do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1939/00 by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Budget Item A-3021.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing arrangements, promotion of the European idea

C 72 E/152

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.3.2001

The EQUAL programme does not in any way call into question the national provisions applicable to
2.
asylum seekers. Asylum seekers are required to conform with the rules and specific legislation in force in
the different Member States in all circumstances.

Transnational cooperation in the context of EQUAL takes on several forms and is not confined to the
physical mobility of the final beneficiaries. Experience with ADAPT and EMPLOI has shown that different
types of transnational actions can be developed (cid:129) including the simple exchange of experience and
information; the development of innovative approaches in parallel; the adoption or transfer of new
methodologies;
joint developments with sharing of tasks, and, finally, the exchange of trainees and
management personnel.

(2001/C 72 E/190)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1939/00

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: Budget Item A-3021

(cid:145)Organisations advancing the idea of Europe(cid:146) are allocated € 1 800 000 from Item A-3021. Could the
Commission indicate which organisations receive this money and the projects in which they are involved?

To whom are these organisations accountable, and what systems are in place to monitor this use of
Community funds?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 2000)

The grants awarded under budget line A-3021 are published every year in the annual
(cid:145)Report on
Beneficiaries of Part A Commission Grants(cid:146) which the Commission sends to Parliament and which is also
published on Europa, the Commission(cid:146)s server at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/info_subv/beneficiaries_en.htm.

In fact, 14 of the organisations receiving a grant in 1999 were earmarked by Parliament in the remarks to
the Budget rather than selected by the Commission, amounting to 85 % of the total appropriations on the
line.

Organisations receiving a grant under budget line A-3021, like all organisations receiving a grant from the
Commission, are required to submit both an activity and a financial report on the use of their grant. This
has to be approved by the Commission before the final instalment is paid. Organisations are also subject to
on-the-spot inspections by the Commission and are liable to auditing by the Court of auditors.

(2001/C 72 E/191)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1940/00

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Budget items relating to culture

(16 June 2000)

Could the Commission indicate the structure and aims of the (cid:145)Our Europe(cid:146) Association, which receives
Community funding from Item A-3020?

Why was this organisation in particular chosen for a European grant?
Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 in relation to machinery amended by Directive 98/79/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, approximation of laws, machinery, product safety, safety standard

16.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 167/5

Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 98/37/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 in relation to machinery (1) amended
by Directive 98/79/EC (2)

(2000/C 167/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive)

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

Year of ratification

CEN

EN 708/A1

Agricultural machinery (cid:151) Soil working machines with
powered tools (cid:151) Safety

CEN

EN 746-4

CEN

EN 13510

Industrial thermoprocessing equipment (cid:151) Part 4: Particular
safety requirements for hot-dip galvanising thermoprocessing
equipment

Earth-moving machinery (cid:151) Roll-over protective structures
(cid:151) Laboratory tests and performance requirements (ISO
3471:1994, including amendment 1:1997 modified)

2000

2000

2000

(1) ESO: (European standardisation organisation):

(cid:151) CEN: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (www.cenorm.be);
(cid:151) Cenelec: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (www.cenelec.be);
(cid:151) ETSI: BP 152, F-06561 Valbonne Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 12, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (www.etsi.org).

NOTE:

(cid:151) any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list (3)
is
annexed to Directive 98/34/EC (4) of the European Parliament and Council amended by Directive
98/48/EC (5).

(cid:151) publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Communities does not imply that the

standards are available in all the Community languages.

(cid:151) the Commission ensures the updating of this list (6).

(1) OJ L 207, 23.7.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 331, 7.12.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 32, 10.2.1996, p. 32.
(4) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(5) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
(6) OJ C 183, 13.6.1998, p. 2, OJ C 317, 15.10.1998, p. 5, OJ C 346, 14.11.1998, p. 5, OJ C 165, 11.6.1999, p. 4, OJ
C 318, 5.11.1999, p. 5, OJ C 110, 15.4.2000, p. 38, OJ C 142, 20.5.2000, p. 41, OJ L 129, 30.5.2000, p. 30.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1920/00 by Rolf Linkohr (PSE) to the Commission. Questions on the EC-Mexico Agreement.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU expenditure, Mexico, cooperation agreement (EU)

C 89 E/114

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.3.2001

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(2 August 2000)

1.
Further to the visit of the President of the Commission to the damaged area, the Commission has
together with the Dutch ministry of Interior Affairs and representatives from the municipality of Enschede,
explored the possibilities of support to some of the actions for reconstruction. Different technical meetings
have taken place with this regard.

This support for the damaged area should in the first place take place in the framework of the new urban
plan that the Dutch authorities have recently (April 2000) submitted to the Commission for objective 2 of
the structural funds. Support from other programmes such as the Community initiatives URBAN, Interreg
and EQUAL, might take place on a ad-hoc basis. However, in financial terms this support would be more
limited due to budgetary constraints and the specific restrictions for the eligibility of expenses.

The Commission is willing to accept modifications of the present Dutch objective 2 plan in favour of

2.
the Enschede area and is also giving the highest priority to this particular programme.

(2001/C 89 E/123)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1920/00

by Rolf Linkohr (PSE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: Questions on the EC-Mexico Agreement

1. What appropriations are earmarked for this in the Budget?

The EC-Mexico Agreement lists 29 areas of cooperation. How does the Commission intend to put

2.
this into practice?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(26 July 2000)

The Commission thanks the Honourable Member for his inquiry.
the EC-Mexico
agreement foresees a total of 29 areas of mutual co-operation. The agreement is as comprehensive as
possible due to the fact that it was concluded for an unlimited time frame. In the strategy paper for
Mexico, a stricter setting of priorities has been planned for the coming years. Co-operation with Mexico
will focus on the strengthening of good governance, on economic co-operation, on the struggle against
poverty as well as on the areas of science, technology, culture and education. The extent of funds available
for such co-operation depends on the decisions made by the budgetary authorities in following years.

is correct

that

It

At present the Community budget contains no specific allocation of funds linked to the agreement. Within
the relevant budget lines, amounts for individual countries are allocated according to criteria such as the
size and relative level of development of each country.

(2001/C 89 E/124)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1931/00

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: Budget Item A-3040

Could the Commission indicate the aims and objectives of the European Union Migrants(cid:146) Forum and how
it implements the grant of € 800 000 that it receives from Item A-3040?
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, chemical salt, import, originating product

C 167/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16.6.2000

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2000/C 167/03)

The Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following
1.
procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table
below, as provided in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on
protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (2).

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of
the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify,
rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
European Commission, Directorate-General
for Trade (Division C-2), rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
B-1049 Brussels (3) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than
three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Peroxodisulphates
(persulphates)

People’s Republic
of China

Duty

Regulation (EC) No 2961/95
(OJ L 308, 21.12.1995)

22.12.2000

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18.
(3) Telex: COMEU B 21877; fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 concerning the introduction of the euro (COM(2000) 346 - C5-0291/2000 - 2000/0137(CNS))
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, European Monetary System, euro, exchange rate, national currency

C 67/324

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

1.3.2001

Friday 16 June 2000

TEXTS ADOPTED

1.

Introduction of euro * (procedure without report)

C5-0291/2000

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 concerning the introduc-
tion of the euro (COM(2000) 346 / C5-0291/2000 / 2000/0137(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was approved.

2. Measures concerning introduction of euro * (procedure without report)

C5-0292/2000

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 laying down certain mea-
euro (COM(2000) 346 / C5-0292/2000 /
sures

introduction of

concerning the

the

2000/0134(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was approved.

3.

Integrated control system for Community aid schemes *

A5-0137/2000

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 establishing an inte-
grated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (COM(1999) 517 /
C5-0317/1999 / 1999/0207(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 1)
Recital 2

(2) The application of the integrated management and control
system in those areas to which it applies has led to significant
progress in reducing the risk to the EAGGF Guarantee Section
from agricultural expenditure. It should be laid down that the
Member States are to design their own systems, compatible
with the essential elements of IACS, for the application of
other Community area aid schemes. The Commission should
be allowed to extend the integrated system to other Commun-
ity schemes;

(2) The application of the integrated management and control
system in those areas to which it applies has led to significant
progress in reducing the risk to the EAGGF Guarantee Section
from agricultural expenditure. However, not all Member
States have made substantial progress in the establishment
of the IACS. It should be laid down that the Member States
are to design their own systems, compatible with the essential
elements of IACS, for the application of other Community area
aid schemes. The Commission should be allowed to extend the
integrated system to other Community schemes;

(1) OJ C 89 E, 28.3.2000, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2000 of 16 June 2000 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 227th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, award of contract, butter

L 144/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.6.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1275/2000

of 16 June 2000

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 227th special invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as amended by Regulation (CE) No
1040/2000 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-
tion to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended
for direct consumption in the Community (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of
the tenders received in response to each special invita-
tion to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed
for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of
96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award;
whereas the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.

(2)

(3)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the level specified below and the
end-use security determined accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 227th special invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90,
the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall
be as follows:

— maximum aid:
— end-use security:

EUR 117/100 kg
EUR 129/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2000.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 118, 19.5.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1904/00 by Nirj Deva (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EC PHARE programme tender li 9701.01.04.02.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU programme, Hungary, Poland, economic development, exchange of information, invitation to tender

C 113 E/50

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.4.2001

3.

4.

Are the fires, or have they already been, a reason for action by the European Union?

In what way is the EU helping to deal with contamination risks in Belarus and Ukraine?

Reply

(20 November 2000)

The Council is aware that forest fires broke out in May 2000 in forests contaminated as a result of the
Chernobyl accident.

The Council has not been informed of notable increases in radioactivity nor of any increased risk to public
health caused by these fires. The Council is aware that research projects undertaken by the Commission
have shown that the risk of radioactivity spreading as a result of forest fires is marginal.

The Council understands that the Commission is keeping the situation under permanent review in the
framework of several nuclear safety programmes for Eastern Europe and will induce action if necessary.

The Council recalls that, as result of the disaster of Chernobyl, the Community has provided assistance to
build a shelter for the reactor, to improve radioactive waste management, to assist in decontaminating the
affected region and to install a system for monitoring radiation in air and river water.

(2001/C 113 E/045)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1904/00

by Nirj Deva (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: EC PHARE programme tender li 9701.01.04.02

Understanding that bids for contracts under this programme can only be accepted for full lots and that all
the equipment must be of EC or PHARE programme country of origin, can the Commission please advise
who won the contracts under this tender, lot by lot, and what equipment (make and model) was included
in the successful bids?

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

(1 December 2000)

Because of the length of the answer, which includes a number of tables, the Commission is sending it
direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(2001/C 113 E/046)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1918/00

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Council

(19 June 2000)

Subject: Restrictions on the granting of visas to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals

On 26 January 2000 the Commission proposed to the Member States that Bulgaria and Romania be
withdrawn from the black list of third countries whose nationals require a visa to enter Union territory.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2040/00 by Gorka Knörr Borràs (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Structural Funds.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Andalusia, Basque Country, Catalonia, Galicia, Navarre, Structural Funds, aid system, negotiation of an agreement (EU)

C 81 E/132

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

13.3.2001

(2001/C 81 E/159)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2040/00

by Gorka Kn(cid:246)rr Borr(cid:224)s (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: Structural Funds

Can the Commission indicate how many million euro are to be received in aid from the Structural Funds
by the Spanish regions of Andalusia, Galicia, Navarre, the Basque Country and Catalonia over the period
2000-2006? Can the Commission also provide a breakdown of these funds between, on the one hand, the
ERDF, the ESF, the EAGGF and the FIFG and, on the other, the Community initiatives Leader+, Interreg,
URBAN and EQUAL?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(14 July 2000)

It is impossible at the moment to estimate precisely the amount and breakdown of Structural Fund aid to
the Autonomous Communities of Andalusia, Galicia, Navarre, the Basque Country and Catalonia over the
2000-2006 programming period. Negotiations on aid under Objectives 1 and 2 are still in progress with
the Spanish authorities.

For Objectives 1 and 2 the Commission sent each Member State a proposed breakdown of available
appropriations between the regions covered, drawn up using the same method for all Member States.
Copies of
to the Honourable Member and Parliament(cid:146)s
Secretariat.

for Spain will be sent direct

the proposal

The proposal is however merely tentative and without prejudice to the establishment of multiregional
thematic programmes for Objective 1. The actual breakdown will be agreed between Spain and the
Commission on adoption of the Community support frameworks and single programming documents.

It is too early to say what amounts will be allocated to these regions under the Community Initiatives
Interreg, Urban, Equal and Leader.

On European Social Fund aid for Objective 3, negotiations are in progress with the Spanish authorities.
The total Objective 3 amount allocated to Spain is € 2,14 billion (1999 prices), 38,07 % of which is
regionally managed aid and 61,93 % centrally managed. The regional and multiregional breakdown of this
amount, again merely tentative, will be sent direct to the Honourable Member and Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(2001/C 81 E/160)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2051/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

Subject: Labelling of wine, spirits, and other alcohol products

(27 June 2000)

Would the Commission please state why there is no requirement to label the contents, including additives,
of wine, spirits and other alcohol for consumption in contrast to the situation for foodstuffs?

Would the Commission also state whether it has any plans to improve the amount of information
available on labels on alcohol for consumption so that consumers may better judge the contents of the
product that they are drinking?
Council Joint Action of 16 June 2000 supplementing Joint Action 1999/189/CFSP concerning a contribution by the European Union to the reestablishment of a viable police force in Albania
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Albania, EU financing, police, police cooperation, public order, the EU's international role

20.6.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 145/1

(Acts adopted pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION

of 16 June 2000

supplementing Joint Action 1999/189/CFSP concerning a contribution by the European Union to
the reestablishment of a viable police force in Albania

(2000/388/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Council decided in Joint Action 1999/189/CFSP (1) that the European Union should contribute
to the reestablishment of a viable police force in Albania.

By Decision 1999/190/CFSP (2), the Council requested the Western European Union (WEU) to
implement this action.

It is appropriate to provide additional financing to continue the implementation of Joint Action
1999/189/CFSP until 31 December 2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

The financial reference amount to cover the operational expenditure to which the implementation of

1.
Joint Action 1999/189/CFSP gives rise shall be EUR 1,2 million for the year 2000.

2.

This amount is additional to that provided for in Joint Action 1999/189/CFSP.

This Joint Action shall be notified to the WEU in accordance with the conclusions adopted by the Council
on 14 May 1996 on the transmission to the WEU of documents of the European Union.

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

It shall apply until 31 December 2000.

Article 3

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal.

Article 4

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2000.

For the Council

The President

L. CAPOULAS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 63, 12.3.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 63, 12.3.1999, p. 3.