WRITTEN QUESTION E-3516/03 by Baroness Sarah Ludford (ELDR) to the Commission. Commission staffing.
Date: 2003-11-25
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Commission, European official, personnel administration

27.3.2004

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C 78 E/569

Answer given by Ms de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(15 December 2003)

Council Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991 on driving licences (1) established the principle of mutual
recognition of all driving licences issued by Member States. The Court of Justice has just confirmed, in its
ruling in case C-246/00, that this mutual recognition must be unconditional (2). It is clear that the British
authorities must recognise the licence issued by the Greek authorities, especially as students are free to
obtain a driving licence either in the Member State where they are studying or in their Member State of
origin (3).

(1) OJ L 237, 24.8.1991, Article 1.2.
(2) C-246/00, Judgment of 10.07.2003, Commission/Netherlands, ECR 2003.
(3) OJ L 237, 24.8.1991, Articles 7.1.b and 9.

(2004/C 78 E/0604)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3516/03

by Baroness Sarah Ludford (ELDR) to the Commission

(25 November 2003)

Subject: Commission staffing

What is the total number of permanent staff employed by the European Commission and how many staff
work in each Directorate-General?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(15 January 2004)

The Commission interprets the question from the Honourable Member as referring to officials in active
employment (Staff Regulations Article 36).

The permanent staff employed by the Commission on 1 December 2003 was 18 670 officials. The number
of officials per Directorate-General was as follows:

Directorate-General (DG)

Number of officials

Cabinets (20)

Secretariat general

Legal Service

Press and Communication DG

Group of policy advisers

Economic and Financial Affairs DG

Entreprise DG

Competition DG

Employment and Social Affairs DG

Agriculture DG

Transport and Energy DG

Environment DG

Research DG

Joint Research Centre

265

420

277

372

19

379

577

469

447

756

715

389

616

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Directorate-General (DG)

Number of officials

Information Society DG

Fisheries DG

Internal Market DG

Regional Policy DG

Taxation and Customs Union DG

Education and Culture DG

Health and Consumer Protection DG

Justice and Home Affairs DG

External Relations DG

Trade DG

Development DG

Enlargement DG

EuropeAid Co-operation Office

Humanitarian Aid Office

Eurostat

Personnel and Administration DG

Budget DG

Internal Audit Service

European Anti-Fraud Office (1)

DG for Interpretation

DG for Translation

Publications Office (1)

Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels

PayMaster Office

Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Luxembourg

European Personnel Selection Office (1)

546

202

311

417

309

504

499

197

1 385

352

264

244

797

134

534

946

359

64

141

562

1 685

436

501

276

195

84

(1)

These are inter-Institutional bodies whose staff are permanent officials of the Commission.

Total

18 670

(2004/C 78 E/0605)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3519/03

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(19 November 2003)

Subject: Sudden unilateral decision by the Italian Council of Ministers to locate a national radioactive waste

storage facility in the municipality of Scanzano Jonico

Knowing that:

(cid:1) on 13 November this year the Italian Council of Ministers approved a decree-law for the immediate
disposal of radioactive waste produced on the territory of Italy by creating a national dump in the