WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1461/98 by Honório NOVO to the Commission. Additional information concerning the EPAC restructuring and financial reorganization plan
5. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 31/41 Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (23 June 1998) In reply to the Honourable Memberís question, the temporary special measures for the hops sector adopted by the Council on 25 May 1998 with a view to the temporary resting or grubbing up of hops are entirely optional for the producer Member States, which can decide whether to apply them or not. 1997 was taken as the base year for the measures because the prices on the open market, especially for German hops (which account for 80 % of the Communityís production), have fallen to very low levels that are appreciably below the average for the last 20 years. (1999/C 31/051) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1461/98 by Honório Novo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (13 May 1998) Subject: Additional information concerning the EPAC restructuring and financial reorganization plan In December 1997 the Portuguese Government notified the Commission of the measures contained in the EPAC restructuring and financial reorganization plan [EPAC = Agri-food and Cereals Company]. On receiving that notification the Commission asked the Portuguese Government to provide eleven additional pieces of information which it felt it needed in order to be able to analyse the plan in question and, therefore, to be able to assess the degree of compliance thereof with the EU Treaty. Did the Commission consider the eleven additional pieces of information provided by the Portuguese authorities to be sufficient? What exactly was the substance of the information? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (5 June 1998) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question no. P-1423/98 by Mr Novo (1). (1) OJ C 402, 22. 12. 1998. (1999/C 31/052) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1471/98 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (13 May 1998) Subject: EU assistance to NGOs working with street children in Honduras Many European Union citizens are concerned about the plight of homeless ástreet childrení in Honduras and other countries. What action is the Commission taking, both financially and politically, to support NGOs working in Honduras and other countries to improve the situation of these ástreet childrení? Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (26 June 1998) The Commission is aware of the plight of street children in Honduras and other countries