European Common Agricultural Policy and External Protection (1962–2013)

1. Treaty of Rome sets CAP objectives

   Mar 25, 1957Labels: Treaty of, Common Agricultural

   • EUR Lex
   • EU Parliament

2. EAGGF fund created to finance CAP

   Jan 14, 1962Labels: EAGGF, European Commission

   • EUR Lex Reg
   • CVCE

3. Common Agricultural Policy formally launched

   Jul 30, 1962Labels: Common Agricultural, European Economic

   • EU History
   • Council Timeline

4. Customs Union begins; common external tariffs expand

   Jul 1, 1968Labels: Customs Union, Common External

   • EU History
   • Council Timeline

5. Milk quotas introduced to curb dairy surpluses

   Apr 2, 1984Labels: Milk Quotas, European Commission

   • EUR Lex Summary
   • OUP Cardwell

6. MacSharry reform shifts support toward direct payments

   Jan 1, 1992Labels: MacSharry reform, Direct Payments

   • OUP Cunha
   • EU Parliament

7. WTO created; Agreement on Agriculture constrains farm trade policy

   Apr 15, 1994Labels: WTO, Agreement on

   • WTO Uruguay
   • EU Parliament

8. Agenda 2000 creates two-pillar CAP structure

   Mar 26, 1999Labels: Agenda 2000, Pillar 2

   • Council Timeline
   • Oxford Academic

9. Fischler reform agrees decoupling via Single Payment Scheme

   Jun 26, 2003Labels: Fischler reform, Single Payment

   • European Sources
   • EUR Lex 1782

10. Milk-quota system consolidated in updated levy regulation

    Sep 29, 2003Labels: Milk Quotas, Levy Regulation

    • EUR Lex Summary
    • EUR Lex 1788

11. Post-2013 CAP reform reached political agreement

    Jun 26, 2013Labels: Post-2013 Reform, Greening

    • UK Commons
    • Council CAP Reform

12. CAP 2014–2020 basic regulations adopted

    Dec 17, 2013Labels: CAP 2014, Regulations

    • EUR Lex 1306
    • Council CAP Reform