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Document 92001E001617

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1617/01 by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Aid for construction of plants for the separation and treatment of light packaging.

OJ C 364E, 20.12.2001, pp. 160–161 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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92001E1617

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1617/01 by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Aid for construction of plants for the separation and treatment of light packaging.

Official Journal 364 E , 20/12/2001 P. 0160 - 0161


WRITTEN QUESTION E-1617/01

by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(12 June 2001)

Subject: Aid for construction of plants for the separation and treatment of light packaging

The Association of Local Authorities of the Western Costa del Sol, in Malaga province (Spain), has entered into an agreement with an enterprise in the sector for the selective collection of light packaging (plastics, cartons, cans) and for the construction and operation of a plant for the separation of such packaging in the association's member municipalities.

The aim is to meet the deadlines laid down by the EU directives for introducing selective waste collection.

Can the Commission state on what basis bodies such as this association can benefit from Council aid for the construction, maintenance and operation of plants of this nature?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(25 July 2001)

The Commission can inform the Honourable Member that Member States have a certain amount of discretion in implementing their obligation under Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994, on packaging and packaging waste(1). In particular this applies in respect of the Member States' obligation to meet the recovery targets in Article 6 and the establishment of return, collection and recovery systems under Article 7 of the Directive.

Concerning Community aid to waste treatment plants in Member States, it can be stated that no special programme to finance or co-finance waste treatment facilities exists. However, different options to improve the state of the environment are available within the framework of the structural and cohesion funds. Member States are at liberty to submit proposals for such projects. In addition, funds for implementing innovative approaches to tackle environmental problems are available under the LIFE programme. All funding offers from the Directorate general (DG) Environment are listed on the website - www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/funding/intro_en.htm.

(1) OJ L 365, 31.12.1994.

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