WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3219/98 by Anita POLLACK First aid for drivers
11. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 289/27 (1999/C 289/034) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3219/98 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (26 October 1998) Subject: First aid for drivers Has the Commission given any thought to the idea that training in first aid would be useful as part of a driving qualification? Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (8 December 1998) Provisions relating to training in first aid as part of driving qualification are laid down in Annex II point 2 and 7 of Council Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991 on driving licences (1). Point 2. 13 stipulates that ‘Drivers must be able to demonstrate a knowledge and sound understanding of general rules specifying how the driver must behave in the event of an accident (setting warning device and raising the alarm) and the measures which he can take to assist road accident victims where necessary’. Point 7. 2 stipulates that the content of the theoretical test concerning all vehicle categories must deal with point 2. 13, ‘the content of the question being left to the discretion of each Member State’ (point 7. 2. 1). As this Directive only came into force on 1 July 1996, it would be premature to propose amendments until experience demonstrates whether the above provisions are satisfactory. (1) OJ L 237, 24. 8. 1991. (1999/C 289/035) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3232/98 by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission (26 October 1998) Subject: INTERREG III Will INTERREG III continue to fund cross-border cooperation for maritime regions? Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (15 December 1998) Interreg III is intended to continue the cross-border and transnational approaches to co-operation supported under Interreg II, including co-operation among maritime regions. (1999/C 289/036) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3233/98 by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission (26 October 1998) Subject: Structural operations in NUTS II regions Under the Commission proposals, how many programmes would need to be in place for the management of all structural operations in a NUTS II region that was part eligible for Objective 2, part Objective 3, part transitional, and also benefited from rural accompanying measures?