WRITTEN QUESTION No. 115/98 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. Battery hens
2. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 304/33 (98/C 304/45) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0115/98 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (30 January 1998) Subject: Battery hens When does the Commission plan to bring forward its proposals to update the battery hen Directive? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (13 March 1998) The Commission adopted on 11 March 1998 its report (1) to the Council and the Parliament as provided in Article 9 of Council Directive 88/166/EEC of 7 March 1988 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens kept in battery cages (2), together with the proposals relevant to the reportís conclusions. (1) COM(98) 135 final. (2) OJ L 74, 19. 3. 1988. (98/C 304/46) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0124/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallstro¤m (PPE) to the Commission (30 January 1998) Subject: Follow-up question on the school milk programme Commissioner Fischlerís answer of 17 December 1997 to my question (E-3130/97) (1), on the school milk scheme, is illogical. He states that the Commission does not wish its current scheme of subsidising full-fat milk products áto influence those who benefit from the scheme in their choice of one dairy product as against anotherí. To enable me to understand the Commissionerís reasoning, I should like to ask him a follow-up question: On what does the Commission base its claim that subsidising full-fat milk products at the expense of low-fat products does not influence those who benefit from the scheme in favour of the former? (1) OJ C 158, 25. 5. 1998, p. 40. Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (27 February 1998) The amount of aid for different dairy products distributed under the Community school milk scheme is fixed taking into account the milk content of the products concerned. This results in a lower amount of aid for semi-skimmed milk compared with whole milk. However, in view of the higher retail price of the latter, the net price to be paid by the pupil is about the same for both types of products and should therefore, not influence the choice in favour of one or the other. (98/C 304/47) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0125/98 by Petrus Cornelissen (PPE) to the Commission (30 January 1998) Subject: Research into civil aviation incidents 1. Can the Commission provide a breakdown of the number of serious incidents in civil aviation which have been investigated in the various Member States of the European Union since directive 94/56 (1) of 21 November 1994 entered into force?