COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (Agriculture and Fisheries), Brussels - Main contents

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date	March 20, 2023
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	Brussels, Belgium
organisation	Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIPECHE) i, Swedish presidency of the EU i

Council of the European Union

Brussels, 16 March 2023 (OR. en)

7275/23 OJ CONS 14

AGRI 110 PECHE 76

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

(Agriculture and Fisheries)

Justus Lipsius building, Brussels

20 March 2023 (10:00)

Format: 2+2 (+2 in listening room)

• 1. 

  Adoption of the agenda

• 2. 

  Approval of "A" items

  Non-legislative list 7371/23

Non-legislative activities

FISHERIES

• 3. 

  Fisheries package 7207/23

  • a) 

    Communication on the common fisheries policy today and 6716/23 + COR 1 tomorrow: A Fisheries and Oceans Pact towards

    sustainable, science-based, innovative and inclusive fisheries management

  • b) 

    Report on the common organisation of the markets in 6689/23 + COR 1 fishery and aquaculture products

  • c) 

    Communication on an EU Action Plan: Protecting and 6690/23 + COR 1 restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient

    fisheries

  • d) 

    Communication on the Energy Transition of the EU 6691/23 + COR 1 Fisheries and Aquaculture sector

  Presentation by the Commission Exchange of views

AGRICULTURE

• 4. 

  Market situation in particular following the invasion of Ukraine 7304/23

  Information from the Commission and the Member States Exchange of views

• 5. 

  Trade-related agricultural issues 7279/23

  Information from the Commission Exchange of views

Any other business

Fisheries

• 6. 

  a) Future of the EU-Morocco SFPA protocol 7107/23

  Information from the Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish delegations

  Agriculture

  • b) 

    Current legislative proposals (Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)

Regulation on nature restoration: Agricultural and forestry 7401/23

aspects Information from the Presidency

• c) 

  Communication on the Revision of the EU Pollinators 5692/23

  Initiative - A new deal for pollinators Information from the Commission

• d) 

  Report from the European Pigmeat Reflection Group 7461/23 Information from the Commission

• e) 

  Critical situation in the dairy sector and the need for 7386/23 urgent EU-level measures to stabilise the situation

  Information from the Latvian delegation on behalf of the Latvian and Lithuanian delegations, supported by the Bulgarian delegation

• f) 

  Negotiation of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement 7465/23 and agricultural implications

  Information from the Austrian delegation

First reading

Item based on a Commission proposal

Public debate proposed by the Presidency (Article 8(2) of the Council's Rules of

Procedure)

The Council configuration on Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRIPECHE), consists of the Ministers of Agriculture and/or Fisheries of the Member States of the European Union. The Council formally presides a meeting once a month. The Council is free to preside several informal meetings as well.

In the Council of the European Union, the ministers from the EU Member States take a joint decision on the policy to be implemented within the EU. The Council is supported by the Committee of Permanent Representatives, which prepares decisions and guards the implementation and adherence of the decisions monitored by the Council.