WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3596/97 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI , Gastone PARIGI , Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Slaughter of pigs infected with swine fever
17. 7. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 223/9 3. say, with reference to Directive 80/217 (2), what it thinks about the absence of an accurate census of the holdings infected, suspected of being infected or situated in protection and surveillance areas? (1) OJ L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 32. (2) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11. (98/C 223/09) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3596/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI), Gastone Parigi (NI) and Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (13 November 1997) Subject: Slaughter of pigs infected with swine fever There has been an outbreak of swine fever in the Netherlands and it is alleged that the Dutch should have slaughtered a large number of pigs before the outbreak, in view of the considerable cost to the European Union of slaughtering infected animals. Can the Commission say: 1. if it can assess whether the system used by the Dutch offers adequate safeguards against possible errors, in order to uncover technical or administrative shortcomings, especially as regards the source of the outbreak and the slaughter of animals which have had contact with the infection; 2. whether it considers the economic assessments made to be fair, i. e. that they have not been overestimated? Joint answer to Written Questions E-3595/97 and E-3596/97 given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (12 January 1998) During 1997 the Commission has carefully analyzed the evolution of classical swine fever in the Netherlands. The epidemiological situation has been constantly reviewed with representatives of the Member States during the monthly meetings of the standing veterinary committee. The Commission has sent a number of missions to the Netherlands to assist the Dutch authorities and to ascertain the effectiveness of the measures taken to eradicate the disease. During missions it has been noted that great efforts have been made by the Dutch authorities to curtail the epidemic length but problems have also been identified in the management of the epidemics. These problems concerning the correct use of the uniek bedrijfsnummer (UBN) numbers, the census of the holdings, the efficacy of the audit system used, and the compensation assessment for the pigs slaughtered because infected or suspected of infection, are being carefully examined and they are at present matter for a discussion between the Commission and the Dutch authorities. (98/C 223/10) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3606/97 by Jose· Garc ·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (13 November 1997) Subject: Commission communication on the impact of the introduction of the euro on capital markets (COM(97) 0337) The third part of this report makes a number of points on the impact of the introduction of the euro on variable capital markets. Referring to stock market operations (one of the aspects raised), it states that, in view of the absence of a significant relationship between the nominal value of shares and their negotiation price, there are no substantial arguments for such values to be quoted and negotiated partly in euros and partly in national currencies. Can the Commission provide further information on this point?