Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 7 April 2022

Summary:

A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) was held on 7 April 2022. The agenda includes the following items:

• Presentation by the European Communication of its Communication on safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems;
• Exchange of views on the market situation for agri-food products and the situation of the EU's agricultural sector;
• Discussion on the proposed revision of the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) regulation;
• Update on the Council's work concerning vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza;
• Presentation by the European Commission of its proposed revision of the geographical indications scheme;
• Adoption of conclusions on the agriculture and forestry part of the Commission's Communication on sustainable carbon cycles;
• Adoption of updated guidelines setting out the EU priorities at an upcoming meeting of the G20 agriculture ministers.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for the meeting - Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 7 April 2022 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/55323/2022-04-07-background-brief-agrifish-en-final.pdf

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