WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1583/99 by Glyn FORD 'Green' fishmeal
C 27 E/140 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 1. 2000 5. What will the Council do to restore the customary sporting links between Member States and Yugoslavia as soon as possible? Reply (22 October 1999) 1. The Council would like to recall that on 26 April 1999, the General Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg agreed to áencourage member States and sporting organisations not to organise international sporting events with the participation of the FRYí. 2. Acting in conformity with the fore-mentioned recommendation, The Netherlands have informed member States of their intention not to issue visas to sportsmen and women from the FRY wanting to participate in international sporting events being organised in The Netherlands. 3. In spite of efforts by all member States, the General Affairs Council meeting of 31 May 1999 áexpressed its disappointment that some major sporting events are still taking place. It calls on international sporting organisations in Europe, notably UEFA, to reconsider decisions which would permit such sporting fixtures. í 4. The Council wishes to underline its continued intention to reach out to the Serbian people, who have suffered as a result of the detrimental policies of its leadership. This distinction between the Belgrade regime and the population in the FRY was taken into account when the General Affairs Council of 13 September 1999 agreed to rescind its decision concerning the discouragement of the sporting links. (2000/C 27 E/171) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1583/99 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission (1 September 1999) Subject: Greení fishmeal Is the Commission willing to allow a distinction to be made between fishmeal produced from fish waste and that produced by áindustrial fishingí which threatens to destroy habitats? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (4 October 1999) Fish meal is produced from fish that for various reasons cannot be used directly for human consumption. The sources are fish trimmings, non-marketable fish and fish species for which consumption is currently very limited or non-existent. As in the case of other fisheries, the Commission attaches great importance to ensuring that fishing for industrial purposes is conducted in a responsible and sustainable manner. Directed fishing for industrial purposes is therefore carefully regulated and monitored and the Commission is not aware of habitat threats caused by these fisheries. The Commission is concerned about the practical and legal feasibility of implementing separate labelling of fishmeal, as most fish meal processing plants use trimmings and industrial fish indistinguishably. What is more important is to be sure that the products are derived from sustainable fishing