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Importation of Trout Meat and Trout Products: Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF, 236K)
Summary
The Customs Import Prohibition (Trout) Order 2015 expires at the close of 7 November 2018. If nothing is done, the existing import prohibition will lapse and the importation of trout meat and trout products will be unrestricted from 8 November 2018.
Three options are considered:
- Allowing the import prohibition to lapse
- Renewing the import prohibition for a further three years and carrying out a public review of the prohibition on the importation of trout (and potentially of related issues around domestic farming and sale of wild trout), and
- Renewing the import prohibition for a further three years but undertaking no review.
Allowing the import prohibition to lapse is not recommended; renewing the import prohibition (with or without a review) are considered to be viable ways forward.