WRITTEN QUESTION No. 580/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. International transport of passengers
C 402/16 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 22. 12. 98 Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (7 May 1998) According to the financing tables amended on 21 October 1997, public expenditure programmed until 1997 for measure 1. 2 of the operational programme for Attiki (waste management) amounts to ECU 5. 3 million. At the last meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Community Support Framework (CSF), held on 31 October 1997, the regional programmes were not amended. For technical information on the work programmed, progress in implementation and the causes of any delays, the Honourable Member is requested to consult the regional authorities in Attiki responsible for implementing the CSF. At ECU 6. 4 million, the appropriations spent at the end of 1997 exceed the 1997 forecast, as revised on 21 October 1997. (98/C 402/017) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0579/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (4 March 1998) Subject: International transport of passengers With reference to Article 2, point 1. 3. of Regulation (EEC) 684/92 (1) of 16 March 1992, can the Commission say whether it is aware that this article, which provides for a system of authorization for all parallel services serving the same customers totally contradicts Article 4, point 2 of the same Regulation and that because of this contradiction there have been cases of special regular services covered by a contract being exploited? Can the Commission also say: 1. whether it is willing to take steps to put an end to these ápirate servicesí, which are tolerated by the Member States; 2. why no steps are being taken to liberalize the regular services subject to authorization in order to open them up to competition from companies established in the Member States, since the special services considered as áregularí services are exempt from authorization and can therefore be treated like existing regular services and be replaced by means of a contract? (1) OJ L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 1. (98/C 402/018) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0580/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (4 March 1998) Subject: International transport of passengers Article 4, point 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) 684/92 (1) of 16 March 1992 states that Special regular services referred to in Article 2 (1. 2), second subparagraph, (a), (b), (c) and (d), shall not require authorization if they are covered by a contract concluded between the organizer and the carrierí. Can the Commission say whether it considers it correct that special regular services which can be defined as áregular servicesí as mentioned in Article 2 point 1. 2. , second subparagraph, (a), (b), (c) and (d) and exempt from authorization, may systematically run parallel to existing regular services subject to authorization and hence take away the latterís customers? (1) OJ L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 1