Regulation (EU) 2023/2857 is on the Fisheries & Aquaculture rulebook because its official title matches fisheries. Source: EUR-Lex and European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities. Methodology
Regulation (EU) 2023/2857: what it means for Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Regulation (EU) 2023/2857 is part of the EU rulebook for fisheries & aquaculture. Its subject matter covers fisheries — core to the sector. Here’s what the act does, why it’s on your radar, and how to see whether it affects your specific company.
- Act
- 32023R2857
- Type
- Regulation
- Stage
- Procedure completed
- Dated
- 2023-12-13
- Procedure
- 2023/0056(COD)
- Lead committee
- PECH
What the act does
to transpose into Union law the conservation and enforcement measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) at its annual meeting in September 2022. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) is the regional fisheries management organisation responsible for managing fishery resources in the Northwest Atlantic under its purview. NAFO’s…
Why it matters for Fisheries & Aquaculture
The fishing industry and aquaculture producers operate under the EU's Common Fisheries Policy — catch limits, fleet and conservation rules, and the market organisation. These are the core acts.
Regulation (EU) 2023/2857 sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers fisheries. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.
Does the Regulation (EU) 2023/2857 apply to your company?
This act’s scope covers:
- fisheries
Does your business touch any of these?
The rest of the Fisheries & Aquaculture rulebook
- Council Decision (EU) 2025/2018 of 18 September 2025 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, of the other part (2025–2030)32025D2018
- Council Decision (EU) 2025/961 of 12 May 2025 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029)32025D0961
- Regulation (EU) 2024/2594 laying down conservation, management and control measures applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries32024R2594
- Council Decision (EU) 2024/396 of 16 January 2024 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023-2028)32024D0396
- Council Decision (EU) 2021/99 of 25 January 2021 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 202032021D0099
- Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy32021R1060
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Primary sources
The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.