§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the legal status of the Florence Agreement in respect of dairy calves of the export ban on live cattle. [98017]
§ Ms QuinThe Florence Agreement is the conclusion of an informal Council of Minister meeting and, as such, has no legislative status. Nevertheless, the Agreement
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Target Performance Percentage of claims processed within deadlines 99.0 99.4 Percentage of claims processed correctly 98.5 98.9 Cumulative running cost efficiency gains (percentage) 2.5 5.3 Improvement in index of productivity (percentage) 4.0 5.9 Ratio of disallowance to EAGGF funds handled (percentage) 0.40 0.03 To maintain expenditure within vote provision, cash and running cost limits Achieved New value for money savings in procurement of goods and services (percentage) 7.0 9.3 Yield: cost ratio of anti-fraud activities 3.0:1.0 2.9:1.0 provides an important framework for the lifting of the export ban on a step by step basis. The lifting of the ban in respect of live cattle is foreseen as one of the stages of the Florence Agreement but it is too early to say when exports of live cattle might resume.