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EAPO mfl i samlad skrivelse ang förhandlingar i EU - WTO (World Trade Organization) om fiske subventioner
For the attention of the competent national authorities - Response WTO negotiations on fishery subsidies.
Brussels 23 March 2020
Europêche, Cogeca, EAPO and ETF, the main bodies representing the fishing sector in the European Union, and with the support of AIPCE-CEP, representing EU processors and traders,
are writing, concerning the WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies.
Conscious of the need to adopt an international instrument to prohibit subsidies that contribute to IUU* fishing, often linked with labour and human rights’ abuses, and discipline financial aid that promote overfishing and overcapacity, the sector encourages EU governments and authorities to pursue these goals according to existing European legislation. In this direction, the whole value chain in the fisheries sector calls on EU institutions and Member states to exclude de-taxation fuel schemes from the scope of the WTO instrument.
Länk hela skrivelsen: Joint Industry Letter - WTO negotiations fishery subsidies
Källa: EAPO, Europêche mfl
* IUU = Illegal, Unreported , Unregulated (fishing)