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Document C:2000:330E:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, CE 330, 21 November 2000


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C 330 E
Volume 43
21 November 2000
English editionInformation and Notices
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
2000/C 330 E/001E-0466/99 by Georg Jarzembowski to the Commission
Subject: Abandoned building project for a further training centre in Agios Dimitrios, Pelion, Greece (Supplementary Answer)		 1
2000/C 330 E/002E-1482/99 by Lucio Manisco to the Commission
Subject: The case of the Commission official Paul van Buitenen		 2
2000/C 330 E/003P-1890/99 by Pietro-Paolo Mennea to the Commission
Subject: Facilities to be built close to Castel del Monte (Supplementary Answer)		 3
2000/C 330 E/004E-1962/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Efficiency of award and monitoring mechanisms for the funding of projects		 4
2000/C 330 E/005E-2065/99 by Umberto Bossi to the Commission
Subject: Proposal to amend the directive on honey intended for human consumption		 5
2000/C 330 E/006E-2075/99 by Agnes Schierhuber to the Commission
Subject: Liberalisation in the context of the WTO negotiations (Supplementary Answer)		 7
2000/C 330 E/007E-2136/99 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Translation of harmonised standards pursuant to the lifts directive into the eleven official languages of the EU		 8
2000/C 330 E/008E-2361/99 by Theresa Villiers to the Commission
Subject: Council Directive 96/29/Euratom		 9
2000/C 330 E/009E-2399/99 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Cleaning up the legacy of asbestos pollution in the European Union		 10
2000/C 330 E/010P-2451/99 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel to the Commission
Subject: Overlapping of meetings of the Commission and of the European Parliament		 11
2000/C 330 E/011E-2486/99 by Joachim Wuermeling and Maria Berger to the Commission
Subject: Enlargement to the East - Günter Verheugen's announcement of an instrument to promote border regions		 12
2000/C 330 E/012E-2491/99 by Pere Esteve to the Commission
Subject: Diversion of watercourses in Europe		 13
2000/C 330 E/013E-2503/99 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Minimum standards for the protection of laying hens		 14
2000/C 330 E/014E-2504/99 by Astrid Thors to the Commission
Subject: New toxic substances harmful to the environment discovered in food		 15
2000/C 330 E/015E-2510/99 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Lack of Community law on efficient, sustainable use of water resources, as highlighted by the case of the Terra Mítica theme park in the Valencia region of Spain		 16
2000/C 330 E/016E-2531/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Foundation of a centre for the promotion of classical studies and the teaching of ancient Greek and Latin at educational institutions (Supplementary Answer)		 17
2000/C 330 E/017E-2536/99 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission
Subject: Status of the teaching of Finnish in the EU institutions		 18
2000/C 330 E/018E-2538/99 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
Subject: Milk quota exceeded in the Azores Autonomous region of Portugal		 19
2000/C 330 E/019P-2541/99 by Mario Mantovani to the Commission
Subject: Fixing of prices of pharmaceutical products in Italy		 20
2000/C 330 E/020E-2555/99 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Rail travel standards		 20
2000/C 330 E/021E-2557/99 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Waste recycling		 21
2000/C 330 E/022E-2558/99 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Waste recycling incentives		 21
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2557/99 and E-2558/99 21
2000/C 330 E/023E-2559/99 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Shipping flags		 22
2000/C 330 E/024E-2572/99 by Markus Ferber to the Commission
Subject: Air fares in the EU		 23
2000/C 330 E/025E-2585/99 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Data on nuclear pollution of oceans		 24
2000/C 330 E/026E-2586/99 by Marialiese Flemming to the Commission
Subject: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child		 25
2000/C 330 E/027E-2594/99 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission
Subject: Ridham Dock incinerator		 25
2000/C 330 E/028E-2611/99 by Markus Ferber to the Commission
Subject: Use of courier services in the Commission		 26
2000/C 330 E/029E-2617/99 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Environmental effects of growth in UK sheep numbers		 27
2000/C 330 E/030E-2623/99 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: The state of the development of the Lyon-Turin-Milan-Verona-Venice-Trieste		 27
2000/C 330 E/031E-2626/99 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: New ATAC programme and increased pollution in Rome		 28
2000/C 330 E/032E-2636/99 by Hans-Peter Mayer to the Commission
Subject: Renewable energy sources - the Commission's intentions		 30
2000/C 330 E/033E-2639/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Commission proposals on the COM in cotton		 31
2000/C 330 E/034E-2641/99 by Elizabeth Lynne to the Commission
Subject: Health and safety in the buildings of the European Institutions		 32
2000/C 330 E/035E-2643/99 by Andrew Duff to the Commission
Subject: Rules and regulations for inspection of abattoirs in the United Kingdom		 33
2000/C 330 E/036E-2644/99 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya to the Commission
Subject: URBAN programme		 34
2000/C 330 E/037E-2646/99 by Reinhold Messner to the Commission
Subject: Val del Cerfone E78-E45 road link		 34
2000/C 330 E/038E-2650/99 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Noise pollution in via Peccioli/via Chiusi		 35
2000/C 330 E/039E-2651/99 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Air pollution in Rome		 36
2000/C 330 E/040E-2652/99 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Reliability of airbags		 37
2000/C 330 E/041E-2657/99 by António Campos to the Commission
Subject: Common agricultural policy		 38
2000/C 330 E/042E-2664/99 by Proinsias De Rossa to the Commission
Subject: Information on the URBAN Programme		 39
2000/C 330 E/043E-2672/99 by Jürgen Zimmerling to the Commission
Subject: Objective 2 support		 40
2000/C 330 E/044E-2674/99 by Jillian Evans to the Commission
Subject: Possible health effects of waste to energy incinerators		 40
2000/C 330 E/045E-2700/99 by Alexander de Roo, Torben Lund and Cristina García-Orcoyen Tormo to the Commission
Subject: Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC		 41
2000/C 330 E/046E-2705/99 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission
Subject: Fisheries - Reallocation of FIFG		 42
2000/C 330 E/047E-2706/99 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission
Subject: Fisheries - FIFG and the UK		 42
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2705/99 and E-2706/99 43
2000/C 330 E/048E-2721/99 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Poisoning of protected birds in Spain		 43
2000/C 330 E/049E-2740/99 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Elf-Atochem chemical plant in Boretto, Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna, Italy)		 44
2000/C 330 E/050E-2748/99 by Gérard Deprez to the Commission
Subject: Common rules for a denied-boarding compensation system		 45
2000/C 330 E/051E-2761/99 by Mauro Nobilia to the Commission
Subject: Subsidies for ferry services to islands (Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty with regard to subsidy C/64/99 - formerly NN 68/99)		 46
2000/C 330 E/052E-2768/99 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Upkeep of European waterways		 47
2000/C 330 E/053E-2769/99 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Inclusion of inland navigation projects in the list of TEN priorities		 48
2000/C 330 E/054P-2771/99 by Mario Mastella to the Commission
Subject: Apparent European ban on wood-fired ovens		 49
2000/C 330 E/055E-2782/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Anti-dumping measures against non-Community steel products		 50
2000/C 330 E/056E-2804/99 by Jorge Hernández Mollar to the Commission
Subject: Concerns felt by the avocado sector as a result of the EU-Mexico agreement		 52
2000/C 330 E/057E-2807/99 by Jean-Claude Fruteau to the Commission
Subject: COM in bananas		 53
2000/C 330 E/058E-2813/99 by Raffaele Costa to the Commission
Subject: Administration of calls for tenders in connection with common agricultural policy funding		 54
2000/C 330 E/059E-2814/99 by Theodorus Bouwman and Alexander de Roo to the Commission
Subject: Ijzeren Rijn line trains through the middle of Dutch nature conservancy areas&quest;		 55
2000/C 330 E/060P-2816/99 by Roy Perry to the Commission
Subject: Interreg and maritime border regions		 55
2000/C 330 E/061E-2820/99 by Helle Thorning-Schmidt to the Commission
Subject: Asbestos ban		 56
2000/C 330 E/062E-2821/99 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission
Subject: Administrative investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office at the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank		 57
2000/C 330 E/063E-2822/99 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission
Subject: Administrative investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office at the European Investment Bank		 58
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2821/99 and E-2822/99 58
2000/C 330 E/064E-2823/99 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission
Subject: Financial assistance for innovative and job-creating SMEs		 58
2000/C 330 E/065E-2825/99 by Emilia Müller to the Commission
Subject: Completion of the Amberg-Waidhaus section of the A6 motorway		 60
2000/C 330 E/066E-2826/99 by Ioannis Souladakis to the Council
Subject: Looting and trafficking in cultural objects of value in Kosovo		 61
2000/C 330 E/067E-2840/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola to the Commission
Subject: Total number of applications relating to climate change research received in the first round of Calls for Proposals		 62
2000/C 330 E/068E-2850/99 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Conversion of driving licences for migrant workers		 62
2000/C 330 E/069E-2863/99 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Environmental impact of the "southern option" for the proposed Oropesa-Cabanes road link (Spain)		 63
2000/C 330 E/070E-2865/99 by Luis Berenguer Fuster to the Commission
Subject: Structure of the Spanish electricity market and costs of the transition to competition		 64
2000/C 330 E/071E-0001/00 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of access to the grid under EU Directive 96/92/EC of 19 December 1996 - transmission conditions for independent power suppliers		 65
2000/C 330 E/072E-0003/00 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Excise duties on wine in Ireland		 66
2000/C 330 E/073P-0008/00 by Margrietus van den Berg to the Commission
Subject: CITES-negotiations 2000		 66
2000/C 330 E/074E-0017/00 by Bart Staes to the Council
Subject: Oil discharges at sea		 67
2000/C 330 E/075E-0018/00 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Oil discharged at sea		 68
2000/C 330 E/076E-0019/00 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Rejection of food aid funded from Echo's budget		 69
2000/C 330 E/077E-0034/00 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: The effect of glyphosate on the environment and biodiversity		 71
2000/C 330 E/078E-0035/00 by Robert Evans to the Commission
Subject: Rearing of grouse and pheasants		 72
2000/C 330 E/079E-0042/00 by Alexander de Roo to the Commission
Subject: Harmonisation of bans on night flights		 72
2000/C 330 E/080P-0065/00 by Carlo Fatuzzo to the Commission
Subject: Milan airport system: Malpensa - Linate - Orio al Serio		 73
2000/C 330 E/081E-0068/00 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Construction of the Itoiz dam		 74
2000/C 330 E/082P-0071/00 by Juan Ojeda Sanz to the Commission
Subject: Delays in the payment of EU aid to olive growers in Andalusia		 75
2000/C 330 E/083E-0072/00 by Mathieu Grosch to the Commission
Subject: Waste wood in chipboard		 76
2000/C 330 E/084E-0076/00 by Antonio Tajani to the Commission
Subject: Possible exclusion of the municipalities of Barberino, Tavernelle and S. Casciano from the areas eligible for funding under the Leader&plus; project		 78
2000/C 330 E/085E-0085/00 by Hanja Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: Ivory trade		 79
2000/C 330 E/086E-0086/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Council
Subject: Situation in Chechnya		 79
2000/C 330 E/087E-0088/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Inclusion of Galicia in the trans-European high-speed rail networks during the 2000-2006 period		 81
2000/C 330 E/088E-0092/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: High-speed rail link between northern Portugal and Galicia		 81
2000/C 330 E/089E-0093/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Investment in Galicia's railways during the 2000-2006 period		 81
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0088/00, E-0092/00 and E-0093/00 81
2000/C 330 E/090E-0091/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Milk production surpluses and quotas allocated to the Member States		 82
2000/C 330 E/091E-0107/00 by Juan Ojeda Sanz to the Commission
Subject: Revision of TEN guidelines - safety in projects of common interest		 83
2000/C 330 E/092E-0109/00 by Kathalijne Buitenweg and Nelly Maes to the Commission
Subject: Effectiveness of research under the Fifth Framework programme		 84
2000/C 330 E/093E-0110/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Decentralisation of air communications		 85
2000/C 330 E/094E-0111/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Environmental deterioration of the river Tea in Galicia		 85
2000/C 330 E/095P-0117/00 by Mathieu Grosch to the Commission
Subject: Ban on night flights at Zaventem airport in Belgium		 86
2000/C 330 E/096E-0123/00 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Computer recycling		 87
2000/C 330 E/097P-0131/00 by Theodorus Bouwman to the Commission
Subject: Employment of "third-country" drivers		 88
2000/C 330 E/098P-0132/00 by Francesco Speroni to the Commission
Subject: Road signs in Italy		 89
2000/C 330 E/099E-0136/00 by Gerhard Hager to the Council
Subject: Setting up of Eurojust		 89
2000/C 330 E/100E-0142/00 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Clarification of tender award procedures for road reconstruction in Addis Abeba financed by the European Development Fund		 90
2000/C 330 E/101E-0146/00 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Commission report on the veterinary mission carried out in Italy		 91
2000/C 330 E/102E-0149/00 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: Traffic separation schemes and interpretation of rules to prevent collisions in the German Bight		 92
2000/C 330 E/103E-0152/00 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Exceeding of maximum permissible nitrate levels in water for human consumption in the Community of Valencia (Spain)		 93
2000/C 330 E/104P-0156/00 by Niels Busk to the Commission
Subject: Framework directive on water policy COM(1999) 271		 94
2000/C 330 E/105E-0165/00 by Rosa Díez González, Fernando Pérez Royo and Luis Berenguer Fuster to the Commission
Subject: Monitoring of state aid to the Spanish electricity sector		 96
2000/C 330 E/106E-0167/00 by Rosa Díez González, Fernando Pérez Royo and Luis Berenguer Fuster to the Commission
Subject: Competition transition costs (CTC) and market variables for the Spanish electricity sector		 96
2000/C 330 E/107E-0173/00 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
Subject: EU cooperation to help Mexico pay off the bank rescue debt		 97
2000/C 330 E/108E-0178/00 by Erik Meijer and Helmuth Markov to the Commission
Subject: Discontinuing of train services between the Netherlands and Germany after upgrading of the Nieuweschans - Weneer section of the TEN (Supplementary Answer)		 98
2000/C 330 E/109P-0179/00 by Alexander de Roo to the Commission
Subject: Exploratory drilling in the Biesbosch		 99
2000/C 330 E/110E-0180/00 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Olaf's sphere of activity		 100
2000/C 330 E/111E-0193/00 by Monica Frassoni to the Commission
Subject: Road tunnel at the port of Olbia, Sardinia		 101
2000/C 330 E/112E-0207/00 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: WTO reform		 102
2000/C 330 E/113E-0342/00 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: Reform of the WTO		 102
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0207/00 and E-0342/00 102
2000/C 330 E/114E-0215/00 by Mauro Nobilia to the Commission
Subject: Waste incineration plant at Battipaglia		 103
2000/C 330 E/115E-0217/00 by Mario Mantovani to the Commission
Subject: Radioactive waste at the JRC in Ispra		 104
2000/C 330 E/116E-0218/00 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Financial aid to the European oil industry		 104
2000/C 330 E/117E-0220/00 by Willy De Clercq to the Commission
Subject: Post-clearance recovery of customs duty on textile products imported from Bangladesh		 105
2000/C 330 E/118P-0223/00 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Road widening works at Glen of the Downs, Co. Wicklow, Ireland		 106
2000/C 330 E/119P-0226/00 by José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra to the Council
Subject: Arrest of moderate dissidents in Cuba		 107
2000/C 330 E/120E-0237/00 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Enforcement of inspection for ships		 108
2000/C 330 E/121E-0243/00 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Building of car parks at Piazza Vescovio and Via Moricone in Rome		 108
2000/C 330 E/122E-0244/00 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Removal of the Greek tobacco variety "Katerini" from Italy's register of Community tobacco varieties		 109
2000/C 330 E/123E-0249/00 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission
Subject: Pension liabilities		 110
2000/C 330 E/124E-0251/00 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission
Subject: Statement by Commissioner Liikanen		 111
2000/C 330 E/125E-0259/00 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: EU radon gas levels		 112
2000/C 330 E/126E-0272/00 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Legal basis of PPPs		 113
2000/C 330 E/127E-0273/00 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Theoretical basis of Eurostat's PPP data		 114
2000/C 330 E/128E-0274/00 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Use of PPPs for the purpose of regional policy		 114
2000/C 330 E/129P-0282/00 by Adriana Poli Bortone to the Commission
Subject: Crisis in the olive oil market: proposal to set up a Community olive oil databank		 115
2000/C 330 E/130E-0287/00 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: EU number plates in Switzerland		 117
2000/C 330 E/131E-0290/00 by Jan Wiersma to the Council
Subject: Phare programme for Croatia		 117
2000/C 330 E/132P-0309/00 by Alexander de Roo to the Commission
Subject: De Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide border park development		 118
2000/C 330 E/133E-0312/00 by Marietta Giannakou-Koutsikou to the Commission
Subject: Safeguarding citizens' rights in view of the advent of new forms of telecommunications		 119
2000/C 330 E/134E-0314/00 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission
Subject: Olive oil imports from third countries		 120
2000/C 330 E/135E-0318/00 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Mining and exploitation of gold deposits on the Island of Milos		 121
2000/C 330 E/136E-0319/00 by Dana Scallon to the Commission
Subject: Environmental pollution and health		 123
2000/C 330 E/137E-0320/00 by Dana Scallon to the Commission
Subject: Biosafety Protocol Conference and the decision-making process		 123
2000/C 330 E/138E-0321/00 by Dana Scallon to the Commission
Subject: Food safety		 124
2000/C 330 E/139E-0322/00 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Irregularities at the Las Cárvacas rubbish dump in Madrid		 125
2000/C 330 E/140E-0323/00 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Environmental impact of the planned airport at Castellón (Spain)		 126
2000/C 330 E/141E-0324/00 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Construction of the Valencia-Tarragona railway line		 127
2000/C 330 E/142E-0329/00 by Mauro Nobilia to the Commission
Subject: Monopoly of the Italian Register of Shipping (R.I.N.A.)		 128
2000/C 330 E/143E-0330/00 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Grant of a licence to conduct test borings for gas in the "De Biesbosch" National Park in the Netherlands		 129
2000/C 330 E/144E-0332/00 by Jan Mulder to the Commission
Subject: Financing arrangements for combating veterinary disease in the EU		 130
2000/C 330 E/145E-0334/00 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Council
Subject: Special treatment of a Kurdish national imprisoned in Hamburg		 131
2000/C 330 E/146E-0338/00 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Unemployment figures for Greece		 131
2000/C 330 E/147E-0340/00 by Bill Miller to the Commission
Subject: Transportation of live animals		 132
2000/C 330 E/148E-0341/00 by Bill Miller to the Commission
Subject: Transportation of live animals		 133
2000/C 330 E/149E-0425/00 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Protection of animals during transport		 133
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0340/00, E-0341/00 and E-0425/00 133
2000/C 330 E/150E-0343/00 by Elizabeth Lynne to the Commission
Subject: Ageism in the aviation industry		 134
2000/C 330 E/151E-0344/00 by Juan Naranjo Escobar to the Commission
Subject: Reorganisation of the DG for Energy and Transport		 134
2000/C 330 E/152E-0347/00 by Jaime Valdivielso de Cué to the Commission
Subject: Trade		 135
2000/C 330 E/153E-0350/00 by Rosa Díez González, Fernando Pérez Royo and Luis Berenguer Fuster to the Commission
Subject: Public aid in the electricity sector in Spain: costs borne by the consumer		 136
2000/C 330 E/154E-0354/00 by Armando Cossutta and Lucio Manisco to the Commission
Subject: Rising cost of motor vehicle liability insurance		 136
2000/C 330 E/155P-0360/00 by Jean Lambert to the Commission
Subject: Construction of a water bottling plant in Taguluche, La Gomera island (Canaries)		 137
2000/C 330 E/156E-0362/00 by Klaus-Heiner Lehne to the Commission
Subject: The Commission's attitude towards the problem of the exhaustion of trade mark rights and the admissibility of parallel imports		 139
2000/C 330 E/157E-0363/00 by Klaus-Heiner Lehne to the Commission
Subject: The Commission's attitude towards the problem of the exhaustion of trade mark rights and the admissibility of parallel import		 139
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0362/00 and E-0363/00 140
2000/C 330 E/158E-0367/00 by Marie-Noëlle Lienemann to the Commission
Subject: Reduced VAT rates for district heating systems' customers		 141
2000/C 330 E/159E-0368/00 by Benedetto Della Vedova to the Commission
Subject: Transfer of part of the electricity generation capacity of ENEL S.p.A., the former Italian state monopoly in this sector		 141
2000/C 330 E/160P-0372/00 by Lord Inglewood to the Commission
Subject: Implementation in the UK of Article 33 of the EC Treaty		 143
2000/C 330 E/161E-0374/00 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Higher education in the United Kingdom		 143
2000/C 330 E/162E-0375/00 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Higher education tuition fees		 143
2000/C 330 E/163E-0376/00 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Higher education tuition fees		 144
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0374/00, E-0375/00 and E-0376/00 144
2000/C 330 E/164E-0379/00 by Juan Ojeda Sanz to the Commission
Subject: Measures to provide information on the current denied-boarding compensation system		 145
2000/C 330 E/165E-0381/00 by Juan Ojeda Sanz to the Commission
Subject: Improving road safety by tackling accident "black spots" and sections of road with high accident rates		 146
2000/C 330 E/166E-0382/00 by Juan Ojeda Sanz to the Commission
Subject: Information and direction signs for international traffic on the trans-European road network (TERN)		 147
2000/C 330 E/167E-0383/00 by Juan Ojeda Sanz to the Commission
Subject: Adaptation to technical progress of motor vehicles		 147
2000/C 330 E/168E-0385/00 by Nelly Maes to the Commission
Subject: Anti-advertising chip in televisions		 148
2000/C 330 E/169P-0393/00 by Caroline Lucas to the Commission
Subject: Council Directive 91/628 (as amended by Council Directive 95/29 of June 1995) on protection of animals during transport		 150
2000/C 330 E/170P-0395/00 by Dorette Corbey to the Commission
Subject: Canadian seal cull quota		 150
2000/C 330 E/171E-0397/00 by Doris Pack to the Commission
Subject: FIBT advertising rights on bobsleighs, helmets and competitors' clothing		 151
2000/C 330 E/172E-0401/00 by Mikko Pesälä and Samuli Pohjamo to the Commission
Subject: Impartiality of EU food monitoring		 152
2000/C 330 E/173E-0406/00 by Gerhard Schmid to the Council
Subject: Compensation for German shipping and transport firms operating on the Danube following the closing of the Yugoslav section of the Danube		 153
2000/C 330 E/174E-0409/00 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Reduction of peat use in horticulture		 154
2000/C 330 E/175E-0411/00 by Pasqualina Napoletano to the Council
Subject: Mission financed by the Commission for customs reform in Albania		 154
2000/C 330 E/176E-0419/00 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Eliminating the dangers of using depleted uranium in (civil) aviation		 155
2000/C 330 E/177E-0423/00 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou to the Council
Subject: Respect for human rights in EU foreign policy		 156
2000/C 330 E/178E-0432/00 by Giorgos Katiforis to the Commission
Subject: Commission dispute with the International Automobile Federation		 157
2000/C 330 E/179E-0434/00 by Cristiana Muscardini and Mauro Nobilia to the Commission
Subject: Housing safety standards		 158
2000/C 330 E/180P-0440/00 by Bernd Lange to the Commission
Subject: Procedure for concluding contracts under the Fifth framework programme for research		 159
2000/C 330 E/181E-0443/00 by Jan Wiersma to the Council
Subject: Domestic fuel oil for opposition towns in Serbia		 160
2000/C 330 E/182P-0448/00 by Phillip Whitehead to the Commission
Subject: BSE in France		 160
2000/C 330 E/183P-0449/00 by Harlem Désir to the Council
Subject: Political situation in Austria and amendment of the Treaties		 161
2000/C 330 E/184E-0455/00 by Elisabeth Jeggle to the Commission
Subject: Health inspection fees for meat - Directive 85/73/EEC		 162
2000/C 330 E/185E-0459/00 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Catchment area management - ESDP		 163
2000/C 330 E/186E-0462/00 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: Blood alcohol levels for drivers		 165
2000/C 330 E/187E-0464/00 by Gunilla Carlsson to the Commission
Subject: Must-carry rules for cable networks and their impact on the EU's policy on "Television without Frontiers"		 165
2000/C 330 E/188E-0466/00 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Commission policy on implementation of the EU budget for 2000 in respect of the promotion and safeguard of regional and minority languages		 166
2000/C 330 E/189E-0467/00 by Luis Berenguer Fuster to the Commission
Subject: Shortcomings in the transposition of Community legislation on health and safety at work into Spanish law		 167
2000/C 330 E/190E-0469/00 by Isabelle Caullery to the Commission
Subject: European Union measures in the Île-de-France region		 168
2000/C 330 E/191E-0470/00 by Isabelle Caullery to the Commission
Subject: Programmes, Community projects and European initiatives in the Île-de-France region		 169
Supplementary joint answer to Written Questions E-0469/00 and E-0470/00 169
2000/C 330 E/192E-0472/00 by Béatrice Patrie to the Commission
Subject: Access to "generic" pharmaceuticals		 169
2000/C 330 E/193E-0477/00 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Sellafield reprocessing plant and Cap de la Hague		 170
2000/C 330 E/194E-0480/00 by Alejandro Cercas to the Commission
Subject: Allocation from the Structural Funds for the region of Estremedura for the period 2000-2006		 171
2000/C 330 E/195E-0483/00 by Alejandro Cercas to the Commission
Subject: Funding under the EQUAL Community initiative		 171
2000/C 330 E/196E-0488/00 by Werner Langen to the Commission
Subject: Admissibility of parallel imports		 172
2000/C 330 E/197E-0489/00 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of the "Leonardo da Vinci" vocational training programme		 173
2000/C 330 E/198E-0492/00 by Luis Berenguer Fuster and Fernando Pérez Royo to the Commission
Subject: Statements made by Commissioner Monti in Spain concerning state aid granted by the Spanish Government		 174
2000/C 330 E/199E-0497/00 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Revision of the EWC Directive		 175
2000/C 330 E/200E-0500/00 by Charles Tannock to the Council
Subject: Member State violations of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and the consolidated Treaty establishing the European Community		 175
2000/C 330 E/201E-0503/00 by Christopher Huhne to the Council
Subject: Reassignment of Council staff		 176
2000/C 330 E/202E-0506/00 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Use of intelligence services to gather information about commercial activities		 177
2000/C 330 E/203E-0507/00 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Measurement of regional living standards		 177
2000/C 330 E/204E-0509/00 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Assessment of inflation differentials		 178
2000/C 330 E/205E-0519/00 by Elizabeth Lynne to the Commission
Subject: Transparency		 179
2000/C 330 E/206E-0522/00 by Monica Frassoni to the Commission
Subject: Procedure followed by Poste Italiane SpA for the award of contracts for mail delivery services		 179
2000/C 330 E/207E-0523/00 by Giovanni Pittella to the Commission
Subject: Investigating and preventing mobbing in Europe		 180
2000/C 330 E/208E-0529/00 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Workplace equipment for blind switchboard operators		 181
2000/C 330 E/209E-0530/00 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of the Socrates education programme		 182
2000/C 330 E/210E-0537/00 by Raffaele Costa to the Commission
Subject: European standards for emissions and residues from incinerators		 183
2000/C 330 E/211P-0541/00 by Minerva Malliori to the Commission
Subject: Mental health		 184
2000/C 330 E/212E-0550/00 by Astrid Lulling to the Commission
Subject: Commission proceedings against restrictions imposed by the Evin law (France) on the televised broadcasting in France of sporting events held abroad		 185
2000/C 330 E/213E-0563/00 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Public procurement		 186
2000/C 330 E/214E-0568/00 by Christopher Huhne to the Council
Subject: Staff dismissals and wage costs		 187
2000/C 330 E/215E-0573/00 by Christopher Huhne to the Council
Subject: Council staff		 188
2000/C 330 E/216P-0577/00 by Niall Andrews to the Commission
Subject: Spring and MCI WorldCom merger		 188
2000/C 330 E/217E-0596/00 by Ioannis Marínos and Antonios Trakatellis to the Commission
Subject: Turkish ministers' disagreements and concerns about Akkuyu - European strategy for nuclear safety		 189
2000/C 330 E/218E-0606/00 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
Subject: European Day for Tolerance		 190
2000/C 330 E/219E-0611/00 by Raffaele Costa to the Commission
Subject: Quarterly calculation of bank interest payable by account-holders		 191
2000/C 330 E/220E-0613/00 by Jan Mulder to the Commission
Subject: Vaccination against IBR in the European Union		 191
2000/C 330 E/221E-0616/00 by Joaquim Miranda to the Commission
Subject: Suspension of investment incentives in the Lisbon and Tagus valley region		 192
2000/C 330 E/222E-0620/00 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Teaching of Greek-language interpreting		 193
2000/C 330 E/223E-0621/00 by William Newton Dunn to the Commission
Subject: Hallmarking		 193
2000/C 330 E/224E-0634/00 by Cristiana Muscardini and Sergio Berlato to the Commission
Subject: Eradication of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)		 194
2000/C 330 E/225E-0635/00 by Ieke van den Burg to the Commission
Subject: Plans for a "child care cheque" in Carinthia		 195
2000/C 330 E/226P-0642/00 by Andre Brie to the Commission
Subject: Commission's position regarding the arrest of Kurdish mayors in Turkey		 196
2000/C 330 E/227P-0644/00 by Michl Ebner to the Council
Subject: The behaviour of Belgium and France towards Austria		 197
2000/C 330 E/228P-0662/00 by Helena Torres Marques to the Commission
Subject: Fifth Action Programme on equal opportunities for women and men		 198
2000/C 330 E/229P-0663/00 by Martin Schulz to the Commission
Subject: The Leuna refinery in the Federal Republic of Germany		 198
2000/C 330 E/230P-0666/00 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
Subject: Allegations of ESF fraud in Spain		 199
2000/C 330 E/231P-0669/00 by Anna Terrón i Cusí to the Commission
Subject: Transposition of Directive 92/61/EEC into Spanish legislation		 200
2000/C 330 E/232E-0672/00 by Mauro Nobilia to the Commission
Subject: Protection from asbestos for workers in the air and sea transport sectors		 201
2000/C 330 E/233P-0675/00 by José Pomés Ruiz to the Commission
Subject: The length of time ECHO has had no Director		 202
2000/C 330 E/234E-0676/00 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Tourism measures		 203
2000/C 330 E/235E-0678/00 by Avril Doyle to the Commission
Subject: Discrepancies in the levels of heart disease among EU Member States and the need for further preventive action		 204
2000/C 330 E/236E-0679/00 by Avril Doyle to the Commission
Subject: Car prices in Ireland and the future legal framework of car distribution		 204
2000/C 330 E/237E-0684/00 by Elspeth Attwooll to the Commission
Subject: Daytime running lights		 205
2000/C 330 E/238P-0692/00 by Francesco Speroni to the Commission
Subject: Fixed-term contracts for the Fifth Framework programme		 206
2000/C 330 E/239E-0700/00 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: Canary Islands import regulations		 207
2000/C 330 E/240P-0705/00 by Nelly Maes to the Council
Subject: Amendments to the Netherlands Exceptional Medical Expenses Act		 207
2000/C 330 E/241E-0712/00 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Amending Directives 98/95/EC and 98/96/EC		 208
2000/C 330 E/242E-0716/00 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: The compliance of the payment of tuition fees in the UK with EU competition law		 209
2000/C 330 E/243E-0719/00 by Manuel Pérez Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Accidents at work		 209
2000/C 330 E/244P-0729/00 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Korea meeting and the European shipbuilding industry		 210
2000/C 330 E/245P-0731/00 by Paul Coûteaux to the Commission
Subject: FSCs - Case before the WTO		 211
2000/C 330 E/246P-0732/00 by Francesco Turchi to the Commission
Subject: Objectivity of information provided by public broadcasters		 212
2000/C 330 E/247P-0734/00 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Construction of an underground car park in Piazza Lorenzini in Rome		 212
2000/C 330 E/248E-0764/00 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Report by the European Round Table of Industrialists on state pensions		 213
2000/C 330 E/249E-0795/00 by Stephen Hughes to the Commission
Subject: Lucent Technologies		 214
2000/C 330 E/250P-0809/00 by Harlem Désir to the Commission
Subject: Condemnation by the WTO's body of appeal of the tax treatment of foreign sales corporations (FSCs) in the USA		 215
2000/C 330 E/251P-0810/00 by Pasqualina Napoletano to the Commission
Subject: Situation of dentists in Italy		 215
2000/C 330 E/252P-0828/00 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Television set fire safety		 216
2000/C 330 E/253E-0837/00 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Mining of iron-nickel at Platani in Aghia Sofia, Euboea		 217
2000/C 330 E/254E-0839/00 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Problems in implementing the Operational Programme on Education and Initial Vocational Training as part of the Community Support Framework for Greece		 218
2000/C 330 E/255E-0840/00 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission
Subject: Unemployment rate in Greece		 219
2000/C 330 E/256E-0933/00 by Helmuth Markov to the Commission
Subject: Commission investigations against the German Land of Thuringia		 220
2000/C 330 E/257E-0951/00 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: The Objective 2 region of Hainaut		 220
2000/C 330 E/258P-1027/00 by Marietta Giannakou-Koutsikou to the Commission
Subject: Programme for combating unemployment and exclusion from the labour market		 221
2000/C 330 E/259E-1095/00 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Aboño thermal power station (Asturias)		 222
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