ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C 340 E Volume 44 of the European Communities 4 December 2001 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I (Information) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER (2001/C 340 E/001) E-2665/99 by Yasmine Boudjenah to the Commission Subject: Restructuring of ABB Alstom Power ....................................... 1 (2001/C 340 E/002) E-0233/00 by Luigi Vinci to the Commission Subject: Restructuring of the group ABB Alstom Power ................................. 1 Supplementary joint answer to Written Questions E-2665/99 and E-0233/00 . 1 (2001/C 340 E/003) E-2899/00 by Paul Rübig to the Council Subject: Theft of computers ................................................. 2 (2001/C 340 E/004) E-3684/00 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject: Amounts allotted under and implementation of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (Supplementary Answer) ................................................... 4 (2001/C 340 E/005) P-3693/00 by Matti Wuori to the Council Subject: Second annual report on the Code of Conduct on Arms Exports ....................... 6 (2001/C 340 E/006) E-3957/00 by Nelly Maes to the Commission Subject: Rule of law in Romania .............................................. 7 (2001/C 340 E/007) E-3972/00 by Peter Skinner to the Commission Subject: WTO challenge by Canada to French Chrysotile Ban .............................. 7 (2001/C 340 E/008) E-3989/00 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission Subject: Swedish public procurement law in relation to EU directive .......................... 8 (2001/C 340 E/009) E-4139/00 by Avril Doyle to the Commission Subject: Colombian jail release Tristan James Murray and Javier Nova ........................ 9 (2001/C 340 E/010) E-0032/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Meat-importing Member States await official measures against BSE in meat-exporting Member States ... 10 (2001/C 340 E/011) E-0103/01 by Benedetto Della Vedova to the Commission Subject: Use of European Social Fund resources for the ‘Edunet’ project ........................ 11 EN Notice No Contents (continued) Page (2001/C 340 E/012) E-0105/01 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Council Subject: The Swedish Government’s statements on its Presidency objectives: the problem of unemployment .... 12 (2001/C 340 E/013) P-0121/01 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Council Subject: Kidnapping and illegal detention of Mr Tsiakourmas .............................. 13 (2001/C 340 E/014) E-0222/01 by Nelly Maes to the Council Subject: Used depleted uranium in the EU’s rapid reaction force ............................. 14 (2001/C 340 E/015) E-0248/01 by Cristina García-Orcoyen Tormo to the Council Subject: Regulation of alcohol consumption on various forms of transport, particularly aircraft ........... 15 (2001/C 340 E/016) E-0257/01 by Lord Inglewood to the Council Subject: Right of Resale ................................................... 15 (2001/C 340 E/017) E-0259/01 by Lord Inglewood to the Council Subject: Right of Resale ................................................... 15 (2001/C 340 E/018) E-0261/01 by Lord Inglewood to the Council Subject: Right of Resale ................................................... 16 (2001/C 340 E/019) E-0263/01 by Lord Inglewood to the Council Subject: Right of Resale ................................................... 16 Joint answer to Written Questions E-0257/01, E-0259/01, E-0261/01 and E-0263/01 . 16 (2001/C 340 E/020) P-0273/01 by Niels Busk to the Commission Subject: Transport of live animals by sea .......................................... 16 (2001/C 340 E/021) E-0282/01 by Reimer Böge to the Commission Subject: Beef imports from third countries ......................................... 17 (2001/C 340 E/022) E-0289/01 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission Subject: Promeuro ...................................................... 18 (2001/C 340 E/023) E-0314/01 by Daniel Hannan to the Council Subject: Working parties ................................................... 18 (2001/C 340 E/024) E-0362/01 by Glyn Ford to the Commission Subject: Xerox restructuring Commission meetings .................................. 19 (2001/C 340 E/025) E-0363/01 by Glyn Ford to the Commission Subject: Xerox restructuring advance decision ..................................... 19 (2001/C 340 E/026) E-0366/01 by Glyn Ford to the Commission Subject: Xerox announcement about restructuring ..................................... 20 Joint answer to Written Questions E-0362/01, E-0363/01 and E-0366/01 . 20 (2001/C 340 E/027) E-0394/01 by Ioannis Marínos and Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos to the Council Subject: ETA terrorist operations .............................................. 21 (2001/C 340 E/028) E-0403/01 by Toine Manders, Ward Beysen, Graham Watson, Elspeth Attwooll and Ole Andreasen to the Commission Subject: Complaint about abuse of UEFA’s position .................................... 21 (2001/C 340 E/029) E-0411/01 by Paul Rübig to the Commission Subject: Tax discrimination against leasing of staff from elsewhere in the Community ................ 22 (2001/C 340 E/030) E-0412/01 by Hans Modrow to the Commission Subject: EU action against BSE in cattle .......................................... 23 (2001/C 340 E/031) E-0420/01 by Heidi Hautala to the Commission Subject: Testing for cervical cancer ............................................. 25 (2001/C 340 E/032) E-0422/01 by Juan Naranjo Escobar to the Council Subject: European interests in the Mediterranean ..................................... 25 (2001/C 340 E/033) E-0428/01 by Mauro Nobilia to the Commission Subject: Checks relating to the ban on the sale and use of animal feed containing animal proteins for ruminants .27 EN Notice No Contents (continued) Page (2001/C 340 E/034) E-0429/01 by Raffaele Lombardo to the Council Subject: Effective and timely action to ascertain and combat the effects of the use of uranium- and plutonium- enriched projectiles ...................................................... 28 (2001/C 340 E/035) P-0444/01 by Cecilia Malmström to the Council Subject: Human rights in China ............................................... 29 (2001/C 340 E/036) P-0481/01 by John Cushnahan to the Council Subject: Falun Gong ..................................................... 30 Joint answer to Written Questions P-0444/01 and P-0481/01 . 30 (2001/C 340 E/037) P-0462/01 by Anna Karamanou to the Council Subject: Threat to peace in the Balkans and the rise in Albanian nationalism ..................... 30 (2001/C 340 E/038) E-0463/01 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Council Subject: EU-Turkey partnership ............................................... 32 (2001/C 340 E/039) E-0466/01 by Ioannis Marínos to the Council Subject: Assessment of consequences of bombing Yugoslavia .............................. 32 (2001/C 340 E/040) E-0473/01 by Lucio Manisco to the Council Subject: USA antiballistic missile system and global strategic stability .......................... 33 (2001/C 340 E/041) E-0475/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Freshwater fishing in Ireland: European subsidies for unattained objectives in the field of tourism, fisheries and nature conservation ................................................... 34 (2001/C 340 E/042) E-0478/01 by Erik Meijer to the Commission Subject: Freshwater fishing in Ireland: restoration of a natural balance instead of a continuation of the extermination policy ............................................................. 36 (2001/C 340 E/043) E-0485/01 by Elspeth Attwooll and Niels Busk to the Council Subject: State aid to support the fishing industry ..................................... 38 (2001/C 340 E/044) P-0504/01 by Chris Davies to the Council Subject: Transparency and the Council of Ministers .................................... 39 (2001/C 340 E/045) E-0509/01 by Charles Tannock, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Den Dover, Jacqueline Foster, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Roger Helmer, Bashir Khanbhai, Neil Parish, Robert Sturdy and Theresa Villiers to the Commission Subject: The role of the Economic and Social Committee and the prioritising of expenditures within the European Union ............................................................. 40 (2001/C 340 E/046) E-0511/01 by Karla Peijs to the Council Subject: TEN’s and the development of the inland waterways .............................. 41 (2001/C 340 E/047) E-0513/01 by Olivier Dupuis to the Council Subject: Declaration of state of emergency and serious situation in Ecuador ...................... 42 (2001/C 340 E/048) E-0524/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Council Subject: Discussion of EU staff’s financial conditions ................................... 43 (2001/C 340 E/049) E-0533/01 by Bart Staes to the Commission Subject: Italy’s investigation into Balkan syndrome .................................... 43 (2001/C 340 E/050) E-0542/01 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission Subject: Cat and dog furs .................................................. 44 (2001/C 340 E/051) E-0543/01 by Giovanni Pittella and Vincenzo Lavarra to the Commission Subject: BSE risks ....................................................... 45 (2001/C 340 E/052) P-0552/01 by Ioannis Souladakis to the Council Subject: United States missile defence ............................................ 46 (2001/C 340 E/053) E-0573/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission Subject: Infringement of Community law on cars belonging to individuals who move to Greece and to those temporarily