Based on today’s legal acts, here are the key changes:
Fisheries Regulations:
- Spanish vessels can resume anchovy fishing in area 8 from October 25, 2024
- Portuguese vessels can resume red seabream fishing in zone 9 from November 6, 2024
- French vessels can resume Greenland halibut fishing in Norwegian waters from November 8, 2024
- Greek vessels must stop Bluefin tuna fishing in Atlantic/Mediterranean from November 7, 2024
Environmental and Food Safety:
- New voluntary Flight Emissions Label scheme requiring airlines to report emissions data
- Ban on bisphenol A in food contact materials with limited exceptions
- Addition of over 30 new substances to hazardous chemicals export/import lists
Financial and Technical Standards:
- New technical standards for financial institutions’ public disclosures from January 2025
- Updated classification system for Purchasing Power Parities with 269 basic headings
Other Regulations:
- Modified minimum sizes for short-necked clams (32mm) and red seabream (36cm)
- Updated African swine fever control zones in several EU countries
- Name change of Austrian wine region from ‘Süd-Oststeiermark’ to ‘Vulkanland Steiermark’
