EU Information note on traceability of fishery and aquaculture products
2 JANUARY 2026This note traceability note Dec 2025 by the EU Commission addressed to the Member States states that:
It aims at clarifying control provisions included in Title V (‘Control in the supply chain’) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (‘the Control Regulation’), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842. These are new traceability requirements for the recording and digital transmission of lot information for certain fishery and aquaculture products (FAPs) falling under Chapter 3 of the Combined Nomenclature, which apply as from 10 January 2026.
Recording and making available traceability information “in a digital way”
The obligation is formulated in a technologically neutral way, allowing compliance through a range of means enabling digital data transmission, without requiring the development or use of specific digital systems.
Compliance with Article 58 of the revised Control Regulation, as from 10 January 2026, requires no more than the transmission of the relevant lot information to the immediate supplier or buyer in a digital format, rather than in paper form.
The Commission will engage with Member State experts and stakeholders in developing the supplementary legislation.
Contact: Contact: Joao Pereira, jpereira@frucom.eu Anna Boulova, aboulova@frucom.eu