WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2091/98 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Suspension of end-of-service payments to the financial police
18. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 13/147 It is, furthermore, the intention of the Commission to include in the proposal a requirement that animals which have been stunned must be bled by incising both carotid arteries or the vessels from which they arise in order to produce a rapid bleed-out and death, and in addition provisions laying down minimum stunning currents for the various species concerned. (1999/C 13/208) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2091/98 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (10 July 1998) Subject: Suspension of end-of-service payments to the financial police The Prodi government has suspended the payment of end-of-service lump sums from the financial police assistance fund. In some cases lump sums have been paid to some until the available funds were used up and not to others, who have thus been arbitrarily deprived of their rights Often, despite the existence of an Italian state decree suspending them, payments have been made so that there has been a serious difference of treatment between citizens. 1. Does the Commission not consider the Prodi governmentís decision to suspend payment of an acquired right such as the end-of-service lump sum to be arbitrary? 2. Does it not consider the payment of end-of-service lump sums to only a lucky few and not to others with the same rights to be discriminatory? 3. Does it not think it should intervene vis-à-vis the Italian authorities to ensure impartial treatment of citizens if nothing else? 4. What is its general reaction? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (10 September 1998) Compensation to workers in connection with the end or cancellation of a contract or employment relationship is currently not covered by Community legislation. The national legislation of each Member State determines the amounts of and procedures for the payment of such compensation. The decision of the Italian Government concerning the implementation of the Trattamento di Fine Rapportoí is exclusively a matter for the national authorities and, in particular, for the relevant courts before which any question of law in this field should be raised. (1999/C 13/209) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2093/98 by Karin Riis-Jłrgensen (ELDR) to the Commission Subject: Competition for fish farmers in Denmark (30 June 1998) Under Article 3 of Environment Ministry order No 224 of 5 April 1989 fresh water fish farmers in Denmark are restricted as regards the maximum annual consumption of feedingstuffs. This means that in practice there are restrictions on fish farm production. As far as I know there are no such restrictions in other EU countries. Are the Danish rules limiting fish farm production in keeping with the provisions of the Treaty on competition?