do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0843/00 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission. Human resources in the Commission's Transport Directorate-General.
Date: 2000-03-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Commission, rail transport, size of business

C 46 E/58

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

13.2.2001

vision for all those who happen to be in the vicinity when they go into action. Journalistic sources report
that the grenades and spray used by the police contain CS and CN-type chemicals and the particles remain
in the environment for a long time, penetrate deep into human lungs and seriously contaminate the skin.

Will the Commission say:

1. What are the substances involved, where are they produced and what is their composition?

2. How long do they remain in the human organism and the environment generally and what damage

do they cause to health? Is there any truth to the allegations that they cause cancer?

3. Does the Commission intend to look into this matter, particularly from the point of view of public

health?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(23 May 2000)

The Commission has no information on the substances mentioned by the Honourable Member. Conse-
quently, it cannot assess the possible effects on human health which may arise therefrom.

(2001/C 46 E/063)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0843/00

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(21 March 2000)

Subject: Human resources in the Commission(cid:146)s Transport Directorate-General

In view of the expanding role being played by the Commission in seeking to bring about the improvement
of passenger rail services and reverse the decline in rail freight, is the Commission satisfied that it has the
staff resources in its transport division to do the job required effectively?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(15 May 2000)

The new organisational structure resulting from the merger of the former Transport and Energy DGs, as
approved by the Commission on 22 December 1999, broadly reflects the emphasis of European policy.
The merger entailed a redeployment of staff, notably towards rail transport. Should this prove insufficient,
further redeployment may be undertaken in the new Directorate-General, without prejudice to requests for
additional staff.

(2001/C 46 E/064)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0844/00

by Mar(cid:237)a Rodr(cid:237)guez Ramos (PSE) and Luis Berenguer Fuster (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: Exports of tomatoes from the Kingdom of Morocco

(21 March 2000)

Because tomato exports from Morocco to the Community exceeded the total quantities allowed by 190 %
in October 1999 and 37 % in November 1999 (something which the leading Spanish agricultural
organisations had already been pointing out for months) a system of import certificates had to be
introduced, as set out in the Regulation of 23 December 1999.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Declaration on the International Day against Racism
Date: 2000-03-21
Institutions: ACP–EU Joint Assembly
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, South Africa, anti-discriminatory measure, international conference, racism

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13.9.2000

ANNEX IV

DECLARATION ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST RACISM

Abuja, 21 March 2000

On the occasion of the International Day against Racism, we, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly,
hereby affirm our united opposition to all forms of racism.

We declare our common conviction that racism is abhorrent as a denial of the common heritage of all
humankind, and a contradiction of the fundamental principle of the equality of the individual.

We believe that government and society have a common obligation to confront racism wherever it occurs. We
must act to ensure that laws are not infected by racist ideas; that the institutions of state respect and uphold
the principle of the equality of human beings; and that all children may benefit from an education which
nurtures a spirit of tolerance and understanding.

The world has witnessed the slave trade and the Holocaust in the past, and racially motivated violence is still
causing human suffering on a devastating scale today. Mindful of such tragedies, we must redouble our efforts
to bring those responsible for such violence to justice, and to prevent all incitement to racial hatred.

We look forward to the World Conference against Racism which will convene in South Africa in 2001. We
call for strong support from international donors in general, and from the EU in particular, for the regional
conferences which are planned in preparation of this event.

All participants must work together to ensure that the Conference contributes to eradicating the blight of
racism, which in our view can have no place in the twenty-first century.

Louis Serge CLAIR

Co-president

John CORRIE

Co-president
Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2000 of 21 March 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 608/2000

of 21 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,

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 22 March 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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 21 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)

052
204
999
052
068
628
999
220
999
052
204
628
999
052
204
212
220
600
624
999
052
220
600
999
039
388
400
404
508
512
528
720
728
999
052
388
400
512
528
720
999

154,0
109,7
131,8
114,9
130,6
146,6
130,7
309,8
309,8
105,6
40,0
116,0
87,2
61,6
37,0
39,5
31,0
41,1
53,0
43,9
33,7
71,3
60,4
55,1
90,1
102,3
92,5
89,0
81,9
84,4
73,8
55,4
97,0
85,2
77,4
61,0
106,6
68,8
72,5
71,3
76,3

(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-0815/00 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Recite II administration.
Date: 2000-03-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU programme, regional cooperation

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EN

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The structure of the CAP and the current reform process reflect the interests of all Member States and
those involved in agricultural policy.
It should be noted that the Agenda 2000 reform was agreed
unanimously by the Berlin European Council. Indeed, these reforms give Member States flexibility to tailor
the implementation of the CAP to national situations to provide greater focus on rural development and
environmental concerns.

The Commission does therefore not share the view attributed to the British minister.

(2001/C 26 E/139)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0815/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(21 March 2000)

Subject: Recite II administration

Can the Commission explain the reasons behind the current unacceptable delays in the processing of
applications and in the payment of grants to beneficiaries under its Recite II programme? Does it consider
it acceptable that requests for payments submitted by projects in mid-November 1999 have still not been
processed?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(28 April 2000)

The Commission received four applications in November l999 for payments in respect of projects under
the programme of interregional cooperation (Recite II).

Two of these applications were complete and the payments were made within 45 days.

In the case of the other two, the beneficiaries sent in incomplete applications which were not in line with
their contractual obligations. The Commission contacted both beneficiaries within five days to apprise
them of the fact. After sending several reminders, the Commission finally received the extra information it
needed in February 2000 and the payment procedure was launched at that time.

(2001/C 26 E/140)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0822/00

by Adriana Poli Bortone (UEN), Sergio Berlato (UEN)
and Sebastiano Musumeci (UEN) to the Commission

(21 March 2000)

Subject: Blood oranges (cid:129) a peripheral market

Sicily is in a peripheral geographical position as far as the marketing of its produce is concerned.

The cultivation of citrus fruit is a tradition in Southern Italy, in particular Sicily, and the whole community
in small towns there revolves around this type of farming.

Blood oranges grow in Sicily, in particular in the (cid:145)plain of Catania(cid:146) area, and they have special organoleptic
qualities which are recognised even by medical science.

Can the Commission say whether it intends to devote resources and projects to developing this special
product, which is unique in the world.

Whether it intends to facilitate promotion and marketing by bringing the Sicilian market closer to the
European market?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0851/00 by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Outlying regions.
Date: 2000-03-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU regional policy, peripheral region

26.1.2001

EN

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C 26 E/119

In the Council Enfopol documents are preparatory documents concerning police cooperation.
3.
In 1999 the Council examined a draft for a Resolution on the lawful interception of telecommunications
in relation to new technologies. This draft text was not adopted by the Council.

(1) OJ L 24 of 30.1.1998, page 1.

(2001/C 26 E/147)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0851/00

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(21 March 2000)

Subject: Outlying regions

Pursuant to Article 299 of the EC Treaty the Commission undertook to submit, by the end of 1999, a draft
regulation on the specific measures to be applied to the outlying regions. It is now the beginning of March
2000 and there is as yet no sign of that draft.

1. What are the reasons for the delay in adopting the draft regulation on the specific measures to be
applied to outlying regions?

On what date is the draft regulation due to be adopted and then submitted to the European

2.
Parliament?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(28 April 2000)

On 14 March 2000 the Commission adopted the report requested by the Cologne European Council on
the measures to implement Article 299(2) of the Treaty (cid:129) the outermost regions of the European
Union (1). It transmitted the report to Parliament on 15 March 2000.

The Commission preferred to delay the adoption of this report, initially planned for December 1999,
in order to make a more detailed study of the memoranda presented by the three Member States in
question in November/December 1999, and the positions presented at
the partnership meeting of
23 November 1999.

(1) COM(2000) 147 final.

(2001/C 26 E/148)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0853/00

by Maria Carrilho (PSE) to the Council

(20 March 2000)

Subject: Mozambique

It is currently impossible to assess the scale of the disaster which has struck Mozambique, its land and its
people, either at present (cid:129) a period during which survival is the absolute priority (cid:129) or in the medium
term, a time of reconstruction in which restoring hope and providing resources will be essential if the
people of Mozambique are to rediscover within themselves the enthusiastic commitment which had been
contributing so much to the development of the country.

How is the Council intending to ensure (as far as it can) that the transition from the current stage to the
reconstruction stage proceeds smoothly?

What material and organisational resources is the Council
reconstruction stage, and over what timescale (if known)?

intending to make available during the
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0840/00 by Ioannis Marínos (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Unemployment rate in Greece.
Date: 2000-03-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU statistics, Greece, employment statistics, statistical method, unemployment

21.11.2000

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Will the Commission say:

1.

Is it aware of this matter?

2. Why have the three series of educational books which have been assessed and approved not yet been

printed and distributed to pupils and teachers?

3. Why has Ministerial decision C2 6201 not yet been implemented?

4. Why has it been decided to reprint provisional textbooks, rather than use textbooks which have

already been approved?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(18 April 2000)

In the framework of the operational programme on education and initial vocational training, the European
social fund (ESF) co-funds actions for the reform of curricula and the modernisation of educational
material.

According to the structural funds regulations, the Member States are responsible for the implementation of
the programmes.

According to information provided to the Commission by the Greek ministry of Education which is in
charge of the implementation of the programme in question, with decision C2/6201/31.12.99, the
ministry approved and decided to proceed with the printing and use of new educational material for
chemistry for the Integrated Lyceum (i.e. textbooks for the students, textbooks for the teachers, laboratory
guide, transparencies). However, the above material was not ready in time to be printed and used in the
school year 2000-2001. Therefore, the reprinting of the old textbooks was asked, so that they will be
available for the school year 2000-2001. The reprinted old textbooks will be used in the future as
alternative textbooks.

(2000/C 330 E/255)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0840/00

by Ioannis Mar(cid:237)nos (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(21 March 2000)

Subject: Unemployment rate in Greece

On 4 January 2000 Eurostat, the EU(cid:146)s statistics service, published very interesting data (Bulletin No 1/2000)
on the unemployment rates for men and women in the EU. These data cover the period from November
1997 to November 1999 and refer to men and women below 25 years of age and above 25 years of age.
It is noteworthy that no data whatsoever are given concerning Greece, although detailed information is
given for all the other EU countries, as well as for the USA and Japan.

Will the Commission say whether the Greek authorities have forwarded data on the unemployment rate in
Greece and, if not, what reasons they have invoked for their failure to do so and what measures the
Commission services have taken, if any, to obtain information on the unemployment rate in Greece?

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission

(12 April 2000)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question E-0338/00 by
Mr Alavanos (1).

(1) See page 131.