Special Committee On Agriculture

	Special Committee On Agriculture The Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) is an administrative body of the European Union that prepares the work and tasks of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (a configuration of the Council of the European Union) concerning agriculture, similar to the role of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) for other Council configurations. The SCA was established by a decision of representatives of Member States’ governments in May 1960. There has never been a specific reference to it in any of the Treaties. See also * Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health The Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health is a directorate-general of the Council of the European Union that prepares the work and tasks of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council. See also * Special Committee o ... Council of the European Union Permanent Representatives to the European Union {{EU-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Agriculture And Fisheries Council The Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) is one of the configurations of the Council of the European Union and is composed of the agriculture and fisheries ministers of the 27 European Union member states. Its competencies include the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), among others. Composition Agrifish is composed of the agriculture and fisheries ministers of the 27 European Union member states. While most member states send one minister for both sectors, others send one minister for agriculture and another for fisheries. The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries also participate in the meetings. Tasks The agriculture part of the Council covers legislation relating to: * the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); * internal market rules; * forestry; * organic production; * quality of production and food and feed safety; and * harmonisation of rules co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Council Of The European Union The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and informally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven Institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union. It is one of two legislative bodies and together with the European Parliament serves to amend and approve or veto the proposals of the European Commission, which holds the right of initiative. The Council of the European Union and the European Council are the only EU institutions that are explicitly intergovernmental, that is, forums whose attendees express and represent the position of their Member State's executive, be they ambassadors, ministers or heads of state/government. The Council meets in 10 different configurations of national ministers (one per state). The precise membership of these configurations varies according to the topic under consideration; for example, when discussing agri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Committee Of Permanent Representatives : ''For the OIC Committee of Permanent Representatives, see OIC Committee of Permanent Representatives.'' COREPER, from French ''Comité des représentants permanents'', is the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union, made up of the head or deputy head of mission from the EU member states in Brussels. COREPER's defined role is to prepare the agenda for the ministerial Council of the European Union meetings; it may also take some procedural decisions. It oversees and coordinates the work of some 250 committees and working parties made up of civil servants from the member states who work on issues at the technical level to be discussed later by COREPER and the Council. The COREPER is chaired by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Organisations and Tasks Article 240 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union lays down the legal basis of COREPER. There are in fact two committees within the COREPER: COREPER I consists of depu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Directorate-General For Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs And Health The Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health is a directorate-general of the Council of the European Union that prepares the work and tasks of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council. See also * Special Committee on Agriculture * Committee of Permanent Representatives * European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development * European Parliament Committee on Fisheries * European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development ** Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development * European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries ** Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries * Community Plant Variety Office * European Food Safety Authority * European Fisheries Control Agency The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that co-ordinates the national operational activities in the area of fisheries, and assists the member states in their application of the Common Fishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]