Regulation (EU) 2024/3242 is on the Agriculture rulebook because its official title matches rural development. Source: EUR-Lex and European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities. Methodology
Regulation (EU) 2024/3242: what it means for Agriculture
The Regulation (EU) 2024/3242 is part of the EU rulebook for agriculture. Its subject matter covers rural development — core to the sector. Here’s what the act does, why it’s on your radar, and how to see whether it affects your specific company.
- Act
- 32024R3242
- Type
- Regulation
- Stage
- Procedure completed
- Dated
- 2024-12-19
- Procedure
- 2024/0274(COD)
- Lead committee
- AGRI
What the act does
to provide additional assistance and further flexibility to Member States affected by natural disasters to help them cope with the consequences of the devastating effects of the current natural disasters on the Union agri-food and forestry sector. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the recent natural disasters in Central and Eastern as well as in Southern Europe have had a devastating effect on the rural…
Why it matters for Agriculture
Farmers, growers and agribusiness operate under the EU's agricultural framework — the common agricultural policy, rural development, quality schemes and geographical indications. These are the core acts.
Regulation (EU) 2024/3242 sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers rural development. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.
Does the Regulation (EU) 2024/3242 apply to your company?
This act’s scope covers:
- rural development
Does your business touch any of these?
The rest of the Agriculture rulebook
- Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)32021R2115
- Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy32021R2116
- Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 202232020R2220
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products32024R1143
- Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products32023R2411
- Council Decision (EU) 2023/1051 of 22 May 202332023D1051
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Primary sources
The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.