ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C 268 E Volume 46 of the European Union 7 November 2003 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I (Information) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER (2003/C 268 E/001) E-1193/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Consequences of introduction of the euro: measures to protect people against price increases and a decline in purchasing power ..................................................... 1 (2003/C 268 E/002) E-1906/02 by Graham Watson to the Commission Subject: ‘Settled status’ test for student loans in the UK (Supplementary answer) .................... 3 (2003/C 268 E/003) E-2407/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission Subject: Human rights violations in Guatemala ...................................... 3 (2003/C 268 E/004) E-2415/02 by Jillian Evans to the Commission Subject: Persecution of aid workers in Guatemala ..................................... 4 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2407/02 and E-2415/02 . 4 (2003/C 268 E/005) E-2417/02 by Margrietus van den Berg to the Commission Subject: Blocking by President Robert Mugabe of international food aid to some sections of the population in Zimbabwe ........................................................... 5 (2003/C 268 E/006) E-2440/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Discrimination against Kurdish northern Iraq in relation to the Baghdad regime in the implementation of the UN oil-for-food programme ............................................... 5 (2003/C 268 E/007) E-2443/02 by Marco Cappato to the Commission Subject: Report by the Contraloría de la República on the Plan Colombia ....................... 7 (2003/C 268 E/008) E-2451/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Measures to tackle present and future increases in consumer prices as a result of the introduction of the euro .............................................................. 8 (2003/C 268 E/009) P-2585/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission Subject: The inflationary effects of the euro ........................................ 8 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2451/02 and P-2585/02 . 9 EN (Continued) Notice No Contents (continued) Page (2003/C 268 E/010) P-2469/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Kashmir elections .................................................. 9 (2003/C 268 E/011) P-2473/02 by Richard Howitt to the Commission Subject: Support for bushmen in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana .................... 10 (2003/C 268 E/012) E-2518/02 by Dorette Corbey and Margrietus van den Berg to the Commission Subject: Genetically modified food aid to developing countries ............................. 11 (2003/C 268 E/013) E-2527/02 by Giles Chichester to the Commission Subject: Kozloduy nuclear power plant ........................................... 12 (2003/C 268 E/014) P-2718/02 by Rolf Linkohr to the Commission Subject: Assessment of blocks 1-4 of the Kozlodui nuclear power station ....................... 13 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2527/02 and P-2718/02 . 13 (2003/C 268 E/015) E-2532/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Commission reports on Iranian opposition organisations ............................ 14 (2003/C 268 E/016) E-2786/02 by Ulla Sandbæk to the Commission Subject: Sugar ......................................................... 14 (2003/C 268 E/017) E-2879/02 by Ulla Sandbæk to the Commission Subject: The ‘Everything but arms’ initiative ........................................ 15 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2786/02 and E-2879/02 . 15 (2003/C 268 E/018) E-2823/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission Subject: Additional financial support for developing countries in implementing the Climate Convention ...... 16 (2003/C 268 E/019) E-2826/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission Subject: Action programme to integrate climate change considerations into EU development policy ........ 17 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2823/02 and E-2826/02 . 17 (2003/C 268 E/020) E-2824/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission Subject: Tropical forests and other forests in developing countries conservation and sustainable management .. 18 (2003/C 268 E/021) E-2840/02 by Sebastiano Musumeci to the Commission Subject: Security in ports ................................................... 19 (2003/C 268 E/022) E-2851/02 by Marialiese Flemming to the Commission Subject: Fur trade ....................................................... 20 (2003/C 268 E/023) E-3088/02 by Bob van den Bos to the Commission Subject: Cat and dog fur ................................................... 20 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2851/02 and E-3088/02 . 21 (2003/C 268 E/024) P-2940/02 by Mikko Pesälä to the Commission Subject: Delivery of aid to Afghanistan ........................................... 21 (2003/C 268 E/025) E-2945/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission Subject: Abuse of funds in Romania ............................................ 22 (2003/C 268 E/026) E-2966/02 by Nicholas Clegg to the Commission Subject: Circumstances for withdrawing from GATS commitments ........................... 22 (2003/C 268 E/027) P-2969/02 by Bert Doorn to the Commission Subject: Binding tariff information (BTI) database ..................................... 23 (2003/C 268 E/028) E-3000/02 by Sir Robert Atkins, Guido Bodrato and Malcolm Harbour to the Commission Subject: Unfair competition on the market for aluminium scrap ............................. 24 (2003/C 268 E/029) E-3010/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Humanitarian crisis, Northern Uganda ...................................... 25 EN (Continued) Notice No Contents (continued) Page (2003/C 268 E/030) E-3019/02 by Hanja Maij-Weggen to the Commission Subject: Human rights and democracy in Burma ..................................... 26 (2003/C 268 E/031) E-3296/02 by Dominique Vlasto to the Commission Subject: Sale of spare parts to clock and watchmakers in the European Union ..................... 27 (2003/C 268 E/032) E-3317/02 by Jan Mulder and Herman Vermeer to the Commission Subject: Lawfulness of a ban on vehicle movements at night in Austria ........................ 28 (2003/C 268 E/033) E-3319/02 by Margrietus van den Berg to the Commission Subject: EDF financing salvaging of the vessel ‘Le Joola’ ................................ 29 (2003/C 268 E/034) E-3328/02 by Toine Manders to the Commission Subject: Cash card fraud ................................................... 30 (2003/C 268 E/035) E-3344/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Delay in publishing a compulsory warning about the possible development of infantile botulism in babies as a result of their being fed honey ............................................. 31 (2003/C 268 E/036) E-3405/02 by Carlos Bautista Ojeda to the Commission Subject: Activities posing a threat to the environment in Gibraltar ........................... 33 (2003/C 268 E/037) E-3460/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission Subject: The establishment of a European Public Prosecutor ............................... 33 (2003/C 268 E/038) E-3461/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission Subject: The establishment of a European Public Prosecutor ............................... 34 (2003/C 268 E/039) E-3470/02 by Luis Berenguer Fuster to the Commission Subject: Shortfall in revenue from electricity sales in Spain possible illegal state aid? ................ 35 (2003/C 268 E/040) E-3474/02 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission Subject: Strange conditions in notice of recruitment of officials in Greece ....................... 35 (2003/C 268 E/041) E-3487/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission Subject: Gibraltar’s Tax Regime ............................................... 36 (2003/C 268 E/042) E-3493/02 by Colette Flesch to the Commission Subject: Re-posting to Brussels of two staff members of the Commission’s Paris Representation ........... 37 (2003/C 268 E/043) E-3495/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission Subject: Construction of a golf course in O Grove (Galicia) in a Natara Network area ................ 38 (2003/C 268 E/044) E-3545/02 by Michel-Ange Scarbonchi to the Commission Subject: Creation of a fleet of European coastguard ships ................................ 39 (2003/C 268 E/045) E-3617/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Promoting alternatives on a European scale to poor integration between population groups and the emergence of mutually exclusive social environments ................................... 40 (2003/C 268 E/046) E-3664/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission Subject: Webjacking used by the Chinese authorities to block unwelcome sites .................... 42 (2003/C 268 E/047) E-3673/02 by Antonio Di Pietro to the Commission Subject: Job crisis for the industries in the l’Aquila electronics park ........................... 43 (2003/C 268 E/048) E-3728/02 by Giacomo Santini to the Commission Subject: Withdrawal of train 299 .............................................. 44 (2003/C 268 E/049) E-3744/02 by Proinsias De Rossa to the Commission Subject: Seat belts on school buses ............................................. 44 (2003/C 268 E/050) E-3758/02 by Miquel Mayol i Raynal to the Commission Subject: Planned diversion of water from the Rhone ................................... 45 (2003/C 268 E/051) E-3776/02 by Christoph Konrad to the Commission Subject: Anti-competitive practice in waste management in Germany .......................... 46 (2003/C 268 E/052) P-3785/02 by Bruno Gollnisch to the Commission