Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 13 June 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to issue guidance on the formation of producer organisations under the EU Dairy Package.
Public guidance is available to dairy farmers wishing to form producer organisations under current agricultural and competition rules here:
http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/ca-and-cartels/OFT740rev.pdf
The basic criteria for the formation of even larger producer organisations under the EU Dairy Package are laid out clearly in Council Regulation 261/2012 but the final Commission Regulations have not been published yet.
DEFRA officials have been and continue to liaise closely with representatives throughout the industry to ensure they are fully aware of the possibilities that producer organisations bring.
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