WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2464/98 by Daniela RASCHHOFER to the Commission. Anti-dumping tariffs for steel producers
C 135/60 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 14. 5. 1999 The Community is of the opinion that this ruling is likely to enhance the debate on the wider trade 4. and environment relationship in the WTO committee on trade and environment, where the Community has consistently argued that multilaterally agreed measures should benefit from a preferential treatment vis-à-vis WTO rules. Some of the arguments found in the panel report would however require some further clarification by the appellate body. The Commission believes that the above considerations demonstrate that the Community intervention in this case has been guided by a genuine interest in devising effective solutions to develop a more harmonious relationship between commercial and environmental concerns and to preserve the scope for accommodating trade-related environmental measures in the WTO. (1) COM(96) 54 final. (1999/C 135/069) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2461/98 by Honório Novo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: Construction of quays at the mouth of the river Douro (30 July 1998) It was recently reported in the Portuguese media that the Commission had rejected co-financing under the Cohesion Fund for the construction of quays at the mouth of the river Douro. It was also revealed that the Commission had rejected such co-funding because the project did not comply with the priorities defined by the Cohesion Fund. Can the Commission provide information on the following: 1. When did the Portuguese Government submit an application to the Cohesion Fund for the project to construct quays at the mouth of the river Douro? 2. Given that an international river would be made navigable through this project, what is the Commission’s justification for considering that the project does not comply with the priorities of the Cohesion Fund? Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (29 September 1998) The request for aid concerning the project covering work in the estuary of the Douro river was submitted to the Commission on 5 November 1996. The project in question, which was analysed carefully by the Commission, was not considered as a priority because the impact on the activities of the port of Leixões was marginal and its economic justification was insufficiently established. The Douro river does not form part of the trans-European transport network and projects connected with its navigability are not therefore eligible under the Cohesion Fund. (1999/C 135/070) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2464/98 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission (30 July 1998) Subject: Anti-dumping tariffs for steel producers I am very grateful for the answer of 11 June 1998 (P-1606/98) (1). Since the answer relates to measures already taken for stainless steel screws, I am obliged to repeat my question to the Commission and point out that it concerns steel screws in general. 1. 2. Is the Commission planning to take such measures? If so, how high will these tariffs be per tonne?