EU legislation and relevant international instruments

The Regulation provides specific information that must accompany food products (including fishery and aquaculture products) sold to consumers and mass caterers. It clarifies the responsibilities of food business operators with respect to food...

This Directive (EU) 2010/75 lays down the rules on prevention and control of pollution arising from industrial activities; as well as on prevention or reduction of emissions into air, water and land. These industrial activities include, among many...

This Regulation (EU) 1224/2009 establishes a Community system for control, inspection and enforcement (Community control system) to ensure compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP). It helps Member States develop and implement...

This Regulation (EC) 1099/2009 lays down the rules for the killing of animals bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes, as well as the killing of animals for the purpose of depopulation. For farmed fish...

This Regulation (EC) 762/2008 lays down the rules for Member States to properly submit to the Commission statistics on all the aquaculture activities conducted in freshwater and saltwater on their territory.

This Directive (EU) 2008/56 establishes a framework for Community action in the field of marine environmental policy. It aims to protect the marine ecosystem and biodiversity upon which human health and marine-related economic and social activities...

This document presents a Strategy and Outline Plan for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Aquaculture. The Strategy-STA is a voluntary instrument that applies to all States and entities. Its overall objective is to provide a framework...

This Regulation (EU) 708/2007 establishes a framework governing aquaculture practices regarding alien and locally absent species. It aims at assessing and minimising the possible impact these have on aquatic habitats, therefore contributing to the...

This Directive (EU) 2000/6 establishes a framework for Community action in the field of water policy for the protection of aquatic ecosystems in inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters, and groundwater. 

This Directive (EU) 98/58 lays down minimum standards for the protection of animals bred or kept for farming purposes. It applies to any animal, including fish, reptiles, and amphibians, bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or...