Bilan de l'organisation économique des producteurs

The aim of the laws of 1960-1962 as far as the organization of producers was concerned, was to eliminate anarchistic variations in supply by a quantitative control of production, to avoid a slump in prices (by withdrawing stocks) and to regulate them. In the main, these legal provisions are applied in those sectors where the organization of producers in cooperatives was not sufficiently developed (fruit and vegetables, poultry, cattle, meat). The relative variety of the possible forms of organization and the aid offered to newly-created groups have indeed enabled a considerable proportion of the production of these products to be organized in the framework of groups, two thirds of which are cooperatives and SIC AS. However, if the implementation of these measures has enabled a partial organization of production to be set up, it has not ensured an organization of the various markets. Moreover, it could not take the place of the EEC regulations and the producers, even in groups, could not take on responsibilities, particularly financial ones, that lie with the authorities. However, the general results of this economic organization seem to be on the positive side. In particular, in those branches which were reluctant to adopt any kind of organization, the producers have realized that it was indispensible for them to gain control of their production and marketing. This policy deserves to be continued even if it must be modified somewhat to conform to the development of the regulations of the EEC and to adapt to the development of structures informing