WRITTEN QUESTION E-2130/99 by Robert Sturdy (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Council Directives 86/469 and 96/23 on the monitoring of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products.
C 203 E/140 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 7. 2000 (2000/C 203 E/177) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2130/99 by Robert Sturdy (PPE-DE) to the Commission (24 November 1999) Subject: Council Directives 86/469 and 96/23 on the monitoring of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products Council Directive 86/469 (1), amended by Council Directive 96/23 (2), requires that all Member States submit an annual report on large scale, random sampling for certain substance and residues thereof in live animals and animal products. Has the Commission received these annual reports from all Member States? If not, what steps is the Commission taking to enforce this Directive? Does the Commission have plans to make these results available to the European Parliament and therefore the public? If so, when? If not, why has the Commission taken this decision? (1) OJ L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36. (2) OJ L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 10. Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission (16 December 1999) With regard to the annual reports on large scale, random sampling for certain substance and residues thereof in live animals and animal products required by Council Directive 86/469 as amended by Council Directive 96/23 (1), the Commission has received the summary results from all Member States, and the detailed reports from all Member States except France. Since April, France has been officially requested by the Commission in the standing veterinary committee to send detailed reports as soon as possible. The Commission together with Member Statesí experts started to analyse the reports on 6/7 December 1999 in order to provide a comprehensive report which will be available to the Parliament and therefore the public next year. (1) OJ L 125, 23. 5. 1996. (2000/C 203 E/178) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2131/99 by Manuel PØrez `lvarez (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: European public register of supranational organisations (24 November 1999) There is no public register for non-profit-making supranational organisations in the European Union. Does the Commission have any plans to introduce one? Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission (20 December 1999) The Commission wishes to remain very accessible to non-profit making supranational organisations. It does not, therefore, impose any system of accreditation and ensures equal treatment for all of them. In line with this approach, a list of non-profit making interest groups operating at Community level, together