European Parliament 29 January 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0125/02 by Dorette Corbey (PSE), Albert Maat (PPE-DE)and Jan Mulder (ELDR) to the Commission. Trade barriers introduced in response to the BSE crisis, particularly in the applicant countries.

There are three Member States apart from Italy in which a licence to drive a bus or coach may not be renewed once the driver has reached a certain age: Portugal for drivers over 65, Finland for drivers over 70 and Luxembourg for drivers over 75. Full information about the other Member States is being sent directly to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat-General of Parliament. 3.