By EXME 13 / 03.01
Midday Express of 2013-01-03
News from the European Commission's Midday Briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Commission européenne
Common Agricultural Policy: new quality regulation enters into force, more guarantees for consumers and fairer prices for farmers
Guaranteeing quality to consumers and a fair price for farmers are the twin aims of the new Council Regulation on quality schemes for agricultural products that enters into force today. Based on the Commission's 2010 proposal, it provides consumers with information on products' characteristics, protects product names from misuse and imitation and encourages the diversification of agricultural production. "The strength of European agricultural production lies in its diversity, in the know-how of farmers, and in the soil and territories of production", said Dacian CIOLO
