Report of the twelfth session of the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade, Buenos Aires, Argentina 26-30 April 2010/ Rapport de la douzième session du Sous-Comité du commerce du poisson, Buenos Aires, Argentine, 26-30 avril 2010/ Informe de la duodécima reunión del Subcomité de Comercio Pesquero, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 26-30 de abril de 2010

Abstract

The Committee on Fisheries established the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade to serve as a multilateral framework for consultations on international trade in fishery products. The twelfth session of the Sub-Committee was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 26 to 30 April 2010. The Sub-Committee took note of recent developments concerning international trade in fishery products. It also considered specific issues related to international trade and sustainable fisheries development, including: fisheri es classification in the World Customs Organization; safety and quality of fishery products; integration of traceability requirements; FAO activities related to ecolabels; fish trade and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); fish trade and food security. In its capacity as the International Commodity Body for Fishery Products, the Sub-Committee endorsed four project proposals for funding by the Common Fund for Commodities.