16 EU countries back new milk regulation

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Series Details 8.9.09
Publication Date 08/09/2009
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EurActiv reports that a Franco-German initiative on a new regulation to help hard-hit milk producers, September 2009, was backed by sixteen of the 27 EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia), paving the way for possible re-regulation of the milk market.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/16-eu-countries-back-new-milk-regulation/article-185238
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Website: European Milk Board http://www.europeanmilkboard.eu/

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