Presentación de Tania Santivañez (FAO), en el marco del “Second Regional Dialogue on Prevention and Reduction of Food Losses and Waste”, realizado el 17 y 18 de noviembre de 2016, en Saint George’s, Granada.

1. SOME REFLECTIONS ON NEED TO
PROMOTE AN INTERNATIONAL CODE
CONDUCT FOR MANAGEMENT OF
FOOD LOSSES AND WASTE
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la
Agricultura- FAO

2. CODE OF CONDUCT
A set of rules not imposed by laws, regulations or
administrative provisions of a Member State, which
defines the behavior of those actors who commit to
comply with the code in relation to one or more
practices.
FAO codes of conduct and guidelines are soft law
instruments (as opposed to multilateral treaties
which contain binding obligations on State
Parties) adopted by a FAO governing body, such
as CFS, COAG, COFI or COFO.

3. INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT
Responsible Fisheries.
The Code directly addresses the need to conserve and manage
the world’s fisheries, given the heavy dependency upon fish by
many communities for their livelihoods; specifically in
providing an important source of food, employment, income
and recreation throughout the world.
1995

4. INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT
Pesticide Management
The Code concerns sound pesticide life cycle
management practices; in particular for
government authorities and the pesticide industry.
1985

5. CODE OF CONDUCT
INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL RESPONSE
CONCERNS
 Agronomic risks related to inappropriate use
(inefficiency, abuse, misuse, over-dosage,
unauthorized mixtures, pest resurgence,
phytotoxicity, etc.)
 Food security and other public health risks
(residues of pesticides in food, exposure)
 Environmental risks (water pollution, air, impacts
on biodiversity)
 Market access, pesticide residue requirements are
becoming increasingly important in food trade
(legal requirements and private standards of good
agricultural practices)
 Pesticide quality. Illegal trade (substandard
products, contraband, forgery of products,
packaging and labels)

6. Guidelines of the International
Code of Conduct of FAO / WHO
Standards of the Codex
Committee on Pesticide
Specification
Residues (Committee of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission)
Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labeling of
Chemicals (UN/ECOSOC)
TECHNICAL AND LEGAL GUIDELINES
Standards of the Pesticide
Specificacion: Committee on
Pesticide)

7. CODE OF CONDUCT
INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL RESPONSE
CONCERNS
They reduce the local availability of
food: FOOD SECURITY RISK:
HUNGER, POVERTY
They cause an important waste of
resources and energy
ENVIROMENTAL DAMAGE
1.300 millón
FLW/year…800 millón
with hunger

8. WHY IS AN INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT
NECESSARY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FLW? (1)
• BRINGING TOGETHER SHARED VISION AND GLOBAL ACTION
STRATEGIES.
• HARMONIZING TERMINOLOGIES AND DEFINITIONS FOR BETTER
UNDERSTANDING.
• ADOPTING FLW MANAGEMENT POLICIES TO HELP REDUCE
HUNGER, POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION.
• A REFERENCE STANDARD IN THE FORMULATION AND ADOPTION OF
FLW REGULATIONS.
• IDENTIFY COMMON CRITICAL POINTS AT EACH STAGE OF THE LIFE
CYCLE OF FOOD.
• IDENTIFYING ACTORS AND THEIR LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
• IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES.
• ARTICULATING EFFORTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FLW.
• ENCOURAGING SOLIDARITY WITH CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE
PROGRAMS

9. What aspects should be considered to promote
an International Code of Conduct for FLW? (1)
• WELL-DEFINED LEGAL ISSUES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES
• REGULATING THE BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE OF
PARTICULAR ACTORS IN THE LIFE CYCLE OR FOOD
SUPPLY CHAIN
• ANALYZING RELATED INTERNATIONAL LEGAL
INSTRUMENTS
• IDENTIFYING RULES OF INTEREST AND OTHERS THAT ARE
BEING PREPRARED AND CAN BE ADOPTED.
• INTEGRATING EFFORTS TO REACH A UNIVERSAL GOAL
• FLEXIBLE, ORGANIZED AND SYSTEMATIZED INSTRUMENT