The FAO Legal Office provides in-house counsel in accordance with the Basic Texts of the Organization, gives legal advisory services to FAO members, assists in the formulation of treaties on food and agriculture, for which the Director-General acts as Depositary, publishes legal studies and maintains a database (FAOLEX) of national legislation and international agreements concerning food and agriculture (including fisheries, forestry and water).
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Regulations
December, 2017
Ireland
These Regulations give effect to Ireland's 4th Nitrates Action Programme, and provide statutory support for good agricultural practice to protect waters against pollution from agricultural sources and include measures such as periods when land application of fertilisers is prohibited, limits on the land application of fertilisers, storage requirements for livestock manure, and monitoring of the effectiveness of the measures in terms of agricultural practice and impact on water quality.
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Regulations
December, 2017
United Kingdom
These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 to allow local planning authorities to grant permission in principle for development the main purpose of which is housing development on an application to the authority in accordance with provisions inserted into that Order by this instrument. They also concern (exemption from) environmental impact assessment procedures. The Regulations also make minor amendments to the Statutory Instruments listed in Schedule 2.
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Legislation
December, 2017
Zambia
This Act amends the Property Transfer Tax Act in section 2, 4, 5 and 11. In section a definition of "intellectual property is inserted. Other amendments concern valuation of property, also of mining rights. A new section (12B) concerning disclosure of information on relationship between companies.
Amends: Property Transfer Tax Act (Cap. 340). (2005)
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Regulations
December, 2017
Australia
This Regulation, consisting of 21 sections divided into six Parts and completed by five Schedules, establishes the requirements contracts for sale of land within the New South Wales territory.
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Regulations
December, 2017
Moldova
This Government Decree establishes that Agency for Technical Supervision shall be an administrative body subordinated to the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure responsible for implementation of state policy in the areas pertaining to its competence. The Agency's mission is to ensure the implementation of state policy in the spheres of its competence in the order and in the limits established by the regulatory framework.