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Final <strong>Report</strong>
RoO Derogation under the PACP-IEPA
ii. Management of fish resources in the region:
• The impact of the measure on the sustainable management of fish stocks in the region, taking
into account the framework in place for the sustainable management of the fish resources,
both in PNG and at international level, such as the Western Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (WCPFC) and the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA).
• The effectiveness of institutional arrangements to ensure sustainable management of fish
stocks in the region. This should include the dynamics of the functioning of the WCPFC and its
contracting parties, including the role played by the EU.
• The fishing vessels operating in the Western Pacific region (number and type of vessels, flag,
registration and ownership of the vessels, total catches and species targeted, destination of
the raw material).
• Possible diversion of raw material due to the investment relocation to PNG from other
countries in the region and the limited supply of eligible raw material (in terms of preferential
rules of origin, SPS and IUU requirements) for the processing industry in the region.
• Possible links between the derogation to the Rules of Origin and the levels of IUU fishing
occurring in the region.
iii. Impact on the EU tuna market and the EU fishing and canning industry:
• The current and potential impact of the derogation on the EU tuna canning industry and on
EU trade partners such as other ACP countries or GSP+ beneficiaries which benefit from
preferential treatment.
• Analysis of the competitiveness of PNG in terms of the increase in its share of the EU markets.
Evaluation of the impact of this increase on the European industry, and whether this would be
offset by a decrease in production and exports in other countries in the region (e.g. Thailand,
Philippines).
• Effects on export trends to the EU market from South East Asia caused by possible increased
exports from PNG.
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