| English |
| food and agriculture organisation |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Countable; Singular
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| Full form |
Acronym
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| Variant |
FAO
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| Definition |
FAO is one of the largest specialized agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. It is an intergovernmental organisation having 183 member countries plus one member organisation, the European Community.
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| Definition source |
FAO
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| Context |
The international framework as regards food safety has developed significantly through the enhanced role of certain international organisations such as the Codex Alimentarius and the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) under the World Trade Organisation Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
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| Context source |
White paper on food safety COM(1999)719 final
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Coordinate concept |
WTO, WHO, Food and Veterinary Office, International Office of Epizootics, European Medecines Evaluation Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Joint Research Centre, Codex Alimentarius
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| fr |
Organisation pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture
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| it |
Organizzazione per l’alimentazione e l’agricoltura
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| Reliability code |
3
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