Access to European Union law
<a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/content/help/eurlex-content/experimental-features.html" target="_blank">More about the experimental features corner</a>
Choose the experimental features you want to try
EUR-Lex
Access to European Union law

This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website

You are here
Use quotation marks to search for an "exact phrase". Append an asterisk (*) to a search term to find variations of it (transp*, 32019R*). Use a question mark (?) instead of a single character in your search term to find variations of it (ca?e finds case, cane, care).
Search tips
Need more search options? Use the Advanced search

Document C:2003:052E:TOC

Official Journal of the European Union, CE 52, 06 March 2003


Display all documents published in this Official Journal
Official Journal
of the European Union
ISSN 0378-6986

C 52 E
Volume 46
6 March 2003
English editionInformation and Notices
Notice NoContents

Page
I (Information)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
2003/C 52 E/001E-3280/01 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: Lomé Convention and EU cooperation aid		 1
2003/C 52 E/002E-3324/01 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Forest reproductive material — registration and protection (Supplementary answer)		 2
2003/C 52 E/003P-0326/02 by Emilia Müller to the Commission
Subject: Hormones and antibiotics in meat		 3
2003/C 52 E/004E-0331/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Persecution of Greeks in Albania		 4
2003/C 52 E/005E-0368/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Kaliningrad (citizenship rights)		 5
2003/C 52 E/006P-0439/02 by Joachim Wuermeling to the Commission
Subject: State aid for industries establishing themselves in the Czech Republic		 6
2003/C 52 E/007E-0463/02 by Anna Karamanou to the Commission
Subject: Violation of the human rights of women in the Russian Federation		 7
2003/C 52 E/008P-0524/02 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: The elections in Zambia		 8
2003/C 52 E/009E-0538/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Persecution of Greek-speakers in Turkey		 8
2003/C 52 E/010P-0554/02 by Professor Sir Neil MacCormick to the Commission
Subject: Aid to developing countries: SHARE India		 9
2003/C 52 E/011E-0581/02 by Professor Sir Neil MacCormick to the Council
Subject: Postal services in rural areas		 10
2003/C 52 E/012E-0584/02 by Jacqueline Foster to the Commission
Subject: Postal services		 11
2003/C 52 E/013E-0585/02 by Jacqueline Foster to the Commission
Subject: Postal services		 11
2003/C 52 E/014E-0586/02 by Jacqueline Foster to the Commission
Subject: Postal services		 12
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0585/02 and E-0586/02 12
2003/C 52 E/015P-0591/02 by Jan Wiersma to the Commission
Subject: Interception of e-mails in Ankara		 13
2003/C 52 E/016E-0608/02 by Erik Meijer and Herman Schmid to the Commission
Subject: Halting remittances from the territory of the EU Member States to residents of the disintegrated State of Somalia on account of the possible presence of terrorists		 14
2003/C 52 E/017E-0620/02 by Mario Borghezio to the Commission
Subject: Global terrorism: a European response		 15
2003/C 52 E/018E-0624/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Reduction of car prices		 16
2003/C 52 E/019E-0764/02 by Ieke van den Burg and Anne Van Lancker to the Commission
Subject: Restriction on the right to export Belgian benefits under the half-time bridging pension scheme		 17
2003/C 52 E/020E-0775/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: The cost of obtaining a CE marking, and whether or not this constitutes a trade barrier		 19
2003/C 52 E/021E-0794/02 by Stefano Zappalà and Antonio Tajani to the Commission
Subject: Situation of managerial staff in the European Union		 20
2003/C 52 E/022P-0861/02 by Lord Inglewood to the Commission
Subject: European art market		 21
2003/C 52 E/023E-0875/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Government credit guarantees		 22
2003/C 52 E/024P-0905/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Patent granted to Myriad Genetics		 23
2003/C 52 E/025E-0934/02 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Earlier extension of the Pancum zone to south-east Europe		 24
2003/C 52 E/026E-0966/02 by Lousewies van der Laan to the Commission
Subject: Internal Audit Service		 25
2003/C 52 E/027E-0982/02 by Íñigo Méndez de Vigo to the Commission
Subject: International adoption of Romanian children		 26
2003/C 52 E/028E-0998/02 by José Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado to the Commission
Subject: International adoption of Romanian children		 26
2003/C 52 E/029E-0999/02 by José Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado to the Commission
Subject: International adoption of Romanian children		 26
2003/C 52 E/030E-1000/02 by José Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado to the Commission
Subject: International adoption of Romanian children		 27
2003/C 52 E/031E-1035/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Adoptions in Romania		 27
2003/C 52 E/032E-1036/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Adoption of children in Romania		 27
2003/C 52 E/033E-1038/02 by Theresa Zabell to the Commission
Subject: International adoption of Romanian children		 27
2003/C 52 E/034E-1039/02 by Theresa Zabell to the Commission
Subject: International adoption of Romanian children		 28
2003/C 52 E/035E-1040/02 by Theresa Zabell to the Commission
Subject: International adoption of Romanian children		 28
2003/C 52 E/036E-1073/02 by Juan Ojeda Sanz to the Commission
Subject: International Adoptions in Romania		 28
2003/C 52 E/037E-1102/02 by Carlos Bautista Ojeda to the Commission
Subject: International adoptions between Spain and Romania		 28
2003/C 52 E/038E-1241/02 by Fernando Fernández Martín to the Commission
Subject: International adoption of Romanian children		 29
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0982/02, E-0998/02, E-0999/02, E-1000/02, E-1035/02, E-1036/02, E-1038/02, E-1039/02, E-1040/02, E-1073/02, E-1102/02 and E-1241/02 29
2003/C 52 E/039E-1031/02 by Philip Bushill-Matthews to the Council
Subject: Human rights		 31
2003/C 52 E/040E-1062/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Council
Subject: Seats of the EU Institutions		 31
2003/C 52 E/041E-1078/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Cross-border rail link between Groningen and Bremen; long delays in replacing the section of the track between Nieuweschans and Leer		 32
2003/C 52 E/042E-1079/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Cross-border railway between Groningen and Bremen; continuing failure to resume the service because of conflicting interests		 33
2003/C 52 E/043E-1080/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Cross-border railway between Groningen and Bremen; finding a publicly acceptable and appropriate solution for resumption of the service		 33
Supplementary joint answer to Written Questions E-1078/02, E-1079/02 and E-1080/02 34
2003/C 52 E/044E-1083/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Prevention of violation of the Habitats, Birds and EIR Directives in connection with recommencement of work on the Deurganck dock		 35
2003/C 52 E/045E-1091/02 by Lousewies van der Laan, Emilio Menéndez del Valle and Andrew Duff to the Council
Subject: Arms embargo against Israel		 36
2003/C 52 E/046E-1094/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Management of ESF funds by the Madrid Institute for Employment and Business Training (IMEFE)		 37
2003/C 52 E/047P-1096/02 by Rainer Wieland to the Commission
Subject: Discrimination against Germans in Austrian hunting areas		 37
2003/C 52 E/048E-1126/02 by Astrid Lulling to the Commission
Subject: Differences between wholesale prices excluding VAT in the European Union		 38
2003/C 52 E/049E-1139/02 by Erik Meijer to the Council
Subject: EU measures to take effective steps against continuing colonisation, destruction and eviction activities by Israel in the Palestinian territories		 39
2003/C 52 E/050E-1151/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: EU-US competition for the trade in works of art and alternative methods of maintaining the European share		 40
2003/C 52 E/051E-1161/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: DG statements of assurance		 42
2003/C 52 E/052E-1171/02 by Carmen Cerdeira Morterero to the Commission
Subject: European Union participation at international summits		 44
2003/C 52 E/053E-1175/02 by Erik Meijer and Herman Schmid to the Commission
Subject: Transfer of EU payments via the Al Barakaat "remittance bank" and consequences of UN Sanctions Committee restrictions		 45
2003/C 52 E/054E-1189/02 by Caroline Lucas to the Commission
Subject: Further development of the EU-Mexico Agreement		 46
2003/C 52 E/055P-1208/02 by Yves Butel to the Commission
Subject: Industrial relocation		 47
2003/C 52 E/056E-1213/02 by Theresa Villiers to the Commission
Subject: Security seals in the transportation of goods		 48
2003/C 52 E/057E-1228/02 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
Subject: Bilateral agreements with the Swiss Confederation		 50
2003/C 52 E/058E-1238/02 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: Children's rights		 50
2003/C 52 E/059E-1245/02 by Armando Cossutta to the Commission
Subject: Introduction of excise duty on wine		 51
2003/C 52 E/060E-1262/02 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Excise duty on wine		 51
Joint answer to Written Questions E-1245/02 and E-1262/02 52
2003/C 52 E/061P-1247/02 by Anne Van Lancker to the Commission
Subject: Availability of studies and reports produced with European funding (Supplementary answer)		 52
2003/C 52 E/062E-1251/02 by Werner Langen to the Commission
Subject: VAT rates in the hotel trade		 53
2003/C 52 E/063P-1280/02 by Mario Mauro to the Commission
Subject: Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem		 54
2003/C 52 E/064E-1282/02 by Gabriele Stauner to the Commission
Subject: Financing of the European Business Summit		 55
2003/C 52 E/065E-1290/02 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Threats to employment at the El Árbol company (Asturias, Spain)		 56
2003/C 52 E/066E-1304/02 by Kathalijne Buitenweg to the Commission
Subject: Financial accountability of the EU for various aid to nuclear facilities		 57
2003/C 52 E/067E-1331/02 by Elspeth Attwooll to the Council
Subject: Fish exports to Poland		 59
2003/C 52 E/068E-1337/02 by Carlos Lage to the Commission
Subject: Management of the European Schools		 60
2003/C 52 E/069E-1358/02 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission
Subject: Legislation on money laundering in the applicant countries		 61
2003/C 52 E/070E-1362/02 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission
Subject: FATF meeting held in New Zealand on 19/20 November 2001		 62
2003/C 52 E/071E-1368/02 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Consideration of the shortcomings of the "Everything But Arms" initiative		 62
2003/C 52 E/072E-1371/02 by Sergio Berlato, Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Roberto Bigliardo, Sebastiano Musumeci, Antonio Mussa, Mauro Nobilia, Adriana Poli Bortone and Franz Turchi to the Commission
Subject: State of crisis in the European acquaculture sector		 63
2003/C 52 E/073P-1375/02 by Dorette Corbey to the Commission
Subject: Strategy for BSE in sheep		 64
2003/C 52 E/074P-1384/02 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou to the Commission
Subject: Flexibility and employment		 65
2003/C 52 E/075E-1391/02 by Anna Karamanou to the Commission
Subject: Security and human rights		 66
2003/C 52 E/076E-1392/02 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: Sudan		 67
2003/C 52 E/077E-1403/02 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission
Subject: Unemployment in Finland and emissions trading		 68
2003/C 52 E/078E-1411/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Use of languages at chat session by Commissioner Lamy		 69
2003/C 52 E/079E-1416/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Rules on the use of languages in connection with the Community patent		 70
2003/C 52 E/080E-1429/02 by Armando Cossutta to the Commission
Subject: Depleted uranium weapons		 71
2003/C 52 E/081P-1443/02 by Alexander de Roo to the Commission
Subject: Dangerous substances in wood		 72
2003/C 52 E/082P-1460/02 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Follow-up question concerning Annex IIa to Article 10a of Regulation 1408/71		 73
2003/C 52 E/083P-1482/02 by Massimo Carraro to the Council
Subject: Madagascar		 74
2003/C 52 E/084E-1518/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Bird protection area in the Umeälv delta		 75
2003/C 52 E/085E-1525/02 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
Subject: European Union information campaign on introducing the euro in the UK, Sweden and Denmark		 75
2003/C 52 E/086E-1534/02 by Gunilla Carlsson to the Commission
Subject: Corporate taxation in Estonia		 76
2003/C 52 E/087E-1555/02 by Bob van den Bos to the Council
Subject: EU aid to the Palestinians		 77
2003/C 52 E/088E-1560/02 by Klaus-Heiner Lehne to the Commission
Subject: The Commission's policy on China		 78
2003/C 52 E/089E-1565/02 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
Subject: Syria		 79
2003/C 52 E/090P-1568/02 by Lucio Manisco to the Council
Subject: The EU and the risk of war between India and Pakistan		 80
2003/C 52 E/091P-1641/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Council
Subject: Deterioration of Indo-Pakistani relations		 80
Joint answer to Written Questions P-1568/02 and P-1641/02 80
2003/C 52 E/092P-1582/02 by Michael Cashman to the Commission
Subject: EU Association Agreements		 81
2003/C 52 E/093E-1629/02 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Required publication of balance sheets by SMEs		 82
2003/C 52 E/094E-1632/02 by Richard Corbett to the Commission
Subject: Malta		 83
2003/C 52 E/095P-1643/02 by Hans-Peter Martin to the Commission
Subject: South Tyrol and EU enlargement		 84
2003/C 52 E/096E-1657/02 by Ioannis Souladakis to the Council
Subject: Funding of CARDS infrastructure programmes		 85
2003/C 52 E/097E-1659/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Recruitment to the European Food Safety Authority		 85
2003/C 52 E/098P-1664/02 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission
Subject: Participants in the European Conventions		 86
2003/C 52 E/099P-1665/02 by Nelly Maes to the Commission
Subject: "Smart sanctions" against Zimbabwe		 86
2003/C 52 E/100P-1669/02 by Luciana Sbarbati to the Commission
Subject: Intercountry adoptions (Ukraine)		 87
2003/C 52 E/101E-1674/02 by Charles Tannock to the Council
Subject: Repatriation of illegal immigrants from the EU		 88
2003/C 52 E/102E-1685/02 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission
Subject: Freezing of accounts		 89
2003/C 52 E/103E-1686/02 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission
Subject: Freezing of accounts — implementation		 90
Joint answer to Written Questions E-1685/02 and E-1686/02 90
2003/C 52 E/104E-1690/02 by Ioannis Souladakis to the Council
Subject: Protection of vinegar production		 91
2003/C 52 E/105P-1699/02 by Martin Schulz to the Council
Subject: Firearms legislation in the European Union		 92
2003/C 52 E/106P-1704/02 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel to the Commission
Subject: Tax legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany — 15 &percnt; tax deduction at source		 92
2003/C 52 E/107E-1715/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Vaccination with a marker vaccine in place of preventive slaughter of healthy animals in the next outbreak of swine fever		 93
2003/C 52 E/108E-1722/02 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Conservation of rivers		 95
2003/C 52 E/109E-1723/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: The protection of privacy and electronic data processing		 97
2003/C 52 E/110E-1724/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Electronic identity cards and the protection of personal data		 97
Joint answer to Written Questions E-1723/02 and E-1724/02 98
2003/C 52 E/111E-1741/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Council
Subject: The views of the UK Foreign Minister, Jack Straw, concerning the decisions to be taken about the enlargement of the Union to include new countries		 100
2003/C 52 E/112E-1762/02 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Promotion of hydrogen fuel derived from renewable energy sources and regional programmes		 100
2003/C 52 E/113E-1784/02 by Nelly Maes to the Commission
Subject: Cervical cancer screening in the EU		 101
2003/C 52 E/114E-1787/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Council
Subject: Proposals to reform the EU Council Presidency		 102
2003/C 52 E/115E-1800/02 by Maria Sanders-ten Holte to the Council
Subject: Ratification of Montreal Convention for the unification of certain rules for international carriage by air		 102
2003/C 52 E/116E-1813/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: CITES		 103
2003/C 52 E/117E-1829/02 by Pere Esteve to the Council
Subject: Persons missing in unknown circumstances		 104
2003/C 52 E/118E-1835/02 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
Subject: Investment in eastern Europe		 105
2003/C 52 E/119E-1842/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Article 13 of the EC Treaty and transgender discrimination		 106
2003/C 52 E/120E-1845/02 by Marco Cappato to the Commission
Subject: Case of the Tunisian citizen Zouhair Yahyaoui		 107
2003/C 52 E/121P-2065/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Hunger strike by Radhia Nasraoui		 107
Joint answer to Written Questions E-1845/02 and P-2065/02 108
2003/C 52 E/122E-1846/02 by Guido Bodrato to the Commission
Subject: Transfer of EU officials' pension rights — 2 March 1978 agreement between the Commission and the INPS		 108
2003/C 52 E/123E-1855/02 by Jan Mulder to the Council
Subject: Amendment of OIE rules on the use of marker vaccines		 109
2003/C 52 E/124E-1858/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Greenhouse gas emissions — alternative fuels and forms of energy		 111
2003/C 52 E/125E-1866/02 by James Fitzsimons to the Council
Subject: ILO's report on child labour		 112
2003/C 52 E/126E-1889/02 by John Cushnahan to the Council
Subject: Human rights intimidation		 112
2003/C 52 E/127E-1915/02 by Dorette Corbey to the Council
Subject: Introduction of the euro		 113
2003/C 52 E/128E-1918/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
Subject: Europe Houses		 114
2003/C 52 E/129E-1919/02 by André Brie to the Commission
Subject: Infringement of various EU directives and provisions in connection with the construction of an air-to-ground firing range in Brandenburg		 115
2003/C 52 E/130E-1935/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
Subject: Issue of multiple-entry Schengen visas		 116
2003/C 52 E/131E-1950/02 by Mario Borghezio to the Council
Subject: Respect for the rights of the lawyers defending the Breton separatists		 117
2003/C 52 E/132E-1982/02 by Jan Mulder to the Commission
Subject: Food safety as a barrier to trade with Romania		 117
2003/C 52 E/133P-1984/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Convention financing		 118
2003/C 52 E/134E-2012/02 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Iodisation		 118
2003/C 52 E/135E-2019/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Repeal of Council Regulation No 1275/94		 119
2003/C 52 E/136E-2021/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Council
Subject: Seville summit		 120
2003/C 52 E/137E-2028/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Council
Subject: Shameful violation of civil and political rights and physical aggression against Portuguese citizens prompted by a Spanish Government decision		 120
2003/C 52 E/138E-2029/02 by Carlos Lage to the Council
Subject: Free movement of persons in the Schengen zone		 121
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2021/02, E-2028/02 and E-2029/02 121
2003/C 52 E/139E-2022/02 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Night flight restrictions at German airports		 121
2003/C 52 E/140E-2023/02 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) requirement for air routes		 122
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2022/02 and E-2023/02 122
2003/C 52 E/141E-2038/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: European contributions to financing of the controversial extension of the airport of the Bulgarian capital Sofia in close proximity to urban neighbourhoods and residential centres		 123
2003/C 52 E/142P-2039/02 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds: closure of operational programmes dating back to before 1993		 124
2003/C 52 E/143E-2043/02 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou and Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Payment of pensions in Greece		 125
2003/C 52 E/144E-2064/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Misuse of websites and charge collection methods to confront consumers unexpectedly with the biggest possible telephone bills		 126
2003/C 52 E/145E-2072/02 by Doris Pack to the Commission
Subject: Subsidies for German airlines		 127
2003/C 52 E/146P-2079/02 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Failure to award Urban II funding for the city of Rome		 128
2003/C 52 E/147E-2083/02 by María Izquierdo Rojo to the Council
Subject: Lengthy delays in the adoption of children from Andhra Pradesh (India)		 129
2003/C 52 E/148P-2089/02 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Compatibility of the Benes Decrees, the 1946 Amnesty Law and the 1992 Restitution Law with EU law		 129
2003/C 52 E/149E-2108/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Closure of subsidised company Typopoiitiria Thivas		 130
2003/C 52 E/150P-2119/02 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
Subject: Identity checks at Malpensa airport		 131
2003/C 52 E/151E-2129/02 by Luciana Sbarbati to the Commission
Subject: Honey, bees and systemic insecticides		 132
2003/C 52 E/152E-2164/02 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission
Subject: Curved bananas		 132
2003/C 52 E/153P-2184/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Modification of the cohesion policy agreed on in Berlin in the context of Agenda 2000		 133
2003/C 52 E/154E-2189/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: FIFG reprogramming		 133
2003/C 52 E/155E-2190/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Reprogramming of the FIFG		 134
Joint answer to Written Questions P-2184/02, E-2189/02 and E-2190/02 134
2003/C 52 E/156E-2185/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Establishment of a pan-European air traffic control system		 136
2003/C 52 E/157E-2204/02 by Marco Cappato to the Commission
Subject: Freedom of expression and the Internet		 137
2003/C 52 E/158E-2208/02 by Christoph Konrad to the Commission
Subject: Anti-competitive methods used when the weight of non-Austrian coaches is being checked in Austria		 138
2003/C 52 E/159E-2223/02 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Russian nuclear energy industry		 139
2003/C 52 E/160E-2230/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Piracy, terrorism and the identification of ships		 140
2003/C 52 E/161E-2233/02 by Sebastiano Musumeci to the Commission
Subject: Political crisis in Madagascar		 141
2003/C 52 E/162P-2255/02 by Carlos Bautista Ojeda to the Commission
Subject: Support for cork production in the EU		 142
2003/C 52 E/163E-2257/02 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Increase in illegal irrigation and further deterioration of the River Segura		 143
2003/C 52 E/164E-2258/02 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Environmental management problems and degeneration of the environment on Spain's eastern seaboard		 145
2003/C 52 E/165E-2262/02 by Anne Jensen to the Commission
Subject: EU-wide invitation to tender for church organs		 146
2003/C 52 E/166E-2276/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
Subject: European road safety checks		 148
2003/C 52 E/167E-2286/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Protection of cultural monuments and the construction of a hydroelectric power station on the River Arachthos		 149
2003/C 52 E/168E-2308/02 by Erika Mann to the Commission
Subject: Mandatory data retention		 150
2003/C 52 E/169E-2309/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Environmental education		 151
2003/C 52 E/170E-2331/02 by Dorette Corbey to the Commission
Subject: BSE risk from frozen chicken fillets injected with beef		 152
2003/C 52 E/171P-2339/02 by Hartmut Nassauer to the Commission
Subject: Police to be placed under jurisdiction of military courts in Slovakia		 153
2003/C 52 E/172E-2341/02 by Antonios Trakatellis to the Commission
Subject: Community funding of work in the field of the environment and the Natura 2000 network in Greece		 154
2003/C 52 E/173P-2342/02 by Jean-Claude Martinez to the Commission
Subject: Thermal plasmas		 155
2003/C 52 E/174E-2344/02 by Jillian Evans to the Commission
Subject: Unsolicited mail		 156
2003/C 52 E/175E-2360/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Air Safety in the light of the Überlingen disaster		 157
2003/C 52 E/176E-2392/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
Subject: Phthalates in cosmetics		 158
2003/C 52 E/177E-2394/02 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten to the Commission
Subject: MPA hormone scandal (Supplementary answer)		 160
2003/C 52 E/178E-2398/02 by David Bowe to the Commission
Subject: Neuroscience		 161
2003/C 52 E/179E-2401/02 by Antonio Tajani to the Commission
Subject: False and damaging information on the Rome coastline posted on a German tourist site on the Internet		 162
2003/C 52 E/180E-2423/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Disappearance of Venerable Thich Tri Luc (Mr Pham Van Tuong)		 163
2003/C 52 E/181E-2425/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Greek cotton		 164
2003/C 52 E/182E-2428/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: New trend towards cost-cutting and securing of other advantages by merging the management of railway infrastructure and operations instead of separating them		 165
2003/C 52 E/183E-2429/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Authorisation of unsolicited e-mail advertising ("spamming") contrary to provision for opt-in system in new directive		 166
2003/C 52 E/184E-2430/02 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Essential oils		 167
2003/C 52 E/185E-2437/02 by Cecilia Malmström to the Commission
Subject: Criteria for allocation of grants under budget line A-3029		 168
2003/C 52 E/186E-2438/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Arrest and imprisonment in Tunisia of a woman and her two children (respectively eight- and two-years old)		 169
2003/C 52 E/187E-2444/02 by Christel Fiebiger to the Commission
Subject: Commissioner Fischler's remark on direct payments to large holdings		 170
2003/C 52 E/188E-2454/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Petition signed by 21 distinguished Vietnamese dissidents seeking radical legal reforms		 171
2003/C 52 E/189E-2458/02 by Herman Vermeer to the Commission
Subject: Special situation of small-scale fishing in extremely remote regions in the new common fisheries policy		 172
2003/C 52 E/190P-2459/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Water purity		 173
2003/C 52 E/191E-2460/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Beach cleanliness		 173
Joint answer to Written Questions P-2459/02 and E-2460/02 173
2003/C 52 E/192E-2461/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Untreated effluent		 174
2003/C 52 E/193E-2462/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Maríne craft pollution		 175
2003/C 52 E/194E-2470/02 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Conclusion of appeal proceedings Nos. 98/4010 and 98/4826		 176
2003/C 52 E/195E-2482/02 by Peter Skinner to the Commission
Subject: Proposed construction of an airport at Cliffe Marshes, UK		 177
2003/C 52 E/196E-2485/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Possible dumping by aquaculture enterprises		 178
2003/C 52 E/197E-2488/02 by Giorgio Lisi to the Commission
Subject: Impact of the forthcoming enlargement on customs officials		 179
2003/C 52 E/198P-2505/02 by W.G. van Velzen to the Commission
Subject: State of affairs regarding the setting up of the Cyber Security Task Force		 180
2003/C 52 E/199P-2508/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Intervention in a trade union blockade in Finland		 181
2003/C 52 E/200E-2512/02 by Christos Folias to the Commission
Subject: Measures jointly financed by the ESF		 181
2003/C 52 E/201P-2520/02 by Pietro-Paolo Mennea to the Commission
Subject: Air Sicilia		 182
2003/C 52 E/202E-2534/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Arrest of Mr Wan Yanhai, founder of AIDS Action Project, by the Chinese authorities		 183
2003/C 52 E/203E-2556/02 by Toine Manders to the Commission
Subject: Foreign students in Great Britain		 184
2003/C 52 E/204P-2562/02 by Professor Sir Neil MacCormick to the Commission
Subject: REACH system		 185
2003/C 52 E/205E-2572/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
Subject: Cyclamate in "light" soft drinks		 186
2003/C 52 E/206P-2584/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Human rights in Laos		 187
2003/C 52 E/207E-2595/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Motorcycle helmets and fines in Greece		 188
2003/C 52 E/208E-2600/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
Subject: Budget heading B3-4102 and the fight against child labour		 188
2003/C 52 E/209E-2605/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Working time provisions for heavy goods vehicle drivers		 189
2003/C 52 E/210E-2615/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: EU-wide rules to restrict alcohol consumption on the basis of age, time and location		 190
2003/C 52 E/211E-2623/02 by Markus Ferber to the Commission
Subject: Transposition of the new Postal Services Directive 2002/39/EC by the candidate countries		 191
2003/C 52 E/212E-2624/02 by Markus Ferber to the Commission
Subject: Transposition of the new Postal Services Directive 2002/39/EC		 192
2003/C 52 E/213E-2632/02 by Elspeth Attwooll to the Commission
Subject: CITES — Ivory trade		 192
2003/C 52 E/214E-2634/02 by Brian Simpson to the Commission
Subject: Destruction of Europe's heritage by the Belgian Railway		 193
2003/C 52 E/215P-2643/02 by Benedetto Della Vedova to the Commission
Subject: Representativeness of the ETUC and its member organisations		 194
2003/C 52 E/216E-2654/02 by Frank Vanhecke to the Commission
Subject: Employment policy of the Belgian Government		 195
2003/C 52 E/217E-2670/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Human rights and "loaned" workers		 196
2003/C 52 E/218E-2672/02 by Mary Banotti to the Commission
Subject: Care hire in EU for over-70s		 197
2003/C 52 E/219E-2676/02 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Follow-up to the Green Paper on consumer protection		 197
2003/C 52 E/220E-2682/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Nitrates directive		 198
2003/C 52 E/221E-2693/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Uniform registration system for weapons		 199
2003/C 52 E/222E-2694/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Simplification of the import and export licensing system for defence equipment within the EU		 200
2003/C 52 E/223E-2698/02 by Kurt Lechner to the Commission
Subject: Free movement of persons		 201
2003/C 52 E/224E-2699/02 by Manuel Pérez Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Obstacles to the free movement of medical professionals		 202
2003/C 52 E/225E-2700/02 by Manuel Pérez Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Applications for supplementary benefits from the French National Solidarity Fund		 203
2003/C 52 E/226E-2706/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Channel Tunnel freight services		 203
2003/C 52 E/227E-2710/02 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Comparability of EU and US figures		 204
2003/C 52 E/228E-2723/02 by Peter Skinner and Helle Thorning-Schmidt to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of Council Directive 1999/38/EC on protecting workers against the carcinogenic effects of wood dusts		 205
2003/C 52 E/229E-2732/02 by Robert Goebbels to the Commission
Subject: Conclusions to be drawn from the Swedish pension fund experience		 207
2003/C 52 E/230P-2737/02 by Torben Lund to the Commission
Subject: Limit values for GMOs and sloppy legislation		 207
2003/C 52 E/231E-2744/02 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission
Subject: Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis		 208
2003/C 52 E/232E-2745/02 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission
Subject: Vaccine to combat infectious Salmon Anaemia		 209
2003/C 52 E/233P-2753/02 by Isabelle Caullery to the Commission
Subject: Blocking of electromagnetic waves		 210
2003/C 52 E/234E-2762/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Regulation of advertising campaigns for child-oriented festive periods		 211
2003/C 52 E/235E-2763/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Transport of manure and the free movement of goods, services and capital		 212
2003/C 52 E/236P-2772/02 by Giovanni Pittella to the Commission
Subject: Public and open procedure pursuant to Law 236/93		 213
2003/C 52 E/237E-2773/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Health and safety of workers — complaint 00/4404, SG(2000) A/3828/2		 215
2003/C 52 E/238E-2785/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Federal Mogul factory closure — lack of notification of workforce		 215
2003/C 52 E/239E-2798/02 by Caroline Lucas to the Commission
Subject: Public procurement: price renegotiation		 216
2003/C 52 E/240E-2799/02 by Caroline Lucas to the Commission
Subject: Public procurement: tender evaluation		 217
2003/C 52 E/241P-2805/02 by Christos Folias to the Commission
Subject: Directive 2000/35/EC on combating late payment in commercial transactions		 217
2003/C 52 E/242E-2809/02 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Food allergies and restaurant ingredients		 218
2003/C 52 E/243P-2841/02 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Use of funds from EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth Action Programme on Equal Opportunities by the City of Rome		 219
2003/C 52 E/244P-2923/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Reliability of debt and deficit data for Greece		 219
2003/C 52 E/245E-3138/02 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of the Community initiative Leader+ in Greece		 220
EN
Top