European Parliament 19 September 2003, WRITTEN QUESTION E-2806/03 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Elimination of obstacles to claiming pension entitlements where workers have in the past worked in another Member State.

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission (22 October 2003) With reference to the question raised by the Honourable Member, the Commission would like to refer to its proposal for a Council Directive on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease, which was adopted on 13 December 2002 (1).