WRITTEN QUESTION P-3454/01 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Aid for sheep and goats.
Date: 2001-12-06
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, Greece, aid system, aid to agriculture, goat, sheep

4.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 160 E/117

The Spanish authorities have chosen to introduce the limits given in the Council Recommendation and to
impose on the operators of transmission masts an obligation to ensure that jointly they do not exceed the
limits contained in the Council Recommendation. This also applies to the case above.

In accordance with the Recommendation, Member States are required to report to the Commission within
three years of its adoption on measures taken to protect the public from the effects of non-ionising
radiation. These measures will be published by the Commission in an implementation report in 2002.

The limits set in the Recommendation were confirmed by the Commission’s Scientific Committee on
Toxicology, Ecotoxicology and the Environment in its new opinion on health risks associated with
exposure to electromagnetic fields. This was published on 30 November 2001 and is available on the
following website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph/programmes/pollution/ph_fields_index.html. The
report states that: ‘the additional information that has become available on carcinogenic and other non-
thermal effects of radiofrequency and microwave radiation frequencies in the last years does not justify a
revision of exposure limits set by the Commission on the basis of the conclusions of the 1998 opinion of
the Scientific Steering Committee’.

The Commission is providing some € 12,8 million to support research programmes (with a total value of
over € 32,5 million) on the potential effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on human health. This research
includes one specific project which covers aspects of possible health effects that might arise from the use
of mobile telecommunications systems. This four-year project has not yet reached the halfway point but,
as with other EMF-related research projects, coordination arrangements within the Commission have
recently been revised to ensure that research results will be disseminated widely as soon as they become
available.

the Honourable Member’s attention is drawn to the Directives

In addition,
regulating mobile
communication products. These Directives (73/23/EEC (2) and 1999/5/EC (3)) oblige manufacturers to
ensure that products are safe. Harmonised standards laid down in these Directives ensure that products
which comply with these Directives under normal conditions of use do not expose the public beyond the
limits given in the Council Recommendation (see http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte).

(1) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999.
(2) Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to

electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits ; OJ L 77, 26.3.1973.

(3) Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and
telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity ; OJ L 91, 7.4.1999.

(2002/C 160 E/152)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3454/01

by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(6 December 2001)

Subject: Aid for sheep and goats

What amount was paid from the Community budget in compensation for sheep and goats for the year
2000? What was the amount per animal? What is the amount of aid for eligible sheep and goats for 2001?
Were those funds given to the Greek authorities and, if so, when?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(15 January 2002)

During the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section 2000
financial year, Greece effected and declared expenditure under sheep/goat aid totalling approximately
€ 227,25 million.

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4.7.2002

The EAGGF Guarantee Section accepted the expenditure but refunded it only in part, because of the
penalty imposed on the Member State for late implementation of the integrated administration and control
system.

Community financing was therefore reduced by that penalty, which amounted to approximately
€ 24,25 million. The expenditure and the correction applied are subject to the clearance of accounts
procedures in order to determine the final contribution from the Community budget.

The variable premium for non-dairy ewes for the 2000 marketing year was € 17 477 per head. For dairy
ewes and goats the premium was € 13 982 per head.

In less-favoured regions, non-dairy ewes qualify for an additional fixed rural area premium of € 6 641 per
head; for dairy ewes and goats the amount is € 5 977 per head.

When the second instalment of the variable premium for ewes for the 2001 marketing year was set on
21 September 2001, the estimated premium for non-dairy ewes was € 10 779 per head. For dairy ewes
and goats the estimated premium was € 8 623 per head.

The final value of the variable premium for 2001 will be set in January 2002. Given that sheep prices are
stable, the final premium should be lower than the estimates already made.

During the EAGGF Guarantee Section 2001 financial year, Greece effected and declared expenditure under
sheep/goat aid totalling approximately € 200,58 million. The EAGGF Guarantee Section accepted all the
expenditure included in the monthly declarations.

the EAGGF Guarantee Section’s

Under
incurred and declared by
Member States is reimbursed at the latest on the third working day of the second month following the
month of declaration. The Commission met that deadline in full.

system, expenditure

financial

The expenditure is subject to the clearance of accounts procedures in order to determine the final
contribution from the Community budget.

Year

(1) 2001

2000

Basic premium (variable)

Rural area premium (fixed)

Non-dairy ewes

Dairy ewes and goats

Non-dairy ewes

Dairy ewes and goats

10 779

17 477

8 623

13 982

6 641

6 641

5 977

5 977

(In euro)

(1)

21.9.2001 estimate.

(2002/C 160 E/153)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3456/01

by Jannis Sakellariou (PSE) to the Commission

(4 January 2002)

Subject: Knock Airport in Co. Mayo, Ireland

1. What is the annual level of EU support for Knock Airport in Co. Mayo, Ireland?

2. What proportion of the airport’s running costs is borne by the EU?

3. What was the EU’s contribution towards the cost of building the airport?