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-===== Authors, Contributors, Editors =====
+===== About These Pages =====
-These pages have been edited and formulated in their present form under the EU-funded Horizon Europe project [[https://www.locality-algae.eu/|Locality]]. However, the activity leading to these pages predates the project and will hopefully continue after it ends.
+This wiki is a structured, freely accessible reference guide to EU legislation relevant to the production and use of algae and algal products. It is maintained as a living document by a community of practitioners, researchers and legal experts working in the European algae sector, and is kept current as legislation is amended and new regulatory developments emerge.
-Within the project we decided it was time to present all this regulatory information in a compact and accessible way, and to make it publicly available for the benefit of any member — or potential member — of the algal community. Many EU projects have or had a task dedicated to legislation and regulation, and most are asked to provide a legislative feedback or deliverable. We have collected much of the information from public or restricted-circulation deliverables of several projects. We have compiled data from the many sources cited throughout these pages, and we have discussed the topics in person and remotely with many knowledgeable people.
+The information compiled here draws on public and project deliverables from multiple EU-funded research and innovation projects, on scientific literature, on EFSA and Commission guidance documents, and on direct exchanges with experts across the sector — accumulated over more than a decade of regulatory engagement within EABA and related networks.
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-| Robert Reinhardt | Algen, algal technology centre, ltd, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
+==== Authors and Contributors ====
-| Silvio Mangini | European Algae Biomass Association, Florence, Italy (Imperia, Italy) |
-| Anna Björkquist | University of Boras, Sweden |
+These pages were initiated and are maintained under the EU-funded Horizon Europe project [[https://www.locality-algae.eu/|Locality]], but the underlying work predates the project and is intended to continue after it ends.
+| Robert Reinhardt | Algen, algal technology centre, ltd, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
-**We invite all knowledgeable people in the community to contribute, modify and update the information on these pages, and to help make this a useful resource both for newcomers and for practitioners who have limited time and resources to collect this data themselves.**
+| Silvio Mangini | European Algae Biomass Association, Florence, Italy |
+| Anna Björkquist | University of Borås, Sweden |
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-==== Access and Authoring Rights ====
+==== Contribute ====
-Access to these pages is open to anyone. Authoring, modification and commenting rights are restricted to known, authorised users. We are keen to provide anyone who is properly identified with a username that grants authoring, modification and commenting rights. We reserve the right to revoke those rights from anyone who does not comply with the purpose, style and ethics of these pages.
+**We invite all knowledgeable people in the community to contribute, modify and update these pages, and to help make this a useful resource both for newcomers and for practitioners who have limited time to collect this information themselves.**
-Comments, questions and suggestions by email are welcome from anyone at: **[[mailto:legal@algen.eu|legal@algen.eu]]**
+Access is open to anyone. Authoring, editing and commenting rights are granted to identified users. To request editing access, or to send corrections, comments and suggestions, write to: **[[mailto:legal@algen.eu|legal@algen.eu]]**
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+We are keen to provide anyone who is properly identified with a username and editing rights. We reserve the right to revoke those rights from users who do not comply with the purpose, style and ethics of these pages.
 ==== Areas Where Contributions Are Most Welcome ====
-**1. Within the present scope of these pages (EU-level regulation)**
+**1. Within the present scope (EU-level regulation in force)**
-  * 1.1 Missing chapters or missing relevant content in any of the existing chapters.
+  * Missing chapters or missing relevant content in existing chapters.
-  * 1.2 Corrections, clarifications, important additions or emphasis to the explanations already provided.
+  * Corrections, clarifications, or important additions to existing explanations.
-  * 1.3 Missing regulatory topics not yet mentioned that are also relevant to algae under EU law.
+  * Clearer or better explanations of any topic; graphic explanations are especially welcome.
-  * 1.4 Clearer or better explanations of any topic; graphic explanations are especially welcome.
 **2. National regulation**
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 **3. Non-EU legislation**
-Contributions on, and comparisons with, legislation relevant to the topics of this site in non-EU jurisdictions.
+Contributions on, and comparisons with, legislation relevant to these topics in non-EU jurisdictions.
 **4. Upcoming and prospective developments**
-Information and discussion on upcoming rules, proposals, strategies, initiatives, theoretical frameworks and similar forward-looking material.
+Information and discussion on upcoming rules, proposals, strategies and initiatives.
-//Note on national, non-EU and prospective content: we still have to define how such contributions are marked to be clearly distinguishable from the main subject of these pages (EU-level regulation in force). At least initially we expect such topics to be unevenly covered; they must be visually distinct from the core content.//
+//Note: national, non-EU and prospective content will be visually distinguished from the core EU-level content; the convention for this is being developed.//
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-==== The Algal Community in Europe ====
+==== The Algae Community in Europe ====
-The algal community in the EU is, in many ways, a large family: we meet regularly, we know each other or at least know of each other. Several organisations enable the social contacts and cooperation that make these pages possible.
-  * **[[https://www.eaba-association.eu/|EABA]] — European Algae Biomass Association** is the most important networking body, with more than 300 members from industry and academia, and organises many events. EABA has always been actively involved in regulation and legislation activities, representing the interests of the industry. Recently this activity has been amplified: Silvio Mangini, one of the most knowledgeable experts on algae, EU regulation and standardisation, has retired from his industrial duties and moved part-time to EABA.
+  * **[[https://www.eaba-association.eu/|EABA]] — European Algae Biomass Association** is the principal networking body for the European algae sector, with more than 300 members from industry and academia. EABA has been actively involved in regulatory and standardisation activities, representing industry interests at EU level, and has been the primary forum within which much of the knowledge in these pages has been developed and debated.
-  * **[[https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/eu4algae_en|EU4Algae]]** is a European Commission-led initiative (DG MARE) launched in 2022 to accelerate the development of a sustainable and innovative algae sector in Europe.
+  * **[[https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/eu4algae_en|EU4Algae]]** is a European Commission initiative (DG MARE) launched in 2022 to accelerate the development of a sustainable and innovative algae sector in Europe.
-Most of the information, opinion and regulatory context discussed in these pages has been developed, reviewed or debated within the framework of EABA and EU4Algae activities and their associated events and working groups. We are grateful to both organisations and to their members and participants for the knowledge shared over the years.
+We are grateful to both organisations and to their members and participants for the knowledge shared over many years of events, working groups and informal exchanges.
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-//See also: [[algae:purpose_scope_sources|Purpose, Scope and Sources]] | [[algae:specialised_sources|Specialised Sources — Bibliography]] | [[algae:faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]//
+//See also: [[algae:purpose_scope_sources|Purpose, Scope and Sources]] | [[algae:other_resources|Other Resources]] | [[algae:faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]//
 //Last reviewed: September 2026.//