WRITTEN QUESTION E-2637/03 by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission. Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of butter and other fats and oils derived from milk, milk products (code 0405) for 2000.
Date: 2003-09-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Holy See, butter, data processing, export refund, fraud against the EU, milk, milk product, trade volume

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The following supplementary data can be supplied in relation to the export of butter and other fats and
oils derived from milk, milk products (code 0405):

(a)

the European Commission’s CATS (Clearance Audit Trail System) database shows that in 1999:

(cid:1) 135 000 kg were exported from Austria to the VCS with a refund of EUR 231 985,50, equivalent

to aid of EUR 1,72/kg;

(cid:1) 21 000 kg were exported from Germany to the VCS with a refund of EUR 35 986,05 equivalent

to aid of EUR 1,71/kg;

(cid:1) 230 kg were exported from Italy to the VCS with a refund of EUR 402,90 equivalent to aid of

EUR 1,75/kg;

(b)

the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) database shows that in 1999:

(cid:1) 120 000 kg were exported from Austria and 21 600 kg from Germany to the VCS,

(c) This indicates that:

(cid:1) unwarranted aid of EUR 26 179,07 was paid on an additional 15 230 kg not shown in the OECD

data;

(cid:1) no application was made for aid of EUR 1 028,17 for the export of 600 kg on which Community

aid could have been paid.

Could the Commission state the technical reasons for the foregoing of this Community aid?

Does it not agree that the increasingly patent omissions and the discrepancies between the data from the
different institutional sources seriously affect the credibility of these institutions and might be due to
possible fraud against Community funds, or is it already able to discount this possibility of fraud?

(1) OJ C 70 E, 20.3.2004, p. 45.

(2004/C 78 E/0144)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2637/03

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(2 September 2003)

Subject: Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of butter and other fats and oils

derived from milk, milk products (code 0405) for 2000

In response to questions E-1477/03 and E-1480/03 (1) relating to refunds on exports of agricultural
products from Member States to the Vatican City State (VCS), Commissioner Fischler stated on 21 May
2003 that the Commission was collecting the information it needed to answer the question and would
communicate its findings as soon as possible.

The following supplementary data can be supplied in relation to the export of butter and other fats and
oils derived from milk, milk products (code 0405):

(a)

the European Commission’s CATS (Clearance Audit Trail System) database shows that in 2000:

(cid:1) 125 000 kg were exported from Austria to the VCS with a refund of EUR 212 500,82, equivalent

to aid of EUR 1,70/kg;

(cid:1) 20 560 kg were exported from Germany to the VCS with a refund of EUR 34 952,01, equivalent

to aid of EUR 1,70/kg;

(b)

the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) database shows that in 2000:

(cid:1) 80 000 kg were exported from Austria and 14 400 kg from Germany to the VCS,

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(c) This indicates that:

(cid:1) unwarranted aid of EUR 86 972,30 was paid on an additional 51 160 kg not shown in the OECD

data;

Does the Commission not agree that the increasingly patent omissions and the discrepancies between the
data from the different institutional sources seriously affect the credibility of these institutions and might
be due to possible fraud against Community funds, or is it already able to discount this possibility of
fraud?

(1) OJ C 70 E, 20.3.2004, p. 45.

(2004/C 78 E/0145)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2638/03

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(2 September 2003)

Subject: Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of butter and other fats and oils

derived from milk, milk products (code 0405) for 2001

In response to questions E-1477/03 and E-1480/03 (1) relating to refunds on exports of agricultural
products from Member States to the Vatican City State (VCS), Commissioner Fischler stated on 21 May
2003 that the Commission was collecting the information it needed to answer the question and would
communicate its findings as soon as possible.

The following supplementary data can be supplied in relation to the export of butter and other fats and
oils derived from milk, milk products (code 0405):

(a)

the European Commission’s CATS (Clearance Audit Trail System) database shows that in 2001:

(cid:1) 125 200 kg were exported from Austria to the VCS with a refund of EUR 211 760,72, equivalent

to aid of EUR 1,69/kg;

(cid:1) 21 000 kg were exported from Germany to the VCS with a refund of EUR 35 700, equivalent to

aid of EUR 1,70/kg;

(b)

the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) database shows that in 2001:

(cid:1) 123 400 kg were exported from Austria and 21 200 kg from Germany to the VCS,

(c) This indicates that:

(cid:1) unwarranted aid of EUR 3 044,48 was paid on an additional 1 800 kg not shown in the OECD

data;

(cid:1) no application was made for aid of EUR 340 for the export of 200 kg on which Community aid

could have been paid.

Could the Commission state the technical reasons for the foregoing of this Community aid?

Does it not agree that the increasingly patent omissions and the discrepancies between the data from the
different institutional sources seriously affect the credibility of these institutions and might be due to
possible fraud against Community funds, or is it already able to discount this possibility of fraud?

(1) OJ C 70 E 20.3.2004, p. 45.