§ 20. Mr. Peter Millsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the progress towards agreement with the French concerning the development of a stable trade in sheep-meat.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI shall not be satisfied until France has complied in full with the clear judgment of the European Court of Justice against her import controls on exports of sheep meat from the United Kingdom. The replacement of an import ban by import levies on 7 January represents a continuation of the system condemned by the Court. Vice-President Gundelach has agreed on the need for enforcement proceedings and I understand that on 14 January the Commission brought a fresh action against France for non-compliance with the Court's judgment.