WRITTEN QUESTION E-0860/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council. Reform of the common fisheries policy and need for a political agreement in the Council to put an end to the privileges and discrimination which currently characterise the CFP.
Date: 2002-04-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Presidency of the Council of the EU, Spain, common fisheries policy

C 229 E/152

Official Journal of the European Communities

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26.9.2002

2. More specifically with regard to the Objective 1 programme for Galicia, the contribution from the
Structural Funds for the period in question amounts to EUR 3 430 million. The Programme covers 11
priority areas and technical assistance measures.

With particular reference to priority 2 of the Galician programme, which is entirely dedicated to a
knowledge-based society (innovation, R & D, information society), aid will be granted for the development
of scientific research activities and the promotion of transfers of technology to the manufacturing sector as
well as aid for investment in human capital. Public research centres and other centres of technology will be
set up or modernised; research, innovation and technological development projects will receive subsidies
and scientific and technological equipment will be financed. Aid will also be made available to support the
spread of the information society, notably to facilitate cross-border cooperation with the North of Portugal.
The total cost of priority 2 of the Galician programme is EUR 171 573. More detailed information on this
Programme is available on the Commission’s ‘europa’ Internet site.

3. With reference to the Community’s research policy, the sixth framework programme for research
(2002-2006) provides for measures to boost the research activities in Objective 1 regions. As the
Honourable Member knows, the Council is currently negotiating with the European Parliament the content
of the sixth framework programme, due to be adopted under the co-decision procedure this summer.

(2002/C 229 E/175)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0860/02

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(3 April 2002)

Subject: Reform of the common fisheries policy and need for a political agreement in the Council to put an

end to the privileges and discrimination which currently characterise the CFP

What initiatives is the Spanish EU Presidency taking to secure a fresh political agreement making it
possible to include in the CFP reform measures aimed at ending the privileges and discriminations which
characterise that policy, and in particular abolishing the unfair ‘principle of relative stability’?

What initiatives has the Spanish Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Miguel Arias Cañete, launched since
he appeared before the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries?

Reply

(27 June 2002)

The Council would refer the Honourable Member to the reply it has already given to Question E-0067/02
which he put on the same subject.

(2002/C 229 E/176)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0862/02

by Karl-Heinz Florenz (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(3 April 2002)

Subject: Transposition of Article 7 of Directive 91/271/EEC A banning the discharge of domestic sewage

into slurry and liquid manure tanks for agricultural use

The Federal Land of North-Rhine Westphalia is banning the discharge of domestic sewage into slurry and
liquid manure tanks for agricultural use from 31 December 2005, referring in particular to Article 7 of
Council Directive 91/271/EEC (1). The present arrangement tolerates a proportion of 10 % domestic waste
water in the mixture of slurry or manure and sewage from retired farmers’ homes.