A&G Newsletter Q4 2021
I. EU to target pesticides and artificial fertilizers Within its agenda for the plenary session from 18 to 21 October 2021, the European Parliament is set to debate the Commission’s Farm to Fork strategy and vote on its own-initiative report. The draft report was adopted in September 2021 after heavy amending following the opinions of […]
A&G Newsletter Q3 2021
I.EU to target pre-installed phone applications The Digital Marketing Act (DMA) is currently processing through the stages at the EU Parliament level. Much like the GDPR, the DMA will have direct effect throughout all Member States and is intended to be a revolutionary piece of legislation for the modern technological age that seeks to protect […]
A&G Newsletter Q2 2021
I. Council to go ahead with the country-by- country reporting directive On February 25, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union earned widespread support from member states to advance with the European public country-to-country reporting directive. The directive aims to require multinational corporations to publish their profits and taxes paid in each […]
EU to present its “Farm to Fork” Strategy
The Commission will publish at the end of April an action strategy on the agri-food sector called “Farm to Fork”. This strategy covers the entire sector, from animal farming and agricultural practices to the point of sales. The plan should set out five pillars for action: reducing the use of pesticides and chemicals in agriculture, […]
EU’s Green Deal
In December 2019, the new European Commission presented the European Green Deal. The ultimate goal of the European Green Deal is to make the European Union the first climate neutral continent by 2050. To meet this objective, the European Commission will embark on a comprehensive review of existing and ongoing legislative measures and consider rolling […]
EU Rules on Food Safety
On 2 March 2020, the European Commission commenced a consultation process with all stakeholders aimed at reviewing the existing legal framework on food irradiation. The goal of the European Commission is two-fold. On one hand, the European Commission wants to assess whether the free movement of irradiated foodstuff within the internal market still works. On […]
EU to revise State aid Guidelines for the agriculture sector
The European Commission has recently launched a public consultation on its State aid framework in the agriculture sector, which is set to expire in December 2020. State aid control in the period 2021 to 2027 needs to be adapted to the future legal framework of the Common Agricultural Policy. The European Commission aims at strengthening […]
EU to examine feed additives
The European Commission has issued a public consultation to evaluate legislation on additives for use on animal nutrition. The review will cover substances, microorganisms or preparations added to feed to influence the feed or have an effect in the animal. Currently, only additives that have been through an authorisation may be placed in the market […]
EU Retaliates by Targeting US goods
The European Union has picked up President Donald Trump’s tariffs challenge and is considering responding with trade countermeasures. The WTO rules afford its members the possibility to impose temporary levies as safeguard. At the same time, it allows its members to retaliate proportionately in case the new trade restrictions are not adequately compensated within 90 […]
EU to revise agricultural polices
The EU is determined to simplify and modernize the Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”). This follows the 2016 findings of the Agricultural Markets Task Force and the Inception Impact Assessment, which was recently concluded. Overall the aim of the review is to strengthen the position of European farmers and producers. More concretely, the revision will single […]