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Schmidhuber. - (DE) Jeg tager Deres udtalelser til efterretning.
Schmidhuber. - (DE) Mr Dimitrakopoulos, I take note of your statement.
Formanden. - Da spørgerne ikke er til stede, bortfalder spørgsmål nr. 50, 51, 52 og 53.
President. - As the authors are not present, Questions Nos 50, 51, 52 and 53 lapse.
Spørgsmål nr. 54 af White (H-0431/94): Om: Definition af regioner
Question No 54 by Ian White (H-0431/94) Subject: Definition of regions
For især at tage højde for tørken i Spanien bibeholder Rådet den højeste sats for nedsættelse af støtten på 15% i produktionsåret 1993/94.
Schmidhuber. - (DE) Honourable Member, I can only refer back to what I said before.
Et forslag til en formel ændring af lovgivningen i overensstemmelse hermed har Kommissionen lige over sendt til Rådet og Parlamentet.
I will however be happy to read once again the answer which the Commission gave to your earlier question.
Vil Kommissionen på baggrund af det utilfredsstillende svar på spørgsmål 47 (H-0310/94) (') gøre rede for, på hvilket grundlag regionerne er blevet defineret i England, hvilket kriterium der er anvendt, hvilke organer der er konsulteret og, i bekræftende fald, efter hvilke kriterier de konsulterede organer er valgt?
With regard to the unsatisfactory response given to Question 47 (H-0310/94) ('), would the Commission please state the basis upon which regions have been defined in England, the criterion applied, the parties consulted and, if any, the criterion by which any parties consulted have been chosen?
Hvad vil Kommissionen gøre i betragtning af de forslag, der i øjeblikket er ved at blive behandlet af »Local Government Boundary Commission«, hvorefter amterne Avon, Somerset og Devon faktisk
What action will the Commission take given the proposals currently being considered by the Local Government Boundary Commission, which effectively abolish the Counties of Avon, Somerset and Devon with a possibility of further reviews and the creation of a mixture of unitary and two-tier authorities in the West Country?
Arias Cañete (PPE). - (ES) Deres svar var yderst utilfredsstillende, hr. kommissær.
This forms part of a series of documents on different parts of the European Union, produced in advance of the European elections.
Alligevel pålægges den spanske
In these cases, and in order to make the
') Bilag til Fuldstændigt Forhandlingsreferal fra mødet den 4.5.1994, s. 6.
Annex to Report of Proceedings of 4 May 1994. p.6
I disse tilfælde og for at gøre oplysningerne mere relevante for den lokale vælger blev regionerne underinddelt i grupper af britiske amter.
Schmidhuber information more relevant to a local electorate, the regions were subdivided into groups of UK counties.
Formanden. - Da spørgeren ikke er til stede, bortfalder spørgsmål nr. 55.
President. - As the author is not present, Question No 55 lapses.
Spørgsmål nr. 56 af Teverson (H-0434/94):
Question No 56 by Robin Teverson (H-0434/94)
Om: Misbrug af vandværksselskabernes monopol stilling
Subject: Abuse of monopoly power by water com panies
Grundene til, at planlægningsregionen Sydvestengland i den informationsbrochure, som Kommissionens kontor i London har udgivet, og som Kommissionens tidligere svar henholder sig til, blev opdelt i to områder, blev allerede angivet i dette tidligere svar.
The privatization of the water industry in the United Kingdom has resulted in regional companies having a monopoly over the provision of water to domestic, industrial and commercial consumers of water, including all multinational European companies operating within the UK.
Nogle af disse vandværksselskaber ejes delvis af vandværksselskaber fra andre medlemsstater.
A number of these water companies are part-owned by water companies based in other Member States.
White (PSE). - (EN) Det tidligere spørgsmål blev ikke besvaret ordentligt, og jeg mener virkelig, at Kommissionen er forpligtet til at udvise almindelig høflighed og sikre, at der gives et fuldstændigt svar, navnlig i betragt ning af at jeg skrev et brev om dette, således at Kommissionen kunne få flere enkeltheder.
In the Commission's own document which is available in this building, 'Competition Policy in the European Com munity', it mentions that dominant positions are a key area that the Commission will look at and that it should affect all companies. Indeed, water companies are specifically mentioned on page 4 as being of European interest in terms of competition policy.
Den officielle tilsynsmyndighed i Det Forenede Kongerige, OFWAT, anses af uafhængige eksperter for i det store og hele at have været ineffektiv i sin kontrol med disse selskabers dominans.
The official regulator within the UK, OFWAT, is seen by independent observers to have been largely ineffective in controlling the dominance of these companies in this sector.
I en rapport fra det nationale forbrugerråd påpeges den umådeholdne vækst i overskud, ledelseslønninger og udbyttebetaling på et tidspunkt, hvor andre industrigrene lider under økonomisk tilbagegang.
A recent report by the National Consumer Council points out the excessive growth of profits, top management salaries and dividend payments at a time when other industries are suffering from economic recession.
Forbrugerne i den sydøstlige del af Det Forenede Kongerige har været særlig hårdt ramt.
Consumers in the South West of the United Kingdom have been particularly affected.
Hvordan har Kommissionen til hensigt at forsvare alle vandforbrugeres interesser uanset nationalitet, og vil den være rede til at indlede en undersøgelse af misbrug af dominerende stilling på markedet fra disse selskabers side, jf. EF-traktatens artikel 88 og 89?
How does the Commission intend to defend the interests of all consumers of water, regardless of nationality, and will it initiate an investigation concerning the abuse of the market dominance of these companies under its powers set out in Articles 88 and 89 in the Treaty of Rome?
Kommissionens repræsentant i Det Forenede Kongerige kom til Bristol på et tidspunkt, hvor medlemmerne var til plenarmøde i Strasbourg og præsenterede den omtalte brochure.
Schmidhuber. - (DE) Honourable Member, I must once again repeat that it is only in those cases where trade across the internal frontiers of the Union is affected that competition can be monitored by the European Union.
Dette beklager jeg mig ikke over; men der var en klar definition af West Country med 5 amter.
And that is of course extremely hard to demonstrate in the case of water supply.
Dette er igen et spørgsmål, som jeg ikke beklager mig over. Grunden til, at jeg beklager mig i dag, er, at jeg ikke mener, Kommissionen har været opmærksom på spørgsmålet om, hvordan brochuren blev udarbejdet.
However, the Honourable members will perhaps allow me to express an opinion on the closely connected question of under what circumstances the Commission can intervene in the matter.
Der fandt derfor ikke nogen konsultation sted med to væsentlige politiske partier, og muligvis tre.
Permit me to read to you in English for a moment.
Vil den, der end må have udarbejdet brochuren, venligst besvare disse specifikke spørgsmål vedrørende grundlaget, kriteriet og de konsulterede organer?
The UK water industry has its own regulator governed by British statute which is charged with the maintenance of competition as is officially determined within the United Kingdom.
Jeg vil være yderst taknemlig for et konkret svar, da der nemlig skal gives et.
How that regulator performs its duties is a matter for national consideration.
Schmidhuber, medlem af Kommissionen. - (DE) Kom missionen er bekendt med, at den nuværende fase med privatiseringer åbenbart ikke har ubetydelige virkninger for de private forbrugere.
Schmidhuber, Member of the Commission. - (DE) The Commission is aware that the current phase of the privatization process is obviously affecting the private consumer considerably.
Efter det britiske forbrugerråds rapport af 11. juli 1994 »Water Price Control Review -Key Consumer Concerns« er efter privatiseringen - og nu citerer jeg - »de private forbrugeres vandregninger i gennemsnit steget med 67%, og de private forbrugere har skønsmæssigt betalt 2.886 mio pund mere til de ti vandværksselskaber, dvs. 2.028 mio pund mere end de havde skullet betale, hvis forhøjelsen af vandafgiften kun havde været til udligning af inflationen.«
According to a report entitled 'Water Price Control Review - Key Consumer Concerns' published on 11 July 1994 by the UK Consumer Council, after the privatization - and here I quote: 'the water bills of private consumers have risen on average by 67%, and thus private consumers have paid to the ten water companies an estimated £2,886 million more, in other words £2,018 million more than they would have had to pay if these water price rises were intended merely to offset inflation'
Schmidhuber. - (DE) Hr. White, jeg kan kun henvise til det, jeg sagde tidligere.
The Com mission does have a role in the maintenance of standards of water treatment and in other limited matters.
Vi kan ikke påvirke de konsultationer, der fører til sådanne områdeafgrænsninger; dette er udelukkende medlemsstatens anliggende.
Whereas the Commission may be aware of concerns in this area, other than in providing norms and legislative initiatives, the Commission cannot intervene in essentially national issues.
Jeg vil dog gerne endnu en gang læse det svar op for Dem, som Kommissionen gav på Deres tidligere spørgsmål.
President. - As the authors are not present, Question No 57 by Mr Kellett-Bowman and Question No 58 by Mrs Banotti lapse.
Efter rapportens offentliggørelse bebudede den officielle tilsynsmyndighed, at den fremover ville kontrollere pris stigningerne strengere.
Following publication of the report, the water supervisory body announced that it would be monitoring price rises more strictly in future.
I henhold til artikel 129 A i Traktaten om Oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab i affattelsen i Traktaten om Den Europæiske Union er Fællesskabet forpligtet til »at bidrage til virkeliggørelsen af et højt forbrugerbeskyttelsesniveau ved særlige aktioner, som støtter og supplerer den politik, medlemsstater ne fører med henblik på at beskytte forbrugernes sund hed, sikkerhed og økonomiske interesser.«
Article 129a of the EC Founding Treaty, incorporated into the Treaty on European Union, lays down that the Community is under obligation, 'to contribute to a high level of consumer protection through specific actions which support and complete the Member States' policies for the protection of health, safety and the economic interests of consumers'. ers'.
(EN) Kommissionen definerer ikke regionale grænser.
Question No 59 by Alexandras Alavanos (H-0437/94)
Når den indsamler statistiske oplysninger eller definerer støtteberettigede områder til politiske formål, anvender den i stedet administrative områder og grænser, der er defineret af medlemsstaterne.
Subject: Commission's findings concerning non compliance by the Italian Government with competition rules
Det ærede medlem ser ud til at henvise til en informationsbrochure, derer udarbejdet af Kommissionens kontor i London.
In this context, the Commission will carefully examine the honourable Member's question, but will not examine complaints regarding possible infringement of the Com munity competition rules in the UK water supply sector.
På baggrund heraf vil Kommissionen omhyggeligt undersøge det ærede medlems spørgsmål. Klager som følge af en overtrædelse af Fællesskabets konkurrencere-
In its answer of 3 September 1992 to my Written Question No 726/92 (PE 159.978) on infringement by the Italian Government of freedom of maritime transport, the Commission stated that it was 'collecting the information it needed to answer the honourable Member's question' and would 'inform him of its
Dette er jo det afgørende kriterium for et indgreb i forbindelse med Kommissionens konkurrencepolitik.
Two years have since elapsed and no information has been forthcoming concerning the results of the Commission's investigations.
Kommissionen henviser til, at Det Forenede Kongerige råder over deres egne tilsynsmyndigheder, som er ansvarlige i forbindelse med overtrædelse af de britiske konkurrecebestemmelser.
Why is the Commission taking so long to announce its findings, what is holding matters up, how did the Italian authorities respond and how does the Commission intend to bring to an end the infringement by the Italian Government of current competition rules?
ske regerings overtrædelse af reglerne om fri søtransport nævnte Kommissionen, at den »vil indhente de oplysninger, der er nødvendige« vedrørende dette spørgsmål, og at den vil »meddele resultatet af undersøgelserne så hurtigt som muligt«.
Schmidhuber. - (DE) Honourable Member, I must point out that if the Commission is to open proceedings in this matter, then it is a condition that the injured party must take action here in the form of a complaint.
Hvorfor er Kom missionen så længe om at forelægge resultater? Hvad er det, der sinker arbejdet?
If the injured party does not make a complaint, we have to assume that it is suffering no negative effects.
Hvad er de italienske myndigheders svar? Hvad agter Kommissionen at foretage sig for at sørge for, at den italienske stat overholder de gældende konkurrenceregler?
Therefore I can only repeat my suggestion that the ferry company which is not allowed to transport the passengers of the Italian Railway should approach the Commission.
Der er således klart tale om en dominerende stilling på markedet her.
That concludes questions to the Commis-
Schmidhuber, medlem af Kommissionen. - (DE) Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, det drejer sig om søtransporten mellem Italien og Grækenland.
Schmidhuber, Member of the Commission. - (DE) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, if I may give the honourable Members a short resumé of the matter, this concerns the shipping business between Italy and Greece.
Den 6. april 1992 stillede De, hr. Alvanos, en skriftlig forespørgsel til Kommissionen om anvendelsen af Fællesskabets konkurrenceregler på persontransporten mellem Grækenland og Italien. De henviser i den sammenhæng til forbindelsen mellem Brindisi og Patras, som drives af flere færgerederier, bl.a. også af Flagline-rederiet.
On 6 April 1992, the honourable Member Mr Alavanos addressed a written enquiry to the Commission regarding application of the Community competition rules to ferry transport between Greece and Italy, referring to the Brindisi-Patras route, which several ferry companies ply, including the Flagline ferry firm.
I Kommissionens dokument, som kan fås i denne bygning, »Konkurrencepolitik i Det Europæiske Fælles skab«, nævnes det, at dominerende stillingerer et væsentligt område, som Kommissionen vil se nærmere på, og at det bør berøre alle virksomheder.
I need to know about the rule. My understanding is that the question is asked, the questioner is entitled to a supplementary question but in many cases tonight there have been no supplementary questions beyond the original questioner.
Vandværksselskaber nævnes faktisk også specifikt på side 4 som værende af europæisk interesse, hvad angår konkurrencepolitikken.
Does that mean that the supply of supplementary questions is exhausted if there is no one else to ask supplementaries and is there a rule that says that?
Har Kommissionen til hensigt at videreføre denne under søgelse fra i aften?
President. - The situation is this: the questioner has the right to ask one supplementary question.
I 1984 blev det forbudt dette rederi at befordre passage rer, som er i besiddelse af en international jernbanebillet, mens to af dets konkurrenter var berettiget til det.
The story goes back to 1984, when this ferry firm was prohibited from carrying passengers wishing to travel on an international rail ticket, although two rival companies were allowed to do so.
Dette forhold, der går tilbage til 1984, fik Kommissionen først kendskab til med Deres skriftlige forespørgsel nr. 726/92. På grundlag af denne forespørgsel bad Kommissionen den italienske regering om en nærmere forklaring.
However, the matter was first brought to the Commission's notice through this written question 762/92, whereupon the Commission asked the Italian government for an explanation.
Den italienske regering meddelte i sit svar, at en befordringstilladelse var blevet nægtet på grundlag af en udtalelse fra de italienske statsbaner, som mente, at en tilladelse til endnu et rederi ikke var ønskelig af økonomiske grunde.
The Italian government's answer revealed that it had turned down Flagline's application for permission to carry such passengers on the recommendation of the Italian National Railway, whose view it was that on economic grounds it was not desirable to grant permission to any more ferry companies.
Schmidhuber. - (DE) Hr. Teverson, jeg må endnu en gang gentage, at de omstændigheder, som Den Europæiske Unions konkurrencekontrol knytter sig til, er samhandelen hen over de indre grænser.
Alavanos (GUE). - (EL) Mr President, I am sorry about that misunderstanding.
Vedrørende denne udtalelse spurgte Kommissionen i løbet af 1994 også de italienske statsbaner uden dog at få nye oplysninger.
During 1994 the Commission asked the Italian Railway about this statement, but was not able to obtain any new information, and meanwhile another application from Flagline has been turned down.
For at der indledes en formel undersøgelse på grundlag af en på ny nægtet transporttilladelse og Kommissionen kan gøre sig fortrolig med forholdene i dag, er det være hensigtsmæssigt, hvis Flagline-rederiet indsender en formel klage til Kommissionen.
So that the Commission can begin formal investigations and familiarize itself with the current facts of the case, it would now be appropriate if the Flagline ferry company were to lodge a formal complaint with the Commission.
Hvordan denne tilsynsmyndighed udfører sine opgaver er et nationalt anliggende.
If you have a question down which has not been reached you will get a written answer.
Alavanos (GUE). - (EL) Tak, hr. kommissær; men jeg ved ikke, hvor meget jeg har at takke for, når jeg får det svar fra Kommissionen, at den har indledt en undersøgelse, og at denne undersøgelse endnu ikke har ført til resultater, skønt mit spørgsmål blev stillet for over to år siden.
Alavanos (GUE). - (EL) Thank you Mr Commissioner. Of course, how thankful can I be, when I get an answer from the Commission that an investigation has begun and, whereas my question was tabled over two years ago, that investigation has still got nowhere.
De har anmodet Italien om et svar, og det har sendt sagen videre til de italienske statsbaner, og De venter nu på svaret.
You asked for an answer from Italy, which referred the matter to the Italian state railways, and you are still waiting for one.
Men endnu en gang henhører administrationen af disse under de nationale myndigheder.
I would like to thank you for the competent way in which you have answered questions from all sides of the House on every possible subject.
Mens Kommissionen kan være bekendt med problemer på dette område, kan den ikke, ud over at tilvejebringe normer og lovgivningsinitiativer, blande sig i spørgsmål, der i deres inderste væsen er nationale.
At the same time, it is a matter for some regret, even though you act as a collegiate body, that we only have had one Commission er here for the whole of Question Time.
Formanden. - Da spørgerne ikke er til stede, bortfalder spørgsmål nr. 57 og 58.
Perhaps you would like to think about this.
Spørgsmål nr. 59 af Alavanos (H-0437/94):
Perhaps you would like to put a proposal either now or in the future.
Om: Forsinkelse af Kommissionens undersøgelser vedrørende den italienske regerings manglende over holdelse af konkurrencereglerne
Schmidhuber. - (DE) Mr President, the Commission is fully aware that the situation we have here today is a rather unusual one, and we had a discussion on the matter at our last meeting on Tuesday. The fact that only one
Problemet drejer sig ikke kun om et selskab.
The problem does not just concern one company.
Det drejer sig om et monopol på transport af jernbanepassagerer, som de italienske jernbaner har truffet afgørelse om, som støttes af den italienske regering, og som Kommissionen i nu to år har tøvet med at gribe ind overfor.
It concerns the existence of a monopoly in the transport of rail passengers, which was decided upon by the Italian railways, supported by the Italian government, and about which the Commission has done nothing for two years.
Mine henvendelser til Kommissionens tjenestegrene har ikke givet noget svar, og jeg har været nødt til at rejse spørgsmålet i Parlamentet for at få dette indirekte svar fra Kommissionen, hvor den siger, at den i virkeligheden intet har foretaget sig i to år.
Not only was there no answer to my approaches to the Commission's services, but it was even necessary to bring the matter up in Parliament before the Commission would give that indirect answer, saying in effect that for two years it has done nothing.
Og når nu det svar, De har fået fra de ansvarlige myndigheder, kaster bolden tilbage til de involverede parter, vil jeg endnu en gang spørge: Da Kommissionen nu - som De selv siger - har konstateret denne overtrædelse af konkurrencereglerne, hvad vil De, eller de ansvarlige myndigheder, så gøre, og hvorfor gør de ikke noget?
And because the answer you got from the responsible authorities puts the ball back into the court of those interested, I ask you again, since -as you yourself tell us - the Commission has ascertained this breach of the rules of competition, what will it, or those responsible, finally do and why are they doing nothing?
I sit svar den 3. september 1992 på min skriftlige forespørgsel nr. 726/92 (PE 159.978) om den italien
') Action taken by the Commission on the opinions of Parliament: see Minutes 2) See Annex 'Question Time'
Formanden. - Hermed er spørgsmålene til Kommissionen afsluttet.
President. - Thank you for your explanation which I am sure the House would accept.
Jeg vil gerne fremsætte en bemærkning over for kommissær Schmidhuber. Jeg vil gerne takke Dem for den kompetente måde, hvorpå De har besvaret spørgsmål fra alle sider i Parlamentet om ethvert muligt emne.
Nonetheless, I should like to reiterate and ask you to pass on that it was noted that there was only one Commissioner present and that you did say that it was exceptional and indeed that it will prove to be exceptional. (')
White (PSE). - (EN) Hr. formand, til forretningsordenen.
(77¡e sitting was closed at 11.55 p.m.)
Det skyldes en sammenkædning af ulyksalige omstændigheder, navnlig den omstændighed, at der i dag og i morgen finder fire forskellige rådsmøder sted og nogle internationale organisationer desuden afholder møder til dels i de oversøiske lande, at der i aften kun stod en kommissær til rådighed til at besvare spørgsmålene. Det er absolut et undtagelsestilfælde.
Commissioner was available here this evening to answer the honourable Members' questions is due to a chain of unfortunate circumstances, especially the fact that four separate Council sessions are taking place today and tomorrow, apart from which, a number of international organizations are holding meetings, some of them abroad.
Gælder denne regel? Nej!
This is a totally exceptional situation.
Alligevel vil jeg gerne gentage og bede Dem om at videregive, at det blev bemærket, at der kun var en kommissær til stede, og at De faktisk sagde, at det var en undtagelse, og at det virkelig vil vise sig at være en undtagelse. (3)
The Com mission normally makes an effort to ensure that the Commissioner responsible for a particular area answers questions on that subject, and that at least two Commissioners are present at Question Time.
KOMMISSIONENS MEDDELELSE OM DEN VIDERE BEHANDLING AF DE UDTALELSER, EUROPA-PARLAMENTET HAR AFGIVET OM KOMMISSIONENS FORSLAG I MØDEPERIODERNE I MARTS I OG II, APRIL, MAJ OG JULI 1994
ACTION TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO OPINIONS ON COMMISSION PROPOSALS DELIVERED BY PARLIAMENT AT ITS PART-SESSIONS IN MARCH I AND II, APRIL, MAY AND JULY 1994