A limit of one red tuna specimen per vessel and fishing trip is set as incidental catch in 2026. Affected fleets must notify with 7 days' notice and receive official tags before operating.
Fishing fleets in the Cantabrian Sea, Mediterranean, Gulf of Cádiz and ports of the Strait of Gibraltar
The EU provisionally approves a fishing protocol with Seychelles valid until 2030. It allows European vessels to fish in Seychellois waters under sustainable conditions.
European fishing companies with activity in the Indian Ocean, especially Spanish and French tuna fishing fleets
The EU establishes how fishing opportunities in Seychelles waters are distributed among member states for the period 2026-2030. It mainly affects European tuna fleets.
EU tuna vessel owners and fleets operating in Seychelles waters
The EU-Switzerland veterinary committee updates the appendices of the bilateral agricultural agreement to align veterinary health standards between both parties.
Exporters and importers of agricultural and animal origin products between the EU and Switzerland
ICEX signs an agreement to organize visits by foreign buyers to farms with select livestock breeds in Extremadura and other Spanish regions, promoting their exports.
Companies and associations in the select livestock sector with export vocation
Errors in the EU regulation establishing how to sample and analyze mycotoxins in food are corrected. It affects laboratories and official food safety controls.
Food industry, control laboratories, health authorities and food exporters
The EU updates the official forms of animal health certificates required to transfer terrestrial animals and their reproductive products between Member States. The new models replace the previous ones from Regulation 202...
Livestock farmers, animal trade operators, reproduction centers and official veterinarians in the EU
The EU updates health rules for the movement of animals affected by bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease. A special exception is introduced for the transfer of registered horses.
Livestock farmers, equine breeders, animal transporters and veterinary authorities in the EU
The EU updates the rules to eliminate bluetongue disease (serotypes 1-24) in animals. Eradication programs and criteria for declaring disease-free zones are modified.
Ruminant farmers, veterinarians, animal health authorities and livestock exporters
The European Commission modifies which territories are free from bluetongue disease in ruminants. It affects the movement of animals between EU countries.
Livestock farmers, veterinarians and ruminant traders (sheep, goat, cattle) in the EU