Written Question · S3W-34479 · Session 3
Further to the answer to question S3W-33328 by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010, which stages of the production process for Scottish farmed s…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33328 by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2010, which stages of the production process for Scottish farmed salmon must take place in (a) Scotland and (b) the protected geographical indication-designated area in order for the product to be classified as Scottish farmed salmon.
The answer
The Scottish Government acknowledges that there are discrepancies between the single document and the specification, but European law makes clear that it is the specification that defines the terms of the PGI. It was always the intention of the applicant group that the early stages of production could take place outside the designated geographical area and that the saltwater stages of production are to be within it, and the specification reflects this.
We would welcome industry efforts to address the discrepancies between the single document and the specification.
We would welcome industry efforts to address the discrepancies between the single document and the specification.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-34479 by reference.