WRITTEN QUESTION E-1582/99 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission. Greening the processing of fish.
C 170 E/40 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 20. 6. 2000 (2000/C 170 E/043) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1582/99 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission (1 September 1999) Subject: Greeningí the processing of fish Will the Commission consider providing financial incentives to fish processors in order to encourage them to install plant for the utilisation of fish waste rather than encouraging industrial fishing? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (7 October 1999) Contrary to what encourage industrial fishing (meaning fishing intended for purposes other than human consumption). the Honourable Memberís question appears to imply, the Commission does not The current legal basis for financial incentives to the processing industry is Council Regulation (EC) 2468/98 of 3 November 1998 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products (1). In Annex II. 2. 4 of that Regulation it is explicitly stipulated that áinvestments shall not be eligible for assistance where they concern fishery and aquaculture products intended to be used and processed for purposes other than human consumption, with the exception of investments exclusively for the handling, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture product wastesí. The Commission has proposed that this clause be carried forward to the next legal basis (covering the 2000-2006 programming period of the Structural Funds). (1) OJ L 312, 20. 11. 1998. (2000/C 170 E/044) WRITTEN QUESTION P-1586/99 by Hanja Maij-Weggen (PPE-DE) to the Commission (1 September 1999) Subject: Increase in medical problems caused by stray pets and farm animals in Kosovo Is the Commission aware of the article by Ray Gutman in the Washington Post referring to the increase in human medical problems caused by neglected stray pets and farm animals in Kosovo? Is the Commission aware that under these conditions diseases such as brucellosis and tuberculosis rapidly spread amongst humans? Is it possible to round up stray pets and farm animals and to put them in quarantine so that their lawful owners can collect them? Is the Commission prepared to give greater attention to this question in its aid programmes in the form of direct aid to veterinary surgeons and veterinary laboratories in Kosovo and presentive programmes in consultation with the relevant medical services, for example the WSPA which is already playing an active role in Kosovo? Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission (13 October 1999) The Commission shares the Honourable Memberís concern about the situation in Kosovo, and about the health risks inherent in the present conditions for both human beings and animals