do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0655/00 by Michel Rocard (PSE) to the Council. International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention on the worst forms of child labour (No 182).
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, International Labour Organisation, child labour, common foreign and security policy, ratification of an agreement

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C 46 E/27

The GDP of a region is a global indicator of its production activity. It is therefore a suitable instrument for
measuring regions(cid:146) levels of economic development. Moreover, since 1998 the per capita GDP expressed in
purchasing power parity and calculated at NUTS level II has been used to determine whether regions may
be covered by Objective 1.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the aforementioned Regulation, the list of regions
covered by Objective 1 was drawn up by the Commission on 1 July 1999. This list will remain valid until
31 December 2006.

With this in mind, for the 2000-2006 period the Commission does not intend to propose eligibility
criteria for Objective 1 different to those adopted by the Council and Parliament.

In addition, the distribution of total appropriations between regions eligible under Objective 1 is based on
criteria other than the region(cid:146)s per capita GDP, in particular the unemployment rate.

The Commission would like to remind the Honourable Member that, in the context of Objective 2 (regions
under conversion), Article 4 of the same Regulation envisages a number of criteria in addition to the per
capita GDP which may be used to justify the eligibility of the proposed areas.

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999.

(2001/C 46 E/031)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0655/00

by Michel Rocard (PSE) to the Council

(13 March 2000)

Subject: International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention on the (cid:145)worst forms of child labour(cid:146) (No 182)

In June 1999 the ILO adopted a new convention on (cid:145)the worst forms of child labour (No 182)(cid:146).

Which Member States have ratified this convention?

Does the current Council Presidency envisage measures to encourage all the Member States to ratify this
convention as soon as possible?

Reply

(10 July 2000)

At the end of March 2000, the United Kingdom, Finland and Ireland had ratified the Convention in
question. In addition, two other European States and seven non-European States had ratified it. In Spain,
the instrument of ratification is before the Parliament.

The Presidency underlines the importance of this Convention being ratified by as many States as possible,
recalling its exceptional unanimous adoption by the International Labour Conference in 1999, and its
significant role in the efforts to improve the situation of the children of the world.

Consequently the Presidency, although it is aware of the differences between the Member States as regards
their ratification procedures, will use the means at its disposal to underline for them the necessity and
importance of the ratification as soon as possible of this important Convention.
2000/226/EC: Council Recommendation of 13 March 2000 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1995) (eighth EDF) for the financial year 1998
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: ACP-EU Convention, European Commission, European Development Fund, development aid, management

18.3.2000

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L 71/27

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION

of 13 March 2000

concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the
operations of the European Development Fund (1995) (eighth EDF) for the financial year 1998

(2000/226/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Fourth ACP-EC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989, as amended by
the agreement signed at Mauritius on 4 November 1995,

Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas
countries and territories with the European Economic Community (1), as revised in the interim by Decision
97/803/EC (2),

Having regard to the Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid (3), signed
in Brussels on 20 December 1995, and in particular Article 33(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 16 June 1998 applicable to the eighth European Development
Fund (4), and in particular Articles 69 to 74 thereof,

Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of
the European Development Fund (1995) (eighth EDF) as at 31 December 1998 and the Court of Auditors'
report relating to the financial year 1998 together with the Commission's replies (5),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 33(3) on the Internal Agreement, the discharge for the management of the
European Development Fund (1995) (sixth EDF) must be given to the Commission by the European
Parliament on a recommendation from the Council.

The overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the European Development
Fund (1995) (eighth EDF) during the financial year 1998 has been satisfactory,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the
implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1995) (eighth EDF) for the financial
year 1998.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) OJ L 263, 19.9.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 329, 29.11.1997, p. 50.
(3) OJ L 156, 29.5.1998, p. 108 and corrigendum: OJ L 173, 18.6.1998, p. 54.
(4) OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 53.
(5) OJ C 349, 3.12.1999, p. 181.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 534/2000 of 13 March 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

14.3.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 65/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 534/2000

of 13 March 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,

the standard
In compliance with the above criteria,
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
in
standard values for imports from third countries,
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 14 March 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 March 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.

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to the Commission Regulation of 13 March 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 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

204
624
999
052
068
628
999
220
999
052
204
628
999
052
204
212
600
624
999
052
220
600
999
388
400
404
508
512
528
720
728
999
388
400
512
528
624
999

100,0
165,4
132,7
116,8
109,1
134,8
120,2
163,4
163,4
103,9
54,0
141,9
99,9
44,1
36,8
42,0
40,9
52,6
43,3
30,6
69,6
73,6
57,9
130,7
80,7
81,0
85,9
88,4
98,2
64,2
93,4
90,3
86,7
113,2
73,1
69,1
67,3
81,9

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0745/00 by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission. EU health, Aids and population policies.
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: AIDS, EU publication, European Commission, European Parliament, interinstitutional relations (EU), transparency in decision-making

13.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 46 E/37

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(12 May 2000)

Article 6(1) (formerly Article F) of the Treaty on European Union states that (cid:145)the Union is founded on
1.
the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of
law, principles which are common to the Member States(cid:146).

Article 6(2) stipulates that (cid:145)the Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on
4 November 1950 and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States,
as general principles of Community law(cid:146).

It should be emphasised that these provisions relate to the Union but not to the Member States taken
individually. According to Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, it is only in the event of a (cid:145)serious
and persistent breach by a Member State of principles mentioned in Article 6(1)(cid:146) that action may be taken.

In the absence of a breach of Community law, the Commission cannot take other legal measures on the
basis of Article 226 (formerly Article 169) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. No breach
of Community law has occurred, however.

Neither the Treaty on European Union nor the Treaty establishing the European Community confer
2.
on the Commission the power to refer to the Court of Justice cases of violations of human rights
perpetrated by the Member States where such violations are not in any way connected to the application
of Union law.

If the persons concerned feel that Italy violated the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on
Human Rights, a recommendation should be made to those persons to bring an action before the Court of
Human Rights in Strasbourg, on the basis of Article 34 of the Convention. However, it should be noted
here that Article 35(1) of the Convention sets a time limit of six months.

(2001/C 46 E/041)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0745/00

by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission

(13 March 2000)

Subject: EU health, Aids and population policies

Would the Commission clarify what the status of the EC document (cid:145)Health, Aids and Population (HAP)
policies(cid:146) is? Is it the case that it was well received by Member States? Is it the case that it has not had due
consideration at management level
in the Commission? Would the Commission make the document
available for consideration by the Parliament?

(2001/C 46 E/042)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0746/00

by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission

(13 March 2000)

Subject: EU health, Aids and population policies

Does the Commission have any intention to increase staff managing the (now merged) Aids and
population budget lines?
Assent No 1/2000 given by the Council pursuant to Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: USSR, import licence, import restriction, iron and steel product, opinion, originating product

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 78/19

II

(Preparatory Acts)

COUNCIL

ASSENT No 1/2000

given by the Council pursuant to Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel
Community

(2000/C 78/09)

At the Commission’s request, the Council gave its assent on 13 March 2000 to the Commission’s proposed
decision amending Commission Decision No 2136/97/ECSC of 12 September 1997 on administering
certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA
2000/221/EC: Council Decision of 13 March 2000 appointing a Greek alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Greece, appointment of staff

L 71/22

EN

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18.3.2000

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 March 2000

appointing a Greek alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2000/221/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998 (1) appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas:

A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the death of
Mr Philippos Amiridis, a Greek member, as notified to the Council on 7 February 2000,

Having regard to the proposal from the Greek Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Mihail Stylianidis shall be appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions to replace
Mr Philippos Amiridis for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
2000/232/EC: Decision of the representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council of 13 March 2000 apportioning the quantities of grain provided for under the Food Aid Convention 1995 (1.7.1998 to 30.6.1999)
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: EU Member State, cereals, food aid

22.3.2000

EN

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L 73/15

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE
COUNCIL

apportioning the quantities of grain provided for under the Food Aid Convention 1995 (1.7.1998
to 30.6.1999) (1)

of 13 March 2000

(2000/232/EC)

The representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council hereby decide, on the basis of the
draft breakdown annexed to the Commission proposal, to apportion as follows the 714 200 tonnes of
grain which constitute the minimum annual contribution to be made by Member States pursuant to the
Food Aid Convention 1995 for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.

Austria
Germany
Belgium
Denmark
Spain
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
Sweden

Total Member States

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2000.

(1) See page 3 of this Official Journal.

(tonnes)

8 900
165 000
41 500
15 600
8 900
—
200 000
10 000
4 000
87 000
1 400
49 700
—
82 200
40 000

714 200

The President

J. PINA MOURA
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0749/00 by John McCartin (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Dutch legislation on termination of pregnancy.
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Netherlands, abortion, fundamental rights, government bill, infringement of EU law

26.1.2001

EN

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C 26 E/103

The Commission has not made any assessment of how many British jobs would be at risk if Britain failed
to integrate further into the Union.

(2001/C 26 E/123)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0749/00

by John McCartin (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(13 March 2000)

Subject: Dutch legislation on termination of pregnancy

Is the Commission aware of the proposed changes in Dutch legislation allowing abortion in pregnancies
over 24 weeks on the grounds that the babies have a disability and does the Commission consider that
such a law would be contrary to Article 6 of the Treaties?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(11 May 2000)

The Commission has not been informed and is not aware of any proposals for changes to Dutch law with
regard to abortions to be allowed after the 24th week of pregnancy. In any event, the Commission
generally does not think it appropriate to deal with hypothetical questions, such as those that might be
raised by draft laws that may or may not be enacted.

(2001/C 26 E/124)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0751/00

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Council

(15 March 2000)

Subject: Rome Convention

What meetings have taken place on the proposed legislation on non-contractual obligations (Projet de
communication sur la loi applicable aux obligations non-contractuelles (Rome II)) to replace the Rome
Convention in the last six months? Where did these meetings take place? Have ministers of Member States
discussed this proposal in the last six months? If so, on what occasions and what were their conclusions? If
ministers were not involved, what level of civil servants attended the meetings? Which officials attended
the meetings?

Which Council officials and/or department have overall charge of negotiations on Rome II? Is the inter-
service consultation document (DG JAI D (99) 495 (cid:129) Communication de la Commission sur la loi
applicable aux obligations non-contractuelles), which is in circulation at the present time, available in
English? If the answer to this question is yes, from whom may a copy be obtained? If the answer is no,
why is no copy available in English? What is the content of the inter-service consultation document? When
is the outcome of the inter-service consultation expected?

Are any outside bodies being consulted on this proposal? If so, which groups are being consulted and how
are these groups selected?

When is publication of a formal legislative proposal expected in this area? When is the legislative process
expected to be completed?
2000/222/EC: Council Decision of 13 March 2000 appointing a Portuguese member and two Portuguese alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Portugal, appointment of staff

18.3.2000

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 71/23

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 March 2000

appointing a Portuguese member and two Portuguese alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions

(2000/222/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998 (1) appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas:

A seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr
Fernando Gomes and two seats as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant
following the resignation of Ms Edite Marreiros Estrela and Mr Joaquim Couto notified to the Council on
17 November 1999 and 7 February 2000 respectively,

Having regard to the proposal from the Portuguese Government,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

1. Ms Edite de Fatima Santos Marreiros Estrela is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the
Regions in place of Mr Fernando Gomes for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25
January 2002.

2. Mr Joaquim Luis Rosa do Ceu and Mr Antonio Rui Esteves Solheiro are hereby appointed alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Edite Marreiros Estrela and Mr Joaquim Couto for
the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.
2000/223/EC: Council Decision of 13 March 2000 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Germany, accountant, central bank, self-employed person

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18.3.2000

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 March 2000

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks

(2000/223/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank
and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ECB) of
21 February 2000,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks are to be audited by independent external
auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the
European Union.

The Governing Council of the ECB recommended the Council to approve the replacement, starting
from the financial year 2000, of one of the external auditors for the Deutsche Bundesbank who were
approved by the Council

in its Decision 1999/70/EC (1).

(3)

It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:

KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG and Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand
‘2.
AG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the annual accounts
starting from the financial year 2000.’

This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69.