Brussels, 29/09/2004 (Agence Europe) On Tuesday the European Commission approved measures to promote, agricultural products outside the EU. EUR 10 million of public funds have been allocated to the programmes (which last three years) in five Member States (France, Denmark, Greece, Italy and Portugal) EUR 5 million of which comes from the Community budget. The 8 programmes that have been accepted are targeted at the USA, Canada, Japan, Russia, China, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Romania. The products covered are wine, fruit and vegetables, olive oil, potatoes and Mediterranean products. Details of the programmes are as follows:
Danske Slagterier/INAPORC - joint programme between France and Denmark: promotion of pork meat in Japan;
ASOP (Greek agricultural association) - Greece: promotion of peaches, fresh wrapped nectarines for Romania, Russia and Bulgaria;
G7-Grupo do sete - Portugal: actions to promote wine in the USA, Canada, China, Japan, Switzerland and Norway;
"Associazione Produttori Ortofrutticoli" (APOCONERPO) - Italy: promotion of fruit and vegetables in Canada, Norway and Switzerland;
"Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori " (CIA) - Italy: promotion of Mediterranean products in the USA, Canada and Australia;
CIA - Italy: promotion of processed fruit and vegetables to Norway and Switzerland;
"Confederazione Nazionale Olivicoltori" (CNO) - Italy: promotion of olive oil and table olives to Japan;
ITALPATATE - Italy: promotion of potatoes to Russia.