Term:
Prevailing norm
Definition:
(i) at the international level the standards, guidelines and recommendations of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other officially adopted normative texts such as the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides and the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; and (ii) at the national level measures based on these international texts or other measures based on scientific principles, risk assessment or the assessment of nutrient requirements.
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
FAO, 2005 (COAG/2005/5) (J4195)