A single farm payment annually independent of what is produced on the land to replace all existing direct payments. This is called decoupling.
The linking of that payment to respect for the environment, food safety, animal welfare, health and occupational standards, as well as the requirement to keep all farmland in good condition. This is called cross-compliance.
A stronger rural development policy with more money, new measures to promote quality, animal welfare and help farmers to meet EU production standards.
A reduction of direct payments for bigger farms to generate additional money for rural development and the savings to finance further reforms. This is called degression.
Revisions to the market policy of the Common Agricultural Policy, with reductions in intervention prices paid for dairy and cereal products.
The retention of milk quotas until 2014/15. Annual increases of 1 per cent in quota to compensate for cuts in market supports.