title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 613/97 del Joaquín SISÓ CRUELLAS a la Comisión. Hormona de crecimiento de los salmones

text: C 21/2 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 22. 1. 98 (98/C 21/02) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-2219/96 de Roberta Angelilli (NI) a la Comisio·n (9 de agosto de 1996) Asunto: Financiacio·n procedente del Fondo Social Europeo para la reconversio·n profesional y la reubicacio·n de trabajadores Los trabajadores del grupo IRITECNA/FINTECNA-IRI, que perciben un subsidio de desempleo desde octubre de 1993, declaran en una comunicacio·n que la Unio·n Europea habr(cid:14)·a concedido 4,5 billones del Fondo Social Europeo para la reconversio·n profesional y la reubicacio·n de los trabajadores de dichas empresas que atraviesan una situacio·n de crisis. ¿Puede informar la Comisio·n: 1. si se ha concedido efectivamente la financiacio·n y, en caso positivo, 2. si se pueden comprobar las modalidades de utilizacio·n de la financiacio·n, a la vista de que los trabajadores de dichas empresas (muchos de los cuales dejara·n de percibir en breve el subsidio de desempleo), se interrogan sobre la utilizacio·n de dichos fondos, porque temen una pe·sima gestio·n de los mismos, como ya sucedio· en el pasado respecto de financiaciones ana·logas? Respuesta complementaria del Sr. Flynn en nombre de la Comisio·n (4 de agosto de 1997) Como complemento a su respuesta del 1 de octubre de 1996 (1), la Comisio·n esta· actualmente en condiciones de comunicar lo siguiente. Se ruega a Su Sen(cid:152)or(cid:14)·a se refiera a la respuesta de la Comisio·n a su pregunta escrita E-1408/97 (2). (1) DO C 365 de 4. 12. 1996. (2) DO C 391 de 23. 12. 1997, p. 82. (98/C 21/03) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-0613/97 de Joaqu(cid:14)·n Siso· Cruellas (PPE) a la Comisio·n (27 de febrero de 1997) Asunto: Hormona de crecimiento de los salmones La Coordinadora Campesina Europea (CPE) ha solicitado a la Comisio·n Europea que proh(cid:14)·ba la utilizacio·n de la «somatosalmo·n», una hormona fabricada a partir de tecnolog(cid:14)·as gene·ticas que acelera y aumenta el crecimiento de los salmones. Segu·n el CPE la industrializacio·n de la cr(cid:14)·a de salmo·n ha rebajado considerablemente su calidad, ha provocado una enorme concentracio·n de la produccio·n en Noruega y adema·s, ha extendido entre los salmones salvajes las enfermedades relacionadas con la cr(cid:14)·a industrial, por lo que tambie·n critica la industrializacio·n de la acuicultura en general. Teniendo en cuenta el escepticismo y la falta de confianza del consumidor europeo en las nuevas te·cnicas de la biolog(cid:14)·a, ante las graves consecuencias que ha originado la utilizacio·n de la hormona la·ctea BST, ¿podr(cid:14)·a indicarme la Comisio·n en que· situacio·n se encuentra la cuestio·n del uso de la «somatosalmo·n» en la cr(cid:14)·a del salmo·n? Respuesta del Sr. Bangemann en nombre de la Comisio·n (14 de abril de 1997) El somatosalm es una hormona destinada exclusivamente a facilitar la adaptacio·n de las cr(cid:14)·as de salmo·n al pasar del agua dulce al agua salada. La empresa titular de la patente presento· una solicitud de clasificacio·n de esta sustancia en virtud del Reglamento (CEE) no 2377/90 del Consejo (1), por el que se establece un procedimiento comunitario de fijacio·n de los


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title: KOMISSION ASETUS (EY) N:o 352/97, annettu 27 päivänä helmikuuta 1997, tuonnin kiinteistä arvoista tiettyjen hedelmien ja vihannesten tulohinnan määrittämiseksi

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title: REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION ON EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM THE SECOND BASIC STATISTICAL SURVEY OF AREAS UNDER VINES CONDUCTED BY THE MEMBER STATES pursuant to Council Regulation 357/79/EEC of 05.02.1979

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text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 27. 02. 1997 COM(97) 75 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION ON EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM THE SECOND BASIG STATISTICAL SURVEY OF AREAS UNDER VINES CONDUCTED BY THE MEMBER STATES pursuant to CouncU Regulation 357/79/EEC of 05. 02. 1979 I. INTRODUCTION The system of surveys of areas under vines established by the basic Regulation (Council Regulation 357/79) and later amendments (cf. annex 1) is designed to assess the situation and development of the wine market in the Community, there being two types of survey: basic surveys, carried out every ten years, covering the structure of vineyards and vines and providing detailed information on all the areas in question (wine grapes, table grapes, grapes for drying, stock for vegetative propagation) and thus show the potential in viticultural products; annual intermediate surveys, less detailed, designed to update the information on wine grape growing and record the changes in the surface area involved (through grubbing up, new planting or replanting) and the related production in order to follow the trend in wine production potential and the supply on the market The present report refers to the results of the second basic survey (the first being carried out in 1979) in the seven Member States concerned, viz. those whose surface area under open-air vines is greater than 500 ha1 : Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal. H. METHODOLOGY USED In order to guarantee statistical reliability and the comparability of the data produced by the Community surveys, the methodological rules used for them have to be harmonized for all the Member States concerned Although the situation reflected by the survey method table (Annex II) can be considered generally satisfactory in respect of harmonization of the definition of the characteristics (despite some discrepancies), it also shows the non-harmonization of survey dates. In fact, and despite the need for synchronising dates of the basic surveys as originally planned, this matter is unresolved. The first survey already covered two different periods but the situation has become even more complex for the second survey since three periods are involved While the period laid down in Regulation 357/79 for carrying out the survey, viz. 1989, and the reference period (the situation as of 1 September 1989) have been respected by Germany, Spain, Greece, Portugal and Luxembourg, the survey took place in 1988 (covering the situation as of 1 September 1988) in France and in 1990/91 (covering the situation as of 1 September 1990) in Italy. m. STRUCTURE OF THE SURVEY This has not been modified since the beginning. The information gives an overall view of the viticulture in the Community and an insight into the sector in each of the 191 geographical unities defined in the base regulation. The information covers the number of holdings and what they grow: firstly, on the share of the area under vines in the overall agricultural area utilized and secondly, on viticultural areas by purpose (grapes for VQPRD and other wines, table grapes, grapes for drying, stock for vegetative propagation). All these data are broken down into a dozen viticultural classes. According lo Article 1 ofKcgulaiion No. 357/79 In addition, the data on grapes for wine are collected by variety1 and by age class. IV. RESULTS 1. Transmission of results Most countries respected the deadlines, except France, Italy and Luxembourg, which caused major delays in the transmission of results. Adherence to the deadline ( fifteen months after the survey date at the latest) by all the Member States therefore appears the main subject for harmonization since delays by any of them can in fact jeopardize the value of the surveys, this being to provide users with information on the sector as early as possible. 2. Processing of results After the tabular data had been received by from the Member State, Eurostat validated them, this procedure involving a series of intra- and inter-tabular checks. At the end of this procedure, a certain number of corrections had to be made to the original data to get rid of anomalies and render them acceptable. 3. Brief presentation of results Now that a set of information taken from the two basic surveys is available, it seems more interesting to analyse the data from the second survey in terms of their relative "weight" by comparing them with those from the first, then to restrict analysis to their absolute weight A comparative and detailed study of all the statistics is in'hand This report will be restricted to revealing the general features of the structural modifications that have occurred in the Community winegrowing areas during the period between the basic surveys. The results given in the tables to annex III are briefly analysed as follows: at Community level (EUR 10 and EUR 12), modifications are measured by three physical characteristics: number of vineyards, their utilized agricultural area and the total winegrowing area; at country level, the trend in the main winegrowing areas in respect of the growing of wine grapes (broken down into VQPRD and other wines) and table grapes. The names of grape varieties are not harmonized at Community level. 3 3. 1. At Community level 3. 1. 1. Comparison of data for Eur 10 T1979)1 and EUR 10 (1989) (table 1. 1 - annex IIP At EUR 10 level, i. e. the five countries (Germany, France, Greece, Italy and Luxembourg) which carried out the two basic surveys, there has been a structural reduction in the viticultural sector, particularly the number of vineyards, (-30%) and the UAA (-27. 3%), the rate of decrease of the total wine-growing area being 14. 5%. This trend is the same (same rates of decrease) as that observed for wine-grape vineyards since this sub-seaor represents virtually the entire sector (its "weight"in area terms being 92. 5% of the total viticultural area in 1989). The "VQPRD" have progressed (from 33% in 1979 to 39. 5% in 1989 of total viticultural area) and "other wines" maintain a dominant position despite a clear regression (from 58. 6% in 1979 to 52. 9% in 1989 of total viticultural area). Trend in the main surface areas under cultivation 2500000-r 2000000 1500000 x 1000000 4- 500000 + (1979) EUR 10 B(1989)EUR10 Table grape 3. 1. 2 Comparison of data for EUR 10 H979^ and EUR 12 n989^ (Table 1. 2 - Annex ITO If the information from the first survey is compared with that of the second at Eur 12 level (the five countries mentioned in 3. 1. 1 plus Spain and Portugal), one sees that the accession of the two Mediterranean countries has expanded the wine-growing sector in structural terms. There is an upward trend in the physical characteristics considered (+9% for vineyards; +21% AAU and +41. 6% of total viticultural area which was 3 425 127 ha in 1989). The dales on which the surveys were carried out mean that the reference to the period 79-89 is not absolutely correct for all five countries: it is so for Germany and Luxembourg but the period of observation for France was 79-88, for Italy 82-90 and for Greece 83-89. This expansion is mainly explained by the development of the area under wine grapes (rate of variation + 44. 9%) which, as in EUR 10 represents almost the entire sector (93. 7% of the total viticultural area). One should note the importance that the letters VQPRD have gained in the Community of twelve, particularly in terms of wine-growing area (+78. 4% over 1979). The "other wines" still, however, retain first place in land utilization. Trend in the main viticultural areas 3500000 T 3000000 (1S79)EUR10 CD (1989) EUR 12 Total Wine- grape. Total Quality wines p. s. r Other wines Table grape 3. 2 At country level (Table II. 1 and II. 2 and II. 3 - Annex IIP The most significant changes in the period 1979-1989 are particularly: The decline in areas (wine grapes, table grapes) in Italy, France and Greece with the exception of VQPRD in France; the first two countries are responsible for the decline in overall viticultural area at the EUR 10 level mentioned in 3. 1. 1, owing to their large weight (88% of total area in 1979); A slight increase in the wine-growing area in Germany and Luxembourg, though their weight at EUR 10 level is virtually negligible; The accession of Spain and Portugal which has led to a notable increase in all the Community viticultural areas and also led to changes in the relative importance of countries in terms of surface area under vines. In fact, in the enlarged Community, Spain occupies the first place (1 091 316 ha or 31. 9% of the Community total) which was held by Italy in 1979. France still occupies the second place (26. 9%) closely followed by Italy (26. 4%), these three countries representing 85% of the Community total in 1989. Share of areas under vines by country 1979 1. 000 Ha 3425. 1 2067. 1 ^ 500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 900000 1000000 1900000 2000000 2900000 3000000 3900000 4. Consistency of the survey system Since a complete cycle of viticultural surveys, which begins and ends with a basic survey, has now been carried out by the five Member States concerned, it is legitimate to judge the validity of the system. This involves seeing whether one can monitor the trend in the area under wine grapes by comparing that in the second survey to that resulting from the algebraic calculation from the first survey and the intervening changes (plantings and grubbing-up). If the system is consistent, the difference between the two surface areas should be 0. In accordance with the historical series of data on the area under wine grapes for the five countries (Tables III. l to DI. 5 Annex HI) and despite the different methodologies used for the collection of the base data and annual data (the first by survey, the second mainly from administrative documents), the data turn out to be consistent for Germany, France and Luxembourg. On the other hand, methodological improvements seem to be necessary in Italy and Greece to achieve this consistency. V. CONCLUSIONS Now that the second base survey on viticultural areas has been concluded, and before the scheduled reform of the sector has consequences for the statistical branches in question and thus on the statistical structure in effect, the comments that can be made on the two aspects are as follows: 1. On the base surveys The subject matter of these surveys, i. e. the amount of information on the Community viticultural structure appears adapted to user requirements at the moment and thus allows the potential of the sector to be assessed. Nevertheless, one must stress that information on the varieties of vine, if they are to be of any real value, must be based on a harmonized list and a study of variety names must obviously be carried out beforehand. As regards the quality of the information derived from the base surveys, the aspects "harmonization" and "up-to-date status" must be improved The objective must be to harmonize the date the surveys are carried out in order to render the date truly comparable and meet the deadline for communicating the data by all the Member States. Relating to the survey system At this stage, and over and beyond the required methodological improvements referred to above and the data consistency aspect (cf. IV. 4), the system Can be considered as a viable statistical tool which fulfils the objective i. e. makes it possible to monitor the wine-growing market It should be noted that the system has an adequate legal basis. This was updated by the amendment to Regulation 357/79 which was made last year to enable the administrative source "wine-growing register" to be made for the intermediate surveys. The intention of this amendment was to ease the burden on the Member States who have such a register which is updated at national level or for certain regions, though retain the purpose of the basic surveys as the sole statistical source for the basic data. ANNEX I tf Community legislation on statistical surveys of areas under vines 1. CouncU Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 of 5 February 1979 (OJ L 54 of 5 March 1979. p. 124), as amended by: - Act of Accession (Greece) (OJ L 291 of 19 November 1979, p. 89, paragraph H. 7, and p. 127, paragraph E. 1) - CouncU Regulation (EEC) No 1992/80 of 22 July 1980 (OJ L 195 of 29 July 1980, p. 10) - CouncU Regulation (EEC) No 3719/81 of 21 December 1981 (OJ L 373 of 29 December 1981) - CouncU Regulation (EEC) No 490/86 of 23 February 1986 (OJ L 54 of 19 March 1986, p. 21) - CouncU Regulation (EEC) No 3205/93 of 16 November 1993 (OJ L 289 of 24 November 1993,p. 4) 2. 3. CouncU Decision 89/287/EEC of 17 April 1989 (OJ L 112 of 25 April 1989, p. 18) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 991/79 of 17 May 1979 (OJ L 129 of 28 May 1979, p. l), as amended by: - Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2802/85 of 7 October 1985 (OJ L 265 of 8 October 1985, p. 15) 4. Commission Decision 79/491/EEC of 17 may 1979 (OJ L 129 of 28 May 1979), as amended by: - Commission Decision 85/620/EEC of 13 December 1985 (OJ L 379 of 31 december 1985, p. l) 5. 6. 7. Commission Decision 80/763/EEC of 8 July 1980 (OJ L 213 of 16 August 1980, p. 26) Commission Decision 80/764/EEC of 8 July 1980 (OJ L 213 of 16 August 1980) Commission Decision 80/765/EEC of 8 July 1980 (OJ L 213 of 16 August 1980, p. 34), as amended by: - Commission Decision 85/621/EEC of 13 december 1985 (OJ L 379 of 31 December 1985, p. 12) 3 ANNEX H 1 o C O U N C IL R E G U L A T I ON 357/79 GERMANY GREECE SPAIN December 1989 April 1990 Autumn 1989 Autumn 1989 1988/1989 1988/1989 1988/1989 Not applicable Exhaustive - by interview Not applicable Sample survey, two-phase stratification, by interview Not applicable Exhaustive - by interview In 1989 or at latest before 1 April 1990 1988/1989 Derogations pursuant to Council Decision 89/287:1987/88 - France, 1989/1990 - Italy Not applicable Exhaustive or based on random sampling. In the latter case the sampling error "at the 68% confidence level shall be of the order of 1% at most" for the total area under vines, broken down by normal production use (quality wines psr, other wines, table grapes, grapes to be dried etc. ) All holdings having a cultivated area under vines normally intended for the production for sale of grapes, grape must, wine or vegetative propagation material for vines. 1. 1 Survey period 1. 2 Reference winegrowing year 13 Pilot surveys 1. 4 Type of survey 2. Survey cover Viticultural holdings included in the survey - survey threshold 3. Characteristics of the survey Criteria adopted : 3. 1 To subdivide varieties into "quality wines psr" or "other wines": 3. 2 To record the varieties with a dual use1 A minimum of 10 ares under vines A minimum of 10 ares - 5 arres for nurseries All holdings with a total area S 0. 1 ha Not applicable Not applicable since there are only "quality wines psr" varieties Varieties for "quality wines psr" and the regions in which they are produced are defined by law. "Other wines" are the other varieties of grape used for wine- making Vines are classified on the basis of the use to be made of them, determined by the area Not applicable Based on the criterion fixed by the winegrower Based on the criterion fixed by the winegrower Varieties which are classified simultaneously as wine grape varieties and table grape varieties are recorded according to their predominant use in the geographical units concerned 3. 3 To measure the area Not applicable under vines devoted to: According to winegrower's declarations According to winegrower's declarations According to winegrower's declarations - specialised production2 - mixed production3 - associated planting in rows - dispersed vines 3. 4 To determine the age of the vines: 3. 5 To determine yield classes The age of the vines is calculated from the wine-growing year in which they were planted or grafted The Member States concerned must subdivide the areas under the vines cultivated with wine grape varieties into yield classes based upon the main yield per hcclare All the areas were intended for the production of "quality wines psr" Based on the main use of the area Total area of the plot if vines are the main crop Not recorded As reported by the wine grower Planting year Pro-rata distribution on the basis of the associated crops Are taken into account as a proportion in the total area under vines (not significant) As reported by the wine grower Yield classes have been based on the ten year average Yield classes have been determined on the basis of the wine grower's declarations Yield classes have been determined on the basis of the 1989 harvest as reported by the wine grower the case of varieties which are classified simultaneously as wine grape varieties and table grape varieties "holding with only one type of vine cultivation (e. g. quality wines psr or Ubtc grapes etc. ) snn holding with several types of grape production. The types of production can be as follows: grapes for quality wines psr and other wines, table grapes, grapes to be dried and vegetative propagation nulcrial for vines FRANCE ITALY LUXEMBOURG PORTUGAL Winter 1 9 8 8- 1989 October 1 9 9 0- April 1991 September 1989 December 1989 - July 1990 1987/1988 1989/1990 1988/1989 1988/1989 Not applicable Exhaustive - by interview November 1989 Exhaustive - by interview Not applicable Exhaustive - by interview May 1989 Exhaustive - by interview All holdings within the meaning of the Regulation. Note that a holding is included in the survey if its UAA is 1 ha or where there are 20 ares under ordinary vines, 10 ares under vines for the production of quality wines psr or 5 ares for the production of champagne All holdings within the meaning of the Regulation All holdings within the meaning of the Regulation All holdings within the meaning of the Regulation " Vines are classified according to their use based on the vineyard terrain (vintage or non-vintage areas of production) and vine varieties (varieties included or not included in the official definition of the vintage) Varieties for "quality wines psr" and the regions in which they are cultivated are defined by legislation. The varieties "other wines" are other grape varieties for winemaking Not applicable as there are only varieties for "quality wines psr" All the European varieties in specified regions are considered as varieties for quality wines psr On the basis of the use by the winegrower recorded According to the criteria set out in the legislation Not applicable All varieties were recorded as winegrape varieties According to the winegrower's declarations According to the winegrower's declarations According to the use made of the areas On the basis of homogeneous parcels (variety, nature of production, planting density) All the areas are used for the production of "quality wines psr" Total area of the plot if vines are the main crop Associated crops are added to specialized crops in terms of the proportion of the area they actually occupy on a prorata basis Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Year of planting or grafting Year of planting or grafting Year of planting Prorata distribution where the planting density is not the normal one. Otherwise the whole area is considered as being under vines. Dispersed vines have been considered in the main specified regions: lm2/vine As reported by the wine grower Yields are not recorded in the basic survey but in the annual harvest declarations Yields are not recorded in the basic survey but later on from declarations about the production of grapes Yield classes have been based upon the average over 10 years Yield classes have been based on the average yield per "Concelho" s\L ANNEX III ^ i> Table 1. 1 Changes in the number of holdings, cultivated area under vines and agricultural area in use ( A. A. ) broken down by type of production. Type of production Unit TOTAL Holdings AA Area under vine WINE-GRAPE, TOTAL Holdings AA Area under vine QUALITY WINES p. s. r Holdings AA Area under vine OTHER WINES Holdings AA Area under vine OF WHICH FOR SPIRITS Holdings AA Area under vine TABLE-GRAPE Holdings AA Area under vine AREA NOT YET GRAFTED Holdings AA Area under vine VINES FOR MATERIAL PROPAG. NURSERIES Holdings AA Area under vine PARENT VINES Holdings AA Area under vine GRAPES FOR DRYING Holdings AA Area under vine N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha EUR 10 Total 1989 1368234 8657279 2067113 1301466 8406770 1911178 290636 2555736 816801 1078378 6796797 1094377 10355 298104 80391 100988 607395 103142 3146 19459 1944 3926 44000 2730 1540 28225 3254 53138 225083 44866 % chang« 1979-1989 -30. 1 -27. 3 -14. 5 -30. 1 -27. 6 -13. 7 -20. 0 -11. 3 2. 5 -32. 2 -31. 4 -22. 8 -39. 7 -24. 6 -16. 6 -40. 1 -36. 3 -19. 3 -61. 3 -75. 2 -55. 4 -62. 7 -39. 8 -29. 7 -81. 6 -58. 9 -50. 2 -22. 9 -16. 7 -25. 5 Total 1979 1956602 11906950 2418072 1862081 11607264 2215215 363403 2880508 797087 1590057 9912664 1418129 17167 395623 96375 168544 953566 127848 8134 7f;538 4354 10518 73148 3881 8352 68693 6530 68879 270136 60245 0 H Table 1. 2 Changes in the number of holdings, cultivated area under vines and agricultural area in use ( A. A. of production. broken down by type EUR 12 Total 1989 2132400 14406099 3425127 2036832 14015573 3209978 552086 4455703 1422277 1585508 10628963 1787701 10355 298104 80391 133311 846021 145704 11532 129669 11716 4636 52976 3373 2168 36610 4765 57105 239225 49592 % change 1979-1989 9. 0 21. 0 41. 6 9. 4 20. 7 44. 9 51. 9 54. 7 78. 4 -0. 3 7. 2 26. 1 -39. 7 -24. 6 -16. 6 -20. 9 -11. 3 14. 0 41. 8 65. 1 169. 1 -55. 9 -27. 6 -13. 1 -74. 0 -46. 7 -27. 0 -17. 1 -11. 4 -17. 7 Type of production Unit TOTAL Holdings AA Area under vine WINE-GRAPE, TOTAL Holdings AA Area under vine QUALITY WINES p. s. r Holdings AA Area under vine OTHER WINES Holdings AA Area under vine OF WHICH FOR SPIRITS Holdings AA Area under vine TABLE-GRAPE Holdings AA Area under vine AREA NOT YET GRAFTED Holdings AA Area under vine VINES FOR MATERIAL PROPAG. NURSERIES Holdings AA Area under vine PARENT VINES Holdings AA Area under vine GRAPES FOR DRYING Holdings AA Area under vine N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha N° ha ha EUR 10 Total 1979 1956602 11906950 2418072 1862081 11607264 2215215 363403 2880508 797087 1590057 9912664 1418129 17167 395623 96375 168544 953566 127848 8134 78538 4354 10518 73148 3881 8352 68693 6530 68879 270136 60245 A? Table 11. 1 MAIN AREAS UNDER VINES IN 1979 AND 1989 (HA) AREA UNDER VINES AREA UNDER VINES AREA UNDER VINES AREA UNDER VINES AREA UNDER VINES TOTAL WINE GRAPES (TOTAL) QUALITY WINE P. S. R OTHER WINES TABLE GRAPES 6> 1979 1989 1979 1989 1979 1989 T979 1989 1979 1989 D EL E F 94202 173657 1033332 I 1115608 1273 L P 102357 137669 1091316 920311 905425 1351 266699 93858 90140 998715 1031229 1273 102028 74147 1043567 899499 834153 1351 255233 93858 31028 464931 205997 1273 102028 13300 506437 509513 190609 1351 99040 59112 533785 825232 60848 537130 389986 643544 156194 22948 29562 75338 18276 33940 18160 66706 8621 D EL E F I L P EUR 10 2418072 EUR 12 2067113 3425128 2215215 1911178 3209978 797087 816801 1422277 1418129 1094377 1787701 127848 103142 EUR 10 145703 EUR 12 Table 11. 2 MAIN AREAS UNDER VINES IN 1979 AND 1989 (%) AREA UNDER VINES AREA UNDER VINES AREA UNDER VINES AREA UNDER VINES AREA UNDER VINES TOTAL WINE GRAPES (TOTAL) QUALITY WINE P. S. R OTHER WINES TABLE GRAPES P 1979 1989 1979 1989 1979 1989 1979 1989 1979 1989 3. 90 7. 18 42. 73 46. 14 0. 05 D EL E F I L P EUR 10 EUR 12 100. 0 2. 99 4. 02 31. 86 26. 87 26. 43 0. 04 7. 79 60. 4 100. 0 4. 24 4. 07 45. 08 46. 55 0. 06 100. 0 3. 18 2. 31 32. 51 28. 02 25. 99 0. 04 7. 95 59. 5 100. 0 11. 78 3. 89 58. 33 25. 84 0. 16 100. 0 7. 17 0. 94 35. 61 35. 82 13. 40 0. 09 6. 96 57. 4 100. 0 4. 17 37. 64 58. 19 100. 0 3. 40 30. 05 21. 81 36. 00 8. 74 61. 2 100. 0 17. 95 23. 12 58. 93 12. 54 23. 29 12. 46 45. 78 5. 92 D EL E F I L P 100. 0 70. 8 100. 0 EUR 10 EUR 12 v3 Table 11. 3 MAIN AREAS UNDER VINES, RATES OF VARIATION 1979/1989 (%) AREA UNDER AREA UNDER AREA UNDER AREA UNDER AREA UNDER VINES TOTAL 8. 7 -20. 7 -10. 9 -18. 8 6. 1 VINES VINES VINES VINES WINE GRAPES QUALITY WINE OTHER WINES TABLE GRAPES TOTAL 8. 7 -17. 7 -9. 9 -19. 1 6. 1 P. S. R 8. 7 -57. 1 9. 6 -7. 5 6. 1 2. 9 -26. 9 -22 -20. 4 -38. 6 -11. 5 -14. 5 •13. 7 2. 5 -22. 8 •19. 3 D EL E F I L P EUR 10 EUR 12 D EL E F I L P EUR 10 EUR 12 Table III. 1 Development of area under wine-grapes GERMANY Annual data Wine-growing Wine-growing Plantings Replantings Grubbing up Wine-growing Area under area wine grapes wine grapes second basic survey calculated* | (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (2)-(7) % (6X7) % area wine grapes area wine first basic survey (1) grapes (2) 93858 Unit: Ha Difference in area 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 94669 774 3869 3833 95612 1020 4313 4391 96878 980 3659 3373 98386 1068 99608 99806 99303 99335 99720 885 301 91 75 71 4024 3780 4172 3737 4057 3725 3588 3442 4278 4330 4100 3411 94668 95611 96878 98382 99609 99803 99304 99335 99720 99713 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 102023 2310 2. 26 Area under wine grapes calculated for year n: area under wine grapes (year n-l) + (plantings + replantings + grubbing) (year n). Table III. 2 Development of area under wine-grapes FRANCE Annual data Unit: Ha Wine-growing Wine-growing Plantings Replantings Grubbing up Wine-growing Area under Difference in area area wine grapes area wine first basic survey (1) grapes (2) 9987191 (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (2X7) % (6X7) % area wine grapes wine grapes • second basic survey calculated" | 978003 5382 32548 58795 977854 149 0. 02 960636 3060 17228 37655 954397 3427 17540 27206 960636 954397 0 0 0. 00 0. 00 947630 4004 19983 30684 947700 -70 -0. 01 940029 3048 15386 26108 939956 73 0. 01 927718 2382 13685 28378 923637 3439 17535 25055 927718 923637 911755 1442 18257 31581 899499 911755 0 0 0 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 -12256 -1. 36 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 ft Area under wine grapes calculated for year n: area under wine grapes (year n-l) + (plantings + replantings + grubbing) (year n). Table III. 3 Development of area under wine-grapes ELLAS Annual data Wine-growing Wine-growing Plantings Replantings Grubbing up Wine-growing Area under area wine grapes wine grapes second basic survey calculated" | Unit: Ha Difference in area " (2)-(7) % (6X7) % (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) area wine grapes area wine first basic survey (1) grapes (2) 90144 89319 1134 89764 1126 85428 1008 87146 1025 82147 81721 752 798 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 1647 1239 1616 2057 1560 1511 89631 -312 -0. 35 89206 558 0. 62 89156 -3728 -4. 36 84396 2750 3. 16 86338 -4191 -5. 10 74147 81434 86357 287 0. 35 -12210 -16. 47 (\j 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 " Area under wine grapes calculated for year n: area under wine grapes (year n-l) + (plantings + replantings + grubbing) (year n). (a) These data are included in column (3) Table III. 4 Development of area under wine-grapes ITALIA Annual data Wine-growing Wine-growing Plantings Replantings Grubbing up Wine-growing Area under area wine grapes wine grapes second basic survey calculated" ( (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (2)-(7) % (6X7) % area wine grapes first basic survey (1) area wine grapes (2) 1031229 Unit: Ha Difference in area 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 962801(a) 7516 13094 37046 1014793 -51992 -5. 40 942689(a) 3594 6337 30043 929648(a) 2188 8865 24094 918530(a) 2606 5953 19677 909574(a) 2860 6975 18791 898080(a) 780 8057 20331 942689 929648 918530 909574 898080 884607(a) 1098 7951 22522 834153 884607 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 -50454 -6. 05 (b) ' Area under wine grapes calculated for year n: area under wine grapes (year n-l) + (plantings + replantings + grubbing) (year n). (a) Surface area calculated at Eurostat (b) Cumulative discrepancy between basic surveys: -12,3% Table III. 5 Development of area under wine-grapes LUXEMBOURG Annual data Wine-growing Wine-growing Plantings Replantings Grubbing up Wine-growing Area under area wine grapes wine grapes second basic survey calculated" | (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (2)-(7) % (6X7) % area wine grapes area wine first basic survey (1) grapes (2) 1273 Unit: Ha Difference in area 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1283 1313 1309 1306 1334 1322 1318 1326 1346 1351 7 5 4 8 20 0 1 0 2 0 76 72 39 35 45 28 58 40 39 25 73 47 47 46 37 40 63 32 21 20 1283 1313 1309 1306 1334 1322 1318 1326 1346 1351 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 1351 0. 00 Area under wine grapes calculated for year n: area under wine grapes (year n-l) + (plantings + replantings + grubbing) (year n). 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title: KOMMISSIONENS FÖRORDNING (EG) nr 362/97 av den 27 februari 1997 om upphävande av förmånstullarna och om återinförande av Gemensamma tulltaxans tull på import av flockblommiga nejlikor (på kvist) med ursprung i Israel

eurovoc_concepts:
CCT duties
Israel
floriculture
import
restoration of customs duties


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 613/97 dell'on. Joaquín SISÓ CRUELLAS alla Commissione. Ormone per la crescita dei salmoni

eurovoc_concepts:
EU office or agency
European Medicines Agency
freshwater fish
hormone
marketing standard
pharmaceutical legislation
public health
sea fish
veterinary drug

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text: C 21/2 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunita‘ europee 22. 1. 98 (98/C 21/02) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-2219/96 di Roberta Angelilli (NI) alla Commissione (9 agosto 1996) Oggetto: Finanziamento del Fondo sociale europeo per la riqualificazione professionale e il ricollocamento dei lavoratori I lavoratori del gruppo IRITECNA/FINTECNA-IRI, in cassa integrazione dall(cid:146)ottobre 1993, in una loro comunicazione sindacale sostengono che l(cid:146)Unione europea avrebbe stanziato 4500 miliardi del Fondo sociale europeo per la riqualificazione professionale e il ricollocamento dei lavoratori delle suddette aziende che versano in condizioni di crisi. 1. Si chiede alla Commissione se il finanziamento sia stato effettivamente erogato; 2. in caso positivo, se si possono accertare le modalita‘ di utilizzo dello stesso, dal momento che i lavoratori di tali aziende (a molti dei quali verra‘ revocato fra breve il sussidio di disoccupazione) si interrogano sull(cid:146)utilizzo di tali fondi, temendo una gestione fallimentare degli stessi, come gia‘ avvenuto in passato per analoghi finanziamenti. Risposta complementare data dal Sig. Flynn in nome della Commissione (4 agosto 1997) A completamento della sua risposta del 1 Ottobre 1996 (1), la Commissione e‘ ora in grado di fornire le seguenti infomazioni. La Commissione si pregia di rinviare l(cid:146)Onorevole Parlamentare alla risposta da essa data alla Sua interrogazione scritta E-1408/97 (2). (1) GU C 365, del 4. 12. 1996. (2) GU C 391 del 23. 12. 1997, pag. 82. (98/C 21/03) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0613/97 di Joaqu(cid:14)·n Siso· Cruellas (PPE) alla Commissione (27 febbraio 1997) Oggetto: Ormone per la crescita dei salmoni La Coordinadora Campesina Europea (CPE) (Coordinamento contadino europeo) ha chiesto alla Commissione di vietare l(cid:146)uso del «somatosalmone», un ormone fabbricato con tecnologie biogenetiche che accelera e potenzia la crescita dei salmoni. Secondo la CPE, l(cid:146)industrializzazione dell(cid:146)allevamento dei salmoni ne ha notevolmente ridotto la qualita‘, provocato un enorme concentramento della produzione in Norvegia ed ha, inoltre, esteso ai salmoni selvatici le malattie connesse con l(cid:146)allevamento industriale, critica che estenda anche all(cid:146)industrializ- zazione dell(cid:146)acquacoltura in generale. Tenendo presente lo scetticismo e la mancanza di fiducia da parte del consumatore europeo nelle nuove tecniche biologiche, viste le gravi conseguenze che ha comportato l(cid:146)impiego dell(cid:146)ormone latteo BST (somatotropina bovina), la Commissione puo‘ far sapere a che punto e‘ la questione dell(cid:146)impiego di «somatosalmone» nell(cid:146)allevamento del salmone? Risposta data dal Sig. Bangemann in nome della Commissione (14 aprile 1997) Il somatosalmone e‘ un ormone che ha soltanto lo scopo di facilitare l(cid:146)adattamento dei giovani salmoni al momento del passaggio dall(cid:146)acqua dolce all(cid:146)acqua di mare. Su richiesta della ditta che detiene il brevetto e‘ stata presentata una domanda di classificazione di questa sostanza a titolo del regolamento del Consiglio (CEE) n. 2377/90 (1) che definisce una procedura comunitaria per la


title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the French Republic to extend the application of a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC)of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes

eurovoc_concepts:
France
VAT
goods and services
tax harmonisation
tax relief

text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 27. 02. 1997 COM(97) 74 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL presented in accordance with Article 2 of Council Decision 93/109/EEC of 15 February 1993 (application of a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the French Republic to extend the application of a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes (presented by the Commission) REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL presented in accordance with Article 2 of Council Decision 93/109/EEC of 15 February 1993 (application of a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes) I. INTRODUCTION By Decision 89/488/EEC of 28 July 1989,1 the Council authorized France, on the basis of Article 27 of the Sixth Directive, to take special measures derogating from Article 17(2) of that Directive. The authorization was valid until 31 December 1992. The derogation consists in excluding altogether from the right to deduct VAT that charged on expenditure on goods and services in cases where non-business use of those goods and services accounts for more than 90% of their total use. On the basis of a Commission report on the application of this derogation, the authorization was extended until 31 December 1996 by Council Decision 93/109/EEC2 of 15 February 1993. Under the terms of the authorization, any proposal to extend it has to be accompanied by a report on its application. The purpose of this report is to give an account of this derogation from the time of its extension to the present date and to examine the application for an extension submitted by France by letter registered by the Secretariat-General on 19 November 1996. II. APPLICATION OF THE DEROGATION As indicated above, the application of the derogation has already been the subject of a Commission report drawn up at the end of 1992,3 which described in detail the background, objectives and operation of the derogation. As these aspects have not changed in the meantime, the present report simply outlines a number of developments which have occurred since the previous report. First of all, following the Commission's comments in the previous report, France has amended its national legislation relating to the derogation to make it clear that the special measure covers any non-business use that exceeds 90% of the total use of the goods and services (the legislation governing the initial derogation covered only private use). France also points out in its request for an extension that no special difficulty in applying the derogation has been reported to the French tax authorities over the period from 1993 to 1996. On the contrary, experience has confirmed that the arrangements introduced have simplified the administration of the tax both for the tax authorities and for taxpayers. 1 OJ No L 239, 16. 8. 1989, p. 22. 2 OJ No L 43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 42. 3 COM(92) 591, 22. 12. 1992. 3 France is therefore requesting that the authorization be extended until the new common VAT system is adopted. HI. OPINION OF THE COMMISSION DEPARTMENTS The Court of Justice has ruled that a taxable person who uses goods for the purposes of an economic activity is entitled to deduct the input tax paid in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 17, however small the proportion of business use. A rule imposing a general restriction on the right of deduction in cases where there is limited business use constitutes a derogation from Article 17 and is valid only if the requirements of Article 27 of the Sixth Directive are met (see judgment of 11 July 1991 in Case C-97/90). Article 27 permits special measures derogating from the Sixth Directive to be introduced either to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance. As already indicated in the previous report, the Commission's departments consider that the introduction of the special measure in question, which is designed to prevent 'consumption without taxation", is justified under Article 27 of the Sixth VAT Directive because it simplifies administration of the tax by relieving the tax authority of the need to oversee exercise of the right to deduct the VAT charged on expenditure on goods and services in cases where non-business use of those goods and services accounts for more than 90% of their total use. As regards the period of validity of the authorization, the Commission's departments would point out that on 10 July 1996 the Commission adopted a work programme4 for the introduction of a common VAT system which provides for step-by-step progress towards the new system. As the final package of proposals is scheduled for presentation in mid-1999, the Commission's departments take the view that no derogation should be extended beyond 31 December 1999. It would seem appropriate to assess then whether the derogation is consistent with the approach adopted under the new common system of VAT. COM(96)328,22. 7. 1996. 4- Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the French Republic to extend the application of a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes (presented by the Commission) s EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM By letter registered by the Commission's Secretariat-General on 19 November 1996, the French Government submitted a request for an extension of the derogation initially authorized up to 31 December 1992 by Council Decision 89/488/EEC of 28 July 19891 and extended until 31 December 1996 by Council Decision 93/109/EEC of 15 February 1993. 2 This derogation from Article 17(2) of the Sixth VAT Directive consists in excluding altogether from the right to deduct VAT that charged on expenditure on goods and services where the use of such goods and services for the private purposes of the taxable person or his staff or more generally for non-business purposes exceeds 90% of their total use. Article 2 of the above-mentioned Decision 93/109/EEC states that, in the light of a Commission report on France's application of the Decision, the Council may, on the basis of a Commission proposal, authorize the extension of that Decision. The Commission's report on the application of the Decision over the period from 1993 to 1996 concludes that it is appropriate for the application of its provisions to be extended until 31 December 1999. On 10 July 1996 the Commission adopted a work programme for the introduction of a common VAT system3 which provides for step-by-step progress towards the new system. As the final package of proposals is scheduled for presentation in mid-1999, it would seem appropriate not to extend the period of validity beyond 31 December 1999 so as to enable an assessment to be made of the necessity of the derogation and its consistency with the overall approach adopted under the new common system of VAT. In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Sixth VAT Directive, the other Member States have been informed by letter of 18 December 1996 of the French request. 1 OJ No L 239, 16. 8. 1989, p. 22. 2 OJNoL43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 42. 3 COM(96)328,22. 7. 1996. Proposal for a Council Decision authorizing the French Republic to extend the application of a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes (presented by the Commission) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment,1 and in particular Article 27 thereof, Having regard to the previous Council Decisions 89/488/EEC of 28 July 19892 and 93/109/EEC of 15 February 1993,3 Having regard to the Commission report on the application of the above-mentioned Decision over the period from 1993 to 1996, Having regard to the Commission proposal arising from that report, Whereas, under Article 27(1) of the Sixth VAT Directive, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize any Member State to introduce or extend special measures derogating from that Directive in order to simplify the procedure for charging tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance; Whereas, by letter registered by the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 19 November 1996, the French Government requested authorization to extend the limited periods by application of the derogation previously granted Council Decisions 89/488/EEC and 93/109/EEC; it for to Whereas the other Member States were informed on 18 December 1996 of the request for an extension submitted by the French Government; 1 OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1; Directive last amended by Directive 96/95/EC (OJNoL338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 89). 2 OJ No L 239, 16. 8. 1989, p. 22. 3 OJNoL43, 20. 2. 1993, p. 42. Whereas tb. t. said measure consists in excluding altogether from the right to deduct VAT that charged on expenditure on goods and services in cases where the use of such goods and services for the private purposes of the taxable person or his staff or more generally for non-business purposes exceeds 90% of their total use; Whereas the special measure combats certain forms of consumption without taxation while at the same time simplifying the VAT treatment of certain transactions; Whereas the said measure constitutes a derogation from Article 17(2) of the Sixth Directive under which a taxable person is entitled to deduct the VAT charged on goods and services used for the purposes of his taxed transactions; Whereas the Commission adopted on 10 July 1996 a work programme and a timetable of proposals providing for gradual, step-by-step progress towards a common VAT system for the single market; Whereas, as the final package of proposals is scheduled for mid-1999, the authorization is to be granted until 31 December 1999 so as to enable an assessment to be made of the derogation's consistency with the overall approach of the new common system of VAT; Whereas this derogation will not have a negative effect on the European Communities' own resources accruing from VAT, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 2 Article 1 By way of derogation from Article 17(2) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the French Republic is hereby authorized to exclude from the right to deduct VAT that charge i on expenditure on goods and services in cases where the use of such goods and services for the private purposes of the taxable person or his staff or more generally for non-business purposes exceeds 90% of their total use. This authorization shall be granted until 31 December 1999. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. Article 3 Done at Brussels, For the Council The President ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 74 final DOCUMENTS EN 09 06 08 10 Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-066-EN-C ISBN 92-78-16230-2 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg


title: RÈGLEMENT (CE) N° 349/97 DE LA COMMISSION du 27 février 1997 déterminant la mesure dans laquelle peuvent être acceptées les demandes de certificats d'importation introduites en février 1997 pour les contingents tarifaires de la viande bovine prévus dans les accords sur la libéralisation des échanges entre la Communauté, d'une part, et l'Estonie, la Lettonie et la Lituanie, d'autre part

eurovoc_concepts:
Baltic States
beef
import licence
tariff quota


title: RÈGLEMENT (CE) N° 360/97 DE LA COMMISSION du 27 février 1997 fixant les restitutions applicables à l'exportation des céréales, des farines et des gruaux et semoules de froment ou de seigle

eurovoc_concepts:
cereal flour
cereals
export refund
groat
meal


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 604/97 de Alex SMITH au Conseil. Contrebande de matières nucléaires

eurovoc_concepts:
EAEC
European cooperation
Europol
Germany
airport
fight against crime
illicit trade
nuclear safety
plutonium
seizure of goods

text: 11. 3. 98 FR Journal officiel des Communaute·s europe·ennes C 76/3 Re·ponse commune aux questions e·crites E-0505/97 et E-0585/97 (25 septembre 1997) La session du Conseil des ministres charge·s du tourisme, pre·vue pendant la pre·sidence irlandaise, a e·te· reporte·e; il n(cid:146)y avait en effet aucune chance a‘ l(cid:146)e·poque de parvenir, au sein du Conseil, a‘ l(cid:146)unanimite· ne·cessaire pour adopter le programme Philoxenia. Aucune session du Conseil dans cette formation n(cid:146)a eu lieu pendant la pre·sidence ne·erlandaise. Le Conseil n(cid:146)a donc pas encore formellement examine· le programme Philoxenia. Le projet de traite· d(cid:146)Amsterdam ne comprend pas de chapitre spe·cifique concernant le tourisme. Enfin, il appartient a‘ la Commission de prendre les initiatives approprie·es conforme·ment aux re‘gles et dispositions budge·taires en vigueur. (98/C 76/05) QUESTION E· CRITE E-0604/97 pose·e par Alex Smith (PSE) au Conseil (27 fe·vrier 1997) Objet: Contrebande de matie‘res nucle·aires Suite a‘ la re·ponse a‘ la question e·crite E-1957/96 (1) de Mme Breyer du 7 novembre 1996, le Conseil a-t-il des remarques substantielles a‘ ajouter en ce qui concerne la contrebande de matie‘res nucle·aires a‘ travers l(cid:146)Allemagne? (1) JO C 385 du 19. 12. 1996, p. 67. Re·ponse (25 septembre 1997) A‘ ce stade, le Conseil n(cid:146)a aucune remarque substanstielle a‘ ajouter a‘ ses re·ponses pre·ce·dentes sur cette question, publie·es aux Journaux officiels C 112, du 17. 4. 1996, et C 385, du 19. 12. 1996. Ce proble‘me fait toutefois l(cid:146)objet d(cid:146)une surveillance constante de la part des autorite·s et organes compe·tents au niveau de l(cid:146)Union europe·enne, notamment de l(cid:146)Unite· Drogues Europol (UDE). (98/C 76/06) QUESTION E· CRITE E-0640/97 pose·e par Roberta Angelilli (NI) a‘ la Commission (6 mars 1997) Objet: Cours de formation finance·s par le Fonds social europe·en dans la re·gion de Lazio Au cours de la seconde moitie· du mois de janvier 1997, la re·gion de Lazio a pris note des re·sultats des se·lections ope·re·es a‘ la suite des avis publie·s en 1996 au sujet de la formation professionnelle, en ce qui concerne plus spe·cifiquement les programmes ope·rationnels re·gionaux au titre des objectifs 3 et 4. Les re·sultats obtenus sont les suivants: › 52 projets d(cid:146)une valeur supe·rieure a‘ 5 milliards de lires ont e·te· octroye·s a‘ la socie·te· Enaip Acli, socie·te· aux prises a‘ de graves difficulte·s financie‘res au point de compromettre le bon de·roulement des cours; › 700 millions de lires octroye·s a‘ la socie·te· Enfap UIL et plus d(cid:146)un milliard de lires au consortium Alto Lazio, toutes deux faisant l(cid:146)objet de proce·dures judiciaires engage·es par la magistrature de Civitavecchia qui a prononce· la traduction en justice de certains dirigeants, accuse·s de fraude au de·triment de la re·gion de Lazio en raison d(cid:146)irre·gularite·s commises au sujet des cours pre·ce·dents


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 613/97 van Joaquín SISÓ CRUELLAS aan de Commissie. Groeihormoon voor zalm

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text: C 21/2 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 22. 1. 98 (98/C 21/02) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-2219/96 van Roberta Angelilli (NI) aan de Commissie (9 augustus 1996) Betreft: Financiering van het Europees Sociaal Fonds voor omscholing en herplaatsing van werknemers De werknemers bij de IRITECNA/FINTECNA-IRI-groep die sedert oktober 1993 werkloos thuiszitten, beweren in een vakbondsmededeling dat de Europese Unie 4. 500 miljard lire uit het Europees Sociaal Fonds zou hebben uitgetrokken voor scholing en herplaatsing van de werknemers van deze bedrijven die in een crisissituatie zijn geraakt. 1. De vraag aan de Commissie luidt of het geld inderdaad hiervoor is uitgetrokken; zo ja, of kan worden nagegaan hoe dit geld besteed is, aangezien de werknemers van deze bedrijven (velen 2. van hen zullen binnenkort hun werkloosheidsuitkering verliezen) een vraagteken zetten bij de juiste besteding van deze gelden en vrezen dat dit geld in de faillissementsput is verdwenen, zoals in het verleden ook al is gebeurd bij soortgelijke financieringen. Aanvullend antwoord van de heer Flynn namens de Commissie (4 augustus 1997) Als aanvulling op haar antwoord van 1 oktober 1996 (1) kan de Commissie thans de volgende inlichtingen geven. Het geachte Parlementslid wordt verwezen naar het antwoord dat de Commissie heeft gegeven op haar schriftelijke vraag E-1408/97 (2). (1) PB C 365 van 4. 12. 1996. (2) PB C 391 van 23. 12. 1997, blz. 82. (98/C 21/03) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-0613/97 van Joaqu(cid:14)·n Siso· Cruellas (PPE) aan de Commissie (27 februari 1997) Betreft: Groeihormoon voor zalm De overkoepelende Europese landbouworganisatie CPE heeft bij de Commissie aangedrongen op een verbod op het gebruik van een via gentechnologie geproduceerd groeihormoon voor zalm ((cid:132)somatosalmo·n(cid:148)). Volgens de CPE is de kwaliteit van de zalm door de ge(cid:14)¤ndustrialiseerde teelt hard achteruitgegaan. Bovendien heeft de industrialisatie ertoe geleid dat de productie vrijwel uitsluitend in Noorwegen is geconcentreerd en dat ook onder wilde zalm ziekten zijn ontstaan die samenhangen met de industrie¤le teelt. Vandaar wordt ook kritiek geleverd op de industrialisatie van de aquicultuur in het algemeen. Kan de Commissie › gezien het scepticisme en het wantrouwen bij de Europese consument ten aanzien van de nieuwe biotechnologiee¤n en de ernstige gevolgen van het gebruik van het BST-hormoon › mededelen hoe het staat met het gebruik van bovengenoemd groeihormoon bij het kweken van zalm? Antwoord van de heer Bangemann namens de Commissie (14 april 1997) Somatosalm is een hormoon dat uitsluitend dient om de aanpassing van jonge zalm bij de overgang van zoet naar zeewater te vergemakkelijken. Op verzoek van de octrooihoudende firma is een aanvraag ingediend tot indeling van deze stof uit hoofde van Verordening (EEG) nr. 2377/90 van de Raad (1) houdende een communautaire procedure tot vaststelling van maximumwaarden voor residuen van geneesmiddelen voor diergeneeskundig gebruik in levensmiddelen van


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 597/97 del Undine-Uta BLOCH von BLOTTNITZ a la Comisión. La EEB y los experimentos con primates

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European Commission
animal disease
animal experimentation
ethics
exchange of information
infectious disease
invitation to tender
monkey
scientific research

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title: KOMMISSIONENS FÖRORDNING (EG) nr 360/97 av den 27 februari 1997 om fastställande av exportbidrag för spannmål och för mjöl och krossgryn av vete eller råg


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 608/97 do Deputado María ESTEVAN BOLEA à Comissão. Programa Auto-Oil

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EU programme
air quality
motor vehicle pollution
pollution control measures
quality of the environment
rural region
urban area


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 610/97 by María ESTEVAN BOLEA to the Commission. Auto/Oil Programme

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EU financing
EU programme
air quality
clean technology
engine
motor fuel
motor vehicle pollution
pollution control measures


title: KOMMISSIONENS FORORDNING (EF) Nr. 357/97 af 27. februar 1997 om fastsættelse af eksportrestitutionerne for produkter forarbejdet på basis af korn og ris

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rice


title: Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending for the 17th time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations'

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approximation of laws
carcinogenic substance
classification
labelling
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title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 613/97 by Joaquín SISÓ CRUELLAS to the Commission. Growth hormone used for salmon

text: C 21/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 98 (98/C 21/02) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2219/96 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (9 August 1996) Subject: ESF assistance for retraining and re-employment of workers In a trade-union tract the workers of the ailing IRITECNA/FINTECNA-IRI Group, who have been drawing the short-time working allowance since October 1993, claim that the Union has allocated LIT 4 500 billion under the European Social Fund to enable them to retrain and find new employment. 1. Has the above contribution in fact been granted? 2. If so, it is possible to ascertain how it is being used, given that the employees of the firms concerned (many of whom will soon lose their unemployment benefit) are wondering what has happened to the money and fear that it will be administered under a bankruptcy arrangement, as has previously been the case when funding of this type has been provided? Supplementary answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (4 August 1997) Further to its answer of 1 October 1996 (1), the Commission is now able to provide the following additional information. The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to her Written Question E-1408/97 (2). (1) OJ C 365, 4. 12. 1996. (2) OJ C 391, 23. 12. 1997, p. 82. (98/C 21/03) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0613/97 by Joaqu(cid:14)·n Siso· Cruellas (PPE) to the Commission (27 February 1997) Subject: Growth hormone used for salmon The European Farmers(cid:146) Coordination (CPE) has asked the Commission to prohibit the use of (cid:145)salmon somatotrophine(cid:146), a genetically-engineered hormone which speeds up and boosts growth in salmon. The CPE claims that the industrialization of salmon farming has led to a considerable reduction in quality, resulted in a high concentration of production in Norway and also spread diseases related to industrial fish farming to the wild salmon population. It therefore criticizes the industrialization of fish farming in general. In view of European consumers(cid:146) scepticism about and lack of confidence in new biotechnology techniques as a result of the adverse effects of using the BST milk hormone, can the Commission state what position is being taken on the use of growth hormones in salmon farming? Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (14 April 1997) Somatosalm is a hormone intended solely to help young salmon adapt from fresh water to sea water. At the request of the company holding the patent, an application to classify the substance was made under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1). Following a scientific