RSB principle on Legality

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	RSB principles and criteria (Version 0)	edit
Quick links to each principle and its associated discussion page:   1. Legality (Discussion)   2. Consultation (Discussion)   3. Climate change (Discussion)   4. Human & labor rights (Discussion)   5. Rural & social development (Discussion)   6. Food security (Discussion)   7. Conservation (Discussion)   8. Soil (Discussion)   9. Water (Discussion)   10. Air (Discussion)   11. Technologies, etc. (Discussion )   12. Land rights (Discussion)

PRINCIPLE
1. Biofuel production shall follow all applicable laws of the country in which they occur, and shall endeavour to follow all international treaties relevant to biofuels’ production to which the relevant country is a party.

Key guidance: Includes laws and treaties relating to air quality, water resources, soil conservation, protected areas, biodiversity, labor conditions, agricultural practices, and land rights, including for instance ILO, CBD, UNFCCC, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This standard can go beyond national law, but cannot contradict or contravene national law.

	Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels	edit
RSB sustainability criteria: "Version Zero" draft of standards RSB working groups: Greenhouse Gases (GHG WG) Environment (ENV WG) | Implementation (IMP WG) Social Impacts (SOC WG) RSB launch press release | RSB Intro to Feedback Mechanisms | Commenting on RSB Drafts Using the BioenergyWiki (PDF) RSB outreach in the Americas | RSB Current Debate on Land Use Recent changes to BioenergyWiki related to the RSB

	Sustainability	edit
Sustainability standards | Sustainability initiatives (Better Sugarcane Initiative, Forest Stewardship Council, Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil)

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