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
United Kingdom
These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012- to insert the definition of an upper-tier county council; prescribe the time period for review of certain local development documents; consequential to the amendments to Part 2 and Schedule A1 of the 2004 Act made by section 10 of, and Schedule 2 to the 2017 Act. Section 9 of the 2017 Act inserts new sections 28A to 28C of the 2004 Act, providing the Secretary of State with a power to direct two or more local planning authorities to prepare a joint development plan document.
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Regulations
December, 2017
United Kingdom
These Regulations amend the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 so as to, among other things: insert a new definition to explain what a modification proposal is, in relation to a neighbourhood plan, and with respect to the procedure for making a neighbourhood development plan in Part 5.
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Regulations
December, 2017
Turkey
This Regulation sets forth procedures and principles of (i) improvement and classification of agricultural lands, (ii) determination of land and soil resources specified in the Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization, (iii) land-use planning in compliance with the sustainable development principle, (iv) determination of erosion-sensitive areas, (v) implementation of soil conservation and land management plans and projects, and (vi) establishment and duties of the Soil Preservation Board.
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Regulations
December, 2017
Colombia
Los Lineamientos estratégicos de política pública para la Agricultura Campesina, Familiar y Comunitaria (ACFC) son un instrumento de política pública, de alcance nacional, cuyo objetivo es fortalecer las capacidades sociales, económicas y políticas de las familias, comunidades y organizaciones de ACFC, sobre la base de un desarrollo rural con enfoque territorial que mejore la sostenibilidad de la producción agropecuaria y genere bienestar y buen vivir de la población rural.
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Regulations
December, 2017
Turkey
This Regulation sets forth the procedures and principles of consolidation and distribution of agricultural land. This Regulation aims at rural development and planning of rural areas. This Regulation sets forth provisions on planning of rural areas, land consolidation, registration procedures, land classification, land subdivision, land distribution and expropriation.
Implements: Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization. (2005-07-03)