WRITTEN QUESTION E-2544/02 by Marco Cappato (NI) to the Council. Violations of people's freedom of movement committed by the French authorities at the Franco-Italian border on the occasion of the Technival of 15 August in Italy.
Date: 2002-09-12
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: France, Italy, cultural event, free movement of goods, free movement of persons, infringement of EU law, music

C 92 E/184

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

17.4.2003

(cid:1) For Austria, the Commission has decided to make available 30 600 tonnes of intervention stocks of
cereals at EUR 50/tonne (almost half of the normal price) for animal producers, to compensate for
forage losses due to flooding.

(cid:1) The Commission will adopt a flexible and fast track-procedure to enable Member States and regions
concerned to use unspent Community funds for restoring the agricultural and forestry potential. These
funds shall be channelled through the rural development programmes. The Commission is ready to
examine further flexibility as regards administrative requirements of existing Commission implement-
ing provisions.

(cid:1) The Commission is preparing a proposal to modify the Sapard-Regulation (2) (Rural development pre-
accession instrument for candidate countries) for areas affected by disasters: the aid intensity (ceiling of
public aid) is to be increased from 50 to 75 %, and Community co-financing from 75 to 85 %.

The Commission is prepared to examine in a flexible way any further requests by the Member States and
candidate countries affected by the flood to support agriculture and rural areas.

(1) COM(2002) 481 final.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for
agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession
period, OJ L 161, 26.6.1999.

(2003/C 92 E/242)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2544/02

by Marco Cappato (NI) to the Council

(12 September 2002)

Subject: Violations of people’s freedom of movement committed by the French authorities at the Franco-

Italian border on the occasion of the ‘Technival’ of 15 August in Italy

On the occasion of the ‘Technival’ techno festival, held in Italy on the long weekend of 15 August, the
French authorities stopped lorries carrying musicians and their sound systems at the ‘Col de Larche La
Maddalena’ Franco-Italian border point and prevented them from reaching the event in Italy. The ‘Alpes de
Haute Provence’ prefecture even denied pedestrians access to Italy for several hours between 14 and
15 August.

What action does the Council intend to take vis-à-vis the violations of people’s freedom of movement
committed on this occasion?

(2003/C 92 E/243)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2546/02

by Marco Cappato (NI) to the Council

(12 September 2002)

Subject: French legal provisions on rave parties

French legal provisions on free and underground techno music events are extremely repressive. For
instance, as part of this war on rave parties, the Subprefect of Limoux took the questionable decision of
forbidding ‘Radio Ballade’ to broadcast techno music on 6 July 2002.

Does the Council consider that these legal provisions comply with European standards?