Health Check of the CAP
E837009
Health Check of the CAP was a 2008 review and adjustment of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy that further decoupled farm subsidies, simplified rules, and redirected funds toward rural development and environmental measures.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union policy review
ⓘ
reform of the Common Agricultural Policy ⓘ |
| affects |
EU farmers
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environmental management on agricultural land ⓘ rural communities in the EU ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CAP Health Check NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Common Agricultural Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biodiversity
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ innovation in rural areas ⓘ renewable energy in agriculture ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| follows | 2003 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
better response to biodiversity loss
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better response to new challenges such as climate change and water management ⓘ enhancing competitiveness of EU farmers ⓘ further decoupling of farm subsidies from production ⓘ improving market orientation of EU agriculture ⓘ redirecting funds toward rural development ⓘ simplification of CAP rules ⓘ strengthening environmental measures in agriculture ⓘ |
| implementedIn | EU Member States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | set of EU regulations and implementing rules ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Council of the European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agricultural policy
ⓘ
environmental measures ⓘ farm subsidies ⓘ rural development ⓘ |
| partOf | European Union agricultural policy ⓘ |
| policyArea |
Pillar I of the CAP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pillar II of the CAP ⓘ |
| policyChange |
adjustment of intervention mechanisms for certain agricultural products
ⓘ
further decoupling of direct payments from specific crops ⓘ greater flexibility for Member States in implementing direct payments ⓘ increase of compulsory modulation from Pillar I to Pillar II ⓘ introduction of new rural development priorities ⓘ phasing out of some market support schemes ⓘ reduction of remaining coupled payments ⓘ simplification of cross-compliance rules ⓘ |
| policyInstrument |
cross-compliance requirements
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direct payments to farmers ⓘ modulation of direct payments ⓘ rural development measures ⓘ |
| proposedBy | European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 2007–2013 EU financial framework ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 2000s ⓘ |
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