WRITTEN QUESTION E-1042/00 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Financial support for the Italian oil industry.
C 46 E/110 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 13. 2. 2001 Can the Commission give a breakdown of this figure by year and by undertaking subsidised in the UK? (1) OJ C 330 E, 21. 11. 2000, p. 104. (2001/C 46 E/116) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1041/00 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (4 April 2000) Subject: Financial aid for the French oil industry In her answer to Question E-0218/00 (1), Mrs de Palacio states that, since 1975, the Commission has provided aid to France totalling € 270,49 million. Can the Commission give a breakdown of this figure by year and by undertaking subsidised in France? (1) OJ C 330 E, 21. 11. 2000, p. 104. (2001/C 46 E/117) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1042/00 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (4 April 2000) Subject: Financial support for the Italian oil industry In her answer to Question E-0218/00 (1), Mrs de Palacio states that, since 1975, the Commission has provided aid to Italy totalling € 119,36 million. Can the Commission give a breakdown of this figure by year and by undertaking subsidised in Italy? (1) OJ C 330 E, 21. 11. 2000, p. 104. Joint answer to Written Questions E-1040/00, E-1041/00 and E-1042/00 given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission (16 May 2000) Since 1975, the Community has run programmes to give financial support to innovative technology for exploration, production and transport of hydrocarbons. In reply to the Honourable Memberís Written Question E-0218/00 (1), the Commission provided a breakdown of this support by year and by Member State. As regards the request for a detailed breakdown by company, the Commission can provide data for the period 1990-1998. This information is forwarded direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat. It should be noted, however, that the attribution of the support to certain Member States could be somewhat misleading, as contracts in addition to the main contractor often involve several participants from different Member States. With regard to the data requested for the period 1975-1990, it should be noted that a reply to the Honourable Memberís questions would, due to lack of electronic support for data at that time, require a lengthy and difficult research which the Commission is not in a position to undertake. (1) OJ C 330 E, 21. 11. 2000, p. 104