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Geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products
On 24 October 2023, negotiators from the Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the Commission's proposal for a regulation on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products. The text still has to be formally adopted by the Parliament and Council. The agreed text would bring together in a single legal document the provisions setting out the procedures for registering geographical indications (GIs) for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products that ...
Indications géographiques pour les vins, spiritueux et produits agricoles
Le 31 mars 2022, la Commission a proposé un règlement visant à établir, dans un acte unique, les règles régissant indications géographiques (IG) pour les vins, spiritueux et produits agricoles, qui relèvent actuellement de trois règlements différents. Au cours de la période de session de mai II, le Parlement prévoit d’examiner le rapport de la commission de l’agriculture et du développement rural (AGRI) et de se prononcer sur le mandat de négociation avec le Conseil.
World Food Day 2022: Leave no one behind
World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October to promote awareness and action in support of those who suffer from hunger. Worryingly, estimates reveal that a growing number of people – between 702 million and 828 million (around 10 % of the world's population) – faced hunger in 2021.In the EU, nearly 39 million people cannot afford a quality meal every second day, while estimates show that each person wastes on average between 173 kg and 343 kg of food a year. NGOs argue that in 2021, the ...
Revising the EU geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products
This briefing provides an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's impact assessment (IA) accompanying the above-mentioned proposal, submitted on 31 March 2022 and referred to the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI). Geographical indications (GIs) are names that identify products having characteristics or reputation linked to their geographical origin and notably to the natural or human factors in that place of origin. GIs ...
Research for AGRI Committee - Farm certification schemes for sustainable agriculture
This At a glance note summarises the study presenting the concepts and methods of farm certification schemes and provides information on the main existing schemes in the EU and in third countries. It analyses how these schemes can help the EU reach its sustainability objectives in the farming sector and be instrumental in the implementation and monitoring of the related CAP instruments during the upcoming programming period.
CAP Amending Regulation (CMO): Amending regulations on the CMO for agricultural products, quality schemes and measures for remote regions
As part of the work on the EU's 2021-2027 budget, the European Commission proposed a set of regulations with the aim of reshaping and modernising the EU's common agricultural policy (CAP). Put forward on 1 June 2018, the 'CAP reform package' was finally adopted in December 2021. One of these regulations, the Amending Regulation, introduces changes to rules governing the common market organisation (CMO) in agricultural products (including the rules on wine), the EU quality schemes (geographical indications ...
Modification des règles relatives à l’organisation commune des marchés dans le secteur agricole
En juin 2018, la Commission européenne a présenté un train de mesures législatives visant à réformer la politique agricole commune (PAC), dont certaines règles relatives à l’organisation commune des marchés dans le secteur des produits agricoles. À l’issue de longues négociations, le texte finalement approuvé par le Parlement européen et le Conseil en juin 2021 devrait être mis aux voix lors de la période de session de novembre II.
Revision of the EU legislation on geographical indications of agricultural and food products
The EU implements a quality policy (quality schemes) aimed at protecting the names of certain agricultural and food products. The objective is to promote the unique features of these products linked to their geographical origin (geographical indication) as well as the traditional know-how behind their production (traditional speciality guaranteed). The EU rules on quality schemes have been established by a number of regulations adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. Recently ...
EU food quality scheme
The quality of European agricultural products often relies on their geographical origins, the traditional recipes used to make them, and the methods used in production and processing. These human and geographical factors are intrinsic to making a product unique. In 1992, the EU developed a quality scheme for foodstuffs, including the designation of their origin. The objectives of the EU quality scheme are to provide consumers with clear information, allowing them to make a more informed choice, and ...
Recherche pour la commission AGRI - Nouvelles règles de concurrence pour la chaîne agro-alimentaire dans la PAC post 2020
Dans le cadre de la prochaine réforme de la PAC post 2020, la Commission propose un nouveau règlement COM (2018)394 du 1er juin 2018 sur l’organisation commune de marché modifiant le règlement (UE) No 1308/2013 du 13 décembre 2013 (modifié par le règlement (UE) No 2017/2393 du 13 décembre 2017). Ce projet n’aborde cependant pas les questions relatives au rapport entre PAC et concurrence ; la proposition ne contient aucune disposition concernant les missions des organisations professionnelles et interprofessionnelles ...