§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to amend the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1986.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonMy right hon. Friend, the Minister, laid before Parliament on 10 March the Dairy Produce Regulations 1989, which replace similar regulations made in 1986 and amended in 1988 and earlier this year.
The new regulations introduce changes to the quota transfer rules, including new procedures for the appointment of arbitrators in cases of dispute. They take into account changes in European Community legislation which affect the calculation of liability to supplementary levy. A number of redundant provisions, most of them relating to the allocations of new quota rights, have not been re-enacted. Other changes have been made to clarify the meaning of certain provisions in the light of experience.