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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

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