Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 11-12 December 2017

Formal meetings of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in 2017:

+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 23 January
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 6 March
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 3 April
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 11 May
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 12 June
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 17-18 July 2017
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 9 October 2017
+ Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 6 November 2017

A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council was held on 11-12 December 2017. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Agreement on a proposed Regulation setting the 2018 catch limits for the main cmmercial fish stocks in the Atlantic and North Sea;

+ Information on the risk of choke species in the implementation of the landing obligation, as well as on the results of the 'Our Ocean' and 'Beyond 2020: Supporting Europe's coastal states communities' conferences;

+ Presentation of the European Commission's Communication on 'The Future of Food and Farming', followed by an exchange of views;

+ Information on unfair trading practices, African swine fever and biotechnologies.