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Regulation (EU) No. 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 247/2006.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 78, 20 March 2013, pp. 23-40.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Financial agricultural measures Less favoured areas Policy/planning Food security Animal production Subsidy/incentive Crops/grasses
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Regulation lays down specific measures for agriculture to mitigate the difficulties caused by extreme remoteness, specifically remoteness, isolation, small surface areas, terrain, difficult climate and economic dependence on a limited number of products of the outermost regions of the European Union, referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. These measures are intended to meet the following objectives: (a) guaranteed supply to the outermost regions of products essential for human consumption or for processing; (b) securing the long-term future and development of the livestock and crop-diversification sectors in the outermost regions; (c) maintaining the development and strengthening the competitiveness of traditional agricultural activities in the outermost regions. The Regulation stipulates that for each outermost region a Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity 5POSEI) shall be established.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu

References - Legislation

Repeals

Council Regulation (EC) No. 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Agricultural development, Financial agricultural measures, Less favoured areas, Policy/planning, Food security, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 180/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union.

Legislation | European Union | 2014

Keyword: Agricultural development, Financial agricultural measures, Less favoured areas, Policy/planning, Food security, Animal production, Subsidy/incentive, Crops/grasses

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No. 228/2013, (EU) No. 652/2014 and (EU) No. 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2016 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Certification, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Quarantine, Traceability/product tracing, Early warning system, Risk assessment/management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX