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Final <str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
RoO Derogati<strong>on</strong> under <strong>the</strong> PACP-IEPA<br />
exporter <strong>of</strong> processed product <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU. Any increase in <strong>the</strong> supply <strong>of</strong> compliant Ind<strong>on</strong>esian fish is<br />
likely <strong>to</strong> be taken up by its own processing capacity, which is currently expanding <strong>on</strong>ce again. 231<br />
Thailand and Philippines are currently major suppliers <strong>of</strong> processed tuna <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU and would need<br />
<strong>to</strong> secure <strong>the</strong>ir SPS-compliant raw material supplies from <strong>the</strong> WCPO. 232 The issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> destinati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> WCPO SPS-compliant fish now and in <strong>the</strong> future, and diversi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> raw material from existing<br />
markets, is discussed fur<strong>the</strong>r in Secti<strong>on</strong> 6.<br />
From early 2010 <strong>on</strong>wards, with <strong>the</strong> advent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU-IUU Fishing Regulati<strong>on</strong>, vessels supplying fish <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> EU needed <strong>to</strong> be compliant with this regulati<strong>on</strong>, as well as SPS requirements. Most countries<br />
who are potential suppliers <strong>of</strong> raw material are <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> list <strong>of</strong> states with EU-IUU Competent<br />
Authorities (see previous secti<strong>on</strong>). However Vanuatu remains outside and unable <strong>to</strong> supply<br />
compliant fish in EU-IUU terms, until such time that it establishes CAs for both EU-SPS and IUU<br />
Fishing Regulati<strong>on</strong>s. It remains a major supplier <strong>of</strong> fish <strong>to</strong> Thailand. Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> VU vessels in <strong>the</strong><br />
fleet (13 FSMA vessels, 3 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 6 foreign bilateral) are relatively modern and as such, likely<br />
technically compliant. Vanuatu are in <strong>the</strong> process <strong>of</strong> establishing <strong>the</strong> SPS CA within <strong>the</strong> Fisheries<br />
Department, with designated <strong>of</strong>ficers and systems in place, with an audit and training scheduled for<br />
Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, but have encountered delays with enabling legislati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
233 Similarly, Vanuatu expressed in<br />
<strong>the</strong> early stages <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entry in<strong>to</strong> force <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU IUU Regulati<strong>on</strong> its desire <strong>to</strong> meet <strong>the</strong> requirements<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU IUU Regulati<strong>on</strong>, but <strong>the</strong>re still appear <strong>to</strong> be issues with Vanuatu’s open shipping registry. 234<br />
RMI, also with an open registry, has similar issues in trying <strong>to</strong> establish an EU-IUU CA and may be<br />
able <strong>to</strong> establish an additi<strong>on</strong>al Government-run fishing vessel registry operating separately from <strong>the</strong><br />
shipping registry.<br />
Based <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> favourable experience <strong>of</strong> PNG and o<strong>the</strong>r countries with implementing <strong>the</strong> EU-IUU<br />
Regulati<strong>on</strong>, this may not be an issue for most countries, but certainly will bring no more fish <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
table, underlining <strong>the</strong> fact that SPS compliance is a more significant issue than <strong>the</strong> IUU Fishing<br />
Regulati<strong>on</strong> for potential suppliers (and processors) <strong>to</strong> address.<br />
231 Hamilt<strong>on</strong> et al., 2011.<br />
232 Estimated 200,000 mt in 2009.<br />
233 H. Walt<strong>on</strong>, FFA, pers. comm., September 2011<br />
234 L. Rodwell, FFA, pers. comm., September 2011<br />
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