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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0588/01 by Florence Kuntz (UEN) to the Commission. European Union aid to Armenia.
Date: 2001-03-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Armenia, EU aid, aid programme, food safety, humanitarian aid

C 318 E/78

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

13.11.2001

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(15 May 2001)

The Commission contributes to the protection of human health in relation to birth defects in various areas,
such as:

(cid:129) environmental

legislation,

in particular in relation to the control of chemical and physical agents

which are potential teratogens;

(cid:129) legislation in the field of health and safety at work;

(cid:129) actions in the field of public health, in particular in relation to prevention (health promotion, actions
on alcohol, tobacco, etc.) and surveillance of birth defects. The Commission is currently supporting
the Eurocat project-Epidemiological Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies in Europe. This project has
been awarded a Community grant within the framework of the Community action programme on
rare diseases 1999-2003. The Sicilian Registry of Congenital Malformations is partner in this project.
As regards treatment of birth defects, article 152 (ex Article 129) of the EC Treaty stipulates that
Community action in the field of public health shall fully respect the responsibilities of the Member
States for the organization and delivery of health services and medical care;

(cid:129) the Community is active also in the area of research in order to improve scientific knowledge about
birth defects. In particular, under the Fourth framework programme for Research and Development
a concerted action on the (cid:145)Evaluation of prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies by fetal
ultrasonographic examination(cid:146) was financed by the Commission. Two Italian centres from Florence
and Padua are participating in this project and it is coordinated by the University of Louis Pasteur,
Strasbourg, France.

(2001/C 318 E/080)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0588/01

by Florence Kuntz (UEN) to the Commission

(1 March 2001)

Subject: European Union aid to Armenia

Could the Commission state:

(cid:129) all the budget headings under which applications may be made for aid projects and/or projects to

promote economic and cultural development in Armenia;

(cid:129) all the Community programmes and actions in favour of Armenia, and their contents;

(cid:129) all the EU appropriations, actions and programmes exclusively in favour of Armenia for the 2000 and

2001 financial years?

Can the Commission provide the results in figures, broken down by action, programme and budget
heading, of the EU(cid:146)s aid policy towards Armenia and say what impact it believes this policy has had?

(2001/C 318 E/081)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0634/01

by Ioannis Souladakis (PSE) to the Commission

(6 March 2001)

Subject: Aid for Armenia

According to figures concerning American aid for Armenia published in the Washington Post, per
capita aid to Armenia over the last year amounted to USD 42, which is one of the highest levels of
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2605/2000 of 27 November 2000 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain electronic weighing scales (REWS) originating in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (OJ L 301 of 30.11.2000)
Date: 2001-03-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: China, South Korea, Taiwan, anti-dumping duty, electronic device, measuring equipment

1.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 60/71

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2605/2000 of 27 November 2000 imposing definitive anti-dumping
duties on imports of certain electronic weighing scales (REWS) originating in the People's Republic of China, the
Republic of Korea and Taiwan

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 301 of 30 November 2000)

On page 60, Article 1(2), in the table, against the second entry under the column headed ‘TARIC additional code’:

for:

‘A208’,

read:

‘A215’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2902/2000 of 21 December 2000 fixing the withdrawal and
selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2001
fishing year

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 336 of 30 December 2000)

On page 46, in Annex III, against the species, ‘Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus’,
read as follows:

the second subdivision should

‘Species

Landing area

Conversion
factor

Size

Gutted fish,
with head

Whole fish

Withdrawal prices (EUR/tonne)

Sardines of the species Coastal areas and islands of
Sardina pilchardus

the
counties of Cornwall and Devon in
the United Kingdom

0,72

Extra, A

Extra, A

0
0
0
0

202
253
285
186’

1
2
3
4
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2364 — Deutsche Bank/Banque Worms) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, application of EU law, bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 66/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.3.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2364 (cid:151) Deutsche Bank/Banque Worms)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 66/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 February 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which Deutsche Bank acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of parts
of Banque Worms (France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Deutsche Bank: banking,

(cid:151) Banque Worms: banking.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2364 (cid:151) Deutsche Bank/Banque Worms, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2377 — Sydkraft/ABB/German Power Trading JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, merger control, technology

1.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 66/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2377 (cid:151) Sydkraft/ABB/German Power Trading JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 66/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 February 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings SETAB, controlled by the Sydkraft group (Sweden), and ABB AG (Germany),
controlled by the ABB group (Switzerland) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of a newly created company, German Power Trading JV.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) SETAB: power trading company,

(cid:151) Sydkraft group: various activities in the fields of electricity and gas,

(cid:151) ABB group: engineering and technology group,

(cid:151) German Power Trading JV: electricity trading.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2377 (cid:151) Sydkraft/ABB/German Power Trading JV, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 421/2001 of 1 March 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000
Date: 2001-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export, export refund, third country

2.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 62/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 421/2001

of 1 March 2001

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98 (4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except for the United States
of America and Canada was opened pursuant
to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/2000 (5).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
fied,
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix

a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
the
in the maximum export refund being fixed at
amount specified in Article 1.

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

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 23 February to 1 March 2001,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 2317/2000, the maximum refund on exportation of barley
shall be EUR 0,00/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 267, 20.10.2000, p. 23.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2902/2000 of 21 December 2000 fixing the withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2001 fishing year (OJ L 336 of 30.12.2000)
Date: 2001-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fishery product, selling price, withdrawal price

1.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 60/71

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2605/2000 of 27 November 2000 imposing definitive anti-dumping
duties on imports of certain electronic weighing scales (REWS) originating in the People's Republic of China, the
Republic of Korea and Taiwan

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 301 of 30 November 2000)

On page 60, Article 1(2), in the table, against the second entry under the column headed ‘TARIC additional code’:

for:

‘A208’,

read:

‘A215’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2902/2000 of 21 December 2000 fixing the withdrawal and
selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2001
fishing year

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 336 of 30 December 2000)

On page 46, in Annex III, against the species, ‘Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus’,
read as follows:

the second subdivision should

‘Species

Landing area

Conversion
factor

Size

Gutted fish,
with head

Whole fish

Withdrawal prices (EUR/tonne)

Sardines of the species Coastal areas and islands of
Sardina pilchardus

the
counties of Cornwall and Devon in
the United Kingdom

0,72

Extra, A

Extra, A

0
0
0
0

202
253
285
186’

1
2
3
4
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0615/01 by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Tax.
Date: 2001-03-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: fiscal policy, single market, tax harmonisation, tax system

C 235 E/230

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

21.8.2001

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(22 March 2001)

The Commission held two discussions on this important proposal for a Council Regulation on the statute
and funding of European political parties (1) and adopted it on 24 January 2001.

Articles 1 and 3 of the proposed regulation, as proposed by the Commission, clearly set out the criteria
that a European political party would have to fulfil in order to qualify for funding under the regulation.

Those are to table a statute with the Parliament; to have a political group in Parliament or intend to form
or join a political group; to respect democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law in their statute and
activities; to show an adequate degree of European representativeness by having elected members in the
Parliament, the national parliament or regional parliaments in at least five Member States, or by having
obtained at least 5 % of the vote at the previous European election in each of not less than five Member
States.

As the regulation is not yet adopted, it would be premature to assess what parties may prove eligible for
funding under this proposal.

(1) COM(2000) 898 final.

(2001/C 235 E/271)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0615/01

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

(1 March 2001)

Subject: Tax

In a recent interview with (cid:145)La Tribune(cid:146), Commissioner Lamy stated that taxation was (cid:145)at the heart of the
problem of coordinating political and economic structures(cid:146).

Which taxes doe the Commissioner feel need to be coordinated in order to make the EU function better?

Answer given by Mr Lamy on behalf of the Commission

(23 April 2001)

The Commission takes the view that, in a single market and an economic and monetary union, certain
components of taxation are a matter of common interest. The interview given by the Member of the
Commission responsible for trade, to which the question refers, was intended to develop this idea.

As to which taxes have a role in improving the functioning of the Community(cid:146)s internal market, the
EC Treaty invites the Commission to propose the measures necessary for the harmonisation of indirect
taxation and turnover taxes. Moreover, the Commission obtained the support of Parliament and the
Council for a joint initiative on the taxation of savings income and the eradication of business taxation
schemes that involve harmful tax competition. The Commission intends to step up this work in the future
to ensure that taxation contributes to the smooth running of the internal market and the economic and
monetary union, while preserving the power of Member States to finance essential public expenditure.
However, the current institutional framework, in which decisions on taxation require unanimity, is not
conducive to rapid decision-making in this area.