WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1196/98 by Concepció FERRER to the Commission. Legislative proposal concerning forestry policy
C 31/22 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 5. 2. 1999 Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (13 July 1998) The Honourable Member raises the issue of Internet gambling and its regulation. He will be aware that in 1991 the Commission undertook a study on gambling in the internal market. At that time there was no call for regulation in this area given the limited cross-border flows of such services. This situation is now obviously changing with the possibility of such services being offered on-line. In its current examination on the legal framework for electronic commerce, the Commission is therefore considering the issue of the regulation of such on-line services. Since the Commission has not yet completed its analysis of the existing regulatory situation, it is not possible at this stage to indicate whether the Commission will make regulatory proposals in this area and what will be their scope and content. (1999/C 31/026) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1192/98 by Stephen Hughes (PSE) to the Commission (29 April 1998) Subject: Agricultural surpluses in the European Community Could the Commission provide a breakdown of the annual figures for 1976 for the disposal of each class of produce from storage, by either: 1. 2. 3. 4. donation to poorer countries; or sale at greatly reduced prices to middle-income countries, such as the Soviet Union; or feeding to animals; or destruction/throwing away. Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (11 June 1998) The Commission is not able, for the purposes of a reply to a written question, to undertake the long and costly research needed to provide the Honourable Member with the information he asks for in the breakdown he indicates. Most of the information he seeks has in fact already been published by the Commission in its annual reports on the agricultural situation in the European Union. (1999/C 31/027) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1196/98 by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: Legislative proposal concerning forestry policy The commercial and environmental importance of the European Unionís forests as a source of both well-being and employment means that forestry strategy should reflect the multi-purpose nature of forests and the need for social, economic and environmental sustainability which takes into account the diversity of forests within the European Union. In view of the above and also the call issued by Parliament in its report on forestry policy (Resolution A4-414/ 96) (1) in which it urged the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on a European forestry strategy, when does the Commission intend to draw up such a proposal? (1) OJ C 55, 24. 2. 1997, p. 22