Politica agricola comuna – cale de integrare europeana

Agriculture is the largest of the negotiation chapters. With the exception of the field of veterinary and phytosanitary legislation, it consists mostly of regulations. Thus the legislation will be directly applicable at the date of accession and does not need transposition on the part of the candidate countries. The emphasis in the preparations for accession will therefore be on the candidate country's ability to implement and enforce the EU acquis. In the veterinary and phytosanitary sectors, the EU legislation consists mostly of directives. The full transposition of the relevant acquis in the national legislation is a substantial task for the candidate countries. The Common Agricultural Policy aims to maintain and develop a modern agricultural sector, ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community and a supply of food at reasonable prices for consumers, as well as free movement of goods within the EU.