WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2422/98 by Concepció FERRER to the Council. Action against capital punishment
8. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 96/91 Supplementary answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (28 October 1998) Further to its answer of 4 August 1998 (1), the Commission is now able to provide the following additional information. In view of the length of its answer, the Commission is sending it direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat. (1) OJ C 50, 22. 2. 1999. (1999/C 96/128) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2420/98 by Patricia McKenna (V) to the Commission (27 July 1998) Subject: Notifications of placing on the market novel foods or novel food ingredients pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) 258/97 To date, how many notifications of placing on the market of novel foods or novel food ingredients pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) 258/97 has the Commission received? Can the Commission give full details of all such notifications, in particular: › applicant; › description of food or food ingredient; › scientific evidence submitted; › date of notification; › date of transmission to Member States? Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission (24 September 1998) The Commission has received seven notifications so far pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) 258/97 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients. The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to the Parliamentís secretariat a table that provides the requested information. (1999/C 96/129) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2422/98 by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Council (30 July 1998) Subject: Action against capital punishment In Luxembourg the Council of Foreign Affairs Ministers took a decision to step up their international campaign against capital punishment, which is a fundamental violation of human rights. The Union has consequently proposed to work for the universal abolition of the death penalty and has called for the use thereof to be progressively restricted. In view of the fact that such a call is to be issued to countries which still practise capital punishment, can the Council say whether, pursuant to the above decision, it will also be issued to the USA?