Melkpakket moet functioneren melkmarkt bevorderen (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Pools voorzitterschap Europese Unie 2e helft 2011 i, gepubliceerd op zaterdag 17 december 2011.

The Polish Presidency welcomes today's positive decision taken by the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) on the compromise text agreed by the Council and the European Parliament concerning the so-called milk package*.

The Milk package aims to improve the functioning of the EU milk market, particularly in the context of abolition of the milk quotas regime from 2015.

According to the agreement between the Council and Parliament, once all procedural steps are completed, including a vote by the Parliament at the plenary session, the draft regulation regarding the milk package will be adopted by the Council and the European Parliament in the first reading.

The main proposals of the Regulation include:

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    Reinforcement of the bargaining power of milk producers by allowing them to set up producer organizations that on their behalf negotiate collectively contracts for the deliveries of milk.
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    Member States will be able to take a voluntary decision to introduce on their territory either:
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      an obligation for formal written contracts for the supply of milk
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      an obligation for the milk buyer to present a written contract offer to the producer, who will be able to accept or reject that offer.
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    Member States will have the opportunity to determine the minimum duration of contracts on their territory (at least 6 months).
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    Enabling the creation of inter-branch organisation (IBO) on the milk market, bringing together representatives of producers, processors and traders
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    Improving transparency on the EU milk production market by introducing an obligation for primary buyers to send monthly declarations on the quantities of milk bought by them. The purpose of this requirement is to monitor the volume of milk collected after the milk quota regime expires
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    The ability to manage supply of cheeses with Protected Designation of Origin / Protected Geographical Indication (PDO / PGI) in order to adapt the production of PDO/PGI cheeses to the actual demand.

    The Regulation will apply until 2020

  • * 
    Revision of the Regulation with regards to contractual relations in the milk sector and milk products (milk package) (1234/2007)

data publikacji: 17-12-2011