Training is considered to be an important tool to promote a harmonised approach to food safety rules and compliance with EU food law. The Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) programme was established in 2005 to provide training for EU and non-EU officials on EU food law. The programme aims to...

This report contains a comprehensive identification and review of published peer-reviewed literature and other accessible information on the effects of farming practices that could be influenced by the CAP Pillar 1 greening measures on biodiversity, water, soils, climate mitigation and...

The objective of this evaluation study was to carry out an evaluation of the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment ('greening measures') under the Direct Payments Regulation, part of Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It covers 17...

The scope of the evaluation covers the chapter of the direct payments regulation relating to the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment (chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) 1307/2013), the so-called 'greening payment'. Where relevant to the...

The objective of this evaluation is to examine the relevance, the effectiveness and the efficiency of the EU legislation regarding the labelling of beef and beef products with respect to achieving the objectives laid down in this legislation. It also aims at assessing its coherence with other...

The evaluation of the EU beef labelling rules (Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council) shows that the compulsory labelling rules, among other measures, had a positive influence on the restoration of consumer confidence following the BSE crises....

The various instruments applicable to the wine sector, defined in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, are National Support Programmes (NSP), the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, marketing and labelling rules, the system of protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical...