Week of 27 April to 3 May 2026
Legislation / regulation
Order of 20 April 2026 amending the allocation of the bluefin tuna quota for France (Official Journal No. 0100 of 28 April).
Case law
No notable decision identified.
International
MEPC 84, London, 27 April-1 May 2026 — a major session: adoption of a new Emission Control Area (ECA) in the North-East Atlantic (Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal; sulphur limit 0.10%, entry into force 1 September 2027, effective application September 2028); resolution on environmental risks in the Strait of Hormuz; tightening of the strategy against marine plastic waste. However, no compromise was reached on the Net-Zero Framework: the 2nd extraordinary session of the MEPC is postponed to 4 December 2026, with two intersessional meetings (September and November 2026).
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