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No phosphate rights for young of beef cattle
Young stock for beef farming does not require phosphate rights. The exemption scheme and policy rule that should regulate this have been approved by the European Commission (EC). Minister Carola Schouten (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) announced this.
De regulate phosphate rights for young stock and the suckler cow farming exemption scheme have been approved by Brussels. This means that the measures have come a step closer and Schouten can continue with their implementation.
Measure young stock
The measure makes a sharper distinction between young stock for dairy farming and other young stock. It is also regulated that young stock for beef cattle farming can be kept without phosphate rights. It concerns young cattle that are kept for meat and never give birth to a calf. If the young stock is kept with the intention of having a calf, then rights are needed to keep the animals.
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) will review the previous allocation of rights to beef farmers and mixed companies on the basis of the rule. "If it turns out that rights have been granted for animals for which they should not have been required on the basis of the policy rule, these rights will lapse. In that case, it concerns unauthorized state aid. After publication in the Government Gazette, the measure will come into effect," according to the report. Schouten in the letter.
Suckler cow exemption
To prevent suckler cow keepers from getting into trouble, the rule has been supplemented with an exemption scheme for suckler cow farming. If a livestock farmer participates, then come the rights and the condition applies that young female cattle do not end up in dairy farming. Another condition is that no animals associated with dairy farming are allowed on the farm, irrespective of cows or calves. In addition, the regulation extensively discusses the waiver of previously granted rights.
A notification period of 3 months applies to the exemption, in which another Member State can make its reservations known. Only then will the exemption take effect. Schouten encourages beef cattle farming to make use of the exemption. "The 2 measures mean that the amount of phosphate rights is decreasing. This decrease contributes to bringing the number of rights into line with the sector ceiling."
Wider regulation of pinch points
The amendment decree, which expands the provision for emergency situations, has also been presented to the Advisory Department of the Council of State. "The aim is to introduce the change before September 15." It concerns the General Administrative Order (AMvB). This provides scope for including starters who had female young stock for dairy farming on 2 July 2015 and who started producing milk between 2 July 2015 and 1 January 2018 in the bottleneck scheme.
Herman van den Pol
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