WRITTEN QUESTION E-0774/00 by Jens-Peter Bonde (EDD) to the Council. Funding of the meeting of Ministers of Defence.
13. 2. 2001 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 46 E/41 The Commission is also currently appraising, together with the government of Mozambique and the World Bank, the need for additional budget support for 2000 and 2001. Proposals intended to help the country to maintain macro-economic stability will be shortly presented to the Commission. Additional resources of up to € 15 million could be made available in this regard. Notwithstanding the above, the Commission is pressing forward with its normal development programme in Mozambique, from which no funds have been diverted. On the contrary, disbursements will be stepped up, reaching an estimated € 150 million in 2000 as compared to € 100 million in 1999. The Commissionís intervention in the relief and resettlement phase is expected to continue for at least six months. The Commission is now in the process of identifying its intervention strategy for the reconstruc- tion phase, will be designed to link in with and take over from the relief operations in order to ensure uninterrupted assistance. (2001/C 46 E/046) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0774/00 by Jens-Peter Bonde (EDD) to the Council (15 March 2000) Subject: Funding of the meeting of Ministers of Defence Was any of the cost of the unofficial meeting of Ministers of Defence in Portugal on 28 February 2000 met from the EU budget? If so, please give details. Reply (10 July 2000) The informal meeting of Defence Ministers in Portugal on 28 February 2000 did not place any burden on the EU budget. Apart from the mission expenses of a small number of officials, ordinary administrative costs were borne by the Presidency. (2001/C 46 E/047) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0783/00 by Encarnación Redondo JimØnez (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: Checks on the use of vegetable fats (16 March 2000) How will the Commission monitor the use of vegetable fats in the manufacture of chocolate if the European Parliament and Council Directive relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption (COM(97) 682) (1) is adopted? (1) OJ C 118, 17. 4. 1998, p. 10. Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (27 April 2000) First of all, the Commission would like to point out that monitoring the content of foodstuffs is a responsibility of the Member States. Where the specific technical requirements of Community legislation