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Notice N o Contents Page

I _Information_

European Parliament

_Written Questions with_ _answer_

9 0 / C 197/01 N o 562/89 by M r Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission

Subject: Community film and video market 1

9 0 / C 197/02 N o 663/89 by M r Edward McMillan-Scott to the Commission

Subject: Road accidents in the Community in priority to the right situations 1

9 0 / C 197/03 N o 833/89 by M r Francois de Donnea to the Commission

Subject: Infringement proceedings for failure to inform the Commission of national
implementing measures 2

9 0 / C 197/04 N o 869/89 by M r Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission

Subject: West German road taxes and development of a Community transport market 2

9 0 / C 197/05 N o 892/89 by M r Christian Rovsing to the Commission

Subject: Introduction by the Federal Republic of Germany of a road tax for lorries exceeding

18 tonnes overall weight, to apply from 1 May 1990 2

Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 869/89 and 892/89 3

9 0 / C 197/06 N o 967/89 by M r Thomas Megahy to the Commission

Subject: Carriage of dangerous substances by road 3

9 0 / C 197/07 N o 976/89 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Commission

Subject: Delays in the payment of EAGGF grants 3

9 0 / C 197/08 N o 987/89 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Commission

Subject: Research funding for aquaculture 4

9 0 / C 197/09 N o 1004/89 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission

Subject: Arrangements for the scrapping of inland waterway vessels 4

1 (Continued overleaf)

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9 0 / C 197/10 N o 1006/89 by M r GijsdeVries to the Commission

Subject: American trade-distorting subsidies to maize gluten production 5

9 0 / C 197/11 N o 1083/89 by M r Fernand Herman to the Commission

Subject: Payment by Dutch banks of interest on bonds 6

9 0 / C 197/12 N o 1087/89 by M r James Ford to the Commission

Subject: Embargo on trade of arms with China 6

9 0 / C 197/13 N o 1113/89 by M r Herman Verbeek to the Commission

Subject: Discharge of dangerous substances into the Rhine by BASF 6

9 0 / C 197/14 N o 1124/89 by Mrs A. Pollack to the Commission

Subject: Public transport studies 7

9 0 / C 197/15 N o 1225/89 by M r Thomas Megahy to the Commission

Subject: Influx into the Community of Trabant motor cars 7

9 0 / C 197/16 N o 1292/89 by M r Leopoldo Ortiz Climent to the Commission

Subject: The full integration of Spanish agricultural products with a view to the establishment of
the European single market 8

9 0 / C 197/17 N o 1312/89 by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission

Subject: Poisoning due to lead-contaminated wine 8

9 0 / C 197/18 N o 1334/89 by M r Llewellyn Smith to the Commission

Subject: Water — reservoir filters 9

9 0 / C 197/19 N o 7/90 by Mrs Astrid Lulling to the Commission

Subject: Promotion policy for Commission staff 9

9 0 / C 197/20 N o 74/90 by M r Llewellyn Smith to the Commission

Subject: Compilation of data by the European Environment Agency 10

9 0 / C 197/21 N o 117/90 by M r Gijs de Vries to the Commission

Subject: Italian Government aid to Texas Instruments 10

9 0 / C 197/22 N o 143/90 by M r Roberto Barzanti and M r Rinaldo Bontempi to the Commission

Subject: Promotion of the European high-definition television system 11

9 0 / C 197/23 N o 164/90 by M r Juan Gangoiti Llaguno to the Commission

Subject: Measures to combat marine pollution 11

9 0 / C 197/24 N o 352/90 by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission

Subject: Harmonization of study courses in the Member States 12

9 0 / C 197/25 N o 539/90 by M r Eugenio Melandri to the Commission

Subject: The ECU 8,1 million 'Aid for refugees' project in Ethiopia 12

9 0 / C 197/26 N o 769/90 by M r Pierre Lataillade to the Commission

Subject: Community employment initiatives in the Aquitaine Region 13

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

WRITTEN QUESTION No 562/89

by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (ARC)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(24 October 1989)_

(90/C 197/01)

_Subject:_ Community film and video market

The rules governing the certification of films to be
screened in cinemas and viewed by minors differ from
Member State to Member State. In Belgium, for example,
there are only two categories: 'Minors admitted' and
'Minors not admitted'. In other Member States, there is
an intermediate category, e.g. for the 12 to 16 age group.
Consequently, depending on the Member State, some
minors may or may not be admitted to a particular film.

Would the Commission say:

1. what measures it is contemplating, in connection with
the process of completing the internal market, to bring
about equality of competition in the film distribution
sector, with guaranteed protection of minors from
exposure to violence and pornography in films, and

2. what measures it is contemplating to bring about
equality of competition in the film and video
distribution sector?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann
on behalf of the Commission

_(15 December 1989)_

The Commission is aware of the difference which exist

between the Member States as regards their rules
concerning the release of films for screening to minors. It
is not however convinced of the need to propose new
Community legislation to harmonize those rules.

Inasmuch as the free movement of goods and the freedom
to provide services are vital to the completion of the
internal market, the provisions of Articles 30 _et_ _seq._ and 59
of the EEC Treaty would appear to be adequate as
regards both the screening of films and the distribution of
video cassettes. In so far as these provisions, in particular
Article 36, allow the Member States to introduce
prohibitions or restrictions on the grounds of public
morality, public policy or public security and others, such
measures must not constitute a means of arbitrary
discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between
Member States. The Commission does not know of any
cases of such restrictions having been used to discriminate
against imports of films from other Member States.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 663/89

by Mr Edward McMillan-Scott (ED)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(6 November 1989)_

(90/C 197/02)

_Subject:_ Road accidents in the Community in priority to
the right situations

Will the Commission tabulate statistics, for the last year
for which statistics are available, on road accidents in
each Member State in priority to the right situations,
comparing information on this critical aspect of road
safety with police reports, insurance companies, and
public authorities responsible for transport and road
safety:

(i) the number of road accidents in a priority to the
right situation in the year in question;

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(ii) the number of deaths resulting from road accidents
in a priority to the right situation for the year in
question;

(iii) the number of injuries resulting from road accidents
in a priority to the right situation for the year in
question;

(iv) the estimated cost of damages resulting from road
accidents in a priority to the right situation for the
year in question, broken down according to the cost
of medical care, loss of work and repair damage to
vehicles and/or value of vehicles written off;

(v) the estimated proportion of road accidents in a
priority to the right situation in comparison with the
total number of road accidents for the year in
question.

Answer given by Mr Van Miert

on behalf of the Commission

_(21 December 1989)_

The Commission has no specific accident statistics related
to the priority to the right.

Preparations are continuing for setting up a Community
road accident data base, which should become
operational during 1991.

In the framework of the data base, information will
become available on injury accidents (excluding material
accidents) at intersections.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 833/89

by Mr Francois de Donnea (LDR)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(28 November 1989)_

(90/C 197/03)

_Subject:_ Infringement proceedings for failure to inform
the Commission of national implementing

measures

In June 1989, the Commission sent the Belgian
Government a letter of formal notice for failure to inform

it of the national measures implementing Directive
87/140/EEC of 6 February 1987( [1] ) on the approximation
of the laws of the Member States relating to textile names
and Directive 87/184/EEC( [2] ) on the approximation of
the laws of the Member States relating to certain methods
for the quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre
mixtures.

1. Could the Commission state what argument the
Belgian Government has put forward to justify its
failure to inform the Commission?

2. What further action does it intend to take in this

matter?

O OJNoL56,26. 2. 1987, p. 24.
O OJ No L 75, 17. 3. 1987, p. 21.

Answer given by Mr Van Miert
on behalf of the Commission

_(15 February 1990)_

With regard to Directive 87/184/EEC of 6 February
1987, the Belgian Government has sent the Commission,
by way of information concerning national implementing
measures, the Royal Decree of 15 June 1988 amending the
Royal Decree of 6 October 1981 on methods of sampling
and quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures.

With regard to Directive 87/140/EEC, the Belgian
Government informed the Commission on 24 October

1989 that the King was about to sign a corresponding
draft Royal Decree.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 869/89

by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (ARC)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(29 November 1989)_

(90/C 197/04)

_Subject:_ West German road taxes and development of a
Community transport market

In late October 1989, the Federal German Government
adopted a bill imposing, as of 1 May 1990, a road tax on
all domestic and foreign lorries using West German roads.
For West German lorries this additional toll is to be offset

by a reduction in the commercial vehicle tax.

Could the Commission state what measures it plans to
take to reverse this measure, which runs counter to the
development of a frontier-free Community transport
market?

WRITTEN QUESTION No 892/89

by Mr Christian Rovsing (ED)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(1 December 1989)_

(90/C 197/05)

_Subject:_ Introduction by the Federal Republic of
Germany of a road tax for lorries exceeding 18
tonnes overall weight, to apply from 1 May 1990

The Federal Republic of Germany has recently approved
the introduction of the above road tax, to apply from the
date indicated. At the same time a special provision linked
to this arrangement entitles German hauliers to a more or
less equivalent reduction in vehicle tax (calculated by
weight), which covers their extra expenditure.

How does the Commission view the fact that this road tax

will excessively undermine the competitive position of

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hauliers from the other Member States, for example
Denmark? For many years the Danish hauliers' share of
the market in freight transport and from countries south
of Denmark has steadily declined. The new tax will
further undermine the competitive position of Danish
hauliers, since two-thirds of all their southbound
consignments are destined for West Germany.

What measures does the Commission intend to take to

prevent competition from being distorted by a welter of
taxes if, for example, other Member States are tempted to
provide some form of subsidy to compensate their own
international hauliers for the tax imposed by the German
authorities?

Joint answer to Written Questions No 869/89

and 892/89 given by Mr Van Miert

on behalf of the Commission

_(2 May 1990)_

The draft bill adopted by the German Government on 24
October 1989 is an amended version of an earlier draft on

which the Commission formulated a negative opinion on
15 June 1989. All Member States received a copy of this
opinion.

The new text gives no reason for the Commission to
revise its opinion of last June.

If the German Parliament adopts the bill in its present
form, the Commission will draw the necessary
conclusions in accordance with its opinion of June 1989.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 967/89

by Mr Thomas Megahy (S)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(7 December 1989)_

(90/C 197/06)

_Subject:_ Carriage of dangerous substances by road

There are two entirely different hazard information
marking systems which operate in the European
Community, namely the Hazchem or United Kingdom
system and ADR or continental system. Although the
ADR is much more used throughout the Community
there is a strong view that in some respects the Hazchem
system is superior. The ADR system, unlike Hazchem,
gives no information about how to deal with the hazard,
only about what the likely hazards might be. Similarly no
specialist advice telephone number is given. Hazchem, in

addition, provides information about the type of
firefighting required, the type of protection the firefighter
requires and whether any other action is necessary. In the
light of increased traffic and dangerous substances in the
years ahead, has the Commission any proposals to
harmonze such labelling? If so, what weight do they
attach to the different systems in use at the moment?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert
on behalf of the Commission

_(15 March 1990)_

The Commission is aware of the problem caused by the
fact that there are two different systems for marking
vehicles which transport dangerous goods.

The Commission is currently carrying out a number of
operations connected with the carriage of dangerous
substances, but the marking of vehicles is not, for the time
being, one of the main priorities.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 976/89

by Mrs Winifred Ewing (ARC)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(7 December 1989)_

(90/C 197/07)

_Subject:_ Delays in the payment of EAGGF grants

Will the Commission make a statement on delays in the
payment of EAGGF grants? These delays are causing the
erosion of the value of the grant and subject the recipients
to paying higher interest rates on loans they have
undertaken.

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry
on behalf of the Commission

_(2 March 1990)_

EAGGF aid varies greatly depending on the sector
and the intended aim. It is therefore difficult for the

Commission to specify a time limit for payment for each

measure.

Certain specific pieces of legislation lay down time limits
for payment to beneficiaries: at the clearance of accounts
the Commission refuses to accept expenditure made
outside the statutory time limits. Non-observance of the

No C 197/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 8. 90

time limits laid down results in unequal treatment of
operators and therefore interferes with the correct
functioning of the organization of the markets.

Furthermore, the Commission takes the view that, when
the relative legislation does not specify a time limit, aid
must be paid to beneficiaries within a reasonable time so
that the economic objectives of the aid measure are
fulfilled. A reasonable time should not normally be more
than three months.

To minimize the problems referred to by the Honourable
Member, in certain cases Community legislation provides
for a system of advance payments to beneficiaries.

These measures can only achieve their intended aim if:

— beneficiaries' applications comply with the
legislation,

— national administrations and disbursing agencies are
not hampered in their work by problems such as
computer breakdowns.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 987/89

by Mrs Winifred Ewing (ARC)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(18 December 1989)_

(90/C 197/08)

_Subject:_ Research funding for aquaculture

The President of the Council of Ministers stated on

7 November 1989 to the fisheries subcommittee in the

European Parliament that ECU 30 million was to be
allotted to research in aquaculture. Will the Commission
give details of the headings of expenditure and where this
is to be spent?

Answer given by Mr Marin
on behalf of the Commission

_(23 January 1990)_

The Community funding of ECU 30 million which is
referred to in the question raised by the Honourable
Member is the budget allocated to Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3253/87 of 19 October 1987 0, on the
coordination and promotion of research in the fisheries
sector. It covers the five-year period from 1988 to 1992.

The Regulation provides aid for research projects,
coordination of research and research training in the
following fields:

— fisheries management,

— fishing methods,

— aquaculture,

— upgrading of fisheries products.

Up to the end of 1989, ECU 13 million had been
committed as aid for 54 research projects, distributed in
the following way.

Fisheries management: 18 projects with Community aid
of ECU 5,3 million.

Fishing methods: 8 projects with Community aid of ECU
1,5 million.

Aquaculture: 16 projects with Community aid of ECU 3,7
million.

Upgrading fisheries products: 12 projects with
Community aid of ECU 2,5 million.

The list of projects with reference to where the research
has to be conducted has already been sent to the General
Secretariat of the Parliament with the answer to Written

Question No 863/89 of 8 December 1989 by Mr
Vandemeulebroucke.

(') OJ No L 314,4. 11. 1987, p. 17.
O OJNoC97, 17. 4. 1990, p. 33.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1004/89

by Floras Wijsenbeek (LDR)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(18 December 1989)_

(90/C 197/09)

_Subject:_ Arrangements for the scrapping of inland
waterway vessels

Why has the Commission decided not to include vessels
brought into service between 28 October and 1 November
1989 among those eligible for premiums from the
European Scrapping Fund?

Is it true that Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
1101/89 of 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in
inland waterway transport _(_ _[l]_ _)_ states that the arrangements
shall come into effect from 1 May 1989 and provide
for a six-month transitional period, which expired on
1 November 1989?

Can the Commission confirm that the Government of the

Federal Republic of Germany intends to embargo vessels
brought into service between midnight on 28 October and
midnight on 1 November in the Netherlands?

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Wnat steps does the Commission intend to take to oppose
these repeated^ high-handed^ antiCommunitv and
unlawful actions bvtheCerman^iinistrvofTransport^

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Answer^ivenbv^rV^n^ert

on behalf of the Commission

^ 2 ^ ^ r ^ r v ^ ^

The owners of vessels put into service after280ctober
t^8^ have tocomplv with theprovisions laiddown in
Article8^1^old for new measure^of Council Regulation
t^EEC^ ^ o M01B8^ of 2^ April 1 ^ on structural
improvements in inland waterwavtransport.

This Regulation entered into force on the dav of its
publication in the Official journal of the European
Communities^that is on 28 April t^8^.The transitional
period of six months the honourable member is referring
to^ consequently expired on 28 October P^8^.

The Commission has not been informed that the

Covernment of the Pederal Republic of Cermanv has the
intention to tie up vessels which were put into service in
the ^etherlandsbetween midnighton 28 October and
midnight ont^ovembert^8^.

rlowever^ in this context the Commission would like to

refer the fdonourable Iviember to Article 8 ^ of the

aforementioned Regulation which provides that national
authorities mav take steps to prevent vessels from
participating in the trade if the owner has not fulfilled the
requirements set out in paragraphtof the same Article.

WRiaorE^C^UE^T^O^^oiOODB^

bv^rGijsdeVries^LOR^

to the Commission ofthe European Communities

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^ ^ c ^ B American tradedistorting subsidies to maize
gluten production

P Can the Commission confirm that ^ p r o d u c t i o n
and trade in maize gluten have expanded sharplv in recent
vears^ and that this growth has been spurred bv^

— subsidiesgiven to LC^ mai^eproducers through the
^ E e e d Chains Rrogram^

^ capital loans and grants to builders of ethanol plants^
as well as subsidies and allowances given to L^
producers and consumers of ethanol^

^ subsidies under the ^ sugar programme for
producers from maize of highfructose ^corn^ svrup
^ E C ^

2. Ooes the Commission agree that efforts to provide
relief to EC maize producers disadvantaged bv U^
subsidies should correspond with the Community
obligations under CATT^and that the call foraquota and
alevv for tonnage above an agree level as formulated bv
theTairness in the grain trade^campaign must therefore
be ignored^

^. Moes the Commission intend to discuss the

traderelated aspects of L^ subsidies to maize gluten
production with its American counterparts through
bilateral ormultilateral channels^

Answer given bvthe Commission

^ 2 A ^ r c ^ ^

t. The Commission can confirm that Laiited states

production and trade have expanded sharplv in recent

vears.

lnt^8Bu the L ^ A p r o d u c e d ^ m i l l i o n tonnes of maize
gluten feed^ of which^million tonnes were exported to
the Communitv.lnP^8^ these figures were 3^8 a n d ^
million tonnes respectivelv.

The Commission does not possess sufficient elements to
assess whether growth of LC^ production and trade in
these products has been spurred on bv subsidies granted
bv the 1^^ Covernment contrary to international
obligations of the U^A. nevertheless^ it can be assumed
that theU^ production of mai^e gluten feed is stimulated
bv the subsidies granted to ethanol and bv the incidence
on the price of highfructose corn svrupr^orisoglucose^of
the U^sugarprogramme. In that context the Commission
would refer the honourable member to its answer to

Written ^uestion^o2^0B8^bv^rsRoirierC^

2. The Commission fullv agrees with the honourable
member on the need to respect the Community
international obligations when providing relief to
European industriesadverselvaffectedbvthirdcountrv
trade practices.

^. The united states and the European Communitv^as
the other Contacting Rarties to CArp^ agreed^ on
entering into the negotiations of the C^ruguav Rounds to
bring all measures affecting export competition under
strengthened and more operationally effective CAL^f
rules and disciplines^ as accepted bv the ministerial
declaration of the L^ruguav Round of 20 September 1^8D.

No C 197/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 8. 90

This declaration provided that the abovementioned target
would rely on increasing disciplines on the use of all direct
and indirect subsidies. Therefore, the problem of
subsidies mentioned by the Honourable Member is well
within the scope of these negotiations.

O OJN0CI88, 16.7. 1984, p. 36.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1083/89

by Mr Fernand Herman (PPE)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(19 December 1989)_

(90/C 197/11)

_Subject:_ Payment by Dutch banks of interest on bonds

Bonds paying a given rate of interest with a maturity of 10
to 15 years and redeemable by annual lot are being issued
on the European bond market by Dutch banks.

Occasionally the issuing Dutch banks continue for several
years to pay interest on previously redeemed bonds in
cases where the coupons are presented at banks acting as
intermediaries.

After two, three or even six years the issuing banks realize
their mistake and refuse to honour the coupons.

The issuing bank then agrees to repay the previously
redeemed bond but automatically deducts the interest
which, through its own fault, was paid unduly; this means
that it will have had free use of the capital represented by
the bond during the period of years in question.

Surely the bond-holder should be entitled to
reimbursement of the full amount of the bond, given that
the issuing bank, through its own fault, has held the
capital represented by the bond during the years in
question?

Is the Commission aware of this and has it ever received

any complaints about it? If so, should it not issue a
recommendation to national bodies responsible for
protecting the interests of savers in order to remedy this
situation?

Answer given Sir Leon Brittan
on behalf of the Commission

_(6 February 1990)_

The Commission had not hitherto been informed of the

way in which interest is paid on bonds issued by certain

Dutch banks nor has it received a complaint about the
matter. If such a complaint is made, the Commission will
consider it in the usual way.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1087/89

by Mr James Ford (S)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(19 December 1989)_

(90/C 197/12)

_Subject:_ Embargo on trade of arms with China

On 27 June 1989 the European Council issued a
declaration on China which, amongst other things, called
for an embargo on the trade of arms with that country.
Has the Commission offered any guidance to the
Community Member States as to what types of weaponry
should come within the embargo, and also to whether the
embargo should also apply to weaponry for which an
export licence had been issued prior to the declaration but
which has not yet left the Community?

Answer given by Mr Andriessen
on behalf of the Commission

_(12 March 1990)_

The Commission and the Member States have exchanged
views, on several occasions, on the coordinated
implementation of the declaration of the Madrid
European Council on China. The question of arms trade
has not been raised in these meetings.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1113/89

by Mr Herman Verbeek (V)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(19 December 1989)_

(90/C 197/13)

_Subject:_ Discharge of dangerous substances into the
Rhine by BASF

In the first week of November the German chemical

concern BASF discharged approximately one tonne of
carcinogenic nitrobenzene into the Rhine at
Ludwigshafen. BASF regularly causes serious pollution of
this kind, which poses a threat to the quality of drinking
water in Amsterdam and the surrounding area.

What means does the Commission have under European
environmental legislation to initiate legal proceedings
against BASF, either directly or through the European
Court of Justice, with or without the cooperation of the
Government of the Federal Republic of Germany?

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Given that BASF is a persistent offender, is the
Commission prepared to take such measures without
delay?

Answer given by Mr Ripa di Meana
on behalf of the Commission

_(1 February 1990)_

There is no specific Community legislation for penalizing
an accidental discharge of pollutants. Only in cases where
a company would appear to be persistently responsible for
such accidental discharges can national authorities take
action under the system of prior authorization for
discharges pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Directive
76/464/EEC ( [x] ). Community institutions are not
1 empowered to act.

1 Article 7 of Directive 76/464/EEC requires the Member
1 States to establish programmes to reduce water pollution

caused by carcinogens. These must include quality
objectives for the waters in question.

The Commission will be seeking details from the Federal
Republic of Germany of the programmes it has drawn up
in compliance with Article 7 of Directive 76/464/EEC.

O OJNoL129, 18.5. 1976, p. 23.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1124/89

by Mrs A. Pollack (S)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(10 January 1990)_

(90/C 197/14)

_Subject:_ Public transport studies

Can the Commission provide recent information as to the
percentage levels of government financial subsidies on
running costs of public transport in major cities in the
Member States?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert
on behalf of the Commission

_(21 February 1990)_

The Commission has no record or information as to State

aid on running costs of public transport in cities in the
Member States. Such financial help would not, in
principle, alter the conditions of competition in such a
way that trade between Member States could be affected
and, in that case, would not fall under the EEC Treaty
rules governing State aids.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1225/89

by Mr Thomas Megahy (S)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(12 January 1990)_

(90/C 197/15)

_Subject:_ Influx into the Community of Trabant motor

cars

In view of the influx into the Community of Trabant
motor cars from the German Democratic Republic and
the environmental concerns this has caused, does the
Commission have any plans to

1. restrict the entry of Trabants or their use on the
Community's roads;

2. assist the German Democratic Republic in ceasing
production of these vehicles whilst at the same time
helping her to meet the aspirations of her citizens to
have the opportunity to own private vehicles, or to
recommend to the Council that it provides such
assistance?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann
on behalf of the Commission

_(2 March 1990)_

1. The problem of entry and use, in the European
Community, of cars from the German Democratic
Republic (GDR), namely of the type 'Trabant' has to be
considered under two aspects:

(a) _The cars are registered in the German Democratic_
_Republic and used by citizens of that country visiting_
_Member States of the EC_

This case in covered by the United Nations'
Convention on Road Traffic of 1968 which binds its

Contracting Parties to admit in internal traffic all
motor vehicles which are duly registered in a
contracting country.

(b) _The cars are definitively brought into an EC Member_
_State in order to be_ _registered_ _there_

In this case the cars need, in principle, to comply with
the regulations of the country where they are to be
registered e.g. with the current EC emission
standards.

However, the only Member State where until now
Trabants are presented for registration in numbers
worth mentioning, the Federal Republic of Germany,
has decided to grant an exception in this respect in
order to facilitate the settling down of refugees.

Generally, the environmental problem caused by Trabant
cars in the Community should not be over-estimated:

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their share of the total number of cars on the road and,
hence, their contribution to air pollution due to motor
traffic is negligible. Moreover, the two-stroke engines
with which the GDR cars are normally equipped, are
characterized by relatively low emissions of NOx, which
is the most environmentally harmful pollutant emitted by
internal combustion engines.

For these reasons the Commission, at present, sees neither
the possibility nor the necessity of restricting the entry
and use of Trabant cars on Community territory.

2. The German Democratic Republic has at present, no
plans to intervene in its country's car production. The
Commission believes more in the positive climate for
investments which is created by a more liberal and
market-oriented economic policy in the German
Democratic Republic and which, in conjuntion with the
competition resulting from the opening of the border, will
allow that country's industry to achieve gradually the
product standards which are achieved in the Community.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1292/89

by Mr Leopoldo Ortiz Climent (PPE)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(15 January 1990)_

(90/C 197/16)

_Subject:_ The full integration of Spanish agricultural
products with a view to the establishment of the
European single market

The Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European
Communities lays down a transitional period for certain
agricultural products, due to end in January 1996. The
Single European Act, which post-dates the Treaty of
Accession, has as one of its fundamental objectives the
establishment of a single market by January 1993, but the
single market will be incompatible with the existence of a
transitional period for products such as fruit and
vegetables, wine, flowers, potatoes, etc.

Does the Commission not consider that Spanish
agricultural products for which a transitional period
has been laid down should be fully integrated before
1 January 1993?

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry
on behalf of the Commission

_(27 February 1990)_

Article 28 of the Single Act states that 'the provisions of
this Act shall be without prejudice to the provisions of the

Instruments of Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and
the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities'.

Therefore, the Single Act has not altered the transitional
periods provided for in the Act of Accession of Spain, in
particular the period referred to by the Honourable
Member.

The Commission is prepared to study any request by the
Member States which might speed up the integration of
the products in question, within the framework of the
rules laid down in the Act of Accession and its basic

objectives, of which one of the most important is the
harmonious integration of the Spanish economy in the
common market.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1312/89

by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini (NI)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(15 January 1990)_

(90/C 197/17)

_Subject:_ Poisoning due to lead-contaminated wine

Following the incidents concerning methanolcontaminated wine, and with a view to protecting
consumers and wine producers operating correctly, I
would ask the Commission whether it is aware that the

lead content in wine, other alcoholic beverages distilled in
copper coils soldered together with lead alloys, edible
flour, fruit juices, fizzy drinks and powdered milk may, in
a normal diet, be so high as to be harmful to human
health.

Given that in Italy the maximum tolerated concentration
of lead in wine is 0,3 mg/1 and that no maximum limit has
been fixed by the FAO, will the Commission provide
details of the maximum lead concentrations authorized by
the laws of the Member States?

Can the Commission confirm that chelating therapy for
lead poisoning using calcium disodium versenate or
penicillamine obtained through oxidization may give rise
to serious side-effects?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann
on behalf of the Commission

_(28 February 1990)_

The Commission is aware that contamination of food

with lead is a potential hazard to human health. Recently,
the Scientific Committee for Food adopted an opinion on
the tolerable intake of lead in general, and the possible
contamination of wine from the use of lead closures.

6. 8. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 197/9

At Community level, maximum levels for lead leaching
from ceramic ware intended for use in contact with food

are laid down in Council Directive 84/500/EEC (').
Community Directives are reducing the lead content in
petrol, which is considered to be a major source of
contamination of crops through the air (Council Directive
85/210/EEC ( [2] )). Another Directive sets limits for the
lead content in sewage sludge when used to treat soil for
crops (Council Directive 86/278/EEC ( [3] )).

The lead content in food is currently monitored in the
Member States, and the Commission has just received the
results of two recently concluded studies in the United
Kingdom and Denmark. Both studies have shown that
lead intake through food is well within the safe limits and
that the lead content in food is decreasing compared with
previous studies. It is believed that this is partly due to the
abovementioned reduction of the lead content in petrol.
Other reasons may be a greater awareness of and a
reduction in the use of soldered utensils in food

production and in tin cans. The lead content in wine
shows a reduction except in cases where lead closures
have been used. The Commission therefore concludes

that the contamination from this source should be

discontinued — a conclusion which is in line with the

recommendation of the Scientific Committee for Food.

The Commission does not have detailed information on

the legislation of Member States on lead in food,
including wine, but is carrying out an enquiry to obtain
this information.

Chelating therapy is only carried out in cases of acute lead
poisoning in emergency situations which could only occur
through food by massive, deliberate or accidental
contamination since lead in food arising from
environmental and other sources is at very low levels. It is
for the medical practitioner in charge of a case to assess
the risks and benefits of the treatment.

(') OJNoL227,20. 10. 1984, p. 12.
O OJNoL96, 3. 4. 1985, p. 25.
O OJNoL181,4. 7. 1986, p. 6.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 1334/89

by Mr Llewellyn Smith (S)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(22 January 1990)_

(90/C 197/18)

_Subject:_ Water — reservoir filters

It appears common practice in the United Kingdom to
flush out from reservoirs any algae or other harmful
wastes into the nearest streams.

Is this method of backflushing filters within the
Community law and is it practised in any other Member
State of the EEC?

Answer given by Mr Ripa di Meana
on behalf of the Commission

_(26 February 1990)_

The Commission may only act where it is empowered to
do so under Community law. In the case of backflushing
of reservoir filters, or filters which form part of a water
treatment works, there is no Community law which
specifically addresses discharges from such processes.

However, in particular cases, the water bodies which
receive such discharges may be defined, or designated,
under one of the quality objective Directives,
75/440/EEC O, 76/160/CEE ( [2] ), 78/659/EEC ( [3] ) and
79/869/EEC ( [4] ).

Where these Directives are involved, not only are there a
number of imperative water quality standards to be
achieved, but there are also 'stand still' provisions,
whereby measures taken should not lead directly, or
indirectly, to a deterioration in water quality or an
increase in pollution. In such an instance, the Commission
would push for the full and accurate implementation of
the Directive(s) involved, using legal action where

necessary.

Finally, as there are no direct Community provisions with
regard to the backflushing of reservoir filters, the
Commission possesses no information on whether this
practice is employed generally throughout the Member
States.

O OJNoLl94, 25. 7. 1975, p. 26.
O OJNoL31,5. 2. 1976, p. 1.
O OJNoL222, 14. 8. 1978,p. 1.
O OJ No L 271, 29. 10. 1979, p. 44.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 7/90

by Mrs Astrid Lulling (PPE)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(26 January 1990)_

(90/C 197/19)

_Subject:_ Promotion policy for Commission staff

Promotion policy for Commission staff, as currently
practised, can lead to serious injustices in certain cases
since, without being subject to objective criteria, the
discretionary powers alone of a Director-General and the
agreement of other Directors-General can block the
progress of an official's career for many years.

No C 197/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 8. 90

Is the Commission prepared to take steps to avoid such
injustices in future and ensure that there is greater
transparency as regards promotion proposals?

Where there is proof that an official has suffered
injustices, is the Commission willing to rectify the matter
and, if so, how?

Answer given by Mr Cardoso e Cunha
on behalf of the Commission

_(23 February 1990)_

The promotion procedures followed in the Commission
are based throughout on a comparative assessment of the
merits of all officials eligible for promotion, with due
regard to their age and seniority in the service. On this
basis the Directors-General draw up proposals
concerning the officials in their departments; these are
then examined by joint committees made up of
representatives of the staff and the administration. The
opinions produced by these committees for the
appointing authority may differ from the proposals of the
Directors-General. The appointing authority then adopts
the promotion decisions in the light of the various
preparatory proceedings.

In the interest of increased transparency, the Commission
has extended the procedure, with effect from 1990, to
include a dialogue between each of the Directors-General
and staff representatives on the planned proposals prior
to their finalization.

Once these proposals have been published, there is
provision for officials to appeal to the Chairman of the
Promotions Committee.

The appointing authority, like all administrative
authorities, is always able to rectify any irregularity
vitiating its decisions as a result of a _de facto_ or _de jure_
i error.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 74/90

by Mr Llewellyn Smith (S)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(2 February 1990)_

(90/C 197/20)

_Subject:_ Compilation of data by the European
Environment Agency

Will the new European Environmental Agency have
powers to require governments, governmental agencies
and companies to deposit all data on public file in regard
to environmental matters, as requested by the Agency?

Answer given by Mr Ripa di Meana
on behalf of the Commission

_(14 March 1990)_

It is not planned to give the European Environment
Agency powers to require governments, governmental
agencies and companies to make public all their data on
environmental matters. The proposal for a Directive on
freedom of access to information on the environment ('),
presented on 31 October 1988, is designed to guarantee
right of access to information on the environment held by
public authorities.

(') OJNoC335, 30. 12. 1988, p. 5.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 117/90

by Mr Gijs de Vries (LDR)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(8 February 1990)_

(90/C 197/21)

_Subject:_ Italian Government aid to Texas Instruments

The American electronics company Texas Instruments
has announced that it is to invest US$ 1,2 billion in Italy in
the next four years. The company says that 'a significant
portion of the investment would consist of incentives
from the Italian Government' _(_ _[i]_ _)._

1. How much financial assistance has the Italian

Government promised Texas Instruments?

2. Is the amount and nature of the assistance compatible
with the rules on competition set out in the Treaty?

(') Louise Kehoe: 'Texas Instruments plans $ 1,2 billion Italian
expansion', _Financial Times_ of 8 November 1989.

Answer given by Mr Brittan
on behalf of the Commission

_(1 March 1990)_

The Commission has not been informed about the grant
of subsidies to an investment of the American company
Texas Instruments in a memory-chip manufacturing plant
at Avezzano in Italy.

The investment referred to by the Honourable Member
may however have benefited from general or regional aid
systems as approved by the Commission and in principle
available to every branch of industry in Italy and in most
other Member States.

The Commission has already requested detailed
information from the Italian Government concerning the
abovementioned subsidies and will inform the

Honourable Member of the result of its research as soon

as possible.

6. 8. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 197/11

WRITTEN QUESTION No 143/90

by Mr Roberto Barzanti and Mr Rinaldo Bontempi (GUE)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(8 February 1990)_

(90/C 197/22)

_Subject:_ Promotion of the European high-definition
television system

The facilities at the RAI (the Italian radio and television
company) production centre in Turin are particularly
suitable for initiatives and programmes aimed at
promoting the use of the European high-definition
television system. Can the Commission state whether the
European economic interest grouping (EEIG), set up to
administer the promotion of the European HDT system,
intends to instal production or training facilities at the
RAI centre in Turin?

Answer given by Mr Pandolfi
on behalf of the Commission

_(16 March 1990)_

'Vision 1250', the European economic interest grouping
for HDTV, is in the process of being set up.

Any operational decisions will be in the hands of the
management of the group (equipment manufacturers,
producers/broadcasters, people responsible for
transmission).

Discussions on the way in which the grouping will operate
and where the studios will be placed are in progress.

The first conclusions to emerge from these discussions
would seem to indicate the use of mobile studios rather

than fixed ones. Fixed studios could nevertheless be used

to house mobile studios as a function of specific
production needs.

Being a member of the EBU, the RAI is a member of the
Vision 1250 advisory committee and, as such, would be
able to propose, once the grouping is established, the use
of production studios in Turin for suitable initiatives and

programmes.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 164/90

by Mr Juan Gangoiti Llaguno (NI)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(8 February 1990)_

(90/C 197/23)

_Subject:_ Measures to combat marine pollution

In view of the uncertainty prevailing in the Canary
Islands, one of the most outlying and exceptional regions

of the European Community, as a result of the accident
involving the Iranian oil tanker _'Khark 5'_ in the Atlantic
Ocean, on 19 December 1989, what measures can the
European Community take to combat the marine
pollution caused by the resulting oil slick?

Answer given by Mr Ripa di Meana
on behalf of the Commission

_(13 March 1990)_

The Commission fully shares the general concern and
preoccupation on the pollution of the sea in general and
Community waters in particular.

For some time now, in this context, the Commission has
been carrying out several important actions aiming to
protect the marine environment against accidental
pollution caused by oil tankers.

The EEC Task Force for assistance in case of accidental

pollution at sea, created to provide every possible
assistance to the authorities in cases of marine pollution
emergencies, is fully operative and has participated with
success in several important accidents such as the 'Patmos'
tanker in the Messina Straits, the 'Kowlon Bridge' and the
'Capo Emma' in Ireland, the cargo ship 'Cason' loaded
with dangerous substances in the north west of Spain, the
'Marao' tanker in Portugal, the 'Khark 5' in Morocco and
Spain and also the 'Aragon' in Spain.

Besides this operative activity the Commission has also
carried out other initiatives for the purpose of combating
accidental pollution in seawater, mainly the Community
information system, training programmes and pilot
projects.

Referring to the pollution caused by the 'Khark 5', the
Commission has cooperated with the authorities
concerned and an expert from the EEC Task Force
participated in four aerial surveillances from 21 to 31
December 1989. In addition, the EEC Task Force section

collaborated with the Moroccan authorities on scene in

planning preventive actions to protect the sensitive areas
and in identifying suitable equipment for combating the
pollution.

In conclusion, the Commission, having already developed
these important actions, is now actively participating in
large initiatives for a Convention of International
Cooperation on Oil Pollution Preparedness and
Response in Emergency Cases.

No C 197/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 8. 90

WRITTEN QUESTION No 352/90

by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini (NI)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(26 February 1990)_

(90/C 197/24)

_Subject:_ Harmonization of study courses in the Member
States

In Italy it is necessary to complete a three-year course in
order to obtain ISEF qualifications as a physical
education instructor. In the other Member States

equivalent training lasts for four years and in Spain and
Portugal as much as five years.

This means that the qualification obtained in Italy is not
deemed to be equivalent to a university degree.

Can the Commission say which States have not yet
brought their study courses, diplomas or degrees into line
with those of the other Member States?

Can the Commission say in which cases the above
situations arise and how it intends to ensure genuine
harmonization, given that failure to do so in the near
future could place the holders of diplomas from certain
Member States at a disadvantage compared with those
from other Member States?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann
on behalf of the Commission

_(21_ _May 1990)_

On 21 December 1988 the Council adopted Directive
89/48/EEC on a general system for the recognition of
higher education diplomas awarded on completion of
professional education and training of at least three years'
duration ('). This Directive, which Member States have to
incorporate into their national law within two years of its
notification, i.e. by 4 January 1991 at the latest, is general
in nature and could apply to teachers as well, including
physical education instructors.

By its general nature and the absence of prior
coordination of training courses in the Member States,
this Directive represents a new approach to this question
compared with the sectoral Directives such as those on
'doctors' (Directives 75/362/EEC and 75/363/EEC ( [2] )).
Article 3 of the Directive lays down the principle that a
host member State recognizes the diploma awarded by
another Member State where it is required for taking
up or pursuing the profession in question. Pursuant to
Article 4, the host Member State may impose
compensatory requirements where there are differences in
the duration of the education and training or where there
are substantial differences in the training itself.

Pursuant to Directive 89/48/EEC, Member States remain
free to organize the relevant professions and training

courses, including aspects such as level or duration, in the
way they consider most appropriate. Member States with
a three-year training course for physical education
instructors are not therefore obliged to extend that
duration to align it on Member States with four- or
five-year courses. Freedom to move to Member States
whose training courses are longer is therefore guaranteed
by Directive 89/48/EEC, although those Member States
may of course impose compensatory requirements as
provided for pursuant to the Directive.

Finally, the Commission would like to stress that
Directive 89/48/EEC applies only where the diploma
required both in the Member State from which the
applicant originates or comes from and the host Member
State is a higher education diploma awarded on
completion of professional education and training of at
least three-years' duration. To cover diplomas of a lower
level, the Commission has presented to the Council a
proposal for a Directive on a second general system for
the recognition of professional education and training
which complements Directive 89/48/EEC ( [3] ).

This proposal, which adopts the same approach as the
abovementioned Directive, is currently being examined by
the Council and the European Parliament.

(') OJNoL19,24. 1. 1989.
O OJNoL167,30. 6. 1975.
O OJNoC263, 16. 10. 1989.

WRITTEN QUESTION No 539/90

by Mr Eugenio Melandri (V)

to the Commission of the European Communities

_(16 March 1990)_

(90/C 197/25)

_Subject:_ The ECU 8,1 million 'Aid for refugees' project in
Ethiopia

In the light of the project described in Doc. IP(89) 904 of
7 December 1989 on aid for Sudanese and Somali

refugees in Ethiopian camps and bearing in mind that for
more than 20 years Menghistu has been fighting an
almost personal war against Eritrea, which has been
denied the right to self-determination that has been
confirmed many times in international forums and at the
UN:

1. What guarantees has the Commission received from
the Ethiopian Government regarding the real ultimate
destination of the aid in view of the fact that food aid

intended for people in need has often been diverted
by the Addis Ababa Government to its own
supermarkets?

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2. Will the Commission specify the areas of the country
in ^vhich the refugee camps mentioned in the proiect
are located^

^5 What steps does the Commission intend to take
^^^^^^the Ethiopian (Government ^vith regard to the
^var between Ethiopia and Eritrea in vie^v of the
effects that this also has on the administration of the

refugee camps by the Lr^ElCRB

^. Can the Commission say ^vhat steps it has taken
^ ^ ^ t h e Ethiopian Covemment^vith regard to
moving therefugee camps toadifferent location in
vie^v of the fact that they are sited precisely ^vhere, on
the Commission^so^vn admission,there are enormous
problems ^ith the supply of provisions essential to
survivals

Ar^s^er^ivenby^r^arin
onbehalfoftheCommr^sion

P The operations financed through the programme
mentioned by the Honourable member are implemented
via the e^LIRC and various nongovernmental
organisations, ^vith^vhichthenational authoritieshave
signed an agreement, and not directly via the goverment.
These bodies^experience and reputation are in themselves
aguarantee that the funds ^ill be put to the use for ^vhich
they are inended, and indeed reports concerning their use
arprovided regularly.

2. Camps for Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia are located
inthe^vest, in particularly in the lllubator and Wollega
regions, whereas camps for Somali refugees are located in
the east, in the Elararghe region.

^. The Commission has associated itself ^vith all

statements and representations made on the subiect as
part of European political cooperation, notably since the
appeal to enter into negotiations launched by the
Ethiopian authorities in ]une 1 ^ . Eurthermore the
Commission strives, as is its custom, toensure thatits

humanitarian aid reaches all the victims of ^var and those

struck byfamine.

^t. The siting of refugees camps is essentially the
responsibility of the authorities cooperating ^vith the

L ^ H R C a n d is based on several criteria, such as the need
to findaspeedy solution in an emergency,proximity to
the place of origin and the security of the refugees.

In practice, those areas of Ethiopia bordering ^udan and
Somalia, ^here refugees from these countries are
accommodated, are isolated and inhospitable, ^vhich
places an additional burden on the international
community and the host country.

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to the Commission of the European Communities

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^ ^ c e Community employment initiatives in the
Aquitaine Region

1. Can the Commission give a sector by^sector
estimate of thenumber of iobscreatedandBorsavedin

the Aquitaine Region from 1 ^ to 1 ^, directly or
indirectly as a result of the aid from the various
Communityfunds^E,ERME,EA(GCE,etc^andofthe
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2. Can it provide a qualitative and quantitative
description of the various initiatives undertaken in this
r e g i o n f r o m r ^ t o r ^ ^

Answer ^ven by ^rChristophersen
on behalf of the Commission

^ ^ ^ ^

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number of tables, the Commission is sending it direct to
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