This site is at once an information source on the European current events and the actions which leads the AREFLH with the Commission and the European Parliament and an experiences exchange place between the member regions and producers' organizations.

The Regions' College, in close relation with the Producers' College, is strength of propositions in numerous domains such as the reform of the Fruits and Vegetables CMO, the Common Agricultural Policy, the promotion of the consumption, the quality standards, the sustainable development and the phytosanitaries questions, the negotiations with the third countries... 

Chaired by Mr. Pino CALCAGNI, Freshfel administrator and with the cooperation of Mr. Emmanuel JACQUIN, fruits and vegetables office manager at the Commission

To follow upon the previous meeting, completely dedicated to the crisis, to its consequences and to the proposals to face it better, a common statement of professional organizations was presented and approved. It will be transmitted to Mr. Dacian CIOLOS, Commissioner of the Agriculture, with a request of appointment.

For its part, the AREFLH had renewed its propositions for a preventive, multiannual and multinational management taking for example the case of the peach and nectarine.

Interventions of the Commission

On July 29th, 2010

We want to emphasize sustainable productions for the environment and safe for the consumer.
The integrated production is a commitment of the producer to reduce the use of chemical active subtances and fertilizers, and to adopt any alternative economically viable and positive for the environment and the consumer.
The proposition of the AREFLH has to find a space of differentiation. We have to define a new communication (new naming, better explanation of the contents, ...).
Beyond the integrated defense which will be made compulsory by the directive on the sustainable uses of pesticides, the integrated production brings a bonus, which has to continue to be supported by the CMO and the Rural Development.

Consult the proposal of european regulation for Integrated Production

On June 7th, 2010

The Agricultural Commission of the European Parliament declared itself very in favour of this initiative (09/09/08).
This program will be endowed, in a 1st time, of a 90 million euro budget with a co-financing Europe (50 %) - member states or regions (50 %).

A 1,3 million euro budget will be dedicated to actions of promotion and information on the program.

The communication website of the Commission will be effecvtive by the end of the year. It will be an interactive website. The scientific experts group will meet in February, after reception of the national strategies of the Member States, at the end of January 2010.

On November 4^th, 2008