WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1260/98 by Gerardo FERNÁNDEZ-ALBOR to the Commission. Safety in children's playgrounds
18. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 13/27 European Social Fund Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 5b 1996 1997 Engagements Payments Engagements Payments 71,45 15,79 3,63 55,26 8,88 2,14 0 12,79 4,33 0 16,80 3 European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Guidance section Objective 5a Objective 5b 1996 1997 Engagements Payments Engagements Payments 0 16,02 0 12,05 46,64 0 30,86 5,91 It is useful to stress that for the interventions of Community initiative having a national overall cover, the commitments and payments are carried out for the intervention and data are not, consequently, available at the regional level. The same is true for the single programming document Objective 5a › fishesí. With regard to the cohesion Fund, during these two years, the Commission part-financed in Catalonia projects in the field of the environment and of transport for a total amount of ECU 564,42 million. Vis-a-vis these investments, an sum of ECU 299,77 million was paid. (1999/C 13/037) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1260/98 by Gerardo FernÆndez-Albor (PPE) to the Commission Subject: Safety in childrenís playgrounds (29 April 1998) With reference to the answer by Commissioner Emma Bonino to Written Question E-1871/97 (1), will the Commission say what progress has been made in drawing up the general standard for safety requirements and test methods (pr EN 1176-1) and the standards for additional requirements and test methods for certain specific types of equipment (carousels, swings, rocking equipment, slides and runways)? (1) OJ C 21, 22. 1. 1998, p. 107. Answer given by Ms Bonino on behalf of the Commission (19 June 1998) The standardisation programme for playground equipment implemented by the European Commitee for Standardisation (CEN) has almost been completed, although it has taken a little longer than intended. The general standard for ásafety requirements and test methodsí (pr EN 1176-1) is currently the subject of a formal vote by the national standardisation organisations which are members of the CEN. As for the standards for additional requirements and test methods for certain specific types of equipment, these are all the subject of formal voting procedures at the CEN › except as regards carousels, for which the procedure is about to start. According to the responsible officials at the European standarisation body, the relevant set of standards should be available before this summer. However, this will depend on the as yet unknown outcomes of the votes