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RoO Derogation under the PACP-IEPA
Several Spanish firms own subsidiary loin processing facilities in Latin American GSP+ countries and
rely on this arrangement for their import of loins (i.e. Calvo, Jealsa, Garavilla, Salica; see Table 6.9
below). Some even also use these processing facilities to produce canned tuna for the EU market
(i.e. Garavilla, Salica). However, in 2010, Spain-based processors faced a decline in locally-landed
whole round tuna, with a reported 40% drop in supply at the main ports of Galicia. 261 If this trend
continues the import of loins will become all the more important in future, at least for skipjack. This
may mean that, unless an alternative steady source of duty-free supply can be secured from IEPA
and/ or GSP+ countries, the ‘loin quota’ will require expansion when renegotiated in 2012.
Figure 6.4 EU27 production of prepared or preserved tuna, 1976-2008
300,000
250,000
200,000
Tonnes
150,000
Spain
100,000
Italy
50,000
France
0
Portugal
Source: FAO Fish StatJ (accessed 19 October 2011)
Aside from supplying domestic markets, EU-based processors export to other EU markets. 262 As is
clear from Table 6.4, Spain is again the most important player here. Its intra-EU trade in canned tuna
was worth € 355 million in 2010. France’s intra-EU exports have declined rapidly over the last
decade, while Italy’s and Portugal’s have stagnated (Table 6.4). In fact, Spain’s principal intra-EU
export markets are also the main EU-based processors: Italy, France and Portugal (see Table 6.11
below). In other words, increased Spanish production appears to have displaced production in other
EU member states.
261 Murias 2011b.
262 See Section 6.7.3 for exports by destination and a discussion on possible trade diversion generated by
PNG’s derogation.
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