European Commission has published the summary of the 560 stakeholder opinions submitted in response to the Green Paper on agricultural product quality policy.

The main conclusions of the consultation are:

  • Support for further simplification of marketing standards while keeping the current legislative approach;
  • clarification and harmonisation of the Geographical Indication schemes and for increased protection at international level;
  • support for improvements to the traditional specialties scheme;
  • improvements in the operation of private and national certification schemes and guidelines should be sufficient; and finally
  • support for compulsory indication of the place-of-farming where justified on a sector-by-sector approach.
The results of the consultation on the Green Paper and the conclusions of the Czech Presidency Quality Policy Conference, a Commission Communication is expected to be adopted on 27 May. Stakeholders will be invited to react to the Communication and legislative proposals could be tabled in 2010.
 

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