do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3186/01 by Hanja Maij-Weggen (PPE-DE) to the Council. Bush meat.
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Africa, game meat, import (EU), originating product, protected species

C 147 E/126

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EN

20.6.2002

It should be noted that these programmes are managed at Member State level and, therefore, by the
national and/or regional authorities, not the Commission.

The Natural Park of Sierra de Baza (Granada) has in any event been proposed by the Spanish authorities as
a site of Community interest which could be integrated into the Natura 2000 network.

Where sites of Community interest are concerned, Member States are obliged to adopt the statutory,
administrative or contractual measures required to preserve the habitats in Annex I and the species in
Annex II of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and
flora (2), and to achieve the general objectives of this Directive.

However, the management of potential Natura 2000 network sites is the responsibility of the Member
States, the Commission’s role consisting in ensuring compliance with Community law.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999.
(2) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992.

(2002/C 147 E/131)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3186/01

by Hanja Maij-Weggen (PPE-DE) to the Council

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Bush meat

Can the Council confirm that on 6 November it received 340 000 signatures from European citizens
protesting against increasing European sales of African bush meat, which represents exports of four
million tonnes a year?

Does the Council know that this meat comes from wild animals in Africa, including some that are under
threat of extinction?

Is the Council prepared to introduce an import ban on this meat or strict, controlled import quotas
because otherwise certain groups of African wild animals will become extinct within ten years as a result
of these exports?

Reply

(18 March 2002)

The Council notes with interest the Honourable Member’s reference to a document containing 340 000
signatures from European citizens protesting against the increasing European sales of African bush meat,
but has, to date, not received that document.

The Council also notes the information provided by the Honourable Member that this bush meat comes
from wild animals in Africa, some of which are under threat of extinction.

As for the imposition of an import ban or controlled import quotas, it is up to the Commission to
examine this question thoroughly and to report to Council and, if appropriate, to come forward with a
concrete proposal.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 130/2001 of 23 November 2001 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal disease, fish, health control, vaccination, veterinary inspection

24.1.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 22/13

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 130/2001

of 23 November 2001

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 102/2001 of
26 October 2001 (1).

Council Directive 2000/27/EC of 2 May 2000 amending Directive 93/53/EEC introducing
minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases (2) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.

(3)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 7 (Council Directive 93/53/EEC) in Part 3.1 of Chapter I of
Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 32000 L 0027: Council Directive 2000/27/EC of 2 May 2000 (OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 28).’

Article 2

The texts of Council Directive 2000/27/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 November 2001, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 28.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. BULL
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3269/01 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Controls on anthrax laboratories in Europe.
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, accession to the European Union, cooperation policy, health control, health policy, infectious disease, research body

18.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 172 E/31

to consolidate democratic
The Commission will continue to support Georgia in its commitment
institutions, the rule of law, the respect of human rights and the market economy. Freedom of the press
remains at the very heart of such commitment.

(2002/C 172 E/033)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3269/01

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Controls on anthrax laboratories in Europe

(23 November 2001)

In the United States Iowa State University has destroyed its stocks of anthrax. According to the World
Federation for Culture Collections, a number of European countries apart from the UK, Germany, France
and Italy possess anthrax, namely Turkey, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Switzerland.

In view of the above and bearing in mind the problems caused by the cases of anthrax that have occurred,
will the Commission say:

1. Does it

intend,

in co-operation with the Member States,

to register the laboratories (military,
university, veterinary and pharmaceutical) on the territory of the 15 where bacteria of anthrax and
other diseases, such as smallpox, plague, cholera, diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhus, leprosy, polio, etc.
are kept?

2. What measures does it intend to take to restrict stocks of anthrax in these laboratories and establish

strict controls to protect them?

3. Does it also intend to take the same measures in respect of the EU applicant countries?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(11 January 2002)

As indicated in its communication to the Council and to the Parliament (1) in response to the European
Council request at Ghent on 19 October 2001, the Commission intends to create a Union-wide capability
for the timely detection and identification of biological and chemical agents that might be used in attacks
and for the rapid and reliable determination and diagnosis of relevant cases. A review of the capacity of
laboratories in the Member States to respond to these challenges will be part of this action, which will be
extended to the Union applicant countries in due course.

(1) COM(2001) 707 final.

(2002/C 172 E/034)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3275/01

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(26 November 2001)

Subject: Taxation of used cars purchased within the Community

With reference to question P-0964/01 (1) and Commissioner Bolkestein’s answer, it should be noted that
there has been no reaction from the relevant authorities in the Italian Ministries of Finance and Transport,
even though several reports on the subject have appeared in the Italian media, for example in ‘Il Sole 24
Ore’.

The Ministry of the Economy has still not made a clear and definite statement on the subject. A huge
number of second-hand cars are therefore still being imported without the appropriate VAT being paid.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2282/2001 of 23 November 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

24.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 307/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2282/2001

of 23 November 2001

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001 (2),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
the
in the maximum export refund being fixed at
amount specified in Article 1.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
2007/2001 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (5),
allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the
criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum export refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 16 to
22 November 2001 at 189,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2001.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 272, 13.10.2001, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3160/01 by Jannis Sakellariou (PSE) to the Council. Motor vehicle tax.
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Austria, Germany, Hungary, customs harmonisation, tax harmonisation, vehicle tax

C 205 E/26

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.8.2002

Regarding excise duty rates, the Commission maintains its view that, in the longer term, the convergence
of duty rates would be beneficial to the smooth working of the Internal Market. However, the present
Community legislation only fixes minimum rates, and the determination of national excise rates on alcohol
and tobacco products, above the Community minimum rates, remains a matter for Member States to
decide.

(1) OJ L 76, 23.3.1992.

(2002/C 205 E/026)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3160/01

by Jannis Sakellariou (PSE) to the Council

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Motor vehicle tax

A German who works in Munich and lives in Hungary regularly commutes by car between the two
countries.

Each country, not to mention Austria as the country of transit, imposes different, sometimes contradictory,
motor vehicle registration requirements in terms of administrating tax and customs rules, generating severe
organisational problems and additional costs for the person concerned.

Does the Council intend, in the foreseeable future, to conclude agreements within the EU and vis-à-vis the
applicant countries which provide for recognition of the respective national rules?

Reply

(13 May 2002)

The Council would remind the Honourable Member that, as Community law stands at present, Directives
83/182/EEC and 83/183/EEC regulate the question of the taxation of passenger motor vehicles when there
is a permanent or temporary transfer to a Member State other than that in which the vehicle is registered.

Negotiations currently under way with the candidate countries envisage that those countries will apply the
‘acquis communautaire’, of which the two Directives mentioned above form part, once they have acceded
to the Community.

(2002/C 205 E/027)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3278/01

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(26 November 2001)

Subject: Problems in the financing budget for the construction of Kyllini spa in Greece

In a letter dated 10 June 1998 from its Directorate-General XVI to the General Secretary of the Greek
Tourist Board, the Commission refers to problems which had arisen in the financing budget for the
construction of Kyllini spa. Funding for the project
from the Integrated
Mediterranean Programme for the Peloponnese, while for the 1989-1993 period it was funded under the
operational programme for tourism and for the 1994-1999 period under the operational programme for
tourism and culture. Although project construction has been completed, it is not in operation.

initially came,

in 1988,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2291/2001 of 23 November 2001 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

L 307/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24.11.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2291/2001

of 23 November 2001

amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in
the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15)
thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 2151/2001 to the information at
present available to the Commission that the export
refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown
in the Annex hereto,

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 November
2001 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in
the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty,
were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2151/
2001 (2).

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 2151/2001 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 288, 1.11.2001, p. 34.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 November 2001 altering the rates of the refunds applicable to certain
products in the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

Product

White sugar:

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg

In case of
advance fixing of
refunds

37,37

Other

37,37
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2286/2001 of 23 November 2001 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

24.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 307/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2286/2001

of 23 November 2001

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long
grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001 (2),
and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of
rice to Réunion (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,

and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no
award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3
of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy
should not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001 (5) opens
an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported
to Réunion.

Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 19 to
22 November 2001 in response to the invitation to tender
referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001 for the subsidy
on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within
CN code 1006 20 98.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 272, 13.10.2001, p. 21.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 135/2001 of 23 November 2001 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal product, cereals, crop production, foodstuff, pesticide residue, plant health legislation

L 22/24

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Official Journal of the European Communities

24.1.2002

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 135/2001

of 23 November 2001

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 111/2001 of
28 September 2001 (1).

Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
Directives 76/895/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in
and on fruit and vegetables and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables
respectively (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000 amending the Annexes to Council
Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide
residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including
fruit and vegetables respectively (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be inserted in points 13 (Council Directive 76/895/EEC) and 54 (Council
Directive 90/642/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32000 L 0057: Commission Directive 2000/57/EC of 22 September 2000 (OJ L 244, 29.9.2000,

p. 76).’

Article 2

The following indent shall be inserted in points 38 (Council Directive 86/362/EEC), 39 (Council Directive
86/363/EEC) and 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32000 L 0058: Commission Directive 2000/58/EC of 22 September 2000 (OJ L 244, 29.9.2000,

p. 78).’

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 76.
(3) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 78.

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Article 3

The texts of Commission Directives 2000/57/EC and 2000/58/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall
be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 November 2001, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. BULL

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3267/01 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Lake Kourna.
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, Crete, EU financing, aid system, environmental impact, lake, wastewater, water treatment

6.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 134 E/213

(2002/C 134 E/224)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3267/01

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Lake Kourna

in the vicinity of
On the island of Crete plans are afoot
Georgoupoli. This project represents an important step in upgrading the environment in the region and is
to receive co-funding under the Cohesion Fund. The site chosen for this plant is near to Lake Kourna
which was included in Natura 2000.

to build a biological purification plant

Given that this is a necessary and particularly useful project, can the Commission confirm that locating the
biological purification plant on this site will not affect the quality of the water of the lake or damage the
environment? Have alternative regions been considered?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(11 January 2002)

The Greek authorities asked the Commission for a Cohesion Fund contribution of about € 8,6 million for a
waste-water treatment plant in the Georgioupoli region.

The Commission decided when examining the case-file that the project could not be considered a priority
within the meaning of Council Directive 91/271/CEE of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water
treatment (1). Moreover, it did not offer the guarantees needed to protect Lake Kournas, which is close to
this area and included under code number GR4340010 in the list proposed by Greece for the Natura 2000
European ecological network under Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of
natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (2). The Commission has accordingly rejected this application
for assistance.

(1) OJ L 135, 30.5.1991.
(2) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992.

(2002/C 134 E/225)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3271/01

by Sebastiano Musumeci (UEN) to the Commission

(26 November 2001)

Subject: Barriers to the export of blood oranges

The Australian and Japanese markets are displaying a growing interest
in blood oranges, produced
exclusively in Sicily, but certain legal provisions in force in the phytosanitary area governing the handling
of citrus products during transport currently make it impossible for Italy to export its famous blood
oranges. With the assistance of their government, however, Spanish orange producers have entered into an
agreement with the Australian authorities, and their dominance of that overseas market as a consequence
almost amounts to a monopoly.

Could the Commission say what steps it can take to avoid the Italian blood orange sector being further
penalised in the international distribution network?