MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Designation of the Port of Licata under Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 – E-000266/2025(ASW)

1. All Member States, including Italy, have submitted the list of designated ports authorised for landing and transhipment of fisheries products for 2025, in compliance with Article 5(3) of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008[1].

2. It is up to the Member States’ authorities to determine if the ports in their territories are suitable for inclusion in the list of designated ports under Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008. Italian authorities have not designated the Port of Licata as designated port in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.

• [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1005/oj/eng