WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1483/98 by Johanna BOOGERD-QUAAK to the Commission. Consequences of the Kohll (C-158/96) and Decker (C-120/95) cases
C 354/106 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 11. 98 2. The Commission would also like to inform the Honourable Members that a similar problem is currently before the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling (Case C-202/97 Fitzwilliam). This case involves a refusal on the part of a competent institution in the Netherlands to accept form E 101 issued by an Irish institution in connection with the posting of Irish agricultural workers to the Netherlands. The reason given for the refusal was that the Fitzwilliam firmís principal place of activity was the Netherlands. (1) OJ L 74, 27. 3. 1972. (98/C 354/170) WRITTEN QUESTION P-1482/98 by Bertel Haarder (ELDR) to the Commission (7 May 1998) Subject: Staff regulations for officials of the European Communities In the light of the critical attitude towards the Union in many Member States and of the current reform of the Staff Regulations for EU officials, will the Commission take the initiative to amend the Staff Regulations for EU officials so that, irrespective of the category of post, such officials seconded to the Commissionís and Parliamentís information offices in their own country of origin are employed as local staff for the duration of their secondment? Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (23 June 1998) The Commission would point out that it has no plans at present to amend the Staff Regulations in this connection. A joint high level group is to begin a study of future personnel policy. (98/C 354/171) WRITTEN QUESTION P-1483/98 by Johanna Boogerd-Quaak (ELDR) to the Commission (7 May 1998) Subject: Consequences of the Kohll (C-158/96) and Decker (C-120/95) cases On 28 April 1998 the European Court of Justice ruled in the Kohll and Decker cases that prior approval by the social security authority in the country of insurance for the reimbursement of the costs of health care provided in other Member States was in conflict with the free movement of goods and services. Can the Commission state what consequences the above judgments will entail for sickness funds and sickness-costs insurers in Europe? What (legal) measures › as promised by the Commission Member Mr Flynn at the European Parliamentís plenary sitting on 30 March 1998 › will the Commission propose to bridge gaps in European legislation relating to the financing of cross-border health care now that judgment has been given in the Decker and Kohll cases? By what date does the Commission expect to submit the promised (legislative) proposals? What solutions (or guidelines on solutions) will the Commission propose for maintaining financial equilibrium between national schemes for the reimbursement of sickness costs in the Member States?