Act on insurance of agricultural crops and livestock. Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2017 Pos. 2047 Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock Keyword Subsidy/incentive Hazards Financial agricultural measures Agricultural commodities Crops/grasses Cattle Equine-animals Sheep/goats Slaughtering Poultry Swine Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 9 September 2005. Abstract This Act, which is composed of 12 paragraphs, lays down provisions concerning: (1) subsidies for concluding insurance contracts against the risk of occurrence of the effects of fortuitous events in agriculture; (2) concluding and implementing mandatory crop insurance contracts against a specific risk of occurrence of the effects of fortuitous events in agriculture; (3) subsidies to cover part of compensation for damage caused by drought. The financial resources come from the national budget managed by the minister competent for agriculture. The aim of this Act is to support farmers who suffer losses due fortuitous events, including fire, hurricane, flood, heavy rain, hail, thunderstorm, explosion, land sliding, avalanche, drought, results of freezing or ground frost, and necessary slaughter. Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation on values of climatic water balance for individual species of cultivated plants and soil. Legislation | Poland | 2007 Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on values of climatic water balance for individual species of cultivated plants and soil. Legislation | Poland | 2009 Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on maximum values of insurance for individual agricultural crops and livestock. Legislation | Poland | 2018 Keyword: Liability/compensation, Subsidy/incentive, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on values of climatic water balance for individual species of cultivated plants and soil. Legislation | Poland | 2017 Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on values of climatic water balance for individual species of cultivation plants and soil. Legislation | Poland | 2019 Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX