WRITTEN QUESTION E-2349/03 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Galicia and CAP reform.
Date: 2003-07-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Galicia, aid to agriculture, dairy production, reform of the CAP, rural development

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certain public and private projects on the environment (1) (as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC of
3 March 1997 (2)) before development consent is given. This legislation requires that the EIA shall identify,
describe and assess the direct and indirect effects of the project on human health, fauna, flora, soil, water,
air, climate and the landscape as well as material assets and cultural heritage. The interaction between the
above-mentioned factors should also be addressed in the EIA. Consultations with the public and other
authorities likely to be concerned by reason of their specific environmental responsibilities have to be
carried out and the decision for development consent should take into account the outcomes of the above
consultations and information provided in this context. Finally, the decision has to be made available to
the public.

Currently, 85 % of all such wastes in the Union are regularly disposed of at surface or near surface disposal
sites. Volumes of waste are very small compared with other forms of waste, and no health or safety
impacts have been detected at any of the disposal sites concerned. It is possible that there could be, on
balance, economic benefits for any region hosting a site.

(1) OJ L 175, 5.7.1985.
(2) OJ L 73, 14.3.1997.

(2004/C 78 E/0105)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2348/03

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(16 July 2003)

Subject: Measures to be taken in response to evidence that oil from the ‘Prestige’ is continuing to reach the

coasts of Galicia and the Bay of Biscay

It is now July, eight months after the ‘Prestige’ disaster, and oil from the ‘Prestige’ is continuing to reach
the coasts of Galicia and the Bay of Biscay. This is undermining confidence among people living in the
areas affected, who can see that the forecasts made by the authorities responsible are systematically failing
to match reality. What measures is the Commission taking, in conjunction with the authorities of the
Spanish State and Galician Government, in order to assess the scale of this problem and prevent it from
recurring?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(10 September 2003)

The Honourable Member is invited to refer to the answers given to his previous Written Questions
E-3595/02 (1), E-1259/03 (2) and E-2059/03 (3), and to his oral question H-69/03 during question time at
Parliament’s March 2003 session (4).

(1) OJ C 242 E, 9.10.2003, p. 63.
(2) OJ C 280 E, 21.11.2003, p. 121.
(3) See page 73.
(4) Written reply, 12.3.2003.

(2004/C 78 E/0106)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2349/03

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(16 July 2003)

Subject: Galicia and CAP reform

What will be the situation of Galician agriculture when the CAP reform approved by the Council
is
implemented, bearing in mind that the Galician farming industry is characterised by the predominance of
milk production, land-based family farms and a clear vocation and capacity for modernisation and, on the

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other hand, that the milk quota is totally inadequate to allow aspirations of non-Malthusian development?
the measures taken as regards rural development affect Galician society? The Galician
How will
Government has stated that,
in milk prices, Galicia will receive a sum of
EUR 530 million in direct aid for the milk sector between now and 2014: what will be the significance of
these funds, and where will they come from?

in order to offset the fall

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(11 September 2003)

long-term
The Commission considers that the latest CAP Reform offers to European farmers a clear,
planning framework for their business decisions, which allows them the flexibility to respond to future
market demands, while at the same time contributing substantially to the stability of their incomes. The
Commission believes that the reform will enhance quality, will make prices more a reflection of market
demand and will allow the CAP to respond better to societal concerns regarding the environment and
animal welfare. This will increase the support of consumers and taxpayers for the CAP, thus improving the
image of farmers in European society.

Regarding the reform of the milk sector, the Honourable Member will recall that Commission’s proposal to
increase quotas by 1 % in each of the years 2007 and 2008 was turned down and that the Council decided
to postpone, by one year to 2006, the 1,5 % increases already foreseen in the Agenda 2000 reform of
0,5 % in each of the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. However, the additional cuts agreed in the intervention
price for butter have been compensated with higher levels of dairy premiums and additional payments to
producers, now up to EUR 35,5 per tonne, which will be incorporated in the single payment scheme from
2007. These dairy premiums, which will be granted to dairy producers, are calculated from the payment
rate multiplied by the individual reference quantity for milk available on the holding on 31 March of the
calendar year concerned.

As for rural development, the CAP Reform package includes a number of new or reinforced measures that
could be useful for Galician agriculture, during the transition to the new economic conditions expected.
These measures include support for participation in food quality schemes and temporary support for
compliance with new statutory standards and entry into the voluntary farm advisory system. In addition,
support measures for young farmers will be reinforced and Community support for agri-environment
measures strengthened. Extra funding for rural development will be made available as from 2006 by
means of the compulsory modulation mechanism.

(2004/C 78 E/0107)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2356/03

by Ria Oomen-Ruijten (PPE-DE), Caroline Jackson (PPE-DE),
Johannes Blokland (EDD), Alexander de Roo (Verts/ALE)
and Karl-Heinz Florenz (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(17 July 2003)

Subject: Interpretation of the RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC)

The answer to the Written Question E-0789/03 (1) given by Mrs. Wallström on behalf of the Commission
‘Article 2(3) does not provide for their use in new electrical and electronic
on 8 May 2003 reads:
equipment put on the market from 1 July 2006’. Here ‘their use’ refers to spare parts. However the
question did not concern re-use as spare parts for electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market
before 1 July 2006. It related to the re-use in new equipment of components that contain substances
restricted by the RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC (2)), but originate from used electrical and electronic
equipment put on the market before 1 July 2006.