Official Journal of the European Communities Debates of the European Parliament 1988-89 session. Report of proceedings from 14 to 18 November 1988

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Official Journal Annex
of the
European Communities
No 2-371
Debates of the European Parliament English edition
1988-89 session
Report of proceedings
from 14 to 18 November 1988
Europe House, Strasbourg
Sitting of Monday, 14 November 1988 1 General contents
Resumption of the session, p. 1— Tribute, p. 1 — Approval of the minutes, p. 2 —
Agenda, p. 2 — Transport by road, rail and inland waterways, p. 6 — Community's
relations with third countries in the transport sector, p. 22
Sitting of Tuesday, 15 November 1988 27
Formal sitting, p.8 — Approval of the minutes, p. 32 — Decision on urgency, p. 33
— European port policy, p. 34 — Safety and health of workers at the workplace,
p. 39 — Formal sitting, p. 50 — Question Time, p. 54 — Security policy coopera­
tion, p. 67 — Safety and health of workers at the workplace (continuation), p. 74 —
Laws relating to machinery, p. 86 — Construction products, p. 92 — Pricing of
medicinal products for human use, p. 95 — Abolition of exit formalities at frontiers,
p. 98 — Annual report on the economic situation in the Community, p. 100
Sitting of Wednesday, 16 November 1988 HI
European Council meeting in Rhodes — Social area, p. 112 — Dissemination and
utilization of results from scientific arid technological research, p. 130 —Joule pro­
gramme, p. 133 — Votes, p. 137 — Brite/Euram programme, p. 145 — Structural
Funds — Community regional policy and the role of the regions, p. 148 — Votes,
p. 168 — Question Time, p. 177 — Action taken on the opinions of Parliament,
p. 190 —Annexes, p. 192
Sitting of Thursday, 17 November 1988 243
Approval of the minutes, p.4 — Debate on topical and urgent subjects of major
importance, p. 247 — Community regional policy and the role of the regions, p. 269
— Comett II programme, p. 283 — Media programme, p. 289 — Uruguay Round,
p. 296 — Approval of the minutes (continuation), p. 297 — Votes, p. 298
(Continued overleaf) NOTE TO READER
Appearing at the same time as the English edition are editions in the eight other official
languages of the Communities: Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, French, Italian, Dutch
and Portuguese. The English edition contains the original texts of the interventions in
English and an English translation of those made in other languages. In these cases there
are, after the name of the speaker, the following letters, in brackets, to indicate the lan­
guage spoken: (ES) for Spanish, (DA) for Danish, (DE) for German, (GR) for Greek,
(FR) for French, (IT) for Italian, (NL) for Dutch and (PT) for Portuguese.
The original texts of these interventions appear in the edition published in the language
spoken.
Contents (continued) Sitting of Friday, 18 November 1988 306
Approval of the minutes, p.6 — Votes, p. 307 — Action programme for European
Tourism Year (1990), p. 310 — Laying down generalized tariff preferences for 1989,
p. 313 — Uruguay Round (continuation), p. 316 — Set-aside policy in the Member
States, p. 320 — EEC-Andean Pact relations, p. 327 — Adjournment of the session,
p. 329
Resolutions adopted at sittings of 14 to 18 November 1988 appear in the Official Journal of
the European Communities C 326, 19. 12. 1988. No 2-371/1 Debates of the European Parliament 14. 11. 88
SITTING OF MONDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 1988
Contents
1. Resumption of the session Mr Ebel; Mr Moorhouse; Mr Dessylas; Mr
Gasòliba i Böhm; Mrs Van Dijk; Mr Butta­2. Tribute:
fuoco; Mr Coderch Planas; Mr Van der Mr Bombard; Mr Stewart; Mrs Lemass . .
Waal; Mr Coimbra Martins; Mrs Braun-
3. Approval of the minutes : Moser; Mr Romera i Alcázar; Mr Puerta
Mrs Castle Gutiérrez; Mr Pasty; Mr Staes; Mr Visser;
Mr Cornelissen; Mrs Ewing; Mr Clinton 4. Agenda:
Davis (Commission); Mr Wijsenbeek; Mr Mr Wijsenbeek; Mr Prag; Mr Newens; Mr
Clinton Davis; Mrs Ewing; Mr
Bonde; Mr Ulburghs; Mr Telkämper;
Davis 6
Killilea; Mr Arndt; Mr Negri; Mr Cicciomes-
sere; Mr Klepsch; Mr Bueno Vicente; Mr Community's relations with third countries in
Anastassopoulos the transport sector — Report (Doc. A 2-168/
88) by Mr Topmann: 5. Transport by road, rail and inland waterways
— Reports (Doc. A 2-214/88) by Mr Visser, Mr Topmann; Mr Lagakos; Mr Anastasso­
(Doc. A 2-216/88) by Mr Van der Waal, poulos; Mr Wijsenbeek; Mr Remade; Mr
(Doc. A 2-190/88) by Mr Wijsenbeek, (Doc. Clinton Davis (Commission) 22
A 2-187/88) by Mr Hoffmann:
Mr Visser; Mr Van der Waal; Mr Wijsen­
beek; Mrs Hoffmann; Mr Sapena Granell;
IN THE CHAIR: LORD PLUMB of our Members, Claus Toksvig, a member of the
European Democratic Group.
President
Claus Toksvig was born in Denmark on 21 October
1929. He died in England on 5 November of this (The sitting was opened at 5 p.m.)
month. Before his election to this House in 1984 he
had followed a most distinguished career in journalism
and in television in several countries. He was a former
1. Resumption of the session
chairman of the Foreign Press Association in London.
PRESIDENT. — I declare resumed the session of the
In the European Parliament, of which he was briefly a European Parliament which was suspended on
Vice-President in 1986, he was deputy chairman of the 28 October 1988.
European Democratic Group, member of the Political
Affairs Committee and head of the delegation for rela­
tions with Norway.
2. Tribute
PRESIDENT. — It is with very deep and personal There will be an opportunity later for paying a fuller
regret that I announce to the House the death of one tribute to the memory of our dear friend Claus, but in No 2-371/2 Debates of the European Parliament 14. 11. 88
President
keeping with our tradition I would ask the House to CASTLE (S). — Mr President, I want to refer to
observe a minute's silence as a tribute to our colleague. item 8 of Friday's minutes which deals with Lord
Cockfield's statement to the House on the takeover of
Royal Ordnance Factories in Britain by British Aero­(The House rose and observed one minute's silence)
space, a statement in which the Commissioner told the
House he had no power to intervene, whatever he
might think about the terms of the sale.
Since then reports have appeared about steps being
BOMBARD (S). — (FR) I should like visitors' groups taken to set up a single arms market in the EEC by
to be informed that, at the beginning of Parliament's 1992 with the possibility of applying a common exter­
opening sitting, a request may be made for one min­ nal tariff against defence equipment coming from
ute's silence. I would consider it fitting that all those countries outside the EEC. In view of this, is it not
present should now stand. absurd and contrary to the Community's interest for
British Aerospace to be planning to close down British
arms factories and transfer production to countries (Applause)
outside the EEC? Doesn't this reduce the effectiveness
of the arms industry? I wish to ask you, Mr President,
STEWART (S). — Mr President, you will recall that to ask the Commissioner to make a further statement
to the House as soon as possible. at the last part-session I requested you to use your
good offices to try to gain information from the Span­
ish authorities on the treatment of British nationals in
PRESIDENT. — Mrs Castle, you raised this under Spain and information from the Spanish Government
point 8 of the minutes. We shall check that minute regarding my constituents.
and, to take up your point, I will certainly refer this to
the Commission and see whether they are prepared to I wonder, Mr President, if you have had any such
make a further statement to the one made by Lord information since then.
Cockfield at the end of the last part-session.
(Parliament approved the minutes)1 PRESIDENT. — At the moment and off the cuff I
cannot give you an answer, Mr Stewart. If, during the
course of the next few hours I can give you an answer
I will certainly make sure that you have it.
4. Agenda
LEMASS (RDE). — Mr President, this is just an item WIJSENBEEK (LDR). — Mr President, I would like
of interest that I would like to bring to your attention. to draw your attention, in today's agenda, to the
We are all taking about 1992 and the creation of 5 speaking time for the different political groups. Your
million jobs, particularly for our young people. How­
own group, for instance, has been allocated 11 min­
ever, Mr President, are you aware that many items utes, our group 8 minutes and the Communist Group
with the European logo, such as cigarette lighters,
8 minutes.
which are sold in Parliament shops here and in Brus­
sels are actually imported from outside the Com­
Mr President, are you aware of the fact that there are
munity: the cigarette lighters come from the Philip­
six reports on transport and that we have to deal with
pines, the pens come from all over the world? If we sixs in eight minutes? This is making a mockery
want to create employment within our 12 Member
of Parliament. I don't have anything against allocating
States, do you not think it is time that those items were
speaking time according to political strength.
manufactured and proc