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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1478/03 by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission. Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of fresh and frozen beef.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1478/03 by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission. Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of fresh and frozen beef.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1478/03 by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission. Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of fresh and frozen beef.
OL C 70E, 2004 3 20, p. 42–43
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
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20.3.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
CE 70/42 |
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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1478/03
by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission
(2 May 2003)
Subject: Refunds on exports from Member States to the Vatican City State of fresh and frozen beef
A table containing data on the quantities and value in euro of products for which export refunds are granted was appended to the supplementary answer to question P-3202/02 (1).
Examination of this table shows that, for exports to the Vatican City State of ‘fresh and frozen beef’ (code 0201):
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in 1999 exports from Italy totalled 39,592 kg for a refund of EUR 256 405,34, equivalent to aid of EUR 6 476,19 per kg of meat exported; |
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in 2000 exports from Italy totalled 38,985 kg for a refund of EUR 305 341,16, equivalent to aid of EUR 7 832,27 per kg of meat exported; |
In all likelihood, 395 920 kg were exported in 1999 and 389 850 kg in 2000, at a more credible level of aid of between EUR 0,65 and EUR 0,78 per kg of meat exported.
If one were to make these corrections, total exports would be 346 233 kg for 1998, 963 646 kg for 1999, 730 978,210 kg for 2000 and 212 249,800 kg for 2001.
Under Regulation (EC) No 419/2002 (2), it should also be possible for the tabular data, extracted from the CATS database, to be used for monitoring and forecasting purposes.
It is specified in the table that the units of measurement, weights or quantities and the amounts in euro are provided by the Member States.
In the light of the above, could the Commission indicate:
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whether the data supplied by the Member States are checked and who is responsible for doing this; |
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whether the quantities of fresh and frozen beef exported from Member States to the Vatican City State were subject to any monitoring, what form that this took, and what forecasts were made in respect of these quantities; |
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whether it does not consider the level of imports to the minuscule Vatican City State to be too high, or in other words that it can be assumed these products are sold in Italy? |
(1) OJ C 137 E, 12.6.2003, p. 172.