WRITTEN QUESTION No. 620/99 by Robin TEVERSON Air links
C 341/136 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 11. 1999 Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (8 April 1999) Greece, Italy and Portugal have notified national measures implementing Council Directive 95/29/EC of 29 June 1995 amending Directive 91/628/EEC concerning the protection of animals during transport. France has not fully implemented this Directive. This being the case, the Commission has not discontinued the infringement proceedings instituted pursuant to Article 169 of the EC Treaty against France for failure to notify the necessary measures to implement the Directive. (1999/C 341/191) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0602/99 by Patricia McKenna (V) to the Commission (4 March 1999) Subject: Signing of agreements under Article 101 of the Euratom Treaty Will the Commission explain why it signed in December an agreement with Canada on nuclear cooperation under Article 101 of the Euratom Treaty, without either informing or consulting the European Parliament, contrary to the Institutional Agreement made in an exchange of letters between Parliament and Commission on such significant Euratom agreements? Will the Commission now apprise Parliament of all nuclear negotiations in hand or foreseen, including those with the IAEA and other such bodies? Will the Commission in future consult Parliament in advance on all of these and other such agreements, and if not would it now justify any exceptions? Answer given by Sir Leon Brittan on behalf of the Commission (24 March 1999) The Commission gave an initial reaction to the matters raised by the Honourable Member at the meeting of the Parliament’s Foreign affairs security and defence policy committee on 23 February 1999. The Commission is currently in contact with the Parliament to respond to and resolve the various matters recently raised concerning the implementation of the exchange of letters between the Presidents of the Commission and the Parliament of July 1998 relating to the conclusion of Euratom Agreements (based on Article 101. 2). (1999/C 341/192) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0620/99 by Robin Teverson (ELDR) to the Commission (12 March 1999) Subject: Air links Regional airports often have difficulty in obtaining viable slots at major airports because major airports prefer larger, more lucrative aircraft coming from other major airports. This prevents the development of regional airports and increases pressure on large ones. Does the Commission have any plans to help regional airports and airlines, such as a mandatory minimum requirement on large airports to provide viable slots for regional airport/airline use?