WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2392/98 by John McCARTIN to the Commission. Restrictions on movements of domestic pets
C 297/16 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 15. 10. 1999 (1999/C 297/020) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2390/98 by John McCartin (PPE) to the Commission (27 July 1998) Subject: Value of fish caught in Community waters Can the Commission indicate the total value of fish caught in EU waters in the most recent year for which figures are available? Can it indicate the value and quantity of fish caught within the Irish 200-mile limit (most recent year for which data is available) and by which fishing fleets this catch was landed? Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (24 September 1998) The figure for nominal catches (defined by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Commission as the equivalent live weight of the quantities landed) was 7,7 million tonnes (including aquaculture) for the EU-15 in 1995. This information is given on page 15 and subsequent pages of the statistical bulletin sent direct to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat-General of Parliament. Developments over the past ten years are also given for each Member State, for the main fishing zones and for the most important species. The value of EU-15 landings was ECU 7 224 million in 1995 (see Chapter 4, page 19 et seq. of the statistical bulletin). The Commission does not have data on the catches made in Ireland’s 200 mile zone nor on the boats fishing there. The statistics are produced on the basis of the rectangles defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). These rectangles do not coincide with exclusive economic areas defined by a 200 mile limit. (1999/C 297/021) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2392/98 by John McCartin (PPE) to the Commission (27 July 1998) Subject: Restrictions on movements of domestic pets Is the Commission aware of the restrictions on the movement of domestic pets between Ireland and other parts of the EU, and does it agree that these restrictions are unjustified on scientific grounds, that they are unnecessary and that they are contrary to the principle of free movement of persons and their property? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (24 September 1998) The Commission is aware of the problems which the Honourable Member has mentioned concerning rabies quarantine regulations. An alternative system to quarantine in Ireland has been applicable from 1 July 1994, for traded dogs and cats entering the Member State. This system involves vaccination and blood testing plus certification that the traded dogs and cats have been reared in isolation. The dogs and cats must be electronically identified