WRITTEN QUESTION No. 345/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Framework for Community action in the field of water policy
2. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 304/83 (98/C 304/123) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0345/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (17 February 1998) Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy The Commission has drawn up a proposal for a Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (COM(97)0049 › 97/0067(SYN)) (1). With reference to Article 12, will the Commission provide wholly clear definitions as regards the substance of the tariffing systems for the various water users, which will have to be laid down by the Member States, given that the present wording of the proposal fails to define key concepts such as recovery of costs, calculation of prices, and so forth? (1) OJ C 184, 17. 6. 1997, p. 20. (98/C 304/124) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0346/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (17 February 1998) Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy The Commission has drawn up a proposal for a Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (COM(97)0049 › 97/0067(SYN)) (1). With reference to Articles 13 and 21, will the Directive lay down uniform methods to be used to determine the environmental quality standards required to control water pollution at all levels (Community, national, and so forth)? (1) OJ C 184, 17. 6. 1997, p. 20. (98/C 304/125) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0347/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (17 February 1998) Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy The Commission has drawn up a proposal for a Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (COM(97)0049 › 97/0067(SYN)) (1). To help determine the possible ways of achieving the aims of transnational water plans involving non-Union countries, will the Commission organize or intensify: 1. official international conferences to discuss objectives and policies to be pursued above Community level; 2. measures to deal with more specific pollution problems by strengthening voluntary agreements concluded outside the Community framework with sectors of industry, official bodies, users, and so forth? (1) OJ C 184, 17. 6. 1997, p. 20. (98/C 304/126) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0348/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (17 February 1998) Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy The Commission has drawn up a proposal for a Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (COM(97)0049 › 97/0067(SYN)) (1). With reference to Article 6, will the Commission lay down a requirement that hydraulic structures and economic activities using or affecting bodies of water must be subject to environmental impact assessment? (1) OJ C 184, 17. 6. 1997, p. 20