Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC

Article 35U.K.Objectives

1.A common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (the common market organisation) shall be established to:

(a)contribute to the achievement of the [F1fisheries objectives];

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(c)strengthen the competitiveness of the [F3United Kingdom] fishery and aquaculture industry, in particular producers;

(d)improve the transparency and stability of the markets, in particular as regards economic knowledge and understanding of the [F4United Kingdom] markets for fishery and aquaculture products along the supply chain, ensure that the distribution of added value along the sector's supply chain is more balanced, improve consumer information and raise awareness, by means of notification and labelling that provides comprehensible information;

(e)contribute to ensuring a level–playing field for all products marketed in the [F5United Kingdom] by promoting sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources;

(f)contribute to ensuring that consumers have a diverse supply of fishery and aquaculture products;

(g)provide the consumer with verifiable and accurate information regarding the origin of the product and its mode of production, in particular through marking and labelling.

2.The common market organisation shall apply to the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1), which are marketed in the [F6United Kingdom].

3.The common market organisation shall include, in particular:

(a)the organisation of the industry including market stabilization measures;

(b)the production and marketing plans of fishery and aquaculture producer organisations;

(c)common marketing standards;

(d)consumer information.

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Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (See page 1 of this Official Journal).