§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in theOfficial Report the national milk quotas for all EC countries; and what information he has on the degree to which member states have succeeded in enforcing them.
§ Mr. CurryDetails of the milk quotas available to each member state of the EC are set out in the table. The Commission's proposal for quota reductions of about 2 per cent. have not been taken into account. It is for the EC Commission to ensure that the quota regulations are enforced by member states and expenditure from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund may be disallowed if infringements are discovered. In 1988, the latest year for which accounts have been cleared, disallowances were made in respect of expenditure by Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands; the Commission has reserved its position in relation to Ireland, where court action is outstanding.
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All figures in tonnes (A) (B) (C) (A) - (B) + (C) Member states Wholesale quota before suspension 1991–92 Quota suspended by regulation 775/87 Community reserve quota Total available wholesale quota Direct sales quota (a) (b) (c) Belgium 3,089,751 144,495 — 5,511 32,110 2,982,877 380,809 Denmark 4,686,720 219,690 — 8,064 48,820 4,523,914 970 Germany total (of 29,118,960 1,360,215 — 135,000 234,230 28,127,975 153,100 which former GDR) (6,599,880) (306,180) — — — — (60,000) Greece 555,520 24,165 — — 5,370 536,725 4,620 Spain 4,664,000 209,250 50,000 — 46,500 4,551,250 527,500 Portugal 1,779,000 — — — — 1,779,000 121,000 France 24,708,640 1,153,530 — 53,672 256,340 23,865,122 747,780 Ireland 5,068,800 237,600 303,000 98,881 52,800 5,285,881 15,520 Italy 8,796,080 395,910 — — 87,980 8,488,150 732,520 Luxembourg 254,400 11,925 25,000 674 2,650 270,799 970 Netherlands 11,499,840 539,055 — 40,141 119,790 11,120,716 92,150 United Kingdom 14,716,391 689,831 65,000 160,290 153,296 14,405,146 383,563 European Community 12 108,938,102 4,985,666 443,000 502,233 1,039,886 105,937,555 3,160,502 Footnotes:
(a) Determined in accordance with Article 5c(4) of Council Regulation 804/68.
(b) "SLOM" quota issued under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 764/89.
(c) Additional quota allocated for 1989/90 and subsequent years under Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3880/89.