WRITTEN QUESTION E-2133/99 by Vitaliano Gemelli (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Procedural time limits laid down for the allocation of resources to the new territorial employment pacts.
C 219 E/98 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 1. 8. 2000 At a meeting of regional directors between the Community and the GCC in Riyadh in mid-October 1999, the whole range of political and social matters were discussed, including human rights. In this forum, in particular the questions of womensí and childrensí rights, the death penalty, and human rights in general were discussed. (2000/C 219 E/126) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2133/99 by Vitaliano Gemelli (PPE-DE) to the Commission (24 November 1999) Subject: Procedural time limits laid down for the allocation of resources to the new territorial employment pacts On 9 June 1999 the ICEP (Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning) adopted Decision No 77/99 Allocation of resources for the financing of new territorial employment pactsí, which lays down terms and procedures for obtaining financing for the implementation of projects targeted at production facilities. One month later the decision was published in the Italian Official Journal of 5 August 1999 (General Series, No 182). The decision provided for an enquiry period of four months, and therefore set a deadline of 10 October 1999, while the addressees only learnt of it at the time of publication, which was 5 August 1999, a month later, and hence had one month less in which to complete the enquiry stage. The procedures for joining the territorial employment pacts are as follows: ü joining procedure by the public bodies, ü request for declaration of consistency from the CNEL (National Council for the Economy and Employment), ü ensuring publicity for the measures and programmes, ü evaluating the projectsí advantages, ü carrying out the enquiry, ü publishing the findings, It is clear that the delay in publishing the decision, which sets 10 October 1999 as the deadline for completion of the four-month enquiry period, has led to a discrepancy whereby the time available for the enquiry has been shortened. In order to ensure that those concerned are able to benefit from the right to use the measure, will the Commission make serious representations to the Italian Government with a view to restoring the (minimum) four-month period laid down for the carrying out of the set procedure? Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission (6 January 2000) The grant of funds for new territorial employment pacts in Italy, and the associated procedural deadlines, were decided under a national procedure adopted by the Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning. The Commission is therefore not competent to deal with the question raised, which is purely a matter for the national authorities