WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2416/97 by Laura DE ESTEBAN MARTIN to the Commission. Safety of children
25. 2. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 60/131 Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (15 September 1997) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its joint answer to Written Questions E-2302/97 and P-2377/97 by Mrs Jackson and Mr Cassidy (1). (1) See page 122. (98/C 60/219) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2416/97 by Laura De Esteban Martin (PPE) to the Commission (11 July 1997) Subject: Safety of children The safety of children is a matter of concern to the European institutions, as reflected in the communication on family policies (COM(89) 0363 final) and subsequent documents such as the Green Paper on the protection of minors and human dignity in audiovisual and information services (COM(96) 0483 final) and the communication on combating child sex tourism (COM(96) 0547 final). However, there is no suitable legislation in the Union on safety measures as regards the location of schools and kindergartens or the equipment provided. Does the Commission intend to deal with this matter in the way it did for Community legislation on, for example, the safety of toys? Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (4 September 1997) The matter to which reference is made does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Community. (98/C 60/220) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2446/97 by Concepcio· Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission (16 July 1997) Subject: Meeting Community programme funding commitments On 15 June 1994 the Commission adopted a pilot rural development programme (LEADER II), Article 20 whereof lays down that the Leader II initiative shall be jointly funded by the Member State concerned and the Community. If one of the parties fails to meet its financial commitments, is there any protection mechanism guaranteeing the claims of the beneficiaries of the LEADER II programme to the sums stipulated in the agreement signed between them and the central administration of the Member State concerned? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (1 August 1997) Action under the Community Initiative Leader II, which is based on Article 5(5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and ON coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1)? is jointly financed by the Member States and the Community