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Law No. 15.002 creating the State Policy on Food and Nutritional Security System within the State of Ceará.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Ceará
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Agricultural development Agroecology Family farming Farming Food security Food quality control/food safety Policy/planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Right to food Institution Food sovereignty Human rights
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force 30 days after its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 4 Chapters, creates the State Policy on Food and Nutritional Security System within the State of Ceará. This Law establishes necessary mechanisms to apply the above mentioned Policy and creates the State Food and Nutritional Security System, establishing obligations and responsibilities of public administration in order to guarantee the Food Sovereignty the Human Right to an Adequate Nutrition, in the framework of a civil society participation, organized in designing policies, plans, programmes and activities oriented to Food and Nutritional Security. It is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); State Policy on Food and Nutritional Security (Chap. II); State Food and Nutritional Security System (Chap. III); Final provisions (Chap. IV).

Full text
Portuguese
Website
belt.al.ce.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amended by

Law No. 15.542 amending Law No. 15.002 on the State Policy on Food and Nutritional Security System within the State of Ceará.

Legislation | Brazil | 2014

Keyword: Agricultural development, Food security, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Special fund, Institution, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX