Brussels steps up shark trade monitoring
The European Commission has followed up on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Stop finning – Stop the trade”, which asked it for action to end international trade of loose shark fins. From January 2025, the Commission will step up its monitoring of the shark product trade through 13 new tariff codes for sharks and their fins.
The European Commission has followed up on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Stop finning – Stop the trade”, which asked it for action to end international trade of loose shark fins. From January 2025, the Commission will step up its monitoring of the shark product trade through 13 new tariff codes for sharks and their fins.