The European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture has generally welcomed the European Commission’s proposals to simplify the cross-compliance rules applied to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
In particular, for GAEC 8 (fallow land), the Commission proposed extending the derogation granted for 2024. From now on, the minimum proportion of arable land dedicated to non-productive features and areas will no longer be required under cross-compliance. In return, Member States will be...