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S-IV§84 |
European Union |
2017 |
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There are two types of Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) currently in force, tuna agreements and mixed agreements. While tuna agreements allow EU vessels to pursue migrating tuna stocks along the shores of Africa and the Indian Ocean, mixed agreements provide them with access to a wide range of fish stocks in a partner's EEZ. The EU currently has 12 active SFPA protocols in force with non-EU countries (Table 4.18). Additionally, the EU has nine dormant bilateral agreements without a protocol in force with Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Gambia, Kiribati, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, and Solomon Islands. This implies that EU vessels are not allowed to carry out fishing activities in waters of these countries.
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§85 |
European Union |
2017 |
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Sustainable aquaculture is another focus of the new reform. Under the new CFP, the Commission establishes non-binding strategic guidelines on common priorities and targets for the development of sustainable aquaculture activities. These guidelines focus on four areas: simplifying administration procedures; securing sustainable development and growth of aquaculture through coordinated spatial planning; increasing the competitiveness of EU aquaculture; and promoting the EU's high quality and environmental standards.
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§86 |
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2017 |
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General environmental reference |
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In accordance with the new CFP, the member States developed multi-annual plans for the development of sustainable aquaculture within their territories in 2014-15 which address the four priorities identified in the Strategic Guidelines for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture and proposed concrete actions to address them.
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§87 |
European Union |
2017 |
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General environmental reference |
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The Common Market Organisation (CMO) is an integral part of the reformed CFP. Its general objective is to guarantee sustainable fisheries and to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU fishery and aquaculture sector. The new CMO has moved away from a price and intervention mechanism to market-oriented production: only storage aid has been maintained for a limited period (i.e. until the end of 2018) to facilitate the phasing in of production and marketing plans. In addition, the new CMO aims at ensuring a level playing field in the market by means of common market standards (uniform requirements for seafood sold in the EU), regardless of the origin.
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§89 |
European Union |
2017 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
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Additional information may be provided voluntarily such as the date of catch or landing, information on environmental, social or ethical matters, production techniques and nutritional content. This voluntary information must be clear, non-ambiguous and verifiable and may not mislead the consumer.
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§91 |
European Union |
2017 |
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Other environmental requirements |
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The newly reformed CFP requires member States to increase data collection and to share information. Data should be collected covering biological, environmental, technical, and socio economic issues for fisheries management in order to carry out the ecosystem-based approach in an effective manner. Every year each member State submits a report on their national data collection programmes, which are made publicly available. If a member State fails to carry out data collection and sharing in a timely manner, it may face a suspension or interruption of financial assistance.
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§94 |
European Union |
2017 |
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The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has a total budget of €6.4 billion from 2014 to 2020, of which €5.7 billion are managed under shared management and allocated to the member States. €647 million are managed by the Commission for measures concerning the Integrated Maritime Policy, control and data collection, market intelligence, advisory councils, communication activities and voluntary contributions to international organizations. Each member State is allocated a share of the total budget, based on a number of criteria related to the size of its fishing industry established in accordance with Article 16 of the EMFF Regulation (Regulation No. 508/2014). Among the EU member States, Spain is the largest recipient of the funding (20% of the total EMFF), followed by France (10.2%), and Italy (9.3%). The member States can decide which measures covered by the EMFF to implement, based on their own operational programmes (discussed with and approved by the Commission) setting out their priorities and the relevant targets. As a general condition, the pursuit of the objectives of the EMFF shall not result in an increase in fishing capacity.
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§95 |
European Union |
2017 |
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Grants and direct payments |
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The primary purpose of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is to contribute to the objectives of the CFP:
• promoting competitive, environmentally sustainable, economically viable and socially responsible fisheries and aquaculture;
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§98 |
European Union |
2017 |
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Non-monetary support |
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(...) Other support included programmes related to control and data collection activities in support of the CFP, aquaculture, processing, the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture dependent areas, the development of maritime policy as well as for contributions to international organizations, technical cooperation, and other headings such as market intelligence.
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WT/TPR/S/357/REV.1 |
S-IV§119 |
European Union |
2017 |
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Other price and market based measures |
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The updated guidance material on unfair commercial practices clarifies the application of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. (...) The revised guidance also incorporates two sets of self-regulatory principles agreed among stakeholders: one will help comparison tools better comply with the Directive and the other will assist in the enforcement of the unfair commercial practices rules against misleading and unfounded environmental claims.
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