91999E2230

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2230/99

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(1 December 1999)

Subject: Infringement proceedings against Member States

At the end of the last month (October), what was the total number of infringement proceedings initiated by the Commission and outstanding against each Member State? Please give similar figures for the end of the year for the last five years.

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(3 December 1999)

The information requested by the Honourable Member concerning outstanding infringement proceedings at the end of each year can be found in the Commission's annual report on monitoring the application of Community law.

The report for 1998: COM(1999) 301 of 9 July 1999, available on the Europa website at the following address: http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/infringements/report98_en.htm.

Reports for previous years:

- 1997: COM(1998) 317 final(1),

- 1996: COM(97) 299 final(2),

- 1995: COM(96) 600 final(3),

- 1994: COM(95) 500 final(4).

Updated information on the total number of infringement proceedings oustanding against each Member State is available on the European website at the following address: http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/infringements/pdf/ms_n.pdf. This information is updated monthly.

(1) OJ C 250, 10.8.1998.

(2) OJ C 332, 3.11.1997.

(3) OJ C 303, 14.10.1996.

(4) OJ C 254, 29.9.1995.