PURPOSE: laying down specific agricultural measures in favour of the small Aegean Islands.
LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Regulation (EC) No 615/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers.
CONTENT: the amendments introduced by this Regulation aim to lay down specific measures on agriculture to remedy the difficulties caused by the remote and insular nature of the smaller Aegean islands. Specific supply arrangements are introduced for the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, which are essential in the smaller islands for human consumption, for the manufacture of other products or as agricultural inputs.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 29/06/2008.