Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002350/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Christine Schneider (PPE)
Agricultural holdings must register annually in order to benefit from State-supported consultancy services. The reason for this is that these consultations in the EU Member States could fall under State aid law. Prior registration is therefore necessary in order to comply with legal requirements. While registration was already possible in previous years, it is now mandatory.
The objective of the State-supported consultation service is to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of agricultural holdings engaged in primary production. In doing so, it contributes to the stabilisation of the socio-economic fabric of rural areas, to food security and to the achievement of the environmental and climate-related objectives of the European Union.
The legal basis for the registration requirement is Articles 21 and 22 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2472.
- 1.To what extent is the registration requirement actually due to EU legislation?
- 2.In order to reduce red tape, how could mandatory registration be dispensed with?
Submitted: 11.6.2025