Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 15-16 December 2014

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Series Details 15-16.12.14
Publication Date 15/12/2014
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A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council was held on 15-16 December 2014. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Agreement on the 2015 fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks in EU, non-EU waters and in the Black Sea;

+ Adoption of conclusions on the error rate for agriculture expenditure and on strengthening the EU policies for young farmers;

+ Exchange of views on the future of the dairy (milk) sector;

+ Debate on organic farming, based on a document prepared by the Council presidency;

+ Briefing on the progress towards a Council agreement on a number of legislative proposals, icluding the EU School Fruit, Vegetables and Milk Scheme, official controls, plant health and zootechnical conditions for trade of breeding animals.

Source Link http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/agricult/146304.pdf
Related Links
European Commission: DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: News, 12.12.14: AGRIFISH Council: Ministers to meet to decide on fishing catch limits for 2015 http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/mare/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=19640&lang=en
BBC News, 16.12.14: Fishing quotas: UK and Scots hail new EU agreement http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-30508367
European Commission: DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: Fisheries: CFP: Fishing rules: TACs and quotas http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm
WWF: EU Office: Media Centre, 09.12.14: WWF wants to see the Atlantic/North Sea TACs follow scientific advice to end overfishing in EU waters http://www.wwf.eu/media_centre/publications/?235011
UK: Parliament: House of Commons: Library: Standard Notes: UK Fishing Quota Agreements for 2015 - Commons Library Standard Note SN07071 (22.12.14) http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn07071.pdf

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