commission suggests that
Parliament on the project in question,
in particular its reply to Written Question E-1391/99 from
Mr Sakellariou (1), its communications on petitions 249/1999 and 391/1999 and its letter dated 6 May
1999 to Mrs Theato.

According to information provided by Spain, apart from the previous part-financing of the construction of
the dam at La Viæuela, the work part-financed under action 6.1.1. of the operational programme for
Andalusia 1994-1999 is all located on the left bank of the river VØlez and has practically been completed.
In fact, the technical description in the OP does not specify whether the projects are located on the left or
the right bank of the river, but states only (cid:145)Obras de distribuci(cid:243)n en el Guaro(cid:146).

The Commission would like to point out that, under the principle of subsidiarity, it is the job of Member
States to select the projects to be part-financed. According to information received from the national
authorities, the projects to which the Honourable Member refers will most probably be implemented
during a later programming phase but the same authorities do not specify if they intend applying for
Community part-financing for this future development work.

(1) OJ C 170 E, 20.6.2000, p. 3.