WRITTEN QUESTION P-0960/01 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (GUE/NGL) to the Council. Nomination for Presidency of the ICAO.
Date: 2001-03-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Germany, International Civil Aviation Organisation, common foreign and security policy, president of an institution

4.4.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 81 E/7

(2002/C 81 E/009)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0955/01

by Isidoro SÆnchez Garc(cid:237)a (ELDR) to the Council

(29 March 2001)

Subject: Cooperation policy (cid:129) Latin America

What are the Swedish Council Presidency(cid:146)s guidelines/strategies for its Latin America development-
cooperation policy?

Reply

(20 November 2001)

As the Honourable member is aware, it is the Commission(cid:146)s role to provide leadership on development
policy formulation and to prepare initiatives to promote the coordination of policies between the
Community and Member States.

The objective of Community development cooperation policy is to foster sustainable development designed
to eradicate poverty in developing countries and to integrate them into the world economy. To this
objective the Community pursues policies that promote the consolidation of democracy, the rule of law,
good governance and the respect for human rights.

In line with Articles 177 and 178 of the EC Treaty the Commission shall strive to maximise the impact of
its work on poverty, make Community development cooperation efficient and facilitate complementarity,
coordination and coherence in relation to both other policies pursued by the Community and to
development policies pursued by Member States and other international donors.

Concerning development cooperation the Swedish Presidency stated in its programme that (cid:145)effective
development cooperation is an essential aspect of external relations and an important matter for the
Presidency. It is also a component of the Commission(cid:146)s reform program. Greater consensus on external
policies should be secured. The EU will strengthen its position as a player acting responsibly and in
solidarity in the international arena. The fight against poverty will be at the heart of our development
policy.(cid:146)

In relation to Latin America and the Caribbean, the Swedish Presidency pointed out in its Programme that
(cid:145)in the Union(cid:146)s relation with Latin America and the Caribbean, the Presidency will seek to promote peace,
democracy and human rights particularly in Colombia, Peru and Cuba. Economic relations between the
region and the EU offer considerable potential for growth and development. As Presiding country Sweden
will give special priority to the free trade negotiations with Mercosur and Chile.(cid:146)

(2002/C 81 E/010)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0960/01

by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (GUE/NGL) to the Council

Subject: Nomination for Presidency of the ICAO

(28 March 2001)

Germany has raised the matter of a nomination for the Presidency of the ICAO. Coreper, however, has so
far been unable to agree on a joint decision to support Germany(cid:146)s nomination despite the fact that there is
no other European candidate.

Does the Council consider that this situation is in keeping with the pursuit of European integration and a
common foreign policy, to which the Union constantly aspires, and does it intend to nominate a joint
European candidate?

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4.4.2002

Reply

(20 November 2001)

The Council can confirm that Germany raised within the Council bodies the matter of a nomination of a
German candidate for the Presidency of the ICAO Council. All Member States have expressed their support
for this candidature.

(2002/C 81 E/011)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1057/01

by Pat Gallagher (UEN) to the Commission

(5 April 2001)

Subject: Veterinary inspections in slaughterhouses

Can the Commission confirm that it would be correct to interpret Council Directive 64/433/EEC (1), and in
particular Article 2(d) and Article 9 thereof, as implying that the (cid:145)official veterinarian(cid:146) must be physically
present in the slaughterhouse during ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections?

(1) OJ B 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012.

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(14 June 2001)

Council Directive 64/433/EEC as amended lays down health rules for the production and placing on the
market of fresh meat from domestic bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats and solipeds.

Article 3(1)(A) provides that carcase meat must (cid:145)(cid:133) (b) come from a slaughtered animal inspected ante
mortem by an official veterinarian (cid:133)(cid:146) and (cid:145)(d) have been inspected post mortem by an official
veterinarian (cid:133)(cid:146)

Article 9 provides that (cid:145)Member States shall ensure: (i) the permanent presence of at least one official
veterinarian in a slaughterhouse approved in accordance with Article 10 throughout the ante-mortem and
post-mortem inspections(cid:146).

However, Article 4, by way of derogation from Article 3, allows Member States to place meat from low-
throughput slaughterhouses on the market
territory under certain
conditions. These include a degree of latitude in that the slaughterhouse in question must notify the
veterinary service in advance of the time of slaughter to allow it to carry out the ante mortem inspection
either on the farm or at the slaughterhouse. In addition, the official veterinarian or an auxiliary under the
responsibility of the official veterinarian must carry out the post mortem inspection of the meat and where
the meat has lesions or appears to have deteriorated, the post mortem inspection must be carried out by
the official veterinarian.

for marketing in their national

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1063/01

by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(5 April 2001)

Subject: Making the Montenegrin people(cid:146)s choice with regard to independence no longer dependent on

punishing or rewarding the Yugoslav regime

1.
Can you confirm that on 9 February there was a visit, on behalf of the Union(cid:146)s (cid:145)troika(cid:146), to the
Montenegrin capital Podgorica when the view put across to the President and Prime Minister of
Montenegro was that Montenegro should reach an agreement with Serbia on maintaining a reformed
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia?