WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3500/98 by Bryan CASSIDY Late payment of invoices submitted under the TACIS programme
6. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 320/51 Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission (24 February 1999) The standing working group on the safe transport of radioactive material, comprises experts from the Member States designated by their safety and competent authorities, but who speak on their own behalf and express their views in close confidence. Furthermore, the work undertaken by the group consists only of exchanges of views and is of a purely advisory and preparatory nature for the exercise of the Commission powers. Therefore, the minutes of the meetings of the standing working group were only made available to the members of the group and to the Commission services concerned. After consultation of the standing working group the Commission is now able to indicate that, henceforth, these minutes will also be available to the Committee on Research, Technological development and Energy of the Parliament. (1999/C 320/067) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3500/98 by Bryan Cassidy (PPE) to the Commission (25 November 1998) Subject: Late payment of invoices submitted under the TACIS programme 1. What representations have been received from: (a) each national government? (b) other national organisations in each EU country? (c) individual companies in each EU country? about the late payment of invoices submitted under the TACIS scheme? Could the Commission also provide a list, broken down by EU Member State, of the number of invoices 2. that remain outstanding for payment to firms under TACIS for: (a) 2 months? (b) 4 months? (c) 5 months? (d) 6 months? (e) 9 months? (f) 1 year? (g) 18 months? (h) 2 years? (i) more than 2 years? 3. What is the total sum outstanding for each category (a-i), and what action is being taken to resolve the problem? (1999/C 320/068) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3796/98 by Phillip Whitehead (PSE) to the Commission (22 December 1998) Subject: Payments for projects undertaken as part of the TACIS programme Can the Commission reassure me that their system for making payments in relation to TACIS projects is not in breach of the Late Payments Directive?