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EU FLEGT Regulation
Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community
This Regulation establishes a set of rules governing the import of certain timber products. These rules are adopted in the framework of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing scheme, which aims at ensuring that only timber products that have been legally produced in accordance with the national …
EU Habitats Directive
Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
The Habitats Directive (together with the Birds Directive ) forms the cornerstone of Europe's nature conservation policy. It is built around two pillars: the Natura 2000 network of protected sites and the strict system of species protection. All in all the directive protects over 1.000 animals and plant species …
EU Recommendation 2007/425/EC
Recommendation of 13 June 2007 identifying a set of actions for the enforcement of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
This recommendation specifies further the measures that should be taken for enforcement of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations. It sets out a series of measures that Member States should implement in order to enhance their efforts to combat illegal trade. These include adopting national action plans for enforcement, imposing sufficiently …
EU Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008 of 17 October 2008 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of the system of imports of timber products provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005, which established the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community. It lays down requirements for …
EU Regulation 1005/2008/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999
Regulation 1005/2008 regulates the importation of fish products both processed and unprocessed (with some exceptions) to the EU either by EU flagged vessels or third country vessels (non-EU Member State). It also aims to regulate fishing activities of EU vessels exporting fish products outside the EU. As prescribed by …
EU Regulation 1010/2009/EC
Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 of 22 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
This Regulation sets out detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation No. 1005/2008 establishing a European Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. These rules cover in particular inspections of third country vessels in Member States ports, the catch certification scheme for importation and exportation …
EU Regulation 1013/2006
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste
This Regulation aims at strengthening, simplifying and specifying the procedures for controlling waste shipments to improve environmental protection. It thus reduces the risk of waste shipments not being controlled. It also seeks to include into Community legislation the provisions of the Basel Convention as well as the revision of the …
EU Regulation 304/2003
EU Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (Text with EEA relevance)
On September 1998, the Community signed the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (the PIC Convention). The objectives of this Regulation are, on the one hand, to implement the PIC Convention and, on the other hand, to promote shared …
EU Timber Regulation
Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market
Under the new EU Timber Regulation, placing illegally harvested timber and products derived from such timber on the EU market is prohibited. The EUTR applies to wood and wood products being placed for the first time on the EU market. It counters the trade in illegally harvested timber and timber …
EU Wildlife Trade Regulations – Basic Regulation
Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 deals with the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. It lays down the provisions for import, export and re-export as well as internal EU trade in specimens of species listed in its four Annexes. It provides for procedures …
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