The European Commission is actively following up to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) 'Stop finning – Stop the trade,' which asked the Commission for action to end international trade of loose shark fins.
From January 2025, the Commission will step up monitoring of shark product trade thanks to 13 new tariff codes for sharks and their fins. These codes will enable the tracking of the most traded shark species.
The Commission has also completed the consultation stage of its impact assessment on a trade ban on detached fins and a range of alternative policy measures, conducted in response to the ECI. Find out more on the EU sharks’ protection and management page.