European fruit and vegetable producer organisations will enjoy simpler rules and greater financial support in times of crisis thanks to new legislation that comes into force on 1 June 2017 (see EUROPE 11744).
The updated and simplified delegated regulation, adopted in March of this year, will strengthen the role of producer organisations by making them more attractive to non-members. Every year, 3.4 million holdings across the EU, roughly a quarter of all EU farms produce some €47 billion...