Farm Sustainability Data Network (codification)
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With the European Parliament, which is preparing its first-reading position.
Last active 29 Jul 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
It sets common EU rules for collecting farm-level sustainability data to analyze agriculture and benchmark farm performance.
Who it affects
It affects agricultural holdings in the EU selected for the data network, especially those providing farm returns. It also affects Member State authorities and liaison agencies that collect, verify, and transmit the data.
Core of the proposal
- Creates a network to collect farm data on economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
- Lets Member States use existing administrative and statistical sources to fill farm returns.
- Allows benchmarking feedback and aggregated, anonymised publication of results.
- Limits individual data use to CAP-related analysis; bars use for controls or taxation.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- It enters into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Articles changed · 1 across 1 law
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 (32009R1217)
- entire act: repeals the entire regulation and replaces it with a codified Farm Sustainability Data Network regulation
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker