WRITTEN QUESTION No. 371/98 by Nuala AHERN to the Commission. Radioactive waste and Article 18 of Directive 92/3/Euratom
C 304/88 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 10. 98 Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (8 April 1998) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question E-4189/97 by Mr Viceconte and by Mr Parodi (1). (1) OJ C 196, 22. 6. 1998, p. 96. (98/C 304/132) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0371/98 by Nuala Ahern (V) to the Commission (24 February 1998) Subject: Radioactive waste and Article 18 of Directive 92/3/Euratom Will the Commission indicate the respective dates on which Member States submitted data on the shipments of radioactive wastes to the Commission as required under Article 18 of Directive 92/3/Euratom (1) on shipments of radioactive waste between Member States? When does the Commission expect to publish its second bi-annual report on nuclear waste shipments? (1) OJ L 35, 12. 2. 1992, p. 24. Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (13 March 1998) The Commission published in 1995 (1) its first report on the application in the Member States of Directive 92/3/Euratom on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste between Member States and into and out of the Community. The second report, covering the period 1994-1995 is presently being prepared. The Commission expects that the preparation of the report will be completed in a meeting of the advisory committee established by Article 19 of the Directive in June 1998. The dates at which the Member States communicated to the Commission the information referred to in Article 18 of the Directive covering the period 1994-1995 are: Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Austria Portugal Finland Sweden United Kingdom (1) COM(95) 192 final. 15 March 1996 1 April 1996 23 January 1996 23 June 1997 30 October 1996 19 August 1996 27 November 1996 12 November 1996 25 November 1996 3 October 1996 31 October 1996 31 October 1996 30 October 1996 29 October 1996