WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2754/98 by Olivier DUPUIS to the Commission. Sicilian Regional Assembly law on hunting
C 13/158 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 1. 1999 (1999/C 13/226) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2754/98 by Olivier Dupuis (ARE) to the Commission (1 September 1998) Subject: Sicilian Regional Assembly law on hunting On 20 August 1998 the Sicilian Regional Assembly passed a law on the protection of wild fauna and and on hunting, the provisions of which infringe Italyís national legislation and Constitution. In including among the species that may be hunted the rock partridge (Sicilian subspecies), the law also infringes a specific European directive, 79/409/EEC (1) and successive amendments to the latter, which lists the bird in Annex I of species for special protection at European level. In view of the foregoing, what steps does the Commission intend to take to ensure that the law › and European directives -are upheld? (1) OJ L 103, 25. 4. 1979, p. 1. Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (2 October 1998) The Commission will make the necessary contacts in order to obtain all available information on the matter described. It will not hesitate to initiate the procedure provided in Article 169 of the EC Treaty, should this prove necessary