DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural...

European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Development 16.11.2018 DRAFT OPINION of the Committee on Development for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2018/0218(COD) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, (EU) No 251/2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products, (EU) No 228/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and (EU) No 229/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands (COM(2018)0394 – C8-0246/2018 – 2018/0218(COD)) Rapporteur for opinion: Maria Heubuch EN United in diversity EN PA_Legam SHORT JUSTIFICATION The EU’s commitment to Policy Coherence for Development is codified in Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty. In this article, the EU pledges to take account of development objectives in all policies likely to affect developing countries and to avoid contradictions between these policies. Food security and sustainable agriculture are priority areas of EU development cooperation. The relevant EU policy framework1 (2010) underlines the importance of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) for global food...