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1. The EMFF may support marketing measures for fishery and aquaculture products which are aimed at:

(a) creating producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or inter-branch organisations to be recognised in accordance with Section II of Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013;

(b) finding new markets and improving the conditions for the placing on the market of fishery and aquaculture products, including:

(i) species with marketing potential;

(ii) unwanted catches landed from commercial stocks in accordance with technical measures, Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013;

(iii) fishery and aquaculture products obtained using methods with low impact on the environment, or organic aquaculture products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;

(c) promoting the quality and the value added by facilitating:

(i) the application for registration of a given product and the adaptation of concerned operators to the relevant compliance and certification requirements in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ();

(ii) the certification and the promotion of sustainable fishery and aquaculture products, including products from small–scale coastal fishing, and of environmentally-friendly processing methods;

(iii) the direct marketing of fishery products by small–scale coastal fishermen or by on–foot fishermen;

(iv) the presentation and packaging of products;

(d) contributing to the transparency of production and the markets and conducting market surveys and studies on the Union’s dependence on imports;

(e) contributing to the traceability of fishery or aquaculture products and, where relevant, the development of a Union–wide ecolabel for fishery and aquaculture products as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013;

(f) drawing up standard contracts for SMEs, which are compatible with Union law;

(g) conducting regional, national or transnational communication and promotional campaigns, to raise public awareness of sustainable fishery and aquaculture products.

2. The operations referred to in paragraph 1 may include the production, processing and marketing activities along the supply chain. The operations referred to in point (g) of paragraph 1 shall not be aimed at commercial brands.

3. The EMFF may support financial compensation to operators of the fishery and aquaculture sector for their income foregone, and for additional costs they incur due to the market disruption caused by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its effects on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products. In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 65(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, expenditure for operations supported under the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be eligible as from 24 February 2022. The compensation referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be calculated in accordance with Article 96.