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The EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), established under the General Food Law of 2002, is an independent agency responsible for risk assessment for food and feed safety, nutrition, animal health and welfare, plant protection, and plant health, as well as, through environmental risk assessments, the possible impact of the food chain on biodiversity. The Health and Food Audits and Analysis Directorate (formerly known as the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO)) of the Commission is responsible for audits, inspections, and related activities to assess compliance with EU food safety and quality, animal health and welfare, and plant health legislation within the EU, and compliance with EU import requirements in third countries exporting to the EU.

The Common Environmental Improvement Policy (PCAE) envisages the implementation of appropriate modes of production, consumption and economic use of natural resources, in particular through the promotion of renewable energy sources

The MinCIT Regulation Directorate continues to be the body responsible for policies and practices relating to standardization, quality, certification, accreditation, designation and metrology. The MinCIT coordinates the National Quality Subsystem (SICAL), which is part of the National Administrative System for Competitiveness and Innovation and has as its basic objectives to promote (...) environmental conservation (...) The MinCIT Regulation Directorate acts as the technical secretariat of the Intersectoral Quality Commission (CIC), the body responsible for coordinating the work of the public entities involved in the process of creating, implementing and enforcing technical regulations in Colombia.

Exports, except to SACU members, of nearly all products are subject to automatic licensing. A non-automatic permit is required for, inter alia, medicines; live animals and genetic materials; all ostrich-breeding materials; meat and game products; protected species under CITES; plants and plant products; firearms and explosives; minerals, including diamonds and gold; coins and bank notes; certain works of art and archaeological findings; and oysters.

The authorities consider that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in some sectors (e.g. chemicals, coal, electric power, and automobiles) were particularly in need of reform due to, inter alia, inferior technology and heavy pollution

The movement and use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) are governed by the Biosafety Law, adopted in 2009. [35] The import and use of such organisms is, in principle, prohibited, but may be authorized by the Minister responsible for the environment under certain conditions. Applications for authorization have to be sent to the National Biosafety Authority (ANB) and are examined by the National Biosafety Committee, which assesses the risks and makes proposals to the ANB. No application has been received by the ANB so far. The Biosafety Law is being revised.

[35] Law No. 2009 27 on biosafety.

The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, through its Directorate-General of Biodiversity and Natural Resources, is the authority competent for the preservation of biological diversity

(...)The Government recognizes the need to strengthen agriculture data (collection) systems to ensure evidence-based policy decisions particularly relating to (...)addressing the threat of climate change.

Import prohibitions in Macao: Used motor vehicles and engines- Pollution control and environmental reasons

A voluntary standard applies to the production, processing, labeling and marketing of organically produced food