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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2792/00 by Niels Busk (ELDR) to the Commission. Re-importation of goods eligible for refunds.
Date: 2000-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: agricultural product, import refund, re-import

18.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 113 E/177

(2001/C 113 E/187)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2789/00

by Jillian Evans (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(1 September 2000)

Subject: Tuberculosis

Nearly two million people throughout the world die from tuberculosis each year, despite the existence of
an effective and cost-effective treatment programme known as the Directly Observed Treatment Strategy
(DOTS) which could cure most TB cases in 6-9 months.

Does the European Union have any plans to finance any initiatives put in place in Africa and Asia to
combat the spread of this major disease? If not, will the Council investigate the possibility of introducing
such an initiative?

Reply

(16 November 2000)

As part of the cooperation agreements concluded with many developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin
America (cid:129) either bilaterally, or multilaterally as in the case of the Cotonou Agreement with the ACP
countries (cid:129) the European Union is supplying significant assistance for public health projects, including
projects designed to work towards the eradication of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases.

Furthermore, the Honourable Members(cid:146) attention is drawn to the procedural conclusions approved by the
Development Council on 18 May 2000 relating to the three major transmissible diseases, HIV/AIDS,
malaria and tuberculosis.

(2001/C 113 E/188)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2792/00

by Niels Busk (ELDR) to the Commission

(4 September 2000)

Subject: Re-importation of goods eligible for refunds

Further to my question E-0979/00 I would advise the Commission that, in the case of milk and beef, most
products are defined as particularly sensitive to speculative trading.

In the light of the latest reductions in refunds, is the Commission contemplating a more restricted version
of this list since it has to be assumed that the problem is a particularly topical one for products eligible for
very high refunds?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(12 October 2000)

For the moment the Commission does not intend to shorten the list of sensitive products in Annex V to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for
application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (1). Although refund rates have fallen
for some products there is still a risk of reimportation if the goods attract a reduced or zero rate of import
duty rather than the non-preferential rate. Nor can it be ruled out that refund rates in some sectors may
increase in the future.

(1) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999.