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The meeting of Russian and EU Vet officials was held in Cyprus on 26-27 November 2012 and was devoted to technical issues regarding development of veterinary certificates different from common forms of the CU veterinary certificates. Spokesmen for the Customs Union, the European Economic Commission, the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO) and the EU-members took part in the meeting

EU Common Fisheries Policy in November 2012 has seen a number of important developments

There were a number of important developments in EU Common Fisheries Policy in September 2012

Russia's fishery head Andrei Krainy has called for extension of powers of his office from fisheries proper to the whole product chain from sea to plate while praising his subordinate fishery industry as ready for WTO

Nomination of Russia's Fishery head Andrei Krainy for approval by PM Medvedev to a higher position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture - Chief of Federal Fisheries Agency has been turned down as in contradiction with the government's new structure

Russia's Federal Fishery Agencies is drafting a number of amendments to the current Fishery Law as well as a number of separate laws, the need for changes arising from problems encountered by the industry both from the point of view of the players and the government bodies

On the eve of August current Russian Prime Minister Medvedev has told the Commission for Control of Foreign Investments that he is concerned about the way the foreign companies behave in the Russian Far Eastern Fisheries as regards alleged illegal control of the strategic industry

Russia's Fishery head Andrei Krainy has been nominated for approval by PM Medvedev to a higher position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture - Chief of Federal Fisheries Agency

Andrey Krainy,Deputy Minister of Agruiculture and Head of Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency Rosrybolovstvo, promised to stop illegal crab traffic in Pacific by the end 2012

The Agriculture Ministry of Russia is to finish preparation of Russian Fishery Development Program till 2020. The deadline is end of August. The Program was mentioned by Minister Nikolay FEDOROV during Duma hearings on WTO

According to the previously achieved agreements, negotiations will take place from 16-21 July this year in Morocco to confirm the previously achieved agreements on cooperation between the Rosselkhoznadzor and the National Office for Food Safety of Morocco during export of Moroccan products under quarantine to Russia

Russia's Fish Union amalgamating one of two rival groups of seafood importers and processors has called on Duma to make a Federal Law on origin, movement and identification of food products

Reached an agreement on strategic cooperation "Duko-Tech" and "Vladimir leasing company." For greater availability of equipment, "Duko-Technician" to our customers, developed a special program to lease on favorable terms.

The Russian Statistics Committee published the report "Commissioning of Production Facilities in the Russian Federation in 2011".

The Fisheries sector of Russia may use WTO mechanisms to remove barriers for promotion of products to some countries. Such barriers exist in the form of special registration of exporters, complicated and sophisticated procedure of passing such registration

With recently appointed Minister Nikolay Federov fisheries industry, which has always been a step daughter for the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, has got the chance to become one of priority sectors for development, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

By President's decree dated 22 May current Russia's Federal Fisheries Agency has been transferred under the Ministry of Agriculture

As Russia is close to joining WTO, authorities at last started to think how to keep tax collection after transition period and cutting import taxes and tariffs. One of possible ways is to increase the added value, e.g. by development of domestic processing. It's a good reason to discuss what we could do to increase production of value added products (particularly - fish) in Russia, an industry insider shared his views on the subject with http://www.megafishnet.com/