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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program was created under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), which amended the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) furthe...

Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act – Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program

Section 7721 establishes a comprehensive federal program to support early pest detection and surveillance, threat identification and mitigation, audit-based certification systems for specialty crops, ...

Federal Water pollution control Act (EN)(Estados Unidos)

An Act to provide for water pollution control activities in the Public Health Service of the Federal Security Agency and in the Federal Works Agency, and for other purposes.

BioPreferred Program

Managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the goal of the BioPreferred Program is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products. The BioPreferred Program was created by the 2002 Fa...

Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (EN) (Estados Unidos)

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was passed by Congress in 1974, with amendments added in 1986 and 1996, to protect our drinking water. Under the SDWA, EPA sets the standards for drinking water qual...

Agriculture Chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

NAFTA's Agricultural Chapter established the framework for the gradual liberalization of agricultural trade between Mexico, the United States and Canada. This historic agreement progressively eliminat...

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990

An Act to promote the production of organically produced foods through the establishment of a national standard production for organically produced products and providing for the labelling of organica...

Clean Water Act (EN)(Estados Unidos)

The Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters. .

National Environmental Policy Act (EN)(Estados Unidos)

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was signed into law on January 1, 1970. NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisi...

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention)

The UPOV Convention is an international treaty that provides a legal framework for the protection of new plant varieties, granting exclusive commercial rights to the breeders. To obtain protection, a ...

USDA Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan

This document provides information on legal or regulatory authority in an informative manner. It does not replace statutes or regulations, and readers should refer to them for established requirements...