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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0955/04 by Philip Claeys (NI) to the Commission. Statements by Commissioner Verheugen concerning Turkey's possible accession to the Union.
Date: 2004-03-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Commission, European Commissioner, Türkiye, accession to the European Union, image, public statement

C 88 E/554

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

8.4.2004

Therefore, it is excluded to discriminate the suppliers of school milk on the basis of their nationality.

(2004/C 88 E/0565)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0955/04

by Philip Claeys (NI) to the Commission

(29 March 2004)

Subject: Statements by Commissioner Verheugen concerning Turkey’s possible accession to the Union

According to the 24 February 2004 edition of the German newspaper ‘Die Welt’ Commissioner Günter
Verheugen informed the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, two weeks before that date that in the
autumn the Commission will formally recommend to the Council that accession negotiations be opened
with Turkey.

Is this information correct?

If so, has the Commission made sufficient progress with its report on the issue of accession negotiations
with Turkey to be able to draw conclusions of this kind?

If not, has the Commission, or the Commissioner, formally denied the report in ‘Die Welt’? Why not (if
applicable)?

Does the Commission regard it as desirable that its Members or government leaders from the current
Member States should make public statements concerning the conclusions of a significant report which has
not yet been drawn up, let alone published?

Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

(30 April 2004)

There is frequent speculation in the press as to whether the Commission will recommend the opening of
accession negotiations with Turkey later in 2004. The information mentioned in the article which the
Honourable Member refers to is inaccurate.

The task of the Commission, as set by the Copenhagen European Council in December 2002, is very clear
and has been stated on many occasions.
it will prepare a Regular Report and a
In autumn 2004,
recommendation as to whether Turkey meets the Copenhagen political criteria. This report will be based
on a fair and objective analysis.

(2004/C 88 E/0566)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0986/04

by Richard Corbett (PSE) to the Commission

(30 March 2004)

Subject: Blood diamonds

Does the DG Competition have access to the data held by the DG External Relations concerning the
Kimberley Agreement on tracing the sources and stocks of diamonds (in order to avoid ‘blood diamonds’
coming on to the market)?

Does the Commission consider that the data held for this purpose might also shed light on the trading
practices of companies in the diamond sector? Will it evaluate such data in the context of its consideration
of the De Beers ‘Supplier of Choice’ restrictive practices?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 584/2004 of 29 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

30.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 91/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 584/2004

of 29 March 2004

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particu-
lar Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 March 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

L 91/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.3.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 29 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
624
999

052
068
096
204
220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
400
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
999

105,5
41,2
119,6
124,8
97,8

114,0
105,0
80,6
19,6
135,1
90,9

113,8
80,8
97,3

49,7
44,5
57,6
45,4
44,9
61,4
50,6

47,5
51,0
49,3

27,3
84,4
119,7
99,5
74,6
78,0
78,9
78,1
83,8
144,6
86,9

72,5
66,9
66,6
68,7

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11). Code ‘999’ stands for

‘of other origin’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0960/04 by Jules Maaten (ELDR) to the Commission. Language discrimination in recruitment procedures for European institutions.
Date: 2004-03-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU institution, linguistic discrimination, recruitment

C 84 E/924

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

3.4.2004

The Commission is not aware of any systematic discrimination against foreign investors in general or
Italian firms in particular. However,
if specific evidence of such discrimination is provided then the
Commission will
investigate fully and take the appropriate action either under the provisions of the
EU-Romania Association Agreement or in the context of the accession negotiations.

In more general terms, the Commission will continue to support Romania’s efforts to effectively tackle
corruption and to guarantee the rule of law. Bilateral contacts will be used in order to urge Romanian
authorities to prioritise these issues and financial assistance is being provided to promote anti-corruption
initiatives and to modernise the judiciary.

(2004/C 84 E/1021)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0960/04

by Jules Maaten (ELDR) to the Commission

(29 March 2004)

Subject: Language discrimination in recruitment procedures for European institutions

Is the Commission aware that,

in 2003, more than 700 notices of vacancy were published by
1.
European technical assistance offices, non-governmental organisations, agencies
financed by the
Commission and private companies which specified that only ‘native English speakers’ and ‘candidates
with English mother tongue’ need apply?

Does the Commission share the view that this constitutes manifest discrimination against persons

2.
who have ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’ knowledge of English but are not ‘native speakers’?

Does the Commission share the view that, this being the case, candidates whose mother tongue is

3.
not English find it more difficult to find employment in the European institutions?

Is the Commission prepared to take measures to combat such discrimination which is,

4.
supported by the Commission?

in part,

Answer given by Mr Dimas on behalf of the Commission

(30 April 2004)

Concerning the issue of notices of vacancy published by European Technical Assistance Offices,
Non-Governmental Organisations, agencies financed by the Commission and private companies,
the
Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its joint answer to Written Questions E-0046/04 and
E-0086/04 by Mr Dhaene and others (1).

As for recruitment in the European Institutions, the language requirements in recruitment procedures for
European institutions are laid down in the Staff Regulations. Open competition notices and vacancies
advertisements never specify that only native speakers of any language or candidates with a specific
mother tongue may apply. Some competitions or selection procedures, such as those for linguists, may
require a specific knowledge of languages; however, even in these cases there is no request for candidates
to be native speakers.

(1) See page 301.