Revision of the Common market Organisation (CMO) Regulation

Practical information

1. Composition of the study group
2. Administrator / Assistant in charge: Myrto Kolyva / Luca Pitrone
3. Contact

Background

On 17 July, together with the proposal on the Common Agricultural Policy post-2027 and the proposal for a Multiannual Financial Fund (MFF), the European Commission published a proposal amending the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation currently in force, in order to introduce a number of strategic measures to:

• strengthen the EU agri-food sector,
• ensure greater security of supply and food self-sufficiency,
• increase legal certainty.

The proposal modifies different elements, including:

• Update of the school scheme provisions,
• Sectoral interventions on protein crops,
• Protection of certain meat-related terms to improve transparency on food content and nutrition, helping consumers make informed choices,
• Provide for the possibility to lay down marketing standards for protein crops, beef, pork, sheep, goat meat and cheese to better inform consumers, including about product origin,
• Improving preparedness in relation to the availability of agricultural supplies during emergencies and major crises situations by enhancing coordination,
• Reference thresholds for certain agricultural products used as a basis for triggering safeguard measures,
• Measures for the hemp sector.