WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3553/97 by Jan SONNEVELD , Jan MULDER to the Commission. Small producers of generic plant- protection products in the European Union
16. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 187/21 These principles are covered by Article 6 of the proposed 5th Framework Programme, and by a reference in Article 10 of the proposal for a decision on the rules governing participation in research activities (Article 130J). (1) OJ L 117, 8. 5. 1990. (2) COM(97) 142 final. (98/C 187/33) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3552/97 by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission (12 November 1997) Subject: Funding under Regulation 1318/93/EEC in Italy and sales of Colorado meat Further to my previous questions E-4101/96 (1) and E-0970/97 (2) on the subject of EU funding for advertisements to promote the consumption of beef and veal in Italy, which have been condemned by the Italian self-regulatory authority for advertising standards, a member of the AEEP/EASA (European advertising standards association), I wish to point out that the Rome edition of the Corriere della Seraí newspaper of 21 October 1997 contained a page of advertising from the GF Commercio Carnií company, a signatory to the aforementioned notices together with the Consorzio Italiano Macellatorií, which refers to the EEC mark obtained and their compliance with the Pregiata Qualita‘ Bovinaí certified quality standard. It also states that áin a constant bid to improve quality, we have included among our most prestigious products Colorado American beefíí. Does the Commission consider it acceptable to extend funding to companies which, in the same advertisement, pride themselves in having obtained the EEC mark and in selling non-European › indeed American › meat? What is the total amount granted by the Commission to GF Commercio Carnií and Consorzio Italiano Macellatorií? (1) OJ C 217, 17. 7. 1997, p. 62. (2) OJ C 45, 10. 2. 1998, p. 11. Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (10 December 1997) The page of advertising to which the Honourable Member refers does not form part of any promotion campaign funded by the Community. It is purely commercial advertising by a company which sells both high-quality meat which meets the Community criteria and meat of other origins. The Commission is sending the decision on the Communityís financial contribution to 1997 programmes to promote high-quality beef to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat direct. (98/C 187/34) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3553/97 by Jan Sonneveld (PPE) and Jan Mulder (ELDR) to the Commission (12 November 1997) Subject: Small producers of generic plant-protection products in the European Union Can the Commission provide substantiated answers to the following questions: 1. Is it aware that as a consequence of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (1), smaller European producers of generic plant-protection products are experiencing great difficulties, since they neither have access to the required data that are necessary for securing approval of the plant-protection products produced by them, nor are they able to refer to data already known to larger producers owing to obstruction by the latter, and cannot afford the very high research costs involved in deriving such data?