Brussels, 29/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - There has been a new development in the herring war between the EU and the Faroe Isles with the entry into force, on Thursday 29 August, of sanctions adopted by the European Commission on 20 August (see EUROPE 10903).
Commission Regulation 793/2013 of 20 August 2013, which sets out measures for the Faroe Isles to ensure the conservation of Atlanto-Scandian herring stocks, provides for: - (a) the prohibition of imports of herring and mackerel from the...