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Senate Bill 1287 to Redefine Puerto Rico’s Maritime-Terrestrial Zone

Puerto Rico Senate Bill 1287 proposes to amend the Puerto Rico Docks and Harbors Act of 1968 to redefine the Maritime-Terrestrial Zone by incorporating criteria related to sea-level rise, coastal eros...

Development-design

Reform of the law against cattle rustling to protect small producers

Venezuela’s National Assembly announced the start of discussions to reform the legal framework against cattle rustling and move toward a new Law for the Protection of Livestock Activity. The initiat...

Development-design

Legislative Decree No. 577: Amendments to the Law on Plant Health, Animal Health and Food Safety of Unprocessed Plant or...

Legislative Decree No. 577 amends El Salvador's Law on Plant Health, Animal Health and Food Safety of Unprocessed Plant or Animal-Origin Foods in order to clarify the authority of the Ministry of Agri...

Implementation- Ongoing

MSC Certification of the Argentine Red Shrimp Fishery

The article reports that FisheryProgress welcomed the MSC certification of the Argentine red shrimp fishery as the result of more than a decade of fishery sustainability improvements. The process incl...

Completed

Incorporation of Monk Fruit Extract into the Argentine Food Code

Joint Resolution 3/2026 incorporates monk fruit extract, Siraitia grosvenorii, as item 179 of Article 1,398 of the Argentine Food Code for use as a sweetener. The amendment establishes identity, quali...

Implementation- Ongoing

Law No. 10942: Law on Compliance, Control and Penalization of Burning on Agricultural and Livestock Lands

Costa Rica's Law No. 10942 establishes a regulatory framework for compliance, control and penalization of burning on agricultural and livestock lands, with the objective of protecting public health an...

Implementation- Ongoing

Resolution 50/2026: Management of Agricultural Tariff-Rate Quotas under the MERCOSUR-European Union Interim Trade Agreem...

Resolution 50/2026 of Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries approves the general and specific rules governing the national management of agricultural export and import tariff...

Implementation- Ongoing

New Regulatory Regime for Tobacco and Nicotine Products in Argentina

Argentina approved a new regulatory framework for next-generation tobacco and nicotine products, including electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches. The measure replaces the...

Implementation- Ongoing

Peru Updates Food Safety Regulations for Packaging Materials

The post reports on a regulatory update in Peru related to food safety for packaging materials. The proposed amendment to Article 119 of the sanitary surveillance framework expands monitoring requirem...

Development-design

Belize Occupational Safety and Health Bill, 2025

Belize’s Occupational Safety and Health Bill, 2025 seeks to establish a modern legal framework to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. The initiative proposes minimum occupational safety stan...

Development-design

Position (EU) No 6/2026 of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques

Position (EU) No 6/2026 of the Council, adopted at first reading on 21 April 2026, sets out the Council position with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Counc...

Negotiation

Law Creating the Salvadoran Blue Economy Authority

Legislative Decree No. 510 creates the Salvadoran Blue Economy Authority (ASEA) and establishes the legal and institutional framework for the design, implementation and execution of public policies on...

Implementation- Ongoing