Illegal milk marketing in Spain
20.5.2008
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3037/08
by Alexander Radwan (PPE-DE)
to the Commission
On 12 May 2008, the Spanish daily El País reported on illegal milk marketing, which has been going on in Spain for years. Additional marketing of around 1.2 billion litres of milk means that the EU has suffered damage amounting to some EUR 250 million.
- —Was the Commission aware of this practice which, according to the newspaper, was carried out from 1995 to 2007?
- —If not, why not?
- —When did the Commission find out about this?
- —What measures has the Commission taken against Spain in order to stop this deceitful practice, and what is it doing in order to prevent it happening elsewhere in the EU?
- —What sanctions will be imposed on Spain?
OJ C 40, 18/02/2009