WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1818/97 by Jesús CABEZÓN ALONSO to the Commission. Milk market in the European Union
C 21/100 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 98 (98/C 21/204) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1817/97 by Jesu·s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission (28 May 1997) Subject: Milk quotas Can the Commission confirm that, having analysed the milk market in the European Union, it will propose to the Council that the production quota system in this sector be maintained until the year 2005? Will this mean that there will be no changes to the milk quotas allocated to each of the countries of the European Union? (98/C 21/205) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1818/97 by Jesu·s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission (28 May 1997) Subject: Milk market in the European Union What basic principles will the Commission include in its document analysing the situation of the milk market in the European Union? What time-scale does the Commission envisage for revising the COM for milk products? Joint answer to Written Questions E-1817/97 and E-1818/97 given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (27 June 1997) In December 1992 the system of dairy quotas was extended until 31 March 2000. Discussions should now begin on the arrangements to be applied at a later date. With this in mind, the Commission began by drawing up two working papers CAP 2000 long-term forecastsí and Situation and prospects in the dairy sectorí which have recently been published and sent to Parliament. The Honourable Member is referred to them. At this stage, it is therefore premature to give an opinion on any renewal of the system and its application. (98/C 21/206) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1819/97 by Jesu· s Cabezo·n Alonso (PSE) to the Commission (28 May 1997) Subject: BSE and possible sanctions against officials Bearing in mind the research and conclusions of the special parliamentary committee which studied the origins and development of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the possible failures to comply with Community legislation, will the Commission instigate and, where appropriate, decide on administrative penalties against Commission officials? Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (30 June 1997) The Commission will act, conforming to the statute, in taking the appropriate measures, both at the level of the organisation of its services, and at the level of the individual measures, that it judges to be necessary