The European Commission is launching today an online consultation aimed at all citizens interested in organic production in Europe. Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, said: "Today, resource management and sustainable agricultural production are becoming more and more important politically, and consumers are looking closely at how their food is produced. This is therefore a good moment to underline our commitment to the highest standards for organic production and to review our organic rules where necessary in order to see how to create the best possible conditions to encourage the development of organic production in Europe. The open consultation is a great opportunity for European citizens to be involved in preparing the future of European organic agriculture."
The consultation will run from 15 January to 10 April 2013. Once all the aspects have been addressed and examined closely, the European Commission will be in a position to elaborate proposals for a renewed political and legal framework for organic agriculture in Europe, to be proposed by the Commission around the end of 2013.
Source (and further details):
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/newsroom/101_en.htm
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