WRITTEN QUESTION E-3794/03 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission. Fisheries certification.
Date: 2003-12-11
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, eco-label, fishing grounds, fishing industry, labelling

27.3.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 78 E/321

(2004/C 78 E/0329)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3793/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(11 December 2003)

Subject: Update on funding for the city of Pisa under the Leonardo programme

In reply to my earlier question E-1070/03 (1) asking whether the city of Pisa had submitted projects and
obtained funding under the Leonardo programme, the Commission said on 8 March 2003 that the city
had not submitted any application.

As regards the proportion of funds managed centrally, can the Commission say whether any new projects
have been submitted since that date and what the outcome was?

(1) OJ C 268 E, 7.11.2003, p. 151.

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3765/03, E-3766/03, E-3767/03,
E-3768/03, E-3769/03, E-3770/03, E-3771/03, E-3772/03,
E-3773/03, E-3774/03, E-3775/03 and E-3793/03
given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(15 January 2004)

Some of the funds awarded under the Leonardo da Vinci programme are managed decentrally by national
agencies, in particular the transnational mobility projects, whose total budget takes up almost 40 % of the
annual budget for the programme.

The Honourable Member should contact the national agency in Italy for further information on these
projects: ISFOL, Via G.B. Morgagni 30/e, I-00161 Roma, tel. (+39-06) 44.59.01 fax (+39-06) 44.59.04.75.

With regard to the funds managed centrally by the Commission (pilot projects, thematic actions, language
skills, transnational networks, reference tools), the search check for the municipalities of Ancona, Carrara,
Firenze, Livorno, Macerata, Massa, Perugia, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena e Terni showed that none of them
presented any proposals in the context of the 2003 Leonardo da Vinci call for proposals (selection
completed in July 2003).

(2004/C 78 E/0330)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3794/03

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(11 December 2003)

Subject: Fisheries certification

Has the Commission any plans to establish a transparent and comparable method of determining which
EU fisheries are being managed in a sustainable manner;
for example, along similar lines to the
certification scheme established by the Maríne Stewardship Council?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(14 January 2004)

The consolidation of last year’s reform of the Common Fisheries Policy will make it necessary to properly
address the issue of eco-labelling at this juncture. To this end, the Commission intends to present in the
first half of 2004 the Council and the Parliament with a communication, the purpose of which should be
to consider available options and, thus, to launch an in-depth debate with all interested parties.

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It is worth recalling that this topic has given rise to much controversy in international fora. Mainly
developing States have taken a very reserved stance on this. In these circumstances, the Commission will
draw upon both the experience gathered with existing certification schemes as well as ongoing conceptual
work within the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).

A Community initiative should have the potential
for bridging gaps and it should be capable of
counteracting an increasing number of biased or poorly controlled private labelling programmes.
Ecolabelling schemes should be accessible to all operators on a non-discriminatory basis, be adapted to
the needs of small and medium-size enterprises in terms of the costs involved and be fully consistent with
relevant World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.

(2004/C 78 E/0331)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3798/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(11 December 2003)

Subject: Update on use of funding from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Ancona

In its answer to question E-0978/03 (1), which asked whether the municipality of Ancona had submitted
projects or secured funding under the Culture 2000 programme, the Commission stated, on 30 July 2003,
that the municipality had not submitted any projects by 2002. Can the Commission say if this has been
the case subsequently and up to the present?

(1) OJ C 242 E, 9.10.2003, p. 200.

(2004/C 78 E/0332)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3799/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(11 December 2003)

Subject: Update on use of funding from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Pisa

In its answer to question E-0986/03 (1), which asked whether the municipality of Pisa had submitted
projects or secured funding under the Culture 2000 programme, the Commission stated, on 30 July 2003,
that the municipality had not submitted any projects by 2002. Can the Commission say if this has been
the case subsequently and up to the present?

(1) OJ C 242 E, 9.10.2003, p. 200.

(2004/C 78 E/0333)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3800/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(11 December 2003)

Subject: Update on use of funding from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Pistoia

In its answer to question E-0987/03 (1), which asked whether the municipality of Pistoia had submitted
projects or secured funding under the Culture 2000 programme, the Commission stated, on 30 July 2003,
that the municipality had not submitted any projects by 2002. Can the Commission say if this has been
the case subsequently and up to the present?

(1) OJ C 242 E, 9.10.2003, p. 200.