Brussels, 31/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 6 November, the European Commission adopted a proposal aiming to remedy problems in the recent reform of the cotton sector. The 2004 reform, which entered into force on 1 January 2006, was annulled just over a year ago by the Court of Justice, by request of Spain (EUROPE 9424).
The new regulation, which is due to enter into force on 1 January 2008, keeps the majority of the decisions taken by the Council in 2004. The details for the decoupling of...