The Slovak Presidency of the Council said in Brussels on Tuesday 15 November that it believed agreement on organic farming was close at hand (see EUROPE 11641).
The Slovak minister, Gabriela Matecna, updated the Agriculture Council on progress in trialogue negotiations on organic products. She noted that, following re-adjustment of the Council’s position on the structure of the text, considerable progress had been made recently. She highlighted progress on production rules in Annex 2 of...