FISH AND SEAFOOD MARKET REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

The article examines the current state of state regulation of the fish and seafood market. Legislative regulation of conditions for compliance with the quality and safety of fish products is detailed. The tasks and powers of the state regulatory bodies of the fish and seafood market are described. An important component of the effective functioning of any market, including the fish and seafood market, is the state regulation of the market environment. In Ukraine, two forms of state market regulation are used: intervention and exportimport. Unfortunately, in Ukraine, the existing legal framework for state intervention in the activities of certain industries is not a guarantee of sufficiently effective activities. Accordingly, there is a need to determine the effectiveness of the role of the state in the fishing industry. State regulation of the agricultural sector is the process of influencing its development by supplementing the incentives of the market mechanism in order to obtain sustainable results of profitable activities of economic entities and create a favorable economic environment to improve their competitive roles. In accordance with the article, the legislation on fisheries and fisheries regulation is based on the Constitution of Ukraine and consists of Law of Ukraine «On Environmental Protection», Land Code of Ukraine, Water Code of Ukraine, Merchant Shipping Code of Ukraine, these regulations. State regulation of the fish and seafood market should be aimed at developing and increasing the competitiveness of the fishing industry, for which it is necessary to promote credit cooperation and market infrastructure, organization of communal wholesale agricultural markets, increase the number of living fish bases.