| Regulation: | Directive 2008/56/EC of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy |
| Short name: | Strategy for the marine environment |
| Number: | 2008/56/EC |
| Issuing entity: | European Union and its agencies |
| Date: | 2008/06/17 |
| Reference: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32008L0056 |
| Hard/soft law instrument: | Hard law |
| Relevant justice questions: | N/A |
| Level: | National and EU/EEA |
| Remarks: | |
| Brief description: | The marine strategy framework directive (MSFD) sets out a common European Union (EU) approach and objectives for the prevention, protection and conservation of the marine environment in view of the pressures and impacts of damaging human activities, while allowing for its sustainable use, by means of an ecosystem-based approach. |