WRITTEN QUESTION P-0100/00 by Theresa Zabell (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Social security arrangements for sportsmen and women.
C 46 E/4 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 13. 2. 2001 As a result of these factors the noise levels to which the public is subjected will be progressively reduced and public health will therefore improve, in accordance with the competence conferred on the Com- mission by Article 152 (ex Article 129) of the EC Treaty. (1) OJ L 344, 6. 12. 1986. (2) OJ L 137, 24. 5. 1986. (3) COM(94) 284 final. (4) COM(96) 540 final. (5) OJ C 219, 30. 7. 1999. (2001/C 46 E/005) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0100/00 by Theresa Zabell (PPE-DE) to the Commission (18 January 2000) Subject: Social security arrangements for sportsmen and women Can the Commission provide information regarding the social security arrangements introduced in the various European Union countries for the benefit of sportsmen and women who are regarded as amateurs but who nonetheless engage in sport at Olympic and/or some other high level? 1. What cover is provided during and after any sporting activity? 2. What are the entitlements in the event of temporary or permanent disablement? 3. Is there any relevant EU legislation? Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission (7 February 2000) The legislation applicable to amateur sportspersons is the same as that applicable to employed or self- employed persons, and their contributions are paid into the national social security systems in accordance with the laws of the Member States in which they are insured. For information on social protection systems in the Member States, the Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its MISSOC (Mutual Information System on Social Protection in the European Union) Report which can be found on the Europa website at the following address: http://europa. eu. int/comm/dg05/soc-prot/missoc98 Where amateur sportspersons move within the Member States their rights are coordinated by Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of 2 December 1996 amending and updating Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (1), which also covers, among other things, the risk of disablement. (1) OJ L 28, 30. 1. 1997. (2001/C 46 E/006) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0183/00 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: Pollution of the ground water in various regions of Greece (31 January 2000) According to recent Greece press reports, the ground water in a number of regions of Greece, and in particular in the plains of Thessaly, Ilia, Messinia and Thessaloniki, contains concentrations of nitrates far above the permitted limit