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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)113 final
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THIRDCOMMUNICATION CONCERNING THEPROGRAMME
FORTHEUSEOFCORESPONSIBILITY LEVYFUNDSIN
THEMILKSECTOR
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0MC79)113finali
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Thirdcommunication concerningtheprogrammefor
theuseofcoresponsibility levyfundsinthe
milksector
1.Article4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1079/77stipulatesthat,beforeeach
periodofapplication ofthelevytobefixedtheCommissionshallinform
theCounciloftheprogrammeofmeasureswhichitisplanningtotake
duringthefollowingmilkyear®
Cn25April1978theCommissionforwardedtotheCouncil,initssecond
communication ,arevisedprogrammeontheuseofcoresponsibility levy
fundsinthemilksector(Doc#COM(78)182final).Thisprogrammewas
drawnupafterdiscussionwiththeCoresponsibility Groupandafterhaving
receivedtheadviceoftheAdvisoryCommitteeandcoverstheperiod
16September1977to31March1979*
2.Theamountofthelevywas1.5$of"thetargetpricefortheperiod16September
1977to21Kay1978andwasreducedwitheffectfrom22May1978to0.5$
ofthetargetprice.Takingintoaccounttheexceptions madeformountain
areasandtheKezzogiomo,revenueforthe18l/2monthsisexpectedto
totalsome191millionu.a.(seeAnnex1foractualreceiptsperMemberState
uptoNovember1978).
3.Thefundsaretobeusedinaccordancewiththeprogrammedrawnupafter
discussionwiththeCoresponsibility GroupandalreadysubmittedtothisCouncil,
a3follows:
(a)advertisingandpromotionintheCommunity 27millionu.a.
(t)marketresearchwithintheCommunity 4millionu.a.
fc)marketresearchoutsidetheCommunity 9millionu.a.
'd)rchoolmilk 39millionu.a.
(c)butterfatforice-creara 48millionu.a.
'?)concentratedbutter 1 21millionu.a.
(g)improvementofthequalityofmilk ; 25trillionu.a.
Subtotal 173millionu.a.
Uncommitted 18millionu.a.
Total 191millionu.a.
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4*Sinceanumberoftheprogrammesfinanced "bylevyfundsdidnotgetoff
thegrounduntillatein1978itissomewhattooearlytojudgetheir
impactonthedairymarket.Nevertheless ,onecanalreadyindicate
thattheutilisationofbutterforice-creammanufacture hasexpanded
milkfatutilisation inthatsector.
Salesofbutterforice-creamwere38000tonsin1978,comparedwith
anestimatedutilisationof15000tonshadtheschemenotexisted*This
figurecouldwellexpandtocloseto45000tonsin1979»givenreasonable
marketconditions *
5*Whileitwasreadilyrecognisedattheoutsetthattheschoolmilkprogramme
wouldtakeconsiderable timetostartup,theresultstodatearedis­
appointing *Indicationsarethatthereisconsiderable scopeforexpansion
inanumberofMemberStates*Itwouldappearthatoneofthehindrances
tomoreeffectiveimplementation ofbroaderapplicationofthisscheme
isi$slikelydurationandinthiscontexttheCommissionwillexamine
thepossibilityofextendingthetimeguaranteebeyondthefiveyears
presentlyforeseenbvRegulation (EEC)No1088/77*
6.Fortheadvertising andpromotionmeasuresthelikelyimpactisofa
longertermnaturebutto-date20contractshavebeensignedwith17different
organizations amountingtoanexpenditureof26.2millionu*a*Onthe
basisalsoofRegulation(EEC)No723/78some73oontractsarebeingcon­
cludedformarketresearchprojectswithintheCommunityinvolvingan
expenditure of4millionu.a*
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7.Atotalof209proposalshavebeensubmittedontheimprovementofthe
qualityofmilkupto31March1980pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1271/78*
Thiswillexhaustthe25millionu.a*available *
8.131proposalsformarketresearchand66proposalsfortechnicalassistance
outsidetheCommunityonexpenditureforeseenupto31March1980havebeen
submittedbefore30NovemberpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1024/78and

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(22C)i.'o1333/78respectively .Aftertheprojectshavebeenexaminedand
discussedintheCoresponsibility GroupandintheManagementCommittee,the
CoT.misoionwillconcludetherelevantcontractswiththepartiesconcernedand
theallocationof9millionu.a.willbeinaieavailable.
9-Gene13750tonsofbutterhavebeenmadeavailableforthemanufactureofbutter
concentratebutto-dateactualofftakehasbeenparticularly disappointing .How­
ever,againtheindicationsarethattheperformance maybesomewhatimprovedin
197?.
10.Theaboveoutlinessomepositiveresultsalreadyfromthelevyfundsbutneverthe­
lessactualexpenditureshallfallshortofearlierexpectations and,aooutlined
below,thepapbetweenexpenditure andfundsgeneratedbythelevywillbeSOTS
67.3n.u.a.,i>«.191minus123.5m.u.a.i
V>(a)Advertizing ,promotionintheCommunity 27.0KUA
(b)X.irkatresearchintheCommunity 4*0KUA
(c)Marketresearchout3idetheConwiunity $.0KUA
(i)I-iprovoMentofmilkquality £5*0KUA
(e)Schoolmilk 15.5KUA
(f)îîutterfatforice-cream 30#0KUA
(s)Concentratedbutter 13*0KUA
123.5M'JA
11#TheCommission,afterwi£etradeorganizations concerned-considersthatr/o/v
thereminderof67.5'm.u.a.,towhichcouldbeadded19*5m.u.a.whereapplication
ofthelevycontinuesuntil31May1979,inaccordancewiththeCommission'spropo­
salconcerningthefixingofpricesforcertainagricultural productsandcertain
relatedmeasures(COw(79)10final),shoulddividedupinthefollowingway>
I.Appropriations whichmaybecommittedimmediately j
-advertizing ,salespromotionwithinthe2X 27KUA
-distribution ofmilkinschools 13JTJA
-unoofbutterfatforthemanufacture ofice-cream 19«5KUA
-concentrated butter 3KUA
67.5MUA
II.Appropriations whichmaybecommittedfollowinganexaminationoftheproposals
madeunderRegulationsNos1993/7S,723/78and1271/78,conclusionofrelevant
contractsandfinalconsultation ofthotradeorganizations concerned >
-marketrecearchoutsidetheCommunity 9KUA
-marketrecearchwithintheCcwnunity 4MUA
-improvingthequalityofmilk 6.5KUA 1
19-5?."JA
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Total 37KUA.

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