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WRITTEN QUESTION P-3732/00 by Brian Crowley (UEN) to the Commission. Massacre in La Union, Colombia.
Date: 2000-11-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Colombia, EU aid, UNO, common foreign and security policy, international human rights law

19.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 174 E/129

last year, adopted a new strategy to improve the operation of the VAT system within the context of the
internal market (3). Meanwhile the Commission has preferred to concentrate on new legislative projects,
including proposals for directives on e-commerce, taxable persons, the right of deduction and reduced
rates on highly labour-intensive services.

(1) OJ C 278, 13.9.1997.
(2) COM(94) 515 final.
(3) COM(2000) 348 final.

(2001/C 174 E/132)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3732/00

by Brian Crowley (UEN) to the Commission

(28 November 2000)

Subject: Massacre in La Union, Colombia

On 8 July 2000, 20 masked paramilitaries entered the village of La Union in Colombia and massacred six
men. The paramilitaries stated they would be back and told the community to leave their land.

1. Will the Commission give an assurance that the Colombian Government(cid:146)s investigation into the
massacre at La Union will be monitored very closely at EU level, including the role and responsibility of
the army?

2. Will the Commission indicate what support at EU level can be provided for the UN Human Rights
Office in Colombia, which currently has a shortfall of USD 2 million, representing 60 % of its required
funding?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(19 December 2000)

Deeply shocked by the massacre that took place in (cid:145)La Uni(cid:243)n(cid:146), the Union immediately called on the
Colombian government to investigate the exact circumstances of these crimes. The Colombian government
set up a commission of inquiry, consisting of officials from the offices of the Public prosecutor, the
Attorney general and the Ombudsman, who are in charge of investigating the massacre. They have carried
out investigation missions, but have not issued their report yet. The EUAmbassadors in Bogota are
following closely this issue.

The Colombian authorities have demonstrated increased willingness to respond to the international claims.
First steps have been taken by the government (the lay-off of army officers involved in human rights
violations and the trial of military personnel before civilian courts). But there is obviously still a long way
to go and the international community should continue with an active human rights policy.

As for the United Nations Office for Human Rights in Bogota, the Union has been supporting its activities
right from the outset and has granted a total amount of € 1,21 million over three years. The Union,
however, made it clear that its contribution was intended to help (cid:145)launch the process(cid:146), an objective that has
already been achieved. Discussions are currently underway in order to explore the possibility of providing
additional funding, which fall under the mandate of the Office.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3659/00 by Andrew Duff (ELDR) to the Council. Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Date: 2000-11-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Treaty of Nice, legal status

6.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 163 E/187

The Commission does not have the requested environmental assessments available because since 1994
Member States are responsible for selecting individual projects which, under provision of a national
ministerial decision, should be submitted to an environmental impact assessment.

The individual environmental impact assessments should be collected and kept on files managed by the
national administrations.

(2001/C 163 E/216)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3651/00

by John Bowis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(23 November 2000)

Subject: Tuberculosis in Eastern Europe

Does the Commission know which countries in Europe (including the accession countries, Russia and
Ukraine) have laws which authorise the state to detain individuals with infectious tuberculosis?

Which countries in Europe have laws which authorise the state to detain individuals with non-infectious
tuberculosis?

Of those countries with the authority to detain, are these detention periods of limited duration, and if so to
what length are they limited?

In those countries in which the state has the authority to detain individuals:

(i) how many individuals are detained each year?

(ii)

for what periods?

(iii) where (prison, hospital, at home, other residential facilities)

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(17 January 2001)

The Commission regrets that it is unable to answer the Honourable Member(cid:146)s question for lack of
information on the matter.

(2001/C 163 E/217)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3659/00

by Andrew Duff (ELDR) to the Council

(28 November 2000)

Subject: Charter of Fundamental Rights

Why exactly is the Council opposed to giving the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
legal force? What precisely are the Council(cid:146)s reasons for not incorporating the Charter into the Treaty of
Nice? Could the Council specify what the legal status of the Charter is as a solemn proclamation?

Reply

(26 February 2001)

The Council would remind the Honourable Member that,
in accordance with the conclusions of the
Cologne European Council, it is not for the Council to reply to the questions he has put, which is why it
has so far remained silent on the subject.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2597/2000 of 28 November 2000 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2000-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 300/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29.11.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2597/2000

of 28 November 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 29 November 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 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.

29.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 300/5

to the Commission Regulation of 28 November 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 90 70

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

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
999
052
999
204
999

052
999
052
528
600
999
052
400
404
999
052
064
388
400
999

107,4
141,0
124,2
116,0
116,0
79,8
79,8
87,1
87,1

65,6
65,6
73,4
28,7
77,7
59,9
76,5
63,7
80,9
73,7
76,1
54,4
78,5
85,4
73,6

(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 P-3741/00 by Gerard Collins (UEN) to the Commission. UK road tax.
Date: 2000-11-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: United Kingdom, application of EU law, axle tax, freedom to provide services

C 151 E/206

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

22.5.2001

(2001/C 151 E/241)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3741/00

by Gerard Collins (UEN) to the Commission

(28 November 2000)

Subject: UK road tax

As the Commission is aware the UK is proposing to introduce a road tax for (cid:145)foreign(cid:146) hauliers as part of a
package of measures aimed at cutting road costs for British hauliers and motorists. Has the Commission
concluded its examination of this proposed measure, does it agree that it would discriminate more
seriously against Irish road hauliers than their counterparts in other EU countries, on the basis that some
70 % of Irish hauliers use the UK road system either as a means of access to the continent or as a final
destination, and will it therefore rule against the introduction of this discriminatory road tax?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(16 January 2001)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the reply it gave to Oral Question H-0873/00 by
Mr McCartin during question time at Parliament(cid:146)s December 2000 part-session (1).

(1) Debates of the European Parliament (December 2000).

(2001/C 151 E/242)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3786/00

by Juan Ojeda Sanz (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 November 2000)

Subject: Adapting Directive 70/156/EEC on the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers to the

requirements of technical progress

On 27 November 1997 the Council adopted Decision 97/836/EC (1) on accession by the European
Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, known as the
(cid:145)Revised 1958 Agreement(cid:146).

Given that one of the main reasons which prompted the European Community to accede to this
Agreement is to remove technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles and ensure a high level of road
safety and environmental protection, it is vital to make effective progress towards adapting Directive 70/
156/EEC (2) to the requirements of technical progress, if this fundamental objective is to be achieved.

However, although this directive needs to be adapted regularly, its most recent update (Directive 98/14/
EC (3) of 6 February 1998) incorporated in Annex IV, Part II, only 49 of the 78 regulations contained in
the (cid:145)Revised 1958 Agreement(cid:146) adopted by the European Community on 27 November 1997.

When will the Commission submit a fresh update of Council Directive 70/156/EEC?

Will it incorporate the remaining regulations from the Agreement included in Council Decision 97/836/EC
of 27 November 1997, as it is required to do?

What other regulations from the Agreement does the Commission plan to incorporate in the latest update
of this directive, bearing in mind the (cid:145)state of the art(cid:146)?

(1) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 91, 25.3.1998, p. 1.
2000/743/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2000 amending Decision 2000/598/EC concerning certain protection measures against bluetongue in Sardinia, and Decision 2000/685/EC concerning certain measures against bluetongue in Sicily and Calabria (notified under document number C(2000) 3561) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Calabria, Sardinia, Sicily, animal disease, export restriction, sheep

L 300/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29.11.2000

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 November 2000

amending Decision 2000/598/EC concerning certain protection measures against bluetongue in
Sardinia, and Decision 2000/685/EC concerning certain measures against bluetongue in Sicily and
Calabria

(notified under document number C(2000) 3561)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/743/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

In Article 3 of Decision 2000/598/EC and Decision 2000/
685/EC the sentence ‘This Decision shall apply until 30
November 2000.’

is deleted.

Article 2

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to
trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision.
They shall

immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EC (1) of 26 June
1990 concerning the veterinary and zootechnical checks
applicable to intra-Community trade of certain live animals and
products for
last
amended by Council Directive 92/118/EC (2) and in particular
Article 10(4),

the internal market,

the completion of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Italian authorities confirmed cases of bluetongue in
Sardinia, Sicily and Calabria.

Following these outbreaks the Commission adopted
Decision 2000/598/EC (3) concerning certain protection
measures against bluetongue in Sardinia and Decision
2000/685/EC (4) extending those measures to Sicily and
Calabria.

These two Decisions only apply until 30 November
2000 and, if one considers the evolution of the situa-
it is necessary to prolong their implementation.
tion,

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
conformity with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 47.
(4) OJ L 283, 9.11.2000, p. 44.