ANNEX to the Minutes 15 July 2010
List of petitions declared admissible since last meeting of the Committee on Petitions (31 May/1 June 2010)
0151-10 by Carlos Correia de Matos (Portuguese), proposing an amendment to the Statute of the Court of Justice
0153-10 by Joachim Kelke (German), on his problem with marketing in Germany a product authorised in Holland, based on the mutual recognition principle (Cassis de Dijon)
0154-10 by Ralph Lehmann (German), on the harmonisation of vehicle roadworthiness tests and of the numerous different gas bottle fittings in Europe
0155-10 by Mr. Liviu Turcu (Romanian), on behalf of CORAL IMPEX S.R.L., on alleged inconsistencies between the Romanian legislation and the European one concerning public procurement
0158-10 by MEP Simon Busuttil (Maltese), on behalf of his constituents, bearing more than 1200 signatures, on alleged breaches of EC Directives 1996/62 and 1999/30 on air quality in connection with the dust pollution caused by the construction industry in Malta
0159-10 by Hillen Maura (Irish), on behalf of the AUAN Association opposing unacceptable development projects in the Almanzora area, on the impact of such development on the Almanzora Valley
0160-10 by Andrea Hempen (German), on behalf of Petra Riemer, on alleged infringement of her personal liberties by regulation (EC) No 561/2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport
0161-10 by Nick Palmer (British), on a possible death sentence for Davinderpal Singh Bhullar
0162-10 by Mika Linden (Finnish), on an unsatisfactory electronic game
0163-10 by P.B. (German), on third party access to the European Court of Justice for preliminary rulings
0164-10 by Mark Vautz and Reiner Geib (German), on excessive noise levels from Hercules aircraft using the Ramstein airfield in Germany
0165-10 by Isolde Gorsboth (German), on Hartz IV legislation in Germany
0166-10 by Matti Niemelä (Finnish), on behalf of Coordination Dynamic Therapy Centre, Spain S.L, on allegations of inadequate handing by the Commission of a series of complaints related to health care issues
0167-10 by H.B. (German), on a ban on imports and trade in hide and furs from non-EU countries
0168-10 by Victoria Azad (Swedish), on behalf of Amnesty International Sweden, on the situation of political prisoners in Iran
0169-10 by S.S. (British), on the Belgian authorities’ failure to implement the provisions of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States 0170-10 by N.T. (Greek), on her spouse’s problems with the Greek aliens authorities
0171-10 by Kamila Beata Klim-Petersen (Polish), on the Danish authorities’ impounding of her Polish-registered company car and related obstacles to the free movement of labour
0173-10 by Rumyana Vasileva (Bulgarian), on the Swedish authorities' failure to enforce the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community
0174-10 by G.N. (Italian), on alleged discrimination of the highly qualified foreigners on the Finnish labour market
0176-10 by Alexander Mahr (German), on cross-border information on environmentally friendly public transportation
0177-10 by Klaus Helmut (German), on behalf of Ito Ryu Wuppertal e.V., on alleged unfair treatment of traditional Asian weapons in German weapons legislation
0178-10 by Oliver Hepworth (British), on the non-recognition of the British civil partnership by Luxembourg
0179-10 by Philipp Schmaghold (German), on introducing a ‘Tobin’ tax
0180-10 by Hubert Marx (Belgian), on the right to sewerage and water purification in Belgium
0181-10 by Thomas Schulze (German), on high charges for transfers between banks in Spain
0184-10 by Hartmut Hofmeister (German), on extending his health insurance coverage by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS) after retirement
0187-10 by Robert Fredericq (German), on insolvency by private companies
0188-10 by Thomas Köhler (German), on misleading advertising practices on the internet
0189-10 by Paolo Campoli (Italian), on plans to build a heliport in the Parco Nord near Milan
0190-10 by Mieczyslaw Olchowy (Polish), on the protection of endangered species in the Austrian Land of Lower Austria
0192-10 by Klaus P. Schacht (German), on behalf of 50 gambling enterprises, on exemption from VAT of revenue from one-armed bandits
0193-10 by Klaus-Dieter Goebbels (German), on aircraft noise from air traffic into and out of Liège airport
0194-10 by Edward Mallia (Maltese), on behalf of Friends of the Earth (Valetta), bearing 461 signatures, on alleged infringement of Directive 2001/42/EC by Malta in connection with the amendment of the Structure Plan for the Maltese Islands of 1990
0195-10 by Hans Klose (German), on social security during stays in another EU Member State
0196-10 by Kurt Lieser (German), on the German legislation on chimney sweeps
0197-10 by Stefan Juranek (Polish), on establishing a European criminal law system 0199-10 by Maria Waluk-Sobolewska (Polish), on an intensive cattle farm and the resulting pollution in the northern Polish town of Stegna
0200-10 by H.L. (German), on losing his right to unemployment benefits in Germany, having worked in Austria for 24 months
0204-10 by Petra Rump (German), on her difficulties in obtaining compensation through the Spanish courts for injuries suffered in a car accident 10 years ago
0206-10 by Franz Friedrich Nemec (German), on a standard European disability card
0207-10 by Gundolf Riemer (German), on overzealous enforcement of driving time rules for lorry drivers (EC Regulation 561/2006)
0212-10 by Adolfo Pablo Lapi (Italian), on unemployment in Italy
0213-10 by Jesus Santiago Jimenez (Spanish), on opportunities to practise as a pharmacist in Spain
0214-10 by Cardillo Salvo (Italian), on behalf of the ‘Sindacato Consumatori ed Utenti consumer body, on the need for rules governing admission to the banking profession and appointment to the executive board of a bank
0216-10 by Massimo Moltoni (Italian), bearing 230 signatures, on the German child and youth welfare office (Jugendamt)
0217-10 by Norberto dos Anjos Alaves (French) concerning the withholding of severance payment after he was made redundant by a Germany company and the transfer of his entitlements to France
0218-10 by Sandrine Stamm (French) concerning fibromyalgia
0219-10 by E. G. (Italian) concerning the rights of biological fathers
0220-10 by Nicole Amsellem (French) concerning the Spanish Coastal Law
0221-10 by Fabian Urburu (Italian) concerning the bankruptcy of the Air Comet airline
0222-10 by José Ramón Gil Benito (Spanish) concerning opening hours
0225-10 by Konstantinos Aivaliotis (Greek), and three co-signatories, on the protection of the Pomak language in Greek Thrace
0227-10 by D.C. (Italian), on misleading publicity for a business guide
0228-10 by Vicente Fernández Pérez (Spanish), on behalf of the 'Coto do Frade' Environmental Association, on regulating the flow of the river Avia (Orense)
0229-10 by Lucian Nicolae Tarca (Romanian), on the situation of blind persons legally resident in Spain
0230-10 by Vincent Derudder (Belgian), on behalf of the European Federation of Financial Advisers and Financial Intermediaries, on the fair representation of financial advisers and financial intermediaries in the management boards of the new supervisory authorities proposed by the de Larosière report
0232-10 by Manuel de la Calle Albero (Spanish), on behalf of 'Esquerra Unida de Elda', on an illegal solid urban waste disposal site near Cañadas de Elda, Alicante
0234-10 by Peter Hollatz (German), on passive smoking and the smoking ban in Germany 0235-10 by Jean-Pierre Save (French), on the legality of the tax imposed by the Spanish authorities on pleasure craft sailing under the flag of another EU Member State
0236-10 by L.N. (Italian), on a deterioration in punctuality of trains through the application of Regulation 1371/2007 on rail passengers' rights and obligations
0237-10 by A. M. (Italian), on his pension contributions
0238-10 by Javier Solans Taurino (Spanish), on the plantation of vine stock in Balaguer, Gerona
0243-10 by T. L. (Belgian), on prostitution in the Gare du Nord district of Brussels and the associated sexual exploitation of women
0244-10 by Francisco Corbalán Moreno (Spanish), on behalf of the association representing the victims of the 'Trampolín Hills' development fraud, bearing 36 signatures, on a property development fraud in Campos del Río, Murcia
0246-10 by Georgiana Beu (Romanian), on lack of transparency and limited access to information regarding two projects being funded under the PHARE 2006 programme
0247-10 by P.B. (German), on access to European Court of Justice files for third parties
0249-10 by Klaus Zydek (German), on a ban on air traffic at night to and from EU airports
0253-10 by E.S.I. (Spanish), with cosignatories on bull fighting and lack of animal welfare in Spain
0255-10 by María Teresa Alonso Barrero (Spanish), on behalf of the ‘Proprietarios de Primera Línea Sol naciente’, on the Coastal Law
0257-10 by Pierre-Emmanuel Pascaud (French), on behalf of ‘Dignité-Libertés’, on incomplete information provided by the French authorities in the course of a consultation procedure concerning the rights of foreign members of the families of French citizens under Directive 2004/38/EC
0258-10 by J.RQ.B. (Spanish), on quarrying activities in Erro, Navarra
0259-10 by V.M. (Slovak), on alleged misuse of EU funds by the Agricultural Payments Agency in Slovakia
0264-10 by Giovanni Bellin (Italian), on alleged farm subsidy fraud in Hungary
0267-10 by Milena Pehlivanova (Bulgarian), on behalf of the Association ‘Bulgaria to Reinstate Free Medication for Cancer Children’, on lack of access to anti-cancer drugs in Bulgaria
0268-10 by Alexei Bazhenov (Russian), on a case concerning seven-year-old Robert Rantala
0269-10 by Lucian Voicu-Dungan (Romanian), on behalf of SC Aquasturo Proiect S.R.L., on the problems caused by changes to the Guide for applicants for assistance under Priority Axis 2 (Measure 2.1) of the Fisheries Operational Programme for Romania 2007-2013 financed by the European Fisheries Fund
0270-10 by Francisco Javier Martínez del Cerro Poole (Spanish), on the Coastal Law and its effect on aquaculture and saltworks in the Bay of Cádiz 0271-10 by Isabel Gómez Saiz (Spanish), on behalf of ‘Plataforma SOS Ribalta’, on the impact of the construction of a tramline through a park in Castellón
0272-10 by Alberto Alzorriz Tijero (Spanish), on road safety in Spain
0273-10 by Mariagrazia Canuti (Italian), on the Malagrotta waste disposal site near Rome
0275-10 by Karl Barwe (German), on closure of his bakery on the grounds of alleged breach EU hygiene laws
0276-10 by H.E.v Z (German), on his request to abolish obligatory membership for independent businesses in chambers of commerce
0277-10 by A. K. (Polish), on the lack of opportunities in Poland to transmit judicial and extrajudicial documents for service by post or electronic means
0278-10 by Ms. Eileen Collier (British), on behalf of Brampton A14 Campaign Group, on opposition to the proposed Ellington - Fen Ditton Road Scheme (part of the EU TEN-T Priority Project 13 route Felixstowe to Holyhead)
0279-10 by Torsten Braasch (German), on the institution of a European Monetary Fund
0280-10 by M. G. (German), on the Danish tax authorities' inadmissible treatment of foreign workers in Denmark
0281-10 by Marie Moritz (German), on the cultivation of the genetically-modified Amflora potato and its industrial applications
0283-10 by O.R. (Lithuanian), on her right to job seeker's allowance and housing benefit in United Kingdom
0284-10 by K. H-L. (German), on the refusal by the German authorities to recognise her French university diploma
0285-10 by Frank Brierley (British), on his property in Ginestar, Catalonia
0286-10 by M.D. (British), on the bankruptcy of a property developer in Spain from whom he had commissioned a house
0291-10 by Mr. Nikolai Metodniev Georgiev (Bulgarian), on his opposition to have Sunday declared a work-free day throughout EU
0293-10 by Carde Springorum (German), on the Dublin II Regulation
0294-10 by R.S. (German), on fraudulent real estate operations by a German company in Spain
0296-10 by Mr. Albert Haerter (German), on concerns related to several initiatives aiming to impose a work-free Sunday at EU-level
0297-10 by Krystian Kaczmarek (Polish), on a railway project in south-west Poland
0298-10 by Antje and Andreas Bauer (German), on the protection of children through the introduction of binding European standards applicable to playground amusements
0299-10 by Ms. Lucia Lackovicova (Slovakian), on behalf of Priatelia Zeme Cepa/ CEE Bankwatch pre Slovensko/CEE Bankwatch Network, on breaches of the EU legislation in connection with the construction of the D1 Turany - Hubová section of the D1 motorway between Bratislava and Kosice 0300-10 by Bozo Jakeljić (German), on behalf of Croatian HCSP party, on the extradition of Croatian citizens to EU Member States in connection with politically-motivated offences in former Yugoslavia
0303-10 by Wolfgang Suchomel (Austrian), on alleged fraud with EU subsidies in Slovakia 0304-10 by Avcil Ahmet Orhan (German), on social problems in Germany and a request to set up a central removals register in the EU
0305-10 by Carola Twardella (German), on her recommendation for the Parliament to review its decision to authorise large-scale planting of GMO potatoes by BASF and sale of GMO maize by Monsanto
0306-10 by Günther Rauch (German), on Spanish divorce legislation and legal certainty in connection with international marriages
0307-10 by Pawel Joachimiak (Polish), on the Polish law on industrial property rights and its incompatibility with a number of international and European legal acts
0308-10 by Britta Stalleicken (German), on behalf of ‘Frische Luft für Mülheim’, on a citizens’ initiative in favour of sustainable land use and urban planning
0309-10 by Hans Braband (German), on cessation of benefits from the former GDR following the takeover of the indemnity insurance scheme by a private company
0313-10 by Elly Lai-Yee Wong (Swedish), on the discontinuation of gas supplies in an area of Stockholm
0314-10 by Winfried Bennemann (German), on unequal treatment of EU citizens by Italian courts concerning the service of legal documents in a civil matter
0315-10 by Mr Gavin Scott (British), on the effects of the offshore dredging on the coastal area in Holderness (United Kingdom)
0316-10 by Jörg-Hermann Schmoock (German), on alleged discrimination concerning the requirement for independent craftsmen to hold a diploma
0317-10 by Hans Albrecht (German), on monitoring compliance with Directive 1999/44/EC 0319-10 by Mr Ian Lumley (Irish), on behalf of the National Trust for Ireland, on alleged breaches of the European legislation in connection with the initiation of the Irish National Motorway/Dual Carriageway Programme
0320-10 by Andreas Kuhn (German), on fittings to limit the power of mechanical devices
0321-10 by Hannelore Pfifferling and Reinhard Klein (German), on possible infringement of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC as a result of the establishment of a pig farm
0322-10 by Roberto Albanese (Italian), on behalf of the 'Comitato dei Citadini del Fiume', bearing 93 signatures, on the environmental disaster in the rivers Lambro and Po (Italy)
0323-10 by Matteo Grossi (Italian), on the imposition of a single computer software (SISTRI) by the Italian Ministry of Environment for the application of Directive 2008/98/EC on the traceability of waste
0324-10 by Angelo Mina and Mauro Sabbadini (Italian), on behalf of ‘Salviamo la collina di ‘Trescali’, bearing 2000 signatures, on their protest against the reopening of a gravel quarry without an environmental impact assessment and consultation of the population
0327-10 by Maria Grazia Brunero (Italian), on extraction of aluminium by Vedanta mining company in India, impacting on the habitat of the Dongria Kondh people 0328-10 by Alessandro Iorio (Italian), on animal protection
0329-10 by Michele Picco (Italian), on detergents in washing products
0330-10 by Claudio Ghezzo (Italian), on his problem with the supply of electricity to his property by ENEL
0331-10 by Ignacio Ruipérez Arregui (Spanish), on the situation of air traffic controllers in Spain
0332-10 by Eloi Nolla Subirats (Spanish), on behalf of ‘Ecologists in Action’, on the location of a temporary central nuclear waste storage facility
0333-10 by Mario Alejandro Sanzol (Italian), on a basic minimum income
0334-10 by Fernando Monforte Escobar (Spanish), on the EU-wide emergency number 112
0335-10 by Ana Miranda Paz (Spanish), on behalf of ‘Bloque nacionalista gallego’ (Galician Nationalist Block), on the siting of an acquaculture facility on the Costa de la Muerte in Coruña
0338-10 by T.F.T (Spanish), on behalf of the ‘Plataforma por la defensa de los valles verdes’, on water catchment facilities and the sinking of wells in the ‘Sierra de Cazorla’, wildlife park in Segura y las Villas, Jaén
0340-10 by María de la Soledad Ramiro Martínez (Spanish), on the damage being done to the Morata de Tajuña plain, Madrid
0344-10 by José Manuel Pena Sampedro (Spanish), on dental technicians in Spain
0345-10 by C.M. (French), on the application throughout the EU of the European Conventions on animal protection
0347-10 by Carmen Andonaegui Moreno (Spanish), on the removal of a stork’s nest from a church tower in the town of Galapagar near Madrid
0348-10 by Joëlle Pellegrin Oldenbourg (French), on behalf of 'Galgos Ethique Europe’, on greater animal protection and respect for animals throughout the EU’s Member States
0349-10 by Ali Tanfouri (French), on misleading advertising and transfrontier fraud of which he has been a victim
0354-10 by Petar Penchev Troyanski (Bulgarian), on behalf of the ‘Anna Politkovskaya Free Speech Association’, bearing 13 other signatures, on requesting the release of demonstrators imprisoned in Russia
0355-10 by Daniel Hegoburu (French), on behalf of 'los Verdes del País Vasco' (Basque ecologists), bearing 4 signatures, on Fuenterrabia airport
0356-10 by Vasile Stoica (apparently German), on the German pension authorities’ failure to apply the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community
0358-10 by Hans Dietz (German), on behalf of 'Privater kommunalpolitischer Gesprächskreis’, requesting a resolution on the Armenian genocide
0360-10 by F.P.E. (German), on compliance with Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States 0361-10 by Kjell Håkansson (Swedish), on the tax agreement between Sweden and Denmark
0363-10 by Sven Olav Dahl (German), on the constitutional right to bear arms
0364-10 by Ms. Aglaia Katsigianni (Greek), on the non-respect of her rights as passenger with reduced mobility by the personnel of SN Brussels
0366-10 by Salim Tas (German), on behalf of ‘Bund der Alawitischen Jugend’, ‘Mittelmeer Kultur und Sozialverein e.V.’ and ‘Alewitischer Verein für Versöhnung und Kommunikation e.V.’, on the right of existence for Alevis in Turkey
0367-10 by Mr Paul O'Beirne (Irish), on the applicability of the working time directive to self- employed persons working in the transport sector
0369-10 by Isabelle Sandow (German), on the threat to consumer rights by "Games for Windows Live" by Microsoft
0370-10 by G.K. (Austrian), on the protection of non-smokers
0371-10 by Johan Dufour (Belgian), on the right to vote in Belgium
0372-10 by F.O. (German), on the new German car tax system
0374-10 by Z.K. (Greek), on problems in the ‘Mamer 2’ European School in Luxembourg
0375-10 by Thomas Boeckheler (German), on facilitating mobility for university professors
0377-10 by H.S. (German), bearing one other signature, on a delay in considering a case by the medical qualifications inspectorate in Düsseldorf, in connection with the recognition of a Belgian speech therapy qualification
0378-10 by E.O. (Turkish), concerning compulsory annual renewal of his resident alien card (NIE) in Spain
0384-10 by Herman Schneider (German), concerning diminutive print on product labelling
0386-10 by José De Sousa (Portuguese), concerning his driving licence
0387-10 by A.D. (Italian), concerning air travel and expenses claims by Italian MEPs
0389-10 by María Dolores Ros Rosello (Spanish), on land reallocation in Villalonga
0390-10 by Giuseppe Claudio Vitale (Italian), on his request to prevent that regulated fees for professional services be reintroduced in Italy
0392-10 by Ms di G (Italian), on health insurance in the Netherlands
0394-10 by Rubén Pérez Sueiras (Spanish), on non-compliance with EU legislation regarding zoological gardens in Outeiro de Rey, Lugo
0395-10 by Ramona Chouza Chouza (Spanish), on the Coastal Law in Biscay
0396-10 by Domenico Lamanna Di Salvo (Italian), on alleged infringement of the EU legislation by the German civil code relating to alimony
0397-10 by Ludmila d'Atri (Italian), on financial and other incentives for the use of bioplastic as packaging 0398-10 by Jean-Pierre Decool (French), on behalf of Bruno Rommelaere and his companion Ms de Castro, on the confiscation of the vehicle registration documents during a trip to Portugal
0401-10 by Felipe Gayoso Pabon (Spanish), on behalf of the Isla Canela Association of Yachtsmen and Marina Users, on mooring facilities for his vessel in the Isla Canela marina
0403-10 by Joan Baptista Orquín Caselles (Spanish), on behalf of the ‘Foro de participación ciudadana de la agenda local 21 de Oliva’ (Oliva local Agenda 21 citizens action group), on the projected electric cable between Gandia and Vejer
0405-10 by Gonzalo Canales Celada (Spanish), on behalf of the Cantabrian Association for the Conservation of Natural Resources, regarding urban development in Cantabria
0406-10 by José Ramón Rodríguez Río (Spanish), on behalf of SOS Courel, on the Ancares-O Courel Natura 2000 wildlife area
0408-10 by the Executive Committee of the 'Organización Impulsora de Discapacitados (OID)’ organisation for the disabled, on the monopoly for the sale of tickets issued by the Spanish National Association for the Blind (ONCE)
0410-10 by Mrs Roseline Gilles-Renier (Belgian), bearing 23 signatures, on the adoption of a Belgian law prohibiting the wearing of the full veil
0411-10 by Elvira Piera Tejedor (Spanish), on behalf of the Jalance Municipal Socialist Group, on an urban development project in the Valle de Ayora
0413-10 by Anna Margherita Ranieri (Italian), on behalf of Rete dei comitati e dei movimenti vesuviani, bearing 2406 signatures, on 15 years of waste emergency in Campania
0415-10 by David Zaun (German), on the protection of non-smokers
0416-10 by Marc Balfanz (German), on standard laptop and electronic notebook chargers
0417-10 by Jerzy Lesniak (Polish), on EU aid to Poland
0418-10 by Wojciech Tomczyk (Polish), on behalf of the firm ‘PHZ Bartimpex S.A.’, on infringements of EU legislation and, in particular, competition rules in connection with the Bernau-Szczecin gas pipeline
0423-10 by Thomas Engel (German), on behalf of ‘VAFKev Deutschland’, on the German Youth Welfare Department’s (Jugendamt) arbitrary measures and a request for its abolition
0424-10 by M.S. (German), on problems in connection with the temporary importation of a motor vehicle into Finland
0425-10 by Thomas Meyer-Falk (German), on recognition of work performed by prisoners