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Agenda for November Agriculture and Fisheries Council

The next Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 16 November in Brussels. I will be representing the UK.

As the provisional agenda stands, there are two main items; the simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy and international agricultural trade issues including market conditions and support measures.

There are currently four confirmed Any Other Business items:

- Information from the Presidency on Regulations regarding the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments;

- Information from the Presidency on amending Regulations determining measures on certain fixing aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products;

- Information from the Czech Republic on the results of the meeting of directors-general on hunting and game management in the 28 Member States (requested by the Czech Republic);

- The future of the sugar sector in the EU (requested by Italy);

- A discussion on the sanitary embargo by the Russian Federation on pork products (requested by Belgium).