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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8447

23 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 55
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/fisheries
EU proposes end to public aid that increases fishing capacity

Brussels, 22/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the EU forwarded a proposal to the WTO largely based on the internal reform adopted last December and which does away with public aid that has the effect of increasing fishing capacity and hence of contributing to over-fishing. Subsidies that are to disappear are aid to fleet renewal and aid for the permanent transfer of fishing vessels to third countries (including through the creation of joint enterprises with third countries). As in the...

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