In 2019, the Development Law Service (LEGN) assisted Paraguay to develop and adopt Law No. 6286 on the “Defense, restoration and promotion of family farming”. This law was promoted by the Parliamentary Front against Hunger of Paraguay, a national chapter...

The Development Law Service (LEGN), together with the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, supports the development of legislation to prevent and reduce food losses and waste in the region. In 2019, this strategic partnership succeeded...

The Development Law Service has developed and delivered, in conjunction with the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), comprehensive training programmes on veterinary legislation. For example, in August 2013, more...

To promote the safe trade of plants and animals amongst members of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), the Development Law Service provided technical support throughout 2013 for the formulation of regulations aimed at ensuring the harmonization of...

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...