ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C 269 Volume 35 of the European Communities 19 October 1992 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I Information European Parliament Written Questions with answer 92/C 269/01 No 1678/90 by Mr Gianfranco Amendola to the Commission Subject: Buildings policy of the Commission 1 92/C 269/02 No 171 1 /90 by Mr Wilfried Telkämper to the Commission Subject: Monitoring of discharges into the Rhine by the Stracel Company (Supplementary answer) 1 92/C 269/03 No 2925/90 by Mr Alain Marleix, Mr Patrick Lalor, Mr Yvon Briant, Mr Patrick Lane , Mr Gene Fitzgerald, Mr Louis Lauga, Mr François Guillaume, Mr François Musso and Mr Christian de la Malène to the Commission Subject: Problems in the air transport sector in Europe 2 92/C 269/04 No 399/91 by Mr Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission Subject: Probable reduction in support for Community agriculture and impact on food aid .... 3 92/C 269/05 No 2032/91 by Mr Jos6 Happart to the Commission Subject: 1992 draft budget 4 92/C 269/06 No 2071 /91 by Mrs Ursula Schleicher to the Commission Subject: Financing of food checks at the Community's internal frontiers 4 92/C 269/07 No 2101 /91 by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer to the Commission Subject: Transporting hydrogen by sea 5 92/C 269/08 No 2199/91 by Mr Jacques Vernier to the Commission Subject: Future of the banana market 5 92/C 269/09 No 2226/91 by Mr Victor Manuel Arbeloa Muru to the Commission Subject: Blocked R + D programmes 6 2 (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page 92/C 269/ 10 No 2248 /91 by Mr Vincenzo Mattina to the Commission Subject : Codification of Community legislation 6 92/C 269/ 11 No 2314/91 by Mr François-Xavier de Donnea to the Commission Subject : Distribution of humanitarian aid to the people of Iraq 7 92/C 269/ 12 No 2318 /91 by Mr Ben Visser to the Commission Subject: Cabotage in road transport 7 92/C 269/ 13 No 2506/91 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Environmental consequences of the Kalymnos airport construction project 8 92/C 269/ 14 No 2516/91 by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer to the Commission Subject : Measures to combat dishonesty in respect of scientific works 8 92 /C 269/ 15 No 2551 /91 by Mr Dieter Rogalla to the Commission Subject: Border crossing points between the EC and neighbouring countries 9 92/C 269/ 16 No 2626/91 by Mr Edward Newman to the Commission Subject: The United Nations World Summit for Children 9 92/C 269/ 17 No 2637/91 by Mr Filippos Pierros to the Commission Subject : Creation of Business Innovation Centres in the countries of Eastern Europe 10 92/C 269/ 18 No 2679/91 by Mr Gerardo Fernández-Albor to the Commission Subject : Community measures to reduce unemployment amongst women 11 92/C 269/ 19 No 2816/91 by Mr Christos Papoutsis to the Commission Subject: Aid for redundant workers in Lavrio (Greece) 11 92/C 269/20 No 2838 /91 by Mr Gerhard Schmid to the Commission Subject : Chemical pollution of textiles which may cause genetic changes 12 92/C 269/21 No 2847/91 by Mrs Cristiana Muscardini , Mr Enrico Ferri, Mr Francesco Guidolin, Mr Antonio Iodice , Mr Jas Gawronski , Mr Gianfranco Fini and Mr Alberto Michelini to the Commission Subject : Order on the disposal of waste from packaging ('Toepfer Act') issued by the German Government on 12 June 1991 (FRG Official Gazette No 36 of 20 June 1991 ) 12 92/C 269/22 No 2905/91 by Mr Luigi Vertemati , Mr Andrea Bonetti , Mr Roberto Speciale , Mr Gerardo Gaibisso and Mr Vincenzo Mattina to the Commission Subject: Order on the disposal of waste from packaging (Toepfer Order issued by the German Government on 1 2 June 1 99 1 , FRG Official Gazette No 36 of 20 June 1 99 1 ) 13 Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 2847/91 and 2905/91 13 92/C 269/23 No 2863/91 by Mr John Cushnahan to the Commission Subject: 'Pepper' report 13 92/C 269/24 No 2866/91 by Mr John Cushnahan to the Commission Subject : Employee financial participation 14 Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 2863 /91 and 2866/91 14 92/C 269/25 No 2869/91 by Mr John Cushnahan to the Commission Subject: European Economic Area Agreement 14 Notice No Contents (continued) Page 92/C 269/26 No 2885 /91 by Mr Madron Seligman to the Commission Subject: Discrimination against British pilots 14 92/C 269/27 No 2903/91 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Practical recognition of the contribution made by women in the Community to development 15 92/C 269/28 No 2922/91 by Mr Rolf Linkohr to the Commission Subject: EC-funded hospital in Ixtapalapa, Mexico 15 92 /C 269/29 No 2926/91 by Mr Ioannis Pesmazoglou to the Commission Subject: Siting in a European city of a monument symbolizing the struggle for freedom 16 92/C 269/30 No 2936/91 by Mrs Lissy Gröner and Mr Hans Peters to the Commission Subject: German post office's international transfer charges 16 92/C 269/31 No 2956/91 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Community funds for workers' training 17 92/C 269/32 No 2967/91 by Mr John Cushnahan to the Commission Subject: Tobacco advertising 17 92/C 269/33 No 2975/91 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin to the Commission Subject: Production and use of untreated milk and derived products 18 92/C 269/34 No 3034/91 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Development of the Petralona cave , Chalkidiki 18 92/C 269/35 No 3064/91 by Mrs Anita Pollack to the Commission Subject: Ozone-depleting chemicals 19 92/C 269/36 No 3066/91 by Mr Patrick Lane to the Commission Subject: Visas for US citizens in the EC and EC citizens in the US 19 92/C 269/37 No 3099/91 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin to the Commission Subject: Inter-Atlantic high-speed train link 20 92/C 269/38 No 3100/91 by Mr Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission Subject: Construction of the Athens metro 20 92/C 269/39 No 3126/91 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Measures to combat plant pests 21 92/C 269/40 No 3150/91 by Mr Bouke Beumer to the Commission Subject: Supranational European stock exchange 21 92/C 269/41 No 3165/91 by Mr Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission Subject: Katerini bypass 21 92/C 269/42 No 3186/91 by Mrs Maartje van Putten to the Commission Subject: GATT contribution to sustainable trade 22 92/C 269/43 No 3193/91 by Mr Didier Anger to the Commission Subject: Problems of agriculture in wetland areas 23 (Continued overleaf) p Notice No Contents (continued) Page 92 /C 269/44 No 3197/91 by Mr Francesco Speroni to the Commission Subject : Refusal by the Italian health authorities to issue a European Community sickness benefit form 24 92 /C 269/45 No 3205/91 by Mr Max Simeoni to the Commission Subject : Map of the Community's lesser-used languages 25 92/C 269/46 No 168 /92 by Mr Alexander Langer to the Commission Subject : Charter for minority language groups 25 Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 3205/91 and 168 /92 25 92 /C 269/47 No 3221 /91 by Mr Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission Subject: Agreement between EC and Austria concerning the Alps 25 92/C 269/48 No 3229/91 by Mrs Christine Oddy to the Commission Subject: Draft Commission recommendation on protection of dignity of men and women at work 25 92 /C 269/49 No 3233 /91 by Mr Victor Manuel Arbeloa Muru to the Commission Subject : Illegal immigration networks 26 92/C 269/ 50 No 5 /92 by Mr Artur da Cunha Oliveira to the Commission Subject : Structural Funds and Overseas Departments 27 92 /C 269/ 51 No 19/92 by Mr Alexander Falconer, Mr Ian White , Mr Peter Crampton , Mr Alex Smith , Mr Michael Elliott, Mrs Christine Oddy , Mr Edward Newman and Mr Arthur Newens to European Political Cooperation Subject : NATO summit in Rome (November 1991 ) 28 92/C 269/ 52 No 21 /92 by Mr Alexander Langer, Mrs Brigitte Ernst de la Graete and Mrs Eva-Maria Quistorp to European Political Cooperation Subject : The development of a common foreign and security policy for the Community 29 92 /C 269/ 53 No 45/92 by Mr Llewellyn Smith to the Commission Subject : Basic scientific research in semiconductor growth technologies 29 92/C 269/54 No 57/92 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin to the Commission Subject : Passive smoking 30 92/C 269/55 No 93 /92 by Mr Detlev Samland to the Commission Subject : Language requirements in tendering procedures 30 92/C 269/ 56 No 130 /92 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission Subject : Veterinary checks 31 92/C 269/ 57 No 173 /92 by Mr David Morris to the Commission Subject : Training and employment for ex-offenders 31 92 /C 269/ 58 No 186/92 by Mr George Patterson to the Commission Subject : Refunds of double VAT: eighth VAT Directive 32 92/C 269/ 59 No 188 /92 by Mr Ian White to the Commission Subject : Nickel and its compounds 32 92/C 269/60 No 204/92 by Mr Gerardo Fernández-Albor to the Commission Subject : Regularization of social provisions for Spanish fishermen affected by a ban on catching shellfish during the breeding season 33 Notice No Contents (continued) Pa8e 92/C 269/61 No 247/92 by Mrs María Izquierdo Rojo , Mr Fernando Morán López , Mr José Duarte Cendán , Mr José Vázquez Fouz , Mrs Ludivina Garcia Arias , Mr Pedro Bofill Abeilhe, Mr Juan de la Cámara Martínez , Mr Eusebio Cano Pinto and Mr Enrique Sapena Granell to the Commission Subject : Prospects and possibilities of temporary migration 33 92/C 269/62 No 249/92 by Mr Dieter Rogalla to the Commission Subject: Media work by the Commission 34 92 /C 269/63 No 253 /92 by Mr Felice Contu to the Commission Subject : Dumping of coal 34 92/C 269/64 No 273 /92 by Mr Alexander Langer to the Commission Subject: Anti-semitic remarks by President Tudjman of Croatia 35 92/C 269/65 No 275/92