Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which member states have proposals, following the agreement by the EEC Council of Agriculture Ministers to measures to comply with the ruling by the European Court of Justice in the Mulder case, to allocate milk quota to producers who were involved in an EEC non-marketing scheme which expired between 1 October 1983 and 31 December 1988.
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§ Mr. Donald ThompsonA Council regulation providing for milk quotas to be made available to former milk producers who took part in the 1977 non-marketing of milk and dairy herd conversion schemes, and who completed their obligations after 31 December 1983, was published in theOfficial Journal on 29 March. It is directly applicable in all member states. Publication of a further Commission regulation, laying down detailed rules on the handling of applications by member states, is expected shortly.
In the United Kingdom application forms will be available from divisional offices of my Ministry and of the Welsh Office Agriculture Department, and from the Agriculture Departments of Scotland and Northern Ireland. The closing date for applications will be 28 June 1989.