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L'évolution récente des agricultures du Royaume-Uni et de la CEE facilite-t-elle l'élargissement du Marché commun ?

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[eng] Over the past few years, agriculture in Britain and in the European Economic Community have developed along lines tending to bring the two systems closer together. Trends in production, self-sufficiency, the amount of land taken up by agriculture, and agricultural prices bear witness to this convergence, although considerable differences still exist in some respects. . The only problematic aspect is the trend in farm structurés. In the matter of individual farm size, farmers in Britain are progressively increasing their lead over farmers in the EEC, despite the greater number of uneconomic farms that are being given up on the Costinent. This underlines the need to speed up Community efforts in the field of structural reform. . The first part of this article definitely shows that the agricultural systems in Britain and in the EEC, are of the same type, but are at different stages of development. . In the second part, the author looks at recent developments in the agricultural policies of Britain and thé Community, where he sees an increasing similarity of views. The decisions taken recently in London and Brussels mark decisive turning points in both policies by providing for their alignment and eventual fusion. . In his conclusions the author calls for immediate efforts to improve statistical information. . This article, which was written in April 1971, just after the entry negotiations had begun, shows that agriculture is no longer a stumbling-block ans that there was room for optimism as far as the outcome of the negotiations was concerned. It is pointed out, however, that once Britain joins the Community, potential marketing outlets in Britain will not be as good as they appear to be now, since strong incentives will doubtless be given to British farmers to increase their production as the common agricultural policy gradually takes effect in Britain. [fre] L'agriculture britannique et celle de la Communauté Economique Européenne ont connu au cours des dernières années une évolution qui concourt à un rapprochement mutuel. Les tendances concernant les productions, l'auto-approvisionnement, la superficie agricole, les prix des produits agricoles témoignent de cette évolution bien gu'à certains égards les différences entre les deux agricultures restent considérables. . Seul aspect problématique : l'évolution des structures de production ; les exploitations du Royaume-Uni accentuent progressivement leur avance par rapport à celles de la C.E.E. en ce qui concerne la dimension des exploitations ; cela malgré un taux de disparition de celles-ci supérieur sur le continent. Cette constatation milite en faveur d'une accélération des efforts consentis par la Communauté actuelle en matière de réforme des structures agricoles. . La première partie de l'article montre en définitive que les agricultures de part et d'autre de la Manche sont du même type tout en étant situées à des stades de développement différents. . Dans la seconde partie l'auteur examine l'évolution récente des politiques agricoles du Royaume-Uni et de la Communauté pour constater qu'un grand rapprochement conceptuel est en cours. Les récentes décisions nrises tant à Londres qu'à Bruxelles constituent des tournants décisifs imprimés aux politiques agricoles en vue d'en faciliter l'arrimage puis la fusion à terme. . On remarque en particulier dans les conclusions un appel à un effort immédiat en matière d'information statistique. . Cet article, écrit en avril 1971, alors que les négociations étaient à peine engagées, montre que l'agriculture a cessé d'être un point d'achoppement dans ces négociations et que dès lors on pouvait être optimiste sur leur résultat ; il souligne cependant le fait que les débouchés potentiels qu'offre actuellement le Royaume-Uni seront sans doute réduits au moment de l'adhésion effective vu que l'agriculture britannique va sans doute être fortement incitée à intensifier ses productions au fur et à mesure où la politique agricole commune s'appliquera au Royaume-Uni.

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  • Claude Baillet, 1972. "L'évolution récente des agricultures du Royaume-Uni et de la CEE facilite-t-elle l'élargissement du Marché commun ?," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 92(1), pages 55-88.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recoru:ecoru_0013-0559_1972_num_92_1_2181
    DOI: 10.3406/ecoru.1972.2181
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