ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C 40 of the European Union ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ Volume 52 English edition Information and Notices 18 February 2009 Notice No Contents Page IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES European Parliament WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER 2009/C 40/01 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 ques- tion .................................................................................................................................... 1 (See notice to readers) EN EN Price: 38 EUR Note to readers Apart from the titles, a full translation of written questions with answers tabled during the sixth parliamentary term is not available in the 22 official languages. 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ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS PPE-DE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Demo- crats PSE Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN Union for Europe of the Nations Group Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left IND/DEM Independence and Democracy Group NI Non-attached Members EN 18.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C40/1 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES 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 (2009/C40/01) E-1808/04 (DE) by Hiltrud Breyer (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (17 August 2004) Subject: Promotion of High Temperature Reactors (HTRs) Answer from the Commission (1 October 2004) E-3950/06 (DE) by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission (21 September 2006) Subject: Commission special advisers Answer from the Commission (22 December 2006) Supplementary answer from the Commission (1 March 2007) E-5332/06 (DE) by Paul Rübig (PPE‑DE) to the Commission (7 December 2006) Subject: Evaluation and processing of Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship (EIF) applications under the sixth framework programme Answer from the Commission (13 February 2007) E-5773/06 (EN) by Glenis Willmott (PSE) to the Commission (9 January 2007) Subject: FP6 funding Joint answer from the Commission (6 March 2007) P-0099/07 (IT) by Carlo Fatuzzo (PPE‑DE) to the Commission (15 January 2007) Subject: Pollution of Gorizia by a factory in Slovenia Answer from the Commission (28 February 2007) Supplementary answer from the Commission (24 July 2007) E-0596/07 (EN) by Alyn Smith (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (13 February 2007) Subject: EU financial support for research into cancer and cancer-related issues Joint answer from the Commission (6 March 2007) C40/2 Official Journal of the European Union EN 18.2.2009 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB P-1606/07 (ES) by María Sornosa Martínez (PSE) to the Commission (21 March 2007) Subject: Use of European funding in the Murcia region Answer from the Commission (24 April 2007) Supplementary answer from the Commission (20 June 2007) E-4016/07 (DE) by Gabriele Stauner (PPE‑DE) to the Commission (2 August 2007) Subject: Financing arrangements for the building of the extension to the European Court of Justice Answer from the Commission (26 September 2007) Supplementary answer from the Commission (22 September 2008) E-4679/07 (DE) by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission (27 September 2007) Subject: Corruption investigation against Siemens and Lurgi Lentjes staff Preliminary answer from the Commission (21 December 2007) Supplementary answer from the Commission (12 September 2008) P-6065/07 (LT) by Danutė Budreikaitė (ALDE) to the Commission (3 December 2007) Subject: Pension reform in Lithuania Answer from the Commission (31 January 2008) E-0246/08 (EN) by Aloyzas Sakalas (PSE) to the Commission (28 January 2008) Subject: Overfishing in the Curonian Lagoon (Lithuania) Answer from the Commission (27 February 2008) P-0494/08 (DE) by Helga Trüpel (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (4 February 2008) Subject: France's issuing of short-stay visas to Belarusians Answer from the Commission (25 February 2008) Supplementary answer from the Commission (9 October 2008) E-0532/08 (EN) by Joseph Muscat (PSE) to the Commission (7 February 2008) Subject: Emissions from power stations — Question E‑4166/07 Joint answer from the Commission (11 April 2008) P-0576/08 (EN) by Inese Vaidere (UEN) to the Commission (6 February 2008) Subject: Crimes of the totalitarian Communist regime Answer from the Commission (12 March 2008) E-0591/08 (EN) by Inese Vaidere (UEN) to the Council (12 February 2008) Subject: Crimes of the totalitarian Communist regime Answer from the Council (23 April 2008) E-0735/08 (LT) by Justas Vincas Paleckis (PSE) to the Commission (14 February 2008) Subject: EU efforts to speed up the procedure for admission of the Russian Federation into the World Trade Organisation Answer from the Commission (4 April 2008) E-0832/08 (LT) by Justas Vincas Paleckis (PSE) to the Commission (21 February 2008) Subject: New enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part Answer from the Commission (9 April 2008) E-0833/08 (LT) by Justas Vincas Paleckis (PSE) to the Commission (21 February 2008) Subject: Reform of the EU's trade defence instruments Answer from the Commission (28 March 2008) 18.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C40/3 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB E-0951/08 (DE) by Renate Sommer (PPE‑DE) to the Commission (26 February 2008) Subject: Definition of the term ‘public contracts’ Preliminary answer from the Commission (23 April 2008) Supplementary answer from the Commission (3 September 2008) E-1396/08 (IT) by Cristiana Muscardini (UEN) to the Commission (12 March 2008) Subject: Huge waste disposal site on the River Po Answer from the Commission (28 April 2008) Supplementary answer from the Commission (10 September 2008) E-1653/08 (EN) by Marco Cappato (ALDE) to the Commission (25 March 2008) Subject: Mining threatening biodiversity and indigenous populations in the Philippines Answer from the Commission (22 May 2008) P-1803/08 (EN) by Inese Vaidere (UEN) to the Council (28 March 2008) Subject: The Council's plans to approve the Mandate for the European Commission to negotiate the conclusion of a short-stay visa waiver agreement between the European Community and Brazil Answer from the Council (7 May 2008) E-1839/08 (EN) by Arūnas Degutis (ALDE) to the Commission (3 April 2008) Subject: Slot allocation at Community airports and regional connectivity Answer from the Commission (11 July 2008) E-1904/08 (LT) by Justas Vincas Paleckis (PSE) to the Commission (7 April 2008) Subject: Economic migration of doctors Answer from the Commission (28 May 2008) E-1905/08 (LT) by Justas Vincas Paleckis (PSE) to the Commission (7 April 2008) Subject: EU support for the acquisition of new fishing vessels Answer from the Commission (8 May 2008) E-1988/08 (EL) by Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (10 April 2008) Subject: Opinion of the European Central Bank (ECB) regarding changes in the insurance of workers in the Bank of Greece Preliminary joint answer from the Commission (26 May 2008) Supplementary joint answer from the Commission (29 September 2008) E-2000/08 (EN) by Catherine Stihler (PSE) to the Commission (10 April 2008) Subject: SFA and ticketing arrangements Answer from the Commission (5 June 2008) E-2001/08 (EN) by Catherine Stihler (PSE) to the Commission (10 April 2008) Subject: Leghold trap fur import ban Answer from the Commission (21 May 2008) E-2002/08 (EN) by Catherine Stihler (PSE) to the Commission (10 April 2008) Subject: Orang-utans in Borneo Answer from the Commission (27 May 2008) E-2003/08 (EN) by Sajjad Karim (PPE‑DE) to the Commission (10 April 2008) Subject: Olympic Games in China Answer from the Commission (20 May 2008) C40/4 Official Journal of the European Union EN 18.2.2009 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB E-2004/08 (EN) by Jens Holm (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (10 April 2008) Subject: The crooked knife and Norway Answer from the Commission (14 May 2008) E-2005/08 (NL) by Frieda Brepoels (PPE‑DE) to the Commission (10 April 2008) Subject: Harmful chemical substances in children's clothing Answer from the Commission (6 June 2008) E-2006/08 (NL) by Ria Oomen-Ruijten (PPE‑DE) to the Commission (10 April 2008) Subject: Coordination of social security Answer from the Commission (6 June 2008) P-2007/08