FAO’S Development Law Service
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FAO’S Development Law Service Law and Development at FAO “Sound legal frameworks are essential to achieving sustainable agricultural development and effective natural resource management”
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FAO’S Development Law Service
Law and Development at FAO
“Sound legal frameworks are essential to achieving sustainable agricultural development and effective natural resource management”
Role of Development Law Service (DLS)
Focal point for the legal aspects of
agriculture and natural resource
management
Assistance with the design of
appropriate legal frameworks
Specific Functions
1) Legal advisory services to
Member Countries
2) International legal
instruments
3) Legal information
4) Research and studies
5) Capacity building
Principles of Advisory Assistance
Advice tailored to specific national context
Sharing experiences and solutions
National law in compliance with international
obligations
Multidisciplinary approach
Involvement of all categories of stakeholders
Comparative advantage of legal assistance from DLS
Legal advice by lawyers on aspects of agriculture
Consistent recommendations across countries
Benefit of comparative experience
Quality control from centralized unit
Independence of ideas and objectivity of advice
Innovative solutions at countries’ disposal
Other reasons for requesting DLS assistance
Too many different issues to address
Lack of time
Lack of lawyers
Lack of knowledge of international context and obligations
Lack of comparative examples
FAO Legal Office work in the veterinary field
Animal Production
Animal Genetic Resources
Animal Movement
Animal Identification
Animal Health
Animal Welfare
Slaughterhouses
Products of Animal Origin
Meat Inspection
Dairy Sector
Animal Feed
Veterinary Drugs
Veterinary Services
Veterinarians and
Paraveterinarians
Control Measures for Specific
Diseases
Reasons to reform of National Veterinary Legal Frameworks
The legislation is outdated or has gaps
To meet international obligations
To harmonize their laws in accomplishment with regional
arrangements
New national policies in place
Governments need new powers which existing legislation does
not provide for
Foreign investment is often triggered by updates to the legal
framework
The process of drafting legislation in technical assistance projects
1. Compile and analyze existing legislation (not just veterinary legislation)
2. Determine the hierarchy of existing legislative instruments and the status of veterinary law
3. Find out what is actually happening on the ground with the current written law
4. Identify challenges, gaps, areas for improvement5. Propose a number of solutions for the legal
framework (taking into account national capacities and the country context)
Characteristics of a good legislative drafting process
Extensive participation of:
Government
Private stakeholder
Consumer groups
Key issues (1)
1. To understand what to address through main law and what through subsidiary instruments: sometimes, it’s not possible or not easy to amend principal legislation
2. To identify which problems need legislative solutions and which can be resolved through other means
Key issues (2)
3. Not to confuse policy and law
4. To resolve policy issues before drafting legislation
5. To build capacity in the country
Some Recent Examples of FAO Legal Assistance…
Examples (1)
Animal Health
Panama: Draft Animal Health Law and Regulations
West Africa Region: Draft Animal Health Regulation
Cambodia, Timor Leste: Draft Animal Health Laws
Meat Inspection
Somalia: Draft Law on Meat Inspection and Control
Examples (2)
Dairy Products
Uruguay: Law on Milk Production and Commercialization of Milk
Products
Veterinary Drugs
Mozambique: Draft Veterinary Drugs Law
Livestock Identification
Ukraine: Draft Legislation on Establishment of Livestock
Identification System
Examples (3)
Animal Feed
Central America: Draft Regional Regulation on Feed Safety
Specific Animal Diseases
Lithuania: Proposed Regulations for Measures to Control
Transmission of Echinococcocis
Veterinary Profession
Rwanda: Draft Legislation on Veterinary Profession
Examples (4)
Paraveterinarians
Jordan: Recommended
Amendments to Take
Account of Village Animal
Health Workers
Dairy Development
Barbados: Draft Dairy
Development Board Act
Publications...
Legislative Studies
Legal Papers Online
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