French Chambers of Agriculture in the Process of Creating and Implementing the Common Agricultural Policy 2023–2027

Abstract

In the context of the principle of subsidiarity and the participatory management of public policies, questions arise regarding the scope and manner of the participation of the representatives of the agricultural community in the creation and implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), one of the EU’s most deeply integrated policies. This issue is particularly pertinent in the case of France, a country with a diverse and robust agricultural sector, and the largest recipient of funding under the new CAP for the period 2023–2027. France is also distinguished by its chambers of agriculture forming a long-standing element of its political and administrative system. Given the connections between the chambers of agriculture and the state, as well as the recent institutional changes within the chambers’ network, their future role as permanent participants in CAP decision-making processes is being called into question. Academic literature on this subject is rather scant, so institutional documentation was the main source of knowledge and analysis. Research methods, such as the institutional-legal method, document research and the systemic method were mainly applied.