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Declaration of Competences and Voting Rights Submitted by the European Union and Its 28 Member States

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Statutory body / Meeting title Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)

Meeting symbol CGRFA-18/21/1/Inf.3

Meeting Session Number Eighteeth Regular Session

Meeting date 27 September – 1 October 2021

Meeting location Rome, Italy

Language English

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