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EU agricultural policy
The EU's common agricultural policy terms, expressions and explanations
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Decoupling
Agriculture; EU agricultural policy
Introduced by the 2003 reform of the common agricultural policy, decoupling is the removal of the link between the receipt of a direct payment and the production of a specific product. Prior to this ...
Degressivity
Agriculture; EU agricultural policy
In the context of the CAP reform proposals of October 2011, degressivity refers to the reduction of support that any individual farm can receive. The support payment will be reduced by 70% for the ...
De Minimis Rule
Agriculture; EU agricultural policy
In the context of agriculture, the term de minimis has two meanings:1. This is the rule of the World Trade Organisation that a developed country is not required to reduce:its support for a particular ...
Direct payments
Agriculture; EU agricultural policy
These are payments made directly to farmers in order to support their incomes. Direct payments are in contrast to price support which supports the prices at which farmers sell their products in the ...
Dispute Settlement Body
Agriculture; EU agricultural policy
This is the body within the World Trade Organisation that is ultimately responsible for the settling of disputes that arise between countries in the field of international trade. It consists of all ...
Doha Development Agenda (DDA)
Agriculture; EU agricultural policy
The Ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation, which took place in Doha, Qatar in November 2001, launched a round of multilateral negotiations concerning trade. These negotiations are ...
Early retirement scheme
Agriculture; EU agricultural policy
Farmers who are above a certain age and who have decided to stop farming may receive payments under an early retirement scheme. The purpose is to encourage the replacement of elderly farmers by ...
