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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9011

24 August 2005
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
Revision of legislation on aquaculture

Brussels, 23/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission adopted a proposed directive aiming to update, re-found and consolidate hygiene rules applicable to trade in aquaculture products (fish, molluscs and crustaceans), including in terms of the prevention of and fight against disease. The objective of the proposal is to improve the competitiveness of the EU's fisheries producers. In 2004, aquaculture products represented over 2.5 billion euros, but financial losses due to...

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