WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1756/97 by José VALVERDE LÓPEZ to the Commission. Proposals for the road haulage sector
10. 2. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 45/97 informative information, will the Commission now provide an up-date, calculated for a single person at his/her legal retirement age after a full contribution career, for as recent a date as available figures permit? (1) OJ C 262, 16. 10. 1989, p. 58. (2) OJ C 16, 21. 1. 1993, p. 5. Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (4 July 1997) An updated version has not yet been published of the 1993 study on Old-age income replacement ratios at the time of retirementí (No CA-73-91-481), which was the basis for the Commission’s reply to the honourable Member of Parliament’s written question E-792/92. The study is currently being updated and the new publication will be ready at the end of 1997. (98/C 45/118) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1754/97 by Jose· Valverde Lo·pez (PPE) to the Commission (27 May 1997) Subject: Common organization of the market in potatoes In the 1996 farming year, the price of potatoes fell by up to 30%. The various State interventions are causing major distortions, while uncontrolled imports from eastern European and other third countries are causing additional imbalances. We need a COM in potatoes to ensure balanced supplies of the market and decent income levels for producers. Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (13 June 1997) The Commission considers it essential to set up a market organization for potatoes. In the context of the single market, there is no justification for a product as important as potatoes being governed by unconcerted national policies. In 1992 the Commission accordingly sent the Council a proposal on a common organization of the market in potatoes (1) and, following its examination by Parliament, sent the Council a new amended text in May 1993. The amended proposal did not secure a majority in the Council, certain delegations being against the establishment of market organization and others preferring a market with a larger budget. The Commission considers that the proposal it has formulated represents the best possible compromise between the divergent interests of the Member States. (1) COM(92) 185. (98/C 45/119) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1756/97 by Jose· Valverde Lo·pez (PPE) to the Commission (27 May 1997) Subject: Proposals for the road haulage sector The crises created by the transport sector some months ago in France and in Spain in February have led Commissioner Kinnock to express concern, and the International Road Hauliers Unioní (IRU) has called for the immediate application of compensation arrangements and the áimmediate restoration of normal traffic conditionsí