Fischler reform

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The Fischler reform was a major early-2000s overhaul of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy that shifted support away from production-linked subsidies toward more market-oriented and environmentally focused payments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union agricultural policy reform
reform of the Common Agricultural Policy
aimedAt enhancing competitiveness of EU agriculture
improving environmental performance of farming
reducing market distortions in agriculture
reducing production-linked subsidies
simplifying CAP payments
appliesTo Common Agricultural Policy
Member States of the European Union
surface form: EU member states

European Union agriculture
country European Union
effectiveIn 2005
followedBy Health Check of the CAP
hasComponent cross-compliance requirements
financial discipline mechanism
modulation of direct payments
single farm payment scheme
strengthening of rural development measures
implementedBy Council of the European Union
European Union
introducedConcept cross-compliance between payments and standards
decoupled direct payments
modulation from direct payments to rural development
keyPerson Franz Fischler
legalBasis Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
legislativeAgreementDate June 2003
mainFocus decoupling of farm subsidies from production
environmentally focused payments
market orientation of agricultural support
rural development policy
namedAfter Franz Fischler
policyArea agricultural markets
agriculture
environmental protection
rural development
positionOfKeyPerson European Commissioner
surface form: European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
precededBy Agenda 2000 CAP reform
proposedBy European Commission
requires respect of animal welfare standards
respect of environmental standards
respect of food safety standards
respect of occupational safety standards
resultedIn greater share of CAP budget for rural development
reduced intervention in agricultural markets
shift from price support to direct payments
startTime 2003
subjectOf criticism from some farm organizations
debate on the future of the CAP
support from environmental groups
timePeriod early 2000s

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Common Agricultural Policy reformName Fischler reform
Single Payment Scheme introducedUnder Fischler reform
this entity surface form: Common Agricultural Policy reform of 2003
MacSharry reform followedBy Fischler reform
this entity surface form: Fischler reform of the CAP