Place name piracy The EU wants to end the use of designations such as Parma Ham and Champagne, if these products are not produced in the Parma or Champagne regions.... 30/09/2001
Cairns Group criticised Speaking in September at a Conference on European Agriculture, Commissioner Fischler criticised the "extreme position" of the Cairns Gro... 30/09/2001
New EU proposals on food safety and export credits In July 2001 the EU tabled new proposals on food safety and export credits. These include proposals on how disciplines could be introduced on all... 30/09/2001
Irony in a green box At the third special session of the WTO Committee on Agriculture in Geneva at the end of September 2001, the EU tabled a paper seeking to promote g... 30/09/2001
Meat and bone meal ban On June 19th the temporary ban on the use of meat and bone meal (MBM) in animal feed was extended by the EU Agriculture Council. The Council also... 30/09/2001
Implications of EU MBM ban On July 21st 2001 the European Commission issued a memorandum providing Guidance to Third Countries on the Implications of the Meat and Bone Meal... 30/09/2001
Zimbabwe access to EU market under threat Press reports indicate that Zimbabwe's access to the EU beef market could be under threat from two developments stemming from the ongoing pol... 30/09/2001