WRITTEN QUESTION E-0070/04 by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Chrome-plating factory in Tabaçò, Arcos de Valdevez.
Date: 2004-01-20
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Portugal, chromium, environmental impact, exchange of information, industrial pollution, metallurgical industry, project management

3.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 84 E/157

(2004/C 84 E/0194)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0070/04

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Chrome-plating factory in Tabaçò, Arcos de Valdevez

(20 January 2004)

Following my Question E-2437/03 (1) of 11 July 2003 and the reply of 23 September 2003, concerning
the possible building of a polluting factory in Tabaçò, Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal, a statement by the
Association for the defence of the Valdevez Natural Environment says that there is a risk of the Serraliber
chrome-plating factory briefly starting chrome-plating operations in January 2004.

There is a revocation case before the courts (No C/000830/03) for failure to comply with the provisions of
Decree Law No No 69/2000 of 3 May since the factory was built before the environmental
impact
assessment had been concluded.

What action has been taken since the Commission replied to me in September 2003?

(1) OJ C 65 E, 13.3.2004.

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(26 February 2004)

Following its answer of 23 September 2003 to question E-2437/03 (1) by the Honourable Member on the
same subject, the Commission can inform the Honourable Member that the Portuguese authorities have
since replied to the letter it sent requesting further information on the construction of the proposed
factory.

The Commission is currently examining the Portuguese authorities’ reply. The situation will then be
examined at a meeting between the Portuguese authorities and the Commission with a view to adopting a
position on the complaints in question.

At that meeting, the Commission will not fail to question the Portuguese authorities regarding the impact
assessment carried out on the project, and in particular the situation reported by the Honourable Member
in her question.

(1) OJ C 65 E, 13.3.2004.

(2004/C 84 E/0195)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0075/04

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(13 January 2004)

Subject: Flight safety checks

The European Union (cid:1) via the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council (cid:1) has in various
ways urged the individual countries to introduce effective flight safety controls. Safety is extremely
important, and not just in view of the recent tragic accident. Does the Commission not consider it would
be useful to obtain information from the individual countries concerning the checks carried out on the
condition of aircraft and the results produced? Have checks been carried out on individual carriers and
how many and what kind of checks were carried out without prior notice in the various countries on both
scheduled flights and ‘charter’ flights? Has the crucial issue (cid:1) which is not always spelled out (cid:1) of the
relationship between low fares and expenditure on flight administration and routine and special aircraft
maintenance been tackled in every country?