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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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Niño3.4 Exceeds +2°C
In July 2026, the Niño3.4 index exceeded a +2°C sea-surface temperature anomaly in the equatorial Pacific, a threshold that Météo-France classifies as strong El Niño intensity.
El Niño 2026 Among Strongest Since 1950
Among the most intense episodes observed since 1950 could be the 2026 El Niño: six-month seasonal forecasts indicate that the Niño3.4 index will continue rising and peak in late 2026, potentially reaching very strong intensity.
El Niño Limits Atlantic Cyclone Activity
4 low-intensity, short-lived tropical systems had been observed in the 2026 Atlantic season by August 28; only Tropical Storm Dolly occurred in the main development region. Météo-France links this historically low activity to the strong El Niño an...
43%: Extraordinary Coastal El Niño in summer
43% is the estimated probability of an extraordinary Coastal El Niño in the Niño 1+2 region during the summer from December 2026 to March 2027.
58%: Very strong El Niño in Niño 3.4
58% or higher is the probability that El Niño will reach very strong magnitude in the Niño 3.4 region between September 2026 and January 2027.

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Decree 84/024 Establishes the identification mechanism for products obtained from New Techniques of Genetic Improvement ...

This decree establishes the mechanism by which it will be determined whether or not a product or organism obtained through the so-called New Techniques of Genetic Improvement or Genetic Editing is cov...

Resolution N° 2081 - National Plan for the Prevention, Surveillance and Control of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tro...

This resolution establishes Colombia’s National Plan for the Prevention, Surveillance and Control of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (FOC TR4), a comprehensive regulatory framework ...

REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

Regulation establishing the principles and general requirements of food law, creating the European Food Safety Authority, and setting procedures related to food safety.

Regulation on New Breeding Techniques in Uruguay 2024

The regulation establishes the framework to evaluate whether products or organisms obtained through New Breeding Techniques (NBT) are subject to the regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)....

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy of Panama

The Sustainable Finance Taxonomy of Panama defines what constitutes an environmentally sustainable investment in the country and establishes a reference framework to facilitate the identification of e...

Bidding Law 14,133/2021

This defines the regulatory framework that regulates bidding in the country and determines, in its article 37, that the contracting of public goods and services must be carried out through bidding pro...

Brazilian Water Law (Federal Law 9.433/1997)(Brazil)

It is based on the conception of domain and public intervention in the management of water resources, where the action of the Public Power seeks to allow social management of the resource through part...

Comprehensive Agricultural Marketing Law of El Salvador

This law contemplates the creation of a National Agricultural Supply System, promoted through the Center for the Development of Agricultural Trade (CDCA), to strengthen the resilience and sustainabili...

In Discussion; Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims

FSIS is proposing to amend its regulations to define the conditions under which the labeling of meat, poultry, and egg products, as well as voluntarily-inspected products, may bear voluntary label cla...

Updating of the Internal Regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for the design and creation of...

Section VIII of the update incorporates the design of public policy projects for the creation and strengthening of a national bioeconomy program, in coordination with the three levels of government an...

United States: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

Meets the objective of the regulation and definition of blending mandates and inclusion of minimum GHG emission performance thresholds during the life cycle of biofuels produced domestically.

Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.79:23. Productos Lácteos: yogur (yogurt, yogurth, yoghurt, yogourt)

Reglamento técnico Centroamericano que aborda las especificaciones que debe cumplir el yogur (yogurt) destinado al consumo humano directo o procesamiento ulterior en el territorio de los Estados Part...