title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 1931/97 von Salvador GARRIGA POLLEDO an die Kommission. Strukturfonds

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Community support framework
EU Member State
EU control
EU financial instrument
European Commission
European Investment Bank
Structural Funds
application of EU law
principle of additionality
single document

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text: C 60/68 DE Amtsblatt der Europa¤ischen Gemeinschaften 25. 2. 98 Daraus folgt, da(cid:223) wie bei der letzten Erweiterung um O¤ sterreich, Schweden und Finnland im Jahr 1995 der Grundsatz der Sta¤rkung des wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Zusammenhalts gema¤(cid:223) Aritkel 2, sowie den in Artikel 130 a bis e festgelegten Einzelheiten, in den zuku¤nftigen Mitgliedstaaten der Union nach den in den Beitrittsvertra¤gen festzulegenden Modalita¤ten umgesetzt werden mu¤ssen. (98/C 60/102) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-1931/97 von Salvador Garriga Polledo (PPE) an die Kommission (4. Juni 1997) Betrifft: Strukturfonds Ha¤lt die Kommission das Verfahren der Pru¤fung des Prinzips der Zusa¤tzlichkeit in den Strukturfonds fu¤r zufriedenstellend? Falls nicht, hat sie Vorgaben fu¤r die Reform dieses Verfahrens? Antwort von Frau Wulf-Mathies im Namen der Kommission (8. Juli 1997) Mit der Neufassung der Verordnungen u¤ber die Strukturfonds im Jahr 1993 wurde versta¤rkt dem Grundsatz der Zusa¤tzlichkeit Rechnung getragen. Im Gegensatz zu den Verordnungen von 1988 gibt die Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2082/93 des Rates vom 20. Juli zur A¤ nderung der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 42534/88 zur Durchfu¤hrung der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2052/88 hinsichtlich der Koordinierung der Interventionen der verschiedenen Strukturfonds einerseits und zwischen diesen auf den Interventionen der Euopa¤ischen Investitionsbank und der sonstigen vorhandenen Finanzinstru- mente andererseits (1) eine genaue Begriffsbestimmung der Zusa¤tzlichkeit und nennt die Bedingungen, die hierfu¤r zu beachten sind. So sieht Artikel 9 Absatz 1 der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 4253/88 vor, da(cid:223) zur Gewa¤hrleistung einer tatsa¤chlichen wirtschaftlichen Auswirkung die Mittel der Strukturfonds und des FIAF nicht an die Stelle treten du¤rfen, die die o¤ffentlichen Strukturausgaben oder Ausgaben gleicher Art des Mitgliedstaats in allen der im Rahmen eines Ziels fo¤rderungswu¤rdigen Gebieten einnehmen. Nach Absatz 2 tragen die Kommission und der betreffende Mitgliedstaat zu diesem Zweck dafu¤r Sorge, da(cid:223) der Mitgliedstaat in allen betroffenen Gebieten seine o¤ffentlichen Strukturausagben oder Ausgaben gleicher Art mindestens in der Ho¤he des vorangegangenen Programmplanungszeitraums aufrechterha¤lt. Damit u¤berpru¤ft werden kann, ob dieser Grundsatz befolgt wird, ist in Artikel 8 dieser Verordnung in der 1993 gea¤nderten Fassung vorgesehen, in die Gemeinschaftlichen Fo¤rderkonzepte (GFK) und in die Dokumente zur Programmplanung (DPP) Modalita¤ten zur Begleitung und ersten Bewertung der Zusa¤tzlichkeit aufzunehmen. Au(cid:223)erdem sind nach Absatz 3 dieses Artikels Angaben zur Transparenz der entsprechenden Finanzierungsstro¤- me vorgesehen. Durch die Einfu¤hrung dieser unterschiedlichen Vorschriften in die geltenden Verordnungen konnte das Zusa¤tzlichkeitsprinzip erheblich besser durchgesetzt werden. Alle GFK und DPP fu¤r die Ziele 1 und 6 konnten einer Vorausbeurteilung unterzogen werden. Auch fu¤r das Ziel 2 wurde diese Pru¤fung in den meisten Fa¤llen durchgefu¤hrt. Bei den wenigen Dokumenten, die zur Zeit ihrer Annahme nicht vorab u¤berpru¤ft worden waren, trat eine Klausel in Kraft, der zufolge die Zahlungen mit dem zweiten Vorschu(cid:223) eingestellt werden, wenn die Vorausbeurteilung der Zusa¤tzlichkeit noch nicht stattgefunden hat. Die (cid:132)laufende(cid:147) Bewertung der Zusa¤tzlichkeit wurde dadurch erleichtert, da(cid:223) die U¤ berpru¤fungsbestimmungen fu¤r die einzelnen Mitgliedstaaten im Rahmen der Partnerschaft gemeinsam mit der Kommission festgelegt wurden. Auf diese Weise erha¤lt die Kommission bessere und auf den Einzelfall zugeschnittene Angaben zum Finanzrahmen der jeweiligen Mitgliedstaaten. Im Zusammenhang mit den neuen Verordnungen u¤ber die Strukturfonds, die die Kommission im ersten Halbjahr 1998 vorlegen wird, soll die ku¤nftige Rolle des Grundsatzes der Zusa¤tzlichkeit und seiner Durchsetzung ero¤rtert werden. (1) ABl. L 193 vom 31. 7. 1993


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1908/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Genetically modified organisms

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EU control
consumer protection
crop production
genetically modified organism
health risk
labelling
marketing
new technology
public health
research and development

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title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 1921/97 dell'on. Mark WATTS alla Commissione. Invasione di Timor Est

eurovoc_concepts:
East Timor
European political cooperation
Indonesia
cruel and degrading treatment
human rights
imprisonment
military occupation
political prisoner
public international law
right to justice

text: 10. 2. 98 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunita‘ europee C 45/123 Tuttavia, attualmente la Commissione sta esaminando in che misura sarebbe opportuno tener conto, nell(cid:146)ambito di tale regime, di una diminuzione molto forte del fatturato di un(cid:146)organizzazione di produttori a seguito di una calamita‘ naturale. La Commissione non ritiene che la domanda di aumento del massimale comunitario dell(cid:146)aiuto finanziario 2. (fissato al 2% e al 2,5%, a decorrere dal 1999, del fatturato di tutte le organizzazioni di produttori) sia giustificabile con l(cid:146)argomento delle calamita‘ che hanno colpito talune regioni della Comunita‘. Infatti, nel settore comunitario degli ortofrutticoli, le variazioni positive e negative della produzione secondo la regione si compensano ampiamente le une con le altre, cosicche· il massimale succitato garantisce in linea di massima un aiuto di entita‘ equa per tutte le organizzazioni di produttori comunitari. (98/C 45/157) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-1921/97 di Mark Watts (PSE) alla Commissione (4 giugno 1997) Oggetto: Invasione di Timor Est Qual e‘ la posizione della Commissione in merito all(cid:146)invasione di Timor Est da parte dell(cid:146)Indonesia? Cosa ne pensa dell(cid:146)imprigionamento e tortura di persone che protestavano pacificamente in tale paese, fra i quali Jacinto Das Neves Raimundo Alves, un funzionario statale, che e‘ stato giudicato e condannato con altre dodici persone per aver organizzato una processione al cimitero di Santa Cruz, Dili, il 12 novembre 1991? A titolo d(cid:146)informazione, egli e‘ stato giudicato dal Tribunale Distrettuale di Dili nel giugno 1993 e condannato a 10 anni di detenzione; attualmente si trova nella prigione di Semarang. Risposta data dal sig. Marin a nome della Commissione (8 luglio 1997) La posizione generale della Commissione sulla situazione di Timor Est e‘ illustrata nella posizione comune dell(cid:146)Unione del 25 giugno 1996 che sollecita il governo indonesiano ad adottare misure efficaci per migliorare concretamente la situazione nel Territorio. Anche la posizione della Commissione e degli Stati membri per quanto riguarda piu‘ in particolare il rispetto dei diritti umani a Timor Est e‘ stata chiaramente espressa. Nel corso di numerose iniziative e‘ stato chiesto un trattamento equo e la possibilita‘ di visitare i prigionieri, oltre che una soluzione giusta ed equilibrata che rispetti gli interessi e le aspirazioni legittime del popolo di Timor Est, internazionalmente riconosciuto come non facente parte dell(cid:146)Indonesia. Inoltre, la Commissione ha dato il suo massimo sostegno ai negoziati tripartiti condotti sotto gli auspici delle Nazioni Unite. Per quanto riguarda piu‘ in particolare i tragici eventi del novembre 1991, la Comunita‘ e i suoi Stati membri hanno rilasciato una dichiarazione, il 3 dicembre 1991, che condannava gli interventi ingiustificabili dell(cid:146)esercito indonesiano e sottolineava il rispetto dei diritti umani e della democrazia. Un(cid:146)altra dichiarazione della Comunita‘ del 13 febbraio 1992 sottolineava il miglioramento dei diritti umani a Timor Est e chiedeva lo svolgimento di processi equi. Per quanto riguarda il caso particolare menzionato dall(cid:146)onorevole parlamentare, la Commissione ricorre in genere ai suoi canali ufficiali di comunicazione per esprimere, unitamente agli Stati membri, la propria preoccupazione su casi individuali di trattamenti violenti e ingiustificati. La Commissione ha seguito attentamente gli avvenimenti recenti in Indonesia e continuera‘ a presentare le opportune rimostranze al governo indonesiano affinche· siano rispettati i diritti umani e le liberta‘ fondamentali


title: 97/379/ΕΚ: Απόφαση της Επιτροπής της 4ης Ιουνίου 1997 που εξουσιοδοτεί τα κράτη μέλη να επιτρέψουν προσωρινά την εμπορία σπόρων προς σπορά σόγιας [Glycine max. (L.) Merr.] που δεν πληρούν τις απαιτήσεις της οδηγίας 69/208/ΕΟΚ του Συμβουλίου

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Austria
derogation from EU law
marketing
marketing standard
seed
soya bean

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title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 1926/97 van Anita POLLACK aan de Commissie. Afschaffing van belastingvrije verkoop in 1999

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duty-free sale
economic consequence
impact study
intra-EU trade
single market

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text: 22. 1. 98 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen C 21/121 (98/C 21/233) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-1920/97 van Mark Watts (PSE) aan de Commissie (4 juni 1997) Betreft: Ouderdomspensioen Volgens de Europese wet schijnen ouderdomspensioenen beschouwd te mogen worden als uitgesteld loon, zodat er geen inhouding verricht zou mogen worden op eventuele andere inkomsten van de trekker van een ouderdomspensioen. Kan de Commissie dat bevestigen? Zo ja, is het de Commissie dan bekend dat de Nationale Gezondheidsdienst die regel niet toepast en wel degelijk een inhouding verricht op de inkomsten van werknemers die opnieuw aan het werk zijn terwijl ze al een pensioen trekken? Zijn de regels van de Nationale Gezondheidsdienst in strijd met de Europese wet, en hoe denkt de Commissie op te treden als dat het geval mocht zijn? Antwoord van de heer Flynn namens de Commissie (11 juli 1997) De (cid:132)superannuation schemes(cid:148) geheten beroepsregelingen in het Verenigd Koninkrijk vallen, overeenkomstig een constante jurisprudentie van het Hof van Justitie (1), onder het toepassingsgebied van artikel 119 van het EG-Verdrag betreffende de gelijke beloning van mannelijke en vrouwelijke werknemers. De communautaire actie heeft evenwel slechts betrekking op de gelijke beloning van mannen en vrouwen (artikel 119 en de Richtlijnen 86/378/EEG (2) en 96/97/EEG (3)) en ten dele op de bescherming van de pensioenrechten van de werknemers in geval van overdracht van ondernemingen (Richtlijn 77/187/EEG (4)) en in geval van insolvabiliteit van de werkgever (Richtlijn 80/987/EEG (5)). Deze twee richtlijnen zijn slechts in de particuliere sector van toepassing. De organisatie en de werking alsmede de berekening van de diverse prestaties van deze regelingen zijn kwesties die vallen onder de bevoegdheid van de nationale instanties mits de bovengenoemde communautaire regels worden gerespecteerd. Daarom kan de Commissie niet tussenbeide komen in het door de geachte afgevaardigde beschreven geval aangezien het bestaande communautaire recht niet betrokken is. (1) Zie Arrest-Barber (C-262/88) van 17 mei 1990, Jur. 1990 I, blz. 1889 en Arrest-Beunc (C-7/93) van 28 maart 1997, Jur. 1994 I, blz 4471 en het nog niet gepubliceerde Arrest-DEI (C-147/95) van 17 april 1997. (2) PB L 225 van 12. 8. 1986. (3) PB L 46, 17. 2. 1997. (4) PB L 61 van 5. 3. 1977. (5) PB L 283 van 20. 10. 1980. (98/C 21/234) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-1926/97 van Anita Pollack (PSE) aan de Commissie (4 juni 1997) Betreft: Afschaffing van belastingvrije verkoop in 1999 Heeft de Commissie enige vorm van onderzoek naar de sociale en economische gevolgen van de voorgenomen afschaffing van de verkoop van belastingvrije goederen gedaan? Antwoord van de heer Monti namens de Commissie (11 juli 1997) De Commissie brengt in herinnering dat de beslissing om een einde te maken aan de belastingvrije verkoop in het intracommunautaire handelsverkeer door de Raad genomen werd in 1991, toen de richtlijnen werden goedgekeurd ter afschaffing van de fiscale grenscontroles in het kader van de invoering van de interne markt. De Raad heeft evenwel besloten de intracommunautaire belastingvrije verkopen te handhaven tot 30 juni 1999, zodat tijdens deze zevenjarige overgangsperiode alle nodige maatregelen konden worden genomen om de sociale gevolgen voor de betrokken sectoren en de regionale moeilijkheden uit de weg te ruimen. Deze tijdelijke vrijstelling is een uitzonderlijke steunmaatregel ten gunste van een bepaalde activiteit en is dus een uitzondering op de interne-marktbeginselen


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 1909/97 del Amedeo AMADEO a la Comisión. XXV Informe sobre la política de competencia

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European treaties
agreement (EU)
competition
competition law
competition policy
cooperation agreement


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 1919/97 de Ian WHITE à la Commission. Facilités accordées aux étudiants ayant des difficultés d'apprentissage

eurovoc_concepts:
apprenticeship
education grant
facilities for the disabled
higher education
parking area
physically disabled person
public service
public transport
reduced price
student


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1950/97 by Marco CELLAI , Cristiana MUSCARDINI , Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Composting plant at Castiglione del Lago

eurovoc_concepts:
EU programme
Umbria
aid system
building industry
environmental impact
impact study
organic fertiliser
protected area
waste recycling
wildlife

text: C 45/128 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 2. 98 Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (30 June 1997) As provided by Article 126 of the EC Treaty, Member States have the exclusive responsibility for the content of teaching and for the organisation of educational systems. Church-aided schools or other private schools exist in various Member States. Their funding and the modalities of access to these schools are provided by the authorities according to national provisions and legislation. The Commission does not have any competence in this area. (98/C 45/164) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1948/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (4 June 1997) Subject: Disposal of radioactive waste in Italy The Italian press has reported on a nuclear dump in the province of Piacenza (at Caorso), a mountain of dangerous waste, which no-one seems to know how to eliminate. This is the only Italian reactor that has been shut down since the 1986 referendum. The reactor, which at that time was valued at LIT 900 billion is now costing the Italian State LIT 800 million a day. Is the Commission aware that, although it was decided as early as 1977 to dismantle the plant within six months and to find a site to store the radioactive material, as yet › 20 years later › nothing has been done? Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (26 June 1997) As a consequence of the November 1987 referendum the Italian government decided to discontinue nuclear power production at the operational plants at Latina, Trino and Caorso. At the Caorso boiling water reactor there are still 400 irradiated and 160 new fuel elements in the reactor core, and 632 spent fuel elements are located in the storage pool. Technically, this reactor is consequently in the situation of a reactor shut-down for maintenance, and all safety related devices have to be in working condition. Before envisaging any dismantling of radioactive components, all spent fuel has to be removed first. The Italian authorities have a service agreement for reprocessing of 286 fuel elements at Sellafield (United Kingdom). Reprocessing of the remaining fuel is an option, but long-term storage of the fuel is also a possibility. An interim storage facility for 50 to 70 years, which will receive vitrified waste from reprocessing, cemented long-lived radioactive waste, and possibly unprocessed spent fuel, is at present under study. The selection of options and timing for dismantling of installations for storage and for disposal of radioactive waste is a matter of national policy. (98/C 45/165) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1950/97 by Marco Cellai (NI), Cristiana Muscardini (NI) and Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (4 June 1997) Subject: Composting plant at Castiglione del Lago The municipalities of Castiglione del Lago, Paciano, Panicale, Chiusi and Citta‘ delle Pieve, in the Lake Trasimene district › an area of considerable importance from the archeological, environmental, agricultural and


title: Vejledning om EU-Reglerne om offentlige indkøb af tjenesteydelser inden for alle sektorer bortset fra vand- og energiforsyning, transport og telekommunikation.

eurovoc_concepts:
award of contract
provision of services
public contract
single market
works contract


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 1953/97 του Brendan DONNELLY προς την Επ τροπή. Εκ νέου χρήση ανακυκλωμένων ραδιενεργών μετάλλων σε συσκευασίες τροφίμων

eurovoc_concepts:
beverage
consumer protection
foodstuff
metals
packaging product
public health
radioactive waste
waste recycling


title: KOMMISSIONENS FÖRORDNING (EG) nr 1004/97 av den 4 juni 1997 om fastställande av det maximala exportbidraget för vitsocker med avseende på den fyrtioförsta delanbudsinfordran som utfärdas inom ramen för den stående anbudsinfordran som föreskrivs i förordning (EG) nr 1464/96

eurovoc_concepts:
award of contract
export refund
white sugar


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 1951/97 do Deputado Susan WADDINGTON à Comissão. Recomendação sobre o teletrabalho

eurovoc_concepts:
EC recommendation
European Commission
International Labour Organisation
home working
labour law
teleworking


title: Opinion of the European Monetary Institute on a consultation from the Netherlands Ministry of Finance under Article 109f (6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (the “Treaty”) and Article 5.3 of the Statute of the EMI as elaborated in the Council Decision of 22 November 1993 (93/717/EC) (the “Decision”) on a draft Bank Act 1998 (the “draft Act”) containing new provisions on De Nederlandsche Bank NV (the “Bank”) (CON/97/08)

eurovoc_concepts:
European System of Central Banks
Netherlands
central bank
payment system

text: GS/LD/97/307 OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY INSTITUTE on a consultation from the Netherlands Ministry of Finance under Article 109f (6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (the “Treaty”) and Article 5. 3 of the Statute of the EMI as elaborated in the Council Decision of 22 November 1993 (93/717/EC) (the “Decision”) on a draft Bank Act 1998 (the “draft Act”) containing new provisions on De Nederlandsche Bank NV (the “Bank”) CON/97/08 1. The above consultation was initiated by the Netherlands Ministry of Finance on 15 April 1997 which submitted the draft Act together with an Explanatory Memorandum in English to the EMI. 2. The EMI’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 1. 1, second indent, of the Decision, as the draft Act contains a complete new set of provisions on the Bank with a view to the implementation of the Treaty and particularly Article 108 thereof. 3. The EMI welcomes the timely and accurate adaptation of the statute of the Bank. As mentioned in the EMI’s 1995 and 1996 reports on “Progress towards convergence” (the “1995 and 1996 Convergence Reports”), timely adaptation is necessary to enable the EMI and other Community institutions to assess, pursuant to their reporting obligations under the Treaty, progress made towards the fulfilment of the legal requirements for Stage Three. 4. The EMI notes with particular satisfaction the Bank’s independence will now be de iure formalised through a deletion of the Minister of Finance’s right to give instructions to the Bank as from the date of the establishment of the ESCB/ECB. This is in line with the EMI’s views on central bank independence as expressed in the 1995 and 1996 Convergence Reports. 5. The EMI also welcomes that the supervisory powers of a Government representative in the Supervisory Board and his/her ancillary competence to obtain information have been restricted to non-Treaty related activities of the Bank. However, this restriction has to be derived from the reference in Article 13, section 1, to Article 2, section 1, of the draft Act and may be less clear than intended. It seems, on the one hand, obvious that this reference, inter alia, embraces Article 3 but not Article 4. However, as both Articles refer to payment systems, it may, on the other hand, be questioned where the borderline of the Government representative’s powers lies in this respect. Such uncertainty may be resolved through reference in Article 13, section 1, to - 2 - “activities performed in the framework of the ESCB” or similar words rather than to “activities performed in order to achieve the objective described in Article 2, section 1”. 6. Furthermore, the EMI notes with satisfaction that the recitals of the draft Act explicitly mention that the Bank will become an integral part of the ESCB. This is such an important observation that it might merit an explicit reference in the draft Act itself, for example in Article 2, Section 1, although, admittedly, the last sentence of Article 5 covers this point as well, but in a more general, less explicit sense. 7. An explicit reference to the integration of the Bank in the ESCB may also accommodate the following concern. As mentioned in the 1995 and 1996 Convergence Reports, there is no prescribed method of adaptation. Adaptations may range, in a spectrum, from deletions, to references to Treaty Articles, to incorporations of (parts of texts) of Treaty Articles into statutes of national central banks. The method which has been chosen in the present case has an advantage and a disadvantage. An advantage is that the draft Act provides for a full text of the new statute of the Bank without cross-references to Treaty Articles. This supports legal clarity. The disadvantage of this method is that it may sometimes seem that national legislators or national central banks would still have an own responsibility in areas which have actually been transferred to the competence of the ESCB/ECB. An example of this disadvantage might be Article 3, section 1a, of the draft Act which states that the Bank “in the implementation of the Treaty” shall, inter alia, “co-define and implement monetary policy”. With a view to the fact that in accordance with Article 12. 1 of the ESCB/ECB Statute: - - - the Governing Council will define monetary policy; the Executive Board will implement such policy; and the national central banks may be involved in the execution of monetary policy operations, the words “co-define and implement monetary policy” may, certainly when read in isolation, be confusing. It is recognised that the level of confusion is expected to be low as the recitals, the first sentence of Article 3, Section 1, the last sentence of Article 5 and the Explanatory Memorandum are clear and unambiguous as far as the Bank’s status is concerned. However, legal clarity would nevertheless be supported if: - - - Article 2. 1 would also refer to the integration of the Bank in the ESCB; the word “co-define” in Article 3, Section 1(a), would be replaced by an expression which better reflects the actual situation; and the last four words of Article 3, Section 1(a), would read “execute monetary policy operations”, it being recognised that the Dutch text of the draft Act already uses the word “execute” (“tenuitvoerleggen”) rather than implement. 8. Finally, the EMI notes that the draft la w contains in Article 8, section 3, an obligation for the Bank to provide uncollateralised intra-day credit to Government. Although this is presently not in - 3 - contradiction with rules at a Community level and particularly not with the Council Regulation of 13 December 1993 (EC/3603/93), it may not be excluded that such rules will be amended in this respect in the future. Such an amendment would imply that Article 8, section 3, of the draft Act would have to be adapted. The need for such an adaptation may be avoided by deletion of Article 8, section 3, which would in any case not prevent Government and the Bank to act as they deem fit, provided that Treaty requirements are being respected. 9. The EMI confirms that it has no objection to this opinion being made public. 4 June 1997


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 1908/97 de Amedeo AMADEO à la Commission. Organismes génétiquement modifiés


title: Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States, with specific reference to the nomenclature of products

eurovoc_concepts:
Combined Nomenclature
intra-EU trade
statistics
tariff nomenclature
trading operation


title: REGULAMENTO (CE) Nº 1010/97 DA COMISSÃO de 4 de Junho de 1997 relativo à emissão de certificados de importação para os alhos originários da China

eurovoc_concepts:
China
bulb vegetable
exchange of information
import licence
originating product
quantitative restriction


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1936/97 by Christof TANNERT to the Commission. Community-wide recognition of teacher training in Berlin

eurovoc_concepts:
Germany
education
higher education
professional qualifications
recognition of diplomas
vocational training

text: C 21/122 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 98 The Commission regrets that the sectors concerned have not so far made use of the grace period allowed by the Council to develop a strategy which would enable them to adjust to the abolition of the tax concession associated with duty-free sales, although it is now five years since the decision was taken. Instead, the duty-free sales sector boosted its turnover by about 50% between 1991 and 1995, thus exerting pressure by unacceptable means. This increase in turnover also reflects the scale of the tax concession enjoyed by the sector, which represents, on average, 35% of turnover. Furthermore, the Commission notes that the arguments being advanced today are exactly the same as those put forward in 1991. Accordingly, it has no plans to conduct a study of the social and economic repercussions in the sector concerned. In this regard it endorses the approach advocated by the Ecofin Council on 11 November 1996. (98/C 21/235) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1936/97 by Christof Tannert (PSE) to the Commission (4 June 1997) Subject: Community-wide recognition of teacher training in Berlin Because of budget cuts, Berlin(cid:146)s Department for Schools, Youth and Sport has decided to reduce from two years to one year the length of courses at teacher-training colleges. The Land Education Authority sent a letter to Berlin(cid:146)s training centres stating that vocational-school students who had proceeded beyond the eleventh class (formerly (cid:145)10 + 2(cid:146): ten years(cid:146) general education plus two years in vocational school) may now apply for admission to the training school. Can the Commission indicate whether, despite the reduction to one year at vocational school ((cid:145)10 + 1(cid:146)), teacher training obtained in Berlin is still recognized throughout the European Union? Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (11 July 1997) The recognition of diplomas qualifying the holder to practise the occupation of childcare worker is covered by the Community directives establishing the general system of recognition of diplomas. Depending on the level of the qualifications concerned, one of the following two directives applies: Directive 89/48/EEC on a general system for the recognition of higher-education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years’ duration (1), or Directive 92/51/EEC on a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC (2). Each Member State remains free to determine the level of qualifications required to practise as a childcare worker on its territory. The above directives have not, in fact, harmonised training courses; rather, they have established a system whereby a diploma required for a particular profession or occupation in a Member State must be recognised so that the holder can practise the same activity in another Member State, despite the differences between education systems. Thus, Germany is perfectly entitled to decide the level of qualifications required to practise as a childcare worker. The qualification in question is covered by the recognition mechanisms established by Directive 92/51/EEC, which states that, in the event of substantial differences in length and content between the migrant worker’s training and that required by the host Member State, the latter’s authorities can require a compensatory measure to be taken (an adaptation period or an aptitude test). Given the length of the period of training leading to the new German qualification of childcare worker (Erzieher) and that of the courses leading to the corresponding qualification in the host Member State, the imposition of such a compensatory measure may be justified in some cases. (1) OJ L 19, 24. 1. 1989. (2) OJ L 209, 24. 7. 1992


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1951/97 by Susan WADDINGTON to the Commission. Recommendation on homeworking