Dutch Meat Importers Association
DMIA
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Lobbying Activity
Response to Union tariff rate quota for High Quality Beef from Paraguay
20 Jun 2021
Given that the EU has made an ommission which led to a change in EU legislation which should not have taken place. The only thing the EU Commission can do is correct this omission and bring EU legislation back into line how it was before the change on basis of this omission for this specific point, Union tariff rate quota for High Quality Beef from Paraguay.
Read full responseResponse to Revision of EU marketing standards for agricultural products
16 Feb 2021
Dutch Meat Importers Association (DMIA)
The European Marketing Standards for meat and poultrymeat have proven to be a successful and effective instrument for ensuring the continuity and proper functioning of the common market organization within the European Union. Industry, trade, controlling authorities and consumers benefit equally from the application of the marketing standards. DMIA supports the need to keep specific marketing standards for these sectors in order to define harmonized standards and to contribute to a proper functioning of the internal market for the trade of poultry meat.
The standards are oriented from a business to consumer (B2C) setup, our believe is that it should be more clear that standards business to business (B2B) are different or not applicable. This to ensure that products traded between these businesses could allow more tailor made options for those food business operators.
A point needing a rapid correction is the standards to control the water content of the poultry meat. The water/protein ratio has been evolving due to continuous genetic improvement of animal breeding, over years and the current standards do already during many years not reflect any more. These incorrect standards have been leading to unnecessary costs and incorrect labelling of products for more than 10 years. The standards on the control of water content should be taken up in such a way they should reflect the current supply of poultry and still accept multiple productions methods (emersion, spray, air), but also alternative cooling methods should be acceptable within these standards. The controls should be done on final products ór at the production stage, the current legislation creates differences in the outcomes on the water drip and the water/protein controls, this is in line with the outcomes of the more than 2 researches conducted by the European Commission.
The prohibition of selling poultry meat as fresh poultry meat after defrosting has destroyed specific markets where cuts can be prepared for moments of sale once they are needed in bulk quantities (think of specific barbecue cuts). This prohibition also blocks a flexible market to freeze away quantities of fresh poultry meat during periods of a sudden drop in market outlet and have this put again on the market once the demand has been increasing again. The market should be able to offer these products still to both segments B2C and/or B2B, but could be labelled differently when necessary. If the legislator comes to the conclusion that defrosted meat has no substantial differences versus the fresh poultry meat, one could argue that the differences between defrosted and fresh are a non-requirement for the market.
The impact assessment is also talking about different types of labelling amongst which origin labelling. It is very important to realize that the EU internal market has been developed over years with a lot of effort. We have seen how easy this can be destroyed by compulsory origin labelling at the level of beef. Origin labelling doesn’t contribute to any aspect of quality and is only cost increasing. More important is to be able to distinguish quality. Consumers should be knowing what type of quality they are buying. The market should allow different type of qualities in the market.
If one would like to distinguish a product on basis of characteristics, production methods or origin this should be possible only as long he can proof this on basis of a controlled product qualification.
The DMIA has attached one of the EU studies carried out to check the standards used for the checking of water content in poultry meat (W/P content ratio). The other EU study has a too great size to be included.
Read full responseResponse to Tariff quotas with licences
22 Aug 2019
Please find below the Dutch Meat Importers Associations (DMIA)
position on both the Delegated Regulation and on the Implementing Regulation.
The DMIA represents the majority of the Dutch meat importers in both red and white meat within The Netherlands (with also a representation from Belgium importers), many members operate European Union wide. Most members would qualify as a Small or Medium Enterprise, an SME.
In the last 4 years DMIA has tried to protect the interest of her members by actively informing and advising the EU and national authorities via the UECBV to try to find a balance between:
* Simplification
* Protection of the SME’s
* Smoother legislation
Unfortunately, in the opinion of the DMIA, the current drafts do not meet these 3 points.
DMIA position in a few words:
It is very important that both texts of the EU commission (Delegated regulation and Implementing regulation) create room for a balanced approach which currently is not the case.
Important is flexibility on origin and on CN codes for both poultry meat and beef in relation to the reference quantity.
In the comments put on basis of the EU consultation many questions have been put forward regarding the reference quantities. The problems announced in these comments could be solved if there would be much more flexibility for the reference quantity.
The requirements for the reference quantities should be better taken up in the Implementing Act as in the Delegated Act which currently is the case. This would increase the flexibility of the TRQ administration.
The two years proof of trade that has always been there is important as well for the protection of SME’s and the market.
The DMIA is member of the UECBV our European organization based in
Brussels. We further support the UECBV position (attached as file)
Read full responseResponse to Tariff quotas with licences
22 Aug 2019
Please find below the Dutch Meat Importers Associations (DMIA)
position on both the Delegated Regulation and on the Implementing Regulation.
The DMIA represents the majority of the Dutch meat importers in both red and white meat within The Netherlands (with also a representation from Belgium importers), many members operate European Union wide. Most members would qualify as a Small or Medium Enterprise, an SME.
In the last 4 years DMIA has tried to protect the interest of her members by actively informing and advising the EU and national authorities via the UECBV to try to find a balance between:
* Simplification
* Protection of the SME’s
* Smoother legislation
Unfortunately, in the opinion of the DMIA, the current drafts do not meet these 3 points.
DMIA position in a few words:
It is very important that both texts of the EU commission (Delegated regulation and Implementing regulation) create room for a balanced approach which currently is not the case.
Important is flexibility on origin and on CN codes for both poultry meat and beef in relation to the reference quantity.
In the comments put on basis of the EU consultation many questions have been put forward regarding the reference quantities. The problems announced in these comments could be solved if there would be much more flexibility for the reference quantity.
The requirements for the reference quantities should be better taken up in the Implementing Act as in the Delegated Act which currently is the case. This would increase the flexibility of the TRQ administration.
The two years proof of trade that has always been there is important as well for the protection of SME’s and the market.
The DMIA is member of the UECBV our European organization based in
Brussels. We further support the UECBV position (attached as file)
Read full responseMeeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Vereniging van de Nederlandse Pluimveeverwerkende Industrie
7 Mar 2018 · Exchange of views on TRQ Management