The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee has published its report, “UK–EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work.”
The AIC is sharing with Members a newly published report commissioned by CropLife UK: Analysis of the Impact on UK Crop Production of Great Britain Aligning with European Union Rules and Decisions on Plant Protection Products.
Join AIC’s working group to coordinate UK–EU commodity trade policy across Feed and Combinable Crops, covering SPS, MRLs, contaminants and GMO approvals.
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is now live, and fertiliser imports face new cost and compliance challenges. With Member States pushing for exemptions, read the latest update.
Today, the Council of the European Union formally authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with the UK on an agreement for a common sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) area. This follows the EU's draft mandate published in September and marks an important step in the UK–EU relationship and trade.
On Friday, 24 October 2025, AIC hosted an insightful webinar for all Member Sectors, providing an update on the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) welcomes today’s (19/05/2025) announcement of a Sanitary/Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement to be established between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU).
AIC has provided a detailed member briefing, which updates members on current EU agriculture policy. This is split into two parts: 1) the EU Vision for Agriculture 2040 and 2) the ‘omnibus’ package to simplify sustainability policies.
