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Document C:1999:370:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, C 370, 21 December 1999


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Official Journal
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ISSN 0378-6986

C 370
Volume 42
21 December 1999
English editionInformation and Notices
Notice NoContentsPage
I Information
European Parliament
Written Questions with answer
(1999/C 370/001)E-0017/98 by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission
Subject: Language use in the Official Journal (Supplementary Answer)		 1
(1999/C 370/002)E-0837/98 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: The content of television programmes and freedom of expression (Supplementary Answer)		 2
(1999/C 370/003)E-0849/98 by Marco Cellai to the Commission
Subject: Appeal to the Court of Justice by the Commission (Supplementary Answer)		 2
(1999/C 370/004)E-0870/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Legalization of illegal immigrants (Supplementary Answer)		 3
(1999/C 370/005)E-0880/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Freedom of movement in the EU to acquire medical specialization (Supplementary Answer)		 3
(1999/C 370/006)E-2378/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Infringement of the legislation on public service contracts (Supplementary Answer)		 4
(1999/C 370/007)E-2987/98 by John Iversen to the Commission
Subject: Call for national registers of veterinary drug use (Supplementary Answer)		 5
(1999/C 370/008)E-3069/98 by David Bowe to the Commission
Subject: Primates		 7
(1999/C 370/009)E-3071/98 by Michael Elliott to the Commission
Subject: Primates		 7
Supplementary joint answer to Written Questions E-3069/98 and E-3071/98 7
(1999/C 370/010)E-3680/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Environmental awareness park on the outskirts of Athens		 8
(1999/C 370/011)E-4096/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Environmental awareness park in the Athens region		 8
Supplementary joint answer to Written Questions E-3680/98 and E-4096/98 9
(1999/C 370/012)E-3718/98 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission
Subject: Sub-standard housing in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) (Supplementary Answer)		 9
(1999/C 370/013)E-3801/98 by Sérgio Ribeiro to the Commission
Subject: Breaking of the contract between Texas-Samsung and the Portuguese Government (Supplementary Answer)		 10
(1999/C 370/014)E-3802/98 by Sérgio Ribeiro to the Commission
Subject: Closure of the Nestlé factory in Matosinhos (Portugal) (Supplementary Answer)		 11
(1999/C 370/015)E-3916/98 by Viviane Reding to the Commission
Subject: Vertical barriers to trade in the beer sector		 11
(1999/C 370/016)E-3956/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Compliance with the code of conduct on arms exports		 13
(1999/C 370/017)P-3963/98 by Peter Skinner to the Commission
Subject: Industrial Relations Observatory - Dublin Foundation		 13
(1999/C 370/018)P-3993/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Contribution payable by holders of telecommunications licences in Italy (Supplementary Answer)		 14
(1999/C 370/019)E-4028/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: The cost of introducing the euro		 15
(1999/C 370/020)E-0130/99 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Cost of introducing the euro		 16
Joint answer to Written Questions E-4028/98 and E-0130/99 16
(1999/C 370/021)E-4043/98 by Ian White to the Commission
Subject: Puerto Morazan - Hurricane Mitch		 17
(1999/C 370/022)E-4044/98 by Pedro Marset Campos to the Commission
Subject: ERDF funding for the Lorca-Águilas trunk road in the Spanish region of Murcia (Supplementary Answer)		 18
(1999/C 370/023)P-0026/99 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Biodiversity		 19
(1999/C 370/024)P-0131/99 by Sirkka-Liisa Anttila to the Commission
Subject: Implementation and monitoring of food aid for Russia		 19
(1999/C 370/025)E-0143/99 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: EU aid to Osterholz-Scharmbeck		 20
(1999/C 370/026)E-0144/99 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: EU aid to Verden		 21
(1999/C 370/027)E-0145/99 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: EU aid to Rotenburg, Lower Saxony		 21
(1999/C 370/028)E-0146/99 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: EU aid to Stade		 21
(1999/C 370/029)E-0147/99 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission
Subject: EU aid to Cuxhaven		 21
Supplementary joint answer to Written Questions E-0143/99, E-0144/99, E-0145/99, E-0146/99 and E-0147/99 21
(1999/C 370/030)E-0148/99 by Joaquín Sisó Cruellas to the Commission
Subject: Brain-drain		 22
(1999/C 370/031)E-0170/99 by Jaime Valdivielso de Cué to the Commission
Subject: Environment		 23
(1999/C 370/032)E-0200/99 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission
Subject: Derogations granted by Italy for slaughterhouses (Supplementary Answer)		 24
(1999/C 370/033)E-0201/99 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission
Subject: Hijacking in France (Supplementary Answer)		 25
(1999/C 370/034)E-0238/99 by Michèle Lindeperg to the Commission
Subject: Payments in euros		 26
(1999/C 370/035)E-0267/99 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission
Subject: Competition between authorities issuing driving licences - Reminder of Written Question E-2907/98		 27
(1999/C 370/036)P-0269/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Aid for Russia - loss of millions in EU funding		 28
(1999/C 370/037)E-0327/99 by Alexander Falconer to the Commission
Subject: Costs of EU information services		 29
(1999/C 370/038)E-0328/99 by Alexander Falconer to the Commission
Subject: Costs of EU information services		 29
(1999/C 370/039)E-0332/99 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission
Subject: Council Directive 98/58 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes		 30
(1999/C 370/040)E-0346/99 by Katerina Daskalaki to the Commission
Subject: Follow-up action on the European Parliament's own-initiative report on the written press		 30
(1999/C 370/041)E-0366/99 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Commissioners' remuneration		 31
(1999/C 370/042)E-0378/99 by Viviane Reding to the Commission
Subject: Agonising death of dogs and cats in Asia		 32
(1999/C 370/043)E-0381/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Consumption of isotonic drinks by children		 33
(1999/C 370/044)P-0386/99 by Marianne Thyssen to the Commission
Subject: Growth and employment		 34
(1999/C 370/045)E-0396/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Environmental damage to Gavdos - Gavdopoula group of islands		 35
(1999/C 370/046)E-0493/99 by Undine-Uta Bloch von Blottnitz to the Commission
Subject: Destruction of the environment on the Greek island of Gavdopoula		 35
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0396/99 and E-0493/99 36
(1999/C 370/047)E-0406/99 by Giuseppe Rauti to the Commission
Subject: Health threat posed by pollution in Podenzano di Piacenza (Italy)		 36
(1999/C 370/048)E-0407/99 by Honório Novo to the Commission
Subject: Semi-generic designations of origin for Port Wine		 37
(1999/C 370/049)E-0411/99 by Honório Novo to the Commission
Subject: Use of the designation ‘Port’ for wines produced in Australia		 38
(1999/C 370/050)E-0416/99 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the Commission
Subject: Rights of Greenlanders and Danes (Supplementary Answer)		 39
(1999/C 370/051)E-0418/99 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Bank charges on exchange transactions		 39
(1999/C 370/052)E-0423/99 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: The illegal withdrawal from the Greek company, Themis, of authorisation to pursue the business of insurance in Italy		 40
(1999/C 370/053)E-0426/99 by Mary Banotti to the Commission
Subject: Charter flights		 42
(1999/C 370/054)E-0447/99 by José Valverde López to the Commission
Subject: The Environment Institute (Ispra) food analysis unit		 42
(1999/C 370/055)E-0451/99 by Giuseppe Rauti to the Commission
Subject: Quality of food aid for Russia		 43
(1999/C 370/056)E-0477/99 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: Regulatory framework for natural cosmeceutical products		 44
(1999/C 370/057)E-0478/99 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: Fire safety regulations - hotels in Spain		 45
(1999/C 370/058)E-0497/99 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Cross-border medical treatment		 45
(1999/C 370/059)E-0502/99 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: International Association for the Promotion of Cooperation with Scientists from the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (INTAS)		 46
(1999/C 370/060)E-0507/99 by Klaus Lukas to the Commission
Subject: Embezzlement in Bulgaria		 46
(1999/C 370/061)E-0512/99 by Eolo Parodi and Guido Viceconte to the Commission
Subject: Flights to the islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa		 48
(1999/C 370/062)E-0521/99 by Laura González Álvarez and Pedro Marset Campos to the Commission
Subject: Environmental impact report on the Atlantic motorway in Vigo (Galicia, Spain)		 49
(1999/C 370/063)E-0523/99 by Jan Mulder to the Commission
Subject: Interview in the 18-25 December 1998 issue of ‘Nederlands Gemeente’ magazine with Mr Landaburu, Director at the Commission, on Member States' net contributions		 50
(1999/C 370/064)E-0524/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 50
(1999/C 370/065)E-0525/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 51
(1999/C 370/066)E-0527/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 51
(1999/C 370/067)E-0528/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 51
(1999/C 370/068)E-0529/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 52
(1999/C 370/069)E-0530/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 52
(1999/C 370/070)E-0531/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 52
(1999/C 370/071)E-0532/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 53
(1999/C 370/072)E-0533/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 53
(1999/C 370/073)E-0534/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 53
(1999/C 370/074)E-0535/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 54
(1999/C 370/075)E-0537/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 54
(1999/C 370/076)E-0538/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 54
(1999/C 370/077)E-0539/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 55
(1999/C 370/078)E-0540/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 55
(1999/C 370/079)E-0541/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 55
(1999/C 370/080)E-0544/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union		 56
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0524/99, E-0525/99, E-0527/99, E-0528/99, E-0529/99, E-0530/99, E-0531/99, E-0532/99, E-0533/99, E-0534/99, E-0535/99, E-0537/99, E-0538/99, E-0539/99, E-0540/99, E-0541/99 and E-0544/99 56
(1999/C 370/081)E-0547/99 by Ursula Stenzel to the Commission
Subject: Emergency aid		 59
(1999/C 370/082)E-0552/99 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Development aid		 59
(1999/C 370/083)E-0560/99 by John Iversen to the Commission
Subject: New procedure for allocating funds from ISPO		 60
(1999/C 370/084)E-0563/99 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Reorganization of CONI (the Italian National Olympic Committee) and protecting jobs		 62
(1999/C 370/085)E-0568/99 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Update on the URBAN programme in Rome		 63
(1999/C 370/086)E-0570/99 by José Barros Moura to the Commission
Subject: Export from Portugal to Spain of bulls to be used in bullfights		 63
(1999/C 370/087)P-0583/99 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Commissioner Monti's membership of the Executive Committee of the Trilateral Commission		 64
(1999/C 370/088)E-0587/99 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Request for information following written question E-0370/98		 64
(1999/C 370/089)E-0590/99 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Council Directive 96/29/Euratom in respect of the environmental implications of the deregulation of controls over radioactivity		 65
(1999/C 370/090)E-0591/99 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Commission studies on radioactive waste management and nuclear safeguards		 66
(1999/C 370/091)E-0592/99 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Notification from the Japanese authorities of plans to send highly enriched uranium spent fuel to the US via EU ports		 66
(1999/C 370/092)E-0594/99 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Illegal import or export of radioactive materials into or out of the EU in 1998		 67
(1999/C 370/093)E-0596/99 by Ian White to the Commission
Subject: Growth hormone rBST		 68
(1999/C 370/094)P-0599/99 by Frédéric Striby to the Commission
Subject: Registration and taxation of Alsatian recreational craft		 68
(1999/C 370/095)P-0603/99 by Umberto Bossi to the Commission
Subject: Italian government proposal to shorten the working week to 35 hours		 69
(1999/C 370/096)E-0608/99 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Slovakia's participation in the fifth framework research programme		 70
(1999/C 370/097)E-0609/99 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission
Subject: Support for newspapers and periodicals in the EU		 70
(1999/C 370/098)E-0610/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Project in Stemnitsa (Arcadia) as part of the regional operational programme for the Peloponnese		 71
(1999/C 370/099)E-0611/99 by Carlos Pimenta to the Commission
Subject: Ratification and implementation of the Aarhus Convention by the European Community		 71
(1999/C 370/100)E-0612/99 by Bernie Malone to the Commission
Subject: Double taxation agreements		 72
(1999/C 370/101)E-0616/99 by Peter Crampton to the Commission
Subject: International fishing agreements		 73
(1999/C 370/102)E-0621/99 by Robin Teverson to the Commission
Subject: Airline slots		 73
(1999/C 370/103)E-0623/99 by Josep Pons Grau and María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Breeding, training and ownership of ‘aggressive’ breeds of dog		 74
(1999/C 370/104)E-0626/99 by Umberto Bossi to the Commission
Subject: Restoration of the Tower of Pisa		 75
(1999/C 370/105)E-0627/99 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Community funds and ‘Sviluppo Italia’		 75
(1999/C 370/106)E-0628/99 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Service point - bank charges on exchange transactions		 76
(1999/C 370/107)E-0630/99 by Encarnación Redondo Jiménez to the Commission
Subject: Agriculture: Cyperus esculentus L. (chufa) (Supplementary Answer)		 78
(1999/C 370/108)E-0637/99 by Hanja Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: Torture in Zimbabwe		 79
(1999/C 370/109)E-0638/99 by Hanja Maij-Weggen to the Commission
Subject: Arrest of a human rights activist in Indonesia		 80
(1999/C 370/110)E-0642/99 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission
Subject: Denmark's ban on lead crystal imports		 80
(1999/C 370/111)E-0643/99 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission
Subject: Cost of the EU driving licence		 81
(1999/C 370/112)E-0644/99 by Karl-Heinz Florenz to the Commission
Subject: The EU's climate protection policy		 82
(1999/C 370/113)E-0649/99 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Uncontrolled increase in EU immigration		 83
(1999/C 370/114)E-0679/99 by Richard Corbett to the Commission
Subject: Evaluation of the need for an Environmental Impact Assessment		 83
(1999/C 370/115)E-0682/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: 1999 tariff quotas for tuna loins		 84
(1999/C 370/116)E-0683/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: 1999 tariff quotas for tuna loins		 85
(1999/C 370/117)E-0684/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: 1999 tariff quotas for tuna loins		 86
(1999/C 370/118)E-0686/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: 1999 tariff quotas for tuna loins		 87
(1999/C 370/119)E-0688/99 by Fernand Herman to the Commission
Subject: Situation of the starch industry and its industrial clients in the European Union		 87
(1999/C 370/120)E-0689/99 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Imports of mushrooms		 88
(1999/C 370/121)E-0690/99 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Official use of language by the EU		 89
(1999/C 370/122)E-0691/99 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Licensing requirement for Wassenaar exports		 89
(1999/C 370/123)E-0692/99 by Sebastiano Musumeci to the Commission
Subject: Measures to support swordfish fishing in the Mediterranean		 90
(1999/C 370/124)E-0694/99 by Sebastiano Musumeci to the Commission
Subject: Infringement proceedings in respect of oil		 91
(1999/C 370/125)E-0717/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 91
(1999/C 370/126)E-0718/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 92
(1999/C 370/127)E-0719/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 92
(1999/C 370/128)E-0720/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 92
(1999/C 370/129)E-0721/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 93
(1999/C 370/130)E-0722/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 93
(1999/C 370/131)E-0723/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 93
(1999/C 370/132)E-0724/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 94
(1999/C 370/133)E-0725/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 94
(1999/C 370/134)E-0726/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 94
(1999/C 370/135)E-0727/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 95
(1999/C 370/136)E-0728/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 95
(1999/C 370/137)E-0729/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 95
(1999/C 370/138)E-0730/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 96
(1999/C 370/139)E-0731/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds		 96
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0717/99, E-0718/99, E-0719/99, E-0720/99, E-0721/99, E-0722/99, E-0723/99, E-0724/99, E-0725/99, E-0726/99, E-0727/99, E-0728/99, E-0729/99, E-0730/99 and E-0731/99 96
(1999/C 370/140)E-0732/99 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission
Subject: Nuclear Power Stations and the Millennium Bug		 97
(1999/C 370/141)E-0741/99 by Alessandro Danesin to the Commission
Subject: Mountain areas and the Structural Funds		 98
(1999/C 370/142)E-0745/99 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Fisheries and sustainability		 99
(1999/C 370/143)E-0749/99 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Cryptosporidium		 99
(1999/C 370/144)E-0753/99 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Funds for Torrita di Siena		 100
(1999/C 370/145)E-0764/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Failure by Greece to incorporate Court judgments on water pollution into national law		 101
(1999/C 370/146)E-0765/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Construction of new rail link between Lianokladi and Domokos		 102
(1999/C 370/147)E-0766/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Athens-Thessaloniki rail link		 102
(1999/C 370/148)E-0767/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Archaeological excavations at Pydna, prefecture of Pieria		 103
(1999/C 370/149)E-0774/99 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission
Subject: Tacis project A2.01/96 concerning the provision of a training simulator for the No 2 unit of the Medzamor nuclear power establishment (Armenia)		 104
(1999/C 370/150)P-0775/99 by W.G. van Velzen to the Commission
Subject: Construction of radio masts by Delta Radio in the North Sea		 105
(1999/C 370/151)E-0779/99 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Privatisation and monopoly in the dairy sector		 106
(1999/C 370/152)P-0780/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Financing of political parties		 107
(1999/C 370/153)E-0782/99 by John Iversen to the Commission
Subject: Aid for shipyards in the EU		 107
(1999/C 370/154)E-0788/99 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Commission criticism of the Medicines Control Agency (UK)		 108
(1999/C 370/155)E-0790/99 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: The Intervention Board Executive Agency (UK) - CAP funds		 109
(1999/C 370/156)E-0794/99 by Raimondo Fassa to the Commission
Subject: Commission action to promote fair trade		 110
(1999/C 370/157)P-0795/99 by Reimer Böge to the Commission
Subject: Transport of animals for slaughter		 111
(1999/C 370/158)E-0796/99 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Pre-packaging of milk in 180 ml bottles		 111
(1999/C 370/159)E-0797/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Exemption from turnover tax		 112
(1999/C 370/160)E-0798/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Screening in the field of justice and home affairs		 113
(1999/C 370/161)E-0800/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Austrians in the Commission		 114
(1999/C 370/162)E-0802/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: EU buildings		 114
(1999/C 370/163)E-0805/99 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: UK funding of dam construction in Turkey		 116
(1999/C 370/164)E-0807/99 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Turkish exports of steel products		 117
(1999/C 370/165)E-0811/99 by Joaquín Sisó Cruellas to the Commission
Subject: Selection of 81 research facilities		 118
(1999/C 370/166)E-0815/99 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: VAT		 118
(1999/C 370/167)E-0819/99 by Antoni Gutiérrez Díaz to the Commission
Subject: Illegal activities financed from the Structural Funds in Llançà (Gerona, Spain)		 119
(1999/C 370/168)E-0831/99 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Habitats Directive and Birds Directive		 119
(1999/C 370/169)E-0834/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Competitiveness of the slate industry		 121
(1999/C 370/170)E-0836/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Slate imports into the EU		 122
(1999/C 370/171)P-0837/99 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission
Subject: Damage caused to a Natura 2000 area by the construction of Vuosaari harbour		 123
(1999/C 370/172)E-0840/99 by Sören Wibe to the Commission
Subject: The performance of the euro		 124
(1999/C 370/173)E-0841/99 by Kenneth Coates to the Commission
Subject: Fluoridation of Water		 125
(1999/C 370/174)E-0843/99 by Ursula Stenzel to the Commission
Subject: General competition COM/A/10/98/Option 2		 126
(1999/C 370/175)E-0845/99 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Substandard work in performance of Greek public contracts		 127
(1999/C 370/176)E-0851/99 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission
Subject: Time of payment of VAT		 127
(1999/C 370/177)E-0853/99 by Reimer Böge to the Commission
Subject: Abolition of duty-free sales for intra-Community travel		 128
(1999/C 370/178)E-0856/99 by Marilena Marín to the Commission
Subject: Imprisonment of Venetians for having freely expressed their views		 129
(1999/C 370/179)E-0858/99 by Pieter Dankert to the Commission
Subject: ESF - The Netherlands		 130
(1999/C 370/180)P-0861/99 by Carlos Coelho to the Commission
Subject: Common fisheries policy		 130
(1999/C 370/181)E-0866/99 by Joan Vallvé to the Commission
Subject: Fresh attacks on Spanish fruit and vegetables		 131
(1999/C 370/182)E-0868/99 by Joan Vallvé to the Commission
Subject: URBAN Initiative subsidies and municipal projects in Valencia		 132
(1999/C 370/183)E-0869/99 by Honório Novo to the Commission
Subject: Loss of income by fishermen in Madeira		 132
(1999/C 370/184)E-0871/99 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: URBAN initiative - Northern Ireland		 133
(1999/C 370/185)E-0872/99 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: PEACE Programme - Northern Ireland		 133
(1999/C 370/186)E-0873/99 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: KONVER II initiative - Northern Ireland		 133
(1999/C 370/187)E-0874/99 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: RETEX II initiative - Northern Ireland		 134
(1999/C 370/188)E-0877/99 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: SMEs initiative - Northern Ireland		 134
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0871/99, E-0872/99, E-0873/99, E-0874/99 and E-0877/99 134
(1999/C 370/189)E-0875/99 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: PESCA initiative - Northern Ireland		 134
(1999/C 370/190)E-0883/99 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Control of safety at airports		 135
(1999/C 370/191)E-0885/99 by Marie-Paule Kestelijn-Sierens to the Commission
Subject: Transposition by Belgium of Directive 93/89/EEC on the application by Member States of taxes on certain vehicles used for the carriage of goods by road		 136
(1999/C 370/192)P-0893/99 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel to the Commission
Subject: European importers misled by supplementary levy on textile products from Bangladesh		 137
(1999/C 370/193)E-0909/99 by Bernard Lehideux to the Commission
Subject: Action taken by the Syrian Government in response to the resolution of March 1998 on Lebanese prisoners in Syria		 138
(1999/C 370/194)E-0979/99 by Anna Karamanou to the Commission
Subject: Lebanese, Palestinian and Jordanian political prisoners in Syria		 138
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0909/99 and E-0979/99 138
(1999/C 370/195)E-0919/99 by Roberto Mezzaroma to the Commission
Subject: Law on strays		 139
(1999/C 370/196)E-0921/99 by Roberto Mezzaroma to the Commission
Subject: Plans for the development of Anzio and Nettuno		 139
(1999/C 370/197)P-0927/99 by Fernando Fernández Martín to the Commission
Subject: Regulation of amateur radio operators in Europe		 140
(1999/C 370/198)P-0928/99 by Rijk van Dam to the Commission
Subject: Transport of emergency aid to Ukraine		 141
(1999/C 370/199)E-0940/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Obligation to go before the International Court of Justice for the peaceful resolution of disputes under the 1995 New York Convention on straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks		 142
(1999/C 370/200)E-0945/99 by Honório Novo to the Commission
Subject: Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon: payment of transfers		 143
(1999/C 370/201)P-0951/99 by Michael McGowan to the Commission
Subject: Structural Funds eligibility		 143
(1999/C 370/202)E-0961/99 by Anna Karamanou to the Commission
Subject: Organisation of impartial investigations into the disappearance of 3 000 people in Algeria		 144
(1999/C 370/203)E-0962/99 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Shrimp farming in Bangladesh and environmental protection		 145
(1999/C 370/204)E-0964/99 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission
Subject: Extension of the harbour of Ibiza, Baleares		 146
(1999/C 370/205)E-0970/99 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Trade promotion programme for European products on the Japanese market		 147
(1999/C 370/206)P-0976/99 by Georges Garot to the Commission
Subject: Unfair competition between French and Spanish tomato producers		 147
(1999/C 370/207)E-0982/99 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: The reduction of tariffs imposed by the United States on the textile sector		 148
(1999/C 370/208)E-0987/99 by Luigi Colajanni, Roberto Speciale and Andrea Manzella to the Commission
Subject: The assassination of the Vice-President of Paraguay		 149
(1999/C 370/209)E-0990/99 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Import of wild birds		 149
(1999/C 370/210)E-0992/99 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: aid to Kazakhstan		 150
(1999/C 370/211)E-0997/99 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Measures taken by the EU to close Chernobyl nuclear power plant		 150
(1999/C 370/212)E-1000/99 by Ian White to the Commission
Subject: Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) 95/93 of 18 January 1993		 151
(1999/C 370/213)E-1001/99 by Ian White to the Commission
Subject: Revision of Council's Regulation (EEC) 95/93 of 18 January 1993		 151
(1999/C 370/214)E-1002/99 by Ian White to the Commission
Subject: Open Commercial Trading of slots at airports		 151
(1999/C 370/215)E-1003/99 by Ian White to the Commission
Subject: Regional Airports		 152
Joint answer to Written Questions E-1000/99, E-1001/99, E-1002/99 and E-1003/99 152
(1999/C 370/216)E-1005/99 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission
Subject: Research into synthetic and plant-derived hormones		 152
(1999/C 370/217)E-1006/99 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission
Subject: Animal Welfare		 153
(1999/C 370/218)E-1007/99 by Ian Hudghton to the Commission
Subject: Transportation of live animals		 153
(1999/C 370/219)P-1032/99 by Luigi Florio to the Commission
Subject: Safety in road and rail tunnels		 154
(1999/C 370/220)E-1033/99 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Organisation of the European Day of Disabled People by private consultants		 155
(1999/C 370/221)E-1039/99 by Marco Cellai to the Commission
Subject: Measures to protect olive oil		 155
(1999/C 370/222)P-1041/99 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Alleged irregularities in the management of the global grants for Brindisi in Italy		 157
(1999/C 370/223)E-1043/99 by Ilona Graenitz to the Commission
Subject: Screening the candidate countries' environmental legislation		 158
(1999/C 370/224)E-1060/99 by Carlos Bru Purón to the Commission
Subject: Commission fees in exchange transactions		 158
(1999/C 370/225)P-1063/99 by Marie-Paule Kestelijn-Sierens to the Commission
Subject: Extension of the transitional period laid down in Directive 80/181/EEC as regards labelling in various units of measurement		 159
(1999/C 370/226)E-1066/99 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission
Subject: Problems in implementing Tacis nuclear safety programmes		 160
(1999/C 370/227)E-1075/99 by Anne McIntosh to the Commission
Subject: Applicant countries		 160
(1999/C 370/228)E-1077/99 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: Grant aid to the floorcovering industry in Europe		 161
(1999/C 370/229)P-1085/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Petroleum-products suppliers		 161
(1999/C 370/230)P-1086/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Trade relations between the EU and Morocco		 162
(1999/C 370/231)E-1090/99 by Francis Decourrière to the Commission
Subject: Objective 1 - relocation within the European Union		 163
(1999/C 370/232)P-1094/99 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Exemption from Article 92 of the Treaty		 164
(1999/C 370/233)P-1098/99 by Yvonne Sandberg-Fries to the Commission
Subject: Sewage treatment plant at village of Tolon, the Peloponnese, Greece		 165
(1999/C 370/234)P-1101/99 by Anneli Hulthén to the Commission
Subject: Common rules on pensions		 165
(1999/C 370/235)E-1104/99 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Tibetan Independence		 166
(1999/C 370/236)P-1111/99 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Competition in the common market in surfboards		 167
(1999/C 370/237)P-1119/99 by Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop to the Commission
Subject: Commission's anti-doping programme		 167
(1999/C 370/238)E-1125/99 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Threatening changes in the political climate in Slovakia		 168
(1999/C 370/239)E-1139/99 by Arthur Newens to the Commission
Subject: Students from China		 169
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