Instruments

EU Wildlife Trade Regulations – Implementing Regulation

Regulation No 865/2006 of 4 May 2006 (as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 100/2008, Commission Regulation (EU) No 791/2012 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012) laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein

Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 lays down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and addresses practical aspects of its implementation. It also implements the bulk of currently applicable recommendations of the Conference of the Parties on the interpretation and implementation of CITES provisions …

EU Wildlife Trade Regulations – Permit Regulation

Regulation No 792/2012 of 23 August 2012 laying down rules for the design of permits, certificates and other documents provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006

The standard model forms that must be used for permits, certificates, notifications and applications for these documents, as well as labels for scientific specimens, are contained in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012. Source: http://ec.europ…n.htm

EU Wildlife Trade Regulations – Suspensions Regulation

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2013 of 17 June 2013 suspending the introduction into the Union of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora

This Regulation lays down the list of species of wild fauna and flora whose introduction into the European Union shall be suspended. The aim of this suspension is to ensure the conservation status of those wildlife species. Source: http://faolex.f…25072 & database=faolex & search_type …

FAO - Code of Conduct

FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries sets out principles and international standards of behavior relating to the world's fish stocks. The Code applies to all fishing operations, including research, processing, trade, and fish-farming. Although the Code itself is voluntary, some of the principles expressed in the Code are …

FAO - Compliance Agreement

FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas

The FAO Compliance Agreement and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement are supplemented by the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Together, these three instruments provide the framework for future actions concerning fisheries, particularly as regards high seas fishing. Furthermore, as they were negotiated over a broadly similar time frame, many …

FAO - Port State Measures Agreement

Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

The FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (the Agreement) was adopted by the FAO Conference in 2009. The main purpose of the Agreement is to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing through the implementation of robust …

FAO - Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance

The FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance spell out a range of actions that countries can take to ensure that vessels registered under their flags do not conduct IUU fishing, including monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) activities, such as vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and observers. They promote information exchange …

GA Resolution 55/25

General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000

The General Assembly affirmed the relevance of the UNTOC to fight illicit trafficking in natural resources in its resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000, in which it stated that the Convention "constitutes an effective tool and the necessary legal framework for international cooperation in combating such criminal activities as …

Industrial Emissions Directive

Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)

The Industrial Emissions Directive ("IED") replaces Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control ("IPPC Directive") and six other directives in a single directive on industrial emissions as of 7 January 2014, with the exemption of the Large Combustion Plants Directive, which will be repealed with effect from …

ITTA (2006)

International Tropical Timber Agreement

The International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (ITTA) builds on the foundations of two previous agreements, focusing on the world tropical timber economy and the sustainable management of tropical timber. The ITTA promotes the timber trade and the improved management of the forests. The ITTA also contains provisions for information sharing …