Market regulation law
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The Market Law deals with the Common Agricultural Policy of the EC . The member states have transferred responsibility for this area to the EC through Article 32 et seq. Of the EC Treaty .
Common agricultural policy
In order to create a stable agricultural market , the member states agreed at the 1958 conference in Stresa (Italy) to create individual product-related market organizations. Beginning in the 1960s, 22 market organizations have emerged, each of which regulates the market for individual agricultural products. The product group of agricultural products is based on Article 32 paragraphs 1 and 3 of the EC Treaty. According to Annex I of the EC Treaty, this includes the products directly produced in agriculture (e.g. grain) as well as the associated first processing stage (e.g. flour). The particular importance of agricultural policy is also reflected in the EC budget. In 2003, agricultural policy expenditure totaled 44.9% of the total EC budget.
Objectives of the common agricultural policy
- Promoting productivity in agriculture
- Adequate standard of living for those working in agriculture
- Stabilization of the markets
- Ensuring supply and delivery to consumers at reasonable prices
Structure of the market organizations
The 22 market organizations have the same basic structures, but differ in detail for each product. For example, there are special monitoring regulations for beef or special quality standards for fruit and vegetables.
The core of a typical market organization is a fixed EC internal market price , which is generally higher than the world market price . The market organization protects this price by levying special agricultural tariffs on imports from countries outside the European Community. These tariffs usually reach the difference between the high domestic market price level and the world market price level.
When exporting , the more expensive EC products are competitive by paying the difference between the higher EC price and the lower world market price. This export subsidy - the export refund - is controlled by the customs authorities in a special procedure . The monitoring of the entire import and export is carried out in the sensitive agricultural sector through special EC documents, the licenses . In the internal market, the fixed price is also supported by special product-related internal market regulations. The regulations governing the regulation of the milk market have achieved particular importance here.
Building on these 22 market organizations, the EC issued supplementary regulations for trading in products that have been manufactured from agricultural products in several processing stages (e.g. baked goods and confectionery). For these processed products, which are also referred to as non-Annex I goods, special regulations also apply for the collection of import duties and the payment of export refunds. These regulations support the EC price level of the agricultural products used.
Web links
- Source of the text: Zoll.de
Remarks
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Regulation (EEC) No. 3448/93 (PDF)
