WRITTEN QUESTION E-0921/01 by Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Tourism-oriented property development in Bosa and Villanova Monteleone, Teulada, Monte Russu and Cala Giunco-Stagno Notteri, and a fish-farming plant in Bosa.
Date: 2001-03-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: environmental impact, fish farming, impact study, real property, tourism policy

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At the Stockholm Council on 23 March 2001 the Community expressed support for this programme,
which was drawn up in consultation with the IMF

As far as the Commission is aware, the United States does not provide bilateral aid, only multilateral aid
through the IMF.

The Commission believes that actively pursuing the pre-accession strategy for Turkey can only underpin
the country(cid:146)s efforts to overcome the current crisis.

(2001/C 235 E/292)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0857/01

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(22 March 2001)

Subject: Exports to the USA

Will the Commission indicate the value of exports of goods and services (specifying each separately, but
not including income) from each EU member state to the United States of America and to NAFTA as
a whole for the latest five years for which figures are available and express this also as a percentage of each
country(cid:146)s GDP?

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission

(21 May 2001)

In view of the length of its answer, the Commission is sending it direct to the Honourable Member and to
Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

(2001/C 235 E/293)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0921/01

by Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(28 March 2001)

Subject: Tourism-oriented property development in Bosa and Villanova Monteleone, Teulada, Monte Russu

and Cala Giunco-Stagno Notteri, and a fish-farming plant in Bosa

In reply to my Questions Nos E-3009/00 (1), E-3339/00 (2), E-3340/00 (3) and P-3314/00 (4) concerning
tourism-oriented property development along the coast in Bosa and Villanova Monteleone, Teulada, Monte
Russu (Aglientu) and Cala Giunco-Stagno Notteri (Villasimius) and an intensive fish-farming plant in Bosa,
the Commission said that it would take the necessary steps to gather detailed information and ensure that
Community law is complied with.

Could the Commission clarify what steps it has taken to date with regard to the above-mentioned cases?

In particular, could it confirm:

(cid:129) with regard to the planned development in Monte Russu, that an assessment of implications has been
begun, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC (5), and could it say
whether the findings of this assessment are already available?

(cid:129) with regard to the LIFE legislation, that the development has not yet received final construction
authorisation, and could it say whether this means that, once authorisation has been obtained, it will
be subject to an environmental impact assessment? Is any Community funding earmarked for the
development?

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(cid:129) with regard to the proposed developments in Teulada and Cala Giunco-Stagno Notteri, whether any
Community funding is earmarked? If so, does the Commission intend to freeze it pending confirma-
tion that the developments comply with Community legislation concerning LIFE and the Natura 2000
network?

(1) OJ C 136 E, 8.5.2001, p. 156.
(2) OJ C 151 E, 22.5.2001, p. 140.
(3) OJ C 151 E, 22.5.2001, p. 141.
(4) OJ C 151 E, 22.5.2001, p. 133.
(5) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

Answer given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(15 May 2001)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2001/C 235 E/294)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0961/01

by Alexander de Roo (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(19 March 2001)

Subject: Health problems with the third generation contraceptive pill

The Dutch consumers(cid:146) association is advising women and girls not to take the third generation contra-
ceptive pill. The book (cid:145)Nieuwe Medicijnen(cid:146) (New Medicines) says that this lighter pill affords a much
greater risk of thrombosis than the second generation pill. The third generation contraceptive pill was on
the agenda of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMA) in late February 2001.
It appears that the re-evaluation of this type of pill was not positive because of possible health problems,
such as a significantly higher risk of thrombosis.

In April the EMA is organising a hearing with the companies involved, one major feature of which will be
the Wyeth report (report GMR 29549, December 1997) written by Axel Olson (of Wyeth). In addition, the
companies in question will apparently be submitting a more recent report.

Can the Commission make public the Wyeth report?

Is it true that in May the EMA will be taking a final decision on the admissibility of, and any changes to,
the patient information leaflet included with this sort of pill?

Does the Commission agree that transparency in this question (cid:129) when the health of millions of women
and girls is at stake (cid:129) is the first requirement?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(4 May 2001)

In October 1995 and in January 1997, the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
(EMEA) published two position statements of the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products (CPMP) on
the third generation contraceptive pill or pill containing gestodene or desogestrol. These documents are
available on the EMEA website: http://www.emea.eu.int.