Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a common issue in these countries. In an attempt to tackle the problem, the Development Law Service supported the review and drafting of fisheries and aquaculture legislation related to conservation and sustainable use...

In 2017, the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (the PARLATINO) adopted the world’s first Model Law on Small-Scale Fisheries, which was drafted by a multidisciplinary team of FAO technical and legal experts. The PARLATINO also approved Model Laws on food...

The Development Law Service works very closely with the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) to promote its implementation in member countries, or countries with potential to be future members. As part of this effort, 40 phytosanitary experts...

The Development Law Service has supported five countries in this region to revise their organic production legislation that regulates the mechanisms for the production and certification of organic products. These are Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. 

Between 2010 and 2012, seven countries were supported in developing regulations to fight bovine encephalopathy. This involved analysing national and regional level legislation and standards on animal health, animal production, feed and food safety. Regulations were drafted following a participatory...