WRITTEN QUESTION E-1190/03 by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission. Use of funds from the FIFG by the municipality of Pesaro.
Date: 2003-04-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, FIFG, Marches, fishing industry, local government

13.3.2004

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1190/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(1 April 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the FIFG by the municipality of Pesaro

In September 2002, the monitoring committee of the Italian Ministry for Economic Affairs issued a report
on the spending of EU funds.

The report reveals the alarming slowness and inefficiency with which EU funds are allocated to projects by
some regional authorities.

The grave concerns about the inadequate use of European funds by local authorities have frequently been
echoed by the Commission.

Bearing in mind that some local authorities, such as the municipality of Pesaro, urgently need to use
European funds to support structural measures in the sector of fisheries, acquaculture and the processing
and marketing of the relevant products,

can the Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Pesaro has submitted projects for the FIFG?

2. whether the municipality of Pesaro has secured funding for these projects?

3. whether this funding has been used?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-0888/03, E-1186/03,
E-1187/03, E-1188/03, E-1189/03 and E-1190/03
given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(15 May 2003)

The municipalities of Fiumicino, Livorno, Massa, Carrara, Ancona and Pesaro may present projects for
funding from the financial instrument for fisheries guidance (FIFG) under the fisheries single programming
document (SPD), which covers all areas in Italy outside Objective 1 for the period 2000-2006.

Initiatives eligible for part-financing under the programme concern not only assistance for the fishing fleet,
but also projects relating inter alia to installing artificial reefs to protect aquatic resources, constructing or
converting aquaculture installations, equipping fishing ports, constructing and converting installations for
processing and marketing fishery products, improving fishing in inshore waters and small-scale coastal
fishing, as well as socio-economic measures.

Responsibility for managing the SPD rests with the Directorate-General for Fisheries and Aquaculture of
the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Policy which,
in turn, has delegated management of
measures not concerning the fishing fleet to the fishery departments of the various regional authorities. As
the SPD managing authority, the Ministry sends the Commission an annual progress report by 30 April
each year in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 366/2001 (1).

According to the information obtained via the Ministry and the regions concerned, at 31 December 2002
none of the above municipalities had presented projects as final beneficiaries but, in each of those same
municipalities, projects had been presented by other beneficiaries (fishermen, fishing cooperatives and
businesses).

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Further information can be obtained from the following authorities:

(cid:1) Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali
Direzione genrale Pesca e Acquacoltura
Viale dell’Arte, 16
00144 (cid:1) Roma
Tel. +39 06 59084203
Fax +39 06 59084818
e-mail: pesca-dr@politicheagricole.it
Contatto: Giovanni Granato

(cid:1) Regione Lazio

Direzione generale Sviluppo Agricolo e Mondo Rurale (cid:1) Area Pesca
Via Rosa Raimondi Garibaldi, 7
00147 (cid:1) Roma
Tel +39 06 51684286
Fax +39 06 51683872
e-mail: abrunori@regione.lazio.it
Contatto: A. Brunori

(cid:1) Regione Marche

Servizio Attività Ittiche, Commercio, Caccia e Pesca soprtiva
Via Tiziano, 44
60125 (cid:1) Ancona
Tel +39 071 8063730
Fax +39 071 8063055
e-mail: uriano.meconi@regione.marche.it
Contatto: Oriano Meconi

(cid:1) Regione Toscana

Servizio Sviluppo Agricolo e Rurale, Caccia e Pesca
Via di Novoli, 26
50127 (cid:1) Firenze
Tel +39 055 4383712
Fax +39 055 4385090
e-mail: g.guarneri@mail.regione.toscana.it
Contatto: Giovanni Guarneri

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 366/2001 of 22 February 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing the

measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, OJ L 55, 24.2.2001.

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WRITTEN QUESTION P-0901/03

by James Fitzsimons (UEN) to the Commission

(17 March 2003)

Subject: Devices for filtering radon gas from groundwater sources

As the Commission is aware, naturally occurring radioactive gas can be found in groundwater. However, it
is not clear how to filter out radon from the water. Is the Commission aware of this problem and does it
know of ways or devices to filter out such gas?

Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission

(10 April 2003)

The Commission is aware of the problem of naturally occurring radon in groundwater sources,
in
particular when this water is used for drinking water. Commission Recommendation 2001/928/Euratom
recommends that above a concentration of 100 Bq/l for public water supplies consideration be given to
remedial action.