WRITTEN QUESTION P-1279/01 by Pere Esteve (ELDR) to the Commission. Substitute for feedingstuffs containing animal protein.
Date: 2001-04-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, animal nutrition, animal protein, oleaginous plant, vegetable protein

C 340 E/212

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

4.12.2001

This is even more important if one considers that effective protection of marine biodiversity requires an
integrated strategy in order to confront the many pressures with which it is threatened. The development
of such a strategy, which is based on broad cooperation with other parties, and the use of appropriate
scientific tools, is already considered to be a priority by the Commission (2).

(1) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
(OJ L 206, 22.7.1992). As amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (OJ L 1, 1.1.1995).
(2) Communication from the Commission on the sixth programme for Community action on the environment (cid:129)
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision introducing the Community action programme on the
environment for 2001-2010, COM(2001) 31 final.

(2001/C 340 E/243)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1279/01

by Pere Esteve (ELDR) to the Commission

(19 April 2001)

Subject: Substitute for feedingstuffs containing animal protein

In view of the need to change animal feed as a consequence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
and find a substitute for MBM (meat and bone meal), and given the possibility in the countries of the
European Union for the satisfactory cultivation of oilseeds and protein crops (alfalfa, rape, peas and other
crops), which require little water and would provide a useful source of vegetable protein, what action will
the EU take to promote these crops and thus help make vegetable protein available in Europe for the
production of animal feed, thereby reducing Europe(cid:146)s heavy dependency on third countries?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(8 June 2001)

The Honourable Member is requested to refer to the Commission(cid:146)s communication to Parliament and the
Council (1) (cid:145)Options to promote the cultivation of plant proteins in the EU(cid:146), which is based on a working
paper (2).

(1) COM(2001) 148 final.
(2) SEC(2001) 431.

(2001/C 340 E/244)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1282/01

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(3 May 2001)

Subject: Property taxation

Speaking at a Belgian Presidency tax seminar on 26 March 2001, the Director-General for Taxation and
the Customs Union, Michel Vanden Abeele, suggested that there was an (cid:145)intermediate zone(cid:146) where there is
currently no tax harmonisation but where the need for harmonisation could be discussed, such as
company taxation, which the Commission was actively looking at, and also property taxation.

1. What steps has the Commission taken so far in order to consider whether there is a need for
harmonisation of property taxes?

2.
Has the Commission followed up the study performed for the Commission by Arthur Anderson,
(cid:145)Study on the application of Value Added Tax to the property sector(cid:146) (N XXI/96/CB-3021) and if so, what
conclusions has it drawn?