ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C 25 Volume 37 of the European Communities 28 January 1994 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents page I Information European Parliament Written Questions with answer 94/C 25/01 No 1040/91 by Mr Philippe Douste-Blazy to the Commission Subject: Aid for tropical products from French overseas departments 1 94/C 25/02 No 550/92 by Mr Pierre Bernard-Reymond to the Commission Subject: GATT negotiations on services provided by the legal professions 2 94/C 25/03 No 1350/92 by Mrs Raymonde Dury to the Commission Subject: Reclassification of the Espierre canal 3 94/C 25/04 No 1728/92 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission Subject: Languages used by the Commission 3 94/C 25/05 No 1843/92 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission Subject: Incorporation of directives into national law 4 94/C 25/06 No 1991/92 by Mr Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission Subject: Funding of infrastructure 4 94/C 25/07 No 2696/92 by Hiltrud Breyer, Paul Lannoye, Virginio Bettini and Marguerite-Marie Dinguirard to the Commission Subject: The Tacis programme 5 94/C 25/08 No 2771/92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Extension of the Texaco plant in Achaia (Supplementary answer) 5 94/C 25/09 No 2810/92 by Mrs Mary Banotti to the Commission Subject: EC and sport 6 Price: ECU 18 (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents ( continued ) Page 94/C 25/10 No 2983/92 by Mr Jose Valverde Lopez to the Commission Subject : Failure of the Spanish government to implement the directives on public work and supply contracts 6 94/C 25/11 No 3006/92 by Mr Alex Smith to the Council Subject : Research Council 6 94/C 25/12 No 3033/92 by Mr Yves Verwaerde to the Commission Subject : Final-year student trainees 7 94/C 25/13 No 3511/92 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject : Restoration of sites in Attica where waste is buried for public health reasons 7 94/C 25/14 No 135/93 by Mr Gijs de Vries to the Commission Subject : American exports of maize and sorghum to Spain 7 94/C 25/15 No 171/93 by Mrs Christine Oddy to the Commission Subject : Overseas aid budget 8 94/C 25/16 No 175/93 by Mr Gerd Müller to the Commission Subject : Endeavours to harmonize vehicle taxes and road tolls in the Community 8 94/C 25/17 No 192/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject : Environment disaster in the Shetland Islands 9 94/C 25/18 No 208/93 by Mrs Annemarie Goedmakers to the Commission Subject : Nuclear power station at Kozloduy ( Bulgaria ) 9 94/C 25/19 No 228/93 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Council Subject : Nuclear test ban 10 94/C 25/20 No 270/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject : The petrified forest of Mytilini 10 94/C 25/21 No 298/93 by Mr Alman Metten to the Commission Subject: Reserves accumulated for civil service pensions and the criteria for admittance to EMU 11 94/C 25/22 No 360/93 by Mrs Raymonde Dury to the Commission Subject : Nuclear proliferation in South Africa 12 94/C 25/23 No 460/93 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin to the Commission Subject : Biodiversity and forestry 12 94/C 25/24 No 481/93 by Mrs Anita Pollack to the Commission Subject : European Community information policy 13 94/C 25/25 No 659/93 by Mrs Christine Oddy to the Commission Subject : Phare programme 13 94/C 25/26 No 740/93 by Mrs Barbara Schmidbauer to the Commission Subject : EC-recognized passes for the disabled and senior citizens 13 94/C 25/27 No 763/93 by Mr Hemmo Muntingh to the Commission Subject : Windmill park in Curaçao 14 Notice No Contents (continued) - —' Page 94/C 25/28 No 777/93 by Mr Eisso Woltjer to the Commission Subject: Publication of explanatory memoranda 15 94/C 25/29 No 779/93 by Mr Bouke Beumer to the Commission Subject: Use of pension funds to purchase shares in the relevant company 15 94/C 25/30 No 781/93 by Mr Lode van Outrive to the Commission Subject: DAF redundancies — Eindhoven and Westerlo and the implications for the Belgian regions of northern Limburg and northern Campine 16 94/C 25/31 No 830/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Monetary system 17 94/C 25/32 No 891/93 by Mr Ernest Glinne to the Commission Subject: Aid and contracts for Belgium in the nuclear sector 18 94/C 25/33 No 914/93 by Mr Panayotis Roumeliotis to the Commission Subject: Unlawful occupation of woodland in Greece 18 94/C 25/34 No 960/93 by Mr Filippos Pierros to the Commission Subject: Community energy priorities for 1994—2000 in favour of the less-prosperous Member States . 18 94/C 25/35 No 963/93 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin to the Commission Subject: Destruction of a site of environmental importance 19 94/C 25/36 No 975/93 by Laura Gonzalez Alvarez and Alonso Puerta to the Commission Subject: Construction of a rubbish dump in the municipal district of Alcaraz (Albacete — Spain ) 19 94/C 25/37 No 995/93 by Mr Bouke Beumer to the Commission Subject: Electricity supplies from Eastern Europe 20 94/C 25/38 No 1071/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Aid for Greek Ouzo and Italian Grappa 20 94/C 25/39 No 1074/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Fundamental principles for professional authors 21 t 94/C 25/40 No 1078/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: 'Soft* tourism programmes . 21 94/C 25/41 No 1168/93 by Mr David Bowe to the Commission Subject: Port subsidies 22 94/C 25/42 No 1174/93 by Mr John Bird to the Commission Subject: Draft Directive oil parental leave 22 94/C 25/43 No 1189/93 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin to the Commission Subject: Poaching of turtle doves in south-western France < 22 94/C 25/44 No 1692/93 by Mr Jean-Pierre Raffin to the Commission Subject: Illegal hunting of turtledoves in France in May 1993 — Action taken by the Commission 23 Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 1189/93 and 1692/93 23 ( Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents ( continued ) Page 94/C 25/45 No 1200/93 by Mr Gerd Müller to the Commission Subject : Production and marketing of violent videos and computer games in the Community 23 94/C 25/46 No 1205/93 by Mr Neil Blaney to the Commission Subject : Discrimination by employers 23 94/C 25/47 " No 1209/93 by Mr Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission Subject: Amendment of the directive on maximum dimensions of heavy goods vehicles 24 94/C 25/48 No 1232/93 by Mr Detlev Samland to the Commission Subject : Involvement of private organizations in Commission training courses 24 94/C 25/49 No 1238/93 by Mr Gerard Deprez to the Commission Subject : Proposal for a directive on parental leave and leave for family reasons 25 94/C 25/50 No 1259/93 by Mr Diego de los Santos López to the Commission Subject : Programmes shown on television which are unsuitable for minors 25 94/C 25/51 No 1269/93 by Mr Maxime Verhagen to the Commission Subject : Interpretation by the Court of Justice of Article 8 A of the Single European Act .... 26 94/C 25/52 No 1284/93 by Mr Bartho Pronk to the Commission Subject: Health and safety directives 26 94/C 25/53 No 1300/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: State of the road in Thesprotia 28 94/C 25/54 No 1302/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject : Greek exports of canned peaches 28 94/C 25/55 No 1303/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject : Production quotas in respect of the tomato industry 29 94/C 25/56 No 1308/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Advertising in European markets 29 94/C 25/57 E-1318/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject : Rules on pornography 29 94/C 25/58 No 1335/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject : The introduction of more detailed Community directives on environmental protection 30 94/C 25/59 No 1336/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Protection of major water reserves from excessive use of fertilizers 30 94/C 25/60 No 1341/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: The Ftelia wetland, Mykonos 31 94/C 25/61 No 1342/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Legislation drafted by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment 31 94/C 25/62 No 1353/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission Subject: Products of child and prison labour 32 Notice No Contents (continued ) Page 94/C 25/63 No 1389/93 by Mrs Jessica Larive to the Commission Subject: ISTC ( International Science and Technology Centre ) 32 . ? 94/C 25/64 No 1419/93 by Mrs Winifred Ewing to the Commission Subject: Radiological protection 33 94/C 25/65 No 1428/93 by Mr Klaus Riskær Pedersen to the Commission Subject: German shipyards 33 94/C 25/66 No 1434/93 by Mr Dimitrios Pagoropoulos and Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission Subject: Fatal accident at the Petrola Hellas plant at Elefsina and failure to apply, and monitor ~ "compliance with, Community law 34 94/C 25/67 No 1454/93 by Mr Sotiris Kostopoulos to the Commission - Subject: Living conditions of animals in Athens Zoo 35 94/C 25/68 No 1463/93 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission Subject: Import duties on printed circuits and semiconductors 35 94/C 25/69 No 1470/93 by Mr Carlos Robles Piquer to the Commission Subject: Protection of technology creativity 35 94/C 25/70 No 1479/93 by Mr Marc Galle to the Commission Subject: Enabling the blind and partially sighted to read 36 94/C 25/71 No 1482/93 by Mrs Marie Isler Beguin to the Commission Subject: Status of the professions of PE and sports instructor 37 94/C 25/72 No 1492/93 by Mr Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission Subject: Protection and upgrading of the historic site of Makronisos 37 94/C 25/73 No 1512/93 by Mr Alexandros