Norwegian Seafood Federation
Budget
€25 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Norwegian Seafood Federation represents the interests of approximately 1000 member companies in the Norwegian Seafood Industry. Our member companies cover the entire value chain from fjord to dinner table in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Norway. The Norwegian Seafood Federation is affiliated with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). NHO is the main representative body for Norwegian employers with a current membership of over 28.000 companies ranging from small family-owned businesses to multinational companies.
EU Legislative Interests
Framework and regulations for the aquaculture and fishing industry, including logistics and transports. Among the relevant regulations, directives and proposals are these: • REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002 (Food law) and delegated and implementing acts • REGULATION (EU) 2016/429 (Animal health law) and delegated and implementing acts concerning aquaculture • REGULATION (EC) No 1069/2009 (Animal by-product regulation) and delegated/implementing acts • DIRECTIVE 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes and implementing acts • REGULATION (EU) 2020/852 (EU-taxonomy) and delegated and implementing acts • REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009 laying down rules on the making available on the market of EU fertilising products and delegated and implementing acts • DIRECTIVE 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and implementing acts • REGULATION (EU) 2017/625 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feedlaw, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products and delegated and implementing acts • REGULATION (EU) 2019/4 on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and delegated and implementing acts • REGULATION (EU) 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products and delegated and implementing acts • DIRECTIVE 2002/32/EC on undesirable substances in animal feed and delegated and implementing acts • COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs and implementing acts • DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy and implementing acts • DIRECTIVE 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions and implementing acts • REGULATION (EC) No 767/2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed and implementing acts • REGULATION (EC) No 183/2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene and implementing acts • REGULATION (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition and implementing acts • DIRECTIVE 2008/98/EC on waste and implementing acts • DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment and implementing acts • REGULATION (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and implementing acts • Sustainable food system framework initiative - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council • Proposal for a DIRECTIVE on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) * PACKAGING AND PACKAGING WASTE REGULATION
Communication Activities
Information on www.sjomatnorge.no, webinars for members as well as newsletters for members of the Norwegian Seafood Federation. To some extent also interviews and press releases through seafood media.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP), www.feap.info Seafood Europe, https://seafoodeurope.eu European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC), www.fefac.eu European Fish Meal, www.effop.org Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO), www.nho.no
Organisation Members
International Salmon Farmers Association (ISFA), www.salmonfarming.org
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.