WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1882/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Resale right
C 45/118 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 2. 98 (98/C 45/150) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2223/97 by Hono·rio Novo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (30 June 1997) Subject: Situation of GIP (Grundig Industries Portugal) in Brazil With reference to the Commission reply (P-3533/96 (1)) of 25 March 1997, one issue has still to be clarified. Has the Commission now concluded the analysis it undertook in conjunction with the Portuguese authorities in order to determine the legality of Grundigís plans to sell a building which was constructed with the aid of funding from the PEDIP I programme? If this sale were deemed to be illegal, would Grundig be required to pay back the subsidies it received for the purposes of constructing the building? (1) OJ C 319, 18. 10. 1997, p. 8. Joint answer to Written Questions E-1876/97, P-2207/97 and E-2223/97 given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (14 July 1997) Concerning a possible intention of Bosch to establish itself in Braga, the Portuguese authorities have informed the Commission that meetings had been organised with Bosch on a possible investment in Portugal in the area of electronic products in the automobile industry. Such a project has however not been officialised and there are no negotiations at present. The Commission would point out that the present legislative and regulatory framework of the structural funds only applies to existing Member States. In addition, the Phare programmes developed in Hungary do not aid direct investment to industry. Relating to the supplementary question on the sale of buildings, the Commissionís enquiries of the Portuguese authorities after its reply to the Honourable Memberís written question P-3533/96 indicate that as yet there is no confirmation of any possible sale by Grundig of buildings which had benefited from assistance in the framework of PEDIP I. It is recalled, that as indicated in the reply to written question P-3533/96 Grundig has fulfilled its contractual obligations to the Portuguese authorities. (98/C 45/151) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1882/97 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (2 June 1997) Subject: Resale right The Economic and Social Committee has issued an opinion on the Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of artí (COM(96) 0097 final › 96/0085 COD) (1). The measures in the proposed directive which are designed to eliminate distortions of competition in the internal market are welcome. The joint administration of the right of resale is the most appropriate solution for protecting the interests of authors. The application of the principle of reciprocity to third countries is welcome. Will adequate measures be taken to collect information and will authorsí societies play an effective role in gathering information? (1) OJ C 178, 21. 6. 1996, p. 16