Quality management and traceability systems must be in place in the entire food chain.

It was observed that the use of the Internet would ensure the traceability of the proceedings, which telephone systems might not.

Traceability boosted consumer confidence, reduced costs and improved safety and quality from the sea river to the plate.

It was noted that as from January 2005 the EU required traceability for all fish and fish products imports.

Essentially the international community will have to choose between the constructive approach of creating enhanced traceability systems, and some very difficult embargo systems.

EurepGAP has replaced or assimilated various regional, product group and retailer specific standards and has integrated regulatory requirements on HACCP, MRLs and traceability.

In the EU, for example, the General Principles and Requirements of Food Law (EC R 178 02) include provisions on the traceability of all food products as of 1 January 2005.

Computer controlled systems are playing an increasing role in recipe formulation, logistic and product control systems, including the increasingly important area of product traceability all the way to the farmer.

Plenary noted that the Declaration should guide efforts to improve the traceability of alluvial production, as well as help potential donors channel capacity building assistance to further the effective implementation of the Certification Scheme.

For the purposes of the record of the procurement proceedings required under article 11 of the Model Law, the traceability of the communications concerned should also be verified (see, further, the text following paragraph 18 above).

Custody of funds

Investment of funds

Source of funds

Availability of funds

Product traceability to ensure information on the source of the product is also becoming an important issue that producers have to comply with in order to be able to enter regional or international markets.

Fundline includes portfolio investment funds, private equity funds and companies, venture capital funds, mutual funds and other equity vehicles.

A total of 52 trust funds and 49 sub trust funds were established during the biennium 1996 1997, whereas 12 trust funds and 9 sub trust funds were closed.

70. This involves activities related to the use of the mechanism of investment funds (country funds, venture capital funds or specific sectoral investment funds) to attract foreign investment flows in least developed countries.

VII. Custody of funds

VIII. Investment of funds

Operating Funds UNDP and UNDP Trust Funds

Consists of funds available for the implementation of programmes funded by general resources and supplementary funds as well as funds available for the acquisition of capital assets.

Funds for gender related activities are included in some of the thematic trust funds.

Seized funds represent only a small fraction of total funds available to terrorist organizations.

Where applicable, the operational reserves of Funds are discussed in the notes of the individual funds.

b Including UNDP administered funds and trust funds.

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina budget funds (3 per cent of needs) Cantonal budget funds Municipal budget funds Other funds as decided by the Government of the Federation or cantonal governments or extended by municipal and administrative decisions.

(n) Trust funds established by the General Assembly or the Secretary General are of two types general trust funds and technical cooperation trust funds

state of the voluntary funds

Article VII. Custody of funds

Article VIII. Investment of funds

2. Determination of available funds

(For all sources of funds)

E. Provision of public funds

Misappropriation of funds, manipulation, malfeasance.

Funds

Funds ( )

Other complementary sources of equity capital may include investment funds and other so called institutional investors such as insurance companies, mutual funds or pension funds.

4. Stopping the transfer of the funds of the Palestinian Authority (funds raised from taxes and other dues).

National desertification funds. Objective Act as a catalyst for the establishment of National Desertification Funds (NDFs).

Creation of sectoral funds, with the participation of the ministers and the Federal Government bodies and the Joint Funds, with funds provided jointly by the state and municipal governments.

Creation of sectoral funds, with the participation of the ministers and the Federal Government bodies, and the Joint Funds, with funds provided jointly by the state and municipal governments.

Concern was expressed at the lack of centralized information on resources accruing from trust funds or technical cooperation funds and at the number of posts established against those funds.

Concern was raised on the lack of centralized information on resources accruing from trust funds or technical cooperation funds and on the number of posts established against those funds.

c Includes funds managed by UNDP and UNDP supplementary funds.