Week of 2 to 8 March 2026
Legislation / regulation
Ordinance No. 2026-154 of 4 March 2026 (Official Journal of 5 March) updating Book VIII of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code relating to overseas territories (authorised under Art. 57 of Law No. 2025-268 of 24 March 2025) — a ratification bill was tabled on 6 May 2026. Order of 24 February 2026 (Official Journal No. 0054 of 4 March) on the phased roll-out of the obligation to carry a vessel monitoring system (VMS) for fishing vessels under 12 metres.
Case law
No notable decision identified.
International
IMO, London, 2-6 March 2026: 2nd intersessional working group on the overall revision of the STCW Convention (ISWG-STCW 2); 49th session of the London Convention Scientific Group and 20th session of the London Protocol Scientific Group (dumping of waste at sea, marine geoengineering).
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