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Consultation on proposals for a Dairy Quota Regulated Control Scheme

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is inviting public comment on a discussion document proposing a new Dairy Quota Regulated Control Scheme. The purpose of the Scheme will be to provide for New Zealand’s compliance with importing country dairy quota requirements.

Under the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd (Fonterra) held initial exclusive access to dairy quota markets. The initial exclusive allocation of rights to Fonterra expire progressively between June 2007 and December 2010.

On 24 May 2007 the Government announced policy proposals (prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) to amend the DIRA regarding the allocation of dairy market and quota and access rights. A Bill amending the DIRA has been drafted to put the policy frameworks in place and is expected to be introduced to the House within the next few weeks.

The Bill will provide for the rights to export to these dairy quota markets after the expiry of the initial allocations to Fonterra. These amendments will allow a wider group of dairy processors to participate in the exporting to these markets to provide future certainty to the industry.

NZFSA’s involvement in running the new system is to manage the certification and enforcement functions for rights allocated to the regulated dairy markets.

Summary of Proposed Changes

NZFSA proposes a new Dairy Quota Regulated Control Scheme.

Discussion Document

The discussion document can be downloaded here:

http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/policy-law/consultation/dairy-quota-rcs/dqms.htm

Submissions

The NZFSA seeks submissions from all interested parties on the proposed Regulated Control Scheme presented in the discussion document. Clear concise comments will greatly assist in ensuring that the significance of your comments is understood. Please include the following information in your submission:

• the title of the discussion document

• name and title of submitter

• your organisation’s name (if applicable)

• submitter’s address and contact details (phone, email if available) and

• the number(s) of the section(s) commented on beside each comment.

Please note that your submission is public information and subject to the Official Information Act 1982. Therefore, if you consider that any or all information in your submission should be treated as confidential or is commercially sensitive, please state this clearly when making your submission.

Please note that the deadline for receipt of submissions is 5pm Friday 31 August 2007.

For Further Information

Queries should be directed to:

Lisa Ralph
Policy Group
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
PO Box 2835
WELLINGTON

Email: lisa.ralph@nzfsa.govt.nz
Facsimile: 04 894 2583
Phone: 04 894 2456