Implementation of control measures for establishing the conformity of fisheries products with access criteria to the EU market

Summary:

The European Parliament's plenary session adopted on 20 May 2018 a non-binding legislative resolution on imported fisheries and aquaculture products.

Further information:

The resolution urges the European Commission to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture products from non-EU countries comply with EU conservation, management standards and hygiene requirements. It also calls on the Commission and the Member States to intensify their efforts to ensure that existing EU legislation is more consistently implemented and applied at all stages of the supply chain. Finally, the document urges the Commission to examine the possibility of creating a label to identify the EUs fishery products.

European Parliament: Press Release, 30.05.18: Imported and EU fisheries products should be treated equally http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20180524IPR04233/

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