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Document 91998E003579
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3579/98 by Angela SIERRA GONZÁLEZ to the Commission. Resolution on forest fires
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3579/98 by Angela SIERRA GONZÁLEZ to the Commission. Resolution on forest fires
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3579/98 by Angela SIERRA GONZÁLEZ to the Commission. Resolution on forest fires
Úř. věst. C 207, 21.7.1999, p. 90
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91998E3579
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3579/98 by Angela SIERRA GONZÁLEZ to the Commission. Resolution on forest fires
Official Journal C 207 , 21/07/1999 P. 0090
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3579/98 by Angela Sierra González (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (1 December 1998) Subject: Resolution on forest fires The European Parliament recently adopted resolution B4-0815/98 on the forest fires which occurred in the European Union in the summer of 1998, paragraph 2 of which calls on the Commission "to make available the funds required to alleviate, as far as possible, the economic and environmental damage suffered by the regions affected". Has the decision taken by the European Parliament in this respect been implemented? More precisely, have any funds been released from the budget to alleviate the damage caused by the forest fires in Tenerife (Canary Islands), Catalonia, Galicia and Castilla-León? What are the usual procedures for granting such aid? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (11 January 1999) The Honourable Member is asked to refer to the answer given by the Commission to Written Question E-3373/98 by Mrs Ferrer(1) concerning aid granted to Spain and to Catalonia for forest fire prevention. Apart from the fire prevention measures part-financed under Council Regulation (EEC) 2158/92 of 23 July 1992 on protection of the Community's forests against fire(2), and the reafforestation measures and erosion control measures provided for in regional development plans and part-financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and the Cohesion Fund, the Commission does not have any additional financial resources available to help the disaster regions. However, measures in the Single Programming Document (SPD) may be reprogrammed to allocate appropriations to emergency measures introduced as a result of the recent forest fires. However, the members of the SPD monitoring committee have not yet been approached by the region concerned with such a request. If they do approve an application their decision must be communicated to the Commission so that the reprogramming procedure may be set in motion. (1) See page 60. (2) OJ L 217, 31.7.1992.