WRITTEN QUESTION P-1553/03 by Lord Inglewood (PPE-DE) to the Council. Export of cultural goods.
Date: 2003-05-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EC Regulation, European Commission, application of EU law, cultural object, export, report

C 51 E/108

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

26.2.2004

With regard to transfer of allowances, the Common Position allows transfers between operators within a
Member State or between Member States without restrictions beyond those provided for by the Kyoto
Protocol and decisions thereunder, and initial allocations are made to operators rather than installations.

In conclusion, the introduction of a EU-wide market for emission allowances should not be considered as
an obstacle to the restructuring of the steel sector.

(2004/C 51 E/120)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1553/03

by Lord Inglewood (PPE-DE) to the Council

(2 May 2003)

Subject: Export of cultural goods

When does the Council intend to review the effectiveness of Council Regulation (EC) No 3911/92 (1) on
the export of cultural goods?

(1) OJ L 395, 31.12.1992, p. 1.

Reply

(2 October 2003)

According to the Regulation (CEE) no 3911/92 the Commission submits a report of the application of the
Regulation. The last report of the Commission was submitted in May 2000, thus the following report is
due in 2003. The Council will examine the report on the application of the Regulation after having
received the next Commission report.

(2004/C 51 E/121)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1556/03

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(2 May 2003)

Subject: Proceedings launched under Articles 85 and 226 of

the Treaty establishing the European

Community in respect of Italian companies and the Italian Government

In the light of its reply to Written Question P-0770/03 (1),

given that under Article 85 of the EC Treaty the Commission, ‘on application by a Member State or on its
own initiative, and in cooperation with the competent authorities in the Member States, who shall give it
their assistance, (…) shall investigate cases of suspected infringement’, and

since Article 226 of the EC Treaty states that ‘if the Commission considers that a Member State has failed
to fulfil an obligation under this Treaty, it shall deliver a reasoned opinion on the matter after giving the
State concerned the opportunity to submit its observations’,

would the Commission answer the following questions:

(cid:1) has it launched proceedings, under Article 85 of the EC Treaty and during the current parliamentary
term, relating to suspected infringements on the part of Italian companies? What are the suspected
infringements and how many cases are involved? Were the proceedings initiated on application by a
Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative? Which proceedings are still open?

(cid:1) during the current parliamentary term, what proceedings has the Commission launched under
Article 226 of the EC Treaty in respect of suspected infringements by the Italian Government of the
obligations laid down in the Treaty, and how many cases are involved? Which of those proceedings
have been closed, which of them have led to a request for Italy to submit its observations and which
of them have led to the issue of a reasoned opinion?

(1) OJ C 33 E, 6.2.2004, p. 79.