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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0M183) 687 final
Brussels, 23 November 1983
Eighth Communication from the Commission to the Council  
concerning the programme fo r the u tiliz a tio n  of co -resp o n sib ility  
levy funds in  the m ilk sector fo r the 1984/85 milk year
C0MC83) 687 fin a l

J  Eighth Communication to the Council concerning the programme
fo r the u t iliz a t io n  of co-responsibiLity Levy funds in the milk sector  
-: ;l fo r the 1984/85 milk year r a i
1. A rtic le  4(3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 requires the Commission
to inform the Council of the programme of measures i t  proposes to implement  
for the use of c o -re s p o n s ib ility  levy funds. Accordingly, th is document  
contains the Commission's proposals fo r the a llo catio n  of co -resp o n sib ility -fà 
levy funds fo r the 1984/85 m ilk year. -  -
2. The 1982/83 m ilk year ? v ’ ;  ;
..... . . ... -ivVÎ.f?".
In the Seventh Communication to the Council, the estimated revenue in the  
1982/83 m ilk year was 387 m illio n  ECU. The revenue in the period 1  A pril 1983  
to 31 May 1983 is estimated at 104 m illio n  ECU, which sum  was not covered in  
the Seventh Communication to the Council (C O M  (83) 33 Final of 9 February 1983),  
The 1982/83 m ilk year has been prolonged by Regulations (EEC) Nos 725/83,
957/83 and 1022/83 up to 22 May 1983. The proposed measures for the 1982/83  
milk year amounted to 361 MECU, including a reserve of 35 MECU. The remainder  
has contributed or w ill contribute to the p r io r ity  areas for the disposal of  
milk products.
3. The Commission has stated in C O M  (83) 33 Final of 9 February 1983 that i t  is  
im perative "to continue and in te n s ify  the Community's disposal measures within  
the Community by introducing special sales of skimmed milk powder into sectors  
other than fo r c a lf feed, i f  the development of stocks makes i t  necessary".
4. Stocks of skimmed m ilk powder in public storage had reached about 800.000 tonnes  
by the middle of the year 1983 and had passed 1  m illio n  tonnes in August 1983.
In July 1982, the Commission introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1753/82 a scheme  
of aid fo r the disposal of skimmed m ilk powder in pig and poultry feed. Up to  
and including August 1983, a to ta l of about 416.000 t has been sold.

The firs t experience of the new  scheme with prices of about 40 ECU/100 kg  
w as not successful and thus a  price of - 20 ECU/100 kg  had to be fixed  
orig in ally. At the sam e time, the denaturing formulations were modified to m ake  
them more consistent with commercial practice. At an average selling price of  
-  20 ECU/100 kg compared with the intervention price of 149,64 ECU/100 kg,  
each tranche of 100.000 tonnes would cost about 130 m illion ECU. However,  
apparently due to the increase in soya prices in the second half of 1983, the  
selling prices for skimmed milk powder have increased accordingly.
In M ay 1983, the Commission re-introduced under Regulation (EEC) N o  1844/77 a  
schem e for the sale by tender of fresh skimmed milk powder on the sam e basis  
as under Regulation (EEC) N os 368/77 and 443/77. U p  to and including August,  
so m e 49.000 tonnes were sold.
The programme of expenditure for the 1984/85 milk year within the Community  
(i) Sales_gromotion_and_ 2u b licit^
There is widespread support am ong producers and processors for the sales  
promotion programme. To finance the continuation of these measures in  
the 1984/85 milk year, it  is proposed that 37,5 m illion E C U  should be  
allocated.
-  ■  £'■ t :.
( ii)  Schooljnilk ,
It  w as estimated for the last milk year that the s u m  of 97,5 m illion E C U  
would adequately finance this programme, two-thirds or 65 m illion E C U  of  
' which would be financed from levy revenue. In Regulation (EEC) N o  1842/83  
the Council has stipulated that the Community contribution, in terms of  
whole milk, is to be 125%  of the target price for milk applicable in  
the relevant milk year. This decision and the increase in the target  
price to 27,43 ECU/100 kg result in a  revised level of aid of -i

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34,28 ECU/100 kg of whole milk. Milk deliveries in the milk year 1984/85  
to schools w ill probably be about 400.000 tonnes of whole milk equivalent.
The total cost would therefore exceed 137 million E C U  and it is proposed to  
attribute 88 m illion E C U  to co-responsibility levy funds.
(i i i ) But t er f at_f or_i_ce_c rearn  '  '  :
The estimated quantity to be used in the 1984/85 milk year is over 50.000 tonnes.  
It  is proposed that 45 m illion E C U  be allocated for this measure.
(iv) Butterfat_for_gastry_and_bakery_groducts ^
The actual sales to the industries for pastry and bakery products under  
Regulation (EEC) N o  1932/81 amount to about 100.000 t with an aid of  
175 ECU/100 kg. The industry concerned indicated that the uptake could be  
doubled i f  the aid were increased to 230-240 ECU/100 kg  of butter. F ro m  
24 May 1983 onwards, the aid w as fixed at 235 ECU/100 kg  and the sales of  
butter have apparently increased. It  is proposed to finance, half of the aid  
for the additional quantities sold, from levy funds. A  s u m  of 120 M E C U  should  
therefore be allocated for this purpose. ^ '
(v) Concentrated butter fr».»*& ;  ■  n r™  ·  ^  .f
■  ■ ' -  '■·' A i*·.*»· i '. y '·
The amount to be sold for processing to concentrated butter is estimated at
5.000 tonnes. The total cost w ill be about 9 m illion ECU, of which two-thirds  
are to be financed from levy funds. A  s u m  of 6 m illion E C U  should therefore  
be allocated for this purpose.
(v i) Research_within_and_outside_the_EEC
Under Regulation (EEC) N o  271/82, measures were undertaken on research work  
within the Community in respect of milk and milk products. The Co-responsibility  
Group is in favour of the continuation of such measures for special fields  
.  * . and to extend the application to research work outside the Community; > : » < ·
accordingly, it is proposed to allocate 5 M E C U  for these measures.

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(v ii) Sk 2r n r n e d _ n j 2lk_gowder
The Commission considers that provisions should be m ade for a  programme  
>  ' of the order of 350.000 tonnes of skimmed milk powder for pig and poultry
feed for the period 1  April 1984 up to 31 March 1985. (The real quantity  
sold w ill be considerably higher.) The estimated financial contribution  
of 5 0 %  from co-responsibility levy funds requires that 228 m illion E C U  
is included in the programme.
( v iii) lEEEOvement_of_milk_gual|t^ -
In the light of experience gained to date on the improvement of milk  
quality and bearing in mind paragraph 15 of the Seventh Communication,  
it is proposed that so m e further funds be m ade available for one year,  
1984/85, to be applied on the sam e basis as under Regulation (EEC)
N o  272/82.
The programme of specific measures proposed for the 1984/85 milk year, therefore,
>·* 4r ■ v J  .·>'}?a  C M  < i i-
is as follows:-
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Proposed measures and allocations for the 1984/85 milk year
Measures ^ ~  ■Allocations
A_ _ ___ _m illion E C U  \
;  1. Promotional measures within the Community 37,5 ;
:  2. School milk 88 :
;  3. Butterfat for ice cream 45 |
:  4. Butterfat for pastry and bakery products 120 :
;  5. Concentrated butter 6 · ;
:  6.Research within and outside the Community 5  - ·· :
;  7. Skim m ed milk powder programme 228 ;
:  8.  
A  —Improvement of milk quality 6 :
;  t o
x — _ _T  
A  L 535,5 ;
This programme should be compared with the revenue available from the 1983/84  
milk year (1) of 432 m illion ECU, to which should be added 104 m illion E C U  not  
covered by the Seventh Communication. 4 5  * ~ ■.r  j e
(1) From  1.6.1983 to 31.3.1984

7. The implementation of the proposals contained in this  
communication will depend on both, the evolution of the  
market and the budget situation and outlook.
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ANNhX I
OPINION
of the Advisory Com m ittee on Milk and Milk Products  
(delivered at the meeting held on 12 October 1983)
-  The Committee approved the text of the Eighth Communication as a  whole.
The following comm ents were m ade :
(a) by the m em bers representing the producers and the milk cooperatives :
- it w as hoped that the Community authorities would acknowledge the
,  effort m ade by producers in having agreed to an increasingly large
proportion of the coresponsibility funds being invested in programmes  
of aid for the disposal of milk products;
- it w as stressed that the programme should set aside an allocation  
for promotional measures within the Community so that the existing  
capacity for promoting the consumption of milk products could be
'  ·’  ' · '  .  maintained in real terms; ,  . . . . .  . . . . . . .
^  - it w as stressed that the research and promotional measures within  
the Community and measures to promote and discover new  markets  
outside the Community, as indicated in point 15 of the Seventh  
Communication (doc. C0M(83) 3 3 ),should be maintained in the long term;
- one m em ber commented that by keeping in reserve any funds not used  
in a  given year it would be possible to manage measures taken under  
the coresponsibility scheme more flexib ly. It would also be useful  
to have an allocation for trying out new  measures for disposing of  
milk products;
(b) by the m embers representing industry and trade :  it w as stressed that  
the promotional programme within the Community should be maintained  
or even intensified;
(c) by the members representing consumers :  it was noted that the programme  
made provision for only two measures (school milk and improvement of  
milk quality) which were of actual benefit to the consumer.

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ABU SX II
Revenue from the co-responsibility levy on «ilk and 
allocation of proceeds among various schemes
■ ECU
1 : s 1 :
X  1 1977 1978••1979 « I960 1981 s1982 1 6 .9 .7 7  j
i M easure (from t : : to  :
1 6 .9 ) sX
1! 3 1 -1 2 .8 2  :
: A. R evenue f r o ·  c o - 2 4 ,0 1 5 6 ,1s :
9 4 ,2  j 2 2 2 ,9 478,5X537 ,3 1 .5 1 3 ,0  :
t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y  le v y t : i
: ( 1 ) s•s :
: B. T o ta l e x p e n d itu r e••
:
: a )  S ch o o l s i l k - 1 0 ,3 ; 3 0 ,-  : 4 5 ,7 4 1 ,4 4 9 ,1 176,5 :
: (R eg. 1 0 8 0 /7 7 ) : :
•• : b) B u t te r  f o r  th e 7 ,5 2 8 ,2e
2 5 ,9  : 2 4 ,- 2 4 ,4 22,6 132,6  :
: m a n u fa c tu re  o f e X
t ic e - c r e a m : ■■ -  '.'A ■ t  .
s  (R eg. 2 6 2 /7 9 )e• «
>  c )  C o n c e n tra te d • 4 ,7 1 ,5  : 5 ,1 7 ,3 5 ,7 2 4 ,3  :
t b u t t e r  f o r  d i r . : X
: co n su m p tio n t 1
t (R eg . 6 4 9 /7 8 ) : <
: d ) P ro m o tio n · ) ) X )
i a d v e r t i s i n g ) ) X ) :
: and m a rk e t ) ) : ) !
: r e s e a r c h  in ) ) 1 ) !
t th e  Community ) ) 3 7 ,4  i 2 6 ,7 3 5 ,2 2 5 ,6 ) «
t (R eg. 7 2 3 /7 8 ) ) ) X ) «
e ) M arket) )s• ) «
)10,1 ) X ■ ■  j.· ■1 ) 173,7 :
l r e s e a r c h ) - ) X t ) :
i o u ts i d e  th e ) ) > t ) «
: Community ) )•• :
t (R eg. 1 9 9 3 /7 8 ) ) ): X ) :
t f )  Im provem ent o f)s X ) <
) : 1 5 ,5  « 7 ,9 8 , 8 «  6 ,5 ) :
>  th e  q u a l i t y  o f )Ï : i X ) «
j m ilk (R e g .1 2 7 1 /7 8 ) X X X ) *
t and 7 2 3 /7 8 ) •• > :
g) D is p o s a l f o r .: XX
: 8 8 , 2 8 8 , 2  :
: p ig  and p o u lt r y i t i
: fe e d t J
j (R eg . 3 6 8 /7 7 « : <
: and 4 4 3 /7 7 ) : •• I
■j h) financing ofl -
rX X
••X
1»
i  p rio rity 16,5 102,8 -16,1 : 113,5 361,4 «  339,6 917,7 i
J__________ measures (2)»» t 1 <
(1) Excluding appropriations carried oxer fro· one year to the next·
(2) - improvement of export arrangements for milk products :  ·
-  measures for the disposal of butter
- aid for skimmed milk powder
N B : The figures in the table above relate to actual revenue and expenditures.
The expenditures are not comparable with the amounts allocated in the programmes  
concerned.