The EU Commission has presented a major package of measures targeting the administrative burden, controls, implementation, crisis response and investment needs of the farming sector.
The European Commission says cereal production in 2010 will be close to the average recorded since 2005. According to a report drafted by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the yield…
— last modified 07 January 2010 All foodstuffs intended for human or animal consumption in the EU are subject to a maximum residue level (MRL) of pesticides in their composition…
— last modified 07 January 2010 The European Union regulates the placing on the market and use of plant protection products and lists the prohibited active substances.AdvertisementACTCouncil Directive 79/117/EEC of…
— last modified 16 December 2009 The European Union’s common organisation of the market in bananas allows the EU market to receive satisfactory supplies of quality bananas at fair prices…
— last modified 16 December 2009 The EU defines the priorities and objectives of European environment policy up to 2010 and beyond and describes the measures to be taken to…
— last modified 03 December 2009 The aim of this consultation is to ensure a strategic and regulatory framework for the protection of agricultural products and to promote their quality.…