Overview
This analysis examines the legislative file 2025/0237(COD), a proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation. The proposal aims to modernise EU agricultural market rules, with specific provisions concerning the EU school scheme, sectoral interventions, the protein crop sector, hemp requirements, marketing standards, import duties, crisis supply rules, and securities. The procedure is ongoing under the ordinary legislative procedure, with the European Parliament currently at the "Awaiting committee decision" stage for its first reading. The analysis is based on a draft opinion from the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development (REGI-PA-782254) and a Council document (ST 6527 2026 INIT) transmitting the formal opinion of the European Court of Auditors on this and a related proposal.
Legislative timeline
The legislative procedure commenced with the European Parliament's referral of the file to its lead committee on 6 October 2025. The next key milestone is the preparation and adoption of the committee report. The Council's preparatory work is ongoing, with recent discussions noted on 16 March 2026. A Council meeting is scheduled for 2 May 2026, where this regulation is listed on the agenda for further consideration.
Institutional handling
The lead committee in the European Parliament is the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI). The Committee on Regional Development (REGI) has provided a draft opinion. On the Commission side, the responsible Commissioner is Christophe Hansen. Within the Council, the file is being handled by the Agriculture and Fisheries Council configuration (AGRIFISH).
Stakeholder reactions
There has been significant stakeholder engagement on this proposal, with 73 documented meetings involving 46 distinct organisations. Of these, 38 meetings were with Members of the European Parliament, 8 with Commissioners, and 27 with European Commission staff. Among the most active organisations are The Protein Project, the European Industrial Hemp Association, Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V., Coceral, and the Institute for European Environmental Policy.
Stakeholder positions, as derived from meeting topics, reveal specific advocacy on broader policy areas. On matters related to 'EU digital & tech sovereignty', organisations including Atos SE (and its division EVIDEN), Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni - Assonime, and SiPearl SAS have expressed positions opposing measures that would restrict EU-only technology development, with discussions referencing specific European technological projects. Regarding the 'EU approach to electricity market and prices', Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe sp. z o.o. and Erhvervslivets Tænketank have shown support for frameworks that preserve certain market incentives. On 'EU industrial funding', SiPearl SAS and Atos SE have taken positions opposing certain funding approaches, with discussions centred on their participation in major EU-funded supercomputing projects.
Media coverage
No media coverage data was provided for this file.