Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) is a committee of the European Parliament.

[edit] Responsibilities of the Committee

AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for:

1. The operation and development of the Common Agricultural Policy
2. Rural development (including the activities of the relevant financial instruments)
3. Legislation on:
   1. Veterinary and plant-health matters, animal feedingstuffs provided such measures are not intended to protect against risks to human health
   2. Animal husbandry and welfare
4. Improvements in the quality of agricultural products
5. Supplies of raw materials for agriculture
6. The Community Plant Variety Office
7. Forestry

[edit] Key Members

Name	Position in Committee	Member State	Party Group
Neil Parish	Chairman	United Kingdom	EPP
Jean-Claude Fruteau	Vice-Chairman	France	PES
Janusz Wojciechowski	Vice-Chairman	Poland	UEN
Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf	Vice-Chairman	Germany	EFA

[edit] External links

• Official Homepage

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