IUU: approved economic operator list

02 March 2011

The European Commission has published its list of Approved Economic Operators (AEOs) as described in the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing Regulation. AEOs enjoy some reductions in administrative procedures relating to catch certificates. The current list contains just 2 AEOs: VOG Einfuhr und Großhandel mit Lebensmitteln und Bedarfsgütern AG of Austria and Heiploeg BV of The Netherlands. The list is available here: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/illegal_fishing/info/approved_economic_operators_en.pdf