WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1189/98 by John CUSHNAHAN to the Commission. Staff deployment
C 50/16 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 22. 2. 1999 (1999/C 50/022) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1185/98 by Richard Corbett (PSE) to the Commission (29 April 1998) Subject: Producer responsibility (packaging waste) legislation Is the Commission aware of the difficulties surrounding the application of the directive on packaging and packaging waste in the United Kingdom caused by the criteria laid down for registering accredited reprocessors entitled to issue packaging waste recovery notes? Does the Commission agree with the exclusion of independent waste paper processors from consideration as accredited reprocessors? Is this not a restriction of trade which is not justified by the terms of the Directive? Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (15 June 1998) The Commission is aware of the difficulties surrounding the application of Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (1) in the United Kingdom concerning the registration of accredited reprocessors. The Commission is currently examining the conformity of the United Kingdomís transposing measures in relation to this Directive. Within this examination the internal market implications of the United Kingdomís implementation of Directive 94/62/EC will be considered. The Honourable Member may wish to send any further information on this matter directly to the Commission so that it can be considered within this examination. (1) OJ L 365, 31. 12. 1994. (1999/C 50/023) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1189/98 by John Cushnahan (PPE) to the Commission (29 April 1998) Subject: Staff deployment How many of the staff of all categories in DG XVII have the same nationality as the Commissioner responsible for that Directorate-General? How does this compare with the number of staff having the Commissionerís nationality in the Commission as a whole? How many staff who have the Commissionerís nationality have been recruited to DG XVII since the beginning of 1995, and how does this compare with the overall level of recruitment of staff having the Commissionerís nationality since 1995? Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission (3 July 1998) On 1 April 1998, the number of staff of the Directorate general for energy who were of the nationality referred to in the Honourable Memberís Written Question was as follows: Category A 24 out of 191 posts occupied; Category B 10 out of 183 posts occupied; Category C 7 out of 133 posts occupied; Total 41 out of 507 posts occupied; In the Commission as a whole the situation of this nationality is as follows: Category A 341 out of 6 007 posts occupied; Category B 131 out of 3 564 posts occupied;