WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2783/98 by Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN to the Commission. Infringement of the WHO/UNICEF code of conduct on the marketing of human milk substitutes by European firms
29. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 118/139 The Commission is aware that three other members of Iranís Bahaíi community (Mr Ataullah Hamid Nasirizadih, Mr Sirus Dhabihi Muqaddam, and Mr Hidayat Kashifi Najafabadi) are imprisoned and also face the death sentence. The Commission, in coordination with Member States, is very concerned by these cases and will continue to keep the human rights situation in Iran under close and careful review. (1999/C 118/173) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2781/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) to the Commission (14 September 1998) Subject: Freedom of movement of goods from the Netherlands to Italy In its answer to my previous question (E-2006/97) (1) on re-registering a Dutch car in Italy (costing some Fl 800), the Commission said that further details were required before it could confirm whether the figure was correct. It now appears that the Dutch citizen who moved home to Italy had to pay not Fl 800 but the equivalent of Fl 1 950 to have his car re-registered. Details of this sum are contained in an annex to this question. Can the Commission now state whether this is correct? (1) OJ C 21, 22. 1. 1998, p. 132. Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (19 November 1998) The Commission thanks the Honourable Member for her question, but regrets it is unable to reply as the annexe she enclosed is illegible. The Commission and the Parliamentís secretariat did invite the Honourable Member to forward a legible version but this was not done. The annexe constitutes an indispensable part of the question, without which a reply is impossible. (1999/C 118/174) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2783/98 by Johanna Maij-Weggen (PPE) to the Commission (14 September 1998) Subject: Infringement of the WHO/UNICEF code of conduct on the marketing of human milk substitutes by European firms Is the Commission familiar with the report Breaking the Rules, Europeí on infringement of the WHO/ UNICEF code of conduct on the marketing of human milk substitutes, and is the Commission familiar with the reportís criticism of the marketing practices of manufacturers established in the European Union? Can the Commission indicate what parts of the Council resolution on marketing practices for human milk substitutes have been implemented by the Commission, and what consequences this has for the infringements referred to above? Can the Commission confirm that the Dutch government has already sought clarification of this matter on two occasions, and can the Commission say why the Dutch government has still not received an answer to its questions?