Status of FAO s International Guidelines for aquaculture Certification. GlobalG.A.P Summit 2012 Madrid, Spain November, 2012

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1 Status of FAO s International Guidelines for aquaculture Certification Dr Lahsen Ababouch Director, Policy and Economics Division Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Food and Agriculture Organization Rome, Italy GlobalG.A.P Summit 2012 Madrid, Spain November, 2012

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3 Utilization in million tonnes kg/capita Source: FAO

4 Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chain (Estimated at US $ 818 billion) Capture fisheries US $ 100 billion Aquaculture US $ 98 billion Primary processing US $ 90 billion Secondary processing US $ 180 billion Distribution US $ 350 billion Employment in Fisheries and Aquaculture: - 45 million people employed in million along the value chain million people depend on fisheries for their livelihoods 4

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6 Food and Agriculture Organization HQ, Rome, Italy

7 Main areas of FAO work Normative work: Development of Global public goods, including Agreements, Standards, Guidelines, CoP through analysis, expert and technical consultations, COFI and its Sub Committees, etc Technical assistance work: advice on national policies, capacity building, etc.

8 Sovereignty Harmonization Equivalency Scientific basis Transparency Technical Assistance Special and differential treatment Consultation and dispute settlement

9 Establishment, Recognition and Application of Common SPS Measures by Members Members shall base their measures on those developed by relevant international organizations (OIE, CAC, IPPC) Measures which conform to international standards are consistent with Agreement Members are to fully participate in the work of relevant international organizations WTO to monitor progress of international harmonization (SPS and TBT Committees)

10 SPS/TBT, harmonization and equivalence World Trade Organisation Guidelines Standards Codes of Practice of CODEX, OIE, IPPC or other international Organizations National Regulations

11 Code of practice for food hygiene (GHP, HACCP, Risk assessment, microbiological criteria) Standards for fish and fishery products (Volume 9A: 16 standards on frozen, canned, salted and dried fish, 2 guidelines for sensory evaluation) Code of practice for Fish and Fishery products (GHP, GAP, HACCP) Several international risk assessments (Vibrios in seafood, biotoxins, antimicrobial resistance) Several principles and guidelines for food import and export inspection and certification MRL for veterinary drugs relevant to FFP MRL for contaminants relevant to FFP Work in progress (EC Viruses, Risk/benefits of MeHg or active chlorine, antimicrobial resistance)

12 Aquaculture Sustainability Aquaculture development 1. Environmental protection 2. Socio-economic development 3. Consumer protection 4. Animal health 5. Feed supply Reducing post harvest losses 1. Physical losses 2. Value losses

13 Corporate social responsibility - Legality (IUU) - Sustainability - Certification - Eco-labelling - Tracability and chain of custody - Social and Environmental aspects

14 Market Response Individual logos are the property of the owner and used for illustration purposes only

15 Implications Competing standards and labels can be confusing as to the value of the process Definition of boundaries between private and public sectors. Who is responsible for what? Duplication or complementarity Compliance with WTO rules Who bears the cost of certification Specific needs of small scale businesses and developing countries

16 FAO SubCommittee on Aquaculture (3 rd Session. New Delhi, India, 2006) Expressed concern over the emergence of a wide range of certification schemes and their cost/benefit value recognized the need for globally accepted norms for aquaculture production to serve: 1. as a basis for improved harmonization and 2. to facilitate mutual recognition and equivalence of such certification schemes; Requested FAO to: 1. convene Expert Workshop (s) and 2. to play a lead role in facilitating the development of guidelines for certification in aquaculture

17 Process COFI-SC: AQ/III 8-12 September 2006 New Delhi, India January 2007: Secretariat, Advisory Group, recipient list, Website Bangkok Workshop February 2007 Guidelines - Draft 1 Fortaleza Workshop September 2007 Guidelines - Draft 2 Cochin, India meeting November 2007 London meeting February 2008 Guidelines - Draft 3 Silver Spring, Washington D.C meeting May 2008 Beijing meeting May 2008 Guidelines - Draft 4 COFI/AQ/IV 6-10 October 2008 Puerta Varas, Chile 28 th Session of COFI, 2 6 March 2009, Rome, Italy Comments by members - January 2009 Guidelines Draft 5 Technical consultation March 2010 Guidelines Draft 6 5 th Session of COFI: SC on Aquaculture, Phuket, June th Session of COFI, Rome, January 2011 Final Guidelines 6 th Session of COFI: SC on aquaculture, Cape Town, South Africa, March 2012 Update on implementation

18 Guidelines for aquaculture certification 1. Background 2. Scope 3. Terms and Definitions 4. Users 5. Application 6. Principles 7. Minimum Substantive Criteria 7.1 Animal Health and Welfare (OIE) 7.2 Food Safety 7.3 Environmental Integrity 7.4 Social Responsibility 8. Institutional and procedural requirements 8.1 Governance 8.2 Standards Setting 8.3 Accreditation 8.4 Certification 9. Implementation

19 Harmonization and equivalence Coming together Less duplication of schemes with less confusion to the consumer Cost reduction Benchmarking to FAO Guidelines (similar to GFSI Benchmarking for Food Safety)? A consumer facing logo, globally recognised

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24 Economics (US$ per ha) Gross Revenue increased by 14% Profit Doubled over the year 24

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