§ Mr. Leeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out the criteria, commodity by commodity, currently governing the periodic sale at sub-economic or preferential prices of Common Market intervention surpluses outside the market area; and if he will place this information in the Library.
§ Mr. BishopThe criteria for sales of intervention foodstuffs to non-member
EAGGF GUARANTEE SECTION EXPENDITURE—CLASSIFICATION IN PERCENTAGE TERMS 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Export refunds (including those on food aid) 21.5 27.7 33.3 40.3 44.5 Subsidised sales 17.5 14.4 14.3 14.3 15.6 Other (including agricultural production aids) 23.8 20.5 15.1 17.6 15.5 Intervention purchase and storage 18.8 22.1 13.9 17.1 160 Agri-Monetary 18.4 15.3 23.4 10.7 8.4 TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Notes:
- 1. Figures have been derived from expenditure (1975–1977) and appropriations (1978 and 1979) data in the relevant Budget editions of the Official Journal of the European Communities.
- 2. Export refunds include the cost of refunds on food aid and it should be noted that since the refund system is of general application refunds are payable on foods which are produced to meet known export demands as well as on food surpluses.
- 3. "Subsidised sales" include all forms of aid to sale or processing.
- 4. "Intervention purchase and storage" includes both public and private storage.
- 5. "Agri-Monetary" comprises expenditure on "Accession Compensatory amounts" and "Monetary Compensatory amounts". In addition for the year 1977 only, it includes expenditure on the application of different exchange rates which was not divided by commodity in this year. The amount involved represents 7.8 per cent. of the total expenditure in 1977 and this amount should be deducted to give a true comparison of figures in this category. The other categories would then be increased to absorb the amount concerned but the proportions are not known.