WRITTEN QUESTION No. 540/99 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union
21. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 370/55 Can the Commission say what measures have been taken to comply with Parliament’s request and tackle the grave crisis in the sardine canning industry? (1) OJ C 210, 6. 7. 1998, p. 295. (1999/C 370/077) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0539/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission (12 March 1999) Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union At its June 1998 part-session the European Parliament debated and adopted the own-initiative report on the fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union (A4-0137/98) (1), in the conclusions to which, inter alia, it declared that ‘the sardine industry represents an economic activity of major importance for many Community regions’ and pointed out that the sector is in a state of crisis, which requires the urgent adoption of protection measures, such as: (. ) launching a Community-wide campaign, backed up by the necessary funds, to promote the consumption of sardines and products such as sardine preserves and sardine ‘pâtés’, bearing in mind the high nutritional value of this product. Can the Commission say what measures have been taken to comply with Parliament’s request and tackle the grave crisis in the sardine canning industry? (1) OJ C 210, 6. 7. 1998, p. 295. (1999/C 370/078) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0540/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission (12 March 1999) Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union At its June 1998 part-session the European Parliament debated and adopted the own-initiative report on the fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union (A4-0137/98) (1), in the conclusions to which, inter alia, it declared the tuna canning industry is the most important Community canning sector in terms of employment and the volume of trade, and that to encourage the huge growth prospects in this sector there is a need: (. ) to ensure there is a proper supply of the necessary raw material (fresh, frozen and ribs of tuna), giving priority to the Community fleet and opening new quotas for imports only when these are strictly needed for the Community industry. Can the Commission say what measures have been adopted to comply with Parliament’s request and thereby encourage the growth prospects in the Community tuna canning industry? (1) OJ C 210, 6. 7. 1998, p. 295. (1999/C 370/079) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0541/99 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission (12 March 1999) Subject: Fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union At its June 1998 part-session the European Parliament debated and adopted the own-initiative report on the fish product canning industry and aquaculture in the European Union (A4-0137/98) (1), in the