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convenção-quadro

substantivo

full

framework convention

noun

Definitions of framework convention

English

an international agreement that provides standards and guidelines for signatory nations to implement on a national level eg the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

The World Health Organisations's proposed Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is the first-ever attempt to draft a global anti-smoking treaty.