WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3198/97 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. Second company law Directive
8. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 174/23 1. 2. Have the assessment and selection of the schemes been completed, and how many and which of the proposals submitted with Greek participation were approved? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (9 December 1997) The assessment and selection of the schemes proposed in response to the invitation to submit proposals 1. referred to by the Honourable Member have not yet been completed. The Commission is therefore not able at present to give the Honourable Member the information he has 2. asked for concerning the Greek proposals. (98/C 174/56) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3198/97 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (16 October 1997) Subject: Second company law Directive Does the Commission think there is sufficient basis in Directive 77/91 (1) to take action against any government for actions taken which were in breach of this Directive, in the period between the coming into force of the Directive and amendment of national legislation? (1) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 1 Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (8 December 1997) The Commission can initiate infringement proceedings against a Member State for failure to fulfil any of its obligations under Community law. This principle naturally applies in the case of the legislation mentioned by the Honourable Member, namely Council Directive 77/91/EEC of 13 December 1976 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 58 of the Treaty, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent. The question of whether or not infringement proceedings should be initiated, and what should be their scope, can however be addressed only in relation to a specific infringement by a particular Member State and in relation to that Member Stateís national legislation. (98/C 174/57) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3212/97 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission (16 October 1997) Subject: Airline timetabling In view of the fact that airlines publish flight times that only on the rarest of occasions are met, does the Commission consider it should take action to regulate these timetables? Might it consider, in the interests of improved customer information, recommending that schedules must reflect the average performance achieved duirng the previous twelve months?