Subjects:

EU Law

Contents:

1. The Treaty Provisions on Agriculture

Agricultural Producer

Agricultural Holding

Agricultural Products

Agricultural Products versus Other Products

The Objectives of the CAP

Common Organisations of the Market

The Legislative Power of the Community Institutions

2. A History of the Common Agricultural Policy (1958-1998)

Stresa Conference

Common Prices

Common Financing

Community Preference

Community Exclusivity

National Organisations of the Market

Structural Policy

The External DimensionTowards Reform

Conclusions

3. The International Dimension - Agriculture

The Agreement of Agriculture

Market AccessDomestic Support

Export Competition

The Peace Clause

An Assessment

Negotiations for a new Agreement

4. The International Dimension - Domestic Regulation

The GATT

The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

A Framework for Regulation

5. The Common Agricultural Policy (1998 - )

Agenda 2000

The Mid-Term Review

Financing the CAP

WTO Compatibility

6. A Common Food Policy

Geographical Indications

Organic Farming

Food Safety

The Future of the CAP

7. National Implementation of the CAP

Introduction

The Single Farm Payment

The Second Pillar

Food Quality and Safety

Conclusions

8. The Future

Introduction

The Agreement on Agriculture

The CAP

Appendices

Provisions of the EC Treaty

The Agreement on Agriculture

The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

This book examines agricultural law and policy in the EU, covering the development of the Common Agricultural Policy into a system seeking to establish a consolidated European model of agriculture. It derives from a section in the looseleaf Law of the EU (Vaughan & Robertson, eds), and is made available here in a revised and expanded form.

• Examines the transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy, from a legal perspective, assisting readers in gaining a deeper understanding of the background behind the policy and legislation
• Includes discussion of international developments, including the creation of the World Trade Organization, giving a comparative overview of agricultural policy across different jurisdictions
• Practical coverage of the impact of disputes arising under agreements on the Common Agricultural Policy
• Comprehensive treatment of the increasing role of the Member States in the development of a European model of agriculture brings readers fully up to date with the consolidation and harmonisation of agricultural policy in the EU