First EP approval for rules to strengthen farmers' bargaining position

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 24 - A first green light has been given by the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee to the reform of the regulation on the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets (CMO), proposed to strengthen farmers' bargaining power within the supply chain. The agreement with EU member states — backed by 39 votes in favour, 4 against and one abstention — introduces a definition of the term "meat" as "edible parts of animals" and therefore specifies that names such as "steak", ...

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