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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9278

4 October 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Ten Member States face penalties of €377 million for exceeding milk quotas

Brussels, 03/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - According to a provisional calculation by the European Commission, revealed on 3 October, ten EU Member States have exceeded their milk quotas, which totalled 1.2 million tonnes. The combined estimated levies from producers in these countries amounts to €377 million, compared with €363.6 million last year (see EUROPE 9039). Together, Italy, Germany and Poland account for 90% of the penalties. However, the amount to be paid by Poland (€91 million)...

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