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Document C:2003:028E:TOC
Official Journal of the European Union, CE 28, 06 February 2003
Official Journal of the European Union, CE 28, 06 February 2003
Official Journal of the European Union, CE 28, 06 February 2003
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| Official Journal of the European Union | ISSN
1725-2423 C 28 E Volume 46 6 February 2003 |
| English edition | Information and Notices | ||
| Notice No | Contents | Page | |
| I (Information) | |||
| EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT | |||
| WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER | |||
| 2003/C 28 E/001 | E-3196/01 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the
Commission Subject: Public relations | 1 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/002 | E-3261/01 by Joke Swiebel to the Commission Subject: Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 and same-sex marriages and adoption by same-sex couples in the Netherlands | 2 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/003 | E-3396/01 by Stavros Xarchakos to the
Commission Subject: Definition of the terms "minor" and "major" in the European Union | 3 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/004 | E-3420/01 by Charles Tannock to the
Commission Subject: The arrest and torture of Bubis in Equatorial Guinea | 5 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/005 | E-3587/01 by Bill Miller to the Commission Subject: Microfinance schemes | 6 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/006 | E-3614/01 by Elspeth Attwooll to the
Commission Subject: Microfinance and EU development policy | 6 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/007 | E-3636/01 by Eryl McNally to the Commission Subject: Microcredit and development | 7 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/008 | E-0016/02 by Graham Watson to the Commission Subject: Microfinance policy | 7 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/009 | E-0083/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Microfinance services to the poor | 7 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-3587/01, E-3614/01, E-3636/01, E-0016/02 and E-0083/02 | 7 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/010 | E-3632/01 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission Subject: Misleading information in connection with the MED case | 9 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/011 | E-3671/01 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the
Commission Subject: Activities impairing lorry traffic in the border region between Finland and Russia | 10 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/012 | E-0006/02 by Luis Berenguer Fuster and Joan Colom
i Naval to the Commission Subject: Electricity shortages in Spain and the Commission's attitude | 11 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/013 | E-0011/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Discovery of the roundabout financial means used to attract a business to the economically and geographically disadvantaged Netherlands province of Friesland | 12 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/014 | E-0089/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Adverse impact of the use of the euro as a parallel domestic currency for the purchase of luxury services and durable consumer goods | 13 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/015 | E-0139/02 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the
Commission Subject: Budget heading for the activities of the Praesidium of the European Convention | 14 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/016 | E-0337/02 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission Subject: Budget and costs of Convention on the Future of Europe | 15 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/017 | E-0419/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the
Commission Subject: Costs of the Convention on institutional reform | 15 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-0139/02, E-0337/02 and E-0419/02 | 15 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/018 | E-0149/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Extra costs incurred by bank customers as a result of failure to comply with the agreements on exchanging old currencies into euros | 16 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/019 | E-0160/02 by Cristiana Muscardini to the
Commission Subject: Haemoglobin variant HbC as an anti-malaria remedy | 17 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/020 | E-0203/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Protecting consumers by imposing conditions on the refusal by businesses to accept payment with coins of one, two or five euro-cents | 18 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/021 | E-0259/02 by Christopher Huhne to the
Commission Subject: Seignorage revenue forecast in 2002 | 19 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/022 | P-0271/02 by Philip Bushill-Matthews to the
Commission Subject: Preparation for the European Council meeting in Barcelona | 20 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/023 | E-0290/02 by Christoph Konrad to the
Commission Subject: Systematic breach of equal treatment of foreign bus companies in France caused by the "blue licence" and heavy fines | 21 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/024 | E-0336/02 by Roger Helmer and Charles Tannock to
the Commission Subject: Seigneurage | 22 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/025 | E-0365/02 by Pere Esteve to the Commission Subject: Human rights violations in refugee camps | 23 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/026 | E-0376/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the
Commission Subject: Problem of stray animals in Greece | 24 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/027 | P-0387/02 by Christoph Konrad to the
Commission Subject: Division of the Westdeutsche Landesbank (WestLB) into a parent company and a subsidiary company | 24 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/028 | P-0396/02 by Eluned Morgan to the Commission Subject: Economic and Social Committee (ESC) | 25 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/029 | P-0409/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the
Commission Subject: Enron | 26 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/030 | E-0411/02 by André Brie to the Commission Subject: Preventive measures against payment of unauthorised state aid | 27 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/031 | E-0447/02 by Michael Cashman to the
Commission Subject: Price disparity in the holiday market | 28 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/032 | E-0460/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the
Commission Subject: Increase in ozone levels in Greece | 28 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/033 | E-0461/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the
Commission Subject: Closure of Ellinikon Airport in Athens | 29 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/034 | E-0473/02 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the
Commission Subject: Community-related aspects of savings banks | 30 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/035 | E-0476/02 by Jorge Hernández Mollar to the
Commission Subject: Greater powers for local authorities | 31 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/036 | E-0486/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the
Commission Subject: Civil society | 32 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/037 | E-0527/02 by Karin Riis-Jørgensen to the
Commission Subject: Reduction in environmental and energy taxes on transport to remote island regions | 33 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/038 | E-0541/02 by Reino Paasilinna to the
Commission Subject: Dominant position in the Italian broadcast media | 34 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/039 | E-0573/02 by Carlo Fatuzzo to the Commission Subject: The plight of dogs in Bucharest | 34 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/040 | E-0580/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the
Commission Subject: Assessment of the stability programme for Greece | 35 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/041 | P-0590/02 by Paolo Bartolozzi to the
Commission Subject: Europeanisation of Italian law 107/90 on the production of blood derivatives | 36 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/042 | E-0600/02 by Charles Tannock to the
Commission Subject: Poverty and emigration from the Maghreb countries to the EU | 38 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/043 | E-0606/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the
Commission Subject: Tuna steaks | 39 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/044 | P-0663/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Support for East Timor | 40 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/045 | E-0672/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Assistance for East Timor | 40 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions P-0663/02 and E-0672/02 | 40 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/046 | E-0667/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the
Commission Subject: Breach of Community law by the University of Pavia in Italy | 41 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/047 | E-0681/02 by Caroline Jackson and Phillip
Whitehead to the Commission Subject: Air passenger safety on Virgin Express flights and seat pitch regulations | 42 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/048 | P-0687/02 by Maria Sanders-ten Holte to the
Commission Subject: Report by Save the Children about sexual abuse of girls by aid workers in exchange for aid in refugee camps in West Africa | 43 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/049 | P-0689/02 by Hans-Peter Martin to the
Commission Subject: Access to information about accusations of abuse and fraud | 45 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/050 | P-0690/02 by Elspeth Attwooll to the
Commission Subject: Wood-fired pyrolysis | 46 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/051 | E-0698/02 by Amalia Sartori to the
Commission Subject: Exchange of sexual favours for humanitarian aid | 47 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/052 | E-0701/02 by Charles Tannock to the
Commission Subject: Removal of foam from fridges in the UK | 47 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/053 | E-0717/02 by Jules Maaten to the Commission Subject: European Register for Clinical Chemists | 49 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/054 | E-0730/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission Subject: Year of the Mountain — the Dolomites as a world heritage site | 50 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/055 | E-0777/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the
Commission Subject: The Paper Boy | 51 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/056 | E-0791/02 by Stavros Xarchakos and Ioannis Marínos
to the Commission Subject: Banning of a film in Turkey | 52 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/057 | E-0792/02 by Eluned Morgan to the Commission Subject: The euro | 53 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/058 | P-0821/02 by Maria Sanders-ten Holte to the
Commission Subject: Payments by airlines for security officers on flights since 11 September | 53 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/059 | E-0851/02 by Maurizio Turco to the
Commission Subject: Euro: quantities of nickel and tributyl tin (TBT) used in the production of coins and banknotes, and their effects on human health | 54 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/060 | E-0873/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the
Commission Subject: EU fisheries agreements in the future | 55 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/061 | P-0907/02 by Luciana Sbarbati to the
Commission Subject: Regeneration of waste oils | 56 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/062 | P-0920/02 by Monica Frassoni to the
Commission Subject: SIAs concerning trade agreements | 57 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/063 | P-0922/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the
Commission Subject: Temporary protection scheme for the shipbuilding industry | 58 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/064 | E-0929/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission Subject: Investigation into a cartel of plasterboard manufacturers | 59 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/065 | E-0942/02 by Nelly Maes to the Commission Subject: The hydrological situation in north-west Slovakia | 60 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/066 | E-0949/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the
Commission Subject: Failure of Greece to comply with EU legislation concerning taxation | 62 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/067 | E-0971/02 by Roberto Bigliardo to the
Commission Subject: Taxes on wine-growing in Italy | 62 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/068 | E-1002/02 by María Valenciano Martínez-Orozco to
the Commission Subject: Endorsement of indicators relating to violence against women | 63 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/069 | P-1013/02 by Hans-Peter Martin to the
Commission Subject: Mergers vetted in 2001 | 63 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/070 | P-1023/02 by Christopher Huhne to the
Commission Subject: Public finance data | 64 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/071 | P-1041/02 by Jules Maaten to the Commission Subject: Annual company accounts publication requirement — internet option | 64 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/072 | P-1042/02 by José Pomés Ruiz to the
Commission Subject: Euronews and Gara: the only Spanish media which fail to call ETA a terrorist group | 65 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/073 | E-1050/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the
Commission Subject: Own resources including transport system | 66 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/074 | E-1069/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission Subject: Nickel cadmium batteries | 67 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/075 | E-1087/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the
Commission Subject: Progress of the Regional Operational Programmes in Greece (Supplementary Answer) | 68 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/076 | E-1093/02 by Adriana Poli Bortone to the
Commission Subject: Priority in the Commission's transport policy | 69 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/077 | P-1097/02 by Gerhard Schmid to the
Commission Subject: Inclusion of Hungary in the list of non-cooperative countries and territories (NCCT) in connection with the fight against money laundering | 70 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/078 | E-1111/02 by Ioannis Marínos to the
Commission Subject: Benefits of the Galileo programme | 70 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/079 | E-1112/02 by Richard Corbett to the
Commission Subject: Trade relations (USA, Singapore and the EU) | 71 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/080 | E-1123/02 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission Subject: Abolition of the requirement to display a road-toll sticker on the S 16 trunk road | 72 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/081 | E-1131/02 by Brian Simpson to the Commission Subject: Financial help being given to Alitalia, the Italian airline | 73 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/082 | E-1136/02 by Glenys Kinnock and Eluned Morgan to
the Commission Subject: Trade in domestic dog and cat fur | 74 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/083 | E-1140/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Increasing dependence of the Polish economy on agriculture and international road transport following contraction of the steel industry | 74 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/084 | P-1143/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the
Commission Subject: Future cost of pharmaceuticals | 76 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/085 | E-1177/02 by Mogens Camre to the Commission Subject: Muslim imams' incitement to violence | 77 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/086 | E-1179/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the
Commission Subject: Printing of recommended retail price on books sold on the internal market | 78 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/087 | P-1182/02 by Marco Cappato to the Commission Subject: Worrying political situation on the island of Madagascar | 79 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/088 | P-1183/02 by María Izquierdo Rojo to the
Commission Subject: Amina Lawal sentenced to death by stoning | 80 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/089 | E-1187/02 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission Subject: Possible involvement of the Vatican in fraud relating to agricultural subsidies | 81 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/090 | E-1188/02 by Caroline Lucas to the
Commission Subject: Sustainability impact assessment for the EU-Mexico Agreement | 82 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/091 | E-1190/02 by Caroline Lucas to the
Commission Subject: Trade and environment | 83 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/092 | E-1192/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Consequences of introduction of the euro: prices rises experienced by consumers and their nostalgia for the old currencies | 84 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/093 | E-1205/02 by Glenys Kinnock to the
Commission Subject: ACP debt relief | 86 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/094 | P-1234/02 by Professor Sir Neil MacCormick to the
Commission Subject: Tax stamps and control of smuggling | 86 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/095 | E-1246/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the
Commission Subject: Refusal to restore confiscated property to Assyrian Syrians from Tur Abdin | 87 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/096 | P-1249/02 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya to
the Commission Subject: Tax in the Balearic Islands | 88 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/097 | E-1258/02 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya to
the Commission Subject: Tax in the Balearic Islands | 89 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/098 | E-1259/02 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya to
the Commission Subject: Tax in the Balearic Islands | 89 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/099 | E-1260/02 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya to
the Commission Subject: Tax in the Balearic Islands | 89 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/100 | E-1261/02 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya to
the Commission Subject: Tax in the Balearic Islands | 90 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-1258/02, E-1259/02, E-1260/02 and E-1261/02 | 90 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/101 | P-1269/02 by Concepció Ferrer to the
Commission Subject: Studying the impact of applying Growth on Growth to China | 92 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/102 | P-1270/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the
Commission Subject: Substandard work on projects jointly funded under the CSF and measures by the Greek authorities to tackle the problem (Supplementary Answer) | 92 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/103 | E-1272/02 by Anna Karamanou to the
Commission Subject: Call for rescission of the Bush Administration's Military Order | 93 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/104 | E-1297/02 by Charles Tannock, John Bowis,
Christopher Heaton-Harris, Timothy Kirkhope, James Nicholson,
Lennart Sacrédeus, Theresa Villiers and Rainer Wieland to the
Commission Subject: The future of the Samaritan community in Israel and the Occupied Territories | 94 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/105 | E-1300/02 by Glenys Kinnock to the
Commission Subject: US National Missile Defence Programme | 95 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/106 | E-1302/02 by Miquel Mayol i Raynal to the
Commission Subject: National census in Poland | 96 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/107 | P-1318/02 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel to the
Commission Subject: Boycott of Dutch agricultural products by China in connection with meat conflict | 97 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/108 | E-1355/02 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the
Commission Subject: Transfer of Steffen Smidt | 98 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/109 | E-1361/02 by Gerhard Schmid to the
Commission Subject: Negotiations with the applicant countries in the area of justice and home affairs | 99 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/110 | E-1366/02 by Eurig Wyn to the Commission Subject: Pakistani "blasphemy" law | 99 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/111 | E-1377/02 by Miquel Mayol i Raynal to the
Commission Subject: Freedom of association in Romania | 100 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/112 | E-1378/02 by Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco to
the Commission Subject: Power-sharing dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo | 101 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/113 | E-1379/02 by Anna Terrón i Cusí to the
Commission Subject: Execution of appropriations between 1994 and 1999 in Catalonia | 102 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/114 | E-1400/02 by Wolfgang Ilgenfritz to the
Commission Subject: Directive 73/239/EEC | 102 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/115 | P-1407/02 by Marco Pannella to the
Commission Subject: Vietnam | 103 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/116 | E-1414/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission Subject: Meningitis bacteria in dry babyfood | 104 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/117 | E-1422/02 by Eluned Morgan to the Commission Subject: EU-funded projects in Israel | 105 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/118 | E-1449/02 by Samuli Pohjamo to the
Commission Subject: Flexibility of the EU support system | 106 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/119 | E-1450/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the
Commission Subject: Setting-up of a child pornography data bank | 107 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/120 | P-1453/02 by Georg Jarzembowski to the
Commission Subject: Port of Helsingborg — abuse of a dominant position concerning fees | 108 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/121 | E-1458/02 by Hanja Maij-Weggen to the
Commission Subject: Arrest of human rights activists in Cuba | 109 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/122 | E-1467/02 by Nirj Deva to the Commission Subject: Juan Carlos Gonzalez — Cuba | 109 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-1458/02 and E-1467/02 | 109 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/123 | E-1466/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Jim Currie | 110 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/124 | E-1489/02 by Marie Isler Béguin to the
Commission Subject: TINA, ISPA and environmental directives in the candidate countries | 110 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/125 | P-1492/02 by Gunilla Carlsson to the
Commission Subject: Administrative capacity of competition authority in Estonia | 111 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/126 | E-1493/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the
Commission Subject: Biological sewage treatment plants in Greece | 112 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/127 | E-1506/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the
Commission Subject: Production of vinegar from dried grapes | 113 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/128 | E-1512/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the
Commission Subject: Political and institutional situation in Georgia | 114 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/129 | E-1529/02 by Jorge Hernández Mollar to the
Commission Subject: Action on preventing rural depopulation | 115 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/130 | P-1536/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Commission intervention in favour of the European sugar-refining cartel | 116 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/131 | E-1542/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Discrimination against the most remote regions under the Poseima programme | 116 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/132 | E-1543/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Discrimination against Azores refinery promoted by the Commission | 117 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/133 | E-1547/02 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the
Commission Subject: By-catches of marine mammals, in particular dolphins | 119 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/134 | E-1553/02 by Roberta Angelilli to the
Commission Subject: Taxation of music CDs | 120 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/135 | E-1564/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the
Commission Subject: Situation in southern Mongolia | 121 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/136 | P-1581/02 by Roger Helmer to the Commission Subject: Creation of Euro-CIA | 122 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/137 | E-1586/02 by Mario Borghezio to the
Commission Subject: Display of the image of the crucifix in all the public offices of the European institutions | 123 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/138 | E-1607/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Kashmir | 123 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/139 | E-1611/02 by Pernille Frahm to the
Commission Subject: State aid to agriculture | 124 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/140 | E-1619/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the
Commission Subject: Implementation of the 3rd Community Support Framework (CSF) in Greece | 124 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/141 | E-1620/02 by Charles Tannock to the
Commission Subject: Chancellor Gordon Brown's "Golden Rule" | 125 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/142 | E-1651/02 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission Subject: Complimentary tickets | 125 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/143 | E-1662/02 by Theresa Villiers to the
Commission Subject: Protection of marine life | 126 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/144 | P-1668/02 by Françoise Grossetête to the
Commission Subject: Persons liable for payment of VAT — interpretation of Article 21 of Directive 77/388/EEC | 127 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/145 | E-1688/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the
Commission Subject: Incentives to reverse the downward trend in the birth-rate | 128 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/146 | E-1697/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the
Commission Subject: Compensation for fishermen and ship-owners in the event of temporary cessation of activities | 129 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/147 | E-1703/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Aid C35/02 — Adaptation of the national tax system to the specific characteristics of the autonomous region of the Azores | 129 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/148 | E-1716/02 by Carlos Coelho to the Commission Subject: List of officials | 130 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/149 | E-1743/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the
Commission Subject: Positions publicly stated by various Commissioners regarding the reform of the common fisheries policy proposed by Commissioner Franz Fischler | 130 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/150 | E-1746/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the
Commission Subject: Consequences of the conclusion, on 31 December 2002, of the transitional period restricting access to Community waters for the Spanish and Portuguese fleets | 131 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/151 | E-1747/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the
Commission Subject: The situation of the Commission's Director-General for Fisheries, Steffen Schmidt | 131 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/152 | E-1758/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the
Commission Subject: Statements made by the Director of the Spanish Oceanographic Institute during the 12th meeting of fisheries research organisations in Baiona, Galicia, on 5 June this year | 132 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/153 | E-1759/02 by Christos Folias to the
Commission Subject: Marína at Lefkada | 132 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/154 | E-1760/02 by Christos Folias to the
Commission Subject: Cattle import licences | 133 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/155 | E-1767/02 by Mario Borghezio to the
Commission Subject: Extension of the fingerprinting of non-Community nationals | 134 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/156 | P-1769/02 by Liam Hyland to the Commission Subject: Crisis in income of dairy farmers | 135 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/157 | E-1772/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission Subject: The EU as contracting party to a Unesco Convention | 135 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/158 | E-1782/02 by Sebastiano Musumeci to the
Commission Subject: Measures in favour of volunteer civil protection | 136 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/159 | E-1792/02 by Miquel Mayol i Raynal to the
Commission Subject: Redevelopment of the port of Port-Vendres (F66) | 137 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/160 | E-1801/02 by Laura González Álvarez to the
Commission Subject: Environmental impact study on the Puente del Arco to El Condado section of the AS-17 highway (Asturias, Spain) | 137 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/161 | E-1802/02 by Laura González Álvarez to the
Commission Subject: A-8 Cantabrian motorway (Asturias, Spain): compliance with Community law | 138 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/162 | E-1803/02 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission Subject: EU aid to the Palestinian Authority | 140 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/163 | E-1818/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission Subject: Stage reached in the ratification of the Alpine Convention | 140 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/164 | E-1821/02 by Jan Mulder to the Commission Subject: Rising number of cases of swine fever in the EU | 141 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/165 | E-1822/02 by Alexander de Roo to the
Commission Subject: Failure of Dutch manure policy to comply with EU standards | 143 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/166 | E-1832/02 by Graham Watson to the Commission Subject: Recreation horse riding | 144 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/167 | P-1840/02 by Sérgio Marques to the
Commission Subject: Social and economic cohesion policy and the outermost regions in the post-2006 period | 145 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/168 | E-1843/02 by Jan Mulder to the Commission Subject: EU legislation on diagnostic tests for veterinary medicines | 146 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/169 | E-1849/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Illegal red seabream catch proposals | 148 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/170 | E-1887/02 by Gerhard Schmid to the
Commission Subject: Border Guard units | 148 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/171 | E-1891/02 by Eluned Morgan to the Commission Subject: Genetically modified organisms | 149 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/172 | E-1892/02 by Pierre Jonckheer to the
Commission Subject: Open-cast coal mine in northern León (Valle de Laciana, Spain) | 149 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/173 | E-1893/02 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the
Commission Subject: Regional aid and enlargement | 151 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/174 | E-1898/02 by Mario Borghezio to the
Commission Subject: Request for a report on the amount of EU aid supplied to the countries in which most illegal immigrants originate | 152 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/175 | E-1899/02 by Cristiana Muscardini to the
Commission Subject: Illegal bushmeat trade | 152 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/176 | P-1902/02 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission Subject: Fishing of non-quota species in the North Sea | 154 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/177 | E-1910/02 by María Sornosa Martínez to the
Commission Subject: Sustainable water use and golf courses | 154 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/178 | E-1929/02 by Matti Wuori to the Commission Subject: Case of the Russian military journalist Grigory Pasko | 156 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/179 | E-1978/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the
Commission Subject: Case of Grigory Pasko | 156 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-1929/02 and E-1978/02 | 157 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/180 | E-1932/02 by Alexander de Roo to the
Commission Subject: Eastern section of the A73 south motorway | 157 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/181 | P-1936/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the
Commission Subject: Georgia | 158 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/182 | P-1941/02 by Christos Folias to the
Commission Subject: Athens underground railway | 158 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/183 | E-1951/02 by Bart Staes and Alexander de Roo to
the Commission Subject: 'Forgotten' pesticides | 159 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/184 | E-1967/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulation (EC) 2037/2000 | 160 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/185 | E-1970/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Sale and marketing of tobacco products | 162 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/186 | E-1972/02 by Patricia McKenna to the
Commission Subject: Waste-water depuration plant at Novelda — Monforte del Cid, Valencia Region | 162 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/187 | E-1973/02 by Patricia McKenna to the
Commission Subject: High-speed train from Madrid to the Region of Valencia | 163 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/188 | E-1974/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the
Commission Subject: The Spanish Government's failure to comply with Community legislation in the case of the "Radioelectronic officers" Collective' in Galicia | 165 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/189 | E-1980/02 by Roberta Angelilli to the
Commission Subject: Underground carpark in Piazza Sempione in Rome | 166 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/190 | E-1983/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the
Commission Subject: Environment — transparency — clarity — public involvement — environmental policy and legislation | 167 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/191 | P-1985/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Commission investigation into sugar cartel | 168 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/192 | E-1994/02 by Samuli Pohjamo and Mikko Pesälä to
the Commission Subject: Guaranteeing legal security for farmers in the light of ever-changing agricultural legislation | 168 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/193 | E-2013/02 by Hiltrud Breyer to the
Commission Subject: Greek Agriculture Ministry funding | 169 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/194 | E-2026/02 by Cristiana Muscardini to the
Commission Subject: Adoption of the HPV test in the European Union | 170 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/195 | E-2033/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Inconvenience suffered by long-distance train passengers as a result of the separation of ticket sales and reservations | 171 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/196 | E-2034/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Availability of European domestic and international train timetables at stations in all the Member States | 172 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/197 | E-2035/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Refusal to make seat reservations for trains going to foreign destinations for which national railway companies do not sell tickets | 172 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-2033/02, E-2034/02 and E-2035/02 | 173 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/198 | E-2037/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Major expansion of the airport of the Bulgarian capital Sofia near urban neighbourhoods and residential centres and failure to comply with environmental standards | 173 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/199 | E-2045/02 by Christopher Huhne to the
Commission Subject: Balance sheets | 175 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/200 | E-2061/02 by Eluned Morgan to the Commission Subject: Controls on food products | 175 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/201 | E-2068/02 by Mark Watts to the Commission Subject: Import of live animals from Central and East European countries | 176 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/202 | E-2086/02 by Enrique Barón Crespo to the
Commission Subject: Comprehensive treatment plan for diabetics | 177 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/203 | E-2091/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission Subject: Emergency phone number in the EU | 178 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/204 | E-2092/02 by Michl Ebner to the Commission Subject: Distance contracts: varying cancellation periods | 179 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/205 | E-2096/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the
Commission Subject: European regions dependent on fisheries | 180 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/206 | E-2097/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the
Commission Subject: Criteria for the classification of "heavily fisheries-dependent" regions | 181 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-2096/02 and E-2097/02 | 182 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/207 | E-2098/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the
Commission Subject: Galicia, a "heavily fisheries-dependent" region | 183 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/208 | E-2099/02 by Eija-Riitta Korhola to the
Commission Subject: Giving to developing countries longline vessels scheduled for scrapping | 184 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/209 | E-2100/02 by Mario Borghezio to the
Commission Subject: Call for the European Union to save the glaciers in the Alps | 184 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/210 | E-2101/02 by Toine Manders to the Commission Subject: Obesity | 185 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/211 | P-2104/02 by Maurizio Turco to the
Commission Subject: Violations of the rule of law and democracy in Italy and Articles 6 and 7 of the TEU | 186 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/212 | E-2107/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the
Commission Subject: Clearance of the EAGGF accounts for 2001 | 187 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/213 | E-2122/02 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission Subject: Fisheries — Hague Preferences | 188 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/214 | E-2123/02 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission Subject: CFP reform and potential legal challenge | 189 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/215 | E-2124/02 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission Subject: Future of fisheries-dependent communities | 189 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-2123/02 and E-2124/02 | 190 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/216 | E-2126/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Fragrance allergens | 190 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/217 | P-2157/02 by María Rodríguez Ramos to the
Commission Subject: ERDF funding for the destruction of three medieval water mills | 191 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/218 | E-2161/02 by Eurig Wyn to the Commission Subject: Welfare of animals in livestock markets | 192 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/219 | P-2207/02 by Bill Newton Dunn to the
Commission Subject: Cruel treatment of animals at livestock markets in Belgium | 192 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/220 | E-2244/02 by Phillip Whitehead to the
Commission Subject: Animal welfare in marketplaces | 192 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-2161/02, P-2207/02 and E-2244/02 | 193 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/221 | E-2166/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the
Commission Subject: Illegal use of driftnets | 193 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/222 | E-2168/02 by Laura González Álvarez to the
Commission Subject: Application of Directive 1999/30/EC by the Spanish authorities | 194 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/223 | E-2170/02 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the
Commission Subject: Timetable for clarifying the definition of waste | 195 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/224 | E-2195/02 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the
Commission Subject: Clarification of the definition of waste | 196 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-2170/02 and E-2195/02 | 196 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/225 | E-2176/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the
Commission Subject: Directives — deadlines — transposition into national legislation — situation in Belgium | 196 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/226 | E-2180/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the
Commission Subject: The priorities for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy | 197 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/227 | P-2182/02 by Freddy Blak to the Commission Subject: Persistent conflict of interests in the DG for Transport | 198 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/228 | E-2187/02 by Antonios Trakatellis to the
Commission Subject: Creation of a national marine park in the region of Kimolos | 199 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/229 | E-2191/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the
Commission Subject: Scientific studies on the impact of industrial fishing on other fisheries | 201 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/230 | E-2198/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the
Commission Subject: Proposal for a Directive on environmental liability — impact on SMUs | 202 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/231 | E-2216/02 by Ioannis Marínos to the
Commission Subject: Commission study of petroleum deposits in the EU | 202 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/232 | E-2217/02 by Ioannis Marínos to the
Commission Subject: Oil pipelines and their financial benefits | 204 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/233 | E-2219/02 by Gary Titley to the Commission Subject: Ageism | 205 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/234 | E-2221/02 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission Subject: Euratom safeguard inspections | 205 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/235 | E-2222/02 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission Subject: Commissioner de Loyola's calls for new nuclear plants in the EU | 206 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/236 | P-2239/02 by Rainer Wieland to the
Commission Subject: Export documents in the local language | 206 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/237 | P-2240/02 by María Valenciano Martínez-Orozco to
the Commission Subject: Stage reached in dealing with complaint 2000/4187 | 207 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/238 | E-2247/02 by Alexander de Roo to the
Commission Subject: Compliance of EU-funded infrastructure projects with the provisions of EC environmental legislation — the case of the D8 motorway project in the Czech Republic | 208 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/239 | E-2251/02 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten to the
Commission Subject: Whiplash injury | 209 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/240 | E-2252/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the
Commission Subject: Community support | 210 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/241 | P-2260/02 by María Sornosa Martínez to the
Commission Subject: Increase in the environmental damage caused by the Fervasa solid urban waste treatment plant in Aldaia and Quart de Poblet | 211 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/242 | E-2266/02 by Rainer Wieland to the
Commission Subject: Axle weight limits for cranes | 212 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/243 | E-2270/02 by Caroline Lucas to the
Commission Subject: FAO Paper on good agricultural practices | 213 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/244 | E-2274/02 by Armando Cossutta to the
Commission Subject: Incompetence in the financial and administrative management of the LIFE99/NAT/IT/6254 project in Treviso | 214 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/245 | E-2293/02 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission Subject: Welfare of animals during transport and desirability of a local abattoir in the Western Isles of Scotland | 215 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/246 | E-2296/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Ban on imports of candles with lead-treated wicks which cause health dangers, especially for children and low-paid people | 216 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/247 | E-2298/02 by Laura González Álvarez to the
Commission Subject: Aggregate grinding plant in the industrial zone of Entrevias (Tarragon, Spain) | 217 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/248 | E-2310/02 by Patricia McKenna to the
Commission Subject: Lack of regulation and legislation in Ireland concerning wild animals and circuses | 219 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/249 | E-2312/02 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten to the
Commission Subject: Risk of legionella infection for tourists | 219 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/250 | E-2323/02 by Michel Hansenne to the
Commission Subject: The inclusion of disabled people in poverty-reduction work | 220 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/251 | E-2328/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the
Commission Subject: Allocation of responsibilities to the Commission in connection with the reform of the CFP | 221 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/252 | P-2332/02 by William Abitbol to the
Commission Subject: Self-determination | 223 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/253 | E-2336/02 by David Bowe to the Commission Subject: Petroleum coke as a fuel in large combustion plants | 224 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/254 | P-2343/02 by Joan Colom i Naval to the
Commission Subject: Rural development measures in Cataluña 2000-2006 | 224 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/255 | E-2347/02 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten to the
Commission Subject: Vinyl 2010 — Voluntary Commitment by the European PVC industry | 225 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/256 | E-2349/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the
Commission Subject: Protection of the Skhinia wetlands | 226 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/257 | E-2355/02 by Ieke van den Burg to the
Commission Subject: Exclusion from health insurance in Belgium — "resident system" | 227 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/258 | E-2366/02 by Ioannis Souladakis to the
Commission Subject: Decline in newspaper circulation figures | 228 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/259 | E-2389/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the
Commission Subject: CT scans on children | 229 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/260 | E-2390/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the
Commission Subject: Study on older drivers | 230 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/261 | E-2393/02 by Jules Maaten to the Commission Subject: European policy on the funding of "orphan" medicines | 231 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/262 | E-2406/02 by Jean Lambert to the Commission Subject: Exile of 13 Palestinian militants from the West Bank | 232 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/263 | E-2414/02 by Michiel van Hulten to the
Commission Subject: Congressional bill to combat Internet file-sharing services (e.g. Kazaa) | 233 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/264 | E-2418/02 by Caroline Jackson to the
Commission Subject: Application of EU labelling legislation by the Dutch authorities | 234 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/265 | E-2424/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the
Commission Subject: Annual leave of Greek workers | 235 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/266 | E-2426/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the
Commission Subject: Ending of teaching in the Uighur language in the universities of eastern Turkestan (Xinjiang) | 236 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/267 | E-2427/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Promoting sales of medication against nail fungus by means of advertising to the general public with the aim of bringing pressure to bear on general practitioners to prescribe it unnecessarily | 237 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/268 | E-2431/02 by Graham Watson to the Commission Subject: Injection of growth hormone into dairy cattle | 238 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/269 | E-2435/02 by Christoph Konrad to the
Commission Subject: Varying age limits for appointment to and exercise of the profession of notary in the EU | 238 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/270 | E-2439/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Agreement between Microsoft and the American FTC on the non-use of data collected and the forthcoming EU evaluation | 239 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/271 | E-2452/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the
Commission Subject: Employment and social security rights for persons employed as school caretakers | 241 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/272 | E-2463/02 by Christopher Huhne to the
Commission Subject: Aid | 242 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/273 | E-2464/02 by Christopher Huhne to the
Commission Subject: Trade figures | 242 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/274 | E-2465/02 by Christopher Huhne to the
Commission Subject: Trade | 243 | |
| Joint answer to Written Questions E-2464/02 and E-2465/02 | 243 | ||
| 2003/C 28 E/275 | E-2478/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Implementation of Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC | 244 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/276 | E-2479/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC: Hazardous waste | 244 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/277 | E-2480/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Growth hormones in dairy cattle | 246 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/278 | P-2537/02 by Nicholas Clegg to the
Commission Subject: Sarbanes-Oxley Act | 246 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/279 | P-2622/02 by Bert Doorn to the Commission Subject: Dyke-strengthening projects in the district of Sliedrecht following further postponement of a decision and the Commission's reply to oral question | 247 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/280 | E-2647/02 by Richard Corbett to the
Commission Subject: Uniform application of standards | 248 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/281 | P-2713/02 by Seán Ó Neachtain to the
Commission Subject: Collection of agricultural statistics | 249 | |
| 2003/C 28 E/282 | P-2951/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the
Commission Subject: Allocation of structural funds | 250 | |
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