1. Market Advisory Council
Working Group 1
EU Production
23rd May 2018

2. Agenda
11:35 Adoption of the agenda and minutes of last meeting ( )
11:40 Action points last meeting
12:00 EMFF
Update on the approval of the MAC advice
Follow up on Commission’s proposal
12:30 Presentation on handling of discard-fish
By EUfishmeal
13:00 LUNCH BREAK

3. Agenda Contd.
13:45 Commission’s proposed review of the 1996 marketing standards
MAC perspective: organisation of work and way forward
14:15 Production and Marketing Plans
Recommendations and guidelines prepared by MAC
15:00 Competitiveness of the fleet
Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)
15:30 AOB
15:45 Summary of actions & decisions taken
16:00 End of the meeting

4. Action Points last meeting
EMFF post 2020
-Focus Group on the 13 February in Brussels.
-Members be invited to participate, ideally respecting 2 catching sector, 2 processors, 2 NGOs.
-Take into account the letter from DG MARE with the three questions
-Write to DG Mare deadline for a response to questionnaire of the 5th February from the MAC is not possible.

5. Action Points last meeting
PMPs
-Set up Focus Group: Sean, Emiel, Pierre Carnet, Puri, Spain, representative of the aquaculture sector, COM and Secretariat.
-Ask Pierre to formulate a more structured document.
-Mid-February/March the draft will be sent to members of WG1.
-Finalisation of document before May meeting
-Seek clarification from DG Mare on the funding of PMPs in and 2022
-Inclusion of mention of Competitiveness in guidelines
-Inclusion of the relevant issue raised in the Life report re small scale fisheries and PMPs

6. Action Points last meeting
Marketing Standards
-Examples of what other sectors do as a basis for discussion in May.
-Start evaluation and review at the May meeting
Competitiveness of the Fleet
-Request yearly presentation from STECF
-Follow up on the invitation from M. Keatinge to participate in the STECF meeting

7. EMFF -Focus Group met 13 February -Short deadline given by MARE
-MAC advice requests, among others:
Simplification
Avoid delays in funding
Modern financial instruments
Preservation of marketing measures
Research and innovation
More cooperation between MS
-Follow up on the Commission’s proposal- to be released end of May

8. Presentation on handling of discard-fish
By EuFishMeal

9. Commission’s proposed review of the 1996 marketing standards
-Presentation by Pim Visser
-MAC perspective: organisation of work and way forward

10. Production and Marketing Plans
-September 2017: event PMPs
-MAC to prepare Guidelines on drafting & implementation through a Focus Group
-Guidelines refer to:
Simplification
Link between measures and objectives
Harmonization in drafting PMPs
Bottom-up approach
Online tools
Follow Commission recommendations
Shared experience
Financial support

11. Competitiveness of the fleet
Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)

12. AOB