Brussels, 07/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Monday 7 May, EU Agriculture Ministers held their second debate on improvements to cross-compliance rules (see EUROPE 9397 for changes proposed by European Commission).
The Netherlands called for “transparent, simple and accessible” rules to allow a balance between the cost of the controls and the potential savings. Several Member States laid emphasis on the need to take account of their national administrative organisation system...