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Legislative Decree No. 420 introducing the Fisheries Code.

Country
Greece
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Decree introduces the basic legislative text on which is based the regulation of all matters concerning the fisheries sector in Greece. It deals very extensively, among others, with the organization and functioning of fish reserves, sponge fishing, general regulations and restriction of fishing, research and international cooperation in the field of fisheries. The Minister of Agriculture shall be the competent authority in order to regulate in particular any matter regarding the sector, by issuing Orders related thereto.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/gre23636.pdf
Date of text
Entry into force notes
Three months as from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 27, Part I, 31 January 1970, pp. 175-200.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Law no. 5087 of 2024. Strengthening standard animal husbandry, fisheries and aquaculture provisions, phytosanitary, biocidal products and food quality provisions, rural development stimulation provisions and other urgent provisions.
Law 4691/2020. Regulation of competence of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food for the upgrading and modernisation of the agricultural sector and other provisions.
Law no. 2040 of 1992 regulates the issues of the Minister of Agriculture and of the legal persons under his supervision and other provisions.
Ministerial Joint Decree No. 255844 readjusting fees for appeals to the Council of Fisheries and for granting or renewing amateurish fishing license of vessels.
Law No. 1740 on the development and protection of coral formations, aquaculture and fish breeding areas.
Implemented by
Presidential Decree no. 24/2022 concerning Regulatory measures for the fishing of the shrimp species Plesionika Narval.