The phrase "an international code of practice" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a set of guidelines or standards that are recognized and applied globally in a specific field or industry.
Example: "The organization has established an international code of practice to ensure safety and quality across all member countries."
Alternatives: "a global standard of practice" or "an international set of guidelines".
In May 2003, Commonwealth countries adopted an International Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health Workers.
International recruitment of health professionals has been high on the policy debate agenda in recent years [ 1] with increasing advocacy for the development of an international code of practice, notably the current draft for a WHO global code.
Similarly, the European Charter on Counteracting Obesity specifies that EU governments should adopt specific regulatory measures to "substantially reduce the extent and impact of commercial promotion of energy-dense food and beverages" to children, moving towards an international code of practice in this area [ 67].
The International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA, www.iaea.org) promotes a scientifically based international code of practice for dosimetry in diagnostic radiology, which standardizes and harmonizes the measurement of dose and dose indicators in this field, including guidance for direct measurement on patients or phantoms and indirect measurements on patients or phantoms.
Other residents report that previously clean local rivers have become polluted since PVDC built a dam to collect water containing cyanide, which is used to leach gold from crushed rock.PVDC has signed the international code of practice for the handling of cyanide.
The FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission "Recommended International Code of Practice for Fresh Fish", 1983 and "Code of Practice for Frozen Fish" 1984 give guidance on this aspect of quality control.
(c) The Revised Recommended International Code of Practice - General Principles of Food Hygiene (including the Guidelines for the Application of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point HACCPP) System) and the Revised Principles for the Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria for Foods are the base documents in the field of food hygiene.
The United States is joining with the European Union and others to develop an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities to reduce the potential threat to American space assets by endorsing nonbinding best practices and transparency and confidence-building measures.
The regulations are, in effect, an international code of navigation.
The experimental findings are compared with the recommendations of a number of international codes of practice, and areas of agreement or discrepancy are highlighted.
Even within a country where international codes of practice and conventions have been signed for responsible natural resource use and management, responsible actions may not necessarily happen if funding is not there.
