Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 12 June 2017

Formal meetings of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in 2017:

+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 23 January 2017
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 6 March 2017
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 3 April 2017
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 11 May 2017

A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council was held on 12 June 2017. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Debate on the legislative proposal for a new regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products;

+ Briefing on the latest development in the main agricultural sectors;

+ Information on the activities carried out on the issue of emergency preparedness for plant and animal health; the state of play of the meat fraud in Brazil; the negotiations on an trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union; the state of play of discussions on the proposed regulation on veterinary medicinal products; the position of the EU in WTO negotiations; the signature of the 'European soy declaration'.