ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C31 Volume 42 of the European Communities 5 February 1999 English edition Information and Notices I Information European Parliament Written Questions with answer (1999/C 31/001) E-2691/97 by James Provan to the Commission Subject: Use of European Regional Development Funds in Sobral, Portugal (Supplementary Answer) ....... 1 (1999/C 31/002) E-0222/98 by Markus Ferber to the Commission Subject: EU aid from the social and regional funds for Bavarian Swabia (Supplementary Answer) ........ 1 (1999/C 31/003) E-0246/98 by Thomas Mann to the Commission Subject: Discriminatory tax legislation in the EU ................................... 3 (1999/C 31/004) E-0681/98 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission Subject: Cabotage in Italy ................................................ 3 (1999/C 31/005) E-0721/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission Subject: Statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States ..................... 4 (1999/C 31/006) E-0825/98 by Kirsten Jensen to the Commission Subject: PVC ....................................................... 5 (1999/C 31/007) E-0846/98 by Klaus Rehder to the Commission Subject: Support by the Commission for European schools competitions ...................... 6 (1999/C 31/008) P-0890/98 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission Subject: Refusal by the Irish airline Ryanair to recognize trade unions (Supplementary Answer) .......... 6 (1999/C 31/009) E-0916/98 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission Subject: Tree-felling in contravention of Community legislation in Konikallio, near Forssa (Finland) ....... 7 (1999/C 31/010) E-0920/98 by Brigitte Langenhagen to the Commission Subject: EU standard for listeria ............................................ 8 (1999/C 31/011) E-0966/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission Subject: Small and medium-sized tourist undertakings and the euro ......................... 9 EN Price: EUR 34,50 (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page (1999/C 31/012) E-0991/98 by Pieter Dankert and Jan Mulder to the Commission Subject: Conciliation Body for agricultural expenditure . 10 (1999/C 31/013) P-1006/98 by Corrado Augias to the Commission Subject: European Information Centres . 11 (1999/C 31/014) E-1034/98 by David Bowe to the Commission Subject: Shipment of waste to certain non-OECD countries . 12 (1999/C 31/015) E-1055/98 by Giacomo Santini, Claudio Azzolini and Umberto Scapagnini to the Com- mission Subject: Encouraging the non-food use of agricultural products . 12 (1999/C 31/016) E-1060/98 by Elisabeth Schroedter to the Commission Subject: Unjustified subsidization of the power station at Frankfurt an der Oder to encourage the use of domestic brown coal . 14 (1999/C 31/017) E-1072/98 by Raimo Ilaskivi to the Commission Subject: Certification of mould damage inspectors . 15 (1999/C 31/018) E-1088/98 by Klaus Lukas to the Commission Subject: Contributions . 16 (1999/C 31/019) E-1100/98 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission Subject: External evaluation of the European Training Foundation . 17 (1999/C 31/020) E-1112/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission Subject: EU import ban on beef . 18 (1999/C 31/021) E-1130/98 by José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra to the Commission Subject: Human rights in China . 19 (1999/C 31/022) E-1132/98 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso to the Commission Subject: Drift gill nets . 19 (1999/C 31/023) E-1175/98 by Ulf Holm to the Commission Subject: Transport of animals . 20 (1999/C 31/024) E-1187/98 by Richard Corbett to the Commission Subject: Effect of US bank holidays on intra-EU bank transfers . 21 (1999/C 31/025) E-1190/98 by John Cushnahan to the Commission Subject: Internet gambling . 21 (1999/C 31/026) E-1192/98 by Stephen Hughes to the Commission Subject: Agricultural surpluses in the European Community . 22 (1999/C 31/027) E-1196/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission Subject: Legislative proposal concerning forestry policy . 22 (1999/C 31/028) E-1198/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission Subject: Forestry aid programmes . 23 Joint answer to Written Questions E-1196/98 and E-1198/98 . 23 (1999/C 31/029) E-1224/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission Subject: Further information on the subway and high-speed tramway and application of Directive 85/337/EEC in Italy . 23 (1999/C 31/030) E-1226/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission Subject: Insurance agencies in Italy . 24 (1999/C 31/031) E-1238/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission Subject: Proposed Rural Development Regulation . 25 (1999/C 31/032) P-1241/98 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission Subject: Saving the cultural heritage of Europe . 26 (1999/C 31/033) E-1251/98 by Odile Leperre-Verrier to the Commission Subject: Food aid in the EU (Supplementary Answer) . 27 EN Notice No Contents (continued) Page (1999/C 31/034) E-1264/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission Subject: Recovery and protection of remaining Italian varieties of hemp . 28 (1999/C 31/035) E-1265/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission Subject: Discriminatory reduction in Community funds for fibre hemp-growing . 29 (1999/C 31/036) E-1266/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission Subject: Legal confusion regarding fibre hemp-growing . 30 (1999/C 31/037) E-1291/98 by Undine-Uta Bloch von Blottnitz to the Commission Subject: EU funds for the construction of a road through the planned Monte Epomeo nature reserve on Ischia . 31 (1999/C 31/038) E-1298/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: EU-South Africa fisheries agreement . 32 (1999/C 31/039) E-1309/98 by Laura González Álvarez and Pedro Marset Campos to the Commission Subject: Applications by Spanish ‘Ingenieros Técnicos’ . 32 (1999/C 31/040) E-1315/98 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission Subject: EURO 1999 . 33 (1999/C 31/041) E-1316/98 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission Subject: EURO 1999 . 34 (1999/C 31/042) P-1326/98 by Rolf Berend to the Commission Subject: Mutual recognition of teaching diplomas in the EU . 34 (1999/C 31/043) E-1340/98 by José García-Margallo y Marfil to the Commission Subject: The euro and 1999 . 35 (1999/C 31/044) E-1356/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission Subject: Proposed USDA standards for organic foods . 36 (1999/C 31/045) E-1381/98 by Pervenche Berès to the Commission Subject: Revision of Directives 92/46/EEC and 92/47/EEC . 37 (1999/C 31/046) E-1391/98 by Richard Howitt to the Council Subject: High-Level Disability Group . 38 (1999/C 31/047) E-1398/98 by José Apolinário to the Commission Subject: Agriculture . 38 (1999/C 31/048) E-1410/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission Subject: Opening of a quarry in Pieria . 39 (1999/C 31/049) E-1533/98 by Panayotis Lambrias to the Commission Subject: Destruction of ‘Nature 2000’ biotope at Pieria . 39 Joint answer to Written Questions E-1410/98 and E-1533/98 . 40 (1999/C 31/050) E-1456/98 by Felipe Camisón Asensio to the Commission Subject: Hop-growing in the province of Leon (Spain) . 40 (1999/C 31/051) E-1461/98 by Honório Novo to the Commission Subject: Additional information concerning the EPAC restructuring and financial reorganization plan . 41 (1999/C 31/052) E-1471/98 by Susan Waddington to the Commission Subject: EU assistance to NGOs working with street children in Honduras . 41 (1999/C 31/053) E-1495/98 by Heinz Kindermann, Jan Mulder, Jan Sonneveld and Robert Sturdy to the Commission Subject: Availability of equine medicines . 42 (1999/C 31/054) E-1537/98 by Caroline Jackson to the Commission Subject: Equine medicines . 43 (1999/C 31/055) E-1725/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission Subject: Marketing authorization for veterinary medicinal products used for horses . 43 EN (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page (1999/C 31/056) E-1921/98 by Lutz Goepel to the Commission Subject: Use of medicinal products for horses used for sport . 43 (1999/C 31/057) E-1948/98 by Liam Hyland to the Commission Subject: EU regulations on equine medicines . 44 Joint answer to Written Questions E-1495/98, E-1537/98, E-1725/98, E-1921/98 and E - 1948/98 . 44 (1999/C 31/058) E-1499/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: The information society and social and economic cohesion . 45 (1999/C 31/059) E-1503/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: The information society and social and economic cohesion . 45 (1999/C 31/060) E-1506/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: The information society and social and economic cohesion . 46 (1999/C 31/061) E-1507/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: The information society and social and economic cohesion . 46 Joint answer to Written Questions E-1499/98, E-1503/98, E-1506/98 and E-1507/98 . 46 (1999/C 31/062) E-1500/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: The information society and social and economic cohesion . 47 (1999/C 31/063) E-1502/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: The information society and social and economic cohesion . 47 Joint answer to Written Questions E-1500/98 and E-1502/98 . 48 (1999/C 31/064) E-1505/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: The information society and social and economic cohesion . 48 (1999/C 31/065) E-1509/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: The information society and social and economic cohesion .