WRITTEN QUESTION No. 593/99 by Nuala AHERN Second report on the application in Member States of Directive 92/3/Euratom of 3 February 1992
29. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 341/135 exemption relates to people who have worked less than one year in Switzerland. In such cases, periods of employment in other Member States are not aggregated for the waiting period which has to be fulfilled in order to be entitled to Swiss unemployment benefits (currently six months). This exemption should not under normal circumstances concern Portuguese seasonal workers as, under the terms of Regulation 1408/71, seasonal workers are those who do not reside in the country of their employment and are therefore entitled to unemployment benefits in their country of residence (Portugal in this example). Under this agreement seasonal workers are also entitled to take up residence in Switzerland, which will enable them to apply for Swiss unemployment benefits once the national waiting period is fulfilled. (1) OJ C 6, 10. 1. 1998. (1999/C 341/189) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0593/99 by Nuala Ahern (V) to the Commission (12 March 1999) Subject: Second report on the application in Member States of Directive 92/3/Euratom of 3 February 1992 Why was the Commission so late in publishing, on 22 December 1998, the second report on the application in Member States of Directive 92/3/Euratom (1) of 3 February 1992 on the supervision and control of radioactive waste between Member States and into and out of the Community (COM(98) 778 final), which only covers 1994-1995? What steps is it taking to make sure the report is published in a more timely fashion in future? (1) OJ L 35, 12. 2. 1992, p. 24. Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (8 April 1999) As stated in the reply to the Honourable Member’s Written Question E-371/98 (1), the complete data were not received from Member States until mid-1997. The subsequent delay in compiling the report was due to competing obligations. The Commission has started preparing the third report which will cover the years 1996-1997, to be published before the end of 1999, with the support of the advisory committee established by Article 19 of the Directive. (1) OJ C 304, 20. 10. 1998. (1999/C 341/190) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0595/99 by Ian White (PSE) to the Commission (12 March 1999) Subject: Transport of live animals France, Greece, Italy and Portugal are reported in the RSPCA Magazine ‘Animal Issues’ as having failed to implement EU Directive (95/29/EC) (1)on the transport of live animals. What is the position and what action is the Commission taking to ensure that there is strict compliance with European Union law? (1) OJ L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 52