EU legislation is very limited when it comes to the issue of exotic pet trade. The EU Commission has introduced a new regulation for the Invasive Alien Species (since 2015) and a new Animal Health regulation (health restrictions, obligation of registration for all commercial breeders). The EU also has Wildlife Trade Regulations that deals with the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein, in accordance with CITES. However, for the moment, no legislation on the subject of exotic pets has been introduced at EU level. The animal welfare community in the EU is currently (from 2020 on) advocating for the implementation of a Positive List system at EU-level.