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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8065

8 October 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Court of Auditors highlights irregularities in Germany and the Netherlands concerning potato starch aid

Brussels, 08/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - In its Special Report 8/2001 on the system of refunds for the production of potato and cereal starch and potato starch aid in 1998-2000, the Court of Auditors finds that Germany has not respected the measures on the minimum price to be paid to producers. In its response, the European Commission acknowledges that the levying of a delivery premium of 4% of the minimum price is "unacceptable" and says that it will look into the issue in more detail. The...

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