do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1965/02 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission. Fisheries agreement with the Comoro Isles and the coelacanth.
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Comoros, by-catch, fishing agreement, marine life, protection of animal life

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 309 E/181

(2002/C 309 E/209)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1965/02

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Fisheries agreement with the Comoro Isles and the coelacanth

The European Parliament asks that in approving the above agreement, the Commission provide resources
and cooperate with the Comoro Isles Government to look at ways of protecting this unique fish and its
habitat.

What steps has the Commission taken in this regard since the agreement came into force?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(2 August 2002)

The Fisheries Agreement between the Community and the Comoros is not currently being adopted. The
current Protocol, covering the period 28 February 2001 to 27 February 2004, was adopted by Council
Regulation (EC) No 1439/2001 of 10 July 2001 on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing
opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period
from 28 February 2001 to 27 February 2004 (1).

The Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement in force stipulates that any coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
accidentally caught by a Community vessel authorised to fish in Comorian waters under the Agreement is
the property of the Comoros and must be turned over immediately, without charge, to the port authorities
of Moroni, Mutsamudu or Moheli, in the best state possible.

It is worth pointing out that the fishing activities of the Community’s tuna seiners and longliners do not
usually interfere with the coelacanth or its natural habitat.

(1) OJ L 193, 17.7.2001.

(2002/C 309 E/210)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1968/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Biebrza National Park, Poland

What assessment has been made by the Commission of the environmental impact of the proposed Via
Baltica motorway on the wetlands of this area?

Is EU funding being sought to support the project, and is the Commission giving its support to the plan?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(6 August 2002)

The Commission is aware of the recent proposal by the Polish Ministry of Transport to up-grade the
current single-track road crossing the wetlands of Biebrza national park to motorway status as a part of
the Via Baltica. The Commission is also conscious that this site will, with all likelihood, be included in the
list of Natura 2000 network at Poland’s accession to the Union.

The Commission has not carried out an assessment of the environmental impact of this project. However,
it is the position of the Commission that all candidate countries should apply and implement the
provisions of the environmental acquis,
including nature protection, already during the pre-accession
period.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1997/02 by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Mauritius.
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, Mauritius, activity report, aid policy, exchange of information, investment, statistics

C 92 E/108

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

17.4.2003

(2003/C 92 E/127)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1996/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Mauritius

With respect to Mauritius, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/128)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1997/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Mauritius

With respect to Mauritius, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the
EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/129)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1998/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Micronesia

With respect to Micronesia, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/130)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1999/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Micronesia

With respect to Micronesia, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from
the EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/131)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2000/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Mozambique

With respect to Mozambique, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in
2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?
Commission Decision of 8 July 2002 on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2482)
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ECSC, Russia, administrative cooperation, certificate of origin, export licence, import licence, iron and steel product, quantitative restriction, trade agreement (EU)

L 195/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24.7.2002

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 July 2002

on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the
Government of the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products

(notified under document number C(2002) 2482)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/603/ECSC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and
Steel Community, and in particular the first paragraph of
Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Consultative Committee,

After the unanimous assent of the Council,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Following the Council Decision of 19 November 2001,
the Commission opened negotiations with the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation, culminating in an Agree-
ment concerning trade in certain steel products covered
by the European Coal and Steel Community;

The Agreement establishes quantitative limits for the
entry into free circulation in the Community of certain
steel products for the years 2002 to 2004,

Article 1

The Agreement with the Government of

1.
the Russian
Federation concerning trade in certain steel products is hereby
approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Commu-
nity.

2.

The text of the Agreement (1) is annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

The Commissioner responsible for Trade, or the person he
designates for this purpose, is empowered to sign the Agree-
ment referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the European Coal
and Steel Community.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2002.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) See page 55 of this Official Journal.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2008/02 by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Nigeria.
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, Nigeria, activity report, aid policy, exchange of information, statistics

C 92 E/110

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

17.4.2003

(2003/C 92 E/137)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2006/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Niger

With respect to Niger, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/138)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2007/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Niger

With respect to Niger, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the EU
budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/139)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2008/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Nigeria

With respect to Nigeria, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/140)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2009/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Nigeria

With respect to Nigeria, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the
EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2134/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(18 July 2002)

Subject: Guyana

With reference to Guyana, will the Commission say which projects were financed in 2000 under the EU
budget?

Will the Commision specify the total amount of aid allocated during 2000 to all the initiatives relating to
Guyana?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2009/02 by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Nigeria.
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, Nigeria, activity report, aid policy, exchange of information, investment, statistics

C 92 E/110

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

17.4.2003

(2003/C 92 E/137)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2006/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Niger

With respect to Niger, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/138)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2007/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Niger

With respect to Niger, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the EU
budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/139)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2008/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Nigeria

With respect to Nigeria, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/140)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2009/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Nigeria

With respect to Nigeria, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the
EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2134/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(18 July 2002)

Subject: Guyana

With reference to Guyana, will the Commission say which projects were financed in 2000 under the EU
budget?

Will the Commision specify the total amount of aid allocated during 2000 to all the initiatives relating to
Guyana?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2001/02 by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Mozambique.
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, Mozambique, activity report, aid policy, exchange of information, investment, statistics

17.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 92 E/109

(2003/C 92 E/132)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2001/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Mozambique

With respect to Mozambique, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from
the EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/133)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2002/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Namibia

With respect to Namibia, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2003/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Namibia

With respect to Namibia, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the
EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/135)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2004/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Nauru

With respect to Nauru, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/136)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2005/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Nauru

With respect to Nauru, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the EU
budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1966/02 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission. Iberian lynx.
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU environmental policy, Portugal, Spain, protected species, protection of animals, wild mammal

C 301 E/254

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

5.12.2002

(2002/C 301 E/273)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1966/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Iberian lynx

What is the Commission’s estimate of the number of these creatures still surviving in the wild in relevant
Member States, and how have population numbers changed in each decade since 1950?

To what extent have policies, projects and schemes supported by EU subsidies and funding played a part in
increasing threats to the survival of the species?

What programmes and measures is the Commission supporting with a view to try and sustain the species,
and what is the Commission’s assessment of the prospects of success?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(5 August 2002)

The population estimates of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) are as follows:

1950

1978

1988

1995

2001

2002

Spain

Portugal

Several thousands

1100-1300

800-1000

500-800

300-400

200-300

50

20

The main threats to the Iberian lynx are the destruction of its habitats and the scarcity of its prey animals
(especially rabbits). There are several types of development projects, also partly or entirely funded by the
Community, that might have a negative effect on the Iberian lynx populations. Such are e.g. transport
projects and water regulation projects as they tend to fragment the habitats favourable to the lynx. The
Commission has insisted on adequate impact assessments and mitigating actions to be taken in these
projects but it is obvious that they do affect the lynx populations.

Among the different environment-related Community funding possibilities LIFE Nature targets directly
nature conservation and the conservation of species. During the period 1994-2001 funding has been given
to two projects for Iberian lynx in Portugal and 18 projects in Spain. Their main aims have been to protect
and maintain the lynx habitats and to enhance the number of its prey animals.

The sustainability of a species with a low number of individuals and isolated subpopulations is always
doubtful but as can be seen from the number of projects the Commission considers the survival of the
Iberian lynx is a priority issue.

(2002/C 301 E/274)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1976/02

by Christos Folias (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Permissible noise levels in dance clubs

(8 July 2002)

Under current Greek legislation, the maximum level of noise from music permitted in an establishment
licensed as a night club is 100 dB at source (loudspeakers) and in other establishments, such as cafeterias,
bars etc., 80 dB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/2002 of 8 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 179/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.7.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1222/2002

of 8 July 2002

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98 (2), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 179/7

to the Commission Regulation of 8 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
052
999
052
999
388
524
528
804
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
388
512
528
800
804
999
052
064
999
052
060
061
068
400
616
999

38,7
38,7
83,4
83,4
68,1
68,1
51,2
77,1
59,4
121,8
77,4
89,4
106,4
75,2
83,7
87,4
72,9
69,5
91,2
102,3
86,4
94,3
79,4
72,9
92,6
109,7
89,8
188,0
153,4
170,7
354,8
140,2
247,0
140,2
246,1
275,4
233,9

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1992/02 by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission. New EU flag.
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU sponsorship, European symbol, consumer society, image, promotion of the European idea, work of art

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 309 E/149

In an attempt to explain the character of the design and the intentions of the artist, the Architecture
Correspondent of ‘The Independent’ wrote the following in an article entitled ‘King of Kool gives EU a
sharper image’ published on 8 May 2002:

Koolhaas, now pushing 60,
experiencing stylistic meltdown. For him, dogma is out and collages and semiotic games are in.

is tailor-made for the cusp of a millennium in which architecture is

His new EU logo is a perfect example. Why try to blend ideas and signs and architecture together in a
cosy, low-key way when we’re all swimming in a soup of consumerism and what he calls ‘junk space’?
Prada’s New York outlet may have been super-expensively Koolhaas-ified, but that hasn’t stopped him
describing shopping as ‘a dying elephant that in its death throes becomes completely wild and
uncontrollable’.

Koolhaas’ ideas are like his architecture. They veer in smooth mental synchromesh from position to
position, from material to material, and always from the static to the fractured and manoeuvrable.

adding later:

For Koolhaas, there are no pesky boundaries between things, be they ideas or physical structures. His
intellect has the dual-cyclone suction of a Dyson Motorhead vacuum cleaner, and it’s this huge
appetite for the mysterious connective tissues of aesthetics and information that sets him apart.

Does the Commission have any evidence that the majority of European citizens are likely to share the
modern art fraternity’s overwhelming enthusiasm for the design, and does the Commission see acceptance
of it as evidence of a genuine desire to ‘bring Europe closer to the people’?

(2002/C 309 E/173)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1992/02

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: New EU flag

Does the Commission have any plans to change the current EU flag, i.e., the 12 gold stars on the

1.
blue background?

2.

If yes, why does the Commission feel it is necessary to change?

3. Which alternative designs is the Commission considering? Is the Commission considering a design by
Mr Rem Koolhaas?

Has the Commission calculated how much it would cost to change the current flag, on all the things

4.
it currently features, for example registration plates, stationery, all EU-funded projects?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-1676/02 and E-1992/02
given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 2002)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Members to its answer to Written Question P-1952/02 by
Mr Posselt (1).

(1) See page 179.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2006/02 by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Niger.
Date: 2002-07-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, Niger, activity report, aid policy, exchange of information, statistics

C 92 E/110

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

17.4.2003

(2003/C 92 E/137)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2006/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Niger

With respect to Niger, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/138)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2007/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Niger

With respect to Niger, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the EU
budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/139)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2008/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Nigeria

With respect to Nigeria, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in 2000?

Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that country?

(2003/C 92 E/140)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2009/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Nigeria

With respect to Nigeria, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the
EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2134/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(18 July 2002)

Subject: Guyana

With reference to Guyana, will the Commission say which projects were financed in 2000 under the EU
budget?

Will the Commision specify the total amount of aid allocated during 2000 to all the initiatives relating to
Guyana?