WRITTEN QUESTION E-3325/03 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Community expenditure.
Date: 2003-11-12
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, EU expenditure, implementation of the budget, public expenditure

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3.4.2004

Pacemakers must meet the requirements established by Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on
active implantable medical devices (1). These requirements imply, amongst others, that the devices must be
designed and manufactured in such a way that, when implanted under the conditions and for the intended
purpose, their use does not compromise the clinical condition or the safety of patients. More specifically
pacemakers must be designed and manufactured in such a way as to remove or minimize, as far as
possible, risks connected with reasonably foreseeable environmental conditions, such as magnetic fields,
external electrical influences, electrostatic discharge, pressure or variations in pressure and acceleration.
Also, the manufacturer must provide an instruction leaflet allowing the physician to brief the patient on
contra-indications and precautions to be taken. These should cover, in particular, the precautions to be
taken as regards the risks of exposure mentioned above. This information is to be updated in the light of
new risks that may occur.

From research performed on this matter, the Commission understands that interference between mobile
phones and pacemakers can be avoided provided a distance of 20-30 cm from the pacemakers is ensured.

The Commission would expect relevant new information to be provided by physicians in their relations
with patients. In addition, national health care systems may have to provide information through the
various means at their disposal.

(1) OJ L 189, 20.7.1990.

(2004/C 84 E/0827)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3325/03

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(12 November 2003)

Subject: Community expenditure

Will the Commission state what the total Community expenditure, throughout the EU, has been each year
for the last five years?

Will the Commission set out in a table the total public expenditure for each EU Member State for every
year for the last five years?

Answer given by Mrs Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(6 January 2004)

The total outturn of Community payments including payments for ECSC, Euratom and the European

1.
Development Fund (EDF) is as follows:

Year

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

(million euros)

Amount

82 502,6

84 951,6

82 132,1

82 562,3

89 886,2

This data is drawn from Table 6 of the 2002 Financial Report (pp. 132-133 in the English version) and
apply only to the outturn of payments, which normally is of special interest for the Member States.

The said report was circulated among the members of the Budget Committee during the first week of
August 2003.

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The following table sets out total public expenditure of each Member State for every year for the last
2.
five years, according to national accounts figures officially communicated by the Member States to
Eurostat. For the sake of comparison the outturn figures of the EU budget in payments have also been
added.

MemberStates

Total expenditure of general government (cid:1) ESA 1995 (2)

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

(million euros) (1)

BE

DK

DE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

LU

NL

AT

PT

FI

SE

UK

113 498

88 741

935 280

52 101

217 333

698 788

27 155

533 571

7 089

166 014

102 674

44 283

61 015

134 482

505 529

118 090

91 459

964 530

56 085

227 329

725 799

31 005

541 648

7 730

175 554

106 797

48 906

62 458

142 295

537 702

122 352

94 050

125 609

97 890

131 281

101 989

928 470

1 001 380

1 023 870

61 357

242 456

747 982

32 994

546 939

8 187

182 228

108 302

52 196

63 773

149 381

576 172

62 582

257 288

775 817

38 947

591 793

8 604

200 033

109 984

57 015

66 445

139 920

647 452

66 266

276 507

814 435

43 070

599 804

9 909

211 162

112 094

59 572

69 795

149 349

686 190

EUR-15

3 687 551

3 837 387

3 916 839

4 180 760

4 355 293

EU Budget (3)

80 713

80 310

83 331

79 987

85 144

Figures in national currency have been converted into euro according to average annual exchange rates.
European System of Accounts 1995.

(1)
(2)
(3) Outturn of payment appropriations of the year and of appropriations carried forward from the previous year.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3464/03

by Catherine Stihler (PSE) to the Commission

(21 November 2003)

Subject: The use of Tetrapol technology in the EU

The Commission has acknowledged that there may be some effects on health arising from the use of GSM
and TETRA, and that Member States are obliged to comply with Council Recommendation 1999/519/
EC (1) on limits of exposing the public to electromagnetic fields. The Commission has also acknowledged
that the UK authorities apply health regulations regarding telephone masts in accordance with the Council
Regulation. Could the Commission provide information on the use of the alternative Tetrapol technology
within the EU?

(1) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 59.