| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union |
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| Publisher | The Stationery Office (TSO) |
| Series Title | 7th Report |
| Series Details | (2007-08)HL 54-I/II |
| Publication Date | 06/03/2008 |
| ISBN | 978-0-10-401234-5 (Vol I) |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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In this report, published in March 2003, the Committee looks ahead at what the long-term goals of the Common Agricultural Policy should be, before examining whether the preliminary reform proposals set out in the European Commission's 'Health Check' Communication would steer policy in the right direction. It then considers the medium- and long-term future of the instruments through which the CAP is delivered, exploring how these should be adapted for the period after 2013, when the current financial settlement expires. The Committee is not convinced of the long-term justification for maintaining direct subsidy payments in their present form. It therefore advocates a phased reduction in direct payments over the course of the next financial period beginning in 2014 and recommends that a significant proportion of the funds released should remain earmarked for the CAP, but be spent on the rural development element of the policy rather than on farm subsidies. In the course of its report, the Committee also address the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the EU agriculture industry. |
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| Source Link | http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldselect/ldeucom/54/5402.htm |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, United Kingdom |
