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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1777/02 by Laura González Álvarez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. New threat to the environment in the Vigo ría (Galicia, Spain).
Date: 2002-06-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Commission, Galicia, ecosystem, environmental impact, environmental protection, exchange of information, harbour installation

14.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 277 E/245

(2002/C 277 E/270)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1777/02

by Laura González Álvarez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(24 June 2002)

Subject: New threat to the environment in the Vigo ría (Galicia, Spain)

The Galician estuaries, or rías, make up a unique ecosystem of immense ecological, social and economic
value. I have already contacted the Commission on several occasions to complain about actions which
were endangering the future of most of these areas. Specific recent complaints have concerned filling work
at the San Simón inlet and the construction of the marina at A Lagoa (Teis, Vigo). These are just two of
more than ten projects which will have an irreversible impact on the Vigo ría.

Residents’ associations,
the
university, the Institute of Maríne Research and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, among others,
have now joined forces to protest at the latest threat to the environment: the port authority’s plans to fill
in the Arenal, which would cover an area of 208 000 m2.

federations, cultural associations, ecological organisations,

fishermen’s

Once again, this will represent a serious challenge to the directives on habitats and on environmental
impact assessment, as well as the EU’s strategy for coastal areas.

What steps will the Commission take to prevent this new threat to the environment in the Vigo ría and
guarantee the survival of the unique ecosystem which the Galician rías represent?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(25 July 2002)

The Commission was not aware of the plan to fill in the Arenal in the Vigo ría to which Honourable
Member refers.

It has therefore asked the Spanish authorities for their comments on the situation reported by the
Honourable Member in her written question, with a view to ensuring that any Community legislation
which might be applicable is observed in this particular case.

(2002/C 277 E/271)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1783/02

by Giovanni Pittella (PSE) to the Commission

(24 June 2002)

Subject: Protection of the River Galaso-Torre Mattoni-Lake Salinella biotope

In view of the fact that:

: the area between the River Galaso and Lake Salinella, with its flora and fauna, is an important part of
the environmental heritage of Apulia and of Italy as a whole, that it is an area subject to land use
restrictions on conservation and hydrogeological grounds and a protected area (Regional Government
Decree No 503 of 15 October 1992) and that it is also a totally protected nature reserve under the
regional law on the creation and management of protected areas;

: these wetlands are under threat from the constant adoption by the Ginosa municipal council of land

development plans;
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1101/2002 of 24 June 2002 amending Regulations (EC) Nos 1938/2001, 1939/2001 and 1940/2001 on the opening of standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community internal market of rice held by the Spanish, Greek and Italian intervention agencies for use in animal feed
Date: 2002-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Community, animal nutrition, award of contract, intervention agency, rice, sale, single market

L 166/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25.6.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1101/2002

of 24 June 2002

amending Regulations (EC) Nos 1938/2001, 1939/2001 and 1940/2001 on the opening of standing
invitations to tender for the resale on the Community internal market of rice held by the Spanish,
Greek and Italian intervention agencies for use in animal feed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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 Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (3) lays down
the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy
rice held by intervention agencies.

Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1938/2001 (4), 1939/
2001 (5) and 1940/2001 (6), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 692/2002 (7), provide for invitations to ten-
der each Wednesday and list
those Wednesdays on
which no invitation is to take place. An invitation to ten-
der on Wednesday 17 July 2002 and Wednesday 14 Au-
gust 2002 is deemed unnecessary. Since the current ten-
dering procedure has not yet resulted in the disposal of
the quantity put up for sale it is necessary to set a later
date for the final partial invitation to tender.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 5 of Regulations (EC) Nos 1938/
2001, 1939/2001 and 1940/2001 are replaced by the follow-
ing:

The closing date for the submission of tenders for
‘2.
subsequent partial
invitations to tender shall be each
Wednesday at 12.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of
Wednesday 17 July 2002 and Wednesday 14 August 2002.

3.
The closing date for the submission of tenders for the
final partial invitation to tender shall be 28 August 2002 at
12.00 (Brussels time).’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 June 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 15.
(6) OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 19.
(7) OJ L 107, 24.4.2002, p. 4.