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Objection to Agricultural Regulation Package

Summary

The European Parliament objects to a Commission regulation that bundles 14 agricultural changes into one package, arguing it prevents proper scrutiny and threatens food security.
10 14.06.2017
Other
environment
european union
administrative law
simplification of legislation
agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

  • The motion objects to the practice of bundling 14 different legislative changes into one single regulation.
  • This bundling is seen as an attempt to undermine the Parliament's power and role in the law-making process.
  • The regulation is criticized for being much more than a simple administrative update, as it fundamentally changes agricultural policy.
  • New restrictions on certain crops could harm soil health and make Europe more dependent on imported protein.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 15 February 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 as regards the control measures relating to the cultivation of hemp, certain provisions on the greening payment, the payment for young farmers in control of a legal person, the calculation of the per unit amount in the framework of voluntary coupled support, the fractions of payment entitlements and certain notification requirements relating to the single area payment scheme and the voluntary coupled support, and amending Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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