WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3268/98 by Alexandros ALAVANOS to the Commission. Pilot projects to protect areas from flash floods
21. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 142/113 Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (7 December 1998) There has been no decision at Community level to exempt goods from excise duty when consumed immediately aboard aircraft or ferries. Under Article 23, paragraph 5, of Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products (1), the excise treatment of goods consumed on board ferries and aircraft has been and remains entirely a matter for individual Member States. (1) OJ L 76, 23. 3. 1992. (1999/C 142/141) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3268/98 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: Pilot projects to protect areas from flash floods (30 October 1998) Official Journal OJ C 185 of 18 June 1997 published a call by the Commission for proposals for pilot projects in the field of environmental protection of areas prone to flash floods. Will the Commission say: 1. Has it received any proposals from the Member States on the above projects and, if so, what are they? 2. Is Greece participating in the above programme? Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (30 November 1998) The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that, following the call for proposals for pilot projects in the field of environmental protection of areas prone to flash floods (1), 19 pilot projects have been proposed, three of which have been adopted. Greece has not submitted any projects under this call for proposals. However, it should be pointed out that, as part of the implementation of the Community action programme in the field of civil protection adopted by the Council on 19 December 1997 (2), the Commission is going to grant financial assistance to the Greek Ministry of the Interior for a workshop to set up an early warning system for torrential floods. Furthermore, the Greek civil protection authorities are closely associated with the monitoring of the above pilot projects. (1) OJ C 185, 18. 6. 1997. (2) OJ L 8, 14. 1. 1998. (1999/C 142/142) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3271/98 by Undine-Uta Bloch von Blottnitz (V) to the Commission Subject: EU aid − improvement of nuclear safety in the CEECs (30 October 1998) In its answers to Written Questions E-2488/98, E-2489/98 and E-2490/98 (1), the Commission endeavours to outline the extent of the success of EU aid for the nuclear sector in the CEECs. Unfortunately, however, its explanations are inadequate as answers to the various questions which ask in detail for information on various fields