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Document C:2003:242E:TOC

    Official Journal of the European Union, CE 242, 09 October 2003


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    Official Journal
    of the European Union
    		ISSN 1725-2423

    C 242 E
    Volume 46
    9 October 2003
    English editionInformation and Notices
    Notice NoContents

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    I (Information)
    EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
    WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
    2003/C 242 E/001E-0245/02 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
    Subject: Clarifications concerning the answer to the written questions on the review of action taken in Afghanistan pursuant to the various objectives set out in the Council common position of 22 January 2001 (Supplementary answer)    		 1
    2003/C 242 E/002E-1587/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: Carriers' liability    		 2
    2003/C 242 E/003E-1588/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: Carriers' liability    		 2
    2003/C 242 E/004E-1589/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: Carriers' liability    		 2
    2003/C 242 E/005E-1590/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: Carriers' liability    		 3
    2003/C 242 E/006E-1591/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: Carriers' liability    		 3
    2003/C 242 E/007E-1592/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: Carriers' liability    		 3
    2003/C 242 E/008E-1593/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: Carriers' liability    		 4
    2003/C 242 E/009E-1594/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: Carriers liability    		 4
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-1587/02, E-1588/02, E-1589/02, E-1590/02, E-1591/02, E-1592/02, E-1593/02 and E-1594/02 4
    2003/C 242 E/010P-2117/02 by Gary Titley to the Commission
    Subject: Human rights in Hungary    		 5
    2003/C 242 E/011E-2121/02 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström and Gordon Adam to the Commission
    Subject: Kozloduj nuclear power plant    		 6
    2003/C 242 E/012E-2131/02 by Alexander de Roo to the Commission
    Subject: Antenna in Akrotiri nature conservation area, Cyprus    		 7
    2003/C 242 E/013E-2162/02 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission
    Subject: EU Special Representative in Bosnia    		 8
    2003/C 242 E/014E-2169/02 by Jaime Valdivielso de Cué to the Commission
    Subject: Enlargement    		 9
    2003/C 242 E/015P-2206/02 by Walter Veltroni to the Commission
    Subject: Situation of the poor in Nairobi    		 10
    2003/C 242 E/016P-2209/02 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission
    Subject: VAT on safety helmets and hats in the UK    		 11
    2003/C 242 E/017E-2213/02 by Karin Junker to the Commission
    Subject: Support for Oxfam's "Make Trade Fair" campaign    		 12
    2003/C 242 E/018E-2226/02 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
    Subject: Grant for 2001 under Item B7-6200, Forests and Environment    		 13
    2003/C 242 E/019E-2246/02 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
    Subject: Sudan    		 13
    2003/C 242 E/020E-2248/02 by Pedro Marset Campos to the Commission
    Subject: Construction of a hydroelectric power station on indigenous land in Chile    		 14
    2003/C 242 E/021E-2256/02 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
    Subject: Aid for solar photovoltaic and thermal energy in Spain (Supplementary answer)    		 15
    2003/C 242 E/022P-2279/02 by Carles-Alfred Gasòliba i Böhm to the Commission
    Subject: Modification of the Spanish Law on personal income tax    		 16
    2003/C 242 E/023E-2319/02 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
    Subject: Application of national competition law in Slovakia in accordance with EU law    		 17
    2003/C 242 E/024P-2365/02 by Mark Watts to the Commission
    Subject: Slaughter of baby seal pups on the White Sea, Russia    		 18
    2003/C 242 E/025E-2375/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: GATS    		 19
    2003/C 242 E/026E-2377/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
    Subject: GATS    		 19
    2003/C 242 E/027E-2383/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
    Subject: CD piracy    		 20
    2003/C 242 E/028E-2436/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
    Subject: Alleged mismanagement of funds entrusted to the European Communities    		 21
    2003/C 242 E/029E-2557/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Financial control 1: vital need, in response to negative public opinion, to recruit and retain officials who take a critical attitude    		 25
    2003/C 242 E/030E-2560/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Conflicting concerns and views regarding the consequences for teeth and bones of fluorine intake by human beings    		 27
    2003/C 242 E/031E-2639/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
    Subject: Ban on fluoride supplements    		 28
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-2560/02 and E-2639/02 28
    2003/C 242 E/032E-2727/02 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission
    Subject: Border guard units    		 29
    2003/C 242 E/033E-2876/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
    Subject: Health and welfare in Greece    		 30
    2003/C 242 E/034E-2877/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
    Subject: Health and welfare in Greece    		 31
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-2876/02 and E-2877/02 31
    2003/C 242 E/035E-2978/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
    Subject: Adulteration of butter in the European Union    		 32
    2003/C 242 E/036E-3003/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: The quality, effectiveness and costs of the bookkeeping systems used by the European Commission    		 33
    2003/C 242 E/037E-3029/02 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
    Subject: Persecution of Catholics in Russia    		 35
    2003/C 242 E/038E-3049/02 by Wolfgang Ilgenfritz to the Commission
    Subject: Effectiveness of the peer review procedure    		 36
    2003/C 242 E/039P-3055/02 by Claude Moraes to the Commission
    Subject: General Agreement on Trade in Services    		 38
    2003/C 242 E/040E-3078/02 by Ulpu Iivari to the Commission
    Subject: Double taxation of orchestras    		 39
    2003/C 242 E/041E-3098/02 by José Ribeiro e Castro to the Commission
    Subject: Representative for cooperation with Macau    		 39
    2003/C 242 E/042E-3099/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
    Subject: Genocide by AIDS in poor countries as a result of President Bush's insistence on American condoms    		 40
    2003/C 242 E/043E-3148/02 by Sebastiano Musumeci to the Commission
    Subject: Pakistani terrorists in the Mediterranean    		 42
    2003/C 242 E/044E-3168/02 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
    Subject: Carrier liability    		 43
    2003/C 242 E/045E-3177/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
    Subject: The Integrity of the Growth and Stability Pact    		 45
    2003/C 242 E/046E-3180/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
    Subject: The Extension of the Block Exemption from Competition Law    		 46
    2003/C 242 E/047P-3184/02 by Robert Evans to the Commission
    Subject: Disability Living Allowance    		 48
    2003/C 242 E/048E-3208/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
    Subject: Internet voting    		 48
    2003/C 242 E/049P-3217/02 by Arlene McCarthy to the Commission
    Subject: Competition policy and collective management societies    		 49
    2003/C 242 E/050E-3261/02 by Margrietus van den Berg to the Commission
    Subject: Capacity for maintaining the rule of law in the Netherlands    		 50
    2003/C 242 E/051E-3287/02 by Carlos Coelho to the Commission
    Subject: Principle of non-discrimination and respect for different cultures and traditions    		 51
    2003/C 242 E/052E-3332/02 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
    Subject: Afghanistan    		 52
    2003/C 242 E/053E-3335/02 by Alexander de Roo to the Commission
    Subject: Vaccinations and safety    		 53
    2003/C 242 E/054P-3364/02 by José Ribeiro e Castro to the Commission
    Subject: Portuguese on Euronews    		 54
    2003/C 242 E/055E-3368/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
    Subject: Nature of the aid granted to Laos    		 55
    2003/C 242 E/056E-3378/02 by Margrietus van den Berg to the Commission
    Subject: State aid for Dutch football clubs    		 56
    2003/C 242 E/057E-3400/02 by Antonios Trakatellis to the Commission
    Subject: Downturn in Greek economic indicators and growth prospects    		 57
    2003/C 242 E/058E-3413/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
    Subject: Government aid for professional clubs    		 58
    2003/C 242 E/059P-3454/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
    Subject: The establishment of a European Public Prosecutor    		 59
    2003/C 242 E/060E-3479/02 by Philippe Herzog to the Commission
    Subject: Extension of the Lamfalussy process and financial supervision    		 59
    2003/C 242 E/061E-3521/02 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya to the Commission
    Subject: Port inspections    		 61
    2003/C 242 E/062E-3567/02 by Bart Staes and Jan Dhaene to the Commission
    Subject: Applications for ".eu" domain names    		 61
    2003/C 242 E/063E-3595/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
    Subject: Measures to stop the sunken remains of the "Prestige" tanker spilling more fuel oil    		 63
    2003/C 242 E/064E-3596/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
    Subject: Clean-up vessels and "Prestige"-type disasters    		 63
    2003/C 242 E/065E-3597/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
    Subject: EU funding to deal with the economic, social and ecological consequences of the "Prestige" disaster for the Galician coastline    		 64
    2003/C 242 E/066E-3598/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
    Subject: Estimated cost of the "Exxon Valdez" disaster to the economy of the Alaskan coastline and expected costs of the "Prestige" disaster for the Galician coastal areas    		 64
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-3597/02 and E-3598/02 65
    2003/C 242 E/067E-3600/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
    Subject: State of implementation by the EU Member States of the "ERIKA" legislative package    		 65
    2003/C 242 E/068E-3660/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
    Subject: Black tide in Galicia: statements by the Transport Commissioner    		 65
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-3600/02 and E-3660/02 65
    2003/C 242 E/069E-3605/02 by Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Torben Lund to the Commission
    Subject: The euro and nickel allergy    		 66
    2003/C 242 E/070P-3620/02 by Wolfgang Ilgenfritz to the Commission
    Subject: Position of Jersey in the EU    		 67
    2003/C 242 E/071E-3661/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
    Subject: Black tide in Galicia: Natura 2000 network    		 67
    2003/C 242 E/072E-3727/02 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
    Subject: Enriched cages for egg-laying hens    		 69
    2003/C 242 E/073E-3738/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
    Subject: Redundancies at Euronews    		 69
    2003/C 242 E/074E-3740/02 by Gabriele Stauner to the Commission
    Subject: Annual accounts for the financial year 2001    		 70
    2003/C 242 E/075E-3752/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
    Subject: Palladium    		 70
    2003/C 242 E/076P-3770/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
    Subject: Conversion of the arms industry (Supplementary answer)    		 71
    2003/C 242 E/077E-3795/02 by Robert Goebbels to the Commission
    Subject: Global poverty statistics    		 72
    2003/C 242 E/078E-3798/02 by Christos Folias to the Commission
    Subject: Progress in implementation of the third CSF    		 74
    2003/C 242 E/079E-3805/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
    Subject: Alpine transit    		 75
    2003/C 242 E/080E-3818/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: The competitive position of public transport and the effect of taxation of fuels, infrastructure and ticket sales    		 76
    2003/C 242 E/081E-3847/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Availability to the public throughout Europe at the beginning of November 2003 of a railway timetable containing information on international and long-distance services    		 78
    2003/C 242 E/082E-3870/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
    Subject: Withdrawal of public access to the Eurodicautom facility    		 79
    2003/C 242 E/083E-3883/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
    Subject: Use of Global Information System in Greece to provide data regarding take-up of Community funding    		 80
    2003/C 242 E/084E-3885/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
    Subject: Take-up of Community funding in the EU Member States at the end of 2002    		 81
    2003/C 242 E/085E-3889/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
    Subject: Request for the extradition of Mr Khemais Toumi from France to Tunisia    		 81
    2003/C 242 E/086E-3927/02 by Graham Watson to the Commission
    Subject: Patenting of software    		 82
    2003/C 242 E/087P-0010/03 by Alexander de Roo to the Commission
    Subject: European Water Authority    		 83
    2003/C 242 E/088E-0013/03 by Theresa Villiers to the Commission
    Subject: Investment Services Directive    		 85
    2003/C 242 E/089E-0015/03 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
    Subject: Employees of the Commission    		 86
    2003/C 242 E/090E-0039/03 by Renato Brunetta to the Commission
    Subject: A major accident, within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 ('Seveso II'), at the petrochemical works in Porto Marghera on 28 November 2002    		 87
    2003/C 242 E/091E-0071/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Storage of peak discharges of river water and fair burden sharing between upper and lower reaches of rivers in Member States    		 88
    2003/C 242 E/092E-0080/03 by Encarnación Redondo Jiménez to the Commission
    Subject: Agronomic research into tobacco growing    		 91
    2003/C 242 E/093E-0087/03 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
    Subject: Trade in endangered species of animals    		 92
    2003/C 242 E/094P-0091/03 by Fausto Bertinotti to the Commission
    Subject: Extension of the tourist port at San Felice Circeo (Latina, Italy)    		 93
    2003/C 242 E/095E-0104/03 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
    Subject: Modification of lorry engines    		 95
    2003/C 242 E/096E-0105/03 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
    Subject: Expansion of the Mont Blanc and Fréjus road tunnels    		 96
    2003/C 242 E/097P-0111/03 by Arlene McCarthy to the Commission
    Subject: Benefits of intellectual property rights to the EU economy    		 97
    2003/C 242 E/098E-0116/03 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
    Subject: Need to gain public confidence in the safety of nuclear power stations    		 98
    2003/C 242 E/099E-0132/03 by Fiorella Ghilardotti and Giovanni Pittella to the Commission
    Subject: Resumption of the train service between Brussels and Milan    		 99
    2003/C 242 E/100E-0252/03 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
    Subject: Discontinuation of the Brussels-Milan overnight train service    		 99
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0132/03 and E-0252/03 100
    2003/C 242 E/101E-0145/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
    Subject: EU-Iceland international fisheries agreement and development cooperation    		 100
    2003/C 242 E/102E-0157/03 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
    Subject: Alterations to a radar installation on the island of Madeira    		 101
    2003/C 242 E/103P-0165/03 by Paul Lannoye to the Commission
    Subject: Guided bombs    		 101
    2003/C 242 E/104E-0175/03 by Lousewies van der Laan to the Commission
    Subject: EU support for maintaining biological diversity    		 102
    2003/C 242 E/105E-0179/03 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
    Subject: Council Directive 97/11/EC amending Directive 85/337/EEC    		 104
    2003/C 242 E/106E-0184/03 by Antonios Trakatellis to the Commission
    Subject: Construction of a technical road project (bridge) in the Herakleion-Knossos area    		 105
    2003/C 242 E/107E-0193/03 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
    Subject: Traffic problem in Athens    		 106
    2003/C 242 E/108E-0202/03 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
    Subject: Investigation by OLAF and the Bari Public Prosecutor's Office into the use by the Puglia Regional Council of funds earmarked for professional training    		 107
    2003/C 242 E/109E-0212/03 by Christine De Veyrac and Hugues Martin to the Commission
    Subject: Prestige disaster and European civil protection    		 108
    2003/C 242 E/110E-0227/03 by Roberto Bigliardo to the Commission
    Subject: Management of European Funds by the region of Basilicata    		 109
    2003/C 242 E/111E-0486/03 by Giuseppe Brienza to the Commission
    Subject: Management of European Funds by the Basilicata Regional Council    		 110
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0227/03 and E-0486/03 110
    2003/C 242 E/112E-0233/03 by Eluned Morgan to the Commission
    Subject: Waste as topsoil    		 111
    2003/C 242 E/113E-0248/03 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
    Subject: Application of the n+2 rule to the Structural Funds in 2003    		 111
    2003/C 242 E/114E-0249/03 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
    Subject: Application of the n+2 rule to the Structural Funds in 2002    		 112
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0248/03 and E-0249/03 112
    2003/C 242 E/115E-0256/03 by Caroline Jackson to the Commission
    Subject: Landfill in Moncorneil-Grazan, France — Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste    		 114
    2003/C 242 E/116E-0262/03 by Torben Lund to the Commission
    Subject: Health criteria for award of EU eco-label    		 114
    2003/C 242 E/117E-0272/03 by Rosa Díez González to the Commission
    Subject: Commissioning of a specified risk material (SRM) incinerator    		 115
    2003/C 242 E/118E-0285/03 by Chris Davies to the Commission
    Subject: Rising sea levels in South Pacific    		 116
    2003/C 242 E/119E-0294/03 by Rosa Díez González, Pedro Aparicio Sánchez, María Izquierdo Rojo and Fernando Pérez Royo to the Commission
    Subject: Sinking of the lighter Spabunker IV in Algeciras Bay    		 117
    2003/C 242 E/120E-0311/03 by Karl von Wogau to the Commission
    Subject: Harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport    		 118
    2003/C 242 E/121P-0323/03 by Salvador Jové Peres to the Commission
    Subject: Environmental impact of the Segarra-Garrigues irrigation project    		 119
    2003/C 242 E/122P-0342/03 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
    Subject: Procedure for awarding contracts for projects financed by ISPA    		 119
    2003/C 242 E/123E-0355/03 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
    Subject: Allegations concerning Greek carriers    		 120
    2003/C 242 E/124E-0360/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Rome urban planning scheme    		 121
    2003/C 242 E/125E-0362/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: EIB financing for education in Rome    		 122
    2003/C 242 E/126E-0364/03 by Cecilia Malmström to the Commission
    Subject: Age limit for pilots in France    		 123
    2003/C 242 E/127E-0373/03 by Torben Lund to the Commission
    Subject: Animal welfare and consumer information    		 124
    2003/C 242 E/128E-1145/03 by Charles Tannock, Generoso Andria, John Bowis, Chris Davies, Jean Lambert and Lennart Sacrédeus to the Commission
    Subject: The trade in cat and dog fur    		 124
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0373/03 and E-1145/03 125
    2003/C 242 E/129E-0381/03 by Wilhelm Piecyk to the Commission
    Subject: Enforcement of Directive on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues    		 125
    2003/C 242 E/130E-0382/03 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
    Subject: Environmental pollution caused by a factory in the Larissa area    		 126
    2003/C 242 E/131E-0388/03 by Markus Ferber to the Commission
    Subject: Appointment of Morten Jung-Olsen as Head of Unit and Chief Negotiator for Bulgaria    		 126
    2003/C 242 E/132E-0395/03 by Alexander de Roo to the Commission
    Subject: Building work in the IJmeer near Uitdam    		 127
    2003/C 242 E/133E-0404/03 by Brian Simpson to the Commission
    Subject: Transport infrastructure charging    		 128
    2003/C 242 E/134P-0407/03 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission
    Subject: Classification of the oil tanker Stemnitsa, operating in the Baltic, as an ice class vessel    		 128
    2003/C 242 E/135E-0417/03 by Catherine Stihler to the Commission
    Subject: Availability of research grants in aquaculture    		 130
    2003/C 242 E/136E-0419/03 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
    Subject: Spanish National Hydrological Plan (NHP): Júcar-Vinalopó transfer scheme    		 131
    2003/C 242 E/137E-0435/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Interests of the railway companies in restricting cross-border passengers from embarking and disembarking    		 131
    2003/C 242 E/138E-0436/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Criteria to protect cross-border train passengers from the restrictions on boarding or disembarking from international trains    		 132
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0435/03 and E-0436/03 132
    2003/C 242 E/139E-0438/03 by Jan Mulder and Toine Manders to the Commission
    Subject: Introduction of a national definition of veal by France    		 133
    2003/C 242 E/140E-0473/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Air supply for passengers in the Eurostar and other high-speed trains when the power supply is cut off    		 134
    2003/C 242 E/141E-0482/03 by Graham Watson to the Commission
    Subject: Cetacean by-catch    		 135
    2003/C 242 E/142E-0492/03 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
    Subject: Deterioration of the road surface along sections of the Korinthos-Tripoli-Kalamata motorway in Greece owing to subsidence    		 136
    2003/C 242 E/143E-0499/03 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten and Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Environmental objectives relating to the Rhine    		 137
    2003/C 242 E/144E-0504/03 by Salvador Garriga Polledo and Jorge Hernández Mollar to the Commission
    Subject: Alcohol tests for airline pilots    		 139
    2003/C 242 E/145E-0505/03 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
    Subject: Assessment of the situation regarding the Galileo project    		 139
    2003/C 242 E/146E-0509/03 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
    Subject: Water quality and the Spanish National Water Resources Plan    		 140
    2003/C 242 E/147E-0510/03 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
    Subject: Danger of zebra mussel infestation if the Ebro diversion project is carried out under the PHN    		 141
    2003/C 242 E/148E-0511/03 by María Rodríguez Ramos to the Commission
    Subject: TSE surveillance programme    		 142
    2003/C 242 E/149E-0541/03 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
    Subject: Structural inspections of ships    		 143
    2003/C 242 E/150E-0543/03 by Elisabeth Schroedter to the Commission
    Subject: Bridge linking the island of Rügen with the mainland    		 144
    2003/C 242 E/151E-0545/03 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
    Subject: Compensation for fire damage in Pilion in 2000    		 145
    2003/C 242 E/152E-0554/03 by Philip Bradbourn to the Commission
    Subject: Community Initiative Programmes    		 146
    2003/C 242 E/153E-0565/03 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
    Subject: Rules on reversing alarms    		 147
    2003/C 242 E/154E-0571/03 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
    Subject: National park in the Nestos Delta    		 148
    2003/C 242 E/155E-0580/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Fire danger and technical vulnerability of high-speed trains and assessment of technical justification for monopolies    		 149
    2003/C 242 E/156E-0583/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Various characteristics of high-speed lines that prevent their use by high-speed trains of a different type    		 150
    2003/C 242 E/157E-0584/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Danger to passengers escaping from fires represented by the power supply running alongside underground railway tracks in narrow tunnels without footpaths    		 151
    2003/C 242 E/158E-0585/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Progress towards standardisation and interchangeability of high-speed trains in Europe    		 152
    2003/C 242 E/159E-0589/03 by Miquel Mayol i Raynal to the Commission
    Subject: Freedom of association in Romania    		 153
    2003/C 242 E/160E-0591/03 by Klaus-Heiner Lehne to the Commission
    Subject: Structural Funds or Cohesion Fund contribution for road building in Spain    		 154
    2003/C 242 E/161E-0593/03 by Armando Cossutta to the Commission
    Subject: VI Framework Programme    		 155
    2003/C 242 E/162E-0595/03 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
    Subject: Conditions of government aid to Swedish State Railways (SJ)    		 156
    2003/C 242 E/163P-0600/03 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya to the Commission
    Subject: Electricity connections between the Iberian peninsula and the Balearics    		 156
    2003/C 242 E/164P-0624/03 by Robert Evans to the Commission
    Subject: Aggregation of insurance and Regulation (EEC) 1408/71    		 157
    2003/C 242 E/165E-0635/03 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
    Subject: Intelligent headlights    		 158
    2003/C 242 E/166P-0638/03 by José Mendiluce Pereiro to the Commission
    Subject: Report on the Spanish National Hydrological Plan    		 159
    2003/C 242 E/167P-0653/03 by Miquel Mayol i Raynal to the Commission
    Subject: Report on the Spanish National Hydrological Plan    		 159
    2003/C 242 E/168P-0689/03 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
    Subject: Report on the National Hydrological Plan (Spain)    		 160
    Joint answer to Written Questions P-638/03, P-0653/03 and P-0689/03 160
    2003/C 242 E/169E-0667/03 by Chris Davies to the Commission
    Subject: Transposition dates for DG Environment directives    		 161
    2003/C 242 E/170E-0681/03 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
    Subject: Incorrect transposition of the Birds Directive into Spanish law    		 161
    2003/C 242 E/171E-0685/03 by Marie Isler Béguin, José Mendiluce Pereiro and Alexander de Roo to the Commission
    Subject: Spanish National Hydrological Plan, Structural Funds and cost benefit balance    		 162
    2003/C 242 E/172E-0692/03 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
    Subject: Landfill sites for the hygienic disposal of waste in Greece    		 164
    2003/C 242 E/173E-0700/03 by Bart Staes to the Commission
    Subject: Doping in amateur sport    		 164
    2003/C 242 E/174E-0728/03 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
    Subject: Prestige: Community financial aid    		 165
    2003/C 242 E/175E-0729/03 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
    Subject: Prestige: Solidarity Fund review    		 166
    2003/C 242 E/176E-0737/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
    Subject: Serious delay in the building of new railway infrastructure for cross-border high-speed services    		 167
    2003/C 242 E/177E-0741/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Counterfeiting of Italian tinned tomatoes    		 168
    2003/C 242 E/178P-0742/03 by Inger Schörling to the Commission
    Subject: Compensation to EU fishermen and shipowners for temporary cessation of activity    		 170
    2003/C 242 E/179P-0744/03 by Nelly Maes to the Commission
    Subject: Financing of the treatment of waste electronic and electrical equipment    		 171
    2003/C 242 E/180E-0763/03 by Patricia McKenna, Inger Schörling and Claude Turmes to the Commission
    Subject: Nitrofuran residues in imported shrimp and poultry    		 173
    2003/C 242 E/181P-0780/03 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel to the Commission
    Subject: President Bush's powers to carry out cyber attacks    		 174
    2003/C 242 E/182P-0781/03 by Avril Doyle to the Commission
    Subject: Trade in horses    		 176
    2003/C 242 E/183E-0784/03 by Christos Folias to the Commission
    Subject: Aid for producers    		 177
    2003/C 242 E/184E-0791/03 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
    Subject: EU funding of religious organisations    		 177
    2003/C 242 E/185P-0798/03 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
    Subject: Airinc    		 178
    2003/C 242 E/186E-0808/03 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
    Subject: Violations of Community legislation in the field of public health and consumer protection    		 179
    2003/C 242 E/187E-0817/03 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
    Subject: Freedom of movement of persons within the European Union    		 180
    2003/C 242 E/188E-0827/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Tempus III programme by the City of Frosinone    		 180
    2003/C 242 E/189E-1164/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Tempus III programme by the municipality of Ancona    		 181
    2003/C 242 E/190E-1165/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Tempus III programme by the municipality of Florence    		 181
    2003/C 242 E/191E-1166/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Tempus III programme by the municipality of Macerata    		 182
    2003/C 242 E/192E-1167/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Tempus III programme by the municipality of Perugia    		 182
    2003/C 242 E/193E-1168/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Tempus III programme by the municipality of Pesaro    		 183
    2003/C 242 E/194E-1169/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Tempus III programme by the municipality of Pisa    		 183
    2003/C 242 E/195E-1170/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Tempus III programme by the municipality of Siena    		 184
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0827/03, E-1164/03, E-1165/03, E-1166/03, E-1167/03, E-1168/03, E-1169/03 and E-1170/03 184
    2003/C 242 E/196E-0828/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the City of Frosinone    		 185
    2003/C 242 E/197E-0894/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Fiumicino    		 185
    2003/C 242 E/198E-1126/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Ancona    		 186
    2003/C 242 E/199E-1127/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Carrara    		 186
    2003/C 242 E/200E-1128/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Florence    		 187
    2003/C 242 E/201E-1129/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Livorno    		 187
    2003/C 242 E/202E-1130/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Macerata    		 188
    2003/C 242 E/203E-1131/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Massa    		 188
    2003/C 242 E/204E-1132/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Perugia    		 189
    2003/C 242 E/205E-1133/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Pesaro    		 189
    2003/C 242 E/206E-1134/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Pisa    		 190
    2003/C 242 E/207E-1135/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Pistoia    		 190
    2003/C 242 E/208E-1136/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Prato    		 191
    2003/C 242 E/209E-1137/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Siena    		 191
    2003/C 242 E/210E-1138/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the action programme for migrant workers by the municipality of Terni    		 192
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0828/03, E-0894/03, E-1126/03, E-1127/03, E-1128/03, E-1129/03, E-1130/03, E-1131/03, E-1132/03, E-1133/03, E-1134/03, E-1135/03, E-1136/03, E-1137/03 and E-1138/03 192
    2003/C 242 E/211E-0830/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the City of Frosinone    		 192
    2003/C 242 E/212E-0892/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Fiumicino    		 193
    2003/C 242 E/213E-0978/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Ancona    		 193
    2003/C 242 E/214E-0979/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Carrara    		 194
    2003/C 242 E/215E-0980/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Firenze    		 194
    2003/C 242 E/216E-0981/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Livorno    		 195
    2003/C 242 E/217E-0982/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Macerata    		 195
    2003/C 242 E/218E-0983/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Massa    		 196
    2003/C 242 E/219E-0984/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Perugia    		 196
    2003/C 242 E/220E-0985/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Pesaro    		 197
    2003/C 242 E/221E-0986/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Pisa    		 197
    2003/C 242 E/222E-0987/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Pistoia    		 198
    2003/C 242 E/223E-0988/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Prato    		 198
    2003/C 242 E/224E-0989/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Siena    		 199
    2003/C 242 E/225E-0990/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Terni    		 199
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0830/03, E-0892/03, E-0978/03, E-0979/03, E-0980/03, E-0981/03, E-0982/03, E-0983/03, E-0984/03, E-0985/03, E-0986/03, E-0987/03, E-0988/03, E-0989/03 and E-0990/03 200
    2003/C 242 E/226E-0856/03 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
    Subject: Answers to parliamentary questions    		 200
    2003/C 242 E/227E-0864/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the City of Frosinone    		 201
    2003/C 242 E/228E-0886/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Fiumicino    		 201
    2003/C 242 E/229E-1017/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Ancona    		 202
    2003/C 242 E/230E-1018/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Carrara    		 202
    2003/C 242 E/231E-1019/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Florence    		 203
    2003/C 242 E/232E-1020/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Livorno    		 203
    2003/C 242 E/233E-1021/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Macerata    		 204
    2003/C 242 E/234E-1022/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Massa    		 204
    2003/C 242 E/235E-1023/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Perugia    		 205
    2003/C 242 E/236E-1024/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Pesaro    		 205
    2003/C 242 E/237E-1025/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Pisa    		 206
    2003/C 242 E/238E-1026/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Pistoia    		 206
    2003/C 242 E/239E-1027/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Prato    		 207
    2003/C 242 E/240E-1028/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Siena    		 207
    2003/C 242 E/241E-1029/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Use of funds from the 2000 City Twinning Programme by the municipality of Terni    		 208
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0864/03, E-0886/03, E-1017/03, E-1018/03, E-1019/03, E-1020/03, E-1021/03, E-1022/03, E-1023/03, E-1024/03, E-1025/03, E-1026/03, E-1027/03, E-1028/03 and E-1029/03 208
    2003/C 242 E/242E-0873/03 by Joan Vallvé to the Commission
    Subject: Designation of "yoghurt"    		 209
    2003/C 242 E/243E-0903/03 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
    Subject: Application of the precautionary principle in respect of electromagnetic pollution    		 209
    2003/C 242 E/244E-0928/03 by José Mendiluce Pereiro, Alexander de Roo, Chris Davies, Miquel Mayol i Raynal and Rijk van Dam to the Commission
    Subject: Public contracting of environmental surveys on transfers of water from the Ebro    		 211
    2003/C 242 E/245E-0938/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Funding for setting up a vintage vehicle museum    		 212
    2003/C 242 E/246E-0941/03 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
    Subject: Community regulations on the use of televisions in hotel rooms    		 213
    2003/C 242 E/247E-0948/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Ancona of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 214
    2003/C 242 E/248E-0949/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Carrara of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 215
    2003/C 242 E/249E-0950/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Florence of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 215
    2003/C 242 E/250E-0951/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Livorno of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 216
    2003/C 242 E/251E-0952/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Macerata of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 216
    2003/C 242 E/252E-0953/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Massa of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 217
    2003/C 242 E/253E-0954/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Perugia of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 217
    2003/C 242 E/254E-0955/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Pesaro of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 218
    2003/C 242 E/255E-0956/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Pisa of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 218
    2003/C 242 E/256E-0957/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Pistoia of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 219
    2003/C 242 E/257E-0958/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Prato of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 219
    2003/C 242 E/258E-0959/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Siena of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 220
    2003/C 242 E/259E-0960/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
    Subject: Utilisation by the municipality of Terni of funding under EQUAL, the ESF and the Fourth action programme on equal opportunities for women and men    		 220
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-0948/03, E-0949/03, E-0950/03, E-0951/03, E-0952/03, E-0953/03, E-0954/03, E-0955/03, E-0956/03, E-0957/03, E-0958/03, E-0959/03 and E-0960/03 221
    2003/C 242 E/260E-1178/03 by Brice Hortefeux and Christine De Veyrac to the Commission
    Subject: Commission proposal concerning Directive 1999/96/EC    		 221
    2003/C 242 E/261E-1238/03 by Chris Davies to the Commission
    Subject: Benzodiazepine drugs dependence    		 222
    2003/C 242 E/262E-1239/03 by Chris Davies to the Commission
    Subject: Health warnings on cigarette packs    		 223
    2003/C 242 E/263P-1274/03 by Gabriele Stauner to the Commission
    Subject: Conflict of interests at Eurostat    		 224
    2003/C 242 E/264E-1281/03 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
    Subject: Legislation on the habitability of dwellings in the EU    		 225
    2003/C 242 E/265P-1286/03 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
    Subject: Smallpox danger    		 226
    2003/C 242 E/266E-1391/03 by Mario Borghezio to the Commission
    Subject: Health passport for non-EU citizens    		 227
    2003/C 242 E/267P-1395/03 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
    Subject: Siting of the headquarters of the European Food Safety Agency    		 228
    2003/C 242 E/268E-1477/03 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
    Subject: Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of butter and other fats and oils derived from milk, milk products    		 229
    2003/C 242 E/269E-1478/03 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
    Subject: Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of fresh and frozen beef    		 230
    2003/C 242 E/270E-1479/03 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
    Subject: Exports of fresh and frozen beef from Member States to the Vatican City State and management of the meat counters in the Vatican shop    		 231
    2003/C 242 E/271E-1480/03 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
    Subject: Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of beet and cane sugar and chemically pure sucrose in solid form    		 231
    Joint answer to Written Questions E-1477/03, E-1478/03, E-1479/03 and E-1480/03 232
    2003/C 242 E/272P-1596/03 by Regina Bastos to the Commission
    Subject: Closure of "Schuh-Union" located in Ponte de Lima, Portugal    		 232
    2003/C 242 E/273P-1611/03 by Jean-Louis Bernié to the Commission
    Subject: Marketing of cereals    		 233
    2003/C 242 E/274P-1798/03 by Wolfgang Ilgenfritz to the Commission
    Subject: Refunds for sugar-processing operations    		 234
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