WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4030/97 by Bryan CASSIDY to the Commission. Producer responsibility obligations (packaging waste) regulations, UK 1996
C 187/112 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 6. 98 Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (30 January 1998) There are limitless ways to load vehicles and an infinite number of types and shapes of objects to load on to vehicles. The Commission consequently considers that Community legislation on this matter would either be so general to cover all options as to be of little effective value, or so detailed as to require thousands of pages of law. The Commission does not, therefore, intend to compile proposals for such legislation. The Commission is not aware of grounds for questioning the adequacy of national legislation on the securing of loads on lorries and there are no current plans for Commission action on this matter. Naturally, there is continuing need for proper application and effective enforcement of the national laws that are relevant to such matters. (98/C 187/172) WRITTEN QUESTION E-4030/97 by Bryan Cassidy (PPE) to the Commission (14 January 1998) Subject: Producer responsibility obligations (packaging waste) regulations, UK 1996 Does the Commission agree that the UK should be taken before the European Court of Justice in order to test whether the UK packaging regulations constitute a barrier to free trade in the EU? (98/C 187/173) WRITTEN QUESTION E-4034/97 by Bryan Cassidy (PPE) to the Commission (14 January 1998) Subject: Producer responsibility obligations (packaging waste) regulations, UK 1996 Does the Commission agree that the producer responsibility obligations (packaging waste) regulations which implement Directive 94/62/EC (1) into UK law, exclude non-UK based companies and that this in practice constitutes a barrier to free trade in the EU? (1) OJ L 365, 31. 12. 1994, p. 10. Joint answer to Written Questions E-4030/97 and E-4034/97 given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (23 February 1998) The Commission is able to inform the Honourable Member that it is currently examining the implementing measures notified by the United Kingdom in respect of the Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (1). The Honourable Member can be assured that the Commission will take appropriate action should the full examination reveal any barriers to free trade. In this regard, the Commission would be pleased to receive any further details from the Honourable Member concerning the alleged barrier to trade. (1) OJ L 365, 31. 12. 1994