WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3876/97 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Information society - rolling action plan
17. 7. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 223/29 However, the Commission does not support the EEO alone, in fact 50% of the annual fees of eco-labelled products would go to the EEO (Annex V. 8, of the Commissionís proposal). According to Article 7. 1 of the financial statement of the Commissionís proposal the eco-label competent bodies shall finance the EEO together with the Commission and shall continue to support the scheme when the Commissionís subsidy ends. According to Article 10 of the Commissionís proposal, Member States will have to contribute to the establishment of the scheme through information and promotional campaigns. (98/C 223/31) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3873/97 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (5 December 1997) Subject: Eco-label award scheme The Commission has submitted a proposal for a Council regulation (EC) on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (COM(96) 603 final › 96/0312 SYN) (1). With regard to the consultation of socio-economic interest groups, will the Commission continue to apply Article 6 of the existing regulation and officially include trade unions in the Forum, while providing adequate representation for SMU? (1) OJ C 114, 12. 4. 1997, p. 9. Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (14 January 1998) The Commission proposal on a revised Community Eco-label award scheme foresees an extensive consultation of socio-economic interest groups at different stages. Before defining a technical mandate for the European eco-label organisation áthe Commission shall undertake to open consultation of all the interested parties in accordance with the principles of Annex IV, paragraphs (a) and (b)í (Article 5. 2). Annex IV, paragraph (a), takes into account in particular the role of the relevant interest groups, stating that áthe involvement of the parties directly or indirectly concerned by the mandate (. ) shall be actively pursuedí. Trade unions, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and hand crafts are specifically mentioned, as well as all the other interest groups. The present consultation arrangements defined by Article 6 of the existing Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme (1) will not be able to support the extensive consultation process of the new system. (1) OJ L 99, 11. 4. 1992. (98/C 223/32) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3876/97 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (5 December 1997) Subject: Information society › rolling action plan The Commission has submitted a communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Europe at the Forefront of the Global Information Society: Rolling Action Planí (COM(96) 607 final)