AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. ARTICLE 24
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. The aims of cooperation shall be:
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. The objective of cooperation under this heading will mainly be the modernization and restructuring, where necessary, of agriculture and fisheries. This includes modernization of infrastructures and of equipment; the development of packaging, storage and marketing techniques; and the improvement of distribution channels. It will be geared more especially to: - the development of stable markets, - support for policies to diversify production and exports and external outlets, - reduction of food dependency, - promotion of environment-friendly agriculture and fisheries, taking particular account of the need for conservation and rational management of fisheries, - closer relations on a voluntary basis between business groups and organizations representing trades and professions, - technical assistance and training, - harmonization of phytosanitary and veterinary standards, - integrated rural development including improvement of basic services and the development of associated economic activities, and - cooperation among rural regions and exchange of experience and know-how concerning rural development.
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. The Contracting Parties agree to promote cooperation in agriculture, including horticulture and food processing and in fisheries, including fish processing. To this end in a spirit of cooperation and goodwill and taking into account the laws of both Parties on such issues, they undertake to examine in particular:
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. 1. The Parties agree to encourage cooperation in the fields of agriculture and fisheries, including horticulture and maricul- ture. On the basis of discussions about their respective agricul- tural and fisheries policies the Parties will study:
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. Article 24
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. Cooperation shall be aimed at the modernisation and restructuring, where necessary, of the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. It shall in particular be aimed at: — support for policies geared to developing and diversifying production, — food security, — integrated rural development, including improvement of basic services and development of ancillary economic activities, — promoting environmentally-friendly forms of agriculture and fisheries, — the evaluation and rational management of natural resources, — establishing closer relations, on a voluntary basis, between enterprises, groupings and professional organisations representing the agricultural, fisheries and agri-business sectors, — technical assistance and training, — harmonising phytosanitary and veterinary standards and checks, — cooperation between rural areas, exchange of experience and know-how on rural development, — support for privatisation, — the evaluation and rational management of fish stocks, — support for research programmes.
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. Article 11 (SAA 24) Definition
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. Article 38 (ex Article 32 TEC) 1 The Union shall define and implement a common agriculture and fisheries policy. The internal market shall extend to agriculture, fisheries and trade in agricultural products. ‘Agricultural products’ means the products of the soil, of stockfarming and of fisheries and products of first-stage processing directly related to these products. References to the common agricultural policy or to agriculture, and the use of the term ‘agricultural’, shall be understood as also referring to fisheries, having regard to the specific characteristics of this sector.
