European flag Towards a Common Agricultural
and Rural Policy for Europe
( Report of an Expert Group )

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CONTENTS


Acronyms and abbreviations used

List of Tables and Figures

Summary

1 Introduction: Why the common agricultural policy has to continue to evolve
2 The challenge for the EU of Eastern enlargement
3 Domestic dissatisfaction with the CAP
3.1 Farmers
3.2 Food Consumers
3.3 Environment and cultural landscape
3.4 Incoherence and inconsistencies in the CAP
4 The move to more liberalised trade
5 Summary - of the reasons why the CAP must continue to evolve
6 Objectives and principles of a Common Agricultural and Rural Policy for Europe, CARPE
6.1 Objectives
6.2 The main elements of CARPE
7 The four elements of CARPE in more detail
7.1 Markets stabilisation (MS)
7.2 Environmental and Cultural Landscape Payments (ECLP)
7.3 Rural Development Incentives (RDI)
7.4 Transitional Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
8 Further elaboration of CARPE and how to achieve it
8.6 Concluding comments


Integral text

Preface

1 Introduction: why the Common Agricultural Policy has to continue to evolve

2 The challenge for the EU of Eastern enlargement

2.1 Political background and the December 1995 Agricultural Strategy Paper
2.2 Agricultural policy issues of enlargement
2.2.1 Budget costs
2.2.2 The problem of high prices
2.2.3 The problem of supply controls
2.2.4 The compensation payments under the CAP
2.2.5 Respecting the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture
2.3 Summary of the challenge of enlargement

3 Domestic dissatisfaction with the CAP

3.1 Farmers
3.2 Food consumers and society generally
3.2.1 Food costs
3.2.2 Food quality
3.2.3 Budget costs
3.3 Environment and cultural landscape
3.3.1 Has CAP market support damaged the environment and could lower support reduce the damage?
3.3.2 Environmental concerns and agri-environmental pressures
3.3.3 Environmentally damaging effects of the CAP
3.3.4 Beneficial effects of the CAP on the environment
3.4 Incoherence and inconsistencies in the CAP
3.4.1 The general imbalance in the CAP
3.4.2 Inconsistencies between CMOs and structural policy
3.4.3 Inconsistencies between CMOs and agri-environment
3.4.4 Inconsistencies between structural policy and agri-environment
3.4.5 Inconsistencies within market policy
3.4.6 Inconsistencies within structures policy

4 The move towards more liberalised trade

4.1 GATT and WTO
4.2 Preferential Trade Arrangements

5 Conclusions : problems of the CAP and suggested modifications

5.1 The nature of problems with the CAP
5.2 The modifications which are therefore suggested

6 Objectives and principles of a Common Agricultural and Rural Policy for Europe, CARPE

6.1 Objectives
6.2 The main elements of CARPE

7 The four elements of CARPE in more detail

7.1 Market Stabilisation (MS)
7.1.1 Justification for public stabilisation
7.1.2 Stabilisation methods.
7.2 Environmental and Cultural Landscape Payments (ECLP):
7.2.1 Tier 0 - legal environmental standards and PPP
7.2.2 Tier 1 - high nature value farming systems
7.2.3 Tier 2 - specific environmental management practices
7.3 Rural Development Incentives (RDI):
7.3.1 Agricultural Development Assistance
7.3.2 Rural Development Initiatives
7.4 Transitional Adjustment Assistance (TAA):

8 Further elaboration of CARPE and how to achieve it

8.1 Changing attitudes, political and administrative institutions
8.2 Simplification and integration of payments
8.3 Financing and co-financing of CARPE
8.4 How CARPE suits the CEECs
8.5 Distributional considerations for CARPE
8.6 Concluding remarks

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