1. ISPA IEC Spring Meeting London: April 1st, 2003 EPI Workshop The EU enlargement of 2004 and its impacts on the egg and egg products industries

2. ISPA 1st Interactive Session: The participants are requested to vote on: 1. The region they come from 2. Their occupation 3. On theses based on the introductory paper

3. ISPA Region of origin: 1EU north (SF, S, DK, IRL, GB, B, NL, LUX, D, A) 2EU south (F, P, E, I, GR) 3 EU enlargement countries 4Rest of Europe 5North America (USA, CDN) 6Middle and South America 7Asia, Africa, Australia

4. ISPA Occupation of the particpants: 1Primary egg production 2Egg production and egg processing 3 Egg processing 4Research and devleopment 5 Administration 6Others

5. ISPA Statements based on the introductory paper: Impacts of the EU enlargement ________________________________________________ Statement 1: Egg production in the new EU member states will not increase rapidly after 2004 because of the unfavourable size pattern of the hen flocks, the high percentage of backyard flocks, and the lack of capital. 1agree 2do not agree 3no opinion

6. ISPA Statements based on the introductory paper: Impacts of the EU enlargement ________________________________________________ Statement 2: Egg production in the new member states will increase rapidly after 2004 because of capital investments from other EU member states, low labour costs, less strict regulations for animal welfare and environmental impacts, and a long adaption period to the EU directive 1999/74/EC and the agricultural policy concepts (CAP). 1agree 2 do not agree 3no opinion

7. ISPA Statements based on the introductory paper: Impacts of the EU enlargement ________________________________________________ Statement 3: The new member states will not play an important role in egg trade within the next 10 years because of the unfavourable organisational pattern of egg production, the lack of competitive marketing companies, and an insufficient egg quality. 1 agree 2do not agree 3 no opinion

8. ISPA Statements based on the introductory paper: Impacts of the EU enlargement ________________________________________________ Statement 4: The new member states will gain in importance in egg trade because of the increasing demand for eggs in the EU as a consequence of the banning off cages in Germany (2007) and the application of the EU directive 1999/74/EC (2012). 1agree 2do not agree 3 no opinion

9. ISPA Statements based on the introductory paper: Impacts of the EU enlargement ________________________________________________ Statement 5: Egg processing will not gain in importance in the new member states during the next 10 years because of lack in capital, a low technology standard, and the growing export chances for shell eggs in these countries. 1agree 2do not agree 3no opinion

10. ISPA Statements based on the introductory paper: Impacts of the EU enlargement ________________________________________________ Statement 6: Egg processing will grow in importance during the next 10 years in the new member states because of the increasing egg production, low labour costs, and the decreasing competitiveness of egg products companies in the EU member states (15). 1agree 2do not agree 3no opinion

11. ISPA Round table discussion: The discussion will deal with three topics: 1The impacts of the ongoing WTO negotiations and the liberalisation of agricultural trade. 2The new directive and guidelines for keeping laying hens in the EU and the fact that the EU will become a net egg importing region. 3The impacts of the EU enlargement on egg production and egg processing.

12. ISPA Topics for the round table discussion: Topic 1: The ongoing WTO negotiations will lead to a further liberalisation of the world trade with agricultural products. Discuss the impacts that this will have on the production of eggs and egg processing in the EU. Discuss also how product safety can be guaranteed when trade becomes more liberal.

13. ISPA Topics for the round table discussion: Topic 2: The banning of cages in Germany from 2007 on will make the EU to a net egg importing region, the egg deficit will further increase from 2012 on when the EU directive 1999/74/EC will become effective. Discuss the impacts that this will have on the price development for eggs and egg products in the EU and on the world market. Discuss also which countries will profit from this development.

14. ISPA Topics for the round table discussion: Topic 3: The EU enlargement in 2004 will add another 10 countries to the common market. The laying hen flock will increase by 33 %, egg production by 20 %. Because of the high domestic consumption, exports of eggs and egg products are not yet important. Discuss the perspectives for egg production and egg processing in the new member states. Discuss also the impacts that the new agricultural policy concepts after the midterm review may have on egg production in the EU (15) and the new member states.

15. ISPA 2nd Interactive Session: The participants are requested to vote on: 1. Four statements after the round table discussion 2. The workshop (organisation, results)

16. ISPA Results based on the round table discussion: ________________________________________________ Statement 1: If the ongoing WTO negotiations will result in a further liberalisation of the egg products trade, producers in the EU will hardly be able to compete with producers in the United States, Brazil, and India for whole egg powder. Imports from these countries will increase, given a minimum level of quality. 1agree 2do not agree 3no opinion

17. ISPA Results based on the round table discussion: ________________________________________________ Statement 2: The implementation of EU directive 1999/74/EC will lead to higher production costs in the EU and to a decrease of egg production by 13 %. The EU will become a net egg importing region. India and the Ukraine will be competitive on the EU market from 2012 on. This is a threat to egg producers in the EU, and also to consumers because quality standards can no longer be guaranteed. 1 agree 2 do not agree 3no opinion

18. ISPA Results based on the round table discussion: ________________________________________________ Statement 3: The new EU member states will gain in importance in egg trade because of the increasing demand for eggs in the EU as a consequence of the application of directive 1999/74/EC (2012). A relatively long adjustment period to the EU directive and the new concepts of the agricultural policy makes it attractive for egg companies to invest in these countries. 1agree 2do not agree 3 no opinion

19. ISPA Results based on the round table discussion: _____________________________________________ Statement 4: In a recent study, Peter van Horne (LEI) said that the EU egg industry is facing a disastrous future because it has not only to deal with higher costs as a consequence of animal welfare legislation, but also because of the threat of eliminating the protection against imports from non-EU countries by reducing or eliminating tariff protection. 1agree 2not agree 3no opinion

20. ISPA Final evaluation of the workshop: How would you rate the organisation of the workshop (announcement, material, initial paper, round table discussion, interactive sessions): 1very good 2good 3fair 4poor 5very poor

21. ISPA Final evaluation of the workshop: How would you rate the results of the workshop? 1very good 2good 3fair 4poor 5very poor