Brussels, 18/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - Following the political agreement last month (EUROPE 9552), the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted without debate on Monday 17 December, the regulation transposing the bluefin tuna recovery plan into Community law. This was ratified in 2006 at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
The main measures introduced in the plan are as follows: member states will be obliged to submit an annual fisheries plan (for...