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Commission for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPESCAALC)
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RLC-758
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Next Session
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article VI.1
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Rules of Procedure
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The Commission was established by the Council at its 70th Session (1976, Resolution 4/70). The Statutes of the Commission were revised in 2010 (140th Session of the Council, Resolution 1/140).
Rules of Procedure were adopted by the Commission at its First Session (1979).
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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The purpose of the Commission is to promote the management and sustainable development of inland fisheries and aquaculture in accordance with the principles and rules of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries of FAO. In addition, the Commission shall:
- foster the development of inland fisheries and aquaculture as an instrument of support to food security;
- pay special attention to subsistence inland fisheries and small-scale aquaculture;
- be able to establish coordination and cooperation relations with other international organizations in thematic areas of mutual interest.
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Membership
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Open to all Member Nations and Associate Members serviced by the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean which notify the Director-General of their desire to be considered as Members.
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Number of Members
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21
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List of Members
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- Argentina
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
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- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
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- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Languages
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English, French and Spanish
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Document symbol
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COPESCAALC
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Previous Sessions and documents
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View documents of the Commission
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Division
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Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (RLC)
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Contact information/email
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Alejandro.Flores@fao.org
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Web site
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Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America
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First Session
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March 1979
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Pattern of sessions
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1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2011
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