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Third Session of the Team of Technical and Legal Experts on Access and Benefit-Sharing (CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-3/16/Report)

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 19 p.

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/TTLE-ABS-3/16/Report

Meeting Session Number Sess. 3

Meeting date 13-15 September 2016

Meeting location Rome, Italy

Language English

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