WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3793/97 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. French road blockade: damage assessment procedure
16. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 187/55 3. Under provisions introduced by Directive 95/29/CE of 29 June 1995 amending Directive 90/628/EEC concerning the protection of animals during transport, journey times in basic vehicles shall not exceed eight hours. The text makes provisions for transport in up-graded vehicles, for periods depending on the species and age of the animals, of up to 28 hours. This text does not provide any derogation from the requirement for unloading once the applicable maximum period has been reached. The Commission has already proposed to the Council detailed standards for the up-graded lorries. (1) OJ L 174, 2. 7. 1997. (98/C 187/86) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3790/97 by Ian White (PSE) to the Commission (26 November 1997) Subject: Rubbish treatment plant at Casares Has the Commission considered the scale, siting and methods of rubbish treatment for the proposed plant at Casares (Malaga), Andalucia, Spain, in the light of the alternative Environment Impact Assessment supplied to it by concerned residents, which forecasts the serious pollution of water courses from leachates of the proposed dump? Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (16 December 1997) A petition regarding a proposed waste management plant in Casares, Spain was formally transmitted to the Parliament and forwarded to the Commission under reference No 1026/96 in 1996. By letter of 30 July 1997 the Commission requested further information from the Spanish authorities concerning the above petition. The Commission requested information regarding the measures foreseen to ensure that waste going to the waste treatment plant and dump at Casares will be disposed of without danger to human health and the environment, taking into account applicable Community legislation, such as Directive 75/442/EEC on waste (1) as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC (2) and Directive 89/369/EEC on the prevention of air pollution from new municipal waste incineration plants (3). The Commission has not yet received a reply from the Spanish authorities. As mentioned by the Honourable Member, the Commission received documents from local residents. The Commission will consider these documents together with the answer from the Spanish authorities when this answer is available. (1) OJ L 194, 15. 7. 1975. (2) OJ L 78, 26. 3. 1991. (3) OJ L 163, 14. 6. 1989. (98/C 187/87) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3793/97 by Jose· Garc ·a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (26 November 1997) Subject: French road blockade: damage assessment procedure The road blockades set up by French lorry drivers are starting to turn into a regular event, which contravenes the Community rules on competition by preventing the freedom of movement of goods within the European Union. The damage done to intra-European trade is very considerable, and has led to protests from Spain, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. In concrete terms, Spanish hauliersí organizations calculate that every day of the blockade cost Spanish road-haulage undertakings over PTA 2 500 million