WHAT DO THEY MEAN WHEN THEY SAY...

A

Advisory Groups                       The European Commission convenes meetings                                                     of experts representing agriculture, industry,                                                     consumers and other interested bodies to                                                     advise on agricultural and horticultural                                                     issues. Previously known as ‘Standing                                                    Groups’, meetings focus on specific subject                                                    areas and/or commodities e.g. beef, pigs                                                     and poultry, milk & dairy and cereal products etc

B

Benchmarking                           This means a stardard for measuring how well                                                     one country, business, industry, etc. is                                                     performing compared to other countries.

C

CCT                                Common Customs Tariff applied to certain                                                    commodities imported to the EU           CEJA                               European Young Farmers’ Organisation           CIBE                               International Confederation of Beet Growers           Codecision (COD)           European Parliament and Council have equal                                                   responsibility on making decisions FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE GUIDES BELOW

To view guides which explain: - The common agricultural policy - A glossary of terms click here - some other EU terms and common acronyms associated with agriculture.   CLICK HERE       Also click on  guide below