Decree No. 10.053 approving the Regulation of the Development Fund for Amazonia (FDA). Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry Keyword Farming Special fund Agricultural development Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree approves the Regulation of the Development Fund for Amazonia (FDA), created by Provisional Measure No. 2.157-5 of 24 August 2001. This Regulation (in the Annex), consisting of 15 articles divided into three Chapters, is a financial management tool and establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order to benefit from such fund, aiming at securing funds for investments within the Amazon Development Superintendence's area of activity (Sudam) for infrastructures, public services and productive enterprises with large capacity of new business and new productive activities; and for funding students regularly enrolled in higher education and non-free vocational, technical and technological education courses. Sudam, through its Deliberative Council, is responsible to perform the following activities: issue FDA rules, observing competencies and priorities for the application of the resources dealt with in Complementary Law No. 124 of 2007, Provisional Measure No. 2.157-5 of 2001, and this Regulation; approve the regulation that will provide for the participation of the FDA in investment projects; establish in accordance with the Amazon Regional Development Plan (PRDA), the priorities for the application of FDA resources in accordance with the PNDR and the general guidelines of the Ministry of Regional Development regarding the financing of projects of major relevance to the regional economy; etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Repeals Decree No. 7.859 approving the Regulation of the Development Fund for Amazonia (FDA). Legislation | Brazil | 2012 Keyword: Farming, Special fund, Agricultural development, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX