WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3439/98 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Hygiene standards at the Prima Porta cemetery
28. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 182/85 The matter was not therefore discussed at the high-level meeting between the EU and Japan on 14 and 15 July. The Commission is forwarding the press release issued on the outcome of this meeting direct to the Honourable Member and the Parliament Secretariat. (1999/C 182/110) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3439/98 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (24 November 1998) Subject: Hygiene standards at the Prima Porta cemetery Clear infringements of health rules and of other proper practices have been observed at the Prima Porta cemetery. These include liquid discharges from corpses (mopped up with the use of newspaper and sawdust) and the lack of a disinfector for the mortuary, in which approximately 200 coffins have been waiting for months to be interred. In view of the above, could the Commission say: 1. whether, in addition to the infringement of Italian health and hygiene rules, there is any evidence that EU directives or regulations have been contravened? If so, which ones? 2. whether there are any Commission studies or documents on this subject? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (28 January 1999) 1. As far as the protection of workers is concerned, the measures provided by the Community legislation on health and safety at work, such as Council Directives 80/1107/EEC (1), 89/391/EEC (2), 89/654/EEC (3), 89/655/EEC (3), 89/656/EEC (3), 90/394/EEC (4), 90/679/EEC (5), 98/24/EC (6) are relevant. These lay down minimum requirements under Article 118A of the EC Treaty which are to be applied in the workplace in order to ensure that all the necessary steps have been taken to prevent or adequately control the workers’ exposure. 2. There are no Commission studies or documents available on the subject. (1) OJ L 327, 3. 12. 1980. (2) OJ L 183, 29. 6. 1989. (3) OJ L 393, 30. 12. 1989. (4) OJ L 196, 26. 7. 1990. (5) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1990. (6) OJ L 131, 5. 5. 1998. (1999/C 182/111) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3452/98 by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission (24 November 1998) Subject: Slaughter of baby seals in the White Sea Following my question E-2693/97 (1) concerning the slaughter of baby seals in the White Sea in Russia, can the Commission inform me whether it has yet received any response from the Russian authorities on the outcome of the scientific studies on sealing operations which were to be carried out in 1995? If not, will the Commission once more approach the Russian authorities asking for the results of this research programme?