Expert Group for Markets and Trade in Fishery and Aquaculture Products
On 6 February 2025, at the invitation of MARE A4 (Economic Analysis, Markets and Impact Assessment), our Secretary General, Pedro Reis Santos, delivered a presentation at the meeting of the Expert Group for Markets and Trade in Fishery and Aquaculture Products.
The presentation was an opportunity to remind the experts of the 27 Member States about the role of the Market Advisory Council under the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation. Our Secretary General encouraged the national authorities to be involved, as active observers, and to promote our Council among their national stakeholders.
At the same meeting, DG MARE held a discussion about the MAC / Aquaculture Advisory Council recommendation on “consumer information on fishery and aquaculture products, particularly in the context of the HORECA Sector”.
Information note about the MAC:
As foreseen by Article 43 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation, the Market Advisory Council (MAC) provides advice to the European Commission and EU Member States on the market of fishery and aquaculture products. The MAC is composed of organisations representing the entire value chain (primary producers, processors, traders, suppliers, retailers, trade unions) and other interest groups (environmental and development NGOs). The MAC is co-funded by the EU.
