WRITTEN QUESTION P-1961/03 by Alexander de Roo (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Ispra meeting to discuss the Spanish National Hydrological Plan.
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Spain, hydrology, scientific exchange, technical cooperation, watercourse

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7. What projects are affected and what is the level of assistance?

8. What cross-border projects are in progress involving Bavaria and the Czech Republic?

Supplementary answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(1 October 2003)

1. to 3.
the year 2000 have been used.

No funding from the European Social Fund has to be returned by Bavaria. All commitments for

4. and 5.
In the framework of the Community initiative Leader+ the Commission is not involved in the
selection and the approval of projects. It is the task of the Leader action group to select and implement
projects according to their concept and the relevant
legislative framework. There are no reporting
obligations for Member States on project level.

6. and 7.
Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat.

A list with German associations receiving aid from Daphne is sent direct to the Honourable

In the framework of education, the funds are not allocated to a certain region. For the interventions in the
part mobility of the educational programmes,
the disposal of the Member States
participating in the programmes and administrated in a decentralised manner. For the interventions
regarding other parts of these programmes, the allocation of aid follows a call for proposals and depends
on the results of the selection.

the funds are at

In the framework of the programmes Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and youth the total amount of aid
allocated in 2002 for projects where the promoter has its residence in Bavaria amounts to EUR 2,9 million.
This amount does not include the mobility grants handed out to beneficiaries from Bavaria by national
agencies in charge of funds for decentralised programmes in Germany.

A list of projects regarding cross-border projects in progress involving Bavaria and Czech Republic is

8.
sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat.

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WRITTEN QUESTION P-1961/03

by Alexander de Roo (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(5 June 2003)

Subject: Ispra meeting to discuss the Spanish National Hydrological Plan

Further to Question No 39 by Alexander de Roo (H-0211/03), answered by the European Commission
during Question Time on 8 April 2003, can the Commission give further details of the proposed meeting
in Ispra with technical and scientific experts to discuss the Spanish National Hydrological Plan?

When will this meeting take place?

Which technical and scientific experts will be involved?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(24 July 2003)

With regard to the expert meeting to discuss certain aspects of
the
Commission at the moment is planning to hold the meeting in September 2003 at a date to be finalised.

the proposed Ebro transfer,

The Commission expects that objective and expert knowledge should be made available to this meeting.

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Within this framework, the Commission invites the Spanish Authorities to send appropriate technical
experts to the meeting. Invitations are also extended to the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), World
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Brussels), WWF (Spain), and Foundation for a New Water Culture, Platform
for the Defence of the Ebro and the Region of Aragon.

All participants in the meeting will be expected to have an appropriate technical background and a
detailed knowledge of the Ebro river and its delta.

(2004/C 78 E/0061)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1970/03

by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission

(13 June 2003)

Subject: Recycling charges for household goods

What is the Commission’s view of the charge that some, but not all, local authorities and private waste
management companies in Ireland impose on citizens for returning household goods (e.g. radios,
hairdryers, kettles, etc.) for recycling? Does the Commission believe that these charges are compatible with
the recycling aims of EU waste management policies and with the WEEE Directive, which has to be
implemented by August 2004? Would the Commission agree that such charges represent a disincentive to
citizens to return goods for recycling?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(25 July 2003)

The Commission is aware that charging consumers at the point of return may have negative repercussions
on the collection results for waste electrical and electronic equipment (1). This is the reason for the free
take back obligation for household equipment in Article 5 (2a) of Directive 2002/96/EC of the Parliament
and of the Council of 27 January 2003, on waste electrical and electrical equipment (WEEE) (2). This
Article provides that ‘for WEEE from private households, Member States shall ensure that by 13 August
2005, systems are set up allowing final holders and distributors to return such waste at least free of
charge’.

However, until that date there is no Community legislation that would forbid charges on citizens for
returning household electrical and electronic equipment.

(1) OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000.
(2) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003.

(2004/C 78 E/0062)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1971/03

by Cristiana Muscardini (UEN) to the Commission

(13 June 2003)

Subject: Flying ultralight aircraft

Pleasure and sports flights on board ultralight aircraft are apparently governed by specific regulations in all
EU Member States. Under the Italian regulations, pilots of such aircraft may be given the green light to fly
without being required to show their ‘flight plan’, unlike pilots of standard flights. At present most states
accept that such flights may even cross borders; however, the Italian authorities have recently stated that
they are not prepared to recognise a German ‘green light’ given to flights over Italian territory because the
relevant documents are not identical in the two countries.