WRITTEN QUESTION E-2047/02 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Oil and energy intensity.
Date: 2002-07-10
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, Eurostat, data collection, domestic consumption, energy consumption, gross domestic product, petroleum, ratio, statistics

14.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 192 E/43

(2003/C 192 E/040)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2047/02

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(10 July 2002)

Subject: Oil and energy intensity

Will the Commission estimate the oil and, separately, energy intensity of the average unit of EU GDP in
each fifth year from 1970 (i.e. 1970, 1975, 1980, etc.)?

What is the Commission’s estimate of the marginal or incremental oil and energy intensity of EU GDP
growth currently, and what was it in each fifth year from 1970?

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission

(16 September 2002)

Energy intensity is the ratio of gross inland consumption to the gross domestic product (in euro at
constant 1995 prices). Gross Inland Consumption is the sum of primary energy produced, plus energy
imports minus exports, minus the net change in stocks, minus marine bunkers. The energy data used for
this calculation are collected from national administrations on an annual basis. Figures from 1991 onwards
relating to the gross domestic product were obtained from Eurostat national accounts database whilst
those for 1990 and 1985 are estimates. Data before 1985 are not available for the Union.

(2003/C 192 E/041)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2051/02

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(10 July 2002)

Subject: Vivisection and protection of animals

A large number of inhabitants and some politicians in Bolzano have recently been campaigning to save
56 beagle puppies destined to be subjected to vivisection and hence appalling and scientifically unjustified
suffering. This is only one of many cases in which civil society is being mobilised to combat the appalling
practice of vivisection.

In view of this, can the Commission say:

1. whether any documents, initiatives or directives designed to prevent or at least reduce the practice of

vivisection exist or are being considered;

2. whether there are any documents, initiatives or directives designed, more generally, to protect animals

from abuse and suffering?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(4 September 2002)

1.
Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific
purposes (1) was adopted in 1986. The Directive covers the conduct and authorisation of experiments,
including vivisection. It also lays down provisions for the authorisation of personnel and establishments. It
sets minimum standards for the training of the personnel handling laboratory animals and supervising the
experiments, and for the housing and care of the animals.

Article 7 of the Directive provides that ‘an experiment shall not be performed if another scientifically
satisfactory method of obtaining the result sought, not entailing the use of an animal, is reasonably and
practicably available.’ It is therefore in the spirit of the Directive 86/609 EEC to encourage methods, which
will reduce and ultimately replace the use of animals in experiments.