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COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade (NFI-709)
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COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade |
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NFI-709 |
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Sessions and documents |
View documents of the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade
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Legal Framework |
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Category |
The Sub-Committee shall provide a forum for consultations on technical and economic aspects of international trade in fish and fishery products including pertinent aspects of production and consumption. In particular, the work of the Sub-Committee will include:
· Periodic reviews on the situation and outlook of principal fishery commodity markets covering all factors influencing them;
· on the basis of special studies, discussion of specific fish trade problems and possible solutions;
· discussion of suitable measures to promote international trade in fish and fishery products and formulation of recommendations to improve the participation of developing countries in this trade, including trade-related services;
· in conjunction with the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission, formulation of recommendations for the promotion of international quality standards and the harmonization of quality control and inspection procedures and regulations;
consultation and formulation of recommendations for economically-viable fishery commodity development, including processing methods, the upgrading of products and production of final products in developing countries. |
Secretary |
Mrs Carola González Kessler (Spain) |
Membership |
Open to all Member Nations of the Organization. Non-Member states of the Organization that are members of the United Nations, or any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency, may be admitted by the Council of the Organization to membership in the Sub-Committee. |
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Languages |
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
Document symbol |
COFI:FT |
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Division |
Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Division (FIP) |
Contact information/email |
[email protected] |
Web site |
Information available on the following web sites:
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First Session |
October 1986 |
Pattern of sessions |
1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019 |
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Remarks |
Subsidiary Body of the Committee on Fisheries |
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