ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C 91 Volume 40 of the European Communities 20 March 1997 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I Information European Parliament Written Questions with answer (97/C 91 /01 ) E- 1765/96 by Yannos Kranidiotis to the Council Subject : Sale of a church in the Occupied part of Cyprus 1 (97/C 91 /02 ) E- 1842/96 by David Bowe to the Commission Subject : Demeton-S . Methyl 2 (97/C 91 /03 ) E-2050/96 by Nuala Ahern to the Council Subject : The importance of transparency in the management of highly enriched uranium and plutonium 2 ( 97/C 91 /04 ) E-2051 /96 by Nuala Ahern to the Council Subject : Moscow Nuclear Safety and Security Summit 2 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2050/96 and E-2051 /96 2 ( 97/C 91 /05 ) E-22 18/96 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission Subject : Legislation to safeguard the image of women in advertising 3 ( 97/C 91 /06) E-2279/96 by Joan Vallvé to the Commission Subject : Tristeza disease 4 ( 97/C 91 /07 ) E-2409/96 by Johanna Maij-Weggen to the Commission Subject : The public health situation in the Netherlands Antilles 4 ( 97/C 91 /08 ) E-2439/96 by Magda Aelvoet to the Commission Subject : Tourism operational programme 5 (97/C 91 /09 ) E-2468/96 by Johanna Maij-Weggen to the Commission Subject : Support for the ILO ' s IPEC 6 ( 97/C 91 / 10) E-2483/96 by Ursula Schleicher to the Commission Subject : Requirement to indicate the region where foodstuffs originated or were produced 7 (97/C 91 / 11 ) P-2502/96 by John Iversen to the Commission Subject : BSE pronouncement 8 ( 97/C 91 / 12 ) E-25 13/96 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission Subject : VAT and air transport 8 EN Price : ECU 19.50 ( Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page ( 97/C 91 / 13 ) E-25 15/96 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission Subject : Subsidies for air transport 9 ( 97/C 91 / 14) E-2525/96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : Establishment plan of DG I , Directorate B 10 (97/C 91 / 15 ) E-2529/96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : ' Cloned ' mobile telephones 10 (97/C 91 / 16) E-2531 /96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : State aids in the air transport sector 11 ( 97/C 91 / 17 ) E-2538/96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : The environment and sustainable development 12 ( 97/C 91 / 18 ) E-2544/96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : Flower growing 13 (97/C 91 / 19 ) E-2571 /96 by Antonio Tajani and Riccardo Garosci to the Commission Subject : GSM agreement , Omnitel — Italian Government 14 (97/C 91 /20) P-2582/96 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission Subject : Regional impact ot the inadequate dairy quota tor Spain 14 ( 97/C 91 /21 ) E-25 84/96 by Yves Verwaerde to the Commission Subject : Action taken pursuant to ECJ judgment of 18 June 1991 ( ERT Elliniki Radiophonia Tileorassi ) 15 (97/C 91 /22 ) E-2585/96 by Francesco Baldarelli to the Commission Subject : Funding for European young farmers ' organizations 16 (97/C 91 /23 ) E-2598/96 by Johanna Maij-Weggen and Karla Peijs to the Commission Subject : ESF funding 17 ( 97/C 91 /24 ) E-26 13/96 by Paul Rübig to the Commission Subject : Reduction of pesticides , herbicides and other residues through the use of biotechnology and genetic engineering 17 (97/C 91 /25 ) E-2624/96 by Gerardo Fernández-Albor to the Commission Subject : Proposal by the United Kingdom aimed at shipowners using fishery licences of a country other than their own 18 (97/C 91 /26) E-2649/96 by Nuala Ahern to the Council Subject : Present Council policy on Sellafield 19 (97/C 91 /27 ) E-2650/96 by Nuala Ahern to the Council Subject : Return to sender ot radioactive waste from Sellafield 19 (97/C 91 /28 ) E-2651 /96 by Nuala Ahern to the Council Subject : Implications of MOX plutonium fuel fabrication at Sellafield 20 (97/C 91 /29 ) E-2667/96 by Amedeo Amadeo , Spalato Belleré and Gastone Parigi to the Commission Subject : Oilseeds 20 (97/C 91 /30) P-2674/96 by Alexandras Alavanos to the Commission Subject : Psychiatric care and driving licences 21 (97/C 91 /31 ) E-2684/96 by Jose Valverde Lopez to the Commission Subject : Reform of the COM for olive oil 22 (97/C 91 /32) E-2685/96 by Jose Valverde Lopez to the Commission Subject : Expansion of olive-growing in Spain 22 ( 97/C 91 /33 ) P-2946/96 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission Subject : Revision of the rules governing the common organization of the market in olive oil 22 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2684/96 , E-2685/96 and P-2946/96 23 (97/C 91 /34) P-2691 /96 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission Subject : Terrorist attack against the Ecumenical Patriarchate 23 (97/C 91 /35 ) E-2703/96 by Gianni Tamino and Carlo Ripa di Meana to the Commission Subject : Inadequate notice of Union initiatives 24 EN Notice No Contents (continued) Page (97/C 91 /36) P-2708/96 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission Subject : Light rail system in Dublin 24 { 91IC 91 /37) E-27 18/96 by Annemarie Kuhn to the Commission Subject : The bovine growth hormone rBST 25 (97/C 91 /38 ) E-2724/96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : Guarantee fund for the audiovisual sector 26 (97/C 91 /39 ) E-2735/96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : Planning techniques in the electricity and gas distribution sectors 26 (97/C 91 /40) E-2757/96 by Caroline Jackson to the Commission Subject : EU Fishing agreements with the Gambia 27 (97/C 91 /41 ) E-2758/96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : The COM in bananas 28 (97/C 91 /42 ) E-2759/96 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission Subject : An inappropriate appointment 28 ( 97/C 91 /43 ) E-2760/96 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission Subject : Italy 's failure to comply with the directive on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes 29 (97/C 91 /44) E-2765/96 by Georges Berthu (I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : monitoring application of the subsidiarity principle 29 (97/C 91 /45 ) E-2766/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : Article 235 30 (97/C 91 /46) E-2767/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN ) to the Council Subject : IGC : environmental protection 30 ( 97/C 91 /47 ) E-2768/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN ) to the Council Subject : IGC : reform of the third pillar 30 (97/C 91 /48 ) E-2769/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : reform of the third pillar and monopolistic right of initiative for the Commission 31 (97/C 91 /49) E-2770/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : Community powers in the employment sphere 31 (97/C 91 /50) E-277I /96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN ) to the Council Subject : IGC : utilization of the Community's powers in the trade field 31 (97/C 91 /51 ) E-2772/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : multi-speed monetary system 31 (97/C 91 /52 ) E-2773/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : CFSP operational 32 (97/C 91 /53 ) E-2774/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : external representation of the Union 32 (97/C 91 /54) E-2775/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : a ' political umbrella ' for monetary union 32 (97/C 91 /55 ) E-2776/96 by Georges Berthu ( I-EDN) to the Council Subject : IGC : the role of the national parliaments 33 Joint answer to Written Questions E-2765/96 , E-2766/96 , E-2767/96 , E-2768/96 , E-2769/96 , E-2770/96 , E-2771 /96 , E-2772/96 , E-2773/96 , E-2774/96 , E-2775/96 and E-2776/96 33 (97/C 91 /56) E-2783/96 by Shaun Spiers to the Commission Subject : ESF Objective 3 Single Programming Document ( UK ) 33 (97/C 91 /57 ) E-2789/96 by Antonio Tajani and Riccardo Garosci to the Commission Subject : The introduction by the Italian Government of a tax for Europe 34 (97/C 91 /58 ) P-2793/96 by Phillip Whitehead to the Commission Subject : EU funding for the wildlife habitat at the Aposselemis Estuary in Greece 34 (97/C 91 /59) E-2795/96 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission Subject : Small and medium-sized firms strangled in red tape 35 EN ( Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page ( 97/C 91 /60) E-2797/96 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission Subject : Torturing horses to make equestrian competitions more exciting 36 ( 97/C 91 /61 ) E-2803/96 by Armelle Guinebertière to the Commission Subject : Application of the Basle Convention 37 (97/C 91 /62 ) E-2805/96 by Barbara Dührkop Dührkop to the Commission Subject : Protection of the European architectural heritage and promotion of railway stations of artistic interest . 38 (97/C 91 /63 ) E-2809/96 by Johannes Blokland (I-EDN ) to the Commission Subject : Transaction between France Telecom and the French State 39 ( 97/C 91 /64) P-28 13/96 by Philippe- Armand Martin to the Commission Subject : Checks on the movement of goods subject to excise duty 39 ( 97/C 91 /65 ) E-2820/96 by Maria Sornosa Martinez to the Commission Subject : Elections in Kuwait — denial of women 's right to vote 41 ( 97/C 91 /66 ) P-2828/96 by Honor Funk to the Commission Subject : Trend in producer prices for milk and the trade in milk quota 41 ( 97/C 91 /67 ) P-2829/96 by Lutz Goepel to the Commission Subject : Trend in producer prices for milk and the trade in milk quota 42 Joint answer to Written Questions P-2828/96 and P-2829/96 42 (97/C 91 /68 ) E-2836/96 by Vincenzo Viola, Livio Filippi and Danilo Poggiolini to the Commission Subject : EU ' refunds'in respect of ' Pecorino Romano ' cheese 43 (97/C 91 /69 ) E-2856/96 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission Subject : Water supply and sewage disposal projects 44 ( 97/C 91 /70 ) P-2861