title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3552/98 by Katerina DASKALAKI Child labour in subsidiaries of European companies in Turkey

eurovoc_concepts:
European undertaking
Türkiye
branch
child labour
labour law
mining operation
multinational enterprise
working conditions

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text: 11. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 289/59 Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (11 January 1999) The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that the data for the years in question have not 1. yet been published by Eurostat. As regards the data relating to coal mines, the methodology employed by ESAW (European Statistics on Accidents at Work) does not for the moment consider the extractive industries to be one of the branches considered. Nevertheless, under the powers invested in the Safety and Health Commission for the Mining and Other Extractive Industries (SHCMOEI), work has begun on harmonising statistics in this domain. 2. The Commission can only deplore an increase in the number of industrial accidents in Spain as indicated by the Honourable Member. However, the responsibility for analysing this situation and for drawing the necessary conclusions lies with the national authorities, notably those reponsible for implementing the national legislation transposing the relevant Community directives. For its part, the Commission ensures that the Member States transpose the Community directives into their national legislation, and it institutes infringement procedures against any Member States which fail to do so. At present, Spain has transposed all of the ‘safety and health’ directives. Under the powers invested in SHCMOEI, the Spanish authorities perform detailed follow-ups of fatal 3. accidents and the more serious accidents, through the establishment of specific reports. The analysis of these reports by SHCMOEI may lead to the issuing of recommendations to Member States with a view to improving safety conditions in the extractive industries and avoiding any repetition of such accidents. (1999/C 289/078) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3552/98 by Katerina Daskalaki (UPE) to the Council (1 December 1998) Subject: Child labour in subsidiaries of European companies in Turkey Information has recently come to light about the appalling exploitation of children working in Turkish factories belonging to subsidiary companies of large Western (mainly European) multinationals. An Italian newspaper and magazine reported on specific cases of children working extremely long hours in factories in which Community companies have an interest. Is the Council aware of this situation and does it intend to take any action given that child labour and the exploitation of minors is strictly prohibited in the European Union and that Parliament has adopted numerous resolutions on this issue? Reply (29 March 1999) The existing agreements governing relations between the European Community and Turkey 8 namely, the Ankara Agreement of 1963, the Additional Protocols and the decisions of the Association Council 8 do not provide for cooperation on labour conditions in Turkey. However, the Council is currently considering the implementation of a European strategy for Turkey. According to information supplied by the Commission, an exploratory meeting with the Turkish authorities could be proposed in the near future in order to discuss social matters, including fundamental social rights


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 3567/98 de Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS à la Commission. Traite des femmes entre des pays d'Europe centrale et orientale et l'Union européenne

eurovoc_concepts:
Central and Eastern European Countries
EU action
EU initiative
EU programme
Greece
child protection
cooperation policy
prostitution
trafficking in human beings
women's rights

text: 28. 6. 1999 FR Journal officiel des Communautés européennes C 182/101 (1999/C 182/134) QUESTION ÉCRITE E-3581/98 posée par Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) à la Commission (3 décembre 1998) Objet: Mesures des autorités turques contre l’École théologique de Chalki (Istanbul) Les autorités turques ont révoqué la commission de surveillance de l’École théologique de Chalki, dans le but, d’une part, de porter atteinte à l’autorité du Patriarcat œcuménique et, d’autre part, d’intimider les Grecs de Turquie, pour que ceux-ci renoncent à administrer des institutions qui gèrent des biens de leurs compatriotes, de sorte que ces biens soient déclarés sans propriétaires. Cette mesure a été dénoncée par le patriarche Bartholomée, et le gouvernement américain a d’ores et déjà fait part de son intention de protester officiellement à ce sujet. Considérant que cet acte des autorités turques constitue une atteinte brutale aux droits de l’homme, à la liberté religieuse, à l’égalité civique et à la justice, la Commission a-t-elle l’intention de condamner les nouvelles mesures inadmissibles prises par la Turquie à l’encontre du Patriarcat et d’adopter les mesures nécessaires pour permettre la réouverture de l’École théologique de Chalki et l’annulation de la décision de révocation de la commission de surveillance de cette École? Réponse commune aux questions écrites E-3566/98 et E-3581/98 donnée par M. van den Broek au nom de la Commission (23 décembre 1998) La Commission a eu connaissance de la révocation récente de la commission de surveillance de l’École théologique de Chalki à Istanbul. La Commission s’inquiète de ces nouveaux développements qui ont des conséquences inévitables pour les droits de l’homme en Turquie et en particulier pour la situation des minorités religieuses dans ce pays. La Commission suit de près tous les aspects de la situation des droits de l’homme en Turquie. Dans son premier rapport périodique sur les progrès accomplis par la Turquie en vue de l’adhésion, adopté le 4 novembre 1998, la Commission a mis en exergue les aspects problématiques présentés par la Turquie à cet égard et la nécessité d’améliorer la situation actuelle. Dans ce contexte, la Commission souscrit pleinement aux conclusions du Conseil européen qui s’est tenu à Luxembourg au mois de décembre 1997, qui soulignent une nouvelle fois que «le renforcement des liens de la Turquie avec l’Union européenne est aussi fonction de la poursuite des réformes politiques que cet État a engagées, notamment du respect des minorités et de leur protection. ». Dans tous ses contacts avec les autorités turques et malgré la décision prise par Ankara de suspendre le dialogue politique avec l’Union, la Commission est déterminée à continuer à exprimer ses préoccupations sur ces questions. (1999/C 182/135) QUESTION ÉCRITE E-3567/98 posée par Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE) à la Commission (1er décembre 1998) Objet: Traite des femmes entre des pays d’Europe centrale et orientale et l’Union européenne On observe ces dernières années une progression inquiétante du phénomène de la «traite des blanches», en particulier depuis des pays d’Europe centrale et orientale vers plusieurs États membres de l’Union européenne, parmi lesquels la Grèce. Dans ce pays, le phénomène a même pris récemment une ampleur préoccupante. Dans le budget communautaire, la ligne B3-4109 vise entre autres à permettre le financement d’actions de lutte contre ce phénomène


title: Rozhodnutie Spoločného výboru EHP č. 108/98 z 1. decembra 1998, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa príloha IX (Finančné služby) k Dohode o EHP

eurovoc_concepts:
credit guarantee
credit institution
financial instrument
financial solvency
management audit
share capital

text: 48 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11/zv. 4 21999D1028(03) 28. 10. 1999 ÚRADNÝ VESTNÍK EURÓPSKYCH SPOLOČENSTIEV L 277/43 ROZHODNUTIE SPOLOČNÉHO VÝBORU EHP č. 108/98 z 1. decembra 1998, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa príloha IX (Finančné služby) k Dohode o EHP SPOLOČNÝ VÝBOR EHP, so zreteľom na Dohodu o Európskom hospodárskom priestore, upravenú Protokolom upravujúcim Dohodu o Európskom hospodárskom priestore, ďalej len „dohoda“ a najmä na jej článok 98, keďže príloha IX k dohode bola zmenená a doplnená rozhodnutím Spoločného výboru EHP č. 74/98 zo 17. júla 1998 (1); keďže sa do dohody má zahrnúť smernica 98/31/ES Európskeho parlamentu a Rady z 22. júna 1998, kto- rou sa mení a dopĺňa smernica Rady 93/6/EHS o kapitálovej primeranosti investičných spoločností a úverových inštitúcií (2), ROZHODOL TAKTO: Článok 1 Nasledujúci text sa pridáva v bode 30a (smernica Rady 93/6/EHS) v prílohe IX k dohode pred úpravami: „,v znení smernice: — 398 L 0031: smernica 98/31/ES Európskeho parlamentu a Rady z 22. júna 1998 (Ú. v. ES L 204, 21. 7. 1998, s. 13), opravená Ú. v. ES L 248, 8. 9. 1998, s. 20. “ Texty smernice 98/31/ES v islandskom a nórskom jazyku, ktoré sú pripojené k príslušným jazykovým verziám tohto rozhodnutia, sú autentické. Článok 2 Článok 3 Toto rozhodnutie nadobúda účinnosť 2. decembra 1998, ak budú dovtedy predložené Spoločnému výboru EHP všetky notifikácie podľa článku 103 ods. 1. Toto rozhodnutie bude uverejnené v oddiele EHP a v doplnku EHP Úradného vestníka Európskych spoločen- stiev. Článok 4 V Bruseli 1. decembra 1998 (1) Ú. v. ES L 172, 8. 7. 1999, s. 53. (2) Ú. v. ES L 204, 21. 7. 1998, s. 13. Za Spoločný výbor EHP predseda N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3580/98 by Luciano VECCHI Foreign debts of the Central American countries hit by natural disasters

eurovoc_concepts:
Central America
EU aid
debt reduction
development aid
economic reconstruction
emergency aid
external debt
humanitarian aid
natural disaster
poverty

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title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3560/98 by Klaus LUKAS European Training Foundation and missing EU funds

eurovoc_concepts:
EU aid
EU financing
EU programme
European Training Foundation
France
Poland
bankruptcy
educational institution
use of aid
validation of expenditure

text: 11. 10. 1999 FI Euroopan yhteisöjen virallinen lehti C 289/61 (1999/C 289/080) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-3560/98 esittäjä(t): Klaus Lukas (NI) komissiolle (1. joulukuuta 1998) Aihe: Euroopan koulutussäätiö ja kadoksissa olevat EU-rahat Kysymyksen tekijä on kuullut, että Euroopan koulutussäätiön rahoja olisi ”kadoksissa” sen seurauksena, että eräs Poznanissa sijaitseva puolalais-ranskalainen koulu on tehnyt konkurssin. Asiaa tutkittaessa on käynyt ilmi, että maksatusta olisi jatkettu vielä konkurssin jälkeenkin. ( Voiko komissio antaa tietoja niiden noin 2 miljoonan ecun katoamisesta, jotka komission valvoma ja rahoittama Euroopan koulutussäätiö sijoitti konkurssin tehneeseen puolalais-ranskalaiseen kouluun Poznanissa? ( Miksi maksatusta jatkettiin vielä konkurssin jälkeenkin? ( Kuinka suurista summista on kyse? ( Onko rahoja yritetty saada takaisin? ( Jos on, onko siinä onnistuttu? ( Jos ei, miksi ei? Komission jäsenen Édith Cressonin komission puolesta antama vastaus (18. tammikuuta 1999) Komissio kiinnittää arvoisan parlamentin jäsenen huomion siihen, että koulutussäätiön rahoja ei ole todettu kadonneen hänen mainitsemansa puolalais-ranskalaisen koulun konkurssin yhteydessä. joka oli Koulun ylläpitäjä oli ranskalaisten ja puolalaisten yhteistyökumppanien muodostama yhdistys, kelpoinen saamaan tukea Tempus(Phare ohjelmasta. Koulu toteutti vuosina 1994(1996 neljä eurooppa- laista yhteishanketta, joita rahoitettiin vuosittain edellä mainitun ohjelman valintaperusteiden mukaisesti. Myönnetyn tuen kokonaismäärä oli 1,5 miljoonaa euroa. Hankkeiden toteuttaminen eteni suunnitellun jaksoittaisen kehitysmallin mukaisesti, kunnes yhdistyksen hajoaminen aiheutti koulun asettamisen selvitysti- laan. Konkurssiselvitys tehtiin 30. syyskuuta 1996. Harjoittaessaan valvontavaltaansa komissio sai tiedon tilanteesta 3. tammikuuta 1997. Yhdistyksen jäseniä koskevan tarkastuksen jälkeen käynnistettiin hankkeiden rahoitusta koskevien analyysien ja Euroopan koulutussäätiön toimittamien lisätietojen perusteella rahoitusta koskevat oikeustoimet yhdessä konkurssipe- sän puolalaisen hoitajan kanssa. Komissio saa näin ollen takaisin 471 000 euron summan koululle maksamiaan mutta käyttämättä jääneitä jonka komissio oli maksanut konkurssin jälkeen syyskuussa varoja sekä 143 000 euron summan, ja joulukuussa 1996, ennen kuin se sai tiedon tapahtumista, ja jonka konkurssipesän hoitaja oli siirtänyt syrjään. Komissiolle suoritetaan lisäksi tulot, jotka saadaan materiaalin myynnistä eniten tarjoavalle. Kyseinen materiaali oli siirretty ranskalais-puolalaiselle koululle osana edellä mainittujen hankkeiden toteuttamista. Konkurssimenettelyn yhteydessä ei siis ole kadonnut koulutussäätiön varoja, ja saatuaan tosiseikat tietoonsa komissio on ryhtynyt kaikkiin tarvittaviin toimenpiteisiin ja valvonut parhaalla mahdollisella tavalla yhteisön etuja


title: Regulamento (CE) nº 2590/98 da Comissão de 1 de Dezembro de 1998 que altera o Regulamento (CE) nº 1667/98 e eleva a 189 714 toneladas o concurso permanente para a exportação de cevada detido pelo organismo de intervenção sueco

eurovoc_concepts:
Sweden
award of contract
barley
export
intervention agency
storage

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text: 2. 12. 98 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias L 324/23 REGULAMENTO (CE) Nº 2590/98 DA COMISS(cid:212)O de 1 de Dezembro de 1998 que altera o Regulamento (CE) nº 1667/98 e eleva a 189 714 toneladas o concurso permanente para a exporta(cid:135)(cid:209)o de cevada detido pelo organismo de interven(cid:135)(cid:209)o sueco A COMISS(cid:212)O DAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEIAS, Tendo em conta o Tratado que institui a Comunidade Europeia, Tendo em conta o Regulamento (CEE) nº 1766/92 do Conselho, de 30 de Junho de 1992, que estabelece a organiza(cid:135)(cid:209)o comum de mercado no sector dos cereais (1), com a (cid:156)ltima redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) nº 923/96 da Comiss(cid:209)o (2), e, nomeadamente, o seu artigo 5º, Considerando que o Regulamento (CEE) nº 2131/93 da Comiss(cid:209)o (3), com a (cid:156)ltima redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) nº 2193/96 (4), fixa os processos e as condi(cid:135)(cid:210)es de coloca(cid:135)(cid:209)o (cid:133) venda dos cereais detidos pelos organismos de interven(cid:135)(cid:209)o; Considerando que o Regulamento (CE) nº 1667/98 da Comiss(cid:209)o (5), com a (cid:156)ltima redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) nº 2317/98 (6) abriu um concurso permanente para a exporta(cid:135)(cid:209)o de 126 559 toneladas de cevada detido pelo organismo de interven(cid:135)(cid:209)o sueco; que a Su(cid:130)cia informou a Comiss(cid:209)o da inten(cid:135)(cid:209)o do seu orga- nismo de interven(cid:135)(cid:209)o de proceder a um aumento de 63 155 toneladas da quantidade posta a concurso com vista (cid:133) exporta(cid:135)(cid:209)o; que (cid:130) conveniente elevar a 189 714 toneladas a quantidade global posta em concurso perma- nente para a exporta(cid:135)(cid:209)o de cevada detido pelo organismo de interven(cid:135)(cid:209)o sueco; stock; que (cid:130) conveniente, por isso, nomeadamente, alterar o anexo I do Regulamento (CE) nº 1667/98; Considerando que as medidas previstas no presente regu- lamento est(cid:209)o em conformidade com o parecer do Comit(cid:130) de Gest(cid:209)o dos Cereais, ADOPTOU O PRESENTE REGULAMENTO: Artigo 1º O Regulamento (CE) nº 1667/98 (cid:130) alterado do seguinte modo: 1. O artigo 2º passa a ter a seguinte redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o: «Artigo 2º 1. O concurso refere-se a uma quantidade m(cid:145)xima de 189 714 toneladas de cevada a exportar para todos os pa(cid:146)ses terceiros com excep(cid:135)(cid:209)o dos Estados Unidos da Am(cid:130)rica, do Canad(cid:145) e do M(cid:130)xico. 2. As regi(cid:210)es nas quais as 189 714 toneladas de cevada est(cid:209)o armazenadas s(cid:209)o as mencionadas no anexo I. ». 2. O anexo I (cid:130) substitu(cid:146)do pelo anexo do presente regula- mento. Artigo 2º Considerando que, tendo em conta o aumento das quanti- dades postas em concurso, se tornou necess(cid:145)rio fazer modifica(cid:135)(cid:210)es na lista das regi(cid:210)es e das quantidades em O presente regulamento entra em vigor na data da sua publica(cid:135)(cid:209)o no Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Euro- peias. O presente regulamento (cid:130) obrigat(cid:155)rio em todos os seus elementos e directamente aplic(cid:145)vel em todos os Estados-membros. Feito em Bruxelas, em 1 de Dezembro de 1998. Pela Comiss(cid:209)o Franz FISCHLER Membro da Comiss(cid:209)o (1) JO L 181 de 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) JO L 126 de 24. 5. 1996, p. 37. (3) JO L 191 de 31. 7. 1993, p. 76. (4) JO L 293 de 16. 11. 1996, p. 1. (5) JO L 211 de 29. 7. 1998, p. 17. (6) JO L 289 de 28. 10. 1998, p. 16. L 324/24 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 2. 12. 98 ANEXO «ANEXO I Local de armazenagem Quantidades (em toneladas) Stallarholmen Motala R(cid:148)k Gamleby (cid:142)ttersta Broddbo 1 Velanda Hova Br(cid:132)nnarp Helsingborg Djur(cid:148)n S(cid:148)r(cid:134)ker G(cid:132)vle Kalmar Halmstad (Engstr(cid:148)ms) Ormesta Ervalla H(cid:132)stholmen Vimmerby Gistad 2 062 2 807 4 994 2 835 7 584 5 997 7 645 12 981 2 624 37 526 39 504 13 053 10 847 15 738 4 659 5 077 934 5 089 3 997 3 761»


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 3555/98 van Cristiana MUSCARDINI aan de Commissie. Zeilschool van Santa Teresa di Lerici

eurovoc_concepts:
EU financing
Liguria
educational institution
investment project
physical education
project management
sport
use of aid

text: C 135/188 Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen NL 14. 5. 1999 (1999/C 135/238) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-3537/98 van Richard Corbett (PSE) aan de Commissie (25 november 1998) Betreft: Begrotingslijn 3029 Kan de Commissie mededelen welke organisaties de afgelopen vijf jaar subsidies hebben ontvangen uit begrotingslijn 3029? Wat zegt de Commissie op de kritiek dat deze subsidies eerder worden verleend aan katholieke organisaties, terwijl niet-godsdienstige organisaties en organisaties van linkse signatuur ondanks een groter ledenbestand veel minder hebben ontvangen? Antwoord van mevrouw Cresson namens de Commissie (14 december 1998) Elk jaar stuurt de Commissie het Parlement een lijst van de organisaties die uit hoofde van de begrotingspost „Steun aan internationale non-gouvernementele jeugdorganisaties” (thans post A-3029) worden gesubsidieerd. De lijst van begunstigde organisaties wordt sedert 1995 rechtstreeks aan de geachte afgevaardigde en het Secretariaat-generaal van het Parlement toegezonden. De subsidiabiliteits- en selectiecriteria zijn in een oproep tot indiening van voorstellen (voor de selectie in 1998) (1) in het Publicatieblad gepubliceerd. In geen van deze criteria wordt over een al dan niet godsdienstig karakter gesproken. Bovendien blijkt uit voornoemde lijst dat er organisaties op staan die in verscheidene regio’s representatief zijn en dat godsdienstige organisaties hier maar een gering percentage van uitmaken: in 1998 definieerde minder dan 10 % van de gesubsidieerde organisaties zich als godsdienstig. Weliswaar zijn die organisaties in meerderheid katholiek maar dat komt doordat van katholieke organisaties meer subsidieaanvragen zijn ontvangen. Er zij op gewezen dat de laatste jaren geen enkele aanvraag van niet-katholieke godsdienstige organisaties is afgewezen. Overigens is één van de selectiecriteria dat de aanvragende organisatie representatief moet zijn. Dit criterium is uiteraard ook op politieke organisaties toegepast. Tenslotte blijkt duidelijk uit de lijst van begunstigde organisaties dat de meeste geen godsdienstig of politiek karakter maar andere doelen hebben, zoals een bepaald soort activiteiten voor jongeren, of zich op bepaalde groepen richten, bijv. studenten. (1) PB C 374 van 10. 12. 1997. (1999/C 135/239) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-3555/98 van Cristiana Muscardini (NI) aan de Commissie (1 december 1998) Betreft: Zeilschool van Santa Teresa di Lerici Op 30 december 1993 heeft de gemeenteraad van Lerici het project goedgekeurd voor deze school, gefinancierd door het gewest Ligurië uit het communautaire programma Reneval. Op 16 april 1997 zijn de werkzaamheden afgerond en is de school overgedragen aan de gemeente Lerici. Tot op heden, dat wil zeggen vijf jaar na de goedkeuring van de financiering van het project en achttien maanden na de voltooiing van de werkzaamheden, is de gemeente nog niet in staat geweest de zeilschool feitelijk op te starten en te laten draaien. Doordat de structuur lange tijd ongebruikt is gebleven, is de toestand ervan door de werking van de elementen achteruitgegaan, en ook door vandalisme is extra schade aangericht


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3564/98 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS EU funding of Orthodox church proposals

eurovoc_concepts:
Community budget
EU Member State
EU financing
European Union
Grenada
Orthodoxy
action programme
cultural policy
heritage protection
painting

text: C 320/56 Euroopan yhteisöjen virallinen lehti FI 6. 11. 1999 (1999/C 320/074) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-3564/98 esittäjä(t): Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) komissiolle (1. joulukuuta 1998) Aihe: EU:n myöntämä ortodoksisten kirkkojen esittämien ehdotusten rahoitus Voiko Euroopan yhteisöjen komissio kertoa minulle, mitä niistä ehdotuksista, joita ortodoksiset kirkot (EU:n sisällä ja ulkopuolella toimivat) ovat tehneet, komission pääosasto X on rahoittanut tai mitä niistä on rahoitettu jostakin yhteisön talousarvion kohdasta? Voiko komissio kertoa minulle muiden uskontokuntien kirkkojen tekemistä vastaavista ehdotuksista, joita on tuettu yhteisön varoista? Komission jäsenen Marcelino Orejan komission puolesta antama vastaus (23. helmikuuta 1999) Komissio on Euroopan kulttuuriperinnön suojelemiseen tähtäävien vuoden 1998 toimenpiteidensä ja ohjelmiensa (Rafael) yhteydessä rahoittanut hanketta, jota on ehdottanut kreikkalainen Pyhän Marian ilmes- tyksen luostarin bysanttilaisten ikonien tutkimuskeskus Ormiliassa, Halkidikissa. Kyseinen luostari kuuluu Athos-vuorella sijaitsevalle Simonos-Petrasin luostarille. Rakennerahastojen yhteydessä arkkitehtuuri- ja kulttuuriperinnön suojeluhankkeet voivat periaatteessa saada rahoitusta eri ohjelmien kautta. Esimerkiksi Kreikalle vahvistetun ensimmäisen ja toisen yhteisön tukikehyksen perusteella on rahoitettu useita kyseisen jäsenvaltion hankkeita, joiden tavoitteena on suojella ja vaalia kirkkoja ja luostareita, jotka ovat olennainen osa Kreikan kulttuuriperintöä. Suurin osa näistä hankkeista koskee Athos-vuorta. Rafael-ohjelman yhteydessä rahoitusta myönnettiin vuonna 1998 useille hankkeille, jotka liittyivät suoraan tai välillisesti muihin kirkkokuntiin. Näitä hankkeita olivat Peterborough’n tuomiorovastin ja tuomiokapitulin esittämä keskiaikaisten puumaalausten konservointihanke, joka koski Peterborough’n (Yhdistynyt kuningas- kunta), Björsäterin (Ruotsi) ja Vestre Slidren (Norja) katedraalien maalauksia. Toinen, Espanjan viranomaisten Rafael-ohjelman päätöksessä mainittujen kulttuuriperinnön eurooppalaisten laboratorioiden yhteydessä esittämä hanke koskee Santiago de Compostelassa sijaitsevien uskonnollisten muistomerkkien suojelua ja vaalimista. (1999/C 320/075) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-3586/98 esittäjä(t): Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) komissiolle Aihe: Direktiivin 92/44/ETY täytäntöönpano Kreikassa (3. joulukuuta 1998) Kreikka on presidentin asetuksella 121/FEK (hallituksen virallinen lehti) A 103/15. 5. 98 mukautunut direktiiviin 92/44/ETY (1) avoimen verkon tarjoamisen soveltamisesta kiinteisiin johtoihin. Ottaen huomioon että saatavilla olevien tietojen mukaan komissio kyseenalaistaa edellä mainitun direktiivin täytäntöönpanon asianmukaisuuden, kysytään: 1. Katsooko komissio, että on olemassa ongelmia sen suhteen, onko Kreikka pannut asianmukaisesti vai epätäydellisesti täytäntöön edellä mainitun direktiivin? 2. Onko muilla jäsenvaltioilla vastaavia ongelmia direktiivin 92/44/ETY täytäntöönpanossa? 3. Mihin toimiin komissio on ryhtynyt kussakin jäsenvaltiossa, jotta nämä panisivat kyseisen direktiivin täytäntöön asianmukaisella tavalla? (1) EYVL L 165, 19. 6. 1992, s. 27


title: Den Europæiske Centralbanks afgørelse af 1. december 1998 om fastlæggelse af de foranstaltninger, der er nødvendige for, at de nationale centralbanker i ikke- deltagende medlemsstater kan indbetale deres kapitalandele i Den Europæiske Centralbank (ECB/1998/14)

eurovoc_concepts:
EU Member State
European Central Bank
central bank
free movement of capital

text: 28. 4. 1999 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende L 110/33 DEN EUROPÆISKE CENTRALBANKS AFGØRELSE af 1. december 1998 om fastlæggelse af de foranstaltninger, der er nødvendige for, at de nationale centralbanker i ikke-deltagende medlemsstater kan indbetale deres kapitalandele i Den Europæiske Centralbank (ECB/1998/14) (1999/285/EF) DET GENERELLE R(cid:143)D FOR DEN EUROPÆISKE CENTRALBANK HAR (cid:190) VEDTAGET FØLGENDE AFGØRELSE: under henvisning til statutten for Det Europæiske System af Centralbanker og Den Europæiske Centralbank (i det følgende benævnt »statutten«), særlig artikel 48, og ud fra følgende betragtninger: Den Europæiske Centralbank (ECB) blev oprettet den 1. juni 1998; ECB’s kapital skal udgøre 5 000 mio. ECU og skal være operationel fra den 1. juni 1998; medlemsstaternes nationale centralbanker er de eneste indskydere og ejere af ECB’s kapital; vægtningen af kapitalindskuddene i ECB skal finde sted som fastsat i artikel 1 i ECB’s beslutning om den metode, der skal anvendes ved fastsættelsen af fordelingsnøglen for de nationale centralbankers kapitalindskud i Den Europæiske Centralbank (ECB/1998/1); Styrelsesr(cid:134)det for ECB fastsætter, i hvilket omfang og i hvilken form kapitalen skal indbetales; i centralbanker ikke-deltagende nationale medlemsstater skal ikke indbetale deres kapitalan- dele, medmindre Det Generelle R(cid:134)d beslutter, at der skal indbetales en minimumsprocentdel som bidrag til ECB’s driftsudgifter; (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Artikel 1 Størrelsen af den kapital, som de nationale central- banker i ikke-deltagende medlemsstater skal indbe- tale 1. 1. De nationale ikke-deltagende medlemsstater skal indbetale 5 % af deres kapitalandel i ECB. Disse beløb forfalder til betaling den 1. juni 1998. centralbanker i 1. 2. Bilaget til denne afgørelse indeholder en nærmere angivelse af de beløb, som hver af de nationale central- banker i de ikke-deltagende medlemsstater skal betale. Artikel 2 M(cid:134)de, hvorp(cid:134) kapitalen skal indbetales Beløb, som de nationale centralbanker i de ikke-delta- gende medlemsstater skylder ECB i medfør af foreg(cid:134)ende artikel, udlignes ved modregning i tilbagebetalingerne af de respektive bidrag til Det Europæiske Monetære Insti- tuts finansielle midler, og denne udligning udgør betaling af indskudskapitalen i ECB. Artikel 3 Afsluttende bestemmelse Denne afgørelse offentliggøres i De Europæiske Fælles- skabers Tidende. Udfærdiget i Frankfurt am Main, den 1. december 1998. i henhold til artikel 2, stk. 1, i R(cid:134)dets forordning (EF) nr. 1103/97 erstattes ecu af euro i forholdet 1:1 fra og med den 1. januar 1999 (cid:190) Willem F. DUISENBERG Formand for ECB L 110/34 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende 28. 4. 1999 BILAG Beløb, som de nationale centralbanker i de ikke-deltagende medlemsstater skal betale pr. 1. juni 1998, svarende til 5 % af deres kapitalindskud i henhold til den vægt, som er tildelt i fordelings- nøglen for indskud af ECB’s kapital p(cid:134) 5 000 mio. ECU Nationale centralbanker i de ikke-deltagende medlemsstater Danmarks Nationalbank Banque de Gr(cid:138)ce Sveriges Riksbank Bank of England Vægtning Kapitalindskud 1,6709 % 2,0564 % 2,6537 % 14,6811 % 83 545 000 102 820 000 132 685 000 734 055 000 (ECU) Beløb, der skal indbetales 4 177 250 5 141 000 6 634 250 36 702 750


title: PREGUNTA ESCRITA n. 3562/98 del Klaus LUKAS a la Comisión. El Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo considerado como una "vaca lechera"

eurovoc_concepts:
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
EDF
EU financing
Lomé Convention
corruption
development aid
dictatorship
humanitarian aid
non-governmental organisation

text: C 182/98 Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas ES 28. 6. 1999 (1999/C 182/130) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-3551/98 de Katerina Daskalaki (UPE) a la Comisión (1 de diciembre de 1998) Asunto: Nuevas amenazas turcas a Chipre Durante su reciente visita (5. 11. 1998) a la zona ocupada por el ejército turco en el norte de Chipre, el primer ministro turco, Sr. Yilmaz, en una conferencia de prensa conjunta con el dirigente turcochipriota Rauf Denktash, repitió que el impulso de las negociaciones previas a la adhesión de Chipre podría tener como «respuesta» la anexión de los territorios ocupados a Turquía. ¿Puede decir la Comisión, que se dedica a numerosas piruetas legales para obtener la financiación comunitaria de Turquía, si tiene intención de responder a dichas amenazas y, de ser así, de qué manera, y si piensa continuar permitiendo que un tercer país interfiera, sobre todo de este modo, en las negociaciones de la Unión con una república independiente, miembro de todos los grandes organismos internacionales? Respuesta del Sr. van den Broek en nombre de la Comisión (18 de diciembre de 1998) La Comisión está al corriente de las declaraciones mencionadas por Su Señoría. Como Su Señoría sabe, el Sr. Denktash y el Presidente Demirel firmaron en enero de 1997 una declaración común con miras a la integración progresiva de la parte septentrional de la isla de Chipre con Turquía. En julio de 1998, Turquía y la parte septentrional de la isla firmaron también un Acuerdo de Asociación. En el «Informe periódico sobre los progresos realizados por Turquía en la vía de la adhesión», adoptado el 4 de noviembre de 1998, la Comisión expresó su parecer sobre las declaraciones o medidas anteriormente mencionadas, considerando que «no son compatibles con la legalidad internacional en la materia resultante de las resoluciones pertinentes de las Naciones Unidas, que la Unión Europea suscribe plenamente», resoluciones fundadas, en particular, en la instauración de una federación bizonal y bicomunitaria. En ese mismo documento, la Comisión manifiesta también su convencimiento de que «la misión de buenos oficios del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, con el apoyo del Consejo de Seguridad y de la Unión Europea, debe recibir el apoyo activo de todas las partes interesadas. » Según el calendario previsto, las negociaciones de adhesión con Chipre entraron en una fase concreta a partir del 10 de noviembre de 1998. La Comisión espera que los representantes chipriotas turcos responderán positivamente a la propuesta de la parte chipriota griega de participar en estas negociaciones. La Comisión está de acuerdo con el Consejo en que «los progresos hacia la adhesión y los progresos hacia una solución justa y viable del problema chipriota se reforzarán mutuamente». (1999/C 182/131) PREGUNTA ESCRITA E-3562/98 de Klaus Lukas (NI) a la Comisión (1 de diciembre de 1998) Asunto: El Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo considerado como una «vaca lechera» En su libro titulado «The Lost Vision», el Dr. Nikolas Alexandrakis ha formulado duras críticas contra la gestión financiera de la Comisión en su ayuda al desarrollo. En dicho libro se refiere, por ejemplo, a los generosos pagos que, por orden del Director General de la DG VIII, se efectuaron a dictadores a través del Fondo de Lomé. Este sería el caso del apoyo del que se benefició el régimen sanguinario del sargento Doe en Liberia, donde el Dr. Alexandrakis estaba acreditado como jefe de la delegación de la Comisión Europea. Parece ser que el Dr. Alexandrakis había informado a los servicios de la DG VIII en Bruselas de que tanto ministros como funcionarios del régimen de Doe consideraban el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo como una vaca lechera que utilizaban para su enriquecimiento personal (página 49). De este modo, los fondos de la Comisión destinados a proyectos de desarrollo habrían ido a parar de forma regular y sistemática a los bolsillos de los ministros. Pese a


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3555/98 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI St. Teresa di Lerici sailing school (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)

eurovoc_concepts:
Italy
Liguria
educational institution
financing method
shipbuilding

text: C 348/2 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 3. 12. 1999 (1999/C 348/002) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3555/98 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (1 December 1998) Subject: St. Teresa di Lerici sailing school On 30 December 1993, the local authority in Lerici approved the above project, financed by the Liguria regional authority and the Community’s Reneval programme. On 16 April 1997, work on the project was completed for the local authority in Lerici. To date, five years after the funds for the project were approved and 18 months after work on the project was completed, the local authority has still not managed to make the sailing school operational. Furthermore, the fact that the school has remained unused for an extended period has led to the deterioration of the buildings, which have also been damaged by vandals. Is the Commission aware of the reasons for this disgraceful delay and does it know where responsibility 1. for the delay lies? Is it in a position to assess whether the expenditure on the implementation of the project tallies with the 2. funds made available? 3. 4. Can it state how much funding was made available for the project under the Reneval programme? Do the rules in force stipulate a deadline for the implementation of a project once aid has been granted? 5. What are the consequences of a deadline not being observed? Supplementary answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (5 March 1999) 1. The situation described by the Honourable Member remains primarily a matter for the Italian authorities in application of the subsidiarity principle. On the basis of information received from them, the Commission understands that the delay can be ascribed principally to two factors. The municipal administration of Lerici set up a special company to take charge of the building, which had to be handed over formally to it by the administration. This turned out to be a lengthy procedure. It was followed by a call for tenders in July 1998 to choose a company to run the sailing school. The tender procedure was completed in September 1998 when the Caprera sailing centre was selected. The cost of the project was estimated originally at 1,26 billion Lire (about 651 000 euro) of which 2. and 3. 475 million Lire (about 245 000 euro) were structural funds made available under the Renaval programme. Final expenditure amounted to 1,3 billion Lire (about 671 000 euro) but the amount of the structural funds did not change. The normal deadline for the completion of payments on projects is two years from the end of the 4. programme. The sailing school project was completed within the time limit of 31 December 1996. However a clear distinction must be made between physical implementation of a project, which in this instance related to the enhancement of premises in an industrial area, and the project’s end use which, for the reasons explained above, did not become immediately operational. 5. Payments made after the deadline are not eligible for structural fund support. (1999/C 348/003) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3561/98 by Klaus Lukas (NI) to the Commission (1 December 1998) Subject: UNRWA and missing EU funds The Member undersigned has been given information according to which EU funds totalling approximately ECU 2 million which had been provided for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees are said to be ‘missing’


title: RÅDETS UDTALELSE af 1. december 1998 om Danmarks konvergensprogram 1998-2005 (1999/C 3/01)

eurovoc_concepts:
Denmark
budget policy
coordination of EMU policies
economic convergence
economic reform
government programme

text: 6. 1. 1999 DA De Europ»iske F»llesskabers Tidende C 3/1 I (Meddelelser) R¯DET R¯DETS UDTALELSE af 1. december 1998 om Danmarks konvergensprogram 1998(cid:220)2005 (1999/C 3/01) R¯DET FOR DEN EUROP`ISKE UNION HAR - under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det Euro(cid:220) p»iske F»llesskab, af arbejdskraft gennem arbejdsmarkedsreformer. R¿det konstaterer, at v»kstscenariet forekommer realistisk, men blandt andet foruds»tter en fortsat reform af udbudssiden i den danske (cid:192)konomi. under henvisning til R¿dets forordning (EF) nr. 1466/97 af 7. juli 1997 om styrkelse af overv¿gningen af budget(cid:220) stillinger samt overv¿gning og samordning af (cid:192)kono(cid:220) miske politikker(cid:216)(˛), s»rlig artikel 9, stk. 1 og 2, under henvisning til Kommissionens henstilling, og efter h(cid:192)ring af Det Monet»re Udvalg - AFGIVET F˘LGENDE UDTALELSE: Den 1. december 1998 unders(cid:192)gte R¿det konvergenspro(cid:220) grammet for Danmark, som d»kker perioden 1998(cid:220)2005. I programmet forventes der et budgetoverskud p¿ 2,6(cid:216)% af BNP i 2001 og 3,5(cid:216)% af BNP i 2005. R¿det finder det hensigtsm»ssigt, at programmet fokuserer p¿ budgetkon(cid:220) solidering underst(cid:192)ttet af en fortsat strukturreform. R¿det finder endvidere, at programmet er i overensstem(cid:220) melse med de overordnede retningslinjer for den (cid:192)kono(cid:220) miske politik. er p¿ baseret Programmet en makro(cid:192)konomisk prognose, der viser en opremsning i de senere ¿rs st»rke imod en indenlandske eftersp(cid:192)rgselsledede v»kst hen realv»kst i BNP p¿ lidt over 2(cid:216)% mod slutningen af fremskrivningsperioden. For at det makro(cid:192)konomiske scenario kan blive realiseret, og p¿ baggrund af den h(cid:192)je i kapacitetsudnyttelse og det stramme arbejdsmarked Danmark, er det vigtigt med en fortsat v»kst i udbuddet lav forventningerne om en Med hensyn til inflationen opfylder Danmark fortsat konvergenskriteriet med en vis margen. Den faste valuta(cid:220) kurs i forhold til euro er en vigtig foruds»tning for at fastholde inflation. Den underliggende prisstigningstakt er imidlertid helt klart taget til i l(cid:192)bet af 1998, og eftersom Danmark ligger langt fremme i konjunkturcyklen, og fordi der er tale om et stramt arbejdsmarked, er der knyttet risici til udsig(cid:220) terne for den fremtidige inflation. Eventuelle inflations(cid:220) trusler b(cid:192)r d»mpes gennem finanspolitikken og frem for alt gennem yderligere strukturforbedringer p¿ arbejds(cid:220) markedet. Danmark har i l»ngere tid opfyldt konvergenskriteriet for den lange rente. Dette understreger den tillid, marke(cid:220) derene har til valutakursm¿let for den danske pengepo(cid:220) litik. R¿det konstaterer med tilfredshed, at Danmarks deltagelse i ERM2 vil give Danmark lejlighed til yderli(cid:220) gere at styrke trov»rdigheden af landets pengepolitik. R¿det ser positivt p¿ programmets strategi for en for(cid:192)gelse af det offentlige budgetoverskud i prognosepe(cid:220) rioden hen imod et overskud p¿ 2,6(cid:216)% af BNP i 2001 og 3,5(cid:216)% af BNP i 2005. Dette vil blive n¿et gennem en moderat lempelse af skattebyrden, som mere end opvejes af en reduktion i de prim»re udgifter og reducerede nettorentebetalinger. I den forbindelse mener R¿det, at der er behov for en n(cid:192)je overv¿gning af de offentlige udgifter. (˛)(cid:217)EFT L 209 af 2. 8. 1997, s. 1. R¿det konstaterer, at den offentlige bruttog»ldskvote i Danmark forventes at falde til under 60(cid:216)% i 1998. R¿det C 3/2 DA De Europ»iske F»llesskabers Tidende 6. 1. 1999 gl»der sig over den forventede yderligere reduktion af bruttog»ldskvoten til under 40(cid:216)% af BNP senest i 2005. R¿det konstaterer med tilfredshed, at reduktionen af bruttog»ldskvoten vil blive opn¿et gennem store over(cid:220) skud p¿ den prim»re balance. R¿det konstaterer med tilfredshed, at Danmarks nuv»(cid:220) rende underliggende budgetstilling allerede er i overens(cid:220) i stabilitets(cid:220) og v»kstpagten. stemmelse med kravene forbedringer Programmet i det offentlige sikkerhedsmargenen udvides, s¿ledes at de forholdsvis brede, automatiske stabilisatorer i Danmark f¿r mulighed for at fungere. Da forventer yderligere overskud, hvorved Danmark ikke deltager i den f»lles valuta, kan en s¿dan bred sikkerhedsmargen v»re (cid:192)nskelig. R¿det ser positivt p¿ strukturreformerne i programmet. Skattereformen, som vil blive gennemf(cid:192)rt i perioden 1999(cid:220)2002, forventes at (cid:192)ge den private opsparing og mindske sk»vhederne i det nuv»rende skattesystem. Arbejdsmarkedsreformen, som regeringen allerede har fremlagt, vil v»re af afg(cid:192)rende betydning for en yderli(cid:220) gere forbedring af arbejdsmarkedets funktion. R¿det tilskynder den danske regering til at tr»ffe yderligere foranstaltninger, hvis de foresl¿ede reformer skulle vise sig ikke at v»re tilstr»kkelige. R¯DETS UDTALELSE af 1. december 1998 om Nederlandenes stabilitetsprogram for 1999(cid:220)2002 (1999/C 3/02) R¯DET FOR DEN EUROP`ISKE UNION HAR - gere nedbringelse af det offentlige underskud og den offentlige g»ldskvote. under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det Euro(cid:220) p»iske F»llesskab, under henvisning til R¿dets forordning (EF) nr. 1466/97 af 7. juli 1997 om styrkelse af overv¿gningen af budget(cid:220) stillinger samt overv¿gning og samordning af (cid:192)kono(cid:220) miske politikker(cid:216)(˛), s»rlig artikel 5, stk. 1 og 2, under henvisning til Kommissionens henstilling, efter h(cid:192)ring af Det Monet»re Udvalg - AFGIVET F˘LGENDE UDTALELSE: Stabilitetsprogrammet pr»senterer tre makro(cid:192)konomiske scenarier for perioden 1999(cid:220)2002. Som grundlag for fremskrivningen af tallene for den offentlige sektors finanser tager programmet udgangspunkt i et forsigtigt makro(cid:192)konomisk scenario med en prognose for v»ksten i BNP p¿ 21/4 % om ¿ret. I et s¿dant scenario antages det, at der vil ske en betydelig opbremsning i den (cid:192)kono(cid:220) miske aktivitet i forhold til det nuv»rende niveau, hovedsagelig som f(cid:192)lge af et fald i den eksterne efter(cid:220) sp(cid:192)rgsel. If(cid:192)lge dette scenario forventes det offentlige underskud at falde til omkring 1(cid:216)% af BN˘ i 2002. Dette vil v»re resultatet af en udvidelse af den toleddede fremgangsm¿de, der best¿r i en nedbringelse af det offentlige underskud og skattebyrden, og som er blevet fulgt i perioden 1994(cid:220)1998, der er omfattet af det andet nederlandske konvergensprogram. R¿det mener endvi(cid:220) dere, at stabilitetsprogrammet er i overensstemmelse med de overordnede for den (cid:192)konomiske politik. retningslinjer Den 1. december 1998 unders(cid:192)gte R¿det Nederlandenes stabilitetsprogram, som d»kker perioden 1999(cid:220)2002. R¿det konstaterer, at programmet bygger p¿ de store fremskridt i retning af finanspolitisk konsolidering, der er gjort i de fire foreg¿ende ¿r, og tager sigte p¿ yderli(cid:220) (˛)(cid:217)EFT L 209 af 2. 8. 1997, s. 1. R¿det erkender, at de nederlanske myndigheder har anvendt et forsigtigt scenario for deres budgetpolitik og derfor for sbatilitetsprogrammet for at v»re p¿ den sikre i stabilitetsprogrammet, som er side. Mellemscenariet baseret p¿ en ¿rlig v»kst i BNP p¿ 23/4 %, og hvorefter det forventede offentlige underskud er t»t p¿ balance, synes imidlertid at v»re mere i overensstemmelse med


title: Regulation (EC) No 2818/98 of the European Central Bank of 1 December 1998 on the application of minimum reserves (ECB/1998/15)

eurovoc_concepts:
European Central Bank
European System of Central Banks
central bank
financial institution
financial regulation
foreign-exchange reserves

text: 30. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 356/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) REGULATION (EC) No 2818/98 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 1 December 1998 on the application of minimum reserves (ECB/1998/15) THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (herein- after referred to as ‘the Statute') and in particular Article 19. 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2531/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the application of minimum reserves by the European Central Bank (1), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the powers of the Euro- pean Central Bank to impose sanctions (2), if the Whereas Article 19. 1 of the Statute states that, European Central Bank (ECB) decides to require credit institutions established in participating Member States to hold minimum reserves, they are to be held on accounts with the ECB and participating national central banks (participating NCBs); whereas it is considered appropriate that such reserves should be held on accounts with parti- cipating NCBs; in order to be effective, the instrument of Whereas, minimum reserves also requires specification regarding the calculation and maintenance of reserve requirements and the reporting and verification rules; Whereas, for the exclusion of interbank liabilities from the reserve base, any standardised deduction to be applied for liabilities with a maturity of up to two years within the debt securities category and for money market paper should be based on the euro area-wide macro ratio between the stock of relevant instruments issued by credit institutions and held by other credit institutions and by the ECB and participating NCBs, on the one hand, and the total amount outstanding of such instruments issued by credit institutions, on the other, (1) OJ L 318, 27. 11. 1998, p. 1. (2) OJ L 318, 27. 11. 1998, p. 4. Article 1 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation: — ‘participating Member State' shall mean an EU Member State which has adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty, — ‘participating national central bank' (participating NCB) shall mean the national central bank of a participating Member State, — ‘institution' shall mean any entity in a participating Member State which the ECB, under the terms of Article 19. 1 of the Statute, may require to hold minimum reserves, — ‘reserve account' shall mean an institution’s account with a participating NCB, the end-of-day balance of which counts towards fulfilment of the institution’s reserve requirement, — ‘reserve requirement' shall mean the requirement for institutions to hold minimum reserves on reserve accounts with participating NCBs, — ‘reserve ratio' shall mean the percentage specified in Article 4 for any particular item in the reserve base, — ‘maintenance period' shall mean the period over which compliance with reserve requirements is calcu- lated and for which such minimum reserves must be held on reserve accounts, — ‘end-of-day balance' shall mean the balance at the point in time when the finalisation of payment activ- ities and entries related to possible access to the standing facilities of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) has taken place, — ‘NCB business day' shall mean any day on which a particular participating NCB is open for the purpose of conducting ESCB monetary policy operations, L 356/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 12. 98 — ‘resident' shall mean any natural or legal person residing in any of the participating Member States in the sense of Article 1(4) of the Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the Euro- pean Central Bank (1), — ‘reorganisation measures' shall mean measures which are intended to preserve or restore the financial situa- tion of an institution and which could affect third including measures rights, pre-existing parties’ involving the possibility of suspension of the payments, suspension of enforcement measures or reduction in claims, — ‘winding-up proceedings' shall mean collective proceedings concerning an institution which neces- sarily involve intervention by the judicial authorities or any other competent authority of a participating Member State with the aim of realising assets under including those the instances in which the proceedings are terminated by a composition or by another analogous measure. supervision of authorities, Article 2 Institutions subject to reserve requirements The following categories of 1. subject to reserve requirements: institutions shall be (a) credit institutions as defined in the first indent of Article 1 of Council Directive 77/780/EEC (2), other than participating NCBs; (b) branches of credit institutions as defined in the first indent of Article 1 of Council Directive 77/780/EEC, other than participating NCBs; these include branches of credit institutions which have neither their regis- tered nor their head office in a participating Member State. Branches of credit institutions established in participating Member States which are located outside participating Member States are not subject to reserve requirements. The ECB may exempt 2. the following institutions from reserve requirements on a non-discriminatory basis: (a) institutions which are subject to winding-up proceed- ings or reorganisation measures; (b) institutions for which the purpose of the ESCB’s minimum reserve system would not be met by In imposing reaching a decision on any such exemption, the ECB will take into account one or more of the following criteria: requirements upon them. reserve (i) the institution is pursuing special-purpose func- tions; (ii) the institution is not exercising active banking functions in competition with other credit insti- tutions; (iii) the institution has all its deposits earmarked for purposes related to regional and/or international development assistance. The ECB will publish a list of institutions subject to 3. reserve requirements. The ECB will also publish a list of institutions exempt from its reserve requirements for reasons other than being subject to reorganisation meas- ures. Institutions may rely on these lists when deciding whether their liabilities are owed to another institution that is itself subject to reserve requirements. These lists shall not be determinative of whether institutions are subject to reserve requirements in accordance with this Article 2. Article 3 Reserve base The reserve base of an institution shall comprise the 1. (as defined within the reporting following liabilities framework for the money and banking statistics of the ECB, which is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2819/98 the European Central Bank of 1 December 1998 of concerning the the consolidated balance monetary financial institutions sector (ECB/1998/16)) (3) resulting from the acceptance of funds: sheet of (a) deposits; (b) debt securities issued; (c) money market paper. The following liabilities shall be excluded from the 2. reserve base: liabilities which are owed to any other institution not listed as being exempt from the ESCB’s minimum reserve system according to Article 2(3) and liabilities which are owed to the ECB or to a participating NCB. For the application of this provision, the institution shall be able to provide evidence to the relevant participating NCB of the actual amount of its liabilities owed to any other institution not listed as being exempt from the ESCB’s minimum reserve system and of its liabilities which are owed to the ECB or to a participating NCB in order to exclude them from the reserve base. If such evidence cannot be presented for debt securities issued with an agreed maturity of up to two years, the institution may apply a standardised deduction to the outstanding amount of its debt securities issued with an agreed maturity of up to two years from the reserve base. If such evidence cannot be presented for money market paper, the institu- tion may standardised deduction to the outstanding amount of its money market paper liabilities from the reserve base. The amount of such standardised deductions will be published by the ECB in the same manner as the publication of the list referred to in Article 2(3). apply a (1) OJ L 318, 27. 11. 1998, p. 8. (2) OJ L 322, 17. 12. 1977, p. 30. (3) See page 7 of this Official Journal. 30. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 356/3 The reserve base in respect of a particular main- 3. tenance period shall be calculated by the institution on the basis of the latest data to be reported by the institu- tion to the relevant participating NCB before the start of the relevant maintenance period as defined within the reporting framework for the money and banking statistics of the ECB, which is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2819/98. Article 4 Reserve ratios 1. A reserve ratio of 0 % shall apply to the following liability categories (as defined within the reporting frame- work for the money and banking statistics of the ECB, which is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2819/98 (a) deposits with agreed maturity over two years; (b) deposits redeemable at notice over two years; (c) repos; (d) debt securities issued with an agreed maturity over two years. 2. A reserve ratio of 2,0 % shall apply to all other liabilities included in the reserve base. Article 5 Calculation of reserve requirements 1. The amount of minimum reserves to be held by each institution in respect of a particular maintenance period shall be calculated by applying the reserve ratios to each relevant the reserve base for that period, as defined in Article 4. item of 2. An allowance of EUR 100 000, to be deducted from the amount of the reserve requirement, shall be granted to each institution, subject to the provisions contained in Article 11. than the amount defined in accordance with Article 5 for that period. 3. If an institution has more than one establishment in a participating Member State, the registered office or head office, if located in that Member State, shall be respon- sible for ensuring fulfilment of the institution’s reserve requirement. If the institution has neither a registered office nor a head office in that Member State, it shall designate which branch in that Member State shall be responsible for ensuring fulfilment of the institution’s reserve requirement. All reserve holdings of these estab- lishments count together towards fulfilment of the insti- tution’s total reserve requirement in that Member State. Article 7 Maintenance period The maintenance period shall be one month, starting on the 24th calendar day of each month and ending on the 23rd calendar day of the following month. Article 8 Remuneration 1. Holdings of required reserves are remunerated at the the average, taken over rate (weighted according to the number of ESCB’s calendar days) the main refinancing operations for according to the following formula: the maintenance period, of H t · n t Rt = MRi · 100 n t n · S i = l 360 Article 6 Reserve holdings 1. An institution shall hold its minimum reserves on one or more reserve accounts with the national central bank in each participating Member State in which it has an establishment, in relation to its reserve base in the corresponding Member State. Reserve accounts shall be denominated in euro. Institutions’ settlement accounts with the participating NCBs may be used as reserve accounts. Where: Rt =remuneration to be paid on holdings of required reserves for the maintenance period t Ht nt i =holdings of required reserves for the main- tenance period t =number of calendar days in the maintenance period t =i th calendar day of the maintenance period t MRi =marginal interest rate for the most recent main refinancing operations spanning calendar day i. 2. An institution shall have complied with its reserve requirement the average end-of-day balance on its reserve accounts over the maintenance period is not less if 2. The remuneration shall be paid on the second NCB business day following the end of the maintenance period over which the remuneration was earned. L 356/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 12. 98 Article 9 Responsibility for verification The right to verify the accuracy and quality of the infor- mation which institutions provide to demonstrate compli- ance with the reserve requirement as specified in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2531/98 concerning the applica- tion of minimum reserves shall be exercised by the parti- cipating NCBs without prejudice to the right of the ECB to exercise this right itself. Article 10 Indirect holding of minimum reserves through an intermediary 1. An institution may apply for permission to hold all its minimum reserves indirectly through an intermediary which is resident in the same Member State. The inter- mediary shall be an institution subject to reserve require- ments which normally effects part of the administration (e. g. treasury management) of the institution for which it is intermediary, beyond the holding of acting as minimum reserves. 2. The application for permission shall be addressed to the national central bank of the participating Member State in which the institution making the application is established. The application shall include a copy of an agreement between the intermediary and the applicant in which both parties express their consent to the arrange- ment. The agreement shall also specify whether the insti- tution making the application wishes to access ESCB standing facilities and open market operations. The agree- ment shall have an agreed period of notice of at least 12 months. Upon fulfilment of the above conditions the participating NCB referred to above may grant permis- sion for the period of time for which the aforementioned agreement between the parties is operative, subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Article. Such permission shall become effective from the start of the first main- tenance period following the granting of the permission. 3. The intermediary shall maintain these minimum reserve holdings in accordance with the general condi- tions of the ESCB’s minimum reserve system. The inter- mediary shall, in addition to the institutions for which it is acting as intermediary, be responsible for compliance with their reserve requirements. In the event of non- compliance, the ECB may impose any applicable sanc- tions on the intermediary, on the institution for which it is acting as intermediary, or on both, in accordance with the liability for non-compliance. The ECB or the relevant participating NCB may, at 4. any time, withdraw permission to hold minimum reserves indirectly if an institution which holds its reserves indir- ectly through an intermediary, or the intermediary itself, if for the conditions fails to comply with its obligations under the ESCB minimum reserve system, the holding of reserves indirectly specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article are no longer fulfilled or for pruden- tial reasons related to the intermediary. If such permission is withdrawn for prudential reasons related to the inter- mediary, the withdrawal may have immediate effect. Subject to the requirements of paragraph 5 of this Article, any withdrawal for other reasons shall take effect at the end of the current maintenance period. An institution which holds its reserves through an intermediary, or the intermediary itself, may, at any time, ask for the permis- sion to be withdrawn. Withdrawal requires prior noti- fication by the relevant participating NCB to become effective. 5. The institution which holds its minimum reserves through an intermediary and the intermediary itself will be informed of any withdrawal of permission for reasons other than prudential ones at least five working days before the end of the maintenance period within which permission shall cease to be granted. to the individual 6. Without prejudice statistical reporting obligations of the institution which holds its minimum reserves through an intermediary, the inter- mediary shall report the reserve base data in a sufficiently detailed manner to enable the ECB to verify their accu- racy and quality, subject to the provisions contained in Article 9, and determine the respective reserve require- ments and the reserve holdings data for itself, as well as for each institution for which it acts as intermediary. These data shall be provided to the participating NCB at which the minimum reserves are held. The intermediary shall provide the aforementioned reserve base data according to the same frequency and timetable as were established within the reporting framework for the money and banking statistics of the ECB, which is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2819/98. Article 11 Reserve holding on a consolidated basis Institutions allowed to report statistical data as a group on a consolidated basis (as defined within the reporting framework for the money and banking statistics of the ECB, which is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2819/98) must, subject to the provisions contained in Article 10, hold minimum reserves through one of the institutions in the group which is acting as intermediary exclusively for these institutions. The institution acting as the inter- mediary for the group may apply to the ECB for exemp- tion from the provisions in paragraph 6 of Article 10. If its application is accepted by the ECB, only the group as a whole shall be entitled to receive the allowance referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 5. 30. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 356/5 Article 12 NCB business days Article 14 Amendments to this Regulation If one or more branches of a participating NCB are closed on an NCB business day owing to local or regional bank holidays, the relevant participating NCB shall inform the institutions in advance of the arrangements to be made for transactions involving those branches. Article 13 Any amendments to this Regulation shall become effec- tive only with regard to a full maintenance period and shall be announced prior to this period. Article 15 Final provision Transitional provisions This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999. The first maintenance period shall start on l January 1. 1999 and end on 23 February 1999. 2. The reserve base of an institution for the first main- tenance period shall be defined in relation to elements of its balance sheet as of 1 January 1999, as reported to the participating NCBs within the reporting framework for the money and banking statistics of the ECB, which is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2819/98. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 1 December 1998. On behalf of the Governing Council of the ECB The President Willem F. DUISENBERG


title: Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 110/98 of 1 December 1998 amending Annex IX (financial services) to the EEA Agreement

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EU Member State
European Economic Area
banking
credit institution
directory
management audit

text: L 277/46 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 10. 1999 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 110/98 of 1 December 1998 amending Annex IX (financial services) to the EEA Agreement THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof, Whereas Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 74/98 of 17 July 1998 (1); Whereas Directive 98/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 amending Article 12 of Council Directive 77/780/EEC on the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions, Articles 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 of and Annexes II and III to Council Directive 89/647/EEC on a solvency ratio for credit institutions and Article 2 of and Annex II to Council Directive 93/6/EEC on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement; Whereas the adaptations to Council Directive 77/780/EEC made by Chapter XI, B, III, point 1 of Annex I to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (3) are to be incorporated into the Agreement, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The following indent shall be inserted in point 15 (Council Directive 77/780/EEC) after the second indent (Second Council Directive 89/646/EEC) in Annex IX to the Agreement: ‘— 1 94 N: Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments of the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ C 241, 29. 8. 1994, p. 21 as adjusted by OJ L 1, 1. 1. 1995, p. 1). ’ Article 2 The following indent shall be added in point 15 (Council Directive 77/780/EEC), point 18 (Council Directive 89/647/EEC) and point 30a (Council Directive 93/6/EEC) in Annex IX to the Agreement: ‘— 398 L 0033: Directive 98/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 (OJ L 204, 21. 7. 1998, p. 29). ’ Article 3 The texts of Directive 98/33/EC and of the adaptations to Directive 77/780/EEC made by Chapter XI, B, III, point 1 of Annex to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments of the Treaties on which the European Union is founded in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic. (1) OJ L 172, 8. 7. 1999, p. 53. (2) OJ L 204, 21. 7. 1998, p. 29. (3) OJ C 241, 29. 8. 1994, p. 21 as adjusted by OJ L 1, 1. 1. 1995, p. 1. 28. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 277/47 This Decision shall enter into force on 2 December 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Communities. Article 4 This Decision shall be be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 5 Done at Brussels, 1 December 1998. For the EEA Joint Committee The President N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN


title: Rozhodnutí Smíšeného výboru EHP č. 108/98 ze dne 1. prosince 1998, kterým se mění příloha IX (Finanční služby) Dohody o EHP

text: 48 CS Úřední věstník Evropské unie 11/sv. 4 21999D1028(03) 28. 10. 1999 ÚŘEDNÍ VĚSTNÍK EVROPSKÝCH SPOLEČENSTVÍ L 277/43 ROZHODNUTÍ SMÍŠENÉHO VÝBORU EHP č. 108/98 ze dne 1. prosince 1998, kterým se mění příloha IX (Finanční služby) Dohody o EHP SMÍŠENÝ VÝBOR EHP, s ohledem na Dohodu o Evropském hospodářském prostoru ve znění Protokolu o úpravě Dohody o Evropském hospodářském prostoru (dále jen „Dohoda“), a zejména s ohledem na článek 98 této dohody, vzhledem k tomu, že příloha IX Dohody byla změněna rozhodnutím Smíšeného výboru EHP č. 74/98 ze dne 17. července 1998 (1); vzhledem k tomu, že směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady 98/31/ES ze dne 22. června 1998, kterou se mění směrnice Rady 93/6/EHS o kapitálové přiměřenosti investičních podniků a úvěrových institucí (2), by měla být začleněna do Dohody, ROZHODL TAKTO: Článek 1 V bodě 30a (směrnice Rady 93/6/EHS) přílohy IX Dohody se před úpravu vkládají slova: „ve znění: — 398 L 0031: směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady 98/31/ES ze dne 22. června 1998 (Úř. věst. L 204, 21. 7. 1998, s. 13), ve znění opravy v Úř. věst. L 248, 8. 9. 1998, s. 20. “ Znění směrnice 98/31/ES v islandském a norském jazyce, která tvoří přílohu odpovídajících jazykových verzí tohoto rozhodnutí, jsou platná. Článek 2 Článek 3 Toto rozhodnutí vstupuje v platnost dnem 2. prosince 1998 za předpokladu, že Smíšenému výboru EHP jsou učiněna veškerá oznámení podle čl. 103 odst. 1 Dohody. Toto rozhodnutí bude zveřejněno v oddíle EHP a v dodatku EHP Úředního věstníku Evropských společenství. Článek 4 V Bruselu dne 1. prosince 1998. (1) Úř. věst. L 172, 8. 7. 1999, s. 53. (2) Úř. věst. L 204, 21. 7. 1998, s. 13. Za Smíšený výbor EHP předseda N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN


title: Verordening (EG) nr. 2592/98 van de Commissie van 1 december 1998 houdende rectificatie van Verordening (EG) nr. 2544/98 tot vaststelling van de restituties bij uitvoer van op basis van granen en rijst verwerkte producten

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cereal product
production refund
rice

text: L 324/26 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen 2. 12. 98 VERORDENING (EG) Nr. 2592/98 VAN DE COMMISSIE van 1 december 1998 houdende rectificatie van Verordening (EG) nr. 2544/98 tot vaststelling van de restituties b¶ uitvoer van op basis van granen en r¶st verwerkte producten DE COMMISSIE VAN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN, Gelet op het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap, Gelet op Verordening (EEG) nr. 1766/92 van de Raad van 30 juni 1992 houdende een gemeenschappel¶ke ordening der markten in de sector granen (1), laatstel¶k gew¶zigd b¶ Verordening (EG) nr. 923/96 van de Commissie (2), inzonderheid op artikel 13, lid 3, Gelet op Verordening (EG) nr. 3072/95 van de Raad van 22 december 1995 houdende een gemeenschappel¶ke ordening van de r¶stmarkt (3), laatstel¶k gew¶zigd b¶ Verordening (EG) nr. 2072/98 (4), inzonderheid op artikel 13, lid 3, Overwegende dat b¶ Verordening (EG) nr. 2544/98 van de Commissie (5) de restituties b¶ uitvoer van op basis van granen en r¶st verwerkte producten z¶n vastgesteld; Overwegende dat b¶ verificatie is gebleken dat de gepu- bliceerde versie van deze verordening niet in overeen- stemming is met de aan het comit(cid:130) van beheer voor advies voorgelegde maatregelen; dat de betrokken veror- dening derhalve dient te worden gerectificeerd, HEEFT DE VOLGENDE VERORDENING VASTGESTELD: Artikel 1 In de b¶lage b¶ Verordening (EG) nr. 2544/98 wordt voor de producten van productcode 1702 90 79 9000 het bedrag van „74,32” vervangen door „70,32”. Artikel 2 Deze verordening treedt in werking op 2 december 1998. Deze verordening is verbindend in al haar onderdelen en is rechtstreeks toepassel¶k in elke lidstaat. Gedaan te Brussel, 1 december 1998. Voor de Commissie Franz FISCHLER Lid van de Commissie (1) PB L 181 van 1. 7. 1992, blz. 21. (2) PB L 126 van 24. 5. 1996, blz. 37. (3) PB L 329 van 30. 12. 1995, blz. 18. (4) PB L 265 van 30. 9. 1998, blz. 4. (5) PB L 318 van 27. 11. 1998, blz. 36


title: EMP Ühiskomitee otsus nr 110/98, 1. detsember 1998, millega muudetakse EMP lepingu IX lisa (finantsteenused)

text: 11/4. kd ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 51 21999D1028(05) L 277/46 EUROOPA ÜHENDUSTE TEATAJA 28. 10. 1999 EMP ÜHISKOMITEE OTSUS nr 110/98, 1. detsember 1998, millega muudetakse EMP lepingu IX lisa (finantsteenused) EMP ÜHISKOMITEE, võttes arvesse Euroopa Majanduspiirkonna lepingut, mida on kohandatud Euroopa Majanduspiirkonna lepingut kohandava protokolliga, edaspidi “leping”, eelkõige selle artiklit 98, ning arvestades, et: lepingu IX lisa muudeti EMP Ühiskomitee 17. juuli 1998. aasta otsusega nr 74/98 (1); lepingusse tuleb lisada Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu 22. juuni 1998. aasta direktiiv 98/33/EÜ, millega muudetakse millega muudetakse krediidiasutuste asutamist ja tegevust käsitleva nõukogu direktiivi 77/780/ EMÜ artiklit 12, krediidiasutuste maksevõime suhtarvu käsitleva nõukogu direktiivi 89/647/EMÜ artikleid 2 ja 5–8 ning II ja III lisa ja investeerimisühingute ja krediidiasutuse kapitali adekvaatsust käsitleva nõu- kogu direktiivi 93/6/EMÜ artiklit 2 ja II lisa (2); lepingusse tuleb lisada nõukogu direktiivi 77/780/EMÜ Austria Vabariigi, Soome Vabariigi ja Rootsi Kuningriigi ühinemistingimusi ning Euroopa Liidu asutamislepingute kohandusi käsitleva akti (3) I lisa XI peatüki B osa III jaotise punktis 2 tehtud kohandusi, ON VASTU VÕTNUD JÄRGMISE OTSUSE: Artikkel 1 Lepingu IX lisa punkti 15 (nõukogu direktiiv 77/780/EMÜ) teise taande (teine nõukogu direktiiv 89/646/ EMÜ) järele lisatakse järgmine taane: “— 1 94 N: Austria Vabariigi, Soome Vabariigi ja Rootsi Kuningriigi ühinemistingimusi ning Euroopa Liidu asutamislepingute kohandusi käsitlev akt (EÜT C 241, 29. 8. 1994, lk 21, kohandatult EÜT L 1, 1. 1. 1995, lk 1). ” Artikkel 2 Lepingu IX lisa punktile 15 (nõukogu direktiiv 77/780/EMÜ), punktile 18 (nõukogu direktiiv 89/647/EMÜ) ja punktile 30a (nõukogu direktiiv 93/6/EMÜ) lisatakse järgmine taane: “— 398 L 0033: Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu direktiiv 98/33/EÜ, 22. juuni 1998 (EÜT L 204, 21. 7. 1998, lk 29). ” Artikkel 3 Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu direktiivi 98/33/EÜ ning nõukogu direktiivi 77/780/EMÜ Austria Vaba- riigi, Soome Vabariigi ja Rootsi Kuningriigi ühinemistingimusi ning Euroopa Liidu asutamislepingute kohandusi käsitleva akti I lisa XI peatüki B osa III jaotise punktis 1 tehtud kohanduste islandi- ja norra- keelne tekst, mis on lisatud käesoleva otsuse vastavates keeltes versioonidele, on autentne. (1) EÜT L 172, 8. 7. 1999, lk 52. (2) EÜT L 204, 21. 7. 1998, lk 29. (3) EÜT C 241, 29. 8. 1994, lk 21, kohandatult EÜT L 1, 1. 1. 1995, lk 1. 52 ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 11/4. kd Käesolev otsus jõustub 2. detsembril 1998 tingimusel, et kõik lepingu artikli 103 lõikes 1 ettenähtud tea- ted on EMP Ühiskomiteele esitatud. Artikkel 4 Käesolev otsus avaldatakse Euroopa Ühenduste Teataja EMP osas ja EMP kaasandes. Artikkel 5 Brüssel, 1. detsember 1998 EMP Ühiskomitee nimel eesistuja N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN


title: QUESTION ECRITE no 3580/98 de Luciano VECCHI Initiatives concernant la dette extérieure des pays d'Amérique centrale touchés par des calamités naturelles


title: SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL nr. 3569/98 af Manuel ESCOLÁ HERNANDO Affolkning af landdistrikter

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Aragon
EAGGF Guidance Section
economic situation
expropriation
reflation
rural migration
rural settlement
rural tourism
urban infrastructure
urban renewal

text: C 289/62 De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende DA 11. 10. 1999 (1999/C 289/081) SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3569/98 af Manuel Escolá Hernando (ARE) til Kommissionen (1. december 1998) Om: Affolkning af landdistrikter Affolkningen af landdistrikterne i store dele af den autonome region Aragón igennem de seneste årtier har medført, at mere end hundrede landsbyer i dag ligger fuldstændig øde hen. Mange af de tidligere indbyggere i disse landsbyer er rejst ind til de store byer som følge af de manglende økonomiske fremtidsudsigter i deres hjemegn, og andre har set sig nødsaget til at opgive deres boliger på grund af, at disse er blevet eksproprieret for at give plads til vandkraftprojekter eller lignende. De nye indtægtskilder fra grøn turisme, fritidsaktiviteter og særlige former for sportsaktiviteter samt fra den populære anvendelse af boligerne som fritidshuse har skabt nyt liv i nogle af disse landsbyer. Der er iværksat et halvt dusin projekter i de aragonske Pyrenæer på initiativ af forskellige samfundsorganisationer og tidligere indbyggere i landsbyerne, som har ansøgt om at få husene bragt tilbage til deres oprindelige stand, og disse projekter har vist sig at være levedygtige. I de fleste tilfælde vanskeliggør den manglende infrastruktur i landsbyerne, f. eks. manglen på drikkevand, elektricitet, til- og frakørselsveje, renovation osv. , imidlertid gennemførelsen af disse istandsættelsesprojekter. Denne form for projekter har konsekvenser på områder som fysisk planlægning, placering af folk i ugunstigt stillede områder, jobskabelse, velstand og miljøbeskyttelse. Mener Kommissionen på denne baggrund, at det er muligt at støtte sådanne samfundsinitiativer under hensyntagen til de fordele, de vil medføre for samfundet som helhed? Støtter Kommissionen i dag projekter af denne art? Svar afgivet på Kommissionens vegne af Franz Fischler (18. januar 1999) Renoveringen af infrastrukturerne i de affolkede landsbyer vil kunne medfinansieres af strukturfondene og navnlig af Den Europæiske Udviklings- og Garantifond for Landbruget (EUGFL), Udviklingssektionen, inden for rammerne af artikel 5, litra c), i Rådets forordning (EØF) 2085/93 (1). Det skal dog bevises, at disse investeringer er af værdi for udviklingen af regionens landdistrikter, samt at omkostningseffektiviteten står i forhold til målene i det samlede programmeringsdokument (SPD). Desuden skal renoveringsprojektet være levedygtigt, og det skal bidrage til jobskabelsen. Renoveringen af landsbyerne har til formål at udvikle området samt forbedre boligforholdene og livskvaliteten for indbyggerne. Dette udelukker ikke, at fritidshuse og andre aktiviteter indirekte kan nyde godt af forbedrede infrastrukturer i forbindelse med et samlet projekt. Strukturfondene medfinansierer projekter til renovering og udvikling af landbyer inden for rammerne af det samlede programmeringsdokument (SPD) for Aragón-regionen. Udvælgelsen af projekter foretages af de nationale, regionale og lokale myndigheder, der medfinansierer denne foranstaltning efter prioriteringerne i SPD. Disse myndigheder har således til opgave at udvælge de mest interessante projekter, heriblandt eventuelt projekter til renovering af affolkede landsbyer. (1) EFT L 193 af 31. 7. 1993. (1999/C 289/082) SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL P-3572/98 af Astrid Thors (ELDR) til Kommissionen (18. november 1998) Om: Transport af kontanter Statsrådet i Finland har truffet en principbeslutning om et handlingsprogram for 1999-2001, der har til formål at bekæmpe økonomisk kriminalitet og den såkaldte gråzoneøkonomi


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 3546/98 van Jan MULDER aan de Commissie. Extra steun door regering VS aan landbouwers

eurovoc_concepts:
United States
World Trade Organisation
aid to agriculture
common agricultural policy
pigmeat
world market price


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 3559/98 dell'on. Franz LINSER Pedaggio per il Brennero/negoziati sul transito con la Svizzera

eurovoc_concepts:
Switzerland
axle tax
charges for use of infrastructure
commercial vehicle
pollution control measures
road transport
toll
transit

text: C 289/60 Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee IT 11. 10. 1999 (1999/C 289/079) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-3559/98 di Franz Linser (NI) al Consiglio (1o dicembre 1998) Oggetto: Pedaggio per il Brennero/negoziati sul transito con la Svizzera Durante il tempo delle interrogazioni al Consiglio del 16 settembre 1998 al Parlamento europeo a Strasburgo, il ministro austriaco Ferrero-Waldner rispondendo, in qualità di Presidente in carica del Consiglio, all’interrogazione dell’on. Frischenschlager (ELDR) sui negoziati UE-Svizzera ha dichiarato che diritti d’utenza più elevati (nella fattispecie i prelievi per la circolazione stradale) per la Svizzera dovrebbero essere accompagnati anche da un aumento del pedaggio per il Brennero. Essa ha inoltre sottolineato che i prelievi svizzeri dovrebbero orientarsi anche ai costi dell’infrastruttura. Alla luce dell’esito positivo del referendum sulla TTPCP (tassa sul traffico pesante commisurata alle prestazioni) tenutosi il 27 settembre 1998 in Svizzera, può il Consiglio rispondere alle seguenti domande: 1. ritiene che, a seguito della consultazione tenutasi in Svizzera sulla TTPCP e il relativo aumento dei diritti d’utenza, sia ora necessario aumentare anche il pedaggio per il Brennero? 2. In caso negativo, come giustifica il Consiglio tale posizione? 3. Ritiene che la TTPCP soddisfi il principio secondo cui i prelievi per la circolazione stradale debbano orientarsi anche ai costi dell’infrastruttura? 4. In caso negativo, quale influenza avrà tale vicenda sulle raccomandazioni del Consiglio alla Commissione per gli ulteriori negoziati con la Svizzera? Risposta (29 marzo 1999) 1. e 2. Il Consiglio ha adottato la sua posizione comune relativa alla tassazione a carico di autoveicoli pesanti adibiti al trasporto di merci su strada per l’uso di alcune infrastrutture (eurobollo) il 18 gennaio 1999. Tra i punti salienti di tale accordo figura l’autorizzazione concessa all’Austria di utilizzare, a determinate condizioni, il sistema del pedaggio nel tratto autostradale che va da Kufstein al Brennero; il resto del territorio austriaco sarà soggetto al sistema dell’eurobollo. Ciò si giustifica date le condizioni specifiche di talune strade alpine, onde consentire un prelievo proporzionale al costo dell’infrastruttura. Per il percorso Kufstein/Brennero, l’Austria ha dichiarato che il prelievo medio ponderato di tale percorso sarà di 84 euro. A tale proposito, la Commissione ha dichiarato che questo importo le sembra adeguato, tenendo conto del rapporto esistente tra le aliquote medie ponderate dei pedaggi e i costi di costruzione, manutenzione e sviluppo di tale infrastruttura. 3. e 4. Per quanto riguarda i negoziati tra la Comunità europea e la Confederazione elvetica in materia di trasporto delle merci per ferrovia e su strada, il Consiglio ha dato un mandato di negoziato alla Commissione nel 1995. Da allora la Commissione prosegue tali negoziati. Relativamente al costo del transito per la Svizzera, il Consiglio ha ascoltato una relazione sui punti ancora in sospeso riguardanti i negoziati ed è giunto ad un accordo di principio su una soluzione consistente nel prevedere che dopo il 2005, agli autocarri fino a 40 tonnellate venga consentito un libero accesso alle strade svizzere per il transito e l’accesso bilaterale, accesso sottoposto a un regime di tassazione. In base a tale regime la tassa media pagata da un autocarro di 40 tonnellate non sarà superiore a 200 euro. Gli autocarri meno inquinanti pagheranno di meno e quelli più inquinanti pagheranno di più. Questa tassa non supererà i 180 euro fino alla data di apertura del primo tunnel ferroviario ovvero fino al 1o gennaio 2008, se precedente


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3547/98 by Hartmut NASSAUER to the Commission. Eurostat publication on the population of European countries by country of birth

eurovoc_concepts:
Germany
OSCE
database
member country
population statistics
publication


title: ETA:n sekakomitean päätös N:o 109/98, tehty 1 päivänä joulukuuta 1998, ETA-sopimuksen liitteen IX (Rahoituspalvelut) muuttamisesta

eurovoc_concepts:
credit guarantee
credit institution
financial instrument
financial solvency
management audit
share capital

text: L 277/44 FI Euroopan yhteisöjen virallinen lehti 28. 10. 1999 ETA:N SEKAKOMITEAN PÄÄTÖS N:o 109/98, tehty 1 päivänä joulukuuta 1998, ETA-sopimuksen liitteen IX (Rahoituspalvelut) muuttamisesta ETA:n SEKAKOMITEA, joka ottaa huomioon Euroopan talousalueesta tehdyn sopimuksen, sellaisena kuin se on mukautettuna mainitun ja erityisesti sen 98 artiklan, sopimuksen tarkastamisesta tehdyllä pöytäkirjalla, jäljempänä ’sopimus’, sekä katsoo, että sopimuksen liite IX muutettiin 17 päivänä heinäkuuta 1998 tehdyllä ETA:n sekakomitean päätöksellä N:o 74/98 (1), luottolaitosten vakavaraisuussuhteesta annettu neuvoston direktiivin 89/647/ETY muuttamisesta erityisesti kiinnitysten osalta 22 päivänä kesäkuuta 1998 annettu Euroopan parlamentin ja neuvoston direktiivi 98/32/EY (2) olisi otettava osaksi sopimusta, neuvoston direktiivin 89/647/ETY a) ja c) mukautus on poistettava Itävallan, Suomen ja Ruotsin Euroopan unioniin liittymisen johdosta ja b) mukautus on poistettava kyseisen direktiivin 11 artiklan 4 kohdan korvaamisen johdosta, neuvoston direktiiviin 89/647/ETY Itävallan tasavallan, Suomen tasavallan ja Ruotsin kuningaskunnan liittymisehdoista ja niiden sopimusten mukautuksista, joihin Euroopan unioni perustuu, tehdyn asiakirjan (3) liitteessä I olevan XI luvun B osan III osaston ja 2 kohdassa tehdyt mukautukset olisi otettava osaksi sopimusta, ja luottolaitosten konsolidoidusta valvonnasta 6 päivänä huhtikuuta 1992 annettu neuvoston direktiivi 92/ 30/ETY (4), joka lisättiin 20 kohdaksi 21 päivänä maaliskuuta 1994 ETA:n sekakomitean päätöksellä N:o 7/94 (5), olisi lisättävä sellaisten säädösten luetteloon, joilla muutetaan neuvoston direktiivi 89/647/ETY, ON PÄÄTTÄNYT SEURAAVAA: 1 artikla Korvataan sopimuksen liitteessä IX oleva 18 kohta (neuvoston direktiivi 89/647/ETY) seuraavasti: ”389 L 0647: neuvoston direktiivi 89/647/ETY, annettu 18 päivänä joulukuuta 1989, luottolaitosten vakavaraisuussuhteesta (EYVL L 386, 30. 12. 1989, s. 14), sellaisena kuin se on muutettuna seuraavilla: — 392 L 0030: neuvoston direktiivi 92/30/ETY, annettu 6 päivänä huhtikuuta 1992 (EYVL L 110, 28. 4. 1992, s. 52), — 1 94 N: asiakirja Itävallan tasavallan, Suomen tasavallan ja Ruotsin kuningaskunnan liittymiseh- joihin Euroopan unioni perustuu (EYVL C 241, doista ja niiden sopimusten mukautuksista, 29. 8. 1994, s. 21, sellaisena kuin se on tarkistettuna EYVL:ssä L 1, 1. 1. 1995, s. 1), — 394 L 0007: komission direktiivi 94/7/EY, annettu 15 päivänä maaliskuuta 1994 (EYVL L 89, 6. 4. 1994, s. 17), — 395 L 0015: komission direktiivi 95/15/EY, annettu 31 päivänä toukokuuta 1995 (EYVL L 125, 8. 6. 1995, s. 23), (1) EYVL L 172, 8. 7. 1999, s. 53. (2) EYVL L 204, 21. 7. 1998, s. 26. (3) EYVL C 241, 29. 8. 1994, s. 21, sellaisena kuin se on tarkistettuna EYVL:ssä L 1, 1. 1. 1995, s. 1. (4) EYVL L 110, 28. 4. 1992, s. 52. (5) EYVL L 160, 28. 6. 1994, s. 1. 28. 10. 1999 FI Euroopan yhteisöjen virallinen lehti L 277/45 — 395 L 0067: komission direktiivi 95/67/EY, annettu 15 päivänä joulukuuta 1995 (EYVL L 314, 28. 12. 1995, s. 72), — 396 L 0010: Euroopan parlamentin ja neuvoston direktiivi 96/10/EY, annettu 21 päivänä maalis- kuuta 1996 (EYVL L 85, 3. 4. 1996, s. 17), — 398 L 0032: Euroopan parlamentin ja neuvoston direktiivi 98/32/EY, annettu 22 päivänä kesä- kuuta 1998 (EYVL L 204, 21. 7. 1998, s. 26). ” 2 artikla Direktiivin 98/32/EY ja direktiivin 89/647/ETY Itävallan tasavallan, Suomen tasavallan ja Ruotsin kuningas- kunnan liittymisehdoista ja niiden sopimusten mukautuksista, joihin Euroopan unioni perustuu, tehdyn asiakirjan liitteessä I olevan XI luvun B osan III osaston 2 kohdassa tehtyjen mukautusten islanniksi ja norjaksi jotka on liitetty tämän päätöksen kielitoisintoihin, ovat todistusvoimaisia. laaditut tekstit, 3 artikla Tämä päätös tulee voimaan 2 päivänä joulukuuta 1998, jos sopimuksen 103 artiklan 1 kohdan mukaiset ilmoitukset on tehty ETA:n sekakomitealle. Tämä päätös julkaistaan Euroopan yhteisöjen virallisen lehden ETA-osastossa ja ETA-täydennysosassa. 4 artikla Tehty Brysselissä 1 päivänä joulukuuta 1998. ETA:n sekakomitean puolesta N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN Puheenjohtaja


title: DICTAMEN DEL CONSEJO de 1 de diciembre de 1998 sobre el programa de estabilidad de los Países Bajos, 1999-2002

eurovoc_concepts:
Netherlands
budget policy
coordination of EMU policies
economic convergence
economic reform
government programme

text: C 3/2 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 6. 1. 1999 acoge con agrado la ulterior reducci(cid:246)n planteada para 2005 de dicha tasa por debajo del 40(cid:216)% del PIB. El Con(cid:220) sejo observa con satisfacci(cid:246)n que tal reducci(cid:246)n se obten(cid:220) dr‘ por medio de significativos sup~ravit en el saldo pri(cid:220) mario. El Consejo observa con satisfacci(cid:246)n que la actual posi(cid:220) ci(cid:246)n presupuestaria de Dinamarca resulta ya coherente con los requisitos del Pacto de estabilidad y crecimiento. El programa prev~ nuevas mejoras en el super‘vit pœ(cid:220) blico, incrementando de esa forma el margen de seguri(cid:220) dad y permitiendo as(cid:242) el funcionamiento de los muy am(cid:220) plios estabilizadores autom‘ticos daneses. La no partici(cid:220) paci(cid:246)n de Dinamarca en la moneda œnica puede sin duda requerir tal margen de mayor seguridad. El Consejo acoge con satisfacci(cid:246)n las reformas estruc(cid:220) turales incluidas en el programa. La reforma fiscal, que se aplicar‘ en el per(cid:242)odo 1999(cid:220)2002, deber(cid:242)a hacer au(cid:220) mentar el ahorro privado y disminuir las distorsiones del actual sistema fiscal. La reforma del mercado de trabajo, ya propuesta por el Gobierno, resultar‘ esencial para mejorar el funcionamiento del mercado de trabajo. El Consejo exhorta al Gobierno de Dinamarca a tomar otras medidas si las reformas propuestas se demostraran insuficientes. DICTAMEN DEL CONSEJO de 1 de diciembre de 1998 sobre el programa de estabilidad de los Pa(cid:242)ses Bajos, 1999(cid:220)2002 (1999/C 3/02) EL CONSEJO DE LA UNIŁN EUROPEA, Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, Visto el Reglamento (CE) no 1466/97 del Consejo, de 7 de julio de 1997, relativo al reforzamiento de la supervi(cid:220) si(cid:246)n de las situaciones presupuestarias y a la supervisi(cid:246)n y coordinaci(cid:246)n de las pol(cid:242)ticas econ(cid:246)micas(cid:216)(˛) y, en parti(cid:220) luar, los apartados 1 y 2 de su art(cid:242)culo 5, Vista la recomendaci(cid:246)n de la Comisi(cid:246)n, Previa consulta al Comit~ monetario, HA EMITIDO EL SIGUIENTE DICTAMEN: El 1 de diciembre el Consejo examin(cid:246) el programa de estabilidad de los Pa(cid:242)ses Bajos, que cubre el per(cid:242)odo 1999(cid:220)2002. El Consejo constata que el programa se fun(cid:220) damenta en los progresos significativos hacia la consoli(cid:220) daci(cid:246)n fiscal logrados en los cuatro a(cid:253)os precedentes y tiene como objetivo seguir reduciendo el d~ficit pœblico general as(cid:242) como la deuda pœblica en el producto interior bruto (PIB). (˛)(cid:217)DO L 209 de 2. 8. 1997, p. 1. El programa de estabilidad presenta tres modelos ma(cid:220) croecon(cid:246)micos para el per(cid:242)odo 1999(cid:220)2002. Por razones de prudencia el programa se basa, en lo que se refiere a las proyecciones de los agregados generales de la admi(cid:220) nistraci(cid:246)n pœblica, en un modelo macroecon(cid:246)mico pru(cid:220) dente que prev~ un (cid:242)ndice de crecimiento del PIB de un 2(cid:216)1/4(cid:216)% anual. Dicho modelo se basa en la hip(cid:246)tesis de una disminuci(cid:246)n importante de la actividad econ(cid:246)mica a partir de su actual nivel debida, principalmente, a una baja de la demanda exterior. Con arreglo a dicho mo(cid:220) delo se prev~ que el d~ficit pœblico se reducir‘ hasta un 1(cid:216)% del PIB en 2002. Ello constituir‘ el resultado de una ampliaci(cid:246)n del enfoque doble consistente en reducir el d~ficit pœblico a la carga impositiva, enfoque adoptado durante el per(cid:242)odo 1994(cid:220)1999, cubierto por el segundo programa de convergencia neerland~s. Adem‘s, el Con(cid:220) sejo considera que el programa de estabilidad es cohe(cid:220) rente con las Orientaciones generales de pol(cid:242)tica econ(cid:246)(cid:220) mica. El Consejo toma nota de que las autoridades neerlande(cid:220) sas optaron por un modelo prudente para su pol(cid:242)tica pre(cid:220) supuestaria y, por ende, por un programa de estabilidad, con objeto de encontrarse en una posici(cid:246)n segura. El modelo intermedio del programa de estabilidad, basado en un (cid:242)ndice de crecimiento del PIB del 2(cid:216)3/4(cid:216)%, que refleja las tendencias pasadas, prev~ que el d~ficit pœblico se acerque al equilibrio. Por œltimo, el programa de esta(cid:220) bilidad presenta un modelo m‘s favorable basado en un (cid:242)ndice de crecimiento anual del 3(cid:216)1/4(cid:216)% con arreglo al 6. 1. 1999 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas C 3/3 cual el balance de las finanzas pœblicas del Gobierno pasa a ser ligeramente positivo. del PIB, el Consejo alienta a las autoridades neerlande(cid:220) sas a que alcancen mejores resultados presupuestarios ya que ello reforzar(cid:242)a m‘s el margen de seguridad. El Consejo alaba la presentaci(cid:246)n de proyecciones alter(cid:220) nativas de balances de las finanzas pœblicas basadas en distintas hip(cid:246)tesis de crecimiento econ(cid:246)mico, as(cid:242) como la cautela adoptada por las autoridades neerlandesas al op(cid:220) tar por un modelo prudente. Sin embargo, considera que el esfuerzo de consolidaci(cid:246)n fiscal que incluye el pro(cid:220) grama parece menos ambicioso si se compara con los progresos realizados en este ‘mbito hasta 1997 y deplora que en 1998 el d~ficit del Gobierno aumentara a pesar del elevado crecimiento econ(cid:246)mico. El Consejo constata que el proyecto de modelo de ajuste fiscal est‘ relacionado con una opci(cid:246)n de reducci(cid:246)n de la carga impositiva as(cid:242) como con el incremento de los gas(cid:220) tos que se pretende alcanzar con la mejora estructural de la econom(cid:242)a. Si bien esta opci(cid:246)n es comprensible, con(cid:220) duce, con arreglo al modelo prudente, a una modesta re(cid:220) ducci(cid:246)n anual del d~ficit que asciende a un 0,1(cid:216)% del PIB, lo que representa sin embargo una reducci(cid:246)n m‘s importante del d~ficit estructural. Si bien la posici(cid:246)n pre(cid:220) supuestaria subyacente impl(cid:242)cita en el d~ficit proyectado, equivalente a un 1(cid:216)% del PIB en 2002, con arreglo al modelo prudente, proporciona cierto margen de seguri(cid:220) dad para evitar que el d~ficit exceda el umbral del 3(cid:216)% El Consejo conf(cid:242)a en que las autoridades neerlandesas seguir‘n de cerca la evoluci(cid:246)n de la situaci(cid:246)n fiscal y adoptar‘n medidas correctoras si resulta necesario, es decir, si el crecimiento resulta inferior al 2(cid:216)1/4(cid:216)%. El Consejo acoge con agrado la norma que establece el programa de limitar el crecimiento de los gastos pœblicos. Toma nota de la intenci(cid:246)n de las autoridades neerlande(cid:220) sas de repartir los beneficios del crecimiento, superiores a las previsiones, entre una mayor reducci(cid:246)n del d~ficit y reducciones fiscales; el Consejo invita a las autoridades neerlandesas a que lo hagan de modo que contribuya a reforzar la posici(cid:246)n presupuestaria de los Pa(cid:242)ses Bajos. El Consejo constata que los resultados positivos del ante(cid:220) rior programa estaban estrechamente vinculados a las re(cid:220) formas estructurales puestas en pr‘ctica, y en especial las orientadas a mejorar el funcionamiento de los mercados de trabajo. A este respecto, el Consejo acoge con agrado la atenci(cid:246)n continuada que otorga el programa a la re(cid:220) forma econ(cid:246)mica, por ejemplo mediante planes de re(cid:220) forma fiscal y un mayor ~nfasis en la educaci(cid:246)n y la in(cid:220) fraestructura dentro de los l(cid:242)mites impuestos a los gastos pœblicos