WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1373/97 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Council. EU-Turkey cooperation agreement: tuna preserved in oil
22. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 21/49 Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (3 June 1997) Under the programme New sources of employmentí pursuant to Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988, laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), as amended (1), the Commission has selected 41 projects of which 10 were indeed presented by local authorities or bodies in Spain. The ERDF contribution to these 10 projects amounts to ECU 3 981 670. Basic information and a summary for each of these projects are directly accessible on the Internet site for innovative actions under Article 10 of the ERDF at the following address: http://www. aeidl. be/art10/. (1) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993. (98/C 21/131) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1370/97 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission (21 April 1997) Subject: Community imports of semi-preserves of anchovies in brine or oil Can the Community supply information on the volume of imports of the above products and their countries of origin? Can the Commission guarantee that the products are imported in compliance with minimum standards as regards quality and salt and moisture content and that they are cleared through customs under the correct tariff headings? Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (3 June 1997) A table with information on imports of anchovies is being sent direct to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat of Parliament. There are no specific Community rules on semi-preserves of anchovies. These products are covered by the relevant health and hygiene rules and the provisions governing foodstuffs in general, such as, for example, additives or contact materials. Further quality standards can, if necessary, be imposed by national rules or manufacturing standards laid down by producers and recognized under approval systems. The national authorities are responsible for monitoring compliance with all applicable standards, both by Community production and by imports from non-member countries. The Commission is not aware of any specific problems concerning semi-preserves of anchovies. Finally, the goods introduced into the customs territory of the Community must be declared by the importer to the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, with all the information required to identify them. The customs authorities check that the correct tariff headings have been used and that they correspond to the goods declared and presented to the customs. (98/C 21/132) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1373/97 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Council (18 April 1997) Subject: EU-Turkey cooperation agreement: tuna preserved in oil European economic operators and, frequently, producers of tuna preserved in oil have been complaining about the marketing of such preserves on the Community market since, they claim, these products enjoy customs tariff exemptions different from those laid down for third countries. Those concerned say that they benefit from these exemptions although they do not comply with legislation on the origin of the raw material › tuna › which is considered to be a preserve of Turkish origin