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Agenda for November Agriculture and Fisheries Council

My Hon Friend the Minister of State (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.

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).