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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2114/02 by Janelly Fourtou (PPE-DE) to the Council. EU membership of the Madrid protocol.
Date: 2002-07-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, EU trade mark, accession to an agreement, intellectual property, protocol to an agreement, third country, trading operation

17.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 92 E/137

(2003/C 92 E/187)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2114/02

by Janelly Fourtou (PPE-DE) to the Council

(17 July 2002)

Subject: EU membership of the Madrid protocol

In July 1996 the Commission presented a proposal for a Council decision aimed at establishing a link
between the Community mark system and the Madrid Protocol (1) and a proposal aimed at modifying
Regulation 40/94 on the Community trade mark to enable such a link to be established (2). Parliament
adopted these two proposals in May 1997.

When the Commission presented these proposals only six Member States (Denmark, Finland, Germany,
Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) were members of the Madrid Protocol. Now all the EU Member
States and all the applicant countries except Cyprus and Malta have acceded to the protocol.

The European Union’s accession would allow industry to benefit from the advantages of the Community
mark in all the Madrid protocol Member States. It would also provide protection for the mark in signatory
third countries and foster a climate favourable to trade between the European Union and the third
countries.

In view of all the advantages that accession by the European Union to the Madrid protocol would offer to
the owners of European trademarks, to the Community mark and the contribution it would make to
consolidating the single market and to trade with third countries, and given that all the Member States
have acceded individually to the protocol, can the Council say what measures it intends to take finally to
establish the link between the Community mark and the Madrid protocol?

(1) COM(96) 367 final, OJ C 293, 5.1.1996, p. 11.
(2) COM(96) 372 final, OJ C 300, 10.10.1996, p. 11.

Reply

(16-19 December 2002)

The proposed Decision and the proposed Regulation mentioned in the Honourable Member’s question
require unanimity in the Council in order to be adopted. It has not yet been possible to obtain unanimity
on all the provisions contained in the proposals.

(2003/C 92 E/188)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2120/02

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) and Emilia Müller (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Direct aid to farmers

(17 July 2002)

Does the Commission have any statistics on direct aid to farmers in the 15 Member States? Can it provide
them, broken down by amount (in EUR 10 000 bands) and by size of farm?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(16 September 2002)

In the past it was not possible for the Commission for legal reasons to answer positively to the Honourable
Members as to others who have addressed similar requests to the Commission (see also answer to the
Honourable Member’s written question 1949/02 (1)). However, the Commission has adopted on 6 March
2002 an amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2390/1999 (2). The new Article 2 of this Regulation allows the
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2002 of 17 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

18.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 189/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1295/2002

of 17 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
last
import arrangements
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 18 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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.

L 189/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.7.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 17 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

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

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

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

101,8
101,8
73,0
73,0
57,2
53,7
56,2
55,7
143,9
89,8
98,8
77,8
94,9
91,1
91,0
74,8
171,0
98,4
103,2
140,6
85,5
73,8
86,1
54,8
88,2
159,6
166,6
163,1
342,5
255,2
294,9
247,4
285,0
131,7
131,7
118,4
118,4

(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-2112/02 by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU Community rules governing the activities of beauty clinics.
Date: 2002-07-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU law, Spain, aesthetic surgery, health legislation, medical institution

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 309 E/199

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(3 September 2002)

It is possible to find pages on the Internet which give information, or which purport to give information,
on how to make bombs. This is a matter for serious concern, which the Honourable Member is right to
raise.

Whether such sites are illegal depends on their exact content and the provisions of national law. Action by
the police to arrest the author is possible if the content is illegal. Illegal content should be removed by the
provider hosting it on notice. Members of the public can report such content to hotlines which will assess
the report and pass it on the appropriate body.

It is also possible for concerned parents who wish their children not to have access to sites of this type to
use filtering software on the computer with Internet access, or to subscribe to a filtered Internet access
service.

It is important for Internet users, particularly children, to be aware of the risks of the Internet as well as its
benefits and ways of dealing with them. Heightened awareness of users is an effective way of countering
misleading, dangerous and irresponsible information.

The Commission currently provides financial support for hotlines, for development of filtering software
and for awareness actions under the Safer Internet Action Plan, a four-year programme which expires on
31 December 2002. The Commission has proposed an extension of two years to the Action Plan, which is
currently under examination in the European Parliament and Council.

(2002/C 309 E/228)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2112/02

by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(17 July 2002)

Subject: EU Community rules governing the activities of beauty clinics

The Spanish Society of Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery has written to the Andalusian Regional
Government’s Ministry of Health calling for the adoption of specific rules applicable to beauty clinics in
that part of Spain.

The above Ministry has replied that its Legal Office is gathering information with a view to determining
whether or not any specific legal framework exists, even though specialists have established that there are
no particular rules applicable to beauty clinics.

Will the Commission say whether or not there are any EU-wide rules which regulate beauty clinics in a
more specific fashion than the rules which apply to clinics practising general medicine and which, in the
opinion of the above-mentioned Spanish Society of Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery, are inadequate in the
case of beauty clinics?

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(4 September 2002)

In answer to the question by the Honourable Member,
applicable to beauty clinics.

there is no specific Community legislation
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002 of 17 July 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 on the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with regard to import duties on rice
Date: 2002-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, customs duties, import, product quality, rice, third country

L 189/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.7.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1298/2002

of 17 July 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 on the detailed rules for the application of Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 3072/95 with regard to import duties on rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 11(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 4a(3) of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1503/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2831/98 (4), a certificate of authenticity shall accompany
the import licence application for Basmati rice. Such a
certificate has to be issued by a competent body recog-
nised by the Commission. Annex III to Regulation (EC)
No 1503/96 provides for the list of competent bodies
recognised by the Commission. The authorities of Paki-
stan have informed the Commission that the competent
body for issuing authenticity certificates for Pakistani
Basmati rice is to be changed as from 1 August 2002.
Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 should there-
fore be amended accordingly.

(2)

(3)

In order to allow for imports of Pakistani Basmati rice
accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued as
from 1 August 2002 by the new competent Pakistani
body, this Regulation should apply as from that date.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 the indent ‘— Rice
Export Corporation of Pakistan Ltd, Karachi’
is replaced by
‘— Trading Corporation of Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

It shall be applicable as from 1 August 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 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 189, 30.7.1996, p. 71.
(4) OJ L 351, 29.12.1998, p. 25.