D1.2: Final report on current European and other countries’ national policy issues with a special focus on non-tariff measures (NTMs) that impact the long term economic viability and competitiveness of European fisheries and aquaculture sectors

The report describes the policy dimension in the analysis of EU fisheries, which has become increasingly interlinked in the global market place. The perspective of EU firms supplying foreign markets, both in third countries and in the EU member states (intra-EU), and of EU firms sourcing of fishery products from third countries is taken. A specific emphasis will be on non-tariff measures (NTMs) that describe the conditions under which trade takes place but also cover regulatory “behind the border” measures (UNCTAD, 2012).