This was a preliminary discussion in which the UK stressed the importance of securing further reform of the CAP and recalled the importance that developing countries attached to improved trading conditions for agriculture as they had emphasised at the recent World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.BSE and ScrapieThe Commission reported the latest information on BSE and scrapie in the EU, noting that there had been no significant development since its last report to the council.Genetically modified foodThe Presidency reported the state of progress on the proposal for rules governing genetically modified food and feed and signalled its intention to seek political agreement on a compromise at the October Council.