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Law No. 37/IX/2018 approving the principles, norms and procedures that guarantee the recognition and effective exercise of the Human Right to Adequate Food and defining the guiding principles of the Food and Nutrition Security policy.

País/Territorio
Cabo Verde
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2018
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Boletim Oficial, I Série No. 55.
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Derecho a la alimentación Investigación Inspección Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Seguridad alimentaria Soberanía alimentaria Pobreza Desarrollo agrícola Educación Nutrición Gobernanza Agricultura familiar Equidad Institución Género Derechos humanos
Área geográphica
Africa, Islas del Océano Atlántico, Atlántico Norte, Sahel, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Africa Occidental
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force 90 days after the day of its publication.
Resumen

This Law, consisting of 37 articles divided into eight Chapters, recognizes the Human Right to Adequate Food, by guaranteeing permanent and stable access to adequate, healthy, nutritious and safe food, always adapting to its food and cultural needs and preferences. It applies to all individuals under Cape Verdean jurisdiction, without any discrimination, and the State of Cape Verde prioritizes, within the scope of its Food and Nutrition Security policies, the groups identified as vulnerable, under the terms defined in the Article 3 (3) (h). It also applies to central and local government entities, as well as to the private sector and civil society, whose activities focus on the Food and Nutrition Security sector, in particular on the issues of access, availability, use and stability of food and guarantee the realization of the right of individuals, to an adequate diet, under the terms defined in this Law.

Texto completo
Portugués
Página web
www.legis-palop.org