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Document C:1999:118:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, C 118, 29 April 1999


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Official Journal
of the European Communities
ISSN 0378-6986

C 118
Volume 42
29 April 1999
English editionInformation and Notices
Notice NoContentsPage
I Information
European Parliament
Written Questions with answer
(1999/C 118/001)E-1083/98 by Astrid Thors to the Commission
Subject: Age restrictions on driving cars or vans with trailers		 1
(1999/C 118/002)E-1473/98 by Magda Aelvoet to the Commission
Subject: Cross-border dioxin pollution caused by household waste incinerators in Halluin (France) and Menen (Belgium)		 2
(1999/C 118/003)E-1592/98 by Klaus Lukas to the Commission
Subject: Collapse of Tauras Bankas		 3
(1999/C 118/004)E-1612/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Telephone security		 4
(1999/C 118/005)E-1672/98 by Cristiana Muscardini, Gianfranco Fini, Amedeo Amadeo, Roberta Angelilli, Marco Cellai, Sebastiano Musumeci, Gastone Parigi, Salvatore Tatarella and Antonio Trizza to the Commission
Subject: Environmental catastrophe in Campania		 5
(1999/C 118/006)E-1895/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: A13 - M25 Wennington to Mardyke Road improvement scheme: concrete road surface		 6
(1999/C 118/007)E-1902/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions		 7
(1999/C 118/008)E-1934/98 by Outi Ojala to the Commission
Subject: Condition of the Kymijoki river		 7
(1999/C 118/009)E-1935/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Airbags and road safety		 9
(1999/C 118/010)E-1955/98 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: ‘Flexibility’ and future ACP-EU relations		 10
(1999/C 118/011)E-1969/98 by Iñigo Méndez de Vigo to the Commission
Subject: Free movement of persons in the Schengen area		 11
(1999/C 118/012)E-1980/98 by Johanna Boogerd-Quaak to the Commission
Subject: Delay in payments from the European Social Fund to the Netherlands Central Employment Office for 1996 and 1997		 12
(1999/C 118/013)E-1993/98 by Kirsten Jensen to the Commission
Subject: DEA (diethanolamine)		 13
(1999/C 118/014)E-2002/98 by Ursula Stenzel to the Commission
Subject: Education programmes		 14
(1999/C 118/015)E-2010/98 by José Apolinário to the Commission
Subject: Cohesion report and studies on regional income		 14
(1999/C 118/016)E-2011/98 by José Apolinário to the Commission
Subject: Income and GDP - Agenda 2000		 15
(1999/C 118/017)E-2013/98 by José Apolinário to the Commission
Subject: Real disposable regional incomes		 15
(1999/C 118/018)E-2014/98 by José Apolinário to the Commission
Subject: Regional GDP		 15
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2010/98, E-2011/98, E-2013/98 and E-2014/98 15
(1999/C 118/019)E-2024/98 by Laura De Esteban Martin to the Commission
Subject: Code of conduct for EU companies operating in LDCs		 16
(1999/C 118/020)E-2027/98 by Reimer Böge to the Commission
Subject: Subsidized agricultural exports in the framework of the WTO Agreements		 17
(1999/C 118/021)E-2058/98 by Felipe Camisón Asensio to the Council
Subject: Computer problems arising in the year 2000		 18
(1999/C 118/022)E-2062/98 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Promotion of renewable energy sources at national level		 19
(1999/C 118/023)E-2063/98 by Anne André-Léonard to the Commission
Subject: The euro and postage stamps in Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City		 20
(1999/C 118/024)E-2068/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Report on osteoporosis in the EC		 21
(1999/C 118/025)E-2075/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Unfair tax treatment of single-income families		 21
(1999/C 118/026)E-2083/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Fatal accidents in Greece		 22
(1999/C 118/027)E-2087/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Harmful effects of CS gas		 22
(1999/C 118/028)P-2094/98 by Alfonso Novo Belenguer to the Commission
Subject: Pollution in the river Segura		 23
(1999/C 118/029)E-2298/98 by Carles-Alfred Gasòliba i Böhm to the Commission
Subject: Pollution levels in the river Segura		 24
Joint answer to Written Questions P-2094/98 and E-2298/98 24
(1999/C 118/030)P-2095/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Operation of universities of other Member States in Greece (Supplementary Answer)		 25
(1999/C 118/031)E-2098/98 by Friedhelm Frischenschlager to the Commission
Subject: Transport policy		 26
(1999/C 118/032)E-2103/98 by Giuseppe Rauti to the Commission
Subject: Community aid requested for Pontebba, Udine		 27
(1999/C 118/033)E-2105/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Toxic cloud		 28
(1999/C 118/034)E-2110/98 by Mair Morgan to the Commission
Subject: Personal watercraft (jet skis etc.)		 29
(1999/C 118/035)E-2118/98 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: Appointment of consultants		 30
(1999/C 118/036)E-2123/98 by Klaus Lukas to the Commission
Subject: Action programme to promote the competitiveness of European industry		 31
(1999/C 118/037)E-2133/98 by Reino Paasilinna to the Commission
Subject: European regulations in the field of psychology and psychotherapy		 32
(1999/C 118/038)E-2153/98 by Antoni Gutiérrez Díaz to the Commission
Subject: Acerinox and radioactive scrap metal		 33
(1999/C 118/039)E-2154/98 by Laura González Álvarez and Pedro Marset Campos to the Commission
Subject: Capercaillie threatened with extinction in Asturias (Spain)		 34
(1999/C 118/040)E-2155/98 by Antoni Gutiérrez Díaz to the Commission
Subject: Professional career of a football player		 35
(1999/C 118/041)E-2156/98 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission
Subject: Payment arrangements for funding of EU projects		 35
(1999/C 118/042)E-2161/98 by Anna Karamanou to the Commission
Subject: Earthquake disasters in Turkey		 36
(1999/C 118/043)P-2170/98 by Helena Torres Marques to the Commission
Subject: State aid allocated by Germany and France		 37
(1999/C 118/044)E-2173/98 by Georg Jarzembowski to the Commission
Subject: Customs regulations in Russia		 37
(1999/C 118/045)E-2174/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: EU policy on nuclear reactors at Kozloduy		 38
(1999/C 118/046)P-2184/98 by Hilde Hawlicek to the Commission
Subject: Author(s) of the study on fixed book prices		 40
(1999/C 118/047)E-2192/98 by James Elles to the Commission
Subject: Directive 85/337/EEC		 40
(1999/C 118/048)E-2197/98 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Funding of maintenance and repairs to Corinth Canal		 41
(1999/C 118/049)E-2213/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Port State Control		 42
(1999/C 118/050)E-2217/98 by Pedro Aparicio Sánchez to the Commission
Subject: Existence of two qualifications of different academic levels for the same profession and duties in the state health service		 43
(1999/C 118/051)E-2223/98 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: Enterprise zone - Upper Shannon		 44
(1999/C 118/052)E-2226/98 by Kirsi Piha to the Commission
Subject: Problems with battery chickens		 44
(1999/C 118/053)E-2227/98 by Kirsi Piha to the Commission
Subject: Conditions in which animals for slaughter are kept		 45
(1999/C 118/054)E-2234/98 by MaLou Lindholm to the Commission
Subject: Fermented herring		 46
(1999/C 118/055)E-2236/98 by Hans Lindqvist to the Commission
Subject: Fermented herring		 47
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2234/98 and E-2236/98 47
(1999/C 118/056)E-2247/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: Cat welfare		 48
(1999/C 118/057)E-2270/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Extraordinary procedure at Athens Stock Exchange		 48
(1999/C 118/058)E-2271/98 by Bill Miller to the Commission
Subject: Excise duty		 49
(1999/C 118/059)E-2272/98 by Richard Corbett to the Commission
Subject: Strengthening of the Sefton Coast Road bridges in Southport		 49
(1999/C 118/060)E-2276/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Criminal financial assets		 50
(1999/C 118/061)E-2283/98 by Raimo Ilaskivi to the Commission
Subject: Taxation of church collections		 51
(1999/C 118/062)E-2287/98 by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission
Subject: Bilateral trade, development and cooperation agreement between the European Union and the Republic of South Africa		 51
(1999/C 118/063)E-2291/98 by Maria Berger to the Commission
Subject: Reasons for failure to award contract for position of information and communications adviser in Vienna		 53
(1999/C 118/064)E-2297/98 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Millennium bug in East European nuclear reactors		 53
(1999/C 118/065)E-2300/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission
Subject: Research into the use of asbestos		 54
(1999/C 118/066)E-2301/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission
Subject: Russian customs legislation		 55
(1999/C 118/067)P-2305/98 by Luigi Florio to the Commission
Subject: Act of legitimation by the Italian Government in respect of illegal immigrants		 56
(1999/C 118/068)E-2308/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Transposition of the Community Directive on the incinceration of waste		 57
(1999/C 118/069)E-2310/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Waste management programmes in Greece		 57
(1999/C 118/070)E-2331/98 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: WTO Agreements on EU beef exports		 58
(1999/C 118/071)E-2348/98 by James Moorhouse to the Commission
Subject: Situation in Nigeria		 59
(1999/C 118/072)P-2356/98 by Carole Tongue to the Commission
Subject: Commission support for maintaining Polygram Filmed Entertainment as a European company		 59
(1999/C 118/073)E-2359/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Payments to flax farmers		 60
(1999/C 118/074)E-2366/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: The destruction of forests in Venezuela		 61
(1999/C 118/075)E-2371/98 by Francesco Baldarelli to the Commission
Subject: Restructuring of the road haulage industry		 62
(1999/C 118/076)E-2375/98 by Eryl McNally to the Commission
Subject: Exploitation of single travellers		 63
(1999/C 118/077)P-2384/98 by Giovanni Burtone to the Commission
Subject: Compatibility with the Treaty of measures to defer payment of tax and reduce the tax liabilities of Sicilian firms		 63
(1999/C 118/078)P-2385/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Continuing shipments of Italian waste for disposal in the special waste incineration plant in Biebesheim (Germany)		 64
(1999/C 118/079)E-2465/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Continued imports of Italian waste for disposal in Biebesheim in Germany		 65
(1999/C 118/080)E-2466/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Continued imports of Italian waste for disposal in Biebesheim in Germany		 65
(1999/C 118/081)E-2467/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Continued imports of Italian waste for disposal in Biebesheim in Germany		 66
(1999/C 118/082)E-2468/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Continued imports of Italian waste for disposal in Biebesheim in Germany		 66
Joint answer to Written Questions P-2385/98, E-2465/98, E-2466/98, E-2467/98 and E-2468/98 67
(1999/C 118/083)E-2387/98 by Lyndon Harrison to the Commission
Subject: Central European Time		 67
(1999/C 118/084)E-2391/98 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: Motor vehicle pricing policy		 68
(1999/C 118/085)E-2395/98 by Laura González Álvarez and Pedro Marset Campos to the Commission
Subject: Installation of a hazardous waste dump in Nerva (Huelva province, Spain)		 68
(1999/C 118/086)E-2398/98 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission
Subject: Electricity market		 69
(1999/C 118/087)E-2403/98 by Doeke Eisma to the Commission
Subject: Catalyst, laughing gas and the greenhouse effect		 70
(1999/C 118/088)E-2406/98 by Leonie van Bladel and James Janssen van Raay to the Council
Subject: Trinidad & Tobago's refusal with regard to the Vienna Convention		 71
(1999/C 118/089)E-2407/98 by Leonie van Bladel and James Janssen van Raay to the Commission
Subject: Trinidad & Tobago's refusal with regard to the Vienna Convention		 72
(1999/C 118/090)E-2408/98 by Leonie van Bladel and James Janssen van Raay to the Council
Subject: Nationality of the Surinamese December murderers		 73
(1999/C 118/091)E-2417/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Lindane		 73
(1999/C 118/092)E-2423/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Provision of information concerning new regulations affecting third countries		 74
(1999/C 118/093)E-2436/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: EU support for European press publications		 74
(1999/C 118/094)E-2438/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Operational programme on health and welfare		 75
(1999/C 118/095)E-2439/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Derogation in respect of Regulation 2408/92 concerning remote island regions of Greece		 76
(1999/C 118/096)E-2440/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Infrastructure projects on the Aegean islands		 77
(1999/C 118/097)E-2442/98 by Katerina Daskalaki to the Commission
Subject: Threat to monuments of Kosovo		 78
(1999/C 118/098)E-2446/98 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission
Subject: Activities of the Chiquita multinational in Latin America		 78
(1999/C 118/099)E-2447/98 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission
Subject: Rights of Berbers in Africa		 79
(1999/C 118/100)E-2453/98 by Riccardo Nencini to the Commission
Subject: State aid		 80
(1999/C 118/101)E-2455/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Rehabilitation of persons in Italy named in a notice of dishonour		 80
(1999/C 118/102)E-2582/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Possibility of taking action to rehabilitate the recipients of notices of protest in Italy		 81
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2455/98 and E-2582/98 81
(1999/C 118/103)E-2456/98 by Leonie van Bladel and James Janssen van Raay to the Council
Subject: Threats against white Dutch nationals in Surinam		 82
(1999/C 118/104)E-2457/98 by Leonie van Bladel and James Janssen van Raay to the Council
Subject: Bilateral extradition treaty between the Netherlands and Trinidad and Tobago		 82
(1999/C 118/105)P-2463/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Tax relief in southern Italy		 83
(1999/C 118/106)E-2474/98 by Claudia Roth to the Council
Subject: Camps for illegal foreign migrants in Turkey		 84
(1999/C 118/107)E-2484/98 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Freezing of budget lines		 86
(1999/C 118/108)E-2486/98 by Johann Kronberger to the Commission
Subject: Health risks posed by mobile telephones		 87
(1999/C 118/109)E-2493/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Environmental impact assessment of projects in developing countries		 88
(1999/C 118/110)E-2502/98 by Lucio Manisco to the Commission
Subject: Corrupt administrative practices at the Commission		 88
(1999/C 118/111)E-2512/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Air crash at Blagnac (France)		 90
(1999/C 118/112)E-2514/98 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission
Subject: Damaging impact of the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline		 90
(1999/C 118/113)P-2519/98 by Marco Cellai to the Commission
Subject: Four-year framework programme 1999-2003		 91
(1999/C 118/114)E-2549/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Problems concerning Cedefop recruitment		 92
(1999/C 118/115)E-2551/98 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of directives incorporated into national law		 93
(1999/C 118/116)E-2553/98 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso to the Commission
Subject: Incorporation of Community social law into national law		 94
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2551/98 and E-2553/98 94
(1999/C 118/117)E-2556/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: The deteriorating situation in West Papua (now Indonesian province of Irian Jaya)		 95
(1999/C 118/118)E-2562/98 by Maren Günther to the Commission
Subject: Use of landmines in Kosovo		 95
(1999/C 118/119)E-2574/98 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: Flood relief in China		 96
(1999/C 118/120)E-2578/98 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission
Subject: Economic and taxation regime - the Canary Islands and tax havens		 96
(1999/C 118/121)E-2593/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Conclusion of programme agreements in Greece		 97
(1999/C 118/122)E-2594/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Cement dust pollution in Evvia		 98
(1999/C 118/123)P-2602/98 by Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler to the Commission
Subject: BSE cases in Switzerland		 99
(1999/C 118/124)E-2603/98 by Stelios Argyros and Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Arbitrary treatment of Greek consumers by EYDAP		 100
(1999/C 118/125)E-2604/98 by Doeke Eisma to the Commission
Subject: Gas and electricity directives and environment impact assessment		 101
(1999/C 118/126)E-2606/98 by David Hallam to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of the working time directive		 102
(1999/C 118/127)E-2611/98 by Josep Pons Grau to the Commission
Subject: Human rights in Equatorial Guinea		 103
(1999/C 118/128)E-2612/98 by Mirja Ryynänen to the Commission
Subject: Sustainability of Member States' finance policies		 103
(1999/C 118/129)E-2614/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Infringement of legislation on free competition by ‘Italia Lavoro’		 104
(1999/C 118/130)P-2620/98 by Luisa Todini to the Commission
Subject: Sexual abuse of minors		 105
(1999/C 118/131)E-2622/98 by Niels Sindal to the Commission
Subject: Sale of proprietary pharmaceutical products		 106
(1999/C 118/132)E-2625/98 by Carlos Robles Piquer to the Commission
Subject: Procedures for improving the provision of information to local councils concerning Community aid		 107
(1999/C 118/133)E-2628/98 by Frédéric Striby to the Commission
Subject: Euro information campaign		 108
(1999/C 118/134)E-2632/98 by Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler to the Commission
Subject: Europe-Chile Business Foundation		 109
(1999/C 118/135)E-2635/98 by Otto von Habsburg, Hiltrud Breyer, Charles Goerens, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Claudia Roth, Wilmya Zimmermann and Karl Habsburg-Lothringen to the Commission
Subject: Visa requirements for Bulgaria and Romania - expert reports		 110
(1999/C 118/136)E-2638/98 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: Interpretation and application of Directive 92/43/EEC		 110
(1999/C 118/137)E-2640/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Settlement of debts of agricultural cooperatives in Greece		 111
(1999/C 118/138)E-2645/98 by Kenneth Collins to the Commission
Subject: Doñana		 112
(1999/C 118/139)E-2646/98 by Edward Newman to the Commission
Subject: Illegal immigration - asylum-seekers		 112
(1999/C 118/140)E-2652/98 by Friedhelm Frischenschlager to the Commission
Subject: EU drugs policy		 113
(1999/C 118/141)E-2655/98 by Antoinette Spaak to the Commission
Subject: Use of languages in the Institutions of the European Union		 114
(1999/C 118/142)E-2664/98 by Ilona Graenitz to the Commission
Subject: Ecological energy tax		 115
(1999/C 118/143)E-2666/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Council
Subject: Relations between the Council and Parliament		 116
(1999/C 118/144)E-2667/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Council
Subject: High-tech crime		 116
(1999/C 118/145)E-2671/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Cooperation programmes for officials		 117
(1999/C 118/146)E-2682/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Threatened flood of refugees from Kosovo		 118
(1999/C 118/147)E-2684/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Entry into force of the Europol Convention		 120
(1999/C 118/148)E-2690/98 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: PHARE programme assistance to Poland - A4 Wroclaw-Katowice motorway		 121
(1999/C 118/149)E-2695/98 by Marie-Noëlle Lienemann to the Commission
Subject: Money laundering and the introduction of the euro		 121
(1999/C 118/150)E-2702/98 by Marie-Paule Kestelijn-Sierens to the Commission
Subject: Contractors		 122
(1999/C 118/151)P-2705/98 by Karla Peijs to the Commission
Subject: Use of statistics in the Stability Pact		 123
(1999/C 118/152)E-2708/98 by Françoise Grossetête to the Commission
Subject: Proposal for a directive on the distance selling of financial services		 124
(1999/C 118/153)E-2710/98 by Marie-Noëlle Lienemann to the Commission
Subject: Money laundering and the introduction of the euro		 125
(1999/C 118/154)E-2715/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: Fear of a crime wave involving the euro		 126
(1999/C 118/155)E-2721/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Exclusion of the Moroccan dissident Ibrahim Serfaty		 126
(1999/C 118/156)E-2723/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Doubts about the safety of a nuclear power plant in Cuba		 127
(1999/C 118/157)E-2727/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Impact of proposed directive on taxation of savings income (COM(98) 295)		 128
(1999/C 118/158)E-2728/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Taxation of savings income (COM(98) 295)		 128
(1999/C 118/159)E-2729/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Taxation of savings income (COM(98) 295)		 128
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2727/98, E-2728/98 and E-2729/98 129
(1999/C 118/160)E-2733/98 by Christine Oddy to the Commission
Subject: Deforestation in Venezuela		 129
(1999/C 118/161)E-2739/98 by James Moorhouse to the Council
Subject: Human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo		 130
(1999/C 118/162)E-2742/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Car prices in the UK		 131
(1999/C 118/163)E-2743/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Printing of the euro		 131
(1999/C 118/164)E-2744/98 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Discrimination against EU citizens in the enforcement of the Linking Act in the Netherlands		 132
(1999/C 118/165)P-2824/98 by Hedy d'Ancona to the Commission
Subject: EU citizens' obligation to register with the authorities		 133
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2744/98 and P-2824/98 133
(1999/C 118/166)E-2746/98 by Caroline Jackson to the Commission
Subject: EU attitude to Trinidad and human rights		 134
(1999/C 118/167)E-2751/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Safety of children in aircraft		 134
(1999/C 118/168)E-2752/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Spending on social protection in the European Union		 135
(1999/C 118/169)E-2753/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Food shortages in North Korea		 136
(1999/C 118/170)E-2774/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: Lower rate of VAT		 137
(1999/C 118/171)E-2775/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: Creation of the world's largest nature reserve in Surinam		 137
(1999/C 118/172)E-2778/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: The execution by hanging of Mr Ruhu'llah Rawhani in Iran		 138
(1999/C 118/173)E-2781/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: Freedom of movement of goods from the Netherlands to Italy		 139
(1999/C 118/174)E-2783/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: Infringement of the WHO/UNICEF code of conduct on the marketing of human milk substitutes by European firms		 139
(1999/C 118/175)P-2784/98 by Eva Kjer Hansen to the Commission
Subject: Advertising of medical services		 140
(1999/C 118/176)E-2787/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Alleged irregularities in connection with the merger of the Banco di Napoli and the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro		 141
(1999/C 118/177)E-2792/98 by Viviane Reding to the Council
Subject: Persecution of the Baha'i community in Iran		 143
(1999/C 118/178)E-3371/98 by James Nicholson to the Council
Subject: Persecution of Baha'is in Iran		 143
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2792/98 and E-3371/98 143
(1999/C 118/179)E-2794/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Health systems in the EU		 144
(1999/C 118/180)E-2796/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Freedom of movement for journalists in Kosovo		 144
(1999/C 118/181)E-2797/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Abductions in Kosovo		 145
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2796/98 and E-2797/98 145
(1999/C 118/182)E-2798/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: Observers on the border between Albania and Kosovo		 146
(1999/C 118/183)E-2801/98 by Christof Tannert to the Council
Subject: Code of Conduct for European companies operating in third countries		 147
(1999/C 118/184)P-2808/98 by Bernard Lehideux to the Commission
Subject: European directives preventing the recognition of hospital pharmacy as a discipline in its own right		 147
(1999/C 118/185)E-2813/98 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: Regulation of international marriage agencies		 149
(1999/C 118/186)E-2814/98 by Michael Hindley to the Commission
Subject: Action programme for the Republic of Kazakhstan (EU aid to Kazakhstan)		 149
(1999/C 118/187)E-2820/98 by Umberto Bossi to the Council
Subject: Repayment by the Italian Government of the ‘Europe Tax’		 150
(1999/C 118/188)E-2823/98 by Umberto Bossi to the Commission
Subject: Measures to tackle the crisis in Russia		 151
(1999/C 118/189)P-2825/98 by Robert Evans to the Commission
Subject: The orangutan crisis in Indonesia		 151
(1999/C 118/190)E-2832/98 by Niall Andrews to the Commission
Subject: Applications for asylum		 152
(1999/C 118/191)E-2834/98 by Niall Andrews to the Commission
Subject: European Youth Parliament		 153
(1999/C 118/192)E-2849/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Noise pollution in Rome		 153
(1999/C 118/193)E-2860/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Priority access to health care for men in Afghanistan		 154
(1999/C 118/194)E-2864/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Council
Subject: Basing limit values on children - Assessment of impact on children - Children's ecological rights		 155
(1999/C 118/195)E-2872/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Arrangements envisaged by the Commission for the project shared amongst European cities of culture in 2000		 156
(1999/C 118/196)E-2878/98 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Obstacles to the cross-border provision of services		 157
(1999/C 118/197)E-2883/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Georgia/Monsanto Bt potatoes		 158
(1999/C 118/198)E-2884/98 by Jaime Valdivielso de Cué to the Commission
Subject: Mobile telephone calls		 159
(1999/C 118/199)E-2887/98 by Carlos Robles Piquer to the Commission
Subject: Community plan for hotel standards		 160
(1999/C 118/200)P-2892/98 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: Treatment of British passport holders by French border police		 161
(1999/C 118/201)E-2895/98 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: Use of EC food surpluses for emergency overseas food aid		 162
(1999/C 118/202)E-2904/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Information for job seekers		 162
(1999/C 118/203)E-2910/98 by Edward Kellett-Bowman to the Commission
Subject: Safety in the workplace: soldering		 163
(1999/C 118/204)E-2918/98 by Honório Novo to the Commission
Subject: The entry into force of Commission Decision 97/296 of 22 April 1997		 163
(1999/C 118/205)P-2922/98 by Pasqualina Napoletano to the Commission
Subject: Serious irregularities during tests for EC competitions		 164
(1999/C 118/206)P-2974/98 by Luciano Vecchi to the Commission
Subject: Serious irregularities in connection with Commission competition COM/A/8-9 - 10-11 - 12/98		 165
(1999/C 118/207)E-3053/98 by Mair Morgan to the Commission
Subject: Alleged irregularities during recruitment competition COM/A/8-9 - 10-11 - 12/98		 165
(1999/C 118/208)E-3079/98 by Ursula Stenzel to the Commission
Subject: Selection procedure		 165
(1999/C 118/209)P-3101/98 by Maren Günther to the Commission
Subject: Commission competition procedure		 166
(1999/C 118/210)P-3106/98 by Marianne Thyssen to the Commission
Subject: Written test to draw up a reserve list of administrators for the Commission		 166
(1999/C 118/211)P-3136/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Cancellation of European Commission open competition for the recruitment of officials		 167
(1999/C 118/212)E-3253/98 by Maren Günther to the Commission
Subject: Commission competition 1998		 167
Joint answer to Written Questions P-2922/98, P-2974/98, E-3053/98, E-3079/98, P-3101/98, P-3106/98, P-3136/98 and E-3253/98 168
(1999/C 118/213)P-2923/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Commission's opinion regarding statement by the Greek Minister of Education		 169
(1999/C 118/214)E-2927/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Salary of the President of the European Central Bank		 169
(1999/C 118/215)E-2928/98 by Carlos Carnero González to the Council
Subject: Possible restoration of the death penalty in the Philippines and the Marlon Parazo case		 170
(1999/C 118/216)E-2932/98 by Joaquim Miranda to the Commission
Subject: Recognition of official rules governing alternative medicine		 171
(1999/C 118/217)E-2944/98 by Gianfranco Dell'Alba to the Commission
Subject: B7-6601 - Cooperation agreements with third countries		 171
(1999/C 118/218)E-2948/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Secondary law in the field of immigration and asylum policy		 172
(1999/C 118/219)E-2964/98 by Gerardo Fernández-Albor to the Commission
Subject: Teaching of Spanish in Brazil		 173
(1999/C 118/220)E-2968/98 by Riccardo Garosci to the Council
Subject: Restrictions on the free movement of EU citizens with reference to the implementation of the Schengen Agreements at the border between France and Italy		 173
(1999/C 118/221)P-2971/98 by Franz Linser to the Council
Subject: Financing and implementing the Brenner tunnel project		 174
(1999/C 118/222)E-3000/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Data searches of Austrian banks		 175
(1999/C 118/223)E-3001/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Status of public banks		 175
(1999/C 118/224)E-3002/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Withdrawn proposals for directives		 176
(1999/C 118/225)E-3007/98 by Umberto Bossi to the Council
Subject: Italian proposal to promote job creation in the South by means of social security contribution exemptions		 176
(1999/C 118/226)E-3039/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Aluminium pollution		 177
(1999/C 118/227)E-3059/98 by Michèle Lindeperg to the Commission
Subject: Return of Bosnian refugees		 177
(1999/C 118/228)P-3062/98 by Lyndon Harrison to the Commission
Subject: Standards of veterinary training in Europe		 178
(1999/C 118/229)E-3095/98 by André Sainjon to the Commission
Subject: Aid granted by the IMF to South Korea and its repercussions for shipyards		 179
(1999/C 118/230)E-3096/98 by Umberto Bossi to the Council
Subject: The monopoly enjoyed in Italy by CONI - football clubs and free competition		 179
(1999/C 118/231)P-3103/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Purchase of Manchester United Football Club		 180
(1999/C 118/232)E-3108/98 by Hilde Hawlicek to the Commission
Subject: Tourism in the developing countries: safeguarding an important source of income		 180
(1999/C 118/233)E-3121/98 by Luciano Vecchi to the Commission
Subject: Shortcomings of the Commission as regards the EDF project to construct phase 1 of the Gitarama-Kibuve, Rwanda, road		 181
(1999/C 118/234)E-3122/98 by Luciano Vecchi to the Commission
Subject: Shortcomings of the Commission with regard to the EDF project to repair the Goma- Rutsuhuru (phase 1) and the Bukavu-Kavumu (phase 2) roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire)		 182
(1999/C 118/235)P-3127/98 by Antonio Graziani to the Commission
Subject: Damage caused by flooding in the Versilia area		 182
(1999/C 118/236)E-3130/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Licensing medicines for use in animals		 183
(1999/C 118/237)E-3144/98 by Roberto Mezzaroma to the Commission
Subject: Relations with South Africa		 184
(1999/C 118/238)E-3169/98 by Antonio Tajani to the Commission
Subject: Libyan military attack on Italian fishing-boat		 184
(1999/C 118/239)P-3200/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Leak of radioactivity in Bulgaria		 185
(1999/C 118/240)P-3207/98 by Livio Filippi to the Commission
Subject: Closure of Solvay plant in Ferrara		 186
(1999/C 118/241)E-3338/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI)		 186
(1999/C 118/242)P-3379/98 by Luis Campoy Zueco to the Commission
Subject: Aids to SMUs		 187
(1999/C 118/243)E-3387/98 by Diemut Theato to the Commission
Subject: Cancellation of the Open Competition of 14 September 1998		 188
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