HC Deb 23 March 1979 vol 964 c258W
33. Sir Paul Bryan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current state of negotiations concerning the re-calculation of pigmeat monetary compensatory amounts.

Mr. Bishop

The EEC Commission's proposed revisions to the co-efficients used to calculate the monetary compensatory amounts for bacon and other pigmeat are still under consideration. The Commission intends to submit to the Council a report on the competitive distortions which may exist for certain products, such as pigmeat, due to the manner in which MCAs are calculated. This report will provide a further opportunity to press for improvement in the basis of calculation of pigmeat MCAs.

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