Report of the FAO-ASEAN strategic planning workshop on harmonization of standards for shrimp export-import

Report of the FAO-ASEAN strategic planning workshop on harmonization of standards for shrimp export-import

Year of publication 2004

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 50

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title RAP Publication

Series number 1020-6221

Edition 1

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) Owing to the increasing concerns regarding disparities in quality control and inspections standards among ASEAN countries and their ability to export seafood commodities (especially shrimp) to other regions, the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (ASWGFi) meeting in Lao People's Democratic Republic in May 2003 formed an ASEAN Sectoral Task Force to harmonize quality and inspection standards for shrimp export and imports in the region. The first strategic planning workshop of the task forc e was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 4 to 6 November 2003. This document contains the report of the workshop as well as selected parts of the presentations.