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Royal Decree 418\/2015, of May 29, which regulates the first sale of fishing products<\/strong><\/p>\n Last Tuesday, June 23, Royal Decree 418\/2015, of May 29, was published in the Official State Gazette (B.O.E.), which regulates the first sale of fishery products (hereinafter, \u201cRoyal Decree 418\/2015<\/strong>“).<\/p>\n Royal Decree 418\/2015 introduces in our country, and for the first time, a comprehensive regulation of the first marketing of all fishery products, whether of marine or inland water origin, and coming from professional activity. Likewise, this standard lays the foundations for the fisheries traceability system.<\/p>\n Of the regulation contained in Royal Decree 418\/2015, the following points should be highlighted, in general terms:<\/p>\n a) Have sufficient and appropriate computer equipment to obtain and electronically transmit, both to the competent Administration and to the operators, the information established in Royal Decree 418\/2015.<\/p>\n b) Have weighing systems verified and approved by the competent Administration.<\/p>\n c) Comply with regulations regarding the control of the minimum conservation reference size of the species offered for sale. Likewise, in the case of products subject to common marketing standards, they may only be put on sale if they comply with these standards.<\/p>\n d) Communicate the registration and cancellation of registered buyers to the autonomous communities.<\/p>\n e) Registered buyers, when they do not pay in cash, to access the purchase of fishing products, must provide a guarantee or surety insurance at the fish market. This requirement will not apply to establishments authorized by the autonomous communities.<\/p>\n f) The concessionaire of the auction or authorized establishment must pay, where applicable, the fees that apply to the shipowner of the vessel or the owner of the fishery that makes the first sale. Likewise, the concessionaire may receive a fee for the preparation of the documents established in Royal Decree 418\/2015, as established in each case by regional legislation.<\/p>\n The content of this Alert is for informational purposes only. Any decision or action based on its content must be subject to appropriate professional advice.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" June 2015 Royal Decree 418\/2015, of May 29, which regulates the first sale of fishing products Last Tuesday, June 23, Royal Decree 418\/2015, of May 29, was published in the Official State Gazette (B.O.E.), which regulates the first sale of fishery products (hereinafter, \u201cRoyal Decree 418\/2015“). Royal Decree 418\/2015 introduces in our country, and for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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