ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C 303 E Volume 43 of the European Communities 24 October 2000 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I (Information) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER (2000/C 303 E/001) E-1450/99 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission Subject: Haflinger stud book ................................................. 1 (2000/C 303 E/002) E-1470/99 by Jan Mulder to the Commission Subject: Programme of food aid for the Russian Federation pursuant to Regulation 2802/98 ............ 2 (2000/C 303 E/003) E-1626/99 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission Subject: Food aid for Russia ................................................. 3 Joint answer to Written Questions E-1470/99 and E-1626/99 . 3 (2000/C 303 E/004) E-1562/99 by Lucio Manisco to the Commission Subject: Project evaluation for the Fifth Framework Programme for RTD ........................ 4 (2000/C 303 E/005) E-1673/99 by Horst Schnellhardt to the Commission Subject: Regulation No 820/97 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products ..................................... 6 (2000/C 303 E/006) E-1716/99 by Lucio Manisco to the Commission Subject: Environmental disaster following the bombing of Pancevo ........................... 7 (2000/C 303 E/007) P-1840/99 by Christos Folias to the Commission Subject: The European Union’s environmental policy ................................... 8 (2000/C 303 E/008) P-1871/99 by Antonios Trakatellis to the Commission Subject: Assessment of the environmental consequences of the war in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and measures to protect public health and the environment and to repair the damage .................. 8 Joint answer to Written Questions E-1716/99, P-1840/99 and P-1871/99 . 9 (2000/C 303 E/009) E-1722/99 by Marie-Noëlle Lienemann to the Commission Subject: Consumer protection on the internet ....................................... 10 EN Notice No Contents (continued) Page (2000/C 303 E/010) E-1751/99 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission Subject: The Fléchard case are there other such cases in the Commission? ..................... 12 (2000/C 303 E/011) E-1766/99 by António Campos to the Commission Subject: The common agricultural policy (Supplementary Answer) ........................... 14 (2000/C 303 E/012) E-1787/99 by Phillip Whitehead to the Commission Subject: EU regulation on the harmonisation of technical requirements in aviation .................. 16 (2000/C 303 E/013) E-1883/99 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission Subject: Urban communities in the proximity of airports ................................. 16 (2000/C 303 E/014) E-1903/99 by Raffaele Costa to the Commission Subject: Esprit Programme (1994-1998) .......................................... 17 (2000/C 303 E/015) E-2097/99 by Christos Folias to the Commission Subject: The Esprit programme ............................................... 17 Joint answer to Written Questions E-1903/99 and E-2097/99 . 18 (2000/C 303 E/016) P-1918/99 by Francesco Turchi to the Commission Subject: Russia ........................................................ 19 (2000/C 303 E/017) E-1941/99 by Isidoro Sánchez García to the Commission Subject: Trans European and Energy networks and the ultraperipheral regions ..................... 20 (2000/C 303 E/018) E-1948/99 by Gérard Deprez to the Commission Subject: Method of controlling genetic traits ........................................ 21 (2000/C 303 E/019) E-1953/99 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission Subject: Child pornography ................................................. 23 (2000/C 303 E/020) E-2016/99 by Jan Andersson to the Commission Subject: Commission efforts to remedy shortcomings in the use of meat export certificates ............. 24 (2000/C 303 E/021) E-2032/99 by Inger Schörling to the Commission Subject: Drinks packaging .................................................. 25 (2000/C 303 E/022) E-2078/99 by Mary Banotti to the Commission Subject: Incentives to use bicycles .............................................. 26 (2000/C 303 E/023) E-2079/99 by Giles Chichester to the Commission Subject: EU legislation and exemptions for small businesses ............................... 27 (2000/C 303 E/024) E-2119/99 by Jaime Valdivielso de Cué to the Commission Subject: Foreign affairs .................................................... 28 (2000/C 303 E/025) E-2137/99 by Bart Staes to the Commission Subject: Ban on BADGE and BFDGE used as paints for tins (Supplementary Answer) ................. 29 (2000/C 303 E/026) P-2165/99 by Guido Viceconte to the Commission Subject: Internal restructuring of the Commission ..................................... 31 (2000/C 303 E/027) E-2213/99 by Guido Viceconte, Luigi Cesaro, Raffaele Costa, Francesco Musotto, Umberto Scapagnini, Stefano Zappalà, Jas Gawronski, Raffaele Fitto, Mario Mauro and Renato Brunetta to the Commission Subject: Reform of the Commission bureaucracy ..................................... 31 Joint answer to Written Questions P-2165/99 and E-2213/99 . 32 (2000/C 303 E/028) E-2198/99 by José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra to the Commission Subject: AL-Invest Programme ................................................ 33 (2000/C 303 E/029) E-2199/99 by José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra to the Commission Subject: AL-Invest Programme ................................................ 33 EN Notice No Contents (continued) Page (2000/C 303 E/030) E-2200/99 by José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra to the Commission Subject: AL-Invest Programme ................................................ 33 (2000/C 303 E/031) E-2201/99 by José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra to the Commission Subject: Al-Invest Programme ................................................ 34 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2198/99, E-2199/99, E-2200/99 and E-2201/99 . 34 (2000/C 303 E/032) E-2240/99 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission Subject: Tax wedge in each Member State ......................................... 35 (2000/C 303 E/033) E-2249/99 by Jan Mulder to the Commission Subject: Limit values for ammonia in the EU ....................................... 36 (2000/C 303 E/034) E-2251/99 by Pedro Marset Campos to the Commission Subject: The location of the Repsol Butano liquid petroleum gas tanks in Alumbres (Murcia Spain) ....... 37 (2000/C 303 E/035) E-2261/99 by Marie Isler Béguin to the Commission Subject: The recognition of foreign diplomas ....................................... 38 (2000/C 303 E/036) E-2268/99 by Hans Kronberger to the Commission Subject: Recognition of a masseur’s qualification in the EU ............................... 40 (2000/C 303 E/037) E-2276/99 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Council Subject: Supervisory authority for Internet sites ...................................... 41 (2000/C 303 E/038) E-2277/99 by Inger Schörling to the Commission Subject: Purchase of holiday homes by foreign nationals ................................. 42 (2000/C 303 E/039) P-2286/99 by Bart Staes to the Commission Subject: Amendment to the EU chocolate directive .................................... 43 (2000/C 303 E/040) E-2294/99 by Bart Staes to the Council Subject: Amendment to the EU chocolate directive .................................... 45 (2000/C 303 E/041) P-2300/99 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission Subject: Future of the European shipbuilding industry .................................. 46 (2000/C 303 E/042) E-2302/99 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission Subject: Veterinary inspections in establishments producing fishery products and fees charged for such inspections 47 (2000/C 303 E/043) E-2336/99 by Anna Karamanou to the Council Subject: Potentially fatal health hazards arising from exposure to radiation from mobile telephones ......... 49 (2000/C 303 E/044) E-2338/99 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission Subject: Free movement of capital in the health sector .................................. 50 (2000/C 303 E/045) E-2349/99 by Roger Helmer to the Commission Subject: EU grant funding .................................................. 51 (2000/C 303 E/046) E-2356/99 by Riitta Myller to the Commission Subject: Environmental impact of enlargement ...................................... 52 (2000/C 303 E/047) E-2360/99 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Salary, allowance, retirement and tax arrangements in the EU institutions .................. 53 (2000/C 303 E/048) E-2371/99 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission Subject: Assistance to Greece following natural disasters ................................. 54 (2000/C 303 E/049) E-2378/99 by Juan Izquierdo Collado to the Commission Subject: Safety of coach travel ................................................ 55 (2000/C 303 E/050) E-2398/99 by Bart Staes to the Commission Subject: Use of sewage sludge as a fertiliser in the agricultural sector .......................... 56 (2000/C 303 E/051) E-2418/99 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission Subject: EU support for the launch of the Latin American Stock Exchange ....................... 58 EN Notice No Contents (continued) Page (2000/C 303 E/052) E-2419/99 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission Subject: Winning the technical innovation battle ..................................... 58 (2000/C 303 E/053) E-2429/99 by Piia-Noora Kauppi to the Commission Subject: Measures to prevent the smuggling of illegal immigrants ............................ 59 (2000/C 303 E/054) P-2434/99 by Inger Schörling to the Commission Subject: EU rules -v- Sweden’s restrictive