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Document C:2002:134E:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, CE 134, 06 June 2002


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6 June 2002
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
2002/C 134 E/001E-1381/01 by Eija-Riitta Korhola to the Commission
Subject: Solution of the Moluccas conflict in Indonesia		 1
2002/C 134 E/002E-1418/01 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
Subject: Measures to prevent the counterfeiting of euro coins and banknotes		 2
2002/C 134 E/003E-1668/01 by Ulla Sandbæk to the Commission
Subject: Adaptation of Member States' pension schemes		 3
2002/C 134 E/004E-1788/01 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Ban on music and singing in Afghanistan		 4
2002/C 134 E/005E-1846/01 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Finnish system of tax credits on dividends		 5
2002/C 134 E/006E-1894/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Monitoring of projects jointly funded under the 2nd CSF in Greece		 5
2002/C 134 E/007P-1953/01 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Programme of assistance to Palestinian society		 7
2002/C 134 E/008E-1965/01 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Pine-tree processionary caterpillar in Greece		 8
2002/C 134 E/009E-1985/01 by Jan Mulder to the Commission
Subject: Promoting the use of marker vaccines		 8
2002/C 134 E/010E-2047/01 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Information and public relations		 9
2002/C 134 E/011E-2068/01 by Stefano Zappalà to the Commission
Subject: Non-Community vessels in Italian waters		 10
2002/C 134 E/012P-2078/01 by Pat Gallagher to the Commission
Subject: Dolphin by-catch		 11
2002/C 134 E/013P-2085/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Scandals involving the administration of the land register in Greece		 12
2002/C 134 E/014E-2116/01 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Aventis T25 genetically modified maize		 13
2002/C 134 E/015E-2149/01 by Freddy Blak to the Commission
Subject: Time-wasting bureaucracy at the Commission		 14
2002/C 134 E/016E-2156/01 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Redirection of European oil subsidies towards sustainable energy sources		 15
2002/C 134 E/017E-2165/01 by Elisabeth Schroedter to the Commission
Subject: Planning conflicts between support for border regions and European nature protection in the Hohenwutzen-Süd — Güstebieser Loose area (Brandenburg)		 16
2002/C 134 E/018E-2204/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: International agreements on tuna		 18
2002/C 134 E/019E-2240/01 by María Rodríguez Ramos, Rosa Díez González and Raimon Obiols i Germà to the Commission
Subject: Suspension of international adoptions in Romania		 18
2002/C 134 E/020E-2277/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Continuing treatment of ship cargoes with toxic gases and measures to reduce the risks involved		 20
2002/C 134 E/021E-2282/01 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: European Commission funding in Paraguay		 21
2002/C 134 E/022E-2293/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Combating instability in Eastern Europe by protection and the early development of alternatives to rapid accession to the EU		 22
2002/C 134 E/023E-2305/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Ending of police violence, intimidation and ethnic hatred in the applicant countries before accession to the EU		 23
2002/C 134 E/024E-2321/01 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou to the Council
Subject: Trafficking in human beings in the EU: the example of Greece		 25
2002/C 134 E/025E-2346/01 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Seychelles		 26
2002/C 134 E/026E-2354/01 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: EU-Mercosur negotiations		 26
2002/C 134 E/027E-2357/01 by Fernando Fernández Martín to the Commission
Subject: Protection measures with regard to time-sharing		 27
2002/C 134 E/028E-2384/01 by Emilia Müller to the Commission
Subject: Information on the taxation of owners of houses and plots of land		 27
2002/C 134 E/029E-2395/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Inadequate monitoring of scrap metal for radioactive materials during transport, storage and processing		 28
2002/C 134 E/030P-2408/01 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Issuing of visas to representatives of the Chechen people and other oppressed peoples of the world		 30
2002/C 134 E/031E-2415/01 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Equitable Life and pensions		 31
2002/C 134 E/032E-2418/01 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou to the Council
Subject: Falsification of statistical data in Greece		 32
2002/C 134 E/033E-2421/01 by Baroness Sarah Ludford to the Commission
Subject: Vietnam		 32
2002/C 134 E/034E-2433/01 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Membership of Parliament under the Treaty of Nice		 33
2002/C 134 E/035E-2448/01 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
Subject: Ratification of protocols to the Alpine Convention		 34
2002/C 134 E/036E-2465/01 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Council
Subject: The internal political enlargement of the Union		 35
2002/C 134 E/037E-2467/01 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Council
Subject: Independence of the Western Sahara		 35
2002/C 134 E/038P-2483/01 by Margrietus van den Berg to the Council
Subject: Trade in conflict diamonds		 36
2002/C 134 E/039P-2485/01 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Suspension of international adoptions in Romania		 36
2002/C 134 E/040P-2508/01 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Imposition of levies on Greek citizens in respect of land registry		 37
2002/C 134 E/041E-2517/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Excessive concentration of toxins in aquatic ecosystems		 38
2002/C 134 E/042E-2527/01 by Antonios Trakatellis to the Commission
Subject: Operation of illegal waste sites in Greece and compliance with Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste		 40
2002/C 134 E/043E-2528/01 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission
Subject: Funding of Christian religious institutions		 41
2002/C 134 E/044E-2540/01 by Ioannis Souladakis to the Council
Subject: Reconstruction of destroyed road and rail networks		 42
2002/C 134 E/045E-2542/01 by Ioannis Souladakis to the Council
Subject: Restoration of links between Greek and EU electricity networks		 42
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2540/01 and E-2542/01 42
2002/C 134 E/046E-2544/01 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Promotion of the use of wind energy		 43
2002/C 134 E/047E-2548/01 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Restructuring of the banks of the river Duero in Zamora (Spain)		 45
2002/C 134 E/048E-2552/01 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
Subject: Communication between the Commission and the public		 46
2002/C 134 E/049E-2554/01 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
Subject: EU's waiving of demands for the United States to be penalised in the Foreign Sales Corporation case		 47
2002/C 134 E/050E-2561/01 by Michiel van Hulten to the Commission
Subject: Problems detected in connection with implementation of the ESF during the periods 1994-1996 and 1996-1999		 48
2002/C 134 E/051E-2579/01 by Jules Maaten to the Commission
Subject: Environmentally harmful subsidies, with particular reference to road transport and energy		 50
2002/C 134 E/052E-2580/01 by Jules Maaten to the Commission
Subject: Environmentally harmful subsidies, with particular reference to the Rio+10 Conference and agriculture and fisheries		 52
2002/C 134 E/053E-2603/01 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: German Regulation on packaging — barrier to trade for importers of beverages		 53
2002/C 134 E/054E-2605/01 by Caroline Lucas to the Commission
Subject: Transport of animals from accession countries to the European Union		 54
2002/C 134 E/055E-2607/01 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
Subject: Double taxation of labour		 56
2002/C 134 E/056E-2608/01 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Encouragement by the Commission to ignore international aviation agreements		 57
2002/C 134 E/057E-2611/01 by Torben Lund to the Commission
Subject: Sellafield and radioactivity		 58
2002/C 134 E/058E-2614/01 by María Sornosa Martínez, Joan Colom i Naval, Raimon Obiols i Germà and Anna Terrón i Cusí to the Commission
Subject: Illegality of the Spanish NHP under Community law and need for urgent action by the Commission		 59
2002/C 134 E/059E-2615/01 by María Sornosa Martínez and Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
Subject: Commission's response to the citizens' movement against the Spanish NHP		 60
2002/C 134 E/060E-2617/01 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: The Netherlands' problems with the ESF record-keeping system in 1994-1999		 61
2002/C 134 E/061E-2619/01 by Christopher Huhne to the Council
Subject: Council meeting of 25/26 June 2001		 62
2002/C 134 E/062E-2621/01 by Christopher Huhne to the Council
Subject: Council meeting of 27/28 June 2001		 62
2002/C 134 E/063E-2623/01 by Christopher Huhne to the Council
Subject: Council meeting of 10 July 2001		 63
2002/C 134 E/064E-2625/01 by Christopher Huhne to the Council
Subject: Council meeting of 16/17 July 2001		 63
2002/C 134 E/065E-2627/01 by Christopher Huhne to the Council
Subject: Council meeting of 20 July 2001		 63
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2625/01 and E-2627/01 63
2002/C 134 E/066E-2630/01 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel and Jules Maaten to the Commission
Subject: Internet domain names		 64
2002/C 134 E/067E-2632/01 by Hans Karlsson to the Commission
Subject: Employees' right to information		 65
2002/C 134 E/068E-2634/01 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Arrangements for replacing the ECSC Consultative Committee		 66
2002/C 134 E/069E-2636/01 by Margrietus van den Berg to the Commission
Subject: A European approach to trafficking in young footballers		 67
2002/C 134 E/070P-2637/01 by Toine Manders to the Commission
Subject: Banking secrecy		 68
2002/C 134 E/071E-2640/01 by Anna Karamanou to the Council
Subject: Arrest of eight foreign nationals by the Taliban in Afghanistan		 69
2002/C 134 E/072E-2642/01 by Encarnación Redondo Jiménez to the Commission
Subject: European mushroom sector		 70
2002/C 134 E/073E-2645/01 by Luciana Sbarbati to the Commission
Subject: Euro and consumers		 71
2002/C 134 E/074E-2649/01 by Frank Vanhecke to the Council
Subject: Problems in Zimbabwe		 72
2002/C 134 E/075E-2650/01 by Frank Vanhecke to the Council
Subject: Combating terrorism in Europe		 73
2002/C 134 E/076E-2662/01 by Mario Borghezio to the Council
Subject: Threat of attacks on the European institutions		 73
2002/C 134 E/077E-2672/01 by Mario Borghezio to the Council
Subject: Islamic terrorism in Europe		 74
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2650/01, E-2662/01 and E-2672/01 74
2002/C 134 E/078E-2657/01 by Graham Watson to the Council
Subject: EU-Algeria Association Agreement		 75
2002/C 134 E/079E-2659/01 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: African children orphaned by AIDS		 76
2002/C 134 E/080P-2679/01 by Christoph Konrad to the Commission
Subject: Protection of the civilian population in the EU		 77
2002/C 134 E/081E-2683/01 by Stefano Zappalà to the Commission
Subject: Life — Environment 2000 Programme — commune of Sabaudia (Italy)		 78
2002/C 134 E/082E-2693/01 by Mario Mauro to the Commission
Subject: Funding from Employment and Social Affairs DG		 79
2002/C 134 E/083E-2698/01 by Mario Mauro to the Commission
Subject: Funding from Health and Consumer Protection DG		 80
2002/C 134 E/084E-2701/01 by Mario Mauro to the Council
Subject: Sustainable tourism policy in the European Union		 81
2002/C 134 E/085P-2706/01 by Harlem Désir to the Commission
Subject: Lack of progress in the negotiations on the trade and cooperation agreement between the EU and South Africa		 82
2002/C 134 E/086E-2709/01 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Definition of "vegetarianism" and "vegetarian"		 83
2002/C 134 E/087E-2716/01 by Brice Hortefeux to the Commission
Subject: Opening local transport markets		 84
2002/C 134 E/088E-2718/01 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Reasoned opinions and the situation in Sardinia		 85
2002/C 134 E/089E-2735/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Blocking of escape routes in tall buildings and lack of information for potential victims		 87
2002/C 134 E/090E-2736/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Maintenance of security at airports by public rather than private services		 88
2002/C 134 E/091E-2742/01 by Jorge Moreira Da Silva to the Commission
Subject: Internalising the environmental costs of nuclear energy		 89
2002/C 134 E/092E-2743/01 by Anneli Hulthén to the Commission
Subject: Objective 3 development programme		 90
2002/C 134 E/093E-2745/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Council
Subject: EU fisheries agreement with South Africa		 91
2002/C 134 E/094E-2747/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Council
Subject: Loopholes in Schengen checks		 92
2002/C 134 E/095E-2760/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Mandatory local authority waste plans and noise mapping		 93
2002/C 134 E/096E-2762/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: EU support as a competitive advantage		 94
2002/C 134 E/097E-2763/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: VAT on exchange trips		 94
2002/C 134 E/098E-2765/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Future food price increases in Estonia		 95
2002/C 134 E/099E-2770/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Anti-dumping duty on fax machines from the Far East		 96
2002/C 134 E/100E-2775/01 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Funding of Non-Animal Tests		 97
2002/C 134 E/101E-2776/01 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Enforcement of environmental legislation (Greece)		 98
2002/C 134 E/102E-2779/01 by Adeline Hazan to the Council
Subject: Proposal for a directive on family reunification		 100
2002/C 134 E/103E-2780/01 by Armando Cossutta to the Commission
Subject: Call to tender for the trans-European telecommunications network		 101
2002/C 134 E/104E-2788/01 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Death of migratory birds on the Øresund Bridge		 102
2002/C 134 E/105E-2789/01 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Inadequate implementation of the Directive on the freedom of access to information on the environment (90/313/EEC)		 103
2002/C 134 E/106E-2792/01 by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to the Commission
Subject: Health implications of mobile phone masts		 104
2002/C 134 E/107E-2794/01 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Environmental transgressions in the Zuloko-Ibarreta wetlands (Baracaldo, Spain)		 105
2002/C 134 E/108E-2802/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: The disconnect between the necessary elimination of overcapacity in air transport and measures to support airline companies		 107
2002/C 134 E/109E-2803/01 by Erik Meijer to the Council
Subject: Injury done to the environment and to public services by the Member States' temporarily taking over airline insurance risks		 108
2002/C 134 E/110P-2804/01 by Fiorella Ghilardotti to the Commission
Subject: Discrimination in terms of equal opportunities in Competition COM/C/01		 109
2002/C 134 E/111E-2806/01 by Gabriele Stauner to the Commission
Subject: Charges of favouritism against the Land government in Schwerin		 110
2002/C 134 E/112E-2807/01 by Gabriele Stauner to the Commission
Subject: Possible irregularities in the EQUAL assistance programme		 112
2002/C 134 E/113E-2810/01 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: EU policy on cultural affairs		 112
2002/C 134 E/114P-2815/01 by Giuseppe Di Lello Finuoli to the Council
Subject: Afghanistan		 114
2002/C 134 E/115E-2817/01 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission
Subject: Combating discrimination — criteria for support for projects		 115
2002/C 134 E/116E-2822/01 by Glenys Kinnock to the Council
Subject: Gender mainstreaming in ACP countries		 116
2002/C 134 E/117E-2824/01 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Failure to comply with Community legislation in the construction of the Spanish high-speed train passing through Osera del Ebro		 117
2002/C 134 E/118E-2833/01 by Terence Wynn to the Commission
Subject: French tax provisions for foreign life insurance		 119
2002/C 134 E/119E-2835/01 by Lousewies van der Laan to the Commission
Subject: Poland's accession to the European Union		 119
2002/C 134 E/120E-2843/01 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
Subject: Checks at airports		 120
2002/C 134 E/121E-2845/01 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
Subject: Asbestos		 121
2002/C 134 E/122E-2848/01 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Controlling the marketing of dangerous chemicals		 122
2002/C 134 E/123E-2850/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Use of schemes to get round rules on the public-sector cofinancing required for the allocation of ESF monies in Limburg province, Netherlands		 123
2002/C 134 E/124E-2851/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Allocation of ESF monies by the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science to compensate for budget cuts		 125
2002/C 134 E/125E-2852/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Light-rail tunnels left unused in European cities owing to financial difficulties and competition rules		 126
2002/C 134 E/126P-2853/01 by Florence Kuntz to the Commission
Subject: Imposition of VAT on service charges		 127
2002/C 134 E/127E-2858/01 by Mary Banotti to the Commission
Subject: The cold-blooded murders of children and young people in Honduras		 128
2002/C 134 E/128E-2859/01 by Mary Banotti to the Commission
Subject: The slaughter of children and young people in Honduras		 128
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2858/01 and E-2859/01 129
2002/C 134 E/129E-2873/01 by Professor Sir Neil MacCormick to the Council
Subject: Asylum-seekers		 129
2002/C 134 E/130E-2874/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Community guidelines for the trans-European transport network and Galicia		 130
2002/C 134 E/131E-2876/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Failure to disclose radioactive contamination in Member States after the Chernobyl disaster and better protection against thyroid cancer		 131
2002/C 134 E/132E-2884/01 by Eurig Wyn and Miquel Mayol i Raynal to the Commission
Subject: Minority languages and freedom of expression in Greece		 133
2002/C 134 E/133P-2887/01 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the Council
Subject: Luxembourg compromise		 134
2002/C 134 E/134E-2889/01 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: ERDF project "rehabilitation of the Los Filtros district of Manises" (Valencia, Spain)		 134
2002/C 134 E/135P-2891/01 by Pat Gallagher to the Commission
Subject: Environmental risks from the Sellafield nuclear power plant		 135
2002/C 134 E/136E-2893/01 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the Council
Subject: Annual number of votes in the Council		 136
2002/C 134 E/137E-2896/01 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Branch railway to the port of Marín (Pontevedra, Spain)		 137
2002/C 134 E/138E-2897/01 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Commission action to prevent the deterioration of the Pego-Oliva marshes in Valencia (Spain)		 138
2002/C 134 E/139E-2900/01 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Procedure for recruiting staff for the Socrates Technical Assistance Office		 140
2002/C 134 E/140E-2901/01 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Language discrimination by the Commission		 141
2002/C 134 E/141E-2944/01 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Language discrimination in the recruitment of TACIS staff		 142
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2901/01 and E-2944/01 142
2002/C 134 E/142E-2904/01 by Graham Watson to the Council
Subject: Visits of Taiwanese Government officials to EU Member States		 143
2002/C 134 E/143E-2905/01 by Pietro-Paolo Mennea to the Commission
Subject: Regional funding for training		 143
2002/C 134 E/144E-2907/01 by Guido Bodrato and Thierry Cornillet to the Commission
Subject: Lyon-Turin transalpine link		 144
2002/C 134 E/145P-2909/01 by Herbert Bösch to the Council
Subject: Delay in taking-up of duties by an OLAF director		 146
2002/C 134 E/146E-2911/01 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Marginalisation of the French language		 147
2002/C 134 E/147E-2917/01 by Carlos Carnero González to the Commission
Subject: Incorrect use of Community funds by the Municipal Institute for Employment and Business Education (IMEFE)		 147
2002/C 134 E/148P-2918/01 by Giovanni Pittella to the Commission
Subject: The price of water as a result of the Spanish national plan for water resources		 148
2002/C 134 E/149P-2919/01 by Heide Rühle to the Council
Subject: Appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors		 149
2002/C 134 E/150P-2921/01 by Phillip Whitehead to the Commission
Subject: Plant Protection Products — Directive 91/414/EEC and Regulation 451/2000		 150
2002/C 134 E/151E-2924/01 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the Council
Subject: Border checks and terrorism		 151
2002/C 134 E/152E-2926/01 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Answer to Question No. E-1568/01 "Application and amendment of Directives 96/82/EC and 96/61/EC"		 152
2002/C 134 E/153E-2931/01 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Motorway project A 143 endangering semi-natural countryside		 153
2002/C 134 E/154E-2932/01 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Danish "feta" export fraud		 154
2002/C 134 E/155E-2937/01 by Juan Naranjo Escobar to the Commission
Subject: Common policies — implementation integrating sport		 155
2002/C 134 E/156E-2939/01 by Mario Borghezio to the Council
Subject: Persecution of the "Serenissimi" of St Mark's by the Italian courts		 156
2002/C 134 E/157E-2942/01 by Bart Staes to the Council
Subject: Protracted settlement procedures following (road) accidents in Switzerland		 156
2002/C 134 E/158P-2946/01 by Charles Tannock to the Council
Subject: Common immigration policies in the light of the terrorist attacks in the US		 157
2002/C 134 E/159E-2953/01 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Air safety		 158
2002/C 134 E/160E-2961/01 by Antonio Tajani to the Council
Subject: Statements made by Louis Michel against the Italian Prime Minister		 159
2002/C 134 E/161E-2962/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Incorporating rising insurance premiums into air fares on a self-financing basis		 159
2002/C 134 E/162E-2974/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Damage to the banks of the Westerschelde Estuary resulting from operations to deepen the waterway without adequate environmental compensation outside the dike		 161
2002/C 134 E/163E-2975/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Further damage to the Westerschelde Estuary as a result of the construction of a container terminal in the De Kaloot area near Flushing (Vlissingen)		 162
2002/C 134 E/164P-2978/01 by Eija-Riitta Korhola to the Council
Subject: Discrimination against visually handicapped people on public transport in Portugal		 163
2002/C 134 E/165P-2981/01 by Rosemarie Müller to the Commission
Subject: '100 &percnt; vegetarian' food labelling		 164
2002/C 134 E/166P-2983/01 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Canalisation of the river Barxell (Alroy-Alicante)		 164
2002/C 134 E/167E-2988/01 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Protection of vulnerable installations against terrorist threats		 165
2002/C 134 E/168E-2989/01 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Funding for the Sixth R & D Framework Programme		 167
2002/C 134 E/169E-2990/01 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Increased cost of the Attica Highway		 168
2002/C 134 E/170E-2991/01 by Sir Robert Atkins to the Commission
Subject: State aids to Aer Lingus		 168
2002/C 134 E/171E-2992/01 by Piia-Noora Kauppi to the Commission
Subject: Crisis loans to airlines		 169
2002/C 134 E/172E-2998/01 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Measures in the air transport sector		 169
2002/C 134 E/173E-2999/01 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Council
Subject: Implementation of Regulation (EC) 2666/2000		 170
2002/C 134 E/174E-3000/01 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Council
Subject: Statements by the Turkish Prime Minister		 171
2002/C 134 E/175E-3002/01 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Promotion procedures in the Commission		 171
2002/C 134 E/176E-3004/01 by Bernard Poignant to the Commission
Subject: Maritime transport safety		 173
2002/C 134 E/177E-3008/01 by Antonio Mussa, Cristiana Muscardini and Mauro Nobilia to the Commission
Subject: The plague in Kazakhstan: risk to Europe and the United States		 174
2002/C 134 E/178P-3011/01 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou to the Council
Subject: Commercial and sexual exploitation of children		 175
2002/C 134 E/179E-3018/01 by Caroline Lucas to the Commission
Subject: Transport and health in the Alpine countries Austria, France and Switzerland		 176
2002/C 134 E/180E-3022/01 by Anne Van Lancker to the Commission
Subject: Commission's equal opportunities policy		 177
2002/C 134 E/181E-3026/01 by Ulla Sandbæk to the Commission
Subject: Infringement of the European Habitats Directive		 177
2002/C 134 E/182E-3027/01 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Data on the present 2001-2002 milk marketing year		 178
2002/C 134 E/183E-3030/01 by Francesco Musotto to the Commission
Subject: Protecting the Sicilian language		 179
2002/C 134 E/184E-3032/01 by Carlos Coelho to the Council
Subject: Listing Council officials by nationality and professional category		 180
2002/C 134 E/185P-3035/01 by José Pomés Ruiz to the Commission
Subject: European degrees in psychomotricity		 181
2002/C 134 E/186P-3036/01 by Franz Turchi to the Council
Subject: Murder of Afghan military commander Ahmed Shah Masood		 182
2002/C 134 E/187E-3040/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Total of repayments required of Greece under the EAGGF		 183
2002/C 134 E/188E-3041/01 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission
Subject: Use of new technology in Greece		 184
2002/C 134 E/189E-3043/01 by Elmar Brok to the Commission
Subject: Importance of geo-information for economic development		 185
2002/C 134 E/190E-3045/01 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: Provision of lifeguards (Supplementary Answer)		 186
2002/C 134 E/191E-3049/01 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Controls on the health and safety of workers		 187
2002/C 134 E/192E-3050/01 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Additional information on workers' health and safety		 187
Joint answer to Written Questions E-3049/01 and E-3050/01 188
2002/C 134 E/193E-3056/01 by Isidoro Sánchez García to the Commission
Subject: Guaranteed access by air transport for the outermost islands and regions during the current crisis in international aviation		 188
2002/C 134 E/194E-3065/01 by Gerhard Schmid to the Council
Subject: Involvement of the Belgian Foreign Minister in a case of corruption		 189
2002/C 134 E/195P-3066/01 by Mario Borghezio to the Council
Subject: Denial of compensation from Germany for former Italian military and civilian internees		 189
2002/C 134 E/196P-3067/01 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Expulsion of Mr Fava Minor from the People's Republic of China		 190
2002/C 134 E/197E-3072/01 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Salmonella infections caused by sub-standard animal transport conditions and intensive livestock farming		 191
2002/C 134 E/198E-3081/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Practical implementation of Eurodac		 192
2002/C 134 E/199E-3082/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Cost of developing migration control measures for the Schengen zone		 192
2002/C 134 E/200E-3085/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Progress with implementation of the CSF programmes and Cohesion Fund projects		 193
2002/C 134 E/201E-3086/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Trips by the Director-General for Fisheries		 194
2002/C 134 E/202E-3087/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Plans to build 109 wind turbines on the route taken by migratory birds along the Dutch section of the Wadden Sea and early notification of incompatibility with directives		 194
2002/C 134 E/203E-3090/01 by Sérgio Marques to the Commission
Subject: URBAN II programmes		 196
2002/C 134 E/204E-3091/01 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Progress with implementation of restructuring programmes for Greek vineyards		 197
2002/C 134 E/205E-3092/01 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Progress with olive cultivation register in Greece		 198
2002/C 134 E/206E-3097/01 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission
Subject: Transitional period for the introduction of dioxin limits in Finland		 198
2002/C 134 E/207E-3102/01 by Yasmine Boudjenah to the Council
Subject: Supply to third countries of equipment which might be used for internal repression		 200
2002/C 134 E/208E-3104/01 by Yasmine Boudjenah to the Commission
Subject: Ratification of the Cotonou Agreement		 200
2002/C 134 E/209E-3110/01 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of European regulations on public-sector tendering		 201
2002/C 134 E/210E-3114/01 by Theresa Villiers to the Council
Subject: Health spending		 202
2002/C 134 E/211P-3117/01 by Karin Riis-Jørgensen to the Commission
Subject: The aviation industry following 11 September 2001		 202
2002/C 134 E/212P-3121/01 by Brice Hortefeux to the Commission
Subject: Tunnel safety		 203
2002/C 134 E/213E-3136/01 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Payment of export refunds on live cattle		 204
2002/C 134 E/214P-3143/01 by Luciano Caveri to the Council
Subject: Mont Blanc tunnel		 205
2002/C 134 E/215E-3152/01 by Lousewies van der Laan to the Council
Subject: Biometric passport		 206
2002/C 134 E/216E-3157/01 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Transparency in the application of inspection procedures vis à vis the preservation of North Sea cod and haddock stocks		 206
2002/C 134 E/217P-3174/01 by Ioannis Averoff to the Commission
Subject: Environmental effects of the construction of hydroelectric projects in the Epirus area		 207
2002/C 134 E/218E-3178/01 by Reimer Böge to the Commission
Subject: New arrangements for frozen beef and veal import quotas		 208
2002/C 134 E/219E-3184/01 by Mario Borghezio to the Council
Subject: Cover-ups in respect of the Islamic Cultural Institute in Milan		 209
2002/C 134 E/220P-3189/01 by Willi Rothley to the Commission
Subject: Languages in the EU		 210
2002/C 134 E/221E-3190/01 by Christel Fiebiger to the Commission
Subject: Biogeographical meeting on the Continental region (Natura 2000)		 210
2002/C 134 E/222P-3215/01 by Torben Lund to the Commission
Subject: Plucking of live geese		 211
2002/C 134 E/223E-3260/01 by Jan Wiersma to the Council
Subject: Roma activist Rudko Kawczynski		 212
2002/C 134 E/224E-3267/01 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Lake Kourna		 213
2002/C 134 E/225E-3271/01 by Sebastiano Musumeci to the Commission
Subject: Barriers to the export of blood oranges		 213
2002/C 134 E/226E-3283/01 by Laura González Álvarez to the Commission
Subject: Spanish fishing vessels prevented from unloading in the port of La Rochelle (France)		 214
2002/C 134 E/227P-3287/01 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
Subject: Refunds for use of potato and cereal starches and aid for potato starch		 214
2002/C 134 E/228E-3290/01 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Social inclusion in Member States		 215
2002/C 134 E/229E-3291/01 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Funding for sport		 216
2002/C 134 E/230E-3315/01 by Jorge Hernández Mollar to the Commission
Subject: Tourist arbitration in the EU		 217
2002/C 134 E/231E-3316/01 by Jorge Hernández Mollar to the Commission
Subject: Aid for marketing of eco-friendly products from Andalusia		 217
2002/C 134 E/232P-3318/01 by Miquel Mayol i Raynal to the Commission
Subject: Natura 2000 network		 218
2002/C 134 E/233E-3347/01 by Astrid Thors to the Commission
Subject: Payment of maternity benefit		 219
2002/C 134 E/234E-3354/01 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Are traditional Portuguese sausages banned under European rules?		 220
2002/C 134 E/235E-3361/01 by Michael Cashman to the Commission
Subject: Food allergies		 222
2002/C 134 E/236E-3363/01 by Charles Tannock, Theresa Villiers and Piia-Noora Kauppi to the Commission
Subject: Cabotage, the future of the European airline industry and competition for slots		 223
2002/C 134 E/237E-3369/01 by Toine Manders to the Commission
Subject: Directive against counterfeit goods		 224
2002/C 134 E/238E-3376/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Illegal deductions of aid for farmers		 225
2002/C 134 E/239E-3380/01 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: Fishing licences/registration and third-country agreements		 226
2002/C 134 E/240E-3387/01 by Luciana Sbarbati to the Commission
Subject: Temporary employment agencies		 226
2002/C 134 E/241P-3394/01 by Marianne Eriksson to the Commission
Subject: ADAPT		 227
2002/C 134 E/242E-3401/01 by Anneli Hulthén to the Commission
Subject: Research into the manufacture of paediatric medicinal products		 229
2002/C 134 E/243P-3407/01 by Kyösti Virrankoski to the Commission
Subject: Scope of the Waste Incineration Directive 2000/76/EC of 4 December 2000		 229
2002/C 134 E/244E-3411/01 by Anne Jensen to the Commission
Subject: Compatibility of compulsory pension schemes with Articles 39 and 43 of the EC Treaty		 230
2002/C 134 E/245E-3421/01 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: The application of the Commission's discrimination directives		 231
2002/C 134 E/246E-3448/01 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Export of live animals to third countries		 232
2002/C 134 E/247P-3450/01 by Gabriele Stauner to the Commission
Subject: Access to documents related to the security service affair		 233
2002/C 134 E/248E-3462/01 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Rules governing the therapeutic use of liquid oxygen		 234
2002/C 134 E/249P-3467/01 by Samuli Pohjamo to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of the EU's objective programmes should be simplified		 235
2002/C 134 E/250E-3475/01 by Charles Tannock and Theresa Villiers to the Commission
Subject: The use of of swap-mechanisms by the last Italian government to camouflage the true size of Italy's budgetary deficit		 236
2002/C 134 E/251P-3476/01 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Patients' rights to medical appliances in other Member States		 237
2002/C 134 E/252E-3533/01 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Patients' rights to seek treatment (including operations) in other EU Member States		 237
Joint answer to Written Questions P-3476/01 and E-3533/01 238
2002/C 134 E/253P-3509/01 by Chantal Cauquil to the Commission
Subject: Additional information on the death of dolphins in Community waters		 239
2002/C 134 E/254P-3511/01 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Seed bank for the world's crop species		 240
2002/C 134 E/255E-3516/01 by Christos Folias to the Commission
Subject: Fragmentation of the single internal market and the responsibilities of the Member States		 241
2002/C 134 E/256E-3531/01 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission
Subject: Unemployment statistics		 242
2002/C 134 E/257E-3588/01 by Pere Esteve to the Commission
Subject: Granting of aid to Coface		 243
2002/C 134 E/258P-3595/01 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou to the Commission
Subject: Checking of statistical data in Greece on employment and unemployment		 243
2002/C 134 E/259P-3623/01 by Proinsias De Rossa to the Commission
Subject: Osteoporosis		 244
2002/C 134 E/260P-3640/01 by Diana Wallis to the Commission
Subject: Euro Info Centres		 245
2002/C 134 E/261E-3687/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Community funding for regasification plant at the bay of Ferrol (Spain)		 246
2002/C 134 E/262P-0092/02 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Sales promotions in the internal market		 246
2002/C 134 E/263P-0106/02 by Theresa Villiers to the Commission
Subject: Euro and ERM II		 247
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