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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9760

14 October 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
€340 million in fines for countries exceeding milk production quotas

Brussels, 13/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - According to still provisional estimates released by the European Commission on Monday 13 October, seven member states (Austria, Cyprus, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, and Netherlands) have exceeded their milk quotas by some 1.2 million tonnes in total (deliveries and direct sales) during the 2007-2008 marketing year. The total estimated levy due from producers in these countries amounts to €340 million, compared with €221 million last year...

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