Parliamentary question by Marco Cappato (NI) to the Commission and answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission




Parliamentary questions
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2547/02
by Marco Cappato (NI) to the Commission
(04 September 2002)

Subject: French legal provisions on rave parties


French legal provisions on free and underground techno music events are extremely repressive. For instance, as part of this war on rave parties, the Subprefect of Limoux took the questionable decision of forbidding 'Radio Ballade' to broadcast techno music on 6 July 2002.

Does the Commission consider that these legal provisions comply with European standards?

E-2547/02FR
Réponse donnée par M. Vitorino
au nom de la Commission
(16 octobre 2002)


La Commission relève que les questions soulevées par l’honorable parlementaire, relatives à des mesures prises en matière d’ordre public, relèvent de la compétence exclusive des Etats membres.

De même, il est impossible d’établir une violation grave et persistante des droits fondamentaux au sens de l’article 7 du traité sur l’Union européenne.