Indicative programme - Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of 22 October 2015

Place:         European Convention Center, Luxembourg
Chair(s):    Fernand Etgen, Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture and Consumer Protection of Luxembourg 

All times are approximate and subject to change 

+/- 09.00 (ttbc)
Doorstep - Luxembourg minister of agriculture 

+/- 10.00
Beginning of the Council meeting

+/- 10.15
Adoption of non-legislative A items

+/- 10.20
Fisheries: Baltic Sea (fishing opportunities 2016)

AOBs (agriculture): 

• Visegrad group meeting - Situation of markets (CZ)
• Sustainable crop protection (NL)
• Commission reports on foods for particular uses
• Conference - Non-GMO agriculture
• G7 Health ministers meeting - Antibiotic resistance 

+/- 13.00
Lunch -  "Impact of a decision of the European Patent office (EPO) on the plant breeders' rights regime"

+/- 15.20
Agriculture contribution to climate change 

+/- 17.15
Fisheries: EU-Norway 

+/- 18.15
Fisheries: Baltic sea final compromise

+/- 18.45 (ttbc)
Press conference

• Rat "Landwirtschaft und Fischerei", 22. Oktober 2015
• Video coverage in broadcast quality (MPEG4) and photo gallery
• Videostreaming-Übertragung von Pressekonferenzen und öffentlichen Veranstaltungen