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Document 91999E000690
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 690/99 by Esko SEPPÄNEN Official use of language by the EU
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 690/99 by Esko SEPPÄNEN Official use of language by the EU
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 690/99 by Esko SEPPÄNEN Official use of language by the EU
OV C 370, 21.12.1999, p. 89
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
91999E0690
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 690/99 by Esko SEPPÄNEN Official use of language by the EU
Official Journal C 370 , 21/12/1999 P. 0089
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0690/99 by Esko Seppänen (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (26 March 1999) Subject: Official use of language by the EU In the answer to my written question P-0024/99(1), what do the letters "Sir" before Commissioner Leon Brittan's name mean? Are they part of the EU's official linguistic usage? Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (27 April 1999) In matters of personal titles, the Commission follows the rules and customs of each Member State. (1) OJ C 289, 11.10.1999, p. 135.