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Agriculture and Trade Commission
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The Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC)[clarification needed] was created to advise the UK Department of International Trade (now the Department for Business and Trade) on matters of agricultural standards to ensure that the UK agriculture sector remains competitive in any free trade agreement, and advise on any export opportunities that can be opened to the UK agriculture sector. The ATC was set up for six months to submit an advisory report at the end of its work".[1]
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The Department of International Trade announced the creation of Agriculture and Trade Commission on the 29 June 2020 after the agriculture sector informed the government of their concerns regards food quality in any future trade agreement.[2]
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Role
The ATC was to report directly to International Trade minister Liz Truss, and was to advise on:[1]
- Trade policies the Government should adopt to secure opportunities for UK farmers
- Ensuring the sector remains competitive and that animal welfare and environmental standards in food production are not undermined.
- Advancing and protecting British consumer interests and those of the developing countries.
- Advising on how the UK engages the WTO to build a coalition that helps to promote higher animal welfare standards across the world.
- Developing trade policy that identifies and opens up new export opportunities for the UK agricultural industry in particular for SMEs, as this would benefits the UK economy as a whole.
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Leadership
The commission was chaired by food safety expert Tim J. Smith.[3]
Membership
The Agriculture and Trade Commission consisted of 16 members:[4]
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