WRITTEN QUESTION P-1221/00 by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Commission. Transport of live animals ‐ use of approved staging points in Italy.
C 374 E/210 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 28. 12. 2000 (2000/C 374 E/248) WRITTEN QUESTION P-1221/00 by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Commission (10 April 2000) Subject: Transport of live animals ü use of approved staging points in Italy Council Directive 91/628/EEC (1) (as amended by Council Directive 95/29/EC (2)) on the protection of animals during transport lays down that animals must be unloaded and given 24 hours rest, food and water after travelling for 29 hours in the case of sheep and 24 hours in the case of pigs. This obligatory unloading, feeding, watering and resting must take place at a staging point which has been approved by the Member State under Council Regulation No 1255/97 (3). Many pigs, sheep and cattle are transported on long journeys to Italy from other Member States. Which approved Italian staging points are in practice used for the unloading, feeding, watering and resting of animals which enter northern Italy from other Member States and are then transported through Italy to southern Italy or Greece? (1) OJ L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 17. (2) OJ L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 52. (3) OJ L 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 1. Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission (4 May 2000) Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concerning Community criteria for staging points and amending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Council Directive 91/628/EC as amended by Council Directive 95/29/EC of 29 June 1995 on the protection of animals during transport provides (Article 3(1) that Member States shall ensure that staging points are approved by the competent authority of the Member State in whose territory they are situated. í The competence of the Commission is defined in paragraph 3 of the same article, which states that The competent authority shall notify the Commission of the list of approved staging points and any updates. The Commission shall present this information to Member States in the framework of the Standing Veterinary Committeeí. Additionally, in order to increase the diffusion of this list to the public and in particular to non- governmental organisations such as transporters and animal protection organisations, the Commission has also made the staging point list available at the following Internet address: http://forum. europa. eu. int/Public/irc/dg6/vets/info/data/stagpt/stagpt. htm Concerning the transport of animals to Greece or to Southern Italy, the last update of the list on 31 March 2000 mentioned seven staging points in Italy. The last staging point communicated by the Italian authorities is located in the province of Bari (Puglia region) which corresponds to the main route used for the transport of sheep to Greece. Another Italian staging point is situated in the province of Roma (Lazio region) on one of the main routes to Southern Italy. The Commission is following with particular attention the development of the network of staging points within the territory of the Community. (2000/C 374 E/249) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1223/00 by Jannis Sakellariou (PSE) to the Commission (14 April 2000) Subject: Recognition of French teachers in Bavarian schools In order to be recognised as a teacher at a school in Bavaria, a Frenchwoman trained as a high school teacher of German and French (CAPES diploma) and with 10 yearsí teaching experience in a French school