Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 15-16 December 2014

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Series Details 15-16.12.14
Publication Date 15/12/2014
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A meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council was held on 15-16 December 2014. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Agreement on the 2015 fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks in EU, non-EU waters and in the Black Sea;

+ Adoption of conclusions on the error rate for agriculture expenditure and on strengthening the EU policies for young farmers;

+ Exchange of views on the future of the dairy (milk) sector;

+ Debate on organic farming, based on a document prepared by the Council presidency;

+ Briefing on the progress towards a Council agreement on a number of legislative proposals, icluding the EU School Fruit, Vegetables and Milk Scheme, official controls, plant health and zootechnical conditions for trade of breeding animals.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/agricult/146304.pdf
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European Commission: DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: News, 12.12.14: AGRIFISH Council: Ministers to meet to decide on fishing catch limits for 2015 http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/mare/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=19640&lang=en
BBC News, 16.12.14: Fishing quotas: UK and Scots hail new EU agreement http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-30508367
European Commission: DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: Fisheries: CFP: Fishing rules: TACs and quotas http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm
WWF: EU Office: Media Centre, 09.12.14: WWF wants to see the Atlantic/North Sea TACs follow scientific advice to end overfishing in EU waters http://www.wwf.eu/media_centre/publications/?235011
UK: Parliament: House of Commons: Library: Standard Notes: UK Fishing Quota Agreements for 2015 - Commons Library Standard Note SN07071 (22.12.14) http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn07071.pdf

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