EU Commission opens public consultation on the common fisheries policy regulation
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Source: EU Commission
The European Commission has an open public consultation to gather evidence, insights, concerns, ideas, and feedback on the effectiveness of the common fisheries policy (CFP) regulation from a range of stakeholders, including individuals, the fisheries and maritime sectors, scientists, non-governmental and other organisations, and national administrations from EU Member States.
You can provide input to this public consultation until 21 April 2025.
Building on the call for evidence, which opened on 20 June 2024 and drew 87 responses, this consultation is the next step in a comprehensive evaluation of how the existing CFP Regulation is performing and whether it is meeting its objectives and addressing certain challenges.
The evaluation will assess the impact of the CFP Regulation on the conservation of marine biological resources and the management of fisheries and fleets that rely on them. It will also examine the policy’s effects on the supply chain, consumers, and public authorities across all EU Member States over the past decade (2014-2024). This consultation is part of Commissioner Costas Kadis’ political mission mandate to complete and follow up on a comprehensive evaluation of the common fisheries policy.
The evaluation will build on previous consultations, such as the Commission communication on the common fisheries policy today and tomorrow (COM/2023/103).
Next steps
The results of this consultation, combined with other analyses and studies, will inform the evaluation of the CFP Regulation’s performance in achieving its objectives, as well as its economic impact, and its relevance in light of emerging needs.
The Commission will publish a summary report of the consultations, including the evidence gathered in 2025.
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