The Directorate of Fisheries was assigned the role of monitoring whaling in Iceland since 2009. Information on previous whaling can be found in the annual ...

Encouraging children and adolescents to take part in organized recreational activities reduces their involvement in unhealthy activities.

A brief overview of the rights of air travel passengers, which are covered by Icelandic law.

During port area operations, ships carrying dangerous or polluting goods in quantities greater than those prescribed in regulations shall carry a pilot.

Drug-related deaths refer to death due to intoxication by narcotic and addictive drugs and by pharmaceuticals.

Salmonid fisheries enhancement refers to any operation which may increase fishing water e.g. the release of fish and grazing from the sea for fishing.

A residence permit is most commonly revoked when a foreign national no longer meets its conditions, for example, due to separation or divorce.

All eel fishing is prohibited at sea, rivers and lakes in Iceland, except with given permission from the Directorate of Fisheries for personal consumption.

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached agreement on new legislation intended to improve cooperation between European data protection authorities in the management of cases on the basis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) concerning cross-border processing of personal data.

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