EU agricultural policy

EU agricultural policy

The EU's common agricultural policy terms, expressions and explanations

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Biogas

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

Is a biofuel, gaseous in form. It is produced by the anaerobic fermentation of animal manure.

Biomass

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

Is all living matter plus all matter that was living but is in the process of decay. When the term biomass is used in an agricultural context, it may carry a more restricted meaning. It may mean ...

Under the terms of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, the measures that a member uses to support its agricultural sector are categorised into one or other of the following boxes:green box - ...

Capping

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

In the context of the CAP reform proposals of October 2011, capping refers to the limitation of support that any individual farm may receive from the Basic Payment Scheme. The funds “saved” under ...

Clearance of accounts

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

This is a procedure, operated by the Commission, to ensure that the member states carry out, in a proper manner, their responsibilities concerning payments made under the common agricultural policy. ...

Climate change

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

Change in the world’s climate. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme, ...

Co-decision

Agriculture; EU agricultural policy

Known since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon as the ‘ordinary legislative procedure’, co-decision is a term that describes the main procedure by which the European Union makes law. ...