WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1230/97 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Transport projects funded by the Cohesion Fund
C 45/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 2. 98 2. The difficulty facing any legislation to improve the insulation of old buildings is that such an operation is not worth while unless combined with other objectives. Thus most Member States have introduced legislation uncer which certain levels of insulation must be included in any major renovation work. Under Directive 93/76/EEC, the thermal insulation requirements laid down by the Member States must take 3. account of variations in climate. The Commission is considering what further measures to propose to reduce CO2 emissions as part of our efforts to combat climate change. (1) OJ L 237, 22. 9. 1993. (98/C 45/21) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1225/97 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (7 April 1997) Subject: The Cumulative Recovery System Has the Commission proposal regarding the introduction of a new mechanism for the importation of husked rice taken into account the profound financial repercussions that such a measure will have on the Community budget? Has it assessed the financial implications of: 1. 2. 3. the customs revenue lost? the funding needing for the implementation of the measure? the resources used to fund exports, even within the limits laid down by GATT? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (3 June 1997) The analysis of the financial impact of the introduction of the cumulative recovery system (CRS) for husked rice (Regulation (EC) No 703/97 (1)) requested by the Honourable Member cannot be carried out, because theoretically, the CRS could result in either a fall or a rise in the import duties collected. The system envisages the adjustment of the customs duties over- or under-paid on the basis of the balance between what the importer actually paid at the time of release for free circulation and what he should have paid on the basis of the difference between the ceiling price on imports and the prices declared by the importer (the áconsignment-by-consignment methodí). Since the result of this balance cannot be known in advance, it is impossible to know whether introduction of the CRS has reduced the amount of the duties collected at the frontier and, indirectly, whether that has increased imports, which could lead to greater use of intervention and increased financing of subsidized exports. Consequently, the financial consequences of this system cannot be evaluated before its application. (1) OJ L 104, 22. 4. 1997. (98/C 45/22) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1230/97 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (7 April 1997) Subject: Transport projects funded by the Cohesion Fund Project No 94/09/65/020 › a, entitled Egnatia Highway: Section: Kavalla by-pass from Agh. Andreas Junction to CH. TH. 4 + 937í was included in the Cohesion Fund in 1995 and was scheduled to be completed by 31. 12. 1996