§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report, similar to that published on 21 November 1979, Official Report, columns 231–2, a table showing the EEC common levy on any monetary compensation amounts on the main foodstuffs.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe following is the information requested for the United Kingdom as at 20 October 1979.
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Item and CCT number Common levy* MCA† Total Import levy £/mt p/lb £/mt p/lb. £/mt p/lb. Common wheat (10.01A) … … … 41.815 1.90 6.070 0.28 47.885 2.18 Barley (10.03) … … … 32.646 1.48 5.400 0.25 38.046 1.73 Maize (10.05B) … … … 45.588 2.07 5.400 0.25 50.988 2.32 White sugar (17.01A) … … … 0 0 15.990 0.73 15.990 0.73 Butter 82–84% fat content (04.03A)‡ … … … 1,282.603 58.23 101.020 4.59 1,383.623 62.82 Cheddar cheese (04.04EIb1bb) … … … 1,086.960 49.35 78.030 3.54 1,164.990 52.89 Skimmed milk powder (04.02AIIb1) … … … 405.011 18.39 42.100 1.91 447.111 20.30 Boneless frozen meat (02.01AIIb4bb33) … … … 1,111.161 50.45 95.300 4.33 1,206.461 54.78 Lard (15.01AII) … … … 81.353 3.69 13.010 0.59 94.363 4.28 Pigmeat carcasses (02.01AIIIa1)§ … … … 254.161 11.54 40.650 1.85 294.811 13.39 Salted bacon sides (02.06BIa2aa) … … … 325.352 14.77 52.040 2.36 377. 392 17.13 Eggs (04.05AIb)║ … … … 349.063 15.85 13.790 0.63 362.853 16.48 Poultrymeat 70% chickens (02.02AIb)¶ … … … 167.903 7.62 11.820 0.54 179.723 8.16 Footnotes: * Conversion from European Currency Units into sterling has been made using the representative rate 1 ECU=£0.618655 and multiplying the resultant figure by the current Monetary Coefficient of 0.944. † Currently, Monetary Compensatory Amounts (MCAs) act as a levy on imports. ‡ There is a special rate for New Zealand butter. § Does not include a supplementary levy which at present applies only to imports from the German Democratic Republic. ║ Includes a supplementary levy applicable to imports from certain countries of origin. Regulations provide for supplementary levies to operate in this sector when average free-at-frontier offer prices fall below the sluice gate price. ¶ Does not include a supplementary levy which at present applies only to imports from Spain.