WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2243/97 by Concepció FERRER to the Council. Transport of animals throughout the EU
C 102/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 4. 98 The Commission is monitoring very closely the new measures which Morocco is applying to all fishing fleets operating in its waters as well as those which apply only to Moroccan vessels. At that meeting of the Joint Committee, Morocco told the Community that it intended to take further steps to protect juvenile fish and their breeding grounds. After stressing this requirement throughout the year, the Community received a letter dated 8 August 1997 from the Moroccan authorities stating that their fishermen had been banned from fishing for cephalopods within the 12-mile zone from 11 to 31 August 1997. (98/C 102/27) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2227/97 by Frode Kristoffersen (PPE) to the Council (18 July 1997) Subject: Sexual harassment in the workplace Does the Council consider the Commissionís announced plans to initiate EU legislation on the degree and scale of sexual harassment in the workplace in individual Member States to be in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity? Answer (10 November 1997) On 19 March 1997 the Commission sent the social partners a text on sexual harassment in the workplace for a second stage of consultation. This means that to date the Council has not received any proposal from the Commission. It is understood that the Council will examine any legislative proposal on the subject in compliance with Article 3b of the EC Treaty concerning the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as well as the provisions of the Social Agreement, in particular Article 2(1) thereof, which mentions, among other fields of competence, equality between men and women regarding job opportunities and treatment at work. It should also be noted that under the Amsterdam Treaty the Social Agreement is to be incorporated into the Treaty establishing the European Community. (98/C 102/28) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2243/97 by Concepcio· Ferrer (PPE) to the Council (18 July 1997) Subject: Transport of animals throughout the EU In May 1997 the Council of Agriculture Ministers reached an agreement on the Community criteria governing the transport of animals throughout the European Union. The agreement laid down various rules which will come into force on 1 January 1999 to guarantee the welfare of such animals. What is the Councilís estimate of the effects which the application of these measures will have on the price of meat products? Answer (10 November 1997) At its meeting on 25 June 1997 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (1) concerning Community criteria for staging points and amending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC. This Regulation, which will apply as from 1 January 1999, lays down certain standards designed to guarantee the welfare of animals obliged to stay at staging points after a specific length of journey