Tuna Zero Tariff Quotas from Asia Damaging EU Market
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [TheFishSite News Desk] April 13, 2015
EU - Europêche has urged the European Commission to stop zero tariff quotas on tuna loins from South-east Asian countries.
The fisheries organisation said it believed that there are enough tuna loins originating from the Community fleet and from countries with duty free access to the EU, so the zero tariff quota on 22,000 tonnes of tuna loins should be eliminated.
Europêche said that Thailand, China and Viet Nam are the only countries really benefiting from this new quota tariff, and they do not respect the same standards set by the EU on regulation and control of fishing activities, working conditions, health guarantees...
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