European Parliament 4 January 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-3463/01 by Enrico Ferri (PPE-DE) and Guido Podestà (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Air safety checks.

The Community response to these concerns has always been that Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 is in line with Codex, as its is necessary to avoid consumers being mislead, and in line with GATT as it does not discriminate against imported ‘sardines’. The objective of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 is market transparency and consumer information.