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# Official Journal

Volume 36
### of the Communities 7 April 1993 European

#### C 99

Volume 36

7 April 1993

##### English edition Information and Notices

Notice No Contents Page

I Information

European Parliament

Written Questions with answer

93 / C 99 / 01 No 2400 / 92 by Mr Jose Valverde L6pez to the Commission
Subject : Programmes adopted during the period 1989-1993 for implementation in Andalusia
under the European Special Fund 1

93 / C 99 / 02 No 2401 / 92 by Mrs Annemarie Goedmakers to the Commission
Subject : Implementation of the NOW programme in the Netherlands 1

93 / C 99 / 03 No 241 1 / 92 by Mr Hugh McMahon to the Commission
Subject : Action projects for elderly people in 1992 2

93 / C 99 / 04 No 2417 / 92 by Mr Peter Crampton to the Commission
Subject : CAP reform — set-aside land 2

93 / C 99 / 05 No 2418 / 92 by Mr Peter Crampton to the Commission
Subject : CAP reform — unemployment 3

93 / C 99 / 06 No 2422 / 92 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission
Subject : Association agreements between the EC and Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia —
the position of the EC after the division of Czechoslovakia 3

93 / C 99 / 07 No 2425 / 92 by Mr Elmar Brok to the Commission
Subject : Job descriptions for the care of the disabled 4

93 / C 99 / 08 No 2431 / 92 by Mr Ernest Glinne to the Commission
Subject : Signing and ratification of the Charter on Early Childhood 4

93 / C 99 / 09 No 2433 / 92 by Mr Ernest Glinne to the Commission
Subject : Bulgarian ' placement bureaux ' which guarantee work in the Community 5

93 / C 99 / 10 No 2436 / 92 by Mr Luigi Moretti to the Commission
Subject : Use of ERDF funds 5

2 ( Continued overleaf )

Notice No Contents ( continued ) Page

93 / C 99 / 1 1 No 2456 / 92 by Mr Detlev Samland to the Commission
from Subject the : Working Commission document to the Council on the future ' Community policy on coal : ' Draft communication 6

93 / C 99 / 12 No 2457 / 92 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Commission
Subject : Cuts in invalidity benefit in the United Kingdom 6

93 / C 99 / 1 3 No 2460 / 92 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Commission
Subject : Finance for projects relating to elderly people 7

93 / C 99 / 14 No 2461 / 92 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Commission
Subject : National events during European Year for Elderly People 7

93 / C 99 / 15 No 2462 / 92 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Commission
Subject : European meetings for elderly people 8

93 / C 99 / 16 No 2463 / 92 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Commission
Subject : World Health Organization 's policy on alcohol 8

93 / C 99 / 17 No 2467 / 92 by Mr Filippos Pierros to the Commission
Subject : Faulty implementation of the IMP for Western Greece and the Peloponnese (a mussel
farming project in the Prefecture of Preveza ) 8

93 / C 99 / 18 No 2473 / 92 by Lord O'Hagan to the Commission
Subject : Sheep dip 9

93 / C 99 / 19 No 2491 / 92 by Mr Karel De Gucht to the Commission
Subject : Issuing of medical prescriptions restricted to doctors established in Belgium 9

93 / C 99 / 20 No 2492 / 92 by Mr Alonso Puerta to the Commission
Subject : Oil slick in the towns of Ribadesella and Llanes ( Asturias, Spain ) 10

93 / C 99 / 21 No 2499 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Community mining policy 11

93 / C 99 / 22 No 2510 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Health hazard posed by hair-dyeing products 11

93 / C 99 / 23 No 2512 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Hunting in Attica 11

93 / C 99 / 24 No 2519 / 92 by Mr Alexander Langer, Mrs Claudia Roth and Mr Gerard Onesta to
the Commission

Subject : Human rights violations in Croatia 12

93 / C 99 / 25 No 2539 / 92 by Mrs Anna Catasta to the Commission
Subject : Action taken in response to the Italian bill on female entrepreneurs 13

93 / C 99 / 26 No 2557 / 92 by Mr Pierre Lataillade to the Commission
Subject : Reuniting families 13

93 / C 99 / 27 No 2566 / 92 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin to the Commission
Subject : Cot deaths 13

93 / C 99 / 28 No 2568 / 92 by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer to the Commission
Subject : Elimination of sugar-cane cultivation in the European Community 14

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93 / C 99 / 29 No 2578 / 92 by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject : Danger of senile dementia through aluminium 14

93 / C 99 / 30 No 2583 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Population growth and development in the Community and the Member States 15

93 / C 99 / 31 No 2584 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Protection of the very aged 15

93 / C 99 / 32 No 2588 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : European electronic taxi pay-card system 16

93 / C 99 / 33 No 2591 / 92 by Mr Elmar Brok to the Commission
Subject : Community programmes in North Rhine                  - Westphalia 16

93 / C 99 / 34 No 2600 / 92 by Mr John McCartin to the Commission
Subject : Directive on animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of
aquaculture animals and products 16

93 / C 99 / 35 No 2629 / 92 by Sir James Scott-Hopkins to the Commission
Subject : Help for starving Africa 17

93 / C 99 / 36 No 2651 / 92 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission
Subject : Measures and studies in the field of social protection — utilization of appropriations
entered against Item B3-4 100 17

93 / C 99 / 37 No 2652 / 92 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission
Subject : Measures to achieve equality between men and women — utilization of appropriations
entered against Item B3-40 12 18

93 / C 99 / 38 No 2682 / 92 by Mr John Cushnahan to the Commission
Subject : Compensation of ' Mulder ' milk quota holders 18

93 / C 99 / 39 No 2705 / 92 by Mr Mark Killilea and Mr Patrick Lane to the Commission
Subject : Reform of the CAP 19

93 / C 99 / 40 No 2728 / 92 by Mrs Brigitte Ernst de la Graete to the Commission
Subject : Enlargement of the Community and foreign and security policy 19

93 / C 99 / 41 No 2753 / 92 by Mr Stephen Hughes to the Commission
Subject : Regional Fund appropriations for the Netherlands 20

93 / C 99 / 42 No 2757 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Irregularities concerning Community subsidies to the tomato industry 20

93 / C 99 / 43 No 2765 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Means of disposal of 164 tonnes of oranges in Philipiada 20

93 / C 99 / 44 No 2774 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Protection of black                  - winger stilts and other species of water fowl in the Skinia marshes
in Attica 21

93 / C 99 / 45 No 2775 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Wild birds in the marshes of Agia in Achaia 21

Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 2774 / 92 and 2775 / 92 21

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93 / C 99 / 46 No 2782 / 92 by Mrs Dagmar Roth-Behrendt to the Commission
Subject : EC funds for Berlin 1985 — 1992 21

93 / C 99 / 47 No 2783 / 92 by Mr Georg Jarzembowski to the Commission
Subject : EC funds to Hamburg 1987 — 1991 22

93 / C 99 / 48 No 2785 / 92 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin to the Commission
Subject : Participation in the conference on interregional cooperation 22

93 / C 99 / 49 No 2798 / 92 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin to the Commission
Subject : Measures to protect the brown bear 22

93 / C 99 / 50 No 2825 / 92 by Mr Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject : Unemployment statistics 23

93 / Q 99 / 51 No 2831 / 92 by Mr Claude Desama to the Commission
Subject : Freedom of movement for workers — public service 23

93 / C 99 / 52 No 2859 / 92 by Lord Inglewood to the Commission
Subject : Fisheries enforcement 24

93 / C 99 / 53 No 2860 / 92 by Mrs Christine Oddy to the Commission
Subject : Overseas aid budget 24

93 / C 99 / 54 No 2864 / 92 by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject : Transplant legislation 25

93 / C 99 / 55 No 2884 / 92 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin to the Commission
Subject : Allocation of funding for the Lyons northern ring road and implications thereof 25

93 / C 99 / 56 No 2900 / 92 by Mr Juan Bandrés Molet to the Commission

( Subject : Iron and steel programme for the Basque Country 25

93 / C 99 / 57 No 3067 / 92 by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer to the Commission
Subject : Reports on the Spanish iron and steel industry 26

Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 2900 / 92 and 3067 / 92 26

93 / C 99 / 58 No 291 8 / 92 by Mrs Guadalupe Ruiz-Gim6nez Aguilar to the Commission
Subject : European Community aid to Paraguay 26

93 / C 99 / 59 No 2953 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Health and safety at work 26

93 / C 99 / 60 No 3049 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission
Subject : Trade union rights of Greek policemen 27

93 / C 99 / 61 Written Questions to which no answer has been given 28

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###### EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2400 / 92

by Mr José Valverde Lopez ( PPE )

by Mrs Annemarie Goedmakers ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2401 / 92

to the Commission of the European Communities to the Commission of the

(6 October 1992 ) (6 October 1992 )

(6 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 01 ) ( 93 / C 99 / 02 )

Subject : Programmes adopted during the period
1989-1993 for implementation in Andalusia
under the European Special Fund

Could the Commission detail the programmes and actual
investment under the ESF which have been approved or
are being considered for implementation in Andalusia
during the period 1989-1993 ?

Answer given by Miss Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 18 December 1 992 )

The following table lists the programmes approved for
Andalusia . To these figures should be added the
assistance given to the region by the central authorities ( in
particular the Instituto Nacional de Empleo ( INEM )),
which amounted to approximately ECU 606 million ( at

1991 prices ) during the period 1990-1993 .

Programmes approved by the ESF for Andalusia

( ECU million ('))

Amounts approved
Programme title 1990-1993 O

Development of human resources
( Objective 1 ) 74,5

Long-term unemployed ( Objective 3 ) 11,5
Young people under 25 ( Objective 4 ) 46,1
CIPs — Leader, Envireg, Stride, Now,
Horizon, Euroform 11,3

Total 143,4

(') 1991 prices .
( 2 ) Operations for 1989 are not included in the operational programmes,

as the ESF was still governed by the old rules . In all, Andalusia
receeived ESF assistance of around ECU 153 million in 1989, including
both regional measures and measures by the INEM .

Subject : Implementation of the NOW programme in the

Netherlands

Practical experience of the NOW programme in the
Netherlands has shown that little assistance is given to
measures taken by women 's organizations themselves,
because the application procedures are inappropriate, and
because local authorities hinder project applications by
not granting adequate support .

1 . Is the Commission aware of this, and does it consider
it to be in line with the NOW programme 's objective
of identifying examples of good practice, and new
partners ?

2 . Can the Commission supply a list of the projects and
programmes in the Netherlands which have been
approved ?

3 . Can the Commission supply a list of the projects and

programmes which are actually in operation ? How
many women have been involved in total, and how
many are actively working with the programmes ?

4 . How many projects or programmes are specially

geared to the needs of black and immigrant women ?

5 . Can the Commission say how many black and

immigrant women, broken down according to country
of origin ( including Suriname ), are involved in the
programmes which are in operation in the
Netherlands ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 5 January 1 993 )

Following the launch of the NOW programme, 40
applications involving 65 promoters were submitted to the
national authorities responsible for selecting projects in
the Netherlands .

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The breakdown of promoters is as follows :

— local, regional or national government : 33,8 % ;

— vocational training organizations : 35,3 % ;

— NGOs, women 's organizations and other
associations : 18,4% ;

— social partners : 12,3 % .

Generally speaking, the NOW programme has made it
easier for women 's organizations to gain access to
funding from the Social Fund, such organizations being
best placed to propose innovatory schemes . The figures
above would appear to confirm that this is the case in the
Netherlands .

Twenty projects were selected by the Dutch authorities in
the first stage, and others are currently under
consideration . A decision on them will be taken in the

next few weeks .

As the Commission has increased the budget for the

NOW programnme, bringing the total for the
Netherlands up to Ecu 4,5 million ( Ecu 3,2 million + Ecu

1,3 million ), it is likely that new proposals will be
submitted .

The Commission has no further details about these

projects at present . It will be able to provide more
information at a later date, once the monitoring and
evaluation are more advanced .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2411 / 92

by Mr Hugh McMahon ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(6 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 03 )

Subject : Action projects for elderly people in 1992

Will the Commission state the number of action projects
for elderly people selected in the Member States for
funding under the 1992 budget allocation of Ecu
2 million, voted by Parliament for this purpose ? When
will the money be paid to the projects selected for the

1992 calender year ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1992 )

The Commission has, up until the end of September 1992,
given financial support to 80 projects in the field of
ageing . In addition, 24 projects from seven Member
States have thus far been selected for inclusion in
European Networks of innovative ageing projects .

Arrangements are currently underway for the payment

out of the 1992 budget of grants to these 24 projects .
Further projects will be selected when the designated
experts in Member States submit their proposals .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2417 / 92

by Mr Peter Crampton ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 6 October 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 04 )

Subject : CAP reform — set-aside land

How is the set-aside land going to be prevented from
leaching nitrogen at rates never known before ?

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry

on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1992 )

After the reform, there will be two types of ' set aside '.

One will be for very long-term set-aside of land, and
which will in all likelihood attract land which, on purely
environmental grounds, including nitrate leaching
perhaps, ought never to have been ploughed in the first
place . This type of set-aside, in the Commission 's
opinion, will actually help to reduce nitrate loading to
groundwaters in the long term .

The other type of set-aside is to be for supply control . For
the time being this set-aside should represent 15% of
relevant crop area on big farms, although this percentage
can be changed by the Council on a proposal by the
Commission . In a number of ways the risk of nitrogen
leaching has been diminished by the attention given to the
detailed rules for this type of set-aside .

Firstly, the Council has forbidden the use of any
permanent pasture for use as set-aside land, or indeed for
claiming area payments . Since ploughing of grassland is a
major if not the biggest source of nitrate loading to
groundwaters, this is an important safeguard .

Secondly, in future, after the Council has decided on the
relative efficiencies of rotating and non-rotating
set-aside, it will be possible for farmers to comply with
their supply-control set-aside obligations by setting aside

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some land ' permanently ' and not on a rotational basis .
This option, to which Member States are likely to give
particular encouragement in nitrate-sensitive areas, will
minimise the amount of bare land during the peak risk
period for nitrate leaching .

Thirdly, Member States can do a great deal to limit nitrate
leaching from set-aside land by specifying how it should
be managed . They are not only empowered to do
this but are indeed under a legal obligation to do so,
since Article 7, paragraph 3 of Regulation ( EEC )
No 1765 / 92 ('), states that they must enforce appropriate
measures in this sense .

Risks can vary greatly from one location to another, but it
would generally appear to be inadvisible to let set-aside
follow a legume crop . Also, it is generally speaking better
to have the set-aside land put down to a simple grass
cover, established with a minimum of cultivations and as
soon as possible, rather than planted with anything else .

The Commission expects Member States to apply the
most appropriate rules, according to the situation,
following good scientific advice .

O OTNoL 181, 1 . 7 . 1992 .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2418 / 92

by Mr Peter Crampton ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(6 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 05 )

Subject : CAP reform — unemployment

The CAP reforms are likely to cause widespread
unemployment, particularly in rural areas . Will the
Commission be prepared to assist the worst-hit areas ?

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry

on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1992 )

Employment in agriculture has been on a declining trend
over recent decades : the proportion of the working
population active in farming diminished by nearly 40%
between 1970 and 1990, and this general trend is likely to
continue .

The reform of the common agricultural policy will not

accelerate this trend . One of the aims of the reform as

stated in the document ' Evolution and future of the
common agricultural policy ' ( x ) ? is the maintenance of the
maximum possible population in agriculture . This will be
helped by the stability brought about by the greater
emphasis on direct aids to farmers and the greater
competitiveness flowing from the reduction in prices . The
accompanying measures to the reform will play an
important role also in that they will provide more
opportunities for additional income for farmers
( afforestation and agro-environment measures ), or help
towards improved structures ( early retirement measures ).

In addition, the Community has several measures which
help maintain employment in rural areas . Among the
more significant are the compensatory allowances for
farmers in mountainous and less favoured areas ; aids for
on-farm investments ; aids for the installation of young
farmers which concern about 30 000 persons every year ;
specific measures for less developed regions ( Objective 1
of the reform of the Structural Funds ) and fragile rural
areas ( Objective 5b ) which aim to keep people in the
countryside and to diversify income sources through a
wide variety of programmes supporting agriculture, rural
tourism, small businesses, training, etc .

For the future the Commission proposes that measures to
help rural areas under Objective 1 and 5b should be
strengthened as the situation evolves ( 2 ).

O COM(91 ) 100 final .
O COM(92 ) 2000 final .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2422 / 92
by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke ( ARC )

to the Commission of the European Communities

(6 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 06 )

Subject : Association agreements between the EC and

Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia — the
position of the EC after the division of
Czechoslovakia

On 16 December 1991 the EC signed European
association agreements with Poland, Hungary and
Czechoslovakia, which are in the process of being
ratified . They require ratification by the national
parliaments and the assent of the European Parliament .

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The main political change which has occurred since the
signature of the agreements is the division of the Republic
of Czechoslovakia into two independent States, one
Czech and one Slovak .

1 . What stage has ratification of the three European

agreements reached ?

2 . What is the EC 's position regarding the European

agreement concluded with Czechoslovakia, following
the disintegration of the Czech and Slovak Republic
and the announcement that Czechoslovakia will cease
to exist on 1 January 1993 and will be divided into two
independent States, one Czech and one Slovak ?

3 . Is it true that, as a result of the disintegration of
Czechoslovakia, the European agreement concluded
on 16 December 1991 has become null and void, and
that the Czech and Slovak states ought consequently
to initiate fresh negotiations, separately from each
other, with a view to concluding European association
agreements ? If so, will it be possible for some kind of
accelerated negotiations to take place with the two
states, on the basis of the existing agreement with
Czechoslovakia, to ensure that the two new states do
not encounter any hold-ups due to the disintegration
of the state of Czechoslovakia ?

Answer given by Mr Andriessen

on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1 992 )

1 . The Polish Parliament ' ratified ' the Europe
Agreement on 4 July 1992, the Parliament of the Czech

and Slovak Federal Republic ' ratified ' the agreement in
April 1992 and the Hungarian Parliament on 17
November 1992 . The European Parliament gave its assent
on the Europe Agreements with Poland and Hungary on

16 September 1992 .

According to our information, the Parliaments of most

Member States will have ratified the agreements with
Poland and Hungary before the end of the year .
However, some Member States informed us that, because
of their internal procedures, ratification before the end of
the year is unlikely . Most Member States started the
ratification procedure for the agreements with the three
countries at the same time . However, due to
developments in Czechoslovakia, it is possible that, like
the European Parliament, some Member States may
decide not to continue with the ratification of the Europe
Agreement with this country .

2 . For the reply on points 2 and 3, the Honourable
Member is referred to the reply to question 1966 / 92 by
Mr Sainjon (').

0 ) OJNoC65, 8.3 . 1993 .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2425 / 92

by Mr Elmar Brok ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(6 October 1992 )

( 93 / C                   - 99 / 07 )

Subject : Job descriptions for the care of the disabled

1 . Does the Commission believe there is a need for

harmonization in the field of care of the disabled ?

2 . If so, how should the job description be drawn up ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 5 January 1 993 )

The Commission does not intend to undertake

harmonization in the field of care of the disabled or to

draw up job descriptions in this area .

It has no powers to act in this field .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2431 / 92

by Mr Ernest Glinne ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(8 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 08 )

Subject : Signing and ratification of the Charter on Early

Childhood

A meeting of heads of State and Government took place
in New York in October 1 990 with a view to providing the
international community with the means to pursue, at
world level, a policy on childhood which is commensurate
with children 's rights . Various appeals have been directed
at public opinion, prompting and / or organizing positive
responses to tragedies such as the situation in the former
Yugoslavia, Somalia and other areas where there is
distress now and may de distress in the future, children
and young children being the main sufferers in this

respect .

Belgium has signed — but not yet ratified — the Charter
on Early Childhood, which focuses on the situation of
children under 12 and comes under the UN Charter on
the Rights of the Child . It is appropriate to stress in
particular that :

— Article 10, Chapter I, of the text stipulates that a child

whose health or safety is at risk has the right to
specialized assistance and care ;

— Articles 2.6 and 2.5, Chapter II, lay down that it is

necessary to develop care provision for sick children

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and to increase the rate of cover in terms of care
facilities on the basis of global and balanced planning .

Could the Commission, which I congratulate for the
action it has put in hand and completed, say :

1 . how the above UN Convention, with possible
ratification in the Member States being flexible, is
being applied ?

2 . what is the position, in this context, with regard to the

Charter on Early Childhood ?

3 . whether the 1990 agreement by the heads of state can

clearly has the distinction of being specifically supported
by the Bulgarian Government and authorities ?

Given these events, how is Community and national
legislation on labour trafficking being applied ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

(4 January 1993 )

be regarded as satisfactory ? Under Community law the Member States have sole

jurisdiction to regulate entry to and residence in their
territory by nationals of non-member countries .
Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1992 )

The Community itself has no powers concerning children .
The ratification of the United Nations Convention on the

Rights of the Child and the Agreement of the Heads of
State and Government of October 1990 therefore fall
within the competence of the Member States . As regards
the Charter on Early Childhood, the point raised is purely
a matter for the Belgian authorities .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2433 / 92

by Mr Ernest Glinne ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 8 October 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 09 )

Subject : Bulgarian ' placement bureaux ' which guarantee

work in the Community

According to the 31 August 1992 edition of ' La Libre

Belgique ', the Belgian authorities have submitted to the
Bulgarian Ministry for Employment over 20 requests for
firms attempting to place ' specialists ' and Bulgarian
workers on the Belgian labour market to be prosecuted .
The problem has been brought to public notice since July

1991 through classified advertisements in newspapers,
and a Bulgarian ministerial decree, discreetly adopted but
shrewdly designed to act as an all-purpose loophole, is
solving nothing . Quite the reverse is the case . Bulgarian
firms many of which are shortlived — there are about
fifteen at least in Sofia alone, and even more in Varna —
force their clients to pay a leaving charge on the spot in
Bulgaria and to accept contracts which extort at least one
quarter of the salary received abroad, and other swindles .

I have been assured that the same procedure is used in
connection with the labour market of the European
Community as a whole and of North America, for
instance .

What is the Community 's attitude towards this scandal,
which is not an isolated incident in eastern Europe but

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2436 / 92

by Mr Luigi Moretti ( ARC )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(8 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 10 )

Subject : Use of ERDF funds

In 1990, two multi-regional operational programmes were
approved for Italy : one on tourism, the other on research
and technological development .

Can the Commission say :

1 . what are the specific geographical areas involved in

the programme ?

2 . what are the operational programmes ?

3 . whether the results of these programmes have been

notified and / or verified by the Italian authorities or
their representatives, and whether there have been
genuine structural, employment-related, environ ­
mental and income-related benefits ?

4 . what level of funding has been provided — in line with

the co-financing principle — by the Italian
Government ?

5 . which ministry or ministries have had to contact the

Commission in order to set these programmes in
train ?

Answer given by Mr Millan
on behalf of the Commission

( 16 December 1 992 )

1 . The two programmes referred to by the Honourable
Member concern the Objective 1 areas of Italy, i.e. the
eight regions of the Mezzogiorno .

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2 . The two programmes in question are the multifund
operational programme ( MOP ) on research and
technological development and the tourism operational
programme ( OP ).

3 . The monitoring committees of these programmes, in
which the Commission representatives take part, meet
twice a year .

The monitoring system developed by the Italian
authorities enables progress reports to be prepared which
are placed at the disposal of the monitoring committee .
The Commission, in agreement with the Italian
authorities, is carrying out thematic assessments, one of
which concerns research and technological development
and consequently also the research MOP .

Given the short time lapse since their approval, it is too
early to be able to measure the impact of these

programmes .

4 . The research MOP involves a total cost of Ecu
532,2 million, at 1992 prices, of which Ecu 245,2 million
is the national contribution, Ecu 149,9 million is
assistance from the ERDF, Ecu 11,2 million is assistance
from the ESF and Ecu 125,9 million is privately funded . A
proposal from the Italian authorities to amend the
research MOP is currently being examined by the
Commission .

The tourism OP involves a total cost of Ecu
258,46 million, made up of Ecu 129,23 million from the
ERDF and Ecu 129,23 million in national public funding .

5 . The Italian authority responsible for coordinating
and implementing these programmes is the Dipartimento
per il Mezzogiorno . The Ministries of Scientific Research
and of Tourism are represented on the programme
monitoring committees for their respective fields .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2456 / 92

by Mr Detlev Samland ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

available to companies whose production costs are less
than or equal to the average costs of EC aid .

How then does the Commission view the fact that British
mines, which generally represent the average costs,
receive higher subsidies than German mines ? According
to the authorization list, the Commission granted the
following subsidies to the British mining industry in the

1989 / 90 financial year : £ 2,62 billion for the depreciation
of British Coal stocks, £ 2,5 billion for social measures,
£ 1,015 billion to cover British Coal 's losses, £15,5
million for restructuring measures . This means that these
authorized subsidies amounted to DM 18,3 billion, while
the subsidies for 1990 in the Federal Republic of Germany
amounted to DM 9,08 billion .

Does the Commission plan in the future to introduce
uniform criteria and what effect will this have on the
granting of subsidies to the United Kingdom ? Will the
Commission, partly as a result of these difficulties,
distance itself from the principle of average costs ?

Answer given by Mr Cardoso e Cunha

on behalf of the Commission

( 5 January 1 993 )

The Honourable Member is requested to refer to the
recent communication on a new Community system of
State aids to the coal industry (').

O SEC(92 ) 2553 final .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2457 / 92

by Mrs Winifred Ewing ( ARC )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(8 October 1992 )

(8 October 1992 ) ( 93 / C 99 / 12 )

( 93 / C 99 / 11 )

Subject : Cuts in invalidity benefit in the United Kingdom

Subject : Working document on the future Community

policy on coal : ' Draft communication from the
Commission to the Council '

In the above document the Commission assumes that in
future subsidies for coal mining will only be made

Will the Commission comment on the fact that the
invalidity benefit being paid to women in the UK is cut by
more than £ 28 when they reach retirement age at 60 ?
This cut is apparently in contravention of EC law and has

nonetheless persisted for the past 13 years .

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Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 December 1992 )

The Commission is fully aware of the problem raised by
the Honourable Member .

It is true that as soon as women who receive invalidity
benefits in the United Kingdom reach the legal retirement
age of 60, their invalidity benefit is replaced by an old-age
pension, and that the amount to which they are entitled
consequently falls .

The same rule applies to men, but from the age of 65,
which is their legal retirement age in the United Kingdom .

The question whether this discrimination constitutes an
infringement of Community law depends on the
interpretation given to Article 7(1 ) ( a ) of Directive
79 / 7 / EEC on the progressive implementation of the
principle of equal treatment for men and women in
matters of social security ('). This provision allows
Member States to determine different retirement ages for
men and women and thus legitimates ' the possible
consequences thereof for other benefits '. The
Commission interprets this to mean that unavoidable
differences in the treatment between men and women
resulting from the legitimate difference in retirement ages
are permissible .

It follows that the legitimacy of the unequal treatment
referred to by the Honourable Member would depend on
the extent to which the inequality need exist, given the
differences in pensionable ages . The Commission 's
approach is currently being examined by the Court of
Justice in a case concerning the United Kingdom 's social

security scheme, where the point in issue is similar to that
raised by the Honourable Member .

It should be noted that in October 1987 the Commission
presented a proposal for a Council Directive ( 2 ) in an
attempt to eliminate residual differences in treatment
between men and women . With regard to the retirement
age this Directive stipulates :

— either the same retirement age for the two sexes ; or

— an unspecified retirement age with the same
conditions for men and women .

This proposal is still pending before the Council, in spite
of the favourable opinions of Parliament and the
Economic and Social Committee .

O OJN0L6, 10 . 1 . 1979 .
O COM(87 ) 494 final .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2460 / 92

by Mrs Winifred Ewing ( ARC )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(8 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 13 )

Subject : Finance for projects relating to elderly people

Will the Commission state if there will be additional
finance for ongoing activities of research, European
meetings, etc . in addition to expenditure on events
relating to the European Year for the Elderly ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1992 )

The European Year of Older People and Solidarity
between Generations, 1993 is the final phase and an
integral part of the European Year Programme of
activities for the benefit of Older People established by
the Council Decision of 26 November 1990 . Research,
meetings and other activities will continue in 1993 and
will be supported in so far as they can promise to
contribute to the success of the European Year .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2461 / 92

by Mrs Winifred Ewing ( ARC )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(8 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 14 )

Subject : National events during European Year for

Elderly People

What influence will the Commission bring to bear on
national authorities in order to ensure that national events
are organized in each Member State for the European
Year for Elderly People ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 December 1992 )

The Commission is working with both national
authorities, through the Advisory Committee, and
non-governmental organizations, through the Liaison
Group, in order to ensure that sufficient events are
organized in each Member State to mark the European
Year in 1993 .

No C 99 / 8 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 4 . 93

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2462 / 92

by Mrs Winifred Ewing ( ARC )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 8 October 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 15 )

Subject : European meetings for elderly people

Does the Commission intend to ensure that the European
Year for Elderly People is a success as far as older people
themselves are concerned and, to this end, has it planned
any European-wide meetings for older people ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 December 1992 )

To ensure the success of 1993, European Year of Older

People and Solidarity between Generations, the
Commission has to-date planned or has agreed to sponsor
over 100 events throughout the Community . Many of
these events are run by or for older people themselves and
will involve people from several countries .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2463 / 92

by Mrs Winifred Ewing ( ARC )
to the Commission of the European Communities

(8 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 16 )

Subject : World Health Organization 's policy on alcohol

Does the Commission have any information on the World
Health Organization 's policy on alcohol use and abuse ?
Can it also explain why there has been a dramatic shift of
policy away from its ' Conviviality with Moderation '
document, as endorsed by WHO Member States in
Lisbon last autumn, towards a more hard-line
anti-alcohol approach in this year 's draft ' European
Alcohol Action Plan ' which recommends a reduction in
consumption levels by 25 % for the period 1980-2000 ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

(4 January 1993 )

The Commission is regularly informed on WHO policy

and initiatives in the field of alcohol and is aware of the

shift of policy from that appearing in the document
' Conviviality with Moderation ' to that of the draft
' European Alcohol Action Plan '.

As to the reasons underlying this shift, the Commission
understands that the WHO deemed it appropriate to
tighten its policy, which was linked to specific quantitative
targets, in order to render the overall action against
alcohol abuse more effective .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2467 / 92

by Mr Filippos Pierros ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 8 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 17 )

Subject : Faulty implementation of the IMP for Western

Greece and the Peloponnese (a mussel farming
project in the Prefecture of Preveza )

As part of the IMP for Western Greece and the

Peloponnese it was decided to set up a mussel farm in the
commune of Sparto in the prefecture of Preveza with a
budget of Dr 10 483 000 . A recent survey of the
completed project revealed that the local authorities
responsible had neglected to supervise progress, that it did
not comply with legal requirements and that the
programme was significantly, behind schedule . What
action does the Commission intend to take to ensure that
this project goes ahead according to schedule and meets
all the formal requirements ?

Answer given by Mr Millan
on behalf of the Commission

( 18 December 1992 )

The Commission is aware of the problems which came to
light during the check carried out by its staff and which
are facing the mussel farming project in the village of
Spartos in the prefecture of Etolia-Akarnania ( not
Preveza ). The Commission shares the Honourable
Member 's concerns regarding both the project which is
part-financed under the Integrated Mediterranean
Programmes and the delays which have occurred in
implementing it . For this reason, the Commission has
already notified the Greek authorities of the matter and
has requested them to take the appropriate measures to
ensure that the project is completed in due and proper
form .

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WRITTEN QUESTION No 2473 / 92 WRITTEN QUESTION No 2491

by Lord O'Hagan ( PPE ) by Mr Karel De Gucht ( LDR )

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2491 / 92

by Lord O'Hagan ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

to the Commission of the European Communities

( 12 October 1992 )

(8 October 1992 )

Subject : Sheep dip

( 93 / C 99 / 18 ) ( 93 / C 99 / 19 )

Subject : Issuing of medical prescriptions restricted to

There are widespread complaints that certain varieties of

sheep dip cause severe illness to animals and human
beings .

1 . Has the Commission investigated this complaint ?

2 . What proposals will it now make ?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann

on behalf of the Commission

( 19 January 1 993 )

1 . In accordance with Community legislation, the
Member States are responsible for the authorization of
veterinary medicinal products, on the basis of the
harmonized criteria of quality, safety and efficacy . In this
context, the safety criterion covers the safety of the
product for human beings and animals and for the
environment .

Complaints of adverse reactions to veterinary medicines
in animals or humans require extensive scientific
investigation . In the case of adverse reactions in animals,
the seriousness of the effects observed must be balanced
against the consequences of non-treatment or the use of
alternative treatments .

At the present time, the Commission has neither the legal
competence nor the scientific resources necessary to
undertake such investigations, which are the
responsibility of the Member States . However, those
Member States with an established system of veterinary
pharmacovigilance exchange information on a voluntary
basis about reported adverse reactions to veterinary
medicines within the framework of the Committee for
Veterinary Medicinal Products . On the basis of this
information, the number of reported adverse reactions to
sheep dips appears rather low .

For the future, as part of its proposals for the future
system for the free movement of medicinal products (')
the Commission has proposed an increase in the
coordination of veterinary pharmacovigilance activities
within the framework of the European Agency for the
Evaluation of Medicinal Products .

2 . The Commission does not intend to present specific
proposals in respect of sheep dips .

o CC>M(90 ) 283 final .

doctors established in Belgium

The issuing of medical prescriptions in many Member

States and in particular in Belgium ( Royal Decrees of 31
May 1885 and 10 November 1967 ) is restricted to doctors
registered with the competent provincial authorities .

Does the Commission not consider that such provisions
should be abolished in all Member States as soon as
possible in line with the objectives of the internal market ?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 January 1993 )

On 31 March 1992 the Council adopted Directive
92 / 26 / EEC concerning the classification for the supply
of medicinal products for human use ( ® ). This Directive,
with which Member States had to comply by 1 January

1993, defines medical prescription as ' any prescription
issued by a professional person qualified to prescribe
medicinal products '. The Directive does not lay down any
conditions regarding the nationality or place of residence
of that person .

The Commission will take the appropriate steps to see
that the Directive is transposed in the Member States .

Conditions of access to the medical profession and
rules governing doctors activities were harmonized
by Directives 75 / 362 / EEC and 75 / 363 / EEC ( 2 ), as
amended . Accordingly, a medical prescription issued by a
doctor from another Member State provides the same
guarantees for the patient as a prescription issued by a
doctor registered in the country of issue .

It is always possible for a pharmacist or other person
authorized or empowered to issue medicinal products to
refuse to honour a prescription if he / she has reason to
doubt its authenticity, as might be the case for
prescriptions for medicinal products liable to be
incorrectly used or misused for illegal purposes ( special
prescriptions, see Article 3(2 ) of Directive 92 / 26 / EEC ).

The fact that the prescribing doctor is a foreign national

or resides in another Member State may not be

No C 99 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 7.4.93

systematically taken as a ground for prohibiting or
refusing to honour a prescription .

o OJ No LI 13, 30 . 4 . 1992 .
O OJ No L 167, 30 . 6 . 1975 .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2492 / 92

by Mr Alonso Puerta ( GUE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 12 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 20 )

Subject : Oil slick in the towns of Ribadesella and Llanes

( Asturias, Spain )

A strip of the Asturian coastline between the towns of
Ribadesella and Llanes has been contaminated by fuel
spilt from the tanks of the Croatian ship ' Neretva ' which
sank on 14 August 1992 off Ribadesella .

The unjustifiable delay in dealing with the after-effects of
this incident has aggravated the damage caused by this oil
slick to fishing, tourism and the marine flora and fauna in
the area .

Can the Commission ask the competent authorities for an
assessment of the medium - and long-term damage caused
by this oil slick to the economy and the environment of
the towns of Ribadesella and Llanes ?

What financial support can the Commission give to make
good the serious damage caused to these towns ?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 December 1992 )

The Commission and the Community Task Force for
combating accidental pollution at sea have not been
requested for intervention in this incident . However from
the continuous contacts with the Spanish administration,
the situation seems to have been as follows :

On 13 August 1992, the 3 743 Gross Register Tons
Croatian ship ' Neretva ', being in distress requested
assistance . The Spanish authorities managed to save the
whole crew before the ship sank approximately 3 hours

after the transmission of the request for assistance .

The ship was loaded with 5 492 tons of Pyrite ashes and

carried 196 tons of fuel oil and 37 tons of gasoil .

Following the rescue of the crew, the salvage and
pollution combating ships remained in the area combating
small slicks of fuel oil by mechanical dispersion . Bad
weather conditions did not allow the use of booms and
skimmers . During the following days some dispersants
( chemicals ) were also used .

On the same day as the accident, the Spanish Maritime
Authorities informed the insurance company concerned

(P and I club ) of the accident, requesting it to take the
necessary steps to prevent and control the possible
pollution .

The pollution combating ships remained in the area

dispersing the slicks, which did not seem to be very large .
However on 16 August, wastes of fuel oil reached some
beaches .

On 1 8 August, in the absence of a decision by the P and I
Club for the recovery of the fuel oil, gasoil and oily
wastes, the Spanish Administration was obliged to
approve and authorize the only proposal submitted up til
then by a salvage company . From 19 August to 19
September, the recovery of fuel oil, gasoil and oily wastes
from the sunken ship was carried out in very difficult
conditions with a depth of water of 48 metres . A total of

178 cubic metres of oily wastes were recovered .

The competent local authorities organized a beach clean
up operation and some beaches were closed for public use .

The competent concerned authorities have carried out

analysis and monitoring of the water and marine life and
they have found that no damage has been produced .

The Commission will provide the Honourable Member

and the Secretariat-General of the European Parliament
with an information sheet on the European Community

action against accidental pollution at sea .

Damage caused by accidental pollution at sea is a matter
of pure national concern and is dealt with by the national
authorities, the insurer and the shipowner .

However, by Council Decision 86 / 85 / EEC, a
Community information system for the control and
reduction of pollution caused by the spillage of
hydrocarbons and other harmful substances at sea has
been established which will enable the Commission to
accomplish a number of tasks laid down in the Council
resolution of 26 June 1978 and in the action programme
annexed thereto .

7 . 4 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 99 / 11

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2499 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 12 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 21 )

Subject : Community mining policy

If the Community is to make progress a common mining
policy is essential . Does the Commission agree that the
European Community 's mining policy should seek :

1 . to reduce the dependence of the Twelve on supplies of

mineral raw material from third countries and

2 . fully to use the EC 's own domestic mining resources ?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann

on behalf of the Commission

( 23 December 1 992 )

The Commission has evaluated the current situation in
the extractive industries and prepared guidelines for a
Community approach implementing the principles
adopted for the Community 's industrial policy in 1990 .

1 . The Commission 's central idea on supplies of mineral

raw materials is to create conditions providing a
competitive environment ensuring efficient supply .

In one of the preambles of Directive 76 / 768 / EEC of the
Council of 27 July 1976 concerning the approximation of
Member States ' laws as to cosmetic products ( 2 ), the
following is laid down : '. . . it is necessary on the basis of
scientific and technical research, to draw up proposals of
lists of authorized substances which can include . . . hair
dyes . . ., taking into account in particular the problem of
sensitization ;'.

Answer given by Mr Van Miert

on behalf of the Commission

( 23 December 1992 )

The study to which the Honourable Member is referring
to has been examined by the Scientific Committee on
Cosmetology ('), the Commission 's advisory body on
cosmetics issues . Among the remarks expressed, the most
relevant ones are as follows :

The author of the Zahm et al study concluded that the use
of hair dyes appeared to increase the risk of
non-Hodgkins lymphoma . However, in view of
limitations in the design of the study, it is questionable
whether any conclusions can be drawn . Exposure was

assessed using a questionnaire which did not attempt to
obtain any estimate of extent of hair dye use ( frequency,
duration, etc .). The information was provided by
interviews with next-of-kin sometimes many years after
the deceased had died, giving rise to concerns about recall
bias . Moreover, the increase in risk ( odds ratio 1:5 ) was
small and many epidemiologists would not regard this as
being biologically significant . In addition, it has to be said
that the Zahm et al study refers to the United States
regulatory situation from 1983 to 1986 which is different
to the EEC one . As to the latter, the Commission can
provide the Honourable Member with the following
information :

2 . At the same time the Commission is aware of the scientific and technical
considerable potential in the Community for lists of authorized
developing a competitive mining industry . To dyes . . ., taking into
promote such development, it plans to encourage sensitization ;'.
measures to make this sector an integral part of the
internal market and to restructure the industry, This is continuously being
making appropriate use of the horizontal industrial
policy and structural measures . O OJNoL 13, 17 . 1 . 1978 .
O OJ No L 262, 27 . 9 . 1976 .

This is continuously being progressed .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 25 1 0 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 12 October 1992 )

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2512 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 93 / C 99 / 22 ) ( 12 October 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 23 )
Subject : Health hazard posed by hair-dyeing products

According to a recent study in the American public health
journal ( 1 . 7 . 1992 ) hair dyes have been linked with an
increased risk of cancer . In view of these findings does the
Commission intend to recommend that scientists
investigate this matter and publish the results of their
research ?

Subject : Hunting in Attica

The ecological organization ' Animal lovers ' and
Ecological Union of Greece has called for a ban on
hunting in Attica following the last major forest fires . It
points out that these fires have reduced the woodland

No C 99 / 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 4 . 93

habitat of these animals and birds and considers that this
step is necessary to enable them to survive in woodland in
an entirely anthropocentric society . Does the Commission
intend to ask the Greek Government to fulfil this demand

by ecologists ?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert

on behalf of the Commission

( 23 December 1992 )

No, since according to the information received by the
Commission from the Greek authorities the ban on
hunting in a large part of the area affected by the fires has
already been adopted .

What does the Commission have to say about the state of
press freedom and freedom of opinion in Croatia, and
how does it assess the programme for ' Croatia 's
demographic renewal '?

Does the Commission not agree that no terrorism,
whether by the Serbs or any other side, can serve as an
excuse or justification for grave violations of human
rights in Croatia and that Croatia 's democratic credibility
is crucially dependent on the approach it takes to human
rights and the rights of minorities ? Does it not also agree
that only respect for human rights and the rights of
minorities in all the republics and territories of the former
Yugoslavia can pave the way for peace and that — as long

as these rights are disregarded by Serbia, above all, but
also by Croatia and others — the conflicts there can only
become worse ?

Answer given by Mr Matutes

on behalf of the Commission

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2519 / 92 ( 21 December 1992 )
by Mr Alexander Langer, Mrs Claudia Roth

and Mr Gerard Onesta ( V )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 12 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 24 )

Subject : Human rights violations in Croatia

Is the Commission aware that — as a delegation of
Greens including Claudia Roth, MEP, discovered —
there is a considerable amount of intimidation and, to
some extent, terrorism in Croatia, for example in Split,
Rijeka and Zagreb, chiefly directed at the Serbian section
of the population, obviously tolerated if not actually
supported or directly conducted by the Croatian
authorities ? What do the EC observers have to report on
this matter ?

What steps have been taken by the Commission, or are
planned, to urge the Croatian authorities to show every
respect for human rights and the rights of minorities and,
if appropriate, to draw the necessary conclusions from
their disregard for these rights ?

What view does the Commission take of the programme
of ' national homogenization ' being conducted by the
Croatian Government, which is apparently leading to
' non-homogeneous ' inhabitants losing their jobs and
homes ? Is the Commission aware that it is extremely
difficult if not impossible for ' awkward ' inhabitants in
Croatia to obtain Croatian nationality and that, as a
result, they are denied fundamental civil and social rights ?

The Commission has no first-hand information
concerning the occurrences cited by the Honourable
Members nor, in the absence of a representative, does it
have any sources of information of its own in Croatia .
The EC observers report not to the Commission but to

the Presidency of the Council .

Nonetheless, the Commission, too, has received reports
from various sources concerning attempts to intimidate
the Serbian section of the population in Croatia . It
strongly condemns any programme — whether it is called
' ethnic cleansing ' or ' national homogenization ' — which
flouts the rights of minorities .

The Commission shares the Honourable Members ' view
that no terrorism by any party to the civil war in former
Yugoslavia can excuse human rights violations in Croatia,

and that only respect for human rights and the rights of
minorities can pave the way to peace in the region .

In his meetings with President Tudjman early last year,
Mr Delors made it clear to the Croatian President that
relations between the Community and Croatia — and in
particular, negotiations on a cooperation agreement —
depended on the human rights situation in Croatia .

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WRITTEN QUESTION No 2539 / 92

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2557 / 92

by Mrs Anna Catasta ( GUE ) by Mr Pierre Lataillade ( RDË )

to the Commission of the European Communities to the Commission of the European

by Mrs Anna Catasta ( GUE )

to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 25 ) ( 93 / C 99 / 26 )

Subject : Reuniting families

Subject : Action taken in response to the Italian bill on

female entrepreneurs

Given the importance attached by the Commission to
developing and encouraging the employment of women,
the precarious situation of women at work, particularly
entrepreneurs, and the bill being considered in Italy to
promote and support female entrepreneurs, can the
Commission give the reasons for the action it has taken in
response to the above bill ?

Does the Commission not consider that these proceedings
run counter to the ' positive actions ' for women which the
Commission has always promoted ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

(5 January 1993 )

The Commission welcomes Member States ' initiatives to

promote women 's access to employment on an equal
footing with men . It is pursuing its own active strategy
here, for promoting women 's employment is among the
objectives of the third Community action programme for
equal opportunities for women and men .

But the fact remains that financial assistance to promote
women 's employment must comply with the rules of the
EEC Treaty, notably those governing State aids .

The Commission 's information is that, apart from
support for training, the Italian bill contains provisions to
promote women 's employment that appear at first sight
incompatible with the EEC Treaty since the aids do not
satisfy the tests that would qualify them for an exception
under Article 92(3 ). The Honourable Member will find
fuller information in the Commission Notice in the

Official Journal of the European Communities (').

O OJ No C 237, 16.9 . 1992 .

At their informal meeting in Lisbon in June 1992,
Community ministers with an immigratiuon remit noted
the measures taken as a matter of priority to reunite
families .

They confirmed that their objective was to establish joint
principles on the basis of which Member States would if
necessary adjust their national legislation . A proposal for
a decision should be submitted in December .

Will the provisions be limited to children ( whether minors
or not ) and will they also be extended to family members
in the ascending line ( whether dependents or not ) ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 17 December 1 992 )

The proposed resolution with a view to harmonizing
national policies on family reunification to which the
Honourable Member refers is part of the implementation
of the remit assigned to the Ministers responsible for
immigration by the Maastricht European Council, which
called on them to implement a work programme aimed at
harmonizing immigration policies .

The work is in hand within an intergovernmental body, so
the question should be put to the Presidency .

The Commission, for its part, has prepared, at the
Presidency 's request, a working paper on family
reunification, but it merely describes the situation in the
light of international law, Community law and the laws
and . practices of the Member States . The Commission is
sending a copy of the document direct to the Honourable
Member and to Parliament 's Secretariat .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2566 / 92

by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin ( V )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 27 )

Subject : Cot deaths

Cot deaths claim dozens of victims in Europe every day .

What steps is the Commission taking to combat this tragic

occurrence which affects thousands of European families

No C 99 / 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 4 . 93

per year, and could a way be found . of eliminating it
entirely ?

What measures are necessary and what initiatives will the

Commission take in this area ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 December 1992 )

The Commission keeps abreast of scientific development

on cot deaths through meetings and congresses and
perusal of the literature .

Action to prevent cot deaths is not one of the
Community 's public health priorities at present .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2568 / 92

by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 28 )

Subject : Elimination of sugar-cane cultivation in the

European Community

The only remaining area producing sugar-cane in
Community territory is on the verge of disappearing
because of the uneconomic nature of the sugar-cane
plantation in the Andalusian district of Motril ( Spain ), the
last place where this once highly desirable crop is still
grown and produced .

The local inhabitants are, without exception, totally
bemused, since this crop, which has been cultivated for
over a century in the area, is clearly obsolete and the only
solution in sight is to replace it with other more profitable
crops with higher yields .

In view of this exceptional situation, could the
Commission indicate what form of assistance it could
provide in the form of specific Community measures to be
applied to the abovementioned sugar-cane plantations in
Motril, so that they can be replaced with new crops that
could restore productivity and peace of mind to the
region ?

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry

on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1992 )

The cultivation of sugar cane has been regulated by the

common organization of the market in sugar since Spain 's

accession to the EEC in 1986 . Since then, this crop has
benefited directly from the price and marketing
guarantees provided for by the said common organization
of the market .

As part of the reform of the Community Structural Funds

( Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2052 / 88 of 24 June
1988 ) O the EAGGF Guidance Section laid down
measures to promote in particular the development and
adjustment of regions whose development is lagging
behind ( Council Regulations ( EEC ) No 4253 / 88 and
( EEC ) No 4256 / 88 ) ( 2 ) under Objective 1 of the said
reform . The Motril district is in this respect an area
eligible under Objective 1 and it is incumbent upon the
competent Spanish authorities to present appropriate
grant-aid plans which, as long as they fulfill the
conditions laid down ih the Regulations, can ease the
situation in this sugar cane growing area .

Spain has already informed the Commission of a
grant-aid programme for a sensitive area along the
Mediterranean coast of the provinces of Malaga and
Granada where sugar cane is grown .

This measure falls within the scope of Title VII of

Regulation ( EEC ) No 2328 / 91 ( 3 ) concerning sensitive
areas and the Commission has already asked the Spanish
authorities for additional information, indicating at the
same time the conditions which would ensure the
conformity of the said programme with the said
Regulation .

O OJ No L 185, 15.7 . 1988 .
O OJ No L 374, 31 . 12 . 1988 .
O OJ No L 218, 6 . 8 . 1991 .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2578 / 92

by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 29 )

Subject : Danger of senile dementia through aluminium

A recent report by the University of Tokyo claims that
exposure to high levels of aluminium is one of the causes
of Alzheimer 's disease ( senile dementia ). Aluminium
enters the human body through drinking water and is
deposited in the brain ' senile plaques '.

Given that cases of dementia have been recorded among
dialysis patients and attributed to the aluminium in
dialysis filters, does the Commission not consider that a
directive is necessary to ensure that aluminium levels in
water and dialysis filters are kept within safety limits ?

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Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

(5 January 1993 )

The exposure of dialysis patients to aluminium in the

European Community has been the object of the
resolution of the Council and the representatives of the
Member States, meeting within the Council, of 16 June

1986, concerning the protection of dialysis patients by
minimizing the exposure to aluminium ('); the concerns
expressed by the Honourable Member are addressed in
that resolution .

o OJ No C 184, 23.7 . 1986 .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2583 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 30 )

Subject : Population growth and development in the

Community and the Member States

In view of the fact that development policy objectives are
closely linked with demographic growth, will the
Commission undertake a detailed study of the relation
between demographic and economic development in the
Community and the individual Member States, taking
into account the various aspects of the problem and
possible inconsistencies ? Has the Commission drawn up
proposals concerning the demographic situation in the
Community and the Member States ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 December 1 992 )

The link between economic and demographic growth was
dealt with in the report by the Forward Studies Unit,
' Europe dans le mouvement . demographique ', which has
been sent direct to the Honourable Member and

Parliament 's Secretariat .

The Commission has also been involved in organizing the
following events :

— the Symposium on Population Change and European

Society ( European University Institute, Florence,
November 1988 );

— human capital at the start of the 21st century ( 27 — 29

November 1991 );

— the SYSDEM conference on the employment market

in Europe in 2000 — demographic changes and their
political implications ( Brussels, 12 — 13 December
1991 ).

Furthermore, Eurostat publishes a yearbook of statistics
giving an overview of demographic trends, as shown by
changes in the main indicators, and the European Family
Policy Observatory 's annual report contains a chapter on
demographic questions .

Finally, the Commission is currently in the process of
setting up a European forum on demography, one of
whose tasks will be to help produce the report on

demography provided under Article 7 of the Maastricht
Treaty . It will cooperate with other, existing Community

observatories and monitoring bodies .

, WRITTEN QUESTION No 2584 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 31 )

Subject : Protection of the very aged

In view of the fact that 1993 has been designated
' European Year of the Elderly and Solidarity between the
Generations ' and given the health and living conditions in
old people 's homes where abuses are frequently
discovered by the relevant services, does the Commission :

1 . intend — and if so, when — to draw up a European

code of public health practice governing old people 's
homes, possibly backed by a Community Directive,
and

2 . to endeavour to establish an effective network of
home care for the aged ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 5 January 1 993 )

1 . The Commission does not intend to propose
legislation governing standards in residential homes for

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older people as this is an area where responsibility is
primarily national or sub-national .

2 . The Commission is currently setting up a network
on innovative practices throughout the Community which
aim at integrating housing and care arrangements that
enhance the ability of older people to live independently .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2588 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 32 )

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2591 / 92

by Mr Elmar Brok ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 33 )

Subject : Community programmes in North Rhine ­
Westphalia

Which undertakings in North Rhine Westphalia benefited
from which Community programmes between 1990 and

1992 and what amounts were involved ?

Answer given by Mr Millan
on behalf of the Commission

( 16 February 1993 )

In view of the length of its answer, which includes a
number of tables, the Commission is sending it direct to
Subject : European electronic taxi pay-card system the Honourable Member and Parliament 's Secretariat .

In view of the important role played by taxis in the
transport of persons and the increasing number of attacks
against taxi drivers, notably in the major European cities,
does the Commission intend to consider proposing that
electronic pay cards should be used and call on Member
States as a matter of urgency to coordinate their initiatives
to establish a uniform system of payment valid
throughout the Community ?

Answer given by Sir Leon Bnttan

on behalf of the Commission

( 16 December 1 992 )

According to the information in the Commission 's
possession, taxis operating in some European cities are
already equipped to accept credit cards or electronic pay
cards, and this is rapidly becoming more widespread .

What assurances has the Commission been able to give to
shellfish producers, in particular clam growers, on the
omission of ' Brown Ring ' disease from Class 11 of the
diseases listed in the Directive on animal health
conditions governing the placing on the market af
aquaculture animals and products ( No 91 / 67 ) ( l ) which
comes into effect in January 1993 ? Does the Commission
intend to amend the list and include the disease which has
devastated stocks of clams in France and Spain ?

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2600 / 92

by Mr John McCartin ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 34 )

Subject : Directive on animal health conditions governing

the placing on the market of aquaculture animals
and products

In these circumstances, it is for the firms or, where devastated stocks of clams in
appropriate, the individual taxi owners to conclude
agreements with one or more credit-card or pay-card
issuers . O OJ No L 46, 19.2 . 1991, p. 1 .

It is not for the Commission to take an initiative of the
type proposed by the Honourable Member, especially
since it would be difficult for it not to encourage the
conclusion of agreements between firms, and this could
create problems with regard to the competition rules set
out in the Treaty .

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry

on behalf of the Commission

( 30 November 1992 )

The question of the importance of the ' Brown Ring '

disease in clams has been submitted to the Scientific
Veterinary Committee . This Committee has given an

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opinion on this problem, where it is stated that
prophylactic measures ( initial check of batches for
relaying low stocking density and minimal storage times )
can reduce the impact of the disease . In infected areas
( Spain and France ) the prevalence of the disease is now
6 % on average, with low mortality rates . The disease can
thus be kept under control by applying good husbandry
practices . Therefore, the Commission does ont propose to
include ' Brown Ring 5 disease in the list of diseases
referred to in Council Directive 91 / 67 / EEC concerning
the animal health conditions governing the placing on the
market of aquaculture animals and products .

Since then all the aid has been allocated to the various
recipients and by 15 October 1992 93% of the goods had
been transported to destination .

The Commission has just allocated additional aid under
the 1992 budget for those most afflicted in Somalia,
northern Kenya and southern Sudan . It considers that
under the circumstances quantities already decided and
mobilized by all aid donors together correspond to those
which can be delivered under aid operations up to the
beginning of next year .

In conjunction with the other main aid donors, the

The Commission would point out that Directive Commission is considering the aid measures to be decided
91 / 67 / EEC lays down ( Article 3 ) that aquaculture from the beginning of 1993 .
animals ( including clams ), to be placed on the market,
must not show clinical signs of disease and must not come
from a farm which is subject to a prohibition for animal
health reasons ( e.g. ' Brown Ring ' disease ), and must not
have been in contact with such a farm . This requirement
ensures a protection against the introduction of diseases
in farms . WRITTEN QUESTION No 2651 / 92
by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke ( ARC )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 36 )

Subject : Measures and studies in the field of social

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2629 / 92

by Sir James Scott-Hopkins ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 35 )

Subject : Help for starving Africa

What new resources does the Commission propose

should be committed immediately to help to alleviate the
appalling starvation in Africa, particularly the Horn of
Africa ?

Answer given by Mr Marin
on behalf of the Commission

( 23 December 1 992 )

To provide relief from the famine caused by the drought

and population movements in many countries in Africa,
on 18 May 1992 the Commission decided to introduce a
special food-aid programme for Africa as in 1991 .

The programme provides for aid amounting to 800 000

tonnes of grain equivalent at an estimated cost of Ecu 220
million ; 13 countries in Africa, three in Asia and two in
Latin America qualify .

protection — utilization of appropriations
entered against Item B3-4 1 00

Commitment appropriations of Ecu 900 000 were entered
against Item B3-4100 of the budget for the 1992 financial

year .

Can the Commission say how the appropriations were
utilized, indicating the projects and organizations
receiving the funding ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

(5 January 1993 )

Apart from small grants and subsidies, attributions from
the abovementioned budget line have been made, until
now for 1992, largely in respect of the three following
principal policy areas :

MISSOC programme :

The MISSOC programme seeks to collect, publish

and disseminate information on the organizational
framework, qualification conditions and benefit levels
existing within each of the Member States . Management
of MISSOC has been contracted out pursuant to a public
tender procedure carried out in Autumn 1991 . The
comparative and synthetic publication detailing the
position on 1 July 1992 of social protection in the Member
States will be published shortly ;

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Convergence strategy :

On the basis of the Council recommendation
92 / 442 / EEC (') of 27 July 1992 on the convergence of
social protection objectives and policies, the Commission
has proceeded with the launching of study initiatives
enabling it to fulfil the regular reporting requirement
contained in section II . 1 of the said recommendation ;

Supplementary social security schemes :

The Commission has initiated further studies into the

nature and extent of obstacles to free movement of labour

which result from the operation of supplementary social

security schemes . Whereas the aspects relating to pensions
have received attention ( Commission communication —
SEC(91 ) 1332 final of 22 July 1991 ) and still need further
investigation, the Commission has also concentrated
research effort into the particularities and operative
frameworks of supplementary health schemes — a
Communication on these aspects will be prepared shortly .

o OJNoL245, 26 . 8 . 1992 .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2652 / 92
by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke ( ARC )
to the Commission of the European Communities

, ( 27 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 37 )

Subject : Measures to achieve equality between men and

women — utilization of appropriations entered

against Item B3-40 1 2

A commitment appropriation of Ecu 3 929 million was
entered against Item B3-4012 of the budget for the 1992
financial year .

Can the Commission indicate how these funds were

utilized in each Member State, indicating the projects and
organizations receiving the funding ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

(5 January 1993 )

The appropriations entered at item B3-4012 are used to
finance measures to achieve equality between women and
men under the third medium-term Community action

programme .

Among other things, support has been given to eight
networks dealing with specific problems in the equal
opportunities context . Nearly half the money has gone to
the coordination, running and monitoring of networks or
workshops consisting of experts from each of the

Member States who operate in a policy advisory capacity
and also implement action and disseminate results in the
partnership style that typifies the third programme . The
rest is used to finance studies, pilot projects and
conferences .

A list of grants made in 1992 ( to mid-October ) will be sent
direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament 's

Secretariat .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2682 / 92

by Mr John Cushnahan ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 29 October 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 38 )

Subject : Compensation of ' Mulder ' milk quota holders

In view of the communication (') from the Council and
the Commission on the recent Court of Justice ruling
which held that the holders of ' Mulder ' milk quotas

should be compensated for their loss of earnings during
the period 1984 to 1989, has the Commission decided
upon the procedure to be followed by producers in this
category ?

If so, will the Commission state the details of this
procedure ?

O OJ No C 198, 5 . 8 . 1992, p. 4 .

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry

on behalf of the Commission

( 9 December 1 992 )

The Commission and the Council, in close collaboration
with the Member States, are currently trying to establish a
compensation method . The method should both be a flat
rate so as to allow national administrations to settle the

maximum number of cases in the minimum time, and be
sufficiently objective to reduce the possible number of
disputes .

The difficulty of this process is the reason for the
necessary delay in implementing it . In a second stage, the
Commission is considering proposing to the Council that
a Regulation be adopted which would authorize the

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Member States to settle the dossiers by applying the
method for calculating the compensation referred to
above .

with particular emphasis on higher quality, higher
value-added products produced in extensive,
environmentally-friendly conditions ; moves to help
farmers and agri-business meet higher standards of
animal health and food hygiene ; and diversification of
rural economies by encouraging new business, crafts,
tourism, training and rural infrastructures .

o COM(91 ) 258 final .
WRITTEN QUESTION No 2705 / 92 O COM(92 ) 2000 final .

by Mr Mark Killilea and Mr Patrick Lane ( RDE )

to the Commission of the European Communities

( 29 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 39 )

Subject : Reform of the CAP

The reform of the common agricultural policy which was

agreed by the Council of Ministers will have a major
impact on both the economic and social sectors in the
rural areas of Europe in the coming years as all of the
reforms which have now been agreed take full effect .

Does the Commission agree that agriculture will continue
to be the major driving force in the economies of Europe 's
rural regions for the foreseeable future and must
therefore form the cornerstone of the Community 's rural
development policy ?

What extra action does the Commission now intend to

take to strengthen and develop the Community 's rural
development policy in the coming^years in order to ensure
that rural dwellers can enjoy the same prospects as urban
dwellers in terms of job opportunity, standard of living
and access to educational facilities ?

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 December 1 992 )

The reform of the common agricultural policy is designed
both to increase the competitivity of European agriculture
and to increase the possibilities for making a living off the
land . It is certainly true that a healthy agriculture is vital
for the health of rural communities . But, as the
Commission made clear in its proposals for the reform (*),
the development of rural communities although closely
linked to agriculture, will depend more and more on other
sectors offering new possibilities .

In its proposals ' From the Single Act to Maastricht and
'
beyond — the means to match our ambitions ( 2 ), the
Commission has outlined its intention to maintain and
reinforce its efforts for rural development under
Objectives 1, 5a and 5b of the Structural Funds in the light
of the widening gap between town and country in terms of
attractiveness to business and the creation of job
opportunities . Measures implemented under these
Objectives will aim at the modernisation of agriculture,

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2728 / 92

by Mrs Brigitte Ernst de la Graete ( V )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 29 October 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 40 )

Subject : Enlargement of the Community and foreign and

security policy

What are the foreseeable implications for common
foreign and security policy of the enlargement of the
European Community to ' neutral ' countries such as
Austria, Sweden and Switzerland ?

Would these countries be able to preserve their neutral
status ?

Have studies been carried out on the feasibility of a
common foreign and security policy including countries
with different statuses ? i

Answer given by Mr Delors
on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1992 )

All the applicant countries have indicated that, in joining
the Community, they are willing to accept in full the
' acquis ' and the objectives of the Treaties . Moreover, the
Treaty on European Union lays down that ' Any European
State may apply to become a Member of the Union ',
which means that applicant countries must accept the
obligations arising from membership of the Union,
including those relating to the common foreign and
security policy .

Neutrality is a concept which evolves and which differs
from one country to another . It is therefore important to
ensure that each country accepts and is able to implement
the common foreign and security policy as it develops
over the years . This was made clear in the Commission 's
report to the Lisbon European Council in June 1992 and
in its subsequent opinions .

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In these circumstances there is no need to carry out
studies on the feasibility of a common foreign and
security policy which includes countries with different

statuses .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2753 / 92

by Mr Stephen Hughes ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 41 )

Subject : Regional Fund appropriations for the
Netherlands

Can the Commission give a breakdown of projects
assisted in The Netherlands by the European Regional
Development Fund in each of the last three financial
years ?

Answer given by Mr Millan
on behalf of the Commission

(4 February 1992 )

The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable

Member and to Parliament 's Secretariat the information

in its possession .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2757 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 42 )

Subject : Irregularities concerning Community subsidies

to the tomato industry

The tomato industry appears to have been hit by a scandal
involving Community subsidies similar to that affecting
the cotton industry which is currently under investigation
by Community inspectors . According to the ' Pontiki '
newspaper ( 24 September 1992 ), questions have already
been raised in the Greek Parliament . Will the Commission
request information on this matter in order to establish
who is responsible for these irregularities and who
illegally appropriated the Community subsidies ?

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry

on behalf of the Commission

( 21 December 1 992 )

For the moment the Commission does not have any
information on the irregularities mentioned in certain
Greek newspapers concerning Community aid to the
tomato industry .

The Commission will contact the Greek authorities with a
view to obtaining all the information relating to these

accusations and, if necessary, will carry out a special
enquiry .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2765 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 43 )

Subject : Means of disposal of 164 tonnes of oranges in

Philipiada

                

Scandal is raging over the means of disposal of 164 tonnes
of oranges which, in accordance with a decision by the
communal authorities, should have been distributed to
large families in the Municipality of Philipiada,
Prefecture of Preveza . The inhabitants of the area are
complaining — and their complaints are borne out by the
findings of the Agricultural Directorate 's Inspection
Committee — of irregularities in the disposal of 164
tonnes of oranges received by the leading player in the
drama, the Philipiada Society for the Welfare of families
with many children . Does the Commission propose to
investigate the whole matter and to find out who was
responsible ?

Answer given by Mr Mac Sharry

on behalf of the Commission

( 22 December 1 992 )

The Commission does ont yet have any information on

any irregularities that took place when oranges that had
been withdrawn from the market were distributed to
charitable organizations . The destination of products that
have been withdrawn is still checked by the relevant
bodies of the Member States .

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The Commission will ask the Greek authorities to
investigate the matter and, if the allegation is confirmed,
to take the necessary steps and impose sanctions .

Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 2774 / 92

and 2775 / 92

given by Mr Van Miert
on behalf of the Commission

( 23 December 1 992 )

Neither of the sites mentioned by the Honourable
Member has been identified as being of Community
importance for the conservation of wild birds . Therefore,
justification for a Community initiative regarding the
protection of these areas does not exist .
WRITTEN QUESTION No 2774 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 44 )

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2782 / 92

Subject : Protection of black-winger stilts and other

species of water fowl in . the Skinia marshes in
Attica

In view of the statement by the Greek Association for the
Protection of Nature that the Skinia marshes provide
nesting grounds for black - winged stilts and other species
of water fowl, does the Commission intend to appeal to
the Greek authorities to take measures to protect the rare
species of fowl living in these wetlands in Attica ?

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2775 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 45 )

Subject : Wild birds in the marshes of Agia in Achaia

The Agia marshes, a small area of wetlands only 5 km
north-east of the city of Patras, is threatened by
developers and, if it disappears, so too will the many
species of wild bird that inhabit it . The local newspaper
' En Ethria ' refers to a proposal by the Greek
Ornithological Association that these wetlands should
immediately be subject to a conservation order so as to
prevent illegal building which would lead to the
disappearance of the 83 species of wild birds, including 18
protected by Community Directive 79 / 409 / EEC (*), that
are to be found there . Does the Commission intend to
support measures to protect the wild birds in the Agia
marshes ?

O OJ No L 103, 25 . 4 . 1979, p. 1 .

by Mrs Dagmar Roth-Behrendt ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 46 )

Subject : EC funds for Berlin 1985 — 1992

From 1985 to 1992 what Community funds were paid to
Berlin and for what measures from the following sources :

1 . the European Regional Development Fund ( ERDF )

2 . the Guidance and Guarantee Sections of the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
( EAGGF )

3 . the European Social Fund ( ESF )

4 . Community research programmes

5 . Community energy programmes

6 . Community environmental programmes

7 . other Community programmes ?

Answer given by Mr Schmidhuber

on behalf of the Commission

(4 February 1993 )

In view of the length of its answer, which includes a
number of tables, the Commission is sending it direct to
the Honourable Member and Parliament 's Secretariat .

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WRITTEN QUESTION No 2783 / 92

by Mr Georg Jarzembowski ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

Unfortunately, this means that Members wishing to
attend the conference will be unable to do so .

Could the Commission therefore reschedule the

November 1 992 ) conference so that Members can attend ?

( 93 / C 99 / 47 )

( 16 November 1 992 )

Subject : EC funds to Hamburg 1987 — 1991

From 1987 to 1991 what Community funds were paid to
Hamburg and for what measures from the following

sources :

1 . the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural

Guidance and Guarantee Fund ( EAGGF )

2 . the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural

N Guidance and Guarantee Fund ( EAGGF )

3 . the European Social Fund ( ESF )

4 . the European Regional Development Fund ( ERDF )

5 . Community research programmes

6 . Community energy programmes

7 . Community environmental programmes

8 . other Community programmes ?

Answer given by Mr Millan
on behalf of the Commission

( 4 February 1 993 )

In view of the length of its answer, which includes a
number of tables, the Commission is sending it direct to
the Honourable Member and Parliament 's Secretariat .

Answer given by Mr Millan
on behalf of the Commission

( 18 December 1 992 )

The Commission regrets the fact that the Conference on

Interregional Cooperation clashed with the European
Parliament 's part-session in Strasbourg . The choice of
dates for the Conference part-session in Strasbourg
reflected two main considerations :

— that it should be held after the meeting of the

European Council in Edinburgh, since that Council
was expected to take decisions relevant to the work of
the Conference ;

— that it should nevertheless be held before the end of

the year, so that its results could be fed as rapidly as
possible into the planning of a possible new
Community initiative on interregional cooperation .

In the light of these considerations and of the difficulties
in finding a suitable venue, the dates chosen were the only
ones possible .

Nonetheless the Commission is pleased that a number of
Members of the European Parliament took part in the
Conference alongside representatives from national,
regional and local administrations . Over 1 000
participants attended .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2798 / 92

by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin ( V )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2785 / 92 ( 93 / C 99 / 49 )

by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin ( LDR )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 48 )

Subject : Participation in the conference on interregional

. cooperation

Subject : Measures to protect the brown bear

In its answer of 12 May 1992 to Written Question
No 612 / 92 ('), the Commission states that information
on measures to protect the brown bear, for which it
granted funding in 1989, would be available on 30 June

1992 .

i
The next conference on interregional cooperation is to be Can the Commission now provide this information ?
held in Brussels on 14 and 15 December 1992, i.e. during
the European Parliament 's part-session in Strasbourg . o OJ No C 202, 10 . 8 . 1992, p. 56 .

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Answer given by Mr Van Miert WRITTEN QUESTION No

on behalf of the Commission

by Mr Claude Desama ( S )

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2831 / 92

on behalf of the Commission

( 23 December 1 992 ) to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

The information on measures to protect the brown bear is ( 93 / C 99 / 51 )
being sent direct to the Honourable Member .

Subject : Freedom of movement for workers — public

service

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2825 / 92

by Mr Alexandras Alavanos ( CG )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 50 )

Subject : Unemployment statistics

The survey published on 9 October 1992 by the European

Community Statistical Office showing unemployment
trends between August 1991 and August 1992 did not,
unfortunately cover Greece .

Article 4(1 ) of the EEC-Treaty states that freedom of
movement for workers shall be secured within the
Community . However, paragraph 4 of the same article
states this shall not apply to employment in the public
service .

How does the Commission interpret this article as things
now stand ?

Does the restriction contained in Article 48(4 ) apply
indiscriminately to all public service posts ? Are exceptions
provided for, particularly with regard to teachers
employed in the public service in Member States ? If so,
what are these exceptions and what is their formal basis ?

What is the reason for this slip-up by the Community
Statistical Office, resulting in the unexplained omission of
Greece from Community unemployment statistics ? Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 5 January 1 993 )

Answer given by Mr Christophersen

on behalf of the Commission

( 17 December 1 992 )

The unemployment rates for comparison between
Member States published monthly in the Eurostat
bulletin, ' Unemployment ', are estimated by updating the
results of the Community labour force survey with the aid
of a representative unemployment indicator ( ILO
definition ), generally the number of persons registered at
employment offices .

As indicated on page 7 of the bulletin, the number of
persons registered at employment offices cannot be
regarded as a representative unemployment indicator in
the case of Greece since, according to the results of the
survey, only 15 % of unemployed persons are registered at
employment offices . Consequently, the latest figures
available for Greece refer to the period from April to June

1991 .

There is - at present no secondary Community legislation
relating to the application of the exception laid down in
Article 48(4 ) of the EEC Treaty .

However, in its jugdments the Court of Justice has
consistently given a strict interpretation to this provision,
which constitutes an exception to the fundamental
principle of freedom of movement . As a result, some but
not all public-sector jobs are excluded from the principle
of free movement, namely those which entail direct or
indirect involvement in the exercise of public power or
positions whose purpose is to protect the general interests
of the State or other public bodies . This is because these
jobs presuppose that the holder is bound by special
feelings of loyalty to the State and is governed by the
system of mutual rights and obligations which is
fundamental to the tie of nationality .

The concept of ' employment in the public service ' has a
Community interpretation and should be understood in
functional ( rather than organic or institutional ) terms . In
other words, the criterion on which a disputed position
should be judged is a practical one, based on the duties to

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be performed and the responsibilities attaching to the

post .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2859 / 92

by Lord Inglewood ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 52 )

Subject : Fisheries enforcement

Following a number of complaints about the enforcement
of fisheries legislation, will the Commission entertain the
possibility of proposing that fisheries inspectors from

Member States should carry out inspection visits to
vessels and producers in other Member States ?

Answer given by Mr Marin
on behalf of the Commission

( 23 December 1992 )

Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2241 / 87 (')
confers on the Member States exclusive competence for
the monitoring and inspection of fisheries activities in
Community waters within the respective territories and
maritime waters falling under their sovereignty or
jurisdiction .

Moreover, within the framework of this Regulation,
Member States are required to coordinate their control
activities in order to ensure that inspection is as effective
and economical as possible ; Member States are further
required to ensure there is no discrimination as regards
the sector and vessels chosen for inspection .

Under Community control arrangements therefore,
Member States are free to take appropriate action to
optimize the effectiveness of their inspection, including
the interchange of inspectors where mutually agreed
between Member States, but always recognising the
Coastal States ' exclusive competence and jurisdiction over
fisheries enforcement . The Commission is aware that
Member States do from time exchange inspectors and
views this as a valuable practice in the common interest of
standardizing inspection procedures through the sharing
of experiences .

Theoretically, the idea of fisheries inspectors from
Member States carrying out inspections in other Member
States within a legal framework established at
Community level would have a certain attraction if this
would lead to a common confidence that the rules were

applied equitably and efficiently across the Community .
The idea would also seem to fit with the subsidiarity
principle . In practice, however, it would be extremely
difficult to implement and coordinate without some form
of centralization . Moreover, there would be
consequences on issues of Member State sovereignty, if
inspectors of other Member States were given rights of
enforcement against private citizens of that Member
State .

For these reasons the Commission is of the opinion that
present arrangements whereby its own inspectors are
entitled to be present at inspections carried out by
national departments in order to verify on the spot the
implementation and application of the rules, is the most
practical and effective means of monitoring Member
States ' compliance with conservation and control
measures . This will be even more the case if a Commission
proposal to allow Community inspectors to conduct visits
unannounced to the Member States is accepted by the
Council .

O OJ No L 207, 29 . 7 . 1987 .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2860 / 92

by Mrs Christine Oddy ( S )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 53 )

Subject : Overseas aid budget

Can the Commission confirm that the overseas aid budget
for the next year will not be reduced ?

In light of recent unprecedented famine in Africa,
earthquake in Egypt and flooding in India, is it not the
time to increase overseas aid substantially ?

Answer given by Mr Marin
on behalf of the Commission

( 10 December 1 992 )

At present it is not possible for the Commission to make

any statement about the 1993 budget . Council and
Parliament are currently examining the Commission 's
budgetary proposal .

The second reading by the Parliament, after which the
budget may be declared finally adopted, is scheduled for
the week from 14 to 18 December 1992 .

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WRITTEN QUESTION No 2864 / 92

by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 16 November 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 54 )

Subject : Transplant legislation

In addition to measures to combat tumours, AIDS,
multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer 's disease etc . one of the
objectives of modern medicine is transplant safety .
International legislation in this area is therefore essential .

Can the Commission take the necessary measures to
extent existing legislation providing for the creation of
multi-disciplinary supranational centres in order to
shorten the painful wait for transplants as much as
possible ?

Answer given by Mrs Papandreou

on behalf of the Commission

( 5 January 1 993 )

The legislation on organ transplantation falls within the
competence of Member States . The Commission,
however, follows the developments in this field in order to
determine whether or not Community measures might
need to be considered in the future .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2884 / 92

beauty ( AONB ). If so, did it attach environmental
conditions to the loan, in particular compatibility with
the Structural Fund criteria, that is to say that projects
must not damage the environment and must comply
with national and Community law in this respect ?

o OJ No L 210, 21.7 . 1989, p. 1 .

Answer given by Mr Christophersen

on behalf of the Commission

( 28 January 1993 )

When consulted, in accordance with Article 21 of the
EIB 's Statute, on the loan referred to by the Honourable
Member, the Commission delivered a favourable opinion
on the project since the northern ring road will
substantially improve traffic conditions on currently
saturated urban links and thus have a beneficial impact on
the quality of life for people living in the Lyon
conurbation . It should also be stressed that :

1 . the procedure for selecting the concessionaire was

initiated before the ' works ' Directive 89 / 400 / EEC

entered into force and was conducted in accordance

with the rules applicable at the time ;

2 . although the route does cut across the western edge of

a designated area of natural interest ( ZNIEFF II ),
corrective measures have been devised in the light of
special impact studies in order to limit the effects .

by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin ( V ) WRITTEN QUESTION No 2900 / 92

to the Commission of the European Communities by Mr Juan Bandrés Molet ( V )

( 23 November 1 992 ) to the Commission of the European Communities

( 93 / C 99 / 55 ) ( 23 November 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 56 )

Subject : Allocation of funding for the Lyons northern

ring road and implications thereof

The EIB, which includes Commission representatives on
its Board of Directors has recently agreed to grant a loan
of FF 1,2 billion for the construction of the Lyons
northern ring road .

1 . Does the Commission consider that the tendering
procedure was in accordance with the transparency
requirements of Directive 89 / 440 / EEC (')? If so, who
were the other tenderers ?

2 . Does the Commission realize that this project will

involve the destruction of areas of outstanding natural

Subject : Iron and steel programme for the Basque
Country

The Spanish Government 's iron and steel programme was
submitted, with the Commission 's agreements, to the
British firm of consultants, Stanford, which drew up a
favourable report .

There are strong rumours that DG IV has deliberately
ignored this report and has based its decisions on reports
drawn up by another firm of consultants, which has not
been accepted by both parties, and has been influenced by
certain interest groups .

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Why did the Commission not accept the Stanford report
or consult a second firm of consultants acceptable to both
parties ?

WRITTEN QUESTION No 3067 / 92

by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer ( PPE )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 14 December 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 57 )

Subject : Reports on the Spanish iron and steel industry

With a view to the restructuring of the Spanish iron and
steel industry, how many technical reports have been
commissioned by Directorate - General IV, what do they
cost, what are the deadlines, and under what budget
headings are they being financed ?

Have these reports been commissioned with or without
the consent of the Spanish authorities ?

Do these various technical reports differ in their
evaluation of the viability of the small-scale steelworks in
Sestao ( Vizcaya )?

Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 2900 / 92

and 3067 / 92

given by Mr Van Miert
on behalf of the Commission

( 16 February 1993 )

The Commission would refer the Honourable Members
to the reply to the oral question H - 1049 / 92 by Mr Bofil
Abeilhe, which it gave during question time at
Parliament 's October 1992 part-session (').

provide a list of the various projects currently under way,
as well . as those completed in 1990, 1991 and 1992 ?

Answer given by Mr Marin
on behalf of the Commission

( 22 February 1 993 )

The Commission is sending directly to the Honourable

Member and to the Secretariat of Parliament a table
containing the information requested .

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2953 / 92

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 24 November 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 59 )

Subject : Health and safety at work

Health and safety at the workplace form an essential basis
for industrial productivity, competitiveness and
development . Given that more than 10 million workers in
the Community suffer industrial accidents or
occupational diseases each year and 8000 of these die,
does the Commission intend to press for an immediate
improvement in Member States ' legislation to protect
workers in the Community ?

(') Debates of the European Parliament No 3-423 ( October

European Answer given by Miss Papandreou

1992 ). on behalf of the Commission

on behalf of the Commission

WRITTEN QUESTION No 2918 / 92

by Mrs Guadalupe Ruiz-Gimenez Aguilar ( LDR )
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 23 November 1992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 58 )

( 5 January 1 993 )

Directive 89 / 391 / EEC (') and the first six individual
Directives implementing it were adopted following the
Commission 's third programme of action to improve the
health and safety of workers . Action to comply with these
directives must be taken by 1 January 1993 .

Other draft Directives have also been put forward and,
for the most part, adopted by the Council with a view to
ensuring better protection for workers .

Subject : European Community aid to Paraguay O OJNoL 183, 29 . 6 . 1989 .

Can the Commission state the amount of Community aid
granted to Paraguay in 1990, 1991 and 1992 ? Can it also

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WRITTEN QUESTION No 3049 / 92 intend to do to ensure that Greek policemen enjoy full

by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) trade union rights ?
to the Commission of the European Communities

( 14 December 1 992 )

( 93 / C 99 / 60 ) Answer given by Mr Flynn
on behalf of the Commission

( 17 February 1 993 )

Subject : Trade union rights of Greek policemen

The Pan-Hellenic Police Federation ( Poasy ) alleges that
the trade union rights the Greek Ministry of Public Order
intends to introduce for Greek policemen are very limited
in scope and bear no relation to those enjoyed by
policemen in other EC countries . How does the
Commission view this proposed step and what does it

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to
the reply to the oral question H - 111 / 92 by Mr Alavanos,
which it gave during question time at Parliament 's

February 1992 part-session ( 1 ).

(') Debates of the European Parliament No 3-414 ( February

1992 ).

No C 99 / 28 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 4 . 93

WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO WHICH NO ANSWER HAS BEEN GIVEN (»)

( 93 / C 99 / 61 )

This list is published pursuant to Rule 62 ( 3 ) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament,
which states : ' Questions to which no answer has been given within one month by the Commission, or
within two months by the Council of the Foreign Ministers, shall be recorded, pending an answer, in

the Official Journal of the European Communities .'

No 3322 / 92 by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer ( PPE ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : International Year of the Family

No 3323 / 92 by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer ( PPE ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : ' Inter Observatory ' meeting

No 3345 / 92 by Mr Alexandros Alavanos ( CG ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Hazards posed by Clophen throughout Greece

No 3346 / 92 by Mrs Ursula Schleicher ( PPE ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Salmonella poisoning — compulsory indication of the
date on which eggs are laid

No 3325 / 92 by Mr Jannis Sakellariou ( S ) to the Commission

to No 3347 / 92 by Mrs Ursula Schleicher ( PPE ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Assessment of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal Subject : Killing of birds on Malta

Subject : Assessment of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal

No 3329 / 92 by Mr Ian White ( S ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Commission representation

No 3331 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3349 / 92 Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin ( V ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Joint funding of the RN 134 road project ( Vallée d'Aspe
— Pyrenees Atlantique, France )

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) No 3351 / 92 by Mr Giuseppe Mottola ( PPE ) to the Commission

Subject : Virginia tobacco in Greece ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

No 3333 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Crisis in the flower growing industry in Campania and
the Italian Mezzogiorno

Subject : Imposition by Greece of a special tax on airline tickets No 3352 / 92 by Mrs Ria Oomen-Ruijten ( PPE ) to the Commission

No 3334 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : EC information campaign for consumers — Worldcom

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
No 3353 / 92 by Mr Fernand Herman ( PPE ) to the Commission

Subject : Implementation of the new CAP in Greece ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

No 3335 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Monthly bulletin recently published by the EC office in
Belgrade

Subject : Nuclear cooperation agreement between the United
Kingdom and the Russian Federation

No 3355 / 92 by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer ( PPE ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Situation in the textile industry

No 3336 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) No 3357 / 92 by Mr Diego de los Santos López ( ARC ) to the
Subject : Setting up of a criminal investigation department in Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Greece Subject : European Year of the Elderly and of Solidarity between

Subject : European Year of the Elderly and of Solidarity between
Generations

No 3338 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3358 / 92 by Mr Gerd Müller ( PPE ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Water on Hydra : Use of German as an official at the

No 3340 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

Subject : Use of German as an official language at the
Commission of the European Community

25 . 1 . 1993 ) No 3359 / 92 by Mr Madron Seligman ( PPE ) to the Commission

Subject : Inclusion of citrus fruits as Community aid ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Breach of CITES by Taiwan

No 3341 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) No 3361 / 92 by Mr Dieter Rogalla ( S ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Benefit to the consumer of the new CAP

Subject : Health warnings

No 3344 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission No 3363 / 92 by Mrs Kirsten Jensen ( S ) to the Commission

( 25.-1 . 1993 ) ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Support for Mediterranean produce Subject : EC set-aside arrangements and nitrate leaching

(*) The answers will be published as soon as they are received from the institution concerned . The full text of these questions appeared in the Bulletin of the

European Parliament No 1 / C-93 to No 4 / C-93 .

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No 3364 / 92 by Mr David Martin ( S ) to the Commission No 3390 / 92 by Mr Herman Verbeek ( V ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Policy in regard to depository libraries and European Subject : Labelling of veterinary medicines

Subject : Policy in regard to depository libraries and European
Community documents

No 3366 / 92 by Mrs Marie Anne Isler Beguin ( V ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Liquidation of Messrs UFP

No 3393 / 92 by Mr Gary Titley ( S ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Solvent abuse

No 3395 / 92 by Mrs Anita Pollack ( S ) to the Commission

No 3367 / 92 by Mr Giuseppe Mottola ( PPE ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

( 25 . 1 . 1993
Subject : Eco-label for tuna

No 3367 / 92 by Mr Giuseppe Mottola ( PPE ) to the Commission

Subject : Legislative Decree No 109 / 92, Article 22 — Deep-fro ­
zen dough sold only to final consumers No 3396 / 92 by Mrs Anita Pollack ( S ) to the Commission

No 3368 / 92 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin ( V ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Disappearance of brown bears in Greece

No 3372 / 92 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin ( V ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Funding the operation to protect the brown bear under
the LIFE Regulation

No 3373 / 92 by Paul Lannoye and Jean-Pierre Raffin ( V ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Discriminatory practices by employers

No 3403 / 92 by Mr Victor Manuel Arbeloa Muru ( S ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Development aid in Africa

No 3404 / 92 by Mrs Gepa Maibaum ( S ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Cultural, educational and scientific cooperation be ­
tween the EC and central and eastern Europe

Subject : Environmental impact assessment Directive

No 3409 / 92 by Mr Detlev Samland ( S ) to the Commission
No 3374 / 92 by Mr Hemmo Muntingh ( S ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Exemption from TPA for end-user customers in the US
Subject : Imports of Brazilian mahogany law

No 3375 / 92 by Mr Francisco Lucas Pires ( PPE ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Import of maize and sorghum from the United States

No 3377 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Protection of edible olives

No 3378 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Special problems facing the beef and veal sector in
Greece

No 3380 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Exemption from TPA for end-user customers in the US
energy law

No 3410 / 92 by Mr Alex Smith ( S ) to the Co mm ission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Meetings with the Japanese Government on energy and
environmental issues

No 3411 / 92 by Mr Alex Smith ( S ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Transport of nuclear materials

No 3412 / 92 by Mr Alex Smith ( S ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Transport of plutonium by air

No 3413 / 92 by Mr Christopher Jackson ( PPE ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Duty-free allowances from outside the Community

Subject : Measures accompanying the CAP reform package for No 3414 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
Greece ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Marine pollution caused by plutonium from the wreck
No 3381 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission of a submarine

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Guarantees for income support payments to farmers No 3415 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3382 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) effluent Subject : from Measures plant situated to protect on rivers European citizens from toxic

Subject : Killing of stray dogs in Greece
No 3416 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3384 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject :

Subject : Swordfish fishing

Subject : Informing the European public

No 3385 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3417 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

­ Subject : Domestic purification systems ( filters )

Subject : Failure by Greece to implement Community environ ­
ment Directives

No 3418 / 92 by Mrs Annemarie Kuhn ( S ) to the Commission

No 3386 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Compulsory indication on egg packaging of the date

Subject : Water of Lake Marathon when eggs were laid

No 3388 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3419 / 92 by Mr Elmar Brok ( PPE ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Recognition of the role of cooperatives Subject : Separation / divorce of parents

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No 3420 / 92 by Mr Andrea Raggio ( GUE ) to the Commission No 3459 / 92 by Mr Giuseppe Rauti ( NI ) to the Commission
25 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Implementation in Sardinia of the Directives on the Subject : Use by British power stations of Colombian coal
production and marketing of fresh meat obtained by means of child labour

No 3423 / 92 by Mr Gijs de Vries ( LDR ) to the Commission

25 . 1 . 1993 ) No 3460 / 92 by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini ( NI ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Council and Commission Committees

No 3424 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993

Subject : Campaign of intimidation against producers, traders
and consumers of tobacco

Subject : Implementation of Directive 91 / 41 4 / EEC No 3461 / 92 by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
No 3425 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Decision to create a nature reserve in Valleandona

Subject : Implementation of Directive 86 / 609 / EEC No 3462 / 92 by Mr Marc Reymann ( PPE ) to the Commission

No 3426 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Recognition by France of European qualifications in
Subject : Directive 92 / 43 / EEC and lepidoptera dentistry

No 3427 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) No 3463 / 92 by Mr Leen van der Waal ( NI ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Disciplinary action against Greek customs officials for
failure to break Community law Subject : The rights of Protestants in Greece

No 3428 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission No 3464 / 92 by Mr Domènec Romera I Alcàzar ( PPE ) to the
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : The position of small businesses in the Community Subject : Planned measures for the elderly
No 3429 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Planned measures for the elderly

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : The use of clophen in Greece

No 3430 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Pollution of the River Axios

No 3465 / 92 by Mr Domènec Romera I Alcazar ( PPE ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Taxation of education for immigrant children within
the Community

No 3466 / 92 by Mrs Viviane Reding ( PPE ) to the Commission

No 3436 / 92 by Mr Peter Crampton ( S ) to the Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Maintaining customs buildings

Subject : Salmonella testing No 3467 / 92 by Mrs Viviane Reding ( PPE ) to the Commission

No 3441 / 92 by Mr Peter Crampton ( S ) to the Commission 25 . 1 . 1993
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Rehabilitation of young offenders leaving prison

Subject : Enforcement of pesticide legislation
No 3469 / 92 by Mr Yves Verwaerde ( LDR ) to the Commission

No 3443 / 92 by Mr Peter Crampton ( S ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject ; Suckler cow premium Subject :

Subject : Consolidation of the profits made by companies of
Member States in other EEC countries

No 3445 / 92 by Mrs Jessica Larive ( LDR ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) No 3470 / 92 by Mr Yves Verwaerde ( LDR ) to the Co mm ission

Subject : Fund for research into alternatives to experiments
involving.animals

No 3451 / 92 by Mr Karmelo Landa Mendibe ( NI ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : The Itoiz reservoir ( Navarre — Spanish State ) and the
interrelation between Community policies on the environment,
agriculture and regional development

No 3452 / 92 by Mr Karmelo Landa Mendibe ( NI ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : The Itoiz reservoir ( Navarre — Spanish State ) and the
EEC Directive on the conservation of wild birds

No 3453 / 92 by Mr Karmelo Landa Mendibe ( NI ) to the
Commission ( 25 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : The Itoiz reservoir ( Navarre — Spanish State ) and the
EEC Directive on environmenal impact assessments

No 3454 / 92 by Mrs Lissy Gröner ( S ) to the Commission

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Cleaning staff employed by the EC institutions

( 25 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Freedom of establishment for lawyers in the Commu ­
nity

No 3471 / 92 by Mr Gijs de Vries ( LDR ) to the Commission
( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : The Commission 's right to initiate legislation

No 3472 / 92 by Mr Bartho Pronk ( PPE ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1.1993 )
Subject : Opinions of the Economic and Social Committee

No 3473 / 92 by Mr Bartho Pronk ( PPE ) to the Co mm ission

( 28 . 1.1993 )
Subject : Access to telephone information and alarm services

No 3474 / 92 by Virginio Bettini ( V ), Mario Melis ( ARC ) and
Felice Contu ( PPE ) to the Commission ( 28 . 1.1993 )
Subject : Construction of a road by-passing the area of Milis

No 3455 / 92 by Mr Klaus Hansch ( S ) to the Commission No 3475 / 92 by Mr Jacques Tauran ( DR ) to the Commission
( 25 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 28 . 1.1993 )
Subject : Internal market for electricity and natural gas Subject : The horse race at Pardubice in Bohemia

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No 3477 / 92 by Mr Enrico Falqui ( V ) to the Co mm ission No 3498 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
( 28 . 1.1993 ) ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Lack of an environmental impact assessment for a Subject : Refugees ' shantytown in Patras
planned plant for producing oil from olive residues at Radicon ­
doli ( Tuscany, Italy ) No 3499 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

Subject : Refugees ' shantytown in Patras

doli ( Tuscany, Italy ) No 3499 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
No 3478 / 92 by Mr Diego de los Santos López ( ARC ) to the Subject : Tree-felling in the Kaniskas forrest of Megalos Bodias
Commission ( 28 . 1.1993 ) in the area of Aegion in Achaia

Subject : Dredging the River Genal ( Andalusia )
No 3501 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3479 / 92 by Mr Niall Andrews ( RDE ) to the Co mm ission ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
( 28 . 1.1993 ) Subject : The Kromyona antiquities

Subject : Infringement by Spain of architects Directives
No 3503 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3480 / 92 by Mr Niall Andrews ( RDE ) to the Commission ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Commercial policy on fisheries

Subject : Failure to implement correctly the dentists Directives
No 3504 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3481 / 92 by Mr Niall Andrews ( RDE ) to the Commission ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Maintenance of the excellent standards of the Commu ­

Subject : Erasmus nity fishing industry

Subject : Tree-felling in the Kaniskas forrest of Megalos Bodias
in the area of Aegion in Achaia

No 3505 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3482 / 92 by Mr Lode van Outrive ( S ) to the Commission No 3505 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI
( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Economic and monetary union and the Member States ' Subject : Management of fisheries resources

Subject : Economic and monetary union and the Member States '
plans for convergence, and their impact on levels of social
protection, income and employment

No 3487 / 92 by Mr Gerardo Fernández-Albor ( PPE ) to the
Commission ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Rapid road link between Galicia and central Europe via
the Cantabrian coast

No 3489 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mm ission

No 3506 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Utility of certain adjustments in the fisheries sector

No 3507 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : Transitional structural measures for fisheries

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) No 3508 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

Subject : Violation of Directives by Greek Presidential Decree ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
No 74 D / 91 Subject : Aquaculture and the environment

No 3490 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mmi ssion

No 3490 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mmi ssion No 3509 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 28 . 1.1993 )
Subject : The dry docks at Chania Subject : Athens inter-communal urban transport undertaking

Subject : Athens inter-communal urban transport undertaking

No 3491 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3491 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission No 3510 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )

Subject : Application of the new tax to real-estate owned by Subject : Construction and management of Spata airport

Subject : Application of the new tax to real-estate owned by
cooperatives in Greece

No 3511 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3492 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) Subject : Restoration of sites in Attica where waste in buried for

Subject : Farm holdings and VAT in Greece public health reasons

No 3493 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3512 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 28 . 1.1993 )
Subject : Information regarding Community Directives Subject : Sources of pollution in the municipality of Keratsini

No 3494 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3494 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission No 3513 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1.1993 ) ( 28 . 1 . 1993
Subject : Research by the National Statistical Service of Greece Subject : Destruction of the Vikos-Aoos National Park in Greece

No 3495 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mm ission No 3514 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 28 . 1.1993 )
Subject : Greek exports Subject : IMP projects in Greece

Subject : Destruction of the Vikos-Aoos National Park in Greece

No 3495 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mm ission

Subject : IMP projects in Greece

No 3496 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mmi ssion No 3515 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 28 . 1 . 1993 )
Subject : School accommodation in Patras Subject : Violation of FIAF regulations by the Skopje regime

No 3496 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mmi ssion

Subject : Violation of FIAF regulations by the Skopje regime

No 3497 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission No 3516 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 28 . 1.1993 )
Subject : Biological purification in Patras Subject : Malaria in a Greek village

No C 99 / 32 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 4 . 93

No 3517 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission No 14 / 93 by Mr Des Geraghty ( GUE ) to the Commission
( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) 3 . 2 . 1993 )
Subject : Social welfare in Greece Subject : Ireland 's GNP / GDP

No 3518 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission No 17 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
Subject : Modernization of the agricultural insurance organiza ­ Subject : Commission funding for the ' Liberation ' newspaper in
tion in Greece

No 3518 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 3519 / 92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

Subject : Commission funding for the ' Liberation ' newspaper in
Sarajevo

No 18 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mm ission

( 28 . 1 . 1993 ) ( 3 . 2 . 1993

Subject : Investigation of cases of ill-treatment of citizens in Subject : Environmental issues in Pyrgos ( Corinthia )

Subject : Investigation of cases of ill-treatment of citizens in
police custody and prisons in Greece

No 19 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No ( 3 . 2 . 19 1 / 93 93 by Mr Gijs de Vries ( LDR ) to the Commission ( Subject 3 . 2 . 1993 : " Greek ) social security funds

Subject : EC strategy towards Japan No 20 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
No 2 / 93 by Mr Leen van der Waal ( NI ) to the Commission

( 3 . 2 . 1993 ) Subject : Unfair competition for Greek confectioners

Subject : Completion of legislation on residues of plant protec ­ No 21 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
tion chemicals in foods, with a view to the free movement of 3 . 2 . 1993
goods Subject : Water consumption

No 4 / 93 by Mr Diego de los Santos López ( ARC ) to the No 22 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
Commission ( 3 . 2 . 1993 ) ( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
Subject : The ' death road ' between Iznallor and Campotejar Subject : The Volos Harbour Fund scandal
( Granada )

No 23 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
No 5 / 93 by Mr Diego de los Santos López ( ARC ) to the ( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
Commission ( 3 . 2 . 1993 ) Subject : Social security card

Subject : The Volos Harbour Fund scandal

( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
Subject : Social security card

Subject : Cadiz-Huelva link

No 7 / 93 by Mr Edward Kellett-Bowman ( PPE ) to the
Commission ( 3 . 2.1993 )

Subject : Subsidies for fur farms

No 8 / 93 by Mr Lyndon Harrison ( S ) to the Commission

No 24 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Co mm ission

( 3 . 2 . 1993 )

Subject : Future of Inter-rail

No 25 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 3 . 2 . 1993 )

( 3 . 2 . 1993 ) Subject : Payment of Greek peach and nectarine producers

Subject : Late payment of accounts No 26 / 93

( 3 . 2 . 1993 )

No 26 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 9 / 93 by Mr Gerd Muller ( PPE ) to the Commission ( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
Subject : Scope of the Directive laying down hygiene rules for the
production and placing on the market of fresh meat

No 10 / 93 by Mr Gerd Muller ( PPE ) to the Commission

Subject : Payment of cotton producers in Thessaly

No 27 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 3 . 2 . 1993

( 3 . 2 . 1993 ) Subject : West Athens development programme

Subject : Enforcement of fines imposed on EC citizens No 28 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

No 12 / 93 by Mr Felice Contu ( PPE ) to the Commission

( 3 . 2 . 1993 )

Subject : Greek national parks

( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
Subject : Slaughtering of sheep

Subject : Slaughtering of sheep No 29 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission

( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
No 13 / 93 by Mr Gianfranco Amendola ( V ) to the Commission Subject : Destruction of poultry farming
( 3 . 2 . 1993 )

Subject : Need to carry out an environmental impact assessment No 30 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
for the construction of an ENEL ( National Electricity Board ) ( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
power station in Montalto di Castro ( Rome ) Subject : The European schools

Subject : Need to carry out an environmental impact assessment No 30 / 93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos ( NI ) to the Commission
for the construction of an ENEL ( National Electricity Board ) ( 3 . 2 . 1993 )
power station in Montalto di Castro ( Rome ) Subject : The European schools