December Agriculture Council 2016

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written statement – made at on 8 December 2016.

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Photo of George Eustice George Eustice The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 12-13 December in Brussels. I will represent the United Kingdom.

As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for Fisheries will be reaching Political Agreements on 2017 fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of stocks in EU waters, certain non-EU waters and the Black Sea.

On Agriculture, draft conclusions will be adopted on strengthening farmers’ position in the food supply chain and tackling unfair trading practices. There will be an exchange of views concerning agriculture and climate change, and a progress report on the proposed organics regulation.

There are currently 2 confirmed Any Other Business items labelled for this Council:

- Plant breeders’ rights (tabled by the Presidency)

- Information on the application of new plant health regulation (tabled by the Commission).