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Agriculture and Fisheries Council

The Minister with responsibility for marine and the natural environment, my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Huw Irranca-Davies) and the Minister with responsibility for food, farming and environment, my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Canning T own (Jim Fitzpatrick) will represent the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on 19 and 20 October. There are a number of items on the agenda relating to agriculture and fisheries which are of significant interest to the United Kingdom. Discussions will take place on the following:"the dairy market;""placing on the market of products from genetically modified maize;""EU/Norway annual fisheries consultations for 2010;""control system for ensuring compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy;""2010 fishing opportunities for fish stocks in the Baltic Sea;""marketing standards for poultry meat; and,""health check corrections" There are currently two items under any other business—renewal of fishing fleet under the European fisheries fund regulation from Lithuania; and a state aid request from Poland for the purchasing of agricultural land. Also scheduled is a ministerial lunch on 19 October to discuss 'Policy Coherence for Development, and in particular those aspects relating to food security and FAO reform'.