Please answer the following question: Information: - A multilateral treaty is a treaty to which three or more sovereign states are parties. Each party owes the same obligations to all other parties, except to the extent that they have stated reservations. Some examples of multilateral treaties are the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Geneva Conventions, and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. - Paris (French: ) is the capital and most populous city of France. It has an area of and a population in 2013 of 2,229,621 within its administrative limits. The city is both a commune and department, and forms the centre and headquarters of the Ile-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an area of and a population in 2014 of 12,005,077, comprising 18.2 percent of the population of France. - The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization ( EPPO ) is an intergovernmental organisation responsible for European cooperation in plant protection in the European and Mediterranean region . Under the International Plant Protection Convention ( IPPC ) , EPPO is the Regional Plant Protection Organization ( RPPO ) for Europe and is based in Paris . Founded in 1951 EPPO had grown to have 50 members in 2015 . EPPO 's objectives are to protect plants , to develop international strategies against the introduction and spread of dangerous pests and to promote safe and effective control methods . EPPO has developed international standards and recommendations on phytosanitary measures , good plant protection practice and on the assessment of plant protection products ( pesticides ) . It also provides a reporting service of events of phytosanitary concern such as outbreaks and new pest records . As a Regional Plant Protection Organization , EPPO also participates in global discussions on plant health organised by FAO and the IPPC Secretariat . EPPO is responsible for management of the EPPO code system ( previously known as Bayer codes ) - An organization or organisation (see spelling differences) is an entity comprising multiple people, such as an institution or an association, that has a collective goal and is linked to an external environment. - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO ) is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. - Ile-de-France (, , "Island of France"), also known as the "region parisienne" ("Parisian Region"; see Etymology), is one of the 18 regions of France, and includes the city of Paris. It covers 12012 square kilometers (4638 square miles), and has its own regional council and president. It has a population of 12,005,077 as of January 2014, or 18.2 percent of the population of France. - Regional Plant Protection Organization (RPPO) is an intergovernmental organization responsible for cooperation in plant protection. There are the followings organizations under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC): - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is a 1951 multilateral treaty overseen by the Food and Agriculture Organization that aims to secure coordinated, effective action to prevent and to control the introduction and spread of pests of plants and plant products. The Convention extends beyond the protection of cultivated plants to the protection of natural flora and plant products. It also takes into consideration both direct and indirect damage by pests, so it includes weeds. - France, officially the French Republic, is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The European, or metropolitan, area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. France spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban centres include Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Nice, Toulouse and Bordeaux. What object entity has the relation of 'instance of' with the subject 'european and mediterranean plant protection organization'? Choices: - 12 - action - agency - area - capital - channel - city - collective - commune - council - country - damage - food - headquarters - institution - intergovernmental organization - international criminal court - island - law - mediterranean sea - metropolitan - ocean - organization - party - people - plant - policy - region - regional council - republic - territory - three - treaty
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intergovernmental organization