WRITTEN QUESTION E-0037/02 by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission. Regulation governing ski instructors in Italy.
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Italy, freedom to provide services, mountain, national law, professional qualifications, recognition of diplomas, sport, vocational training

C 147 E/232

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.6.2002

(2002/C 147 E/246)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0037/02

by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission

(23 January 2002)

Subject: Regulation governing ski instructors in Italy

The long-awaited regulation which, under the agreements reached between the Commission, a number of
alpine countries and national ski instructors’ associations, is to govern tests for the recognition of the
qualifications of ski instructors wishing to establish themselves in Italy, and to lay down rules governing
the free provision of such services, is still under preparation at the Italian Ministry for Community Affairs.
Can the Commission provide information on the delays that have occurred in Italy in this area?

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(18 February 2002)

to which the Honourable Member

refers was concluded, under the aegis of

The agreement
the
Commission, between ten professional ski instructors’ associations on 28 March 2000. The Commission
and the alpine countries are not signatories to this agreement. Consequently, Italy is in no way required to
incorporate the provisions of that agreement into its national legislation. Italy is only required to observe
the provisions of Council Directive 92/51/EEC of 18 June 1992 on a second general system for the
recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (1). However, it is
our understanding that the Italian authorities have accepted the above-mentioned agreement on an
informal basis. Moreover, to date, we have not received any complaint from ski instructors from other
Member States who have encountered difficulties in exercising their profession in Italy.

(1) OJ L 209, 24.7.1992.

(2002/C 147 E/247)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0039/02

by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission

(23 January 2002)

Subject: Therapeutic use of cannabis

Given the disparities in national laws regarding the permitted uses of cannabis for therapeutic purposes
8 particularly for the alleviation of pain 8 what information can the Commission provide on the matter?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(19 February 2002)

So far no medicinal products authorised by the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2309/93 of 22 July 1993 laying down Community procedures for the authorization and supervision of
medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for the Evaluation
of Medicinal Products (1) do contain cannabis or other derived substances.

The Commission does not possess comprehensive information on all medicinal products authorised by the
it cannot be said whether
Member States or for which clinical trials are conducted. For this reason,
cannabis is contained in any of the nationally authorised medicinal products.
In any case, such an
authorisation would have to comply with the requirements of quality, safety and efficacy as laid down in
Directive 2001/83/EC of the Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code
relating to medicinal products for human use (2) and in Directive 2001/82/EC of the Parliament and of the
Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2).