Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1277: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on to the programme for Government proposal to fully implement a comprehensive electronic traceability system for fish sales to ensure that all fish being sold or transported can be traced back to the trawler; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47742/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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A system of Electronic Sales Notes is in operation for all landings by Irish vessels or non-Irish vessels into Ireland. This system is administered by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.

Ireland has advocated, at EU level, for other member states to also introduce similar electronic systems. In this regard Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008, which was adopted on the 3rd November 2008 lays down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007. This regulation explicitly requires Member States to implement an Electronic Sales Note System.