Regulation 1005/2008 establishing a community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing constitutes a “comprehensive and effective framework for combating IUU fishing within the EU”, according to the European Commission in a report published on Wednesday 9 December (see EUROPE B12616A9).
The report assesses the results of the 2008 regulation in question, with the Commission referring to “a unique system: on the one hand, it prevents...