The article considers the environmental guidelines for agricultural sector resulting from European programs of community action in the area of environment as well as environmental innovations of Common Agricultural Policy of European Union for the period 2014-2020. In particular, key elements, features and instruments of cross-compliance and greening approaches are revealed. Attempts to represent changed requirements to the implementation level of EU law rules and new approach of complete harmonization are made. Ecologically destructive processes in agricultural production of Ukraine are analyzed. Environmental commitments in agriculture according to Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU are summarized and some of recommendations for their implementation to national agricultural policy and practice are developed.