Laws of International Organizations
Index
United Nations (UN)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)World Health Organization (WHO)
International Fund for Agricultural Development of the UN (IFAD)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The World Bank
World Trade Organization (WTO)
European Union (EU)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
Organization of American States (OAS)
African Union (AU or OAU)
The Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
The United Nations
United Nations Home Page
Charter of the United Nations
Major Instruments Addressing Development Effectiveness:
United Nations Millennium Declaration of 2000
Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness 2005
Major Instruments on Environment:
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)
UN Case Law (International Court of Justice):
Judgment No.2867 of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization upon a Complaint Filed against the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Request for Advisory Opinion) (2012)
Fisheries Jurisdiction (Spain v. Canada) (1995-1998)
Fisheries Jurisdiction (Federal Republic of Germany v. Iceland) (1972-1978)
Fisheries Jurisdiction (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v. Iceland) (1972-1974)
Fisheries (United Kingdom v. Norway) (1949-1951)
Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia) (1993-1997)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Basic Documents of the FAO
FAO Treaties Database
FAOLEX Electronic Legislative Database
FAO Departments:
Climate Smart Agriculture
Conservation Agriculture
Agro-informatics
Family Farming
Nutrition
Social Protection
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Forests
World Health Organization
WHO Constitution
Food Safety (FOS)
International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations
Legal Documents of the IFAD
IFAD Policies and Strategies
Beginner’s Guide for Borrowers / Recipients
General Terms and Conditions for the Procurement of Goods
Crops
Climate and Environment
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Indigenous Peoples
Land
Livestock and Rangeland
Farmer Organizations
Rural Finance
Nutrition
Water
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD Convention, 1960 and Supplementary Protocols
Convention of 31st January 1963 Supplementary to the Paris Convention of 29th July 1960 (Brussels Supplementary Convention)
Declaration on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation of 2006
Declaration on International Science and Technology Co-operation for Sustainable Development of 2004
Declaration on Trade Policy of 1980
Declaration on Anticipatory Environmental Policies of 1979
Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises
Declaration on Environmental Policy of 1974
OECD Principles of Corporate Governance of 2004
OECD Fruit and Vegetable Rules
Decision of the Council Establishing the OECD Standard Codes for the Official Testing of Agricultural and Forestry Tractors of 2000
Decision of the Council Revising the OECD Schemes for the Varietal Certification or the Control of Seed Moving in International Trade of 2000 (with amendments)
OECD Departments:
Trade and Agriculture Directorate
Environment Directorate
Agriculture and Fisheries
Global Forum on Agriculture
Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme: Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Environment Policy Committee
The World Bank
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Articles of Agreement
The International Development Association (IDA) Articles of Agreement
International Finance Corporation (IFC) Article of Agreement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Convention
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Convention, Rules and Regulations
ICSID Cases
World Trade Organization
Founding Documents:
Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, 1994
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, 1994
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1947)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Main Treaties
Agreement on Agriculture
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
WTO Special Topics: Agriculture and Food Safety
The Agriculture Negotiations
The Cotton Sub-Committee
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
European Union
European Union (EU) Homepage
EU Founding Documents
EU International Agreements Related to Agriculture
Protocol Concerning Sanitary, Phytosanitary And Animal Welfare Measures in Relation to Trade
European Convention for the Protection of Animals During International Transport
Agreement Between The European Community And The United States Of America On Sanitary Measures To Protect Public And Animal Health In Trade In Live Animals And Animal Products
Protocol Of Amendment To The European Convention For The Protection Of Animals Kept For Farming Purposes
International Wheat Agreement, 1971, Wheat Trade Convention, 1971
1978 Protocol For The Fourth Extension Of The Food Aid Convention, 1971
Agreement in the Form of an Exchange of Letters Between the European Community and the United States of America on Matters Related to Trade in Wine
Memorandum of Understanding Between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on Oil Seeds Under GATT
International Sugar Agreement 1992
European Commission:
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Treaty Establishing the European Community of 1957 (Articles 32 to 38)
Food, Farming, and Fisheries
Common Agricultural Policy Reform
European Parliament: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Council of the European Union: Agriculture and Fisheries
European Food Safety Authority
EU Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance
European Union: Agriculture
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC)
Main Agreements and Treaties
Agreement on Co-operation for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in the Border Area (Annexes)
Draft North American Agreement on Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment
Submission on Enforcement Matters
Organization of American States
Founding Documents:
Charter of the Organization of American States
Inter-American Democratic Charter
Treaties and Other Instruments
Convention on the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (C-17) of 1979 (U.S.A. ratified November 10, 1980)
Protocol of Amendment to the Convention on the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences (C-12(1)) of 1958 (U.S.A. ratified November 20, 1959)
Letter of Agreement between the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of 2004
General Cooperation Agreement Between the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States of 2006
Inter-American Council for Integral Development
Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction – CIRDN
Pan American Development Foundation
African Union
Founding Documents:
Constitutive Act of the African Union of July 11, 2000
Protocol on Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union of 11 July 2003
Main Treaties and Other Instruments
Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa of September 13, 1967
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources of 15 September 1968
Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations of 18 January 1974
Convention for the Establishment of the African Centre for Fertilizer Development of July 1985
Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community of 3 June 1991
The Convention of the African Energy Commission of 11 July 2001
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised Version) of 11 July 2003
African Court of Justice
Rural Economy and Agriculture Directorate
New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
Southern African Development Community
Founding Documents:
SADC Homepage
Declaration and Treaty of SADC
Other Key Documents:
Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security
Declaration on Gender and Development
Declaration on Productivity
Protocol on Energy
Protocol on Fisheries
Protocol on Forestry
Protocol on Health
Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses
Protocol on Trade
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) Directorate
Food Security
Natural Resources and Wildlife
Crop Production
Environment and Climate Change
Livestock Production
Operationalization of the Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP)
Programmes and Projects
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2007)
Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (2002)
Declaration of ASEAN Concord II (Bali Concord II), Bali, Indonesia, 7 October 2003
Ha Noi Plan of Action (1998)
Second Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (1998)
Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement on Enhancing ASEAN Economic Cooperation, Bangkok, Thailand, 15 December 1995
Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), Singapore, 28 January 1992
Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, Manila 15 December 1987
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, Bali, 24 February 1976
Declaration of ASEAN Concord, Bali, 24 February 1976
Bangkok Declaration (1967)
Agreements on Economic Development:
Agreement on Trade in Services of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China, Cebu, Philippines, 14 January 2007
Memorandum of Understanding between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China on Agricultural Cooperation, Cebu, Philippines, 14 January 2007
Plan of Action to Implement the Beijing Declaration on ASEAN-China ICT Cooperative Partnership for Common Development, Cebu, Philippines, 14 January 2007
Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China, Cebu, Philippines, 8 December 2006
Second Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China, Cebu, Philippines, 8 December 2006
ASEAN Sectoral Integration (Amendment) Protocol for Priority Sectors, Cebu, Philippines, 8 December 2006
ASEAN Framework (Amendment) Agreement for the Integration of Priority Sectors, Cebu, Philippines, 8 December 2006
ASEAN Framework Agreement for the Integration of Priority Sectors, Vientiane, 29 November 2004
Strategic Plan of Action on ASEAN Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Main Agreements:
Agreement on Establishing the SAARC Seed Bank
Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
SAARC Plan of Action on Poverty Alleviation
Agreement on SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement (SAPTA) (signed in Dhaka on April 11, 1993)
Agreement on Establishing SAARC Food Security Reserve (signed in Kathmandu on November 4, 1987)
Agriculture and Rural Development:
Technical Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
SAARC Agricultural Centre (SAC)
The SAARC Food Bank
The SAARC Seed Bank
Agricultural Research, Extension and Farmers Linkages
Cooperation on Biotechnology