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| Aims of ERFP (Terms of Reference) |
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- assist and enhance the Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) activities of National Focal Points (NFPs) at the European level
- develop and maintain regular contact and exchange of relevant information on AnGR horizontally between European NFPs and vertically with the Global Focal Point in Rome within FAO's agreed global structure
- stimulate the funding and organisation of regional projects, workshops and national programmes on AnGR within the European Region
- stimulate and co-ordinate the maintenance and further development of national and regional AnGR databases and encourage European information networking on AnGR
| | | | Annual Workshop of National Focal Points (Mandate and Tasks of ERFP) |
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- bring together all National Coordinators (NCs) of FAO's European Region annually
- exchange information on relevant national and sub-regional activities
- decide on the ERFP budget, the general rules of the annual meeting, ERFP Steering Committee and Secretariat and the future activities of the ERFP
- elect the Secretariat and the Steering Committee
- advised by technical (e.g. European Association of Animal Production EAAP) political (e.g. EU Commission) and organisational (e.g. FAO Global Focal Point) experts as appropriate
| | | | Steering Committee (Mandate and Tasks of ERFP) |
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- consists of members elected from among the NCs (4 representatives of the European sub regions,
South/SE, Central/East, West and North-Baltic plus the Chair)
- plan or execute activities of the ERFP as decided upon by the Annual Meeting of NCs
- represent the ERFP in contact with other institutions under the mandate of the Annual Meeting
| | | | Secretariat (Mandate and Tasks of ERFP) |
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- elected from among the NCs to serve for a limited period (France for the initial 4 years)
- headed by an executive officer of the elected NFP (usually the NC)
- organise the Annual Workshop of the NFPs
- give secretarial support to the Steering Committee of the ERFP
- execute decisions or support projects decided on by the Annual Meeting or the Steering Committee
- distribute relevant information on AnGR to and from NFPs and pass on information from within the FAO global network using newsletters, e-mail, the ERFP homepage, etc.
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