About C.E.D.R.

Welcome to the European Council for Agricultural Law, more usually known as the C.E.D.R. from its French name « Comité Européen de Droit Rural ».

The C.E.D.R. was founded in 1957 and it is the only pan-European organization which represents lawyers and professionals interested in rural law, in all its aspects: agricultural, environmental, food, energetic, commercial, economical.

The C.E.D.R. has consultative status with the Council of Europe and regularly provides assistance and advice to the institutions of the European Union.

The membership of the C.E.D.R. comprises principally the most important national associations within Europe as a whole, not just the European Union, of lawyers and other professionals involved in the legal aspects of agriculture and rural life. Where there is no national association, individuals may be admitted as members. Also academic institutions and associate members from outside Europe are enrolled. Further details of the members and how to join the C.E.D.R. can be found on the Membership pages.

The C.E.D.R. organizes regular congresses, and also symposia and other meetings, good opportunities to exchange thoughts, experiences and to work for agriculture, to make rules more comprehensive – and comprehensible! – and to try to find a satisfactory common interpretation.

Management of the C.E.D.R. is conducted through a Board of Management, some of whose members are elected and others nominated by member associations. The principal officers of the C.E.D.R. are elected by General Assembly.

This site is intended to be resource for anyone interested in agricultural law in Europe, whether members of the C.E.D.R. or not. Please feel free to link to this site.

We would much appreciate hearing your concerns on matters to do with agriculture and rural business because your concerns are our problems and we want to work on them!