Press Release: Fisheries: Commission evaluates Common Organisation of the Markets in fisheries and aquaculture products

The European Commission presented a report 29 September 2006 to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the Common Organisation of the Markets (COM) in fisheries and aquaculture products. The report is the first part of the evaluation of the common organisation of the markets for these products. It is based on experience on the running of the COM as well as on extensive consultation with Member States and stakeholders. The report examines the practical application of the measures regarding marketing standards, consumer information, producers’ organisations, inter-branch organisations, prices and intervention and trade with third countries. The second part of the evaluation, which will be conducted through a number of external studies, will scrutinise in more detail the COM mechanisms and other related topics to assess their effectiveness and relevance.