Austria
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Review date: 2015-12-14 |
| CRITERIA | SCORE | VALID
SINCE | REPEALED
SINCE | NOTES |
HR TREATIES |
0.5 | | |
1 = Both ICESCR & OP-ICESCR ratified
0.5 = Only ICESCR ratified
0 = Neither instrument ratified |
| ICESCR | X |
1978-09-10 | |
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| ICESCR AND OP-ICESCR | |
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CONSTITUTION |
0 | | |
1 = Explicit constitutional provision on the right to food
⅔ = Implicit constitutional provision on the right to food through a broader right
⅓ = Explicit provisions on food or nutrition as a goal or directive principle of State policy within the constitutional order
0 = No recognition of right to food in constitution (explicit or implicit) |
| Constitution of country | | | | Federal Constitutional Law of Austria.
Last amended date: 2020. Date of original text: 1 October 1920.
Faolex No.: LEX-FAOC117068 |
| National status of international obligations | | | | Article 9. “(1) The generally recognized rules of international law are regarded as integral parts of Federal law.”
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| Explicit constitutional provision on the right to food | |
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| Implicit constitutional provision on the right to food through a broader right | |
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| Explicit provisions on food or nutrition as a goal or directive principle of State policy within the constitutional order | |
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| Other relevant constitutional provisions | | | | |
LEGISLATION |
0 | | |
1 = Food security framework law with right to food or human rights based approach
1 = Food security law with right to food or human rights based approach
0.5 = Food security laws seeking to address different aspects of food security...
0.5 = Food security framework laws establishing also an institutional framework, but that doesn’t mention the right to food or human rights
0.5 = Government or ministerial decrees establishing a coordination framework for food security which also contains provisions on human right based approaches or the right to food
0 = No framework law, food security law, or decree with human rights elements |
| Food security framework law with right to food or human rights based approach | |
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| Food security law with right to food or human rights based approach | |
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| Food security laws seeking to address different aspects of food security (availability, accessibility, utilization, stability) even if there is no strong institutional coordination mechanisms provided or mention of the right to food | |
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| Food security framework laws establishing also an institutional framework but that doesn’t mention the right to food or human rights | |
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| Government or ministerial decrees establishing a coordination framework for food security which also contains provisions on human right based approaches or the right to food | |
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| Other relevant legislation or texts |
| | | Federal Constitutional Act on sustainability, animal welfare, comprehensive environment protection, granting of water and food supply, research.
Last amended date: 31 July 2019. Date of original text: 11 July 2013.
Faolex No.: LEX-FAOC125712
The Act establishes that the Republic of Austria is committed to the principle of sustainability in view of animal protection, comprehensive environment protection, granting of water and food supply and research. In particular, Article 5 establishes that the Republic of Austria is committed to secure food supply for the population with high-quality food of animal and plant origin, also from domestic production, as well as to sustainable exploitation of natural resources in Austria to ensure security of supply. |
| | | AMA-Act 1992.
Last amended date: 2014. Date of original text: 30 June 1992.
Faolex No.: LEX-FAOC125141
Article 2 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that under the name of “Agrarmarkt Austria” (AMA) a legal person with its Headquarters in Vienna is established. It shall, inter alia, be in charge of regulating food prices, promoting marketing of agricultural products. AMA set up a Food Security Consortium in 2010 which shall ensure availability of food from grain for all; staple food security for all in an age of climate change; food and feed safety for all; nutrition and health for all. The Food Security Consortium states explicitely the right to food (alle haben ein Anrecht auf Nahrungsmittel in ausreichender Menge, guter Qualität und gesunder Beschaffenheit, auch in Krisenzeiten). |
TOTAL SCORE |
0.15 | | | HR Treaties (30%) + Constitution (35%) + Legislation (35%)
0.5 * 30% + 0 * 35% + 0 * 35% |
SYSTEM INFORMATION |
| Record identifier | RTF-000055 |
| Date of entry | 2017-03-27 |
| Initials - entry | far |
| Date of last modification | 2017-05-12 |
| Initials - modify | far |
| Record status | C |