Written statement made by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 December 2016 in the House of Lords, on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

December Agriculture Council 2016

My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 12-13 December in Brussels. I will represent the United Kingdom.

As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for Fisheries will be reaching Political Agreements on 2017 fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of stocks in EU waters, certain non-EU waters and the Black Sea.

On Agriculture, draft conclusions will be adopted on strengthening farmers’ position in the food supply chain and tackling unfair trading practices. There will be an exchange of views concerning agriculture and climate change, and a progress report on the proposed organics regulation.

There are currently 2 confirmed Any Other Business items labelled for this Council:

- Plant breeders’ rights (tabled by the Presidency)

- Information on the application of new plant health regulation (tabled by the Commission).

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Type: Written statement
Reference: HLWS337
Session: 2016-17
Related items: December Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Written statements
House of Lords
Subjects: Common fisheries policy Agriculture Climate change Fisheries EU action Farmers Food supply Plants Organic farming Unfair practices Common agricultural policy EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Link: View this Written statement on www.parliament.uk

December Agriculture Council 2016

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