COM(2009)234 - Agricultural product quality policy

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Key information

official title

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on agricultural product quality policy
 
Legal instrument Communication
Decision making procedure Own-initiative procedure (INI)
reference by COM-number27 COM(2009)234 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2009)670; SEC(2009)671
procedure number29 2009/2105(INI)
CELEX number30 52009DC0234

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Key dates

Document 28-05-2009
Online publication 28-05-2009

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    Agricultural product qualities includes both product characteristics (physical, chemical, microbiological and organoleptic features
     
  • 2. 
    11-12.5.2006, Brussels. foodqualityschemes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/documents

     
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    ec.europa.eu/agriculture/events/qualityconference

     
  • 4. 
    Green Paper on agricultural product quality: product standards, farming requirements and quality schemes
     
  • 5. 
    Conference conclusions, see Council document, Brussels, 18 March 2009, No 7696/09, AGRI 114, register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/09/st07

     
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    Stakeholder comments concerned notably the introduction of the Ecolabel and its potential overlap with the existing organic scheme. The Commission will undertake a study on this question. In addition, Commission is working on Communications on Fair Trade and Animal Welfare Labelling, and plans to introduce minimum criteria for voluntary sustainable fisheries labels.

     
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    e.g. Codex Alimentarius Commission and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).

     
  • 8. 
    The geographical indication system covers also fisheries products.

     
  • 9. 
    As defined in WTO TRIPS Agreement Article 22(1).

     
  • 10. 
    The Commission will prepare a report of the impact of ending milk quotas on production and marketing of cheese covered by geographical indications.

     
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    Inter alia, the regulation now covers aquaculture.

     
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    Discussions on private standards are ongoing in the WTO SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) Committee.

     
  • 13. 
    The ISEAL Alliance defines and codifies best practice at international level for the design and implementation of social and environmental standards.

     
  • 14. 
    Agricultural product qualities includes both product characteristics (physical, chemical, microbiological and organoleptic features
     
  • 15. 
    11-12.5.2006, Brussels. foodqualityschemes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/documents

     
  • 16. 
    ec.europa.eu/agriculture/events/qualityconference

     
  • 17. 
    Green Paper on agricultural product quality: product standards, farming requirements and quality schemes
     
  • 18. 
    Conference conclusions, see Council document, Brussels, 18 March 2009, No 7696/09, AGRI 114, register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/09/st07

     
  • 19. 
    Stakeholder comments concerned notably the introduction of the Ecolabel and its potential overlap with the existing organic scheme. The Commission will undertake a study on this question. In addition, Commission is working on Communications on Fair Trade and Animal Welfare Labelling, and plans to introduce minimum criteria for voluntary sustainable fisheries labels.

     
  • 20. 
    e.g. Codex Alimentarius Commission and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).

     
  • 21. 
    The geographical indication system covers also fisheries products.

     
  • 22. 
    As defined in WTO TRIPS Agreement Article 22(1).

     
  • 23. 
    The Commission will prepare a report of the impact of ending milk quotas on production and marketing of cheese covered by geographical indications.

     
  • 24. 
    Inter alia, the regulation now covers aquaculture.

     
  • 25. 
    Discussions on private standards are ongoing in the WTO SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) Committee.

     
  • 26. 
    The ISEAL Alliance defines and codifies best practice at international level for the design and implementation of social and environmental
     
  • 27. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
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    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
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    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 30. 
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