Agriculture and food

This overview is a guide to the content within the Regulatory (EU Law) subtopic with links to the appropriate materials. This subtopic examines EU regulations and directives which regulate specific areas of law, such as agriculture and food, conflict minerals, construction products, product liability and product safety, as well as transport and travel.

Agriculture and food

EU food and agricultural policy aims to ensure a high level of food safety and animal and plant health within the EU. It also ensures the availability of affordable food to EU citizens, fair living for farmers and the sustainable management of natural resources, through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

To keep up to date with the changes in the agriculture and food sector, see Practice Note: Agriculture/Food—EU Regulatory tracker which tracks and summarises EU regulatory legislation guidance and other ongoing policy developments in the agriculture and food sector. More specifically, this tracker covers all live, closed and upcoming consultations, evaluations and proposals related to guidance, code of practice and legislation in this sector.

EU food law

Practice Note: Introduction to EU food law provides an introduction to food law in the EU. It provides

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