WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1751/98 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. CAP reform and job creation
5. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 31/77 Commission has studied this matter very carefully. It will be making appropriate proposals to the Council, in line with the conclusions of the Council meeting of 8 June. To reiterate, the Commission cannot agree with the Honourable Member when he states that the decision on driftnets was taken without any scientific basis. It refers him again to the Commission communication and to the report of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee mentioned above. No fishing technique has been or will be called in question without scientific evidence being analysed by the appropriate bodies, starting with the Committee. (1) SEC(95) 1960. (2) OJ L 171, 6. 7. 1994. (3) COM(94) 50. (1999/C 31/103) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1748/98 by Jannis Sakellariou (PSE) to the Commission (5 June 1998) Subject: Illegal supply of temporary labour Does the Commission have information about Court of Justice judgments on the illegal supply of temporary 1. labour in the building industry? Are any proceedings still pending? Is the Commission also aware of judgments in this area in Germany? If so, does it have any information 2. concerning the penalties imposed and the back payment of social security contributions? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (11 September 1998) Generally speaking, Community legislation does not contain any provisions prohibiting or allowing the hiring out of employees. This matter falls within the responsibility of the Member States, where some important legal precedents have been set. The Court of Justice has delivered a number of judgments on the freedom to provide services in the construction sector. Examples include the Seco/Evi judgment of 3 February 1982 (1), the Rush Portuguesa judgment of 27 March 1990 (2) and the Vander Elst judgment of 9 August 1994 (3). However, these judgments do not relate to the illegal supply of temporary labour; nor is the Commission aware of any cases pending before the Court of Justice concerning this problem. In its communication on undeclared work (4), the Commission noted that an effective strategy for dealing with undeclared work would need to be comprehensive, involving a mix of both sanctions and prevention. (1) Judgment of 3. 2. 1982 › Joined Cases 62 and 63/81. (2) Judgment of 27. 3. 1990 › Case C-113/89. (3) Judgment of 9. 8. 1994 › Case 43/93. (4) COM(98) 219 final. (1999/C 31/104) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1751/98 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (5 June 1998) Subject: CAP reform and job creation Has the Commission produced any calculations to quantify the number of jobs which could be created in the following areas: 1. maintenance of landscapes and protection of habitats, wetlands and other high value nature areas 2. sustainable forestry