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Hvordan videreføres det nu i fremtiden?
But I can give you here and now my initial impression of what has happened.
Hvad vil De prioritere, for at dette område også fremover kan udformes så vellykket?
The procedures in which I have taken part - with the exception of this one - have always used up all the time available.
Første del Spørgsmål til Sir Leon Brittan
First part Questions to Sir Leon Brittan
Formanden. - Spørgsmål nr. 30 af Laura González Alvarez (H-0339/97):
President. - Question No 30 by Laura Gonzalez Alvarez (H-0339/97)
Afstemningen finder sted onsdag kl. 12.00.
The vote will take place tomonow at 12 noon.
Kan Kommissionen oplyse om årsagerne til afbrydelsen af den sag, der var indledt mod USA ved WTO om anvendelsen af Helms-Burton-loven.
Subject: Suspension of World Trade Organization (WTO) proceedings against the US in connection with me Helms-Burton Act
Har Kommissionen taget Europa-Parlamentets beslut ninger om Helms-Burton-loven med i betragtning?
Can the Commission provide information on the grounds for suspending the proceedings brought against the US within the WTO in connection with the application of the Helms-Burton Act?
Formanden. - Næste punkt på dagsordenen er spørgetiden (B4-0165/97).
President - The next item on the agenda is questions to the Commission (B4-0165/97).
Vi behandler spørgsmål til Kommissionen. nen.
Has the Commission taken account of Parliament's resolutions on the Helms-Burton Act?
Har Kommissionen kendskab til en spansk virksomhedsleder, der er tilbageholdt i USA i henhold til Helms-Burton-loven?
I give Mrs Garcia Arias the floor on a point of order.
Før vi går i gang med spørgsmålene, har fru García Arias anmodet om ordet til forretningsordenen.
Is the Commission aware that a Spanish businessman has been detained in the US under the Helms-Burton Act?
García Arlas (PSE). - (ES) Hr. formand, jeg har anmodet om ordet til forretningsordenen, før vi går i gang med spørgetiden.
Garcia Arias (PSE). - (ES) Mr President, I should like to ask a question on a point of order before this session begins.
En af de kommissærer, der skal besvare spørgsmål i dag, er hr. van Miert.
One of the Commissioners here today is Mr Van Miert.
Jeg har forstået, at der gives prioritet til de spørgsmål, der har at gøre med netop denne kommissær.
I have heard it said that preference is given to questions which are related to a particular Commissioner and this is quite right.
Jeg kan derfor ikke forstå, hvorfor spørgsmål nr. 77 og 78 af hr. Joan Colom i Naval, hvoraf det førstnævnte er stillet i mit navn, om standarder for tv-dekodere, ikke er opført blandt de spørgsmål, som kommissær Van Miert skal besvare, men under »andre spørgsmål«.
As a result, I still do not understand why questions 77 and 78, put by Mr Joan Colom i Naval, and the first question put by myself, on changes to the rules on television decoders, have not been included in the set of questions put to Mr Van Miert and have been placed under the heading 'Other questions'.
Hr. van Miert behandler disse spørgsmål på lige fod med hr. Bangemann.
Mr Van Miert is taking these questions along with Mr Bangemann.
Jeg mener, hr. formand, at disse spørgsmål skal opføres blandt de spørgsmål, som hr. van Miert skal besvare, da emnet for de to spørgsmål også behandles af hr. van Miert.
Therefore, Mr President, I think that these questions must be included in the debate with Mr Van Miert, because the subject matter of these questions is Mr Van Miert's responsibility.
Kommissionen tager altid Europa-Parlamentets beslutninger i betragtning ved udarbejdelsen af forslag.
The European Parliament has no powers to change decisions concerning Commissioners' competences.
Kommissionen er opmærksom på, at man har arresteret en spansk statsborger, tilsyneladende i henhold til den såkaldte lov om handel med fjendtlige magter. Denne lov eksisterede før Helms-Burton-loven.
And I think that many of us welcome this because it seems that for the first time the European Union was facing up to a decision by the United States which clearly violated international law.
González Alvarez (GUE/NGL). - (ES) Hr. kommissær, De har rent faktisk så godt som besvaret de stillede spørgsmål, men jeg vil dog gerne gøre opmærksom på to ting og stille Dem et yderligere spørgsmål.
Garcia Arias (PSE). - (ES) Mr President, on many occasions we have seen this question dealt with by the Spanish press either directly or unofficially, both by Commissioner Bangeman and Commissioner Van Miert.
Formanden. - Fru García Arias, hvis De ønsker det, vil jeg, når kommissæren indfinder sig, give Dem ordet, men jeg skal dog gøre opmærksom på, at det er Kommissionen, og ikke Parlamentet, der beslutter, hvilken kommissær der skal besvare spørgsmålene.
President - Mrs Garcia Arias, there is an agreemetn between the two institutions that the President of the European Parliament decides the order of the questions and it is for the Commission to decide who answers what questions.
Kommissionen har i modsætning til Dem vurderet, at Deres spørgsmål ikke henhørte under hr. van Mierts sagsområde, men under hr. Bangemanns.
ceptability not only of the Helms-Burton Act, but also of the D'Amato Act covering Iran and Libya. That is why we took action of an unprecedented kind not only in the WTO, but also in European Union legislation.
Parlamentet har ikke beføjelser til at lave om på dette, som hører ind under Kommissionens kompetence. tence.
The under standing between the Commission and the United States is not a final settlement but a preliminary step.
For det første mener jeg, at en stor del af Parlamentets medlemmer - og også en stor del af den offentlige opinion - påskønnede Kommissionens beslutning om som en sund demonstration af uafhængighed at indgive en klage til Verdenshandelsorganisationen.
The United States made two small reductions for ham and tomato juice amounting to a further 4.5 million dollars, having reached an agreement in 1989 that the export of hormone-free beef from the United States to the European communities would be allowed.
Jeg anmoder Dem om, hr. formand, at De på trods af Deres oplysning om, at det er Kommissionen, der beslut-
Marin. - (ES) Mr President in answer to the second question, the European Commission's position is well known.
Mange af os hilste denne beslutning velkommen, fordi vi fandt, at Den Europæiske Union for første gang gjorde front mod en beslutning truffet af USA, som klart krænkede folkeretten.
Could the Commission confirm that, following the introduction of European legislation to prohibit the use of hormones in livestock farming, the USA applied extra duties payable on a range of products imported into the USA from the European Union as a compensatory measure?
Helms-Burton-loven krænker efter vores mening ikke alene folkeretten, men er desuden en umoralsk lov.
In the light of the attacks in recent years by groups of French farmers on lorries transporting Spanish fruit and vegetable products - especially strawberries - to other European Union Member States.
Kan Kommissionen bekræfte, at USA efter indførelsen af bestemmelser i EU om forbud mod anvendelsen af hormoner inden for kvægavlen pålagde en række varer, som USA importerede fra Den Europæiske Union, yderligere afgifter som kompenserende foranstaltning?
Has the Commission taken any steps to prevent such attacks occurring this year and thereby ensure that the French Government complies with Articles 5 and 7 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which guarantee the free movement of goods within the territory of the Member States and within the EU?
Er De sikker på at en sådan revision vil blive foretaget?
is logically going to be decided by case-law, Mrs Ferrer, by tradition and on the basis of the precedents of former judgments by the Court.
Og under alle omstændigheder må man spørge, om der ikke bør gøres noget for at beskytte en spansk virksomhedsleder, der er fængslet under henvisning til HelmsBurton-loven?
And here I must, therefore, try to be as neutral as possible because this is the real situation -but it could, in fact, hold this state responsible for the damage which has been suffered on its national territory and offer appropriate compensation.
Kan Kommissionen oplyse, hvilke varer der var tale om, hvor store beløb det drejede sig om, og er der gjort indsigelse mod denne praksis via WTO?
I must point out, regardless of the fact that these attacks should never take place, that is true is that the state concerned by these attacks systematically meets all the demands for compensation.
Marin, næstformand i Kommissionen. - (ES) Hr. for mand, USA indførte rent faktisk den 1. januar 1989 ensidigt en række gengældelsesforanstaltninger bestående i en 100 % forhøjelse af afgifterne på import fra Det Europæiske Fællesskab af oksekød, skinke, forarbejdede og konserverede tomater, kaffe, drikkevarer med lavt alkoholindhold, frugtjuice og foderstoffer til flokdyr.
Marín, Vice-President of the Commission. - (ES) Mr President, Mrs Fener,. under Articles 5 and 30 of the Treaty, it is the responsibility of the Member States to take the necessary measures to guarantee that individuals can not take action which could interfere with the proper operation of the internal market and the free circulation of goods.
Sir Leon Brittan. - (EN) For det første vil jeg gerne sige, at Kommissionen har sat meget stor pris på Deres støtte til Kommissionen og den forståelse, der er opnået.
Watson (ELDR). - The Commissioner says that people can claim compensation but he will be aware of the situation of the British lorry drivers who were held up by the French lorry drivers' strike.
Forståelsen mellem Kommissionen og De Forenede Stater er ikke en endelig aftale, men et foreløbigt skridt.
There an agreement was made on compensation.
Hvis vi ikke opnår de fremskridt, vi håber at få, så er vi i vor fulde ret til at gå tilbage til WTO.
It was agreed that claims for less than £250 a day could be accepted without question.
Hvis der indledes retslige skridt mod europæiske virksomheder, vil vi så sandelig gøre det.
It was also agreed that claim forms could be designed in English and supporting documents and evidence submitted in English.
USA foretog to små nedsættelser for skinke og tomatjuice svarende til et beløb af 4,5 mio dollars, efter at der i 1989 var indgået en aftale, ifølge hvilken USA fik tilladelse til at eksportere hormonfrit oksekød til EF.
And yet the French authorities are now insisting on breakdowns for small claims and insisting that claims be submitted in French.
Den 17. april 1996 anmodede Kommissionen om, at der iværksattes en høring i WTO om USA's gengældelsesaktioner med den begrundelse, at de omhandlede foranstaltninger var i modstrid med de forpligtelser USA havde indgået i forhold til denne organisation.
Replying in more detail and having made the principle quite clear to the answer which you have put on Spanish fruit and vegetables, including strawberries, and their transport across France, in exercise of its powers and precisely because the French authorities have not inter vened to put an end to the repeated excesses committed by groups of farmers against the farm products of others Member States, in this case from its southern neighbour, the Commission has taken proceedings to make sure that France respects the obligations by which it is bound.
Det er ikke den, der er strid om mellem Den Europæiske Union og De Forenede Stater. Som jeg forstår situationen, yder den spanske regering konsulatsbistand til hr. Ferrerro, og man er i kontakt med hans forsvarsadvokat.
A decision by the Court of Justice in Luxembourg is now awaited.
Da der ikke kom noget ud af disse høringer, anmodede Kommissionen efterfølgende om, at der nedsattes en ekspertgruppe. USA ophævede ensidigt gengældelsesforanstaltningerne den 15. juli 1996.
UK lorry drivers are being discriminated against and I would like to ask the Commissioner what action the Commission will take to make sure that the French Government does not actually hold up the process with complicated requirements and indeed whether he will give this House an undertaking that he will intervene with the French authorities to ensure that justice is done in the case of the British lorry drivers and indeed their Spanish colleagues?
García Arlas (PSE). - (ES) Hr. kommissær, for så vidt angår den spanske virksomhedsleders situation, henviser De til anvendelsen af en tidligere lovgivning i USA og til, at det under alle omstændigheder alene er den spanske regerings ansvar at forsvare ham.
The Commission has therefore made use of the only legal instrument which it can under the Treaty and, of course, the Commission must hope that a judgment will be delivered.
Mit spørgsmål lyder: mener De ikke, at EU bør udøve sine beføjelser til at forsvare denne europæiske borger, som netop er blevet fængslet på grundlag af en lov, som indfører begrænsninger i den internationale samhandel, og at han fortjener støtte fra Kommissionen og i hvert fald fra Rådet, eftersom det drejer sig om en europæisk borger?
We are right to hope for this, believe me, because the Commission is in no way passive on this and logically it is paying particular attention to the develop ment of the campaign for marketing fruit and vegetables and in particular raising the awareness of the French authorities, with the independence with which the Court of Justice delivers judgments - which will imply a series of legal consequences and pecuniary ones too - in favour of those who have suffered from this type of attack and we simply hope that, through this cooperation, a much more positive attitude will be taken by the French authorities in the future.
Jeg mener, at det overvældende flertal af Europa-Parlamentets medlemmer ønsker, at Kommissionen skal appellere denne chokerende afgørelse.
In accord ance with French law, the French state is responsible for any damage caused to persons or goods as a result of the use of force or violence during demonstrations or similar protests.
Så jeg vil bede Kommissionen om at angive, hvilke foranstaltninger den agter at tage for at få omgjort en sådan beslutning fra WTO's side.
As a consequence, this type of request could be made by the British lorry drivers.
For det andet vil jeg spørge, om Kommissionen vil sikre, at der under forhandlinger om ændringer af GATT bliver sørget for en ordentlig beskyttelse af de europæiske borgeres og deres husdyrs sundhed og vel færd, så der ikke bliver tale om den form for kommerciel pression, som De Forenede Stater tilsyneladende udøver under GATT for tiden?
I do not think that it is an act of discrimination that claims in France should be submitted in French; this is a matter of French national law and it seems to me totally logical that compensation claims...
Marin. - (ES) Hr. formand, med hensyn til spørgsmål nr. to er Kommissionens holdning velkendt.
(Interruption for technical reasons)
Men det er ikke korrekt, at hver gang man hører en påstand om illegal virksomhed efter en lov uden for Den Europæiske Unions regi, så beder man Kommissionen eller Rådet om at gøre noget.
You must wait until it is put right. We should not forget that the English have the English disease which means that they do not know any other language apart from their own.
Det er kun, hvis der er tale om en overtrædelse af forpligtelserne i forbindelse med WTO.
Ferrer (PPE). - (ES) Commissioner, there is no doubt that in this case, the Commission's powers are limited.
Indtil videre er der ingen, der har sagt, at dette er en overtrædelse af De Forenede Staters internationale forpligtelser, som kræver eller nødvendiggør, at Den Europæiske Union skal gribe ind.
In the meantime lorries have been set fire to, lorry drivers transporting fruit, especially strawberries, across the border have been the object of violence.
Jeg er åben over for en nærmere undersøgelse af spørgsmålet, hvis det skulle blive aktuelt.
Unfortunately this year, these attacks have once again begun and at least one lorry has been attacked.
Formanden. - Spørgsmål nr. 31 af Michael Elliott (H-0334/97):
President. - As I see that Mr Marin has taken advantage of the interruption to reply directly to certain members, I give the floor to Mrs Hardstaff.
Kommissionen går principielt ind for udbygning og styrkelse af Verdenshandelsorganisationen, og naturligvis mener vi, at det er de mekanismer, der er fastsat inden for rammerne af denne organisation, der kan gøre det muligt at finde en løsning på det problem, De påpeger.
Marin. - (ES) I can confirm to you the Commission has been informed that on 24 April last, a lorry loaded with 21 tonnes of tomatoes was detained and attacked on the motorway between Avignon and Marseille. The Commission immediately contacted the French authorities.
Og naturligvis vil Den Europæiske Union i handelsforbindelsernes komplicerede verden, hr. Elliott, nogle gange vinde og andre gange tabe.
How ever, I must say truthfully and in order to put the facts rights, that the judgment delivered by the Court of Justice
Sådan er spillets regler, og forhåbentlig kommer Kommissionens spilleregler ikke bag på Dem.
Hardstaff (PSE). - In fact my question was very much on the same lines as that of Mr Watson and the Commis-
beklageligvis begyndt igen, og en lastbil er blevet angrebet.
President. - As the authors of questions No 33 and 34 are not present, the questions fall.
Formanden. - Spørgsmål nr. 32 af Concepció Ferrer (H-0325/97):
Question No 35 by María Izquierdo Rojo (H-0303/97) Subject: Priority measures for northern Morocco
Marin. - (ES) Jeg kan bekræfte, at Kommissionen rent faktisk er informeret om, at en lastbil med 21.000 tons tomater den 24. april i år blev tilbageholdt og angrebet på motorvejen mellem Avignon og Marseille.
development. This question reflects the true feelings in that area which is undoubtedly one of scepticism, of terrible doubt, among those who ought to be the beneficiaries - in other words, the ordinary people - because in reality that regional development has not actually reached them.
Kommissionen tog øjeblikkelig kontakt til de franske myndigheder.
Believe me, Commissioner, we could also approve of projects on paper but this is not a fact.
Jeg gør opmærksom på, at rent bortset fra at sådanne angreb aldrig bør finde sted, er det en kendsgerning, at den pågældende stat systematisk imødekommer alle anmodningerne om skadeserstatning.
But what we really now have to do is tell the ordinary people living in the northern Moroccan provinces that this is so, in order for them to be able to take part as we would like, because so far they have seen nothing of the things that we have decided. That is the problem.
Marin, næstformand i Kommissionen. - (ES) Hr. for mand, fru Ferrer, i henhold til artikel 5 og 30 i traktaten henhører det under medlemsstaternes ansvar at iværksætte de nødvendige foranstaltninger til at sikre, at der ikke lægges hindringer i vejen for det indre markeds funktion og den frie bevægelighed for varer.
Marin. - (ES) I have to tell you that, in terms of the 1993-1996 projects, on health and family planning, job creation, forestry eco-systems, fanning credits and reconversion, the fight against drugs, drinking water and drainage systems, rural roads and tracks and a small involve ment by NGOs, as well as intervention by the Farming Intervention Fund and the National Farming Credit Bank, this has already been done.
Watson (ELDR). - (EN) Kommissæren fortæller, at folk kan kræve kompensation, men han kender jo godt den situation, som gør sig gældende for de britiske lastvognschauffører, som blev opholdt af de franske lastvognschaufførers strejke.
As far as the completion of the Tangier-Oujda road is concerned, which would be an important factor for ending the isolation of the northern provinces of the country, no firm date has yet been set for work to begin.
Men alligevel insisterer de franske myndigheder nu på at få detaljerede oplysninger i forbindelse med små krav, og de forlanger også, at ansøgningerne skal være udformet på fransk.
A 40 million ECU programme has been established for integrated rural development in the northern part of Morocco and, also together with the Moroccan authorities, a 24 million ECU programme has been established to create an industrial development zone.
I -øjeblikket afventer vi Luxembourg-Domstolens afgørelse. relse.
This is something which is going to be done
Der er tale om diskriminering mod de britiske lastvognschauffører, og jeg vil gerne spørge kommissæren, hvad Kommissionen agter at foretage sig for at sikre, at den franske regering ikke i praksis hæmmer processen med komplicerede krav; jeg vil da også geme høre, om han vil love Europa-Parlamentet at gribe ind over for de franske myndigheder for at sikre, at de britiske lastvognschauffører og deres spanske kolleger får deres ret?
To the extent that the Moroccan Government asked for an extension to the cunent road programme and inclusion of the Tangier-Oujda road, in reply to the Moroccan request the Commission might well include some parts of the road, at the same time, I must tell you that we wish to use up all of the money from the MEDA Programme on cement, on infrastructure, because we feel that Morocco has a sufficient level of development so that most of the infrastructures already started can be completed not by means of donations but by means of the loans from the European Investment Bank.
Kommissionen har således taget det eneste instrument i anvendelse, som traktaten giver den i hænde, og Kommissionen må naturligvis afvente Domstolens svar.
On the other hand, the Commission is aware of the difficulties confronting Moroccan enterprises in that area, as you pointed out in your question.
Jeg kan forsikre Dem, at denne ventetid under ingen omstændigheder betyder, at Kommissionen forholder sig passivt afventende, men at den klart nok med stor opmærksomhed følger udviklingen af markedsføringen af frugt og grøntsager med det formål at bevidstgøre de franske myndigheder om deres forpligtelser, uanset om Domstolen giver Kom missionen medhold - hvilket vil få en række juridiske -og også pekuniære - følger til fordel for ofrene for den omhandlede type angreb, og Kommissionen forventer inden for rammerne af dette samarbejde en langt mere positiv indstilling fra de franske myndigheders side.
As for the timetable for projects to be financed in the northern Moroccan provinces, as well as programmes whose completion is planned over the coming years, these were established in the Indicative Programme 1996-1997 which was recently established by common agreement between the Commission and the Moroccan authorities.
Ferrer (PPE). - (ES) Hr. kommissær, det er rigtigt, at Kommissionens beføjelser på dette område er begrænsede, og at den rent faktisk har gjort, hvad den skulle gøre. Imidlertid har sagen nu i to år ligget hos Domstolen.
In particular, this programme provides for a project of integrated rural development and a project for setting up industrial areas, which used to be called development 'poles'.
Og i mellemtiden er der sket nye afbrændinger af lastvogne, voldelige overgreb mod lastbilchauffører, som transporterer frugt, navnlig jordbær, over grænsen. I år er angrebene
As you will see the amount of investment over the last three years has been quite considerable and I would also say that, within the programming which was completed a month ago, we have also included a project for integrated rural development in this area as well as the creation of an industrial develop ment zone.
Marin. - (ES) Jeg skal gentage, at Domstolen endnu ikke har truffet afgørelse i sagen.
Izquierdo Rojo (PSE). - (ES) Thank you very much, Commissioner, for this reply which is both practical and sets out some of the priorities.
I medfør af fransk ret er den franske stat desuden ansvarlig for skader påført personer eller goder som følge af magt- eller voldsanvendelse under demonstrationer eller sammenstimlen.
However, I think that there is still a problem in terms of the difference between approved investment and what is perceived as regional
Følgelig kan de britiske lastbilchauffører fremsætte et sådant krav.
We think that this is a problem of balance.