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Common Fisheries Policy

1.      Spanish EU presidency announces fisheries eco-labels to be regulated
2.      EU and Norway reach long-term agreement on management of mackerel stock in the North-East Atlantic
3.      EU and Norway agree on 2010 mutual quota exchange and access arrangements
4.      EU and the Faroe Islands also agree quota exchange and access arrangements
5.      European Council passes the 2010 TACs and quota regulation
6.      Commission amends list of species exempt from IUU catch certification scheme
7.      Commission publishes information note on new fisheries control regulation
8.      Commission rules Italian fishery subsidies illegal and must be repaid
9.      European Council suspends import tariffs on revised list of fishery products
10.     Stop fishing notices published for Belgian and Dutch vessels

Fish Hygiene

11.     During January 2010, Commission publishes 27 rapid alerts notices for fishery products
12.     Food and Veterinary Office reports on a mission to Israel; in principle equivalent to EU standards
13.     Food and Veterinary Office reports on a mission to Peru; conditions cannot be considered adequate
14.     EFSA publishes technical review of fish diseases of commercial importance
15.     Commission considers complaint that MRLs are too strict for non-dioxin like PCBs in feedstuffs
16.     Commission clarifies that fishing baits are “feed materials”, under the terms of EU feed law
17.     Commission publishes links to registries of aquaculture production and processing establishments

Link to these key developments in EU fisheries and fish trade policy and legislation at MEGAPESCA.