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Explainers

The latest on EU AGRI-Food policies impacting low- and middle-income countries

AGRINFO Explainers

In addition to summaries of new EU Regulations and Standards, AGRINFO Reports include overviews that help to explain the context of these changes, particularly where users request additional information (you can do this via Ask AGRINFO). Examples of topics covered include the EU’s Green Dealofficial controls, and plant health regime; and the rules on food irradiation and single-use plastics. All our overviews and explainers are listed below.

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2018/848

New EU Organic Regulation explained

EU Organic Regulation and new rules on organic production and labelling – explained

  • Organic production
2016/2031

EU Plant Health Law explained

The new EU Plant Health Law explained – applied in 2019, it introduces stricter measures to protect …

  • Plant health
2018/2019

Provisional list of high risk plants explained

Listing of high risk plants, plant products and other objects under the EU plant health regime – …

  • High-risk plants
2019/904

Single-use plastics explained

Summary overview of EU legislation on single-use plastics

  • Pesticides
2017/2403

EU external fisheries policy explained

EU policy for ensuring external fishing fleets adopt sustainable management practices

  • Common Fisheries Policy
1005/2008

Regulation on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing – explained

Prevention and elimination of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

  • Common Fisheries Policy
2021/405

Third country lists for public health – explained

Lists of third countries or regions permitted to export animals and animal products for human consumption to …

  • Food safety controls
2020/692

Animal health requirements for third countries exporting to the EU – explained

Overview of Regulation (EU) 2020/692 on animal health requirements for third countries exporting to the EU

  • Animal health
2016/429

EU Animal Health Law explained

Overview of the EU Animal Health Law on transmissible animal diseases

  • Animal health
2016/429, 2020/692, 2017/625,…

Approval of third country establishments explained

Rules for approval of establishments allowed to export animals and animal products to the EU

  • Official controls
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