WRITTEN QUESTION No. 23/99 by David HALLAM to the Commission. Poultry imports and residue testing
C 297/136 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 15. 10. 1999 In most Member States, access to the teaching profession is subject to the possession of a set of diplomas (university degree and teacher training certificate). Directive 89/48/EEC was transposed into Spanish law by Decree 1665/1991 of 25 October 1991. The recognition procedure for the teaching profession is set out in the Ministerial Order of 23 January 1995 (published in the Boletín oficial del Estado No 24 of 28 January 1995). Under the terms of these provisions, and in accordance with the Directive, a migrant in possession of teaching qualifications from one Member State (in the case of the United Kingdom this means a bachelor degree and a postgraduate certificate in education) may benefit from recognition of these qualifications in order to exercise the profession of teacher in Spain. Conversely, where the United Kingdom is the host country, recognition may be granted to migrants with the qualifications required to take up the profession of teacher in their country of provenance (in the case of Spain, the Licenciado and the Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica). A person who has not attended a complete teacher training course in a Member State and wishes to work as a teacher in another Member State has two options: (a) to complete the full teacher training course and obtain the teaching certificate in the country of provenance, and subsequently apply for professional recognition in accordance with the Directive and the national legislation transposing it; or (b) to attend teacher training in the host country in order to obtain the required teaching certificate; persons wishing to do this must first obtain the academic equivalent of the country’s diploma, a matter which is not covered by Community law. (1) OJ L 19, 24. 1. 1989. (1999/C 297/187) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0023/99 by David Hallam (PSE) to the Commission (12 January 1999) Subject: Poultry imports and residue testing Given that producers of poultrymeat in the UK and indeed other EU Member States comply with the strict EU veterinary residue testing regime aimed at ensuring the highest level of protection for consumers, will the Commission: 1. Provide details of the testing programme and substances tested for applied to poultrymeat producers in countries such as Brazil and Thailand who export poultrymeat to the EU? 2. Guarantee that third-country residue testing regimes for poultrymeat exported to the EU are not less rigorous than those applied within the EU itself? 3. Publish the results of the residue testing programmes of Third Countries exporting significant volumes of poultrymeat to the EU. Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (12 February 1999) According to Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products (1), the results of these national plans for 1998, in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 3, should be presented by third countries to the Commission by 31 March 1999 at the latest. At present the Commission, together with a group of experts from the Member States, is examining all the third countries’ national plans (including Brazil and Thailand) in order to take appropriate action. (1) OJ L 125, 23. 5. 1996