WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3965/97 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Establishment of an inventory of Greek property in Istanbul with a view to 'development'
C 174/158 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 6. 98 The communication also proposes cooperation to help the Turkish government enforce international conventions on human rights and apply the relevant domestic legislation. The Turkish authorities have already officially notified the Commission of their readiness to cooperate in this field. Bilateral discussions for the identification of projects will begin shortly. (1) COM(97) 2000 final. (2) COM (97) 394 final. (98/C 174/235) WRITTEN QUESTION P-3964/97 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (5 December 1997) Subject: Discovery of networks marketing suspect meat According to information submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament concerning its actions relating to the trade in meat infected with ámad cow diseaseí, some German undertakings have been involved in the whole business without any direct and radical measures apparently being taken against them. It should also be noted that the Belgian undertaking TRAGEX › GELí was operating since November 1996 without any official authorization, despite repeated warnings from the Commission to the Belgian authorities. This alarming revelation means that this undertaking must have been supplying its customers with unscreened meat for over six months. Will the Commission say which controlling authority (UCLAF or other) has a list of customers of the Belgian, British and other undertakings involved in the networks marketing the suspect meat (which I would ask it to forward to me) and whether it has undertaken any detailed research into the role played by German undertakings in connection with the marketing of suspect meat in Community or other countries and, if so, what are its conclusions? Answer given by Mrs Gradin on behalf of the Commission (13 January 1998) All cases of illegal traffic of British meat are currently under investigation by the national authorities in Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland and the Netherlands and, of course, the United Kingdom. Judicial inquiries have been undertaken in Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands. According to the knowledge of the Commission, the meat involved in this illegal traffic was eligible to be placed on the market in the United Kingdom. As far as the company TRAGEX › GEL is concerned, it has been operating without the necessary administrative approval, but under veterinary supervision. The Commission is not in possession of a list of customers of the companies involved in connection with the traffic. The vast majority of the quantity concerned has been traced as being exported to third countries with refunds. The relevant third countries have been informed of this. (98/C 174/236) WRITTEN QUESTION P-3965/97 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (5 December 1997) Subject: Establishment of an inventory of Greek property in Istanbul with a view to ádevelopmentí The Turkish Ministry of Finance has begun an inventory of all the ancient historic houses in Istanbul whose owners are considered unknown or cannot be traced with the object of developing these properties