§ 21. Mr. Lathamasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the latest position regarding the implementation of milk quotas.
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§ Mr. JoplingSo far as the Community as a whole is concerned, I understand that all member states have made individual quotas known to their producers, with the exception of Luxembourg where there are administrative difficulties, and Italy and Greece where liability for levy is not due to be assessed until the end of the marketing year. The extent to which special cases and other administrative details have been completed varies considerably but all member states will have some problems to solve.
In the United Kingdom, the work of the local panels was completed by the end of December apart from a very few cases where there are special problems.
Most of the work of the tribunals will be completed by early February. Some 3,537 producers in the United Kingdom have now been invited to participate in the outgoers scheme and some 1,219 have committed themselves to the scheme.