EU legislation and relevant international instruments

The purpose of this Communication is to report on the functioning of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), as provided for in Article 49 of the CFP Regulation, and to set out a vision and a path toward sustainable and resilient fisheries of the future...

This Communication looks at the potential of algae in the EU and sets out a coherent approach, including targeted actions, to support the upscaling of regenerative algae cultivation and production throughout the EU, and to develop and mainstream the...

This document provides supporting information to the development of the European Commission Communication “Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector” (known as “EU Algae Initiative”). This Staff Working Document aims to: identify valid, well...

The implementing regulation (EU) 2018/1882 has been amended by the implementing regulation (EU) 2022/925 concerning the list of species and groups of species posing a considerable risk for the spread of listed diseases.

Directive (EU) 2010/75 on industrial emissions (IED) regulates the environmental impacts of Europe’s large-scale, high-pollution-risk industrial installations and livestock farms in an integrated manner, on a sector-by-sector basis. The 2020...

This proposal revises Regulation (EC) No 166/20061 establishing the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR), as the Europe-wide register providing public access to key environmental data from industrial facilities located in the EU...

This Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (GPA) was developed by FAO at the request of the members of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and...

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2037 of 22 November 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to exemptions from the obligations for the registration...

This delegated regulation amends Annex IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning the use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture.

Fish and other aquatic products from aquaculture can and will play a major role in meeting the dietary demands of all people, while also meeting the food security needs of the poorest. To realize the maximum contributions of the aquaculture sector...