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European Parliament 7.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 138 E /1 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER List of titles of Written Questions by Members of the European Parliament indicating the number, original language, author, political group, institution addressed, date submitted and subject of the question (2011/C 138 E/01) E-0068/09 (EN) by Urszula Gacek (PPE‑DE) and Charles Tannock (PPE‑DE) to the Commission (19 January 2009) Subject: Purchases made in secure zone in European Airports Answer from the Commission (27 February 2009) Supplementary answer from the Commission (15 October 2010) E-4649/09 (IT) by Roberta Angelilli (PPE) to the Commission (5 October 2009) Subject: Health and landscape protection, and the erection of mobile phone masts in Gaeta (Lazio) Answer from the Commission (28 October 2009) E-5242/09 (EN) by David Martin (S-D) to the Commission (26 October 2009) Subject: Chambers publishers in Scotland Preliminary answer from the Commission (11 December 2009) Supplementary answer from the Commission (22 December 2010) E-5707/09 (NL) by Philip Claeys (NI) to the Commission (24 November 2009) Subject: Commission officials' credit cards Joint answer from the Commission (23 December 2009) E-5708/09 (NL) by Philip Claeys (NI) to the Commission (20 November 2009) Subject: Use of Commissioners' credit cards Joint answer from the Commission (23 December 2009) E-6051/09 (EN) by Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (ALDE) and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE) to the Commission (3 December 2009) Subject: Piracy off the coast of Somalia Joint answer from the Commission (31 May 2010) C 138 E/2 Official Journal of the European Union EN 7.5.2011 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB E-6076/09 (ES) by Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (ALDE) to the Commission (4 December 2009) Subject: Arrest of persons suspected of piracy in the Horn of Africa Joint answer from the Commission (31 May 2010) E-6078/09 (ES) by Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (ALDE) to the Commission (4 December 2009) Subject: Conditions under which Operation Atalanta is operating in Somalia Joint answer from the Commission (31 May 2010) E-6080/09 (ES) by Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (ALDE) to the Commission (4 December 2009) Subject: Involvement of private security personnel in Operation Atalanta Joint answer from the Commission (31 May 2010) E-6147/09 (DE) by Hans-Peter Martin (NI) to the Commission (9 December 2009) Subject: Illegal hunting of birds in Italy and southern Europe Answer from the Commission (27 January 2010) E-6183/09 (IT) by Aldo Patriciello (PPE) to the Commission (10 December 2009) Subject: Somali coastline — anti-piracy support measures Joint answer from the Commission (31 May 2010) E-6206/09 (DA) by Morten Messerschmidt (EFD) to the Commission (11 December 2009) Subject: Request for assessment of the Swedish judgment against the firm SmartWi Answer from the Commission (5 February 2010) Supplementary answer from the Commission (16 September 2010) E-6261/09 (DE) by Hans-Peter Martin (NI) to the Commission (15 December 2009) Subject: The EU's counter-piracy operation Joint answer from the Commission (31 May 2010) E-6297/09 (EN) by Catherine Stihler (S&D) to the Commission (15 December 2009) Subject: Property fraud Answer from the Commission (27 January 2010) E-6381/09 (EN) by Bas Eickhout (Verts/ALE) and Claude Turmes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (22 December 2009) Subject: Action taken by the Commission to assess and minimise the emissions from indirect land use change caused by increased biofuel production Joint answer from the Commission (31 March 2010) E-6408/09 (EN) by Fiona Hall (ALDE) to the Commission (22 December 2009) Subject: Indirect land use change Joint answer from the Commission (31 March 2010) E-6409/09 (EN) by Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE) to the Commission (22 December 2009) Subject: Commission's activities to assess and minimise emissions resulting from indirect land use change caused by increased biofuels production Joint answer from the Commission (31 March 2010) 7.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 138 E/3 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB E-6462/09 (PT) by Diogo Feio (PPE) to the Commission (4 January 2010) Subject: Portuguese Government purchase of computers without a public tender procedure Joint answer from the Commission (23 April 2010) E-6660/09 (PT) by Nuno Melo (PPE) to the Commission (13 January 2010) Subject: Award of the Magalhães computer contract to JP Sá Couto Joint answer from the Commission (23 April 2010) E-6667/09 (EN) by David Casa (PPE) to the Commission (13 January 2010) Subject: Culture and heritage Joint answer from the Commission (25 March 2010) P-0001/10 (RO) by Silvia-Adriana Ţicău (S&D) to the Commission (11 January 2010) Subject: EU development strategy up to 2020 and action plan for the next five years Joint answer from the Commission (4 February 2010) P-0002/10 (NL) by Saïd El Khadraoui (S&D) to the Commission (11 January 2010) Subject: Traffic accidents on Europe's roads Answer from the Commission (9 March 2010) E-0003/10 (PL) by Małgorzata Handzlik (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Inclusion of animal testing information on cosmetic product packaging. Answer from the Commission (7 April 2010) E-0004/10 (PL) by Małgorzata Handzlik (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Late provision of information on roaming charges by mobile phone providers Answer from the Commission (12 March 2010) E-0005/10 (PL) by Małgorzata Handzlik (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Large-scale withdrawal of children's cots from the American market Answer from the Commission (3 February 2010) E-0006/10 (PL) by Czesław Adam Siekierski (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Support for tobacco farmers under Article 68 Answer from the Commission (7 April 2010) E-0007/10 (EL) by Georgios Toussas (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Recycling of industrial and commercial waste packaging Answer from the Commission (25 February 2010) E-0008/10 (EL) by Michail Tremopoulos (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: EU commitments on emission reductions following the Copenhagen Conference Answer from the Commission (29 March 2010) C 138 E/4 Official Journal of the European Union EN 7.5.2011 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB E-0009/10 (EL) by Michail Tremopoulos (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Application of Islamic sharia law in a region of Greece Answer from the Commission (11 March 2010) E-0010/10 (EN) by Charles Tannock (ECR) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: The state of child protection in Romania Joint answer from the Commission (9 March 2010) E-0011/10 (NL) by Ivo Belet (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Three strikes proposal on the ACTA negotiating table Answer from the Commission (5 March 2010) E-0012/10 (NL) by Ivo Belet (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Lithium and alternatives Answer from the Commission (12 March 2010) E-0013/10 (NL) by Ivo Belet (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Galileo and monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions Answer from the Commission (7 April 2010) E-0014/10 (NL) by Ivo Belet (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Damages payments following road accidents Answer from the Commission (22 March 2010) E-0015/10 (NL) by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Ergenekon trial — Part II Answer from the Commission (5 March 2010) E-0016/10 (PT) by Diogo Feio (PPE) to the Council (19 January 2010) Subject: Member States' public debt — impact on economic recovery Answer from the Council (22 March 2010) E-0017/10 (PT) by Diogo Feio (PPE) to the Commission (19 January 2010) Subject: Member States' public debt — impact on economic recovery Answer from the Commission (24 February 2010) E-0018/10 (PT) by Diogo Feio (PPE) to the Commission (19 January 2010) Subject: ‘Magalhães’ computers — modification of legal framework Joint answer from the Commission (23 April 2010) E-0019/10 (PT) by Diogo Feio (PPE) to the Commission (19 January 2010) Subject: Direct support regimes for farmers — deadline for administrative and on-the-spot checks — Regulations (EC) Nos 1122/2009 and 73/2009 Answer from the Commission (10 March 2010) 7.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 138 E/5 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB E-0020/10 (PT) by Diogo Feio (PPE) to the Commission (19 January 2010) Subject: Feeding of endangered or protected necrophagous birds in Portugal Answer from the Commission (25 February 2010) E-0021/10 (PT) by Diogo Feio (PPE) to the Commission (19 January 2010) Subject: Unfair competition — treatment of European civil construction firms Answer from the Commission (21 April 2010) E-0022/10 (EL) by Charalampos Angourakis (GUE/NGL) to the Council (19 January 2010) Subject: Opposition to the Polish authorities' anti-communist campaign Answer from the Council (15 February 2010) E-0023/10 (IT) by Cristiana Muscardini (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Helping Somalia Answer from the Commission (2 June 2010) E-0024/10 (PT) by Diogo Feio (PPE) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: Impact of bad weather in the Madeira Autonomous Region Answer from the Commission (8 March 2010) E-0025/10 (EN) by Nigel Farage (EFD) to the Commission (18 January 2010) Subject: EU pensions Answer from the Commission (26 March 2010) E-0026/10 (EN) by Gay Mitchell
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