WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2173/98 by Georg JARZEMBOWSKI to the Commission. Customs regulations in Russia
29. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 118/37 Following the occurrence of the earthquake in the Adana region, the Turkish authorities confirmed that all necessary security measures had been taken regarding the future Akkuyu nuclear power station. No construction has yet begun on site. With regard to the future Akkuyu nuclear plant, the Honourable Member should refer also to the Commissionís answer to Written Questions E-1876/98 and E-2190/98 by Mr Kaklamanis. (1999/C 118/043) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2170/98 by Helena Torres Marques (PSE) to the Commission Subject: State aid allocated by Germany and France (3 July 1998) Can the Commission say how much State aid was allocated by France and Germany in 1997 and what amounts these countries gave to the EU in that same year? Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (10 September 1998) Information on state aids can be found in the Commissionís recent survey on state aid in the European Union in the manufacturing and certain other sectors (1). The Community budget is financed by traditional own resources, and by VAT and GNP own resources. In 1997, Germanyís share in total Community budget resources was 28,2 %, in traditional own resources 24,2 %, and in VAT and GNP resources 29,1 % (traditional own resources ECU 3 432 million, VAT ECU 10 503 million and GNP ECU 7 281 million). Also in 1997, Franceís share in total Community budget resources was 17,5 %, in traditional own resources 10,9 %, and in VAT and GNP resources 19,0 % (traditional own resources ECU 1 550 million, VAT ECU 6 842 and GNP ECU 4 793). (1) COM(98) 417 final. (1999/C 118/044) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2173/98 by Georg Jarzembowski (PPE) to the Commission Subject: Customs regulations in Russia (10 July 1998) The Russian Federation has been seeking for some time to exclude specific groups of goods from the simplified import procedure governed by the International TIR Carnet Convention. Under Decrees 513 and 70 › at present withdrawn or deferred › imports of certain goods (chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, television receivers, cars and other motor vehicles, furnishings and furniture components) cease to be governed by the TIR Carnet Convention and are subject instead to Russiaís transit procedure. Application of the national transit procedure to these groups of goods would constitute a market barrier to foreigners as the procedure is particularly impractical for foreigners from the EU Member States. Russian Instruction No 01-14/510 of 13 May 1998, which provisionally replaces Decree No 70, requires a large customs deposit or, alternatively, a customs escort at the carrierís expense. This customs escort has entailed extra costs of up to $US 2 000 per journey for foreign carriers