TY - GEN
T1 - The Lisbon Treaty and the EU agricultural policy
T2 - Crisis, Lisbon, EU policies and member States
AU - Constant-Laforce, Vanessa
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The Lisbon Treaty (LT) entered into force in December 2009 has brought important institutional changes within the European Union (EU) and altered the distribution of responsibility over European policies. The European Parliament (EP) has now the power to exercise legislative functions “jointly” with the Council over fields falling outside EU trade policy but which often have trade-related impacts. Of particular importance, the EU shall share competence with the Member States in the area of agriculture and common safety concerns in public health matters. The EU is an important market for developing countries’ export of agricultural food products. However, there is a risk that the EP positions, pressured by consumers’ opinion, could influence the negotiating process leading to the reinforcement of the EU’s protectionist agriculture policy. This paper examines, from a legal perspective, the LT changes over the EU agricultural policy and their impact on developing countries with a particular focus on the Caribbean region.
AB - The Lisbon Treaty (LT) entered into force in December 2009 has brought important institutional changes within the European Union (EU) and altered the distribution of responsibility over European policies. The European Parliament (EP) has now the power to exercise legislative functions “jointly” with the Council over fields falling outside EU trade policy but which often have trade-related impacts. Of particular importance, the EU shall share competence with the Member States in the area of agriculture and common safety concerns in public health matters. The EU is an important market for developing countries’ export of agricultural food products. However, there is a risk that the EP positions, pressured by consumers’ opinion, could influence the negotiating process leading to the reinforcement of the EU’s protectionist agriculture policy. This paper examines, from a legal perspective, the LT changes over the EU agricultural policy and their impact on developing countries with a particular focus on the Caribbean region.
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Estudios derecho y bienestar social
SP - 289
EP - 319
BT - Crisis, Lisbon, EU policies and member states
PB - Comares
CY - Granada
Y2 - 30 May 2011 through 31 May 2011
ER -