IUU - Guide for Importers

Summary

This Seafish guidance note for importers highlights the main provisions of the new IUU Regulation 1005/2008 which came into force on 1 January 2010. All importers will need to take steps to ensure the goods they import have been legally caught, and that his export partner provides a validated catch certificate for every consignment. The guidance note covers: the authorities involved; the process for submitting catch certificates and charges for checking them; how to obtain Approved Economic Operator (APEO) status and customs formalities.

Author

• Karen Green

Publication date

01 January 2010