ACFA Meeting – Group II 03 June 2010 FISHERIES ACFA Meeting – Group II 03 June 2010 Market policy for aquaculture products MARE B 4 RAMBAUD Christian
ORGANISATION OF THE SECTOR (1/4) TODAY: Producer organisations (POs) 19 aquaculture POs in 7 MS X % EU production + mainly (species) to be completed) Interbranch organisations (IBOs) 2 aquaculture IBOs in 2 MS Mainly for (transparency, research/studies, new products, quality, label, etc.) TOMORROW : POs Restructuration ? Roles and missions, including ? IBOs Roles and missions ?
INTERVENTIONS AND SUBSIDIES (2/4) TODAY: Interventions Guide price (products listed in Annexe I and II – not for aquaculture products) Interventions for withdrawals and report ONLY for fishery products EFF (incentives/actions) start up aid, restructuring aid, aid for quality plans, promotion, labelling, etc. TOMORROW : Interventions Intervention for aquaculture products ? Minimum price ? EFF (incentives/actions) What actions ? What financial instrument ?
MARKET STANDARDS AND INFORMATIONS TO CONSUMER (3/4) TODAY: Markets standards Nothing for aquaculture products at EU level “Organic “ - new EU Regulation Consumer information Mandatory informations (commercial designation + production method + country) TOMORROW : Markets standards Yes or not ? If yes , what market standards ? Consumer informations Mandatory informations (more?) Volontary informations (what ?)
SUPPLY POLICY (4/4) TODAY: TOMORROW : Trade policy Tariff RoO (« born and raise ») Others policies/instruments Tariff suspension and quotas EU Sanitary policy TOMORROW : Trade policy Tariff negotiations (Asia and Mercosur) RoO (born and/or raise ? ) Others policies/instruments level playing field ? Certification, others ?
Thank you for your attention FISHERIES Thank you for your attention http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/market/index_en.htm Slide 6