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The FAO Code of Conduct for the Import and Release of Exotic Biological Control Agents 1
Author(s) -
SCHULTEN G. G. M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1997.tb00612.x
Subject(s) - code (set theory) , code of conduct , control (management) , convention on biological diversity , convention , replication (statistics) , business , computer science , computer security , political science , biology , law , programming language , biodiversity , ecology , artificial intelligence , virology , set (abstract data type)
The ‘Code of Conduct for the Import and Release of Exotic Biological Control Agents’ was endorsed by the 28th FAO Conference in 1995–11. The activities that were undertaken to develop the Code and its legal status are briefly described. The main elements of the Code are also summarized. The Code addresses the importation of exotic biological control agents, capable of self‐replication, for research and/or release into the environment including those packaged or formulated as commercial products. The Code deals with the responsibilities of governments and of exporters and importers of biological control agents. The relevance of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the observance of the Code is discussed and information is given on the present status of implementation of the Code.