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Common Fisheries Policy and Fish Hygiene
by MEGAPESCA LDA
TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN FOOD & FISHERIES POLICY & DEVELOPMENT
August 2004
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Common Fisheries Policy
1.
New system of tariff quotas for
imported farmed salmon
2.
Measures introduced to protect
deep-sea corals around the
3.
Regulations passed setting
annual maximum levels of permitted fishing effort (vessels >15m)
4.
Regulation passed for
establishment and financing of regional fisheries advisory councils
5.
New levels of financial support
announced for collection of fisheries management information
6.
Stop fishing notices issued for
vessels targeting 6 species
7.
Extension of FIFG structural
assistance to the fishery sector; new help for mollusc producers
Fish hygiene
8.
Thirtyfive rapid alerts were notified for fishery products, including 9
consignments from EU countries
9.
DG SANCO Food and Veterinary
Office reported on control of food hygiene in
10. DG SANCO Food and Veterinary Office reported on bivalve mollusc
controls in
11. New list of third countries authorized and conditions for supply of
juvenile live bivalve molluscs
12. Procedures for direct import of bivalve molluscs for retail sale to
be simplified
13. Commission considers authorisation of new colouring additive for
trout and salmon feed.
14. Concern over inorganic arsenic in Hijiki
seaweed for animal feed
15. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its Annual Report
2003 online.
16. New scientific experts were appointed to the EFSA Scientific Panels
Common Fisheries Policy
1.
The Commission has passed a
regulation setting out a new system of tariff quotas for imported farmed
salmon, following complaint from
2.
The Commission announced
interim measures to protect deep-sea corals around the
3.
The Council passed a Regulation
setting out the annual maximum levels of permitted fishing effort allocated to
Member States (vessels >15m) in ecologically sensitive areas of Community
waters.
4.
The Council approved a common
basis for the establishment of regional advisory councils of fishery sector
stakeholders, to be linked to the Fisheries Advisory Committee and to receive
financial support for start up and translation costs.
5.
The Commission announced corrections
to the amounts of financial support available for Member States for collection
of fisheries management information.
6.
Stop fishing notices were
issued for vessels targeting smelt, sandeel, common
sole, northern prawn, plaice and cod.
7.
The Council amended the
detailed rules for structural assistance to the fishery sector, extending
decommissioning assistance and support to mollusc producers affected by harvest
bans due to toxic algal blooms.
Fish hygiene
8.
Thirtyfive rapid alerts were notified for failure to comply with import health
conditions for fishery products, including products originating in Denmark
(salmon), Poland (sprats), Spain (seabass), France
(prawns), Germany (escolar and salmon), Portugal
(swordfish), United Kingdom (monkfish and scallops), Ireland (langoustines),
and Greece (gilthead seabream, seabass
and mussels).
9.
DG SANCO Food and Veterinary Office
published a generally favourable inspection report regarding the control of
food hygiene in
10. DG SANCO Food and Veterinary Office published an inspection report
regarding the animal health controls for of bivalve molluscs in
11. The Commission published a Decision setting out the third countries
authorised and conditions for supply of juvenile live bivalve molluscs for
further ongrowing in Community waters.
12. The Commission indicated that it is considering authorising direct
import of bivalve molluscs for retail sale without requiring compliance with
all of the animal health conditions set out in Commission Decision 2003/804/EC
as regards imports of live molluscs for human consumption. Member States appear
to be in favour of relaxing the measures.
13. The Commission also considered authorisation of “Astaxantin-rich”
(colouring additive for trout and salmon feed).
14. The Commission received reports of high levels of inorganic arsenic
in Hijiki seaweed with potential use for animal feeds
in the
15. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its Annual Report
2003 online.
16. New scientific experts were appointed to the EFSA Scientific Panels
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