ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C 297 Volume 42 of the European Communities 15 October 1999 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I Information European Parliament Written Questions with answer (1999/C 297/001) E-1263/98 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission Subject: Protection of the rights of animals under the Swiss civil code .......................... 1 (1999/C 297/002) E-1652/98 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission Subject: Renewal of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement ................................. 2 (1999/C 297/003) E-2007/98 by Felipe Camisón Asensio to the Commission Subject: ‘Mediterranean ports’ pilot action (ERDF funds) .................................. 2 (1999/C 297/004) E-2067/98 by Mair Morgan to the Commission Subject: Live exports ..................................................... 3 (1999/C 297/005) E-2127/98 by José Pomés Ruiz to the Commission Subject: Aid for new company installations ......................................... 4 (1999/C 297/006) E-2138/98 by John Iversen to the Commission Subject: Animal welfare and the Belgian Blue breed of cattle ............................... 4 (1999/C 297/007) E-2144/98 by Barry Seal to the Commission Subject: Review of eligible areas under RETEX Community initiative ........................... 5 (1999/C 297/008) E-2149/98 by Honor Funk to the Commission Subject: Transport of live animals .............................................. 6 (1999/C 297/009) E-2167/98 by Vincenzo Viola to the Commission Subject: Granting of an extension of the deadlines for the admissibility of expenditure for the Ulixes programme .. 7 (1999/C 297/010) P-2206/98 by Maij-Weggen to the Commission Subject: Fisheries in the Netherlands Antilles ........................................ 8 (1999/C 297/011) E-2218/98 by Joan Vallvé to the Commission Subject: Stopping vessels’ fishing activities permanently .................................. 8 EN Price: EUR 34,50 (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page (1999/C 297/012) P-2281/98 by Paul Lannoye to the Commission Subject: Pesticide residues in GM plants ........................................... 9 (1999/C 297/013) E-2293/98 by John McCartin to the Commission Subject: Lamb prices ..................................................... 10 (1999/C 297/014) E-2295/98 by John McCartin to the Commission Subject: EU beef exports to third countries ......................................... 11 (1999/C 297/015) E-2299/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission Subject: Measures to prevent depopulation ......................................... 11 (1999/C 297/016) E-2307/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission Subject: Cross-border cooperation on the treatment of urban waste ........................... 12 (1999/C 297/017) E-2309/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission Subject: Solid waste dumping in the Kouroupitos river bed at Hania ........................... 13 (1999/C 297/018) E-2339/98 by Marie-Noëlle Lienemann to the Commission Subject: Rules on the labelling of genetically modified organisms ............................. 14 (1999/C 297/019) E-2379/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission Subject: Naples and the European Regional Development Fund .............................. 15 (1999/C 297/020) E-2390/98 by John McCartin to the Commission Subject: Value of fish caught in Community waters .................................... 16 (1999/C 297/021) E-2392/98 by John McCartin to the Commission Subject: Restrictions on movements of domestic pets ................................... 16 (1999/C 297/022) E-2399/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission Subject: Additional set-aside and sowing times in Finland ................................. 17 (1999/C 297/023) E-2404/98 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten to the Commission Subject: European ban on the use of the pesticide Drione ................................. 17 (1999/C 297/024) E-2513/98 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission Subject: Expansion of the ‘Gardaland’ amusement park (Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy) ................. 18 (1999/C 297/025) E-2528/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission Subject: End-of-life vehicles/motorcycles .......................................... 19 (1999/C 297/026) E-2529/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission Subject: Private imports of American cars to the UK .................................... 20 (1999/C 297/027) E-2541/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission Subject: Promotion of flower production .......................................... 20 (1999/C 297/028) E-2543/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission Subject: Environmental impact assessment on a telephony station ............................ 21 (1999/C 297/029) E-2545/98 by Kirsten Jensen and John Iversen to the Commission Subject: Pesticides ....................................................... 22 (1999/C 297/030) E-2552/98 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso to the Commission Subject: Accidents at work in the EU ............................................ 23 (1999/C 297/031) E-2557/98 by Maij-Weggen to the Commission Subject: UK quarantine law .................................................. 24 (1999/C 297/032) E-2615/98 by Doeke Eisma to the Commission Subject: Quarantine laws in the United Kingdom ...................................... 24 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2557/98 and E-2615/98 . 24 (1999/C 297/033) P-2559/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: Discrimination against the EU freezer-trawler fleet in Argentinian waters ................... 25 EN Notice No Contents (continued) Page (1999/C 297/034) P-2560/98 by Carmen Díez de Rivera Icaza to the Commission Subject: Future security at the Boliden company’s mine at Aznalcóllar (Doñana, Spain) ................ 26 (1999/C 297/035) E-2591/98 by Elisabeth Schroedter to the Commission Subject: Support for the ‘Friedrichshain Strategies, 1998-2000’ project in Friedrichshain, Berlin ............ 26 (1999/C 297/036) E-2630/98 by Arie Oostlander to the Commission Subject: Netherlands packaging requirements for milk products that qualify for subsidies under the EU school milk scheme ............................................................. 27 (1999/C 297/037) E-2725/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission Subject: Regulation No 258/97 on novel foods ....................................... 28 (1999/C 297/038) E-2764/98 by Armelle Guinebertière to the Commission Subject: Cessation of work on the proposal for a directive on the distance selling of financial services ........ 29 (1999/C 297/039) P-2862/98 by Karin Riis-Jørgensen to the Commission Subject: Distance selling of financial services ........................................ 29 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2764/98 and P-2862/98 . 29 (1999/C 297/040) E-2773/98 by Maij-Weggen to the Commission Subject: Subsidy for nature conservation areas in the Netherlands ............................ 29 (1999/C 297/041) E-2793/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject: LIFE programme ................................................... 30 (1999/C 297/042) E-2802/98 by Christof Tannert to the Commission Subject: Code of Conduct for European companies operating in third countries ..................... 31 (1999/C 297/043) E-2812/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission Subject: Evaluation of the packaging directive (94/62/EC) ................................. 31 (1999/C 297/044) E-2852/98 by Umberto Bossi to the Commission Subject: Preservation of natural habitats ........................................... 33 (1999/C 297/045) E-2853/98 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the Commission Subject: Denmark and the Schengen agreement ...................................... 33 (1999/C 297/046) E-2854/98 by Ursula Schleicher to the Commission Subject: Waste water levies in the countries of the European Union ........................... 34 (1999/C 297/047) E-2858/98 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission Subject: Construction of a bottling plant in Taguluche (La Gomera, Canary Islands) .................. 35 (1999/C 297/048) E-2882/98 by Niels Kofoed and Jan Mulder to the Commission Subject: Reduction of potato starch export refunds .................................... 36 (1999/C 297/049) E-2885/98 by Jaime Valdivielso de Cué to the Commission Subject: Fisheries ....................................................... 37 (1999/C 297/050) E-2900/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission Subject: Cooperative organizations ............................................. 37 (1999/C 297/051) E-2943/98 by Gianfranco Dell’Alba to the Commission Subject: B7-707 P Human rights and democracy in Asian countries ........................... 38 (1999/C 297/052) E-2965/98 by Gerardo Fernández-Albor to the Commission Subject: Subsidy for Community fishermen affected by ecological bans in third countries ............... 38 (1999/C 297/053) E-2967/98 by Gisèle Moreau to the Commission Subject: Applicability of Regulation 1408/71 on the transfer of acquired rights ..................... 39 (1999/C 297/054) E-2988/98 by Gerhard Schmid to the Commission Subject: Meat inspection fees pursuant to Directive 93/118/EC .............................. 40 EN (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page (1999/C 297/055) E-3010/98 by Cristiana Muscardini and Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject: The political situation in Angola .......................................... 41 (1999/C 297/056) P-3016/98 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission Subject: Substandard road construction in Greece ..................................... 42 (1999/C 297/057) E-3019/98 by Karsten