Office of Agreements and Scientific Affairs
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The Office of Agreements and Scientific Affairs is a division within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service that handles international agricultural trade agreements and science-based regulatory and sanitary/phytosanitary issues.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Office of Agreements and Scientific Affairs canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
division of the Foreign Agricultural Service
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government office ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
agricultural policy
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animal health regulation ⓘ food safety regulation ⓘ international agricultural trade ⓘ plant health regulation ⓘ sanitary and phytosanitary measures ⓘ science-based regulatory issues ⓘ technical barriers to trade ⓘ trade agreements ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure that agricultural trade measures are science-based
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facilitate international trade in U.S. agricultural products ⓘ reduce unjustified sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Foreign Agricultural Service
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Foreign Agricultural Service
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
addressing sanitary and phytosanitary issues in agricultural trade
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coordinating science-based regulatory issues affecting agricultural trade ⓘ handling international agricultural trade agreements for USDA ⓘ providing technical expertise on agricultural health and safety measures in trade negotiations ⓘ representing U.S. agricultural interests in international standard-setting discussions ⓘ supporting implementation of agricultural provisions of trade agreements ⓘ |
| sector | agriculture ⓘ |
| usesApproach |
international standards and guidelines
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science-based risk assessment ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Codex Alimentarius Commission
NERFINISHED
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International Plant Protection Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Trade Representative NERFINISHED ⓘ World Organisation for Animal Health NERFINISHED ⓘ World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign agricultural ministries ⓘ other USDA agencies ⓘ |
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