WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1222/98 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Opening of a quarry in the Pittolo area
22. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 402/95 (98/C 402/121) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1222/98 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (29 April 1998) Subject: Opening of a quarry in the Pittolo area With reference to the Commissionís reply to my Written Question No E-3370/97 (1) on the matter referred to above: 1. Has the Commission contacted the Italian authorities? 2. If so, is it in a position, on the basis of the information obtained, to state that the opening of a quarry in this area will not breach the relevant European legislation? (1) OJ C 134, 30. 4. 1998, p. 151. Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (2 June 1998) A letter was sent to the Italian authorities concerning the problem raised by the Honourable Member. In reply a letter from the Italian authorities was received by the Commission. On the basis of the information received from the Italian authorities, it appears that an installation to extract various substances known as Pittoloí, situated in the municipality of Piacenza, was foreseen by the plan Piano Infraregionale delle Attività Estrattiveí (PIAE), and that this plan was adopted on the basis of an impact study. Moreover, because of the intermunicipal nature of the plan (PIAE), adopted in accordance with the legislation of Regione Emilia Romagna, the effective starting up of the installation will be subject to the approval of a Piano Particolareggiatoí. This is a detailed plan, regarding the whole intermunicipal area concerned, which appears to constitute an environmental impact assessment, open to possible public consultation. The above mentioned legislation of Regione Emilia Romagna was expressly adopted in the light of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (1). All the regional legislation concerning transposition of Directive 85/337/EEC is being examined in the framework of the infringement proceedings against Italy. (1) OJ L 175, 5. 7. 1985. (98/C 402/122) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1223/98 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (29 April 1998) Subject: Charging for parking in Rome Like most European capitals, Rome has road, traffic and parking problems. To tackle them, the Rome City Council has decided to launch a huge programme to introduce paying car parks and install new parking metres. The proliferation of such schemes to regulate parking, without planning for free car parks, risks causing serious economic hardship to traders with shops in the areas where parking metres are to be installed as well as to the citizens living and working there