Environmental Policy and Law Applicable in the Livestock Sector

European Union pays a special importance of issues related to environment and water protection. The EU legislation in the environment field has been elaborated starting with the 1970s, and has been regulated through directives, regulations, decisions and legislative provisions at national and local level. Environmental policy of the European Union, as it was established by the EC Treaty, has as purpose the insurance of the sustainability of the protection activity of environment, through inclusion of its in EU sectorial policies, through developing of the prevention measures, by respecting the principle of “the polluter pays”, by combating at source of the pollution, and by assuming in common of the responsibility. The principle stated above, provides bearing the costs by the polluter with remediation of the damages in case of environmental pollution. So, it aims the empowering of those who have violated the environmental standards and has a coercive character, being meant to discourage disrespect the environmental legislation. In this paper we intend to present the strategic documents and legislation from the environmental protection field applicable to the livestock sector, taking into account the monitoring - both of the environment factors, and also of the level of appliance of UE legislation in environment field, in itself - is fundamental.