WRITTEN QUESTION E-1204/01 by Lord Inglewood (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Authorisation of vaccination against foot and mouth disease.
Date: 2001-04-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: United Kingdom, foot-and-mouth disease, vaccination

11.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 350 E/91

Regarding freelance staff, following the adoption of Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 628/2000
of 20 March 2000 amending regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 laying down the Staff Regulations
of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the
Communities (2), the conference interpreters engaged by the Commission are recruited, like those recruited
by the Parliament, in the capacity of auxiliary staff. This new statute ensures the equal treatment of the
auxiliary conference interpreters engaged by the European institutions, in the matter of, inter alia, the
obligatory retirement age set down in the Staff Regulations of officials of the Communities. Consequently,
neither the Commission, nor the Parliament, as European Institutions, can recruit conference interpreters
of more than 65 years old, owing to Article 74 of the conditions of employment of other servants (RAA),
according to which the engagement of the auxiliary agent legally comes to an end at the end of the month
during which he/she reaches the age of 65.

As regards early retirement, the Commission does not apply these provisions to the conference interpreters
whom it recruits.

(1) COM(2000) 200 final.
(2) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000.

(2001/C 350 E/097)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1204/01

by Lord Inglewood (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(19 April 2001)

Subject: Authorisation of vaccination against foot and mouth disease

When did the UK Government first formally approach the EU Standing Veterinary Committee about the
possible use of vaccination against foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(19 June 2001)

The United Kingdom raised the issue of the possible use of vaccination against foot and mouth disease in
the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee on 27 March 2001.

On the same day, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food sent a fax to the Commission, requesting
the examination of the circumstances under which vaccination of cattle to control foot and mouth disease
might take place in the United Kingdom and the conditions that would be applied, were such vaccination
to proceed.

On 28 March 2001 the Standing Veterinary Committee gave its favourable opinion to a draft Decision on
this issue, which was then adopted by the Commission as Decision 2001/257/EC of 30 March 2001 laying
down the conditions for the control and eradication of foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom in
application of Article 13 of Directive 85/511/EEC (1).

(1) OJ L 91, 31.3.2001.

(2001/C 350 E/098)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1210/01

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(19 April 2001)

Subject: Killing of birds in Cyprus

The Commission will be aware of claims that up to 20 million birds, more than half being European
migratory song birds, are being caught annually in Cyprus on lime sticks or in nets and killed in a brutal
and inhumane manner.