WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1309/98 by Laura GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ , Pedro MARSET CAMPOS to the Commission. Applications by Spanish 'Ingenieros Técnicos'
C 31/32 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 5. 2. 1999 (1999/C 31/038) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1298/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission Subject: EU-South Africa fisheries agreement (29 April 1998) The launch is expected in the near future of negotiations between the Commission and the South African authorities for the signing of a fisheries agreement. This agreement will fall within the framework of a global cooperation convention under which South Africa will obtain significant tariff concessions on its exports to the EU. At the same time, the Community freezer-trawler fleet will have to find alternative fishing-grounds, especially for hake. Can the Commission provide information on its guidelines and negotiation points for the talks, with a view to ensuring access for Community hake-fishery freezer-trawlers and guaranteeing that access for such vessels to the fishing-grounds will be granted, as a matter of priority, to those flying Community flags? Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (8 June 1998) In September 1995, the Council gave the Commission a negotiating brief which leaves it plenty of room for manoeuvre as regards the type of fisheries agreement to seek with South Africa. At a meeting on 8 April 1998, the Commission expressed to South Africa its wish to conclude a fisheries agreement combining several elements, such as traditional licences, the creation of joint ventures and the financing of joint enterprises. Negotiations are still in their initial stages and it is premature to speculate on the final content of the agreement. (1999/C 31/039) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1309/98 by Laura GonzÆlez `lvarez (GUE/NGL) and Pedro Marset Campos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: Applications by Spanish Ingenieros TØcnicosí (29 April 1998) With regard to applications for the open competitions for recruitment to the A/LA category, 1. Why did the Commission include the requirement of a áuniversityí degree in the Spanish version of the competition notice COM/A/1047 (OJ C 145, 13. 5. 1997. ) and not include this requirement in the German version of the same notice? 2. Why did the Commission include the requirement of a áhigherí degree in the Spanish version of the competition notices COM/A/720 and COM/A/721 (OJ C 52, 28. 2. 1991, and not include this requirement in the other language versions of the same notices? 3. As the Ingeniero TØcnicoí degree certainly entitles the holder to proceed to a doctorate in some Member States, why does the Commission state that Ingenieros TØcnicosí cannot follow courses leading to a doctorate? 4. Is it true that the Commission indicated to the Spanish authorities that it fears that if Spanish Ingenieros TØcnicosí are admitted to the A/LA category, this will open up access to people from other Member States with qualifications gained after three years of study? Is this a proper reason for rejecting applications from Spanish Ingenieros TØcnicosí? 5. Why are applications accepted from holders of the British Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering degrees, which are all gained after a three-year course, while applications from holders of the Spanish Ingeniero TØcnicoí degree are not accepted?