WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3888/98 by Glenys KINNOCK to the Commission. Funding for NGOs
C 297/112 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 15. 10. 1999 (1999/C 297/152) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3888/98 by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission (4 January 1999) Subject: Funding for NGOs How is the Commission addressing the delays that NGOs are experiencing when seeking co-financing from Item B7-6000? Joint answer to Written Questions E-3887/98 and E-3888/98 given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (4 March 1999) 1. Applications for funding under budget line B7-6000 are appraised and prioritised according to Council Regulation (EC) 1658/98 of 17 July 1998 on co-financing operations with European non-governmental development organisations (NGOs) in fields of interest to the developing countries (1), as well as the general conditions for co-financing with NGOs. Projects are chosen on the basis of their viability, their impact on the poorest, and their compatibility with Community development objectives. Some NGOs experienced delays in 1998 in obtaining decisions on their funding requests. This was due 2. primarily to the decision of the Commission to suspend the execution of the budget line following the judgment of the Court of justice on the absence of a legal basis and before the interinstitutional agreement in July 1998. The Commission is now giving priority to the examination of proposals to allow the current backlog to be eliminated in the first months of 1999. (1) OJ L 213, 30. 7. 1998. (1999/C 297/153) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3909/98 by Pedro Aparicio Sánchez (PSE) to the Commission (4 January 1999) Subject: Can an EU Member State apply two different directives to the same profession? With regard to the profession of dietician, some countries apply Directive 89/48/EEC (1) and others Directive 92/51/EEC (2), depending on whether training is given by a university (with a duration of three or more years) in the first case, or in the form of further vocational training (post-secondary) in the second case. In France, meanwhile, the profession of dietician is classed at both levels (university and vocational training), while French academic, professional and employment legislation puts the two levels on an equal footing, and Directive 92/51/EEC is applied exclusively, Bearing in mind that in Spain the current ‘Técnicos Superiores en Dietética’ (vocational training, level 3) are covered by Directive 92/51/EEC and that the Spanish Government is nevertheless seeking to introduce a new university qualification in dietetics (level 2) which is to be covered by Directive 89/48/EEC in view of the content and duration of the courses involved, can an EU Member State apply two different directives to the same profession? (1) OJ L 19, 24. 1. 1989, p. 16. (2) OJ L 209, 24. 7. 1992, p. 25. Answer by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (12 February 1999) The training of those exercising a profession in a Member State is in the first place the responsibility of the Member State in question. There is a connection between training and the right to exercise a profession which varies and differs according to the profession and the Member State. This situation means that there are