{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1379/article-7",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/1379",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1379",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Objectives of producer organisations",
  "text": "1. Fishery producer organisations shall pursue the following objectives:\n(a) promoting the viable and sustainable fishing activities of their members in full compliance with the conservation policy, as laid down, in particular, in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and in environmental law, while respecting social policy and, where a fisheries administration so provides, participating in the management of marine biological resources;\n(b) avoiding and reducing as far as possible unwanted catches of commercial stocks and, where necessary, making the best use of such catches, without creating a market for those that are below the minimum conservation reference size, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;\n(c) contributing to the traceability of fishery products and access to clear and comprehensive information for consumers;\n(d) contributing to the elimination of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.\n2. Aquaculture producer organisations shall pursue the following objectives:\n(a) promoting the sustainable aquaculture activities of their members through providing opportunities for their development in full compliance with, in particular, Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and with environmental law, while respecting social policy;\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) endeavouring to ensure that aquaculture feed products of fishery origin come from fisheries that are sustainably managed.\n3. Producer organisations shall, in addition to the objectives laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2, pursue two or more of the following objectives:\n(a) improving the conditions for the placing on the market of their members' fishery and aquaculture products;\n(b) improving economic returns;\n(c) stabilising the markets;\n(d) contributing to food supply and promoting high food quality and safety standards, whilst contributing to employment in coastal and rural areas;\n(e) reducing the environmental impact of fishing, including through measures to improve the selectivity of fishing gears.\n4. Producer organisations may pursue other complementary objectives.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 19(6)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 7(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 19(6)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}