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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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SIXTH COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
Concerning theprogramme for theutilisation ofCoresponsibility
levy funds intheMilk Sector forthe1982/83milk year
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SixthCommunication totheCouncil ,concerning theprogrammefortheutilisation
ofCoresponsibi Iity~Tevy""fundsintheMilkSectorfor'the1982-1983milkyear
1.Article4(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1079/77requirestheCommission
toinformtheCounciloftheprogrammeofmeasuresitproposestoimplement
fortheuseofCoresponsibilitylevyfunds.
Accordingly,thisdocumentcontainstheCommission'sproposalsforthe
allocation ofCoresponsibilitylevyfundsforthe1982-1933milkyear.
2.iResum£oftotalallocations made,usinglevyfundsgeneratedinthe
period16September 1977to31March1981:-
TheFifthCommunication totheCouncil(C0M(81)379final,of14.7.1981 )'
accountedforrevenueupto31March1981.Thefollowingtableshows
allocations madeuptoandincludingthe1981-1982campaign,from
totallevyfundsgeneratedintheperiod16September 1977to'
31March1982.
MEASURESAllocations
MECU
Promotional measures 1 113,4 '
ResearchwithintheEEC ',-■' "10,2 -
Research/Technical Assistance/ .
Promotion outsidetheEEC•15'7
Improvement ofBilkquality 45,1
SchoolMiIk ,· ■1170,4
ButterfatforIceCream '.122,1
Concentrated Butter '23,0
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TOTAL 499,9
3.Totallevyreceiptsfortheperiod16September1977to31March1981
amountto658,5MECU*.Theestimated incomefortheperiod1ApriI1931
to31March1982is541,5 .MECU.'Therefore,fortheperiod16September1977
to31March1982,totallevyreceiptsamountto1.200MECU*Intheperiod
to31December1981(calendaryearbasis)totallevyreceiptsamountto-
1.000,3MECU.
AashowninTabl«I}allocations -ondorspecificprogrammesf«rthe
PeriodtoMarch1$B2areestimatedtoaaotmito4991$'MSGU*
%

Proposalsforthaallocationoflevyfundsforthecontinuation in
the1982-1983silkyearofpro^ramaesdevalopeduptonty#foraale3
promotion
(a)Promotional measureswithintheCommunity :-
(i)Salespromotionandpublicity :
TheCoresponsibilityGroupisinfavourofthecontinuation of
promotional measuresforthe1982-1983milkyear.Tofinance
thecontinuation ofthesemeasures,itisproposedt9allocate
35MECU.TheamountallocatedtotheUnitedKingdomincludes
theamountdesignatedfortheButterInformation Council.Each
MemberStatewillthereforereceiveahigheramountthanthat
allocatedforthe1981-1982milkyear.
(ii)SchoolMilk: ■-.
Itxasestimatedthatforthe1981-1982milkyear,thesumof
82,5MECUwouldadequatelyfinancethisprogramme,two-thirds
ofwhichwouldbefinancedfromlevyrevenue.Withtheintroduction
ofRegqlation (EEC)N°856/81,theCouncilhasdecidedthat,
regardingwholemilk,theCommunitycontribution willbeequal
tothetargetpriceofmilkapplicableinthemilkyear.Taking
thisdecisionintoaccountontheonehand,-andtheriseinthe
targetpriceto24,26ECU/100kg..ontheother,thetotal
costforthisprogrammeisnowestimatedat97.5MECU,two­
'thirdsofwhichwillbefinancedfromlevyrevenue,i.e.
65MECU.
(b)Technicalassistance andpromotional measuresoutsidethe
Community : ■.'..'• ■•'À
UnderRegulation (EEC)N°2937/79of20.12.1979,measureswere
#undertakenconcerningthedevelopment oftheuseandconsumption
ofCommunitymilkproductsoutsidetheCommunity.Theseactions •
comprisetechnicalassistanceintheareaofimprovement of
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tradeconditions,consumerinformation,andpublicityformilk
productsofCommunityorigin,aswellasadditionalgeneric x
salespromotionandpublicityforthesaidproducts.These
measuresshouldbecompletedby31March1982.Actionscarried
outtodatehaveshowntheireffectiveness ,andhavebeen

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favourablyaccepted.Inordertointensifysuchmeasures/itis
proposedtocontinueandstrengthenthem.Accordingly,itis
proposedtoallocatesome30MECUtosuchmeasures.
(c)ButterfatforIcecream
Theestimatedquantitytobeusedintheperiod.3.1982to
31.3.1983isabout35.000tonnes,two-thirdsofwhichwillbe
financedbylevyfunds.Itisthereforeproposedtoallocate
some25MECUforthismeasure. ■i' •,
(d)Measuresfortheimprovement ofmilkquality:
Itisproposedtocontinuethemeasures >concerningthe
improvementofmilkqualityparticularly inItalyandIreland,,
becauseoftheirarrearsinthisfield,andtoincludeGreece-
inthescheme.An-allocationof6MECUisproposedforthese
'measures. , ... ..-.1
(e)ResearchmeasureswithintheCommunity,e.g.researchinto'
newproducts.. .'
UnderRegulation (EEC)N62935/79of20.12.1979,measureswere
undertakenconcerningresearchworkwithintheCommunityin
■respectofmilkandmiIkproducts,whichshouldkecompleted ,
by31March1982.TheCoresponsibilityGroupisinfavour
ofthecontinuation ofsuchmeasures,andaccordinglyitis.
proposedtoallocate6MECUforthesemeasures.;■.
TABLEIIProposedmeasuresandallocations forthe1982-1983milkyear
Measures (Amountstobeallocated ■'*
MECUΛ
Promotional measureswithintheCommunity 35.
SchoolMiIk · .·..-65 ;
Technicalassistance andpromotional
measuresoutsidetheCommunity...30'
Butterfatforice-cream 25
ImprovementofMilkquality 6
ResearchmeasureswithintheCommunity 6
TOTAL 167

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Totai.estimatedreceipts (Lessspecificexpenditure coveredin
nreviousoro.rammes)to31March1982areestimatedat700MECU,
andtota>.a1Locationstospecificmeasuresfor1982/82amountto
167MEk.U. "
5..Establishment ofpriorities
-TheCeresponsibility Groupconfirmsits©pinion,thattv®other
shouldfeeconsideredforaeasurestobefinancedfrom
Corasponsibility funds.Ontheonehand,oneshould ,tryto
improvetheeffectiveness ®ftheexportpolicy.Ontheetherhand,
acontribution couldbemadetotheimprovement ofmarket .
equilibrium withintheCommunity,taking'intoaccountactual
developments ,withdefinedaidsfsrthesal©®fadditional
quantifiesof"butterandskiimodsilkpowder,andforstructural
measuresmthelevel©fproductionandthemarket.
Inthelighteffurtherconsultations inthegroup,thefollowing
priorityareasareindicated: •
(i)Indirectrelationtothedevelopment oftheexportmarket,.i
particularpriorityisattachedtofurtherimprovementto
theconditionsunderwhichexportsofdairyproductstake
place,forexample,throughanagreedsystem'ofincreasing
.prefixedrefundsifsupportpricesareincreased;-
'•example,inthecontextofoutlineagreements,ifso
agreedbytheCouncil;
-otherspecificactions*,
value.
(ii)Inordertosustainand,ifpossible,improvethepresent ,
levelforworldprices,thecreationoflargeCommunity
stocksmustbeavoided.Itisimperative,therefore,to
continueandintensifytheCommunity'sdisposalmeasures
withintheCommunity:-"
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-bymaintainingbutterdisposalmeasures,whilsttaking
thenecessarystepstoreplacebutterfromstorageby
butterontheopenmarket;
-bymaintaining theaidsforskimmedmilkpowder,whilst
takingnoteoftheevolutionofthepricesofcompetitive
proteinsandofthesituationonthecalffeedmarket;
-byintroducingspecialsalesofskimmedmilkpowderinto
sectorsotherthanforcalffeed,ifthedevelopment of
stocksmakesitnecessary.
6.Thecontinuousdevelopment ofthemeasuresforthedisposalof
surpluseswouldbeputintooperationafterconsultation withthe
Group,orwithexpertsdesignatedbytheGroup,evenifthemeasures
discussedarenottobedirectlyfundedfromCoresponsibilitylevy
receipts.
7.Carry-overoffundsfrom1981to1982
Theprofessional organisations intheCoresponsiMlityGroup
consideredthatfundsnotallocatedtospecificprogrammes
shouldbecarriedoverto1982.TheCommissionconsidersthat'
Coresponsibilitylevyreceiptsareavailablenotonlytofinance
specificmeasures,butasacontribution togeneralFEOGA
expenditure notablyinthedairysector.TheCommissionwillbear
thisinmind,aswellastheParliament'spositiononthequestions
ofcarry-overandannuality,whenconsidering aproposalforthe
useofthefunds.■
TheadviceoftheAdvisoryCommitteeforMilkanMilkproductsis
attachedasanAnnex.

Annex
Opinion
oftheAdvisory Committee onMilk andMilk Products
The Committee delivered afavourable opinion onthe -proposed programme .
The following remarks were made :
-TheMembers representing producers and cooperatives asked for anexplicit
statement inpoint 7ofthe text that the European Parliament Resolution
covered the carry-over ofall unused funds forspecific programmes .
-AMember representing theprocessing industries declared hisopposition
toastatement inthe communication giving outline agreements asa
priority field forfinance byco-responsibi City funds .
-Some Members representing consumers pointed out that theRegulations
covering outlets inthe social sector should include measures toblock
loopholes inthetransitional periods and that those Regulations should
limit theformalities tobeaccomplished byoperators totheminimum
strictly necessary .
-Members from several economic sectors •indicated that they would rather
have seen higher amounts allotted and longer-term planning (atleast two
years )forthemeasures covering improvement ofmilk quality and research
within the EEC . '