EU legislation and relevant international instruments

This Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 establishes the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFA) for the period 2021-2027. It details the duration of the Programme and its budget, as well as the general and specific requirements for the...

The Zero Pollution Action Plan is a key deliverable of the European Green Deal. It aims at reducing air, water and soil pollution to no longer harmful levels by 2050. It therefore sets out targets for 2030, one of them being the reduction by 50% of...

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 of 15 April 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of the disease-free and non-vaccination status...

This Action Plan (2021-2027) aims to accelerate the development of the organic sector by boosting the production and consumption of organic products. It, therefore, helps achieve a key objective laid down in the Farm to Fork Strategy and Biodiversity...

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption in accordance with...

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof from which the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin is permitted in...

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260 of 11 February 2021 approving national measures designed to limit the impact of certain diseases of aquatic animals in accordance with Article 226(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European...

Revision of the Commission's 2013 Strategic Guidelines for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture. These guidelines have been the main pillar of the strategic coordination of aquaculture policy in the EU. The new revision aims to offer a...

The EU blue economy, which includes sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, maritime transport, port activities and shipbuilding, is indispensable to meet the EU's environmental and climate objectives and has therefore a key role in...

The 2021 COFI Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture aims to acknowledge the achievements of the fisheries and aquaculture in the past 25 years, and to gather collective momentum in tackling the challenges and opportunities to secure...