WRITTEN QUESTION E-2616/01 by María Sornosa Martínez (PSE) to the Commission. State of affairs concerning bottling plant in La Gomera (Canaries).
Date: 2001-09-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Canary Islands, bottling, complaint to the Commission, environmental impact, environmental protection, exchange of information, location of industry, project evaluation

18.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 172 E/9

The Commission is at present looking into complaints concerning the way the United Kingdom has
transposed certain aspects of Directive 92/12/EEC into national
law. The Commission is awaiting the
outcome of this investigation to determine whether,
in its view, the United Kingdom has faithfully
implemented the Directive.

(2002/C 172 E/008)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2616/01

by María Sornosa Martínez (PSE) to the Commission

(27 September 2001)

Subject: State of affairs concerning bottling plant in La Gomera (Canaries)

A water-bottling plant in process of construction on the island of La Gomera (Canaries) is meeting with a
broad-based opposition movement, bringing together residents’ associations, farmers’ organisations and
environmental groups, who have complained to local, national and Community institutions on the
grounds that this project will have an irreversible impact on the sites of Community importance of
Tagaluche (identification number ES-7020108) and Lomo del Carretón (ES-7020037). In addition, the
project has not been subjected to the mandatory environmental impact assessment.

The author of
this question addressed an earlier question on La Gomera to the Commission
(E-0859/00 (1)), to which Commissioner Wallström replied on 8 May 2000, pointing out, among other
aspects, the following:

8 the Commission had received a complaint on the matter (99/4875, SG/99, A/10714/2);

8 the Commission was examining the dossier in order to determine the impact of the project on the
above-mentioned sites of Community importance and ascertain whether there was an infringement of
Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC (2);

8 the Commission would take the necessary action to ensure compliance with Community law.

However, now that over a year has passed since Commissioner Wallström’s answer, no information on the
state of the dossier has been received by either the complainant organisations or the author of this
question.

Can the Commission state what research and other activity it has carried out in the past year and what
results have been obtained, as well as indicating the stage reached by the works referred to in Complaint
99/4875?

Can the Commission indicate the date by which the Spanish government is obliged to reply to its
inquiries? Should a reply have already been received, can the Commission state its content?

Can the Commission state what measures it has taken to prevent the plant from being constructed in
Tagaluche and ensure compliance with Community law?

Would the Commission be willing to send a delegation to La Gomera to verify the real environmental and
agricultural impact of the construction work for the bottling plant?

(1) OJ C 46 E, 13.2.2001, p. 63.
(2) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

(2002/C 172 E/009)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2809/01

by Jean Lambert (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(10 October 2001)

Subject: Construction of a bottling plant at Taguluche, La Gomera (Canary Islands)

to our question P-0360/00 (1) on the construction of a bottling plant
With respect
in Taguluche,
La Gomera, Canary Islands, the Commission told us on 7 March 2000 that it would take the necessary
measures to ensure conformity with Community law in this case.