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Jeg vil imidlertid gerne gøre opmærksom på, at den seneste afgørelse fra De forenede Staters højesteret kun omhandler et amerikansk firma, der opererer i flere forbundsstater i USA, og denne afgørelse gælder ikke europæiske eller andre ikkeamerikanske selskaber.
On the other hand, however, I must also make it clear that the instruments of the Treaty provide for emergency procedures only in very exceptional circumstances.
Alligevel har vi også efter denne dom fornyet og forstærket vore henvendelser for at nå frem til en tilfredsstillende løsning af dette spørgsmål, som også vi anser for meget vigtigt.
As a result, in cases of doubt the party guilty of protectionism, if I may anticipate the verdict, holds the advantage in that he can continue his illegal action whilst the case is going on.
For det andet: i spørgsmålet om denne beskatning i De forenede Stater har Kommissionen og — som jeg allerede har nævnt — også Ministerrådet på medlemsstaternes vegne flere gange været aktiv med opfordring til De forenede Staters regering om at træffe lovgivningsmæssige foranstaltninger til ændring af den bestående situation.
In view of the continuing use by many States of the USA of imposing taxation of companies on their world wide profits (i.e. the unitary tax system) and the recent confirmation by the Supreme Court of the USA of this practice, what action does the Commission now propose to take to alleviate this double taxation of a number of European operations ?
Sådan er situationen i øjeblikket.
However, he has mean while seen fit to rejoin the debate, so my request to speak is now really superfluous.
Vi kan kun tilskynde til, at sådanne lovgivningsaktiviteter indledes i De forenede Stater.
President. — No, Mr Malangré, it was in fact a personal statement and not a question to the Commission. sion.
Hvis det ikke er tilfældet, må vi undersøge den nuværende dobbeltbeskatningssituation imellem medlems staterne eller Fællesskabet og De forenede Stater og i givet fald foretage en revision på dette område.
I would, however, draw attention to the fact that the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court of the relates only to an American firm operating in a number of the US federal States ; this ruling does not apply to European or to other non-US companies.
Der er ikke nogen dobbeltbeskatningsaftale imellem Fællesskabet som sådant og De forenede Stater; de ærede medlemmer vil vide, at det er aftaler, som de enkelte medlemsstater har indgået.
No 1-304/133 rable Members will be aware that existing agreements were concluded with the Member States individually.
Såfremt vi indtager en fælles holdning imod den nuværende praksis — for det tilfælde at der ikke træffes de nødvendige foranstaltninger i De forenede Stater — er det en selvfølge, at dette svar, også selv om det de facto må gives af de enkelte medlemsstater i dobbelt beskatningsaftalerne, vil være et europæisk svar.
If we adopt a Community stance against this existing practice — in case the US fails to take the necessary measures — this reply, even though it must de jacto be given by the individual Member States in their respective double taxation agreements, will clearly be a European reply.
For at gentage: jeg deler den opfattelse, der her er kommet til udtryk.
Once again then, I agree with the view which has been expressed here.
Moreland (ED). — (EN) Er Kommissionen ikke enig med mig i, at vi nu i denne sag er kommet i en meget alvorlig situation over for De forenede Stater?
Mr Moreland (ED). — Does the Commissioner not agree with me that we have now reached a very serious situation on this issue with the United States ?
Vi har haft en lang række samtaler i en periode med De forenede Stater, og det fremgår klart af begivenhederne i sidste måned, at De forenede Staters forbundsregering faktisk ikke vil skride særlig hårdt ind her.
We have had a large number of talks over a period of time with the United States and it is clear from the events of the last month that the federal government of the United States is not really going to take very firm action on this.
I lyset af samtaler med fru Thatcher og repræsentanter fra andre medlemsstaters regeringer er det klart, at vi får en vanskelig tid.
Indeed, in the light of the talks with Mrs Thatcher and other member government representatives, it is clear we are going to have a tough time.
Er dette ikke et spørgsmål, der nu er lige så vigtigt som spørgsmålet om gasrørledningen?
Is this not an issue that is now as important as the gas pipeline issue ?
Vi må finde foranstaltninger, som vi kan blive nødt til at give igen med i dette spørgsmål over for De forenede Stater på skatteområdet. rådet.
We have to look to measures with which we may have to retaliate on this issue against the United States in the field of taxation.
Formanden. — Efter anmodning fra spørgeren vil spørgsmål nr. 43 blive behandlet i november.
President. — At the author's request, Question No 43 has been postponed until the November part-session. sion.
Spørgsmål nr. 44 af Simmonds (H-301/83):
Question No 44, by Mr Simmonds, (H-301/83):
Haferkamp. — Vi beklager, at US-regeringen endnu ikke har taget de skridt, som vi anser for rigtige i denne sag.
Mr Haferkamp. — (DE) We regret that the US Government has not so far taken the measures we consider appropriate in this matter.
Med hensyn til eventuelle foranstaltninger ville det, såfremt USA ikke ordner situationen, være medlemsstaternes sag at sørge for, at dobbeltbeskatning undgås, idet de underkaster beskatningsaftalerne mellem medlemsstaterne og De forenede Stater en
As regards the steps to be taken, if the USA does not rectify the situation here, the Member States will need to make sure that double taxation is avoided, by revising the agree ments between Member States and the United States.
Marshall (ED). — (EN) Jeg må sige, at jeg opfatter kommissærens svar som utrolig vagt. Forstår han
In the light of the report in Usine Nouvelle, n.
Kan Kommissionen på baggrund af meddelelsen i »Usine nouvelle«, nr. 13 fra den 31. marts 1983 om, at aluminiumsproducenten, Pechiney-Ugine-Kuhlmann, forsynes med elektricitet til en særlig lav pris, oplyse, i hvilken udstrækning konkurrencen mellem mange industrielle energiforbrugere forvrides på grund af manglende gennemskuelighed i el- og gaspriserne?
13, of 31 March 1983, that the aluminium producer, Pechiney-Ugine-Kuhlmann, is being supplied with electricity at a special low price, to what extent is competition among many industrial energy consumers distorted by the lack of transparency in electricity and gas prices ?
Andriessen, medlem af Kommissionen. — (NL) Kommissionen er af den opfattelse, at gennemskuelighed er en nødvendig og presserende forudsætning for at føre en sammenhængende fælles energiprispolitik.
Mr Herman (PPE). — (FR) Mr Commissioner, I find it a little too easy to say that it is for the Member States to take action.
Hvilke foranstaltninger kan Kommissionen træffe, såfremt den er informeret herom?
Secondly, is the Commissioner's last comment representative of the Commission as a whole ?
Rådet har på grundlag af forslag fra Kommissionen vedtaget henstillinger med hensyn til gas- og el-priser, der navnlig også berører nødvendigheden af en passende gennemskuelighed.
On the basis of proposals from the Commission, the Council has adopted recommendations on gas and electricity prices with particular reference to the need for real transparency.
Udviklingen af en sådan energiprispolitik kræver, at priser og tariffer beregnes på et realistisk grundlag, der genspejler markedsvilkårene og -omkostningerne korrekt.
The formulation of an energy price policy of this kind means that prices and tariffs mus be calculated on a realistic basis, which accurately reflects conditions and costs in the market.
Dette betyder, at forbrugerpriser må baseres på en fordeling, der er så objektiv som muligt, på de forskellige forbrugerkategorier, og at tarifferne ikke må holdes kunstigt nede.
This means that consumer prices must be based on as objective an apportionment of costs to the various cate gories of consumers as possible and that tariffs must not be kept artificially low.
Andriessen. — (NL) Det er Kommissionen bekendt og naturligvis også mig, da jeg er ansvarlig herfor, at der er indgået klager til Kommissionen om det nederlandske tilfælde.
Mr Haferkamp. — (DE) I would say once again that, firstly, the US Supreme Court has ruled on a matter which does not concern European or non-US firms.
Kommissionen understreger, at udgifterne ved energi leverancer påvirkes af den leverede mængde og leve ringsbetingelserne, navnlig i tilfælde af elektricitet, og at visse storforbrugere derved kan opnå lavere priser på energi end småforbrugere.
The Commission wishes to emphasize that the cost of energy is influenced by the quantities supplied and the conditions governing supply, this being particu larly true of electricity, and that consequently certain large consumers are able to negotiate lower prices than smaller consumers.
Det vil ikke sige, at Kommissionen ikke undersøger alle tilfælde af påstået konkurrencefordrejning, der kan være en følge af forskelle mellem energipriser, alle tilfælde altså, som den får meddelelse om, og dette naturligvis inden for traktatens konkurrenceregler.
This does not alter the fact that the Commission investigates every case of alleged distortion of competition which might be caused by differences in energy prices, every case, therefore, that is reported to the Commission, and this, of course, in accordance with the rules on competition laid down in the Treaty.
Seligman (ED). — (EN) Mange fattige mennesker, ja hele industrier i mit land, der bruger en masse elektricitet, står over for en lang vinters kamp med en uacceptabel byrde i form af priser, der er højere end i mange andre medlemsstater som f.eks. Frankrig.
Secondly, this question of taxation in the USA has been raised on several occasions with the US Govern ment by the Commission and — as I have already said — also by the Council of Ministers representing the Member States, with requests for legislation to change the existing situation.
Hvad vil kommissæren gøre for at kontrollere og gennemtvinge en gennemsigtighed og konvergens i elektricitetspriserne efter Rådets seneste beslutning og henstilling i denne sag?
All we can do is press for the introduction of such legislative measures in the United States.
For det andet: Mener han ikke, når der er et overskud af elektricitetskapacitet i mange dele af Fællesskabet, at mere fri konkurrence i stedet for subsidier ville få priserne til at falde?
If these measures are not taken, we must review the situations in which double taxation currently occurs between the Member States of the Community and the United States and undertake revision work if necessary.
Hvad Kommissionen ligeledes gør, er til stadighed at undersøge energiprisdannelsen i de forskellige medlemsstater, herunder gennemskuelighedsaspektet, med henblik på at fastslå, om de principper, der er vedtaget af Rådet, også overholdes i praksis.
The Commission is also making a continuous study of the pricing of energy in the various Member States, bearing in mind the transparency aspect, in order to establish whether the principles adopted by the Council are being respected in practice.
En rapport om resultaterne heraf vil blive sendt til Rådet og naturligvis også til Parlamentet.
A report on the findings of this study will be forwarded to the
Jeg mente, at det var for tidligt at foregribe resultaterne af denne undersøgelse, men det er klart, at hvis det viser sig, at henstillingerne ikke overholdes, må Kommissionen træffe sine foranstaltninger.
mendation on this matter ? Secondly, with surplus of electricity capacity in many parts of the Community, does he consider that more free competition rather than subsidies would bring prices down ?
Simmonds (ED). — (EN) Mener Kommissionen, at subsidierede energipriser til energiforbrugende nøgle industrier i virkeligheden er blevet en erstatning for toldskranker, specielt i de lande hvor aluminium, stål og kemikalier fortsat berøres af recessionen?
Mr Simmonds (ED). — Does the Commission believe that subsidized energy prices to key energyconsuming industries have, in effect, become a substitute for tariff bariers, particularly in those countries where aluminium, steel and chemicals continue to be affected by the recession ?
Mener kommissæren ikke, at Kommissionen som Fællesskabets politibetjent næppe opfylder den rolle på tilfreds stillende vis, eftersom der gøres for lidt, for sjældent og for sent?
Would the Commissioner agree that, as the Community's policeman, it is hardly fulfilling that role in a satisfactory manner in that too little is done too infrequently and too late ?
Andriessen. — (NL) Det første spørgsmål vil jeg besvare bekræftende i den forstand, at Kommissionen undertiden rent faktisk har en formodning om, at der er tale om konkurrencefordrejning, og at der derfor træffes foranstaltninger, det er der eksempler på.
Mr Andriessen. — (NL) As regards the first question, I have just said in reply to another question on this subject that the Commission has begun an investigation into the way in which and the degree to which the recommendations adopted by the Council are being respected in the various Member States and that it will report on its findings.
Som nævnt har Kommissionen i det foreliggende tilfælde indledt en undersøgelse og har især anmodet den franske regering om detaljerede oplysninger om den pågældende aftales beskaffenhed.
I feel it is too early to anticipate the outcome of this investigation, but if it emerges that these recommendations are not being implemented, the Commission will obviously take action.
Hvad angår det andet spørgsmål, støtter jeg fuldt ud det ærede medlems opfattelse af, at fri konkurrence er en bedre løsning af problematikken omkring en sund økonomisk udvikling end subsidier.
Mr Andriessen. — (NL) I would answer the first question in the affirmative by saying that the Commission does sometimes suspect that competition is being distorted, and appropriate action is then taken.
Jeg må henvise til, at Rom-trakten i sig selv ikke udelukker, at der ydes støtte under visse omstændigheder, og at Kommissionen derfor ikke kan følge det ærede medlems henstilling så nøje, som han måske netop antydede.
As I have said, in the case to which the honourable Member refers, the Commission has begun an investigation and asked the French Government for detailed information on the nature of the contract in question.
Formanden. — Da de følgende spørgsmål vedrører samme emne, vil vi under ét behandle spørgsmål nr. 45 af Pruvot, overtaget af Delatte (H-305/83):
My answer to the second question is in the negative. The Commission regards itself as the guardian of the Treaties rather than a policeman, and it does not believe that it does too little or acts too late.
Det andet spørgsmål vil jeg besvare benægtende.
That is why I said that we look to see where subsidization leads to unacceptable distortions of competition and that we take action in such cases.
Kommissionen betragter sig mere som traktaternes vogter end som politi, og den er ikke af den opfattelse, at den foretager sig for lidt på et for sent tids punkt.
I should add that the Treaty of Rome itself permits the granting of subsidies in certain circumstances and that the Commission cannot therefore apply the honourable Member's recommendations as strictly as he might think proper.
Europa-Parlamentets forhandlinger
Question No 45, by Mrs Pruvot, for whom Mr Delatte is deputizing (H-305/83) :
Kan Kommissionen give præcise oplysninger om, hvilke henstillinger De forenede Stater har rettet til Fællesskabet for at muliggøre deres eksport af vin, som ikker er i overensstemmelse med de ueropæiske normer?
Can the Commission provide details concerning the arguments advanced by the United States in negotiations with the Community to justify the export of wines which do not conform to European standards ?
og spørgsmål nr. 78 af Duport (H-401/83):
Question No 78, by Mrs Duport (H-401/83):
Jeg understreger, at De forenede Stater også kan avle vin, især i Californien, men disse vine kan ikke konkurrere på pris med europæiske vine.
Faced with increasing wine production, the United States is seeking to export to European countries.
De forenede Stater søger over for en voksende vinproduktion at finde eksportmuligheder i de europæiske lande.
Domestically it authorizes products and practices which can be hazardous to health, for example, wines subjected to a process of ionization, which are prohibited in the Community countries.
Andet spørgsmål: Vil disse vine ikke få konkurrence mæssige fortrin fremfor den vin, der er avlet på ædel vis i Europa?
Mr Andriessen. — (NL) The Commission is aware of this, as I am, of course, since I am responsible for the complaints that have been made to the Commission in this Dutch case.
De tillader inden for deres område produkter og fremstillingsmader, der kan frembyde fare for sundheden: ionbehandlet vin for eksempel, der er forbudt i Fællesskabets lande.
If the Commission finds that the complaints are justified, in other words, 'that the tariffs applied in this case are incompatible with the rules contained in the Treaty, the Commission will take the same action against this company as I have just indicated will be taken against the company to which the question refers.
Forhandlingerne mellem De forenede Stater og Kommissionen er netop mundet ud i en brevveksling med garantier fra medlemsstaterne den 26. juli 1983.
Consultations between the United States and the Commission have just culminated in an exchange of letters, with the endorsement of the Member States, on 26 July 1983.
Kommissionen planlægger nogle undtagelser i fællesskabsreglerne med henblik på at give mulighed for import af visse amerikanske vine.
The Commission envisages certain exceptions to Community provisions to allow imports of certain American wines.
Haferkamp. — (DE) Det drejer sig jo her ikke om syntetisk vin — det drejer sig om vin. Her må jeg måske fortælle lidt om mine egne erfaringer.
Mr Seligman (ED). — Many poor people, and indeed industries, in my country which use a lot of electricity are facing a long winter of struggling with an unacceptable burden of having to pay higher prices than in many of the Member States, such as France.
Vi afsluttede i 1972 i Kommissionen en lang forhandling om forelæggelse af kommissionsforslag til Rådet om indførelse af en markedsordning for vin.
What is the Commissioner doing to monitor and enforce transparency and convergence in electricity prices after the Council's recent decision and recom
Kan Kommissionen oplyse grundene til disse undtagelser, der gøres over for De forenede Stater, der for øvrigt ikke går på akkord med hensyn til de produkter, de importerer, og har den hørt de europæiske forbrugerorganisationer og vindyrkernes faglige organisationer?
Can the Commission say why such exceptions are being made for the United States, which is, incidentally, quite rigid about the products it will import ; and has it consulted European consumers' associations and wine growers' unions ?
Des vigtigere forekommer det mig, at vi både i vores interne vinavlspolitik samt i forbindelse med det, vi indfører, påser, at forbrugerbeskyttelsen er sikret, og at konkurrencen er i orden.
It seems to me all the more important that we should take care, both in our internal wine-growing policy and on the question of our imports, to ensure that the consumer is protected and that competition conditions are fair.
I vore forhandlinger med De forenede Stater har vi netop lagt stor vægt på dette og har nedfældet i skriftvekslingen, at De forenede Stater må give afkald på en lang række stoffer, som de hidtil har benyttet i produktionen af vin.
In our negotiations with the United States we placed great emphasis on this very point and specified in our exchange of letters that the United States should stop using a large number of substances it had hitherto used in wine manufacture.
Vi har på den anden side for vort vedkommende givet midlertidig tilladelse til et begrænset antal stoffer i en overgangsperiode, hvor det så skal undersøges, om et bestemt antal produkter, der anvendes i Amerika, skal tillades eller ikke.
On the other hand, we for our part temporarily authorized a limited number of substances for a transitional period during which we would determine whether or not a certain number of products used in America were admissible.
Baggrunden herfor er handelsbalancen i regnskabsåret 1981/82.
The background to this is provided by the trade balance for the 1981/1982 financial year.
F.eks. eksporterede Fællesskabet over 4 mio hl vin til USA, Fællesskabet importerede ca. 75 000 hl vin fra USA.
In that year, for example, the Community exported over 4 million hi of wine to the USA, and the Community imported about 75 000 hi of wine from the USA.
Vore drøftelser har for kort tid siden bl.a. ført til undertegning af en skriftveksling mellem De forenede Staters regering og Kommissionen.
Among other things our consultations recently led to the signing of an exchange of letters between the US Government and the Commission.
Denne skrivelse blev først indgående behandlet af medlemsstaterne og godkendt som led i de sædvanlige fællesskabsprocedurer.
These letters were examined first in detail by the Member States and approved in accordance with the usual Community procedures.
I denne skrivelse blev der aftalt en tilpasning af forskrifterne for vinproduktionsprocedurer i De forenede Stater og Fællesskabet.
These letters included agreement on approximation of the rules governing wine manufacturing methods in the USA and in the Community.
Fællesskabets bestemmelser gælder både for vin, der produceres i Fællesskabet, og for vin der importeres.
The Community rules apply both to wine produced in the Community and to imported wine.
For et mindre antal amerikanske produktionsmetoder, for hvilke man endnu ikke har kunnet finde en løsning, er der påregnet særlige foranstaltninger, således at forbrugerbeslyttelsen og opretholdelsen af afbalancerede konkurrencevilkår kan sikres.
To cover a small number of American manufacturing processes for which no solution could as yet be found, special measures are envisaged which will protect consumers and ensure that conditions of competition are fair and balanced.
I det stillede spørgsmål tales der også om ionbyttere.
The question asked by my colleague also raises the subject of ion exchangers.
Anvendelsen af ionbyttere til tilberedelse af vin er forbudt i Fællesskabet.
The use of ion exchangers in wine production is banned in the Community.
De er tilladt i De forenede Stater.
In the United States it is permitted.
Der er undersøgelser fra FAO og Verdens sundhedsorganisationen, hvorefter dette ikke medfører sundhedsrisici.
According to studies by the FAO and World Health Organization this does not entail any health risks.
Vi anser imidlertid anvendelsen af ionbyttere for problematisk med henblik på bekæmpelse af bedragerier, og i den nævnte skrift veksling har vi overbevist De forenede Stater om, at der inden den endelige afgørelse om tilladelse af eller forbud mod anvendelsen af ionbyttere gives en overgangsperiode på 5 år.
Nevertheless, we consider that the use of ion exchangers causes problems when it comes to measures to combat fraud, and in our exchange of letters we have persuaded the United States to agree to a transitional period of five years before a final decision is taken on whether the use of ion exchangers should be permitted or banned.
Det er meget normalt, at man inden for vinavl taler om, at en vinavler avler sin vin.
It is very often said in the trade that a grower cultivates his wine.
Men i det spørgsmål, der er stillet, drejer det sig for De forenede Stater om at producere vin, hvilket er noget helt andet.
My question refers to the manufacture of wine in the United States, which is a totally different matter.
Duport (S). — (FR) Jeg spurgte ligeledes, om Kommissionen havde været i kontakt med forbruger organisationer og erhvervsorganisationer om disse problemer.
Mrs Duport (S). — (FR) I also ask whether the Commission contacted consumer groups and professional bodies on these problems.
Det synes virkelig, som om de frembyder visse risici for forbrugerens sundhed.
In fact they do seem to represent a danger for consumer health.