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Decree No. 235 regulating provisions of art. 4 of Law No. 8.174 of 30 January 1991.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Agricultural commodities Smallholders/peasants Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Financing Food security
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 establishes terms and conditions for the amortization or cash financing for the cost of basic food consumption of the population, the small rural producer is assured the granting of a Federal Government Loan (EGF), under the modality with a put option (COV), or the Acquisition of the Federal Government (AGF), under the specific conditions established in this Decree. The Decree establishes also that wheat, rice, beans, cassava, corn and soybeans, as well as their by-products supported by the Minimum Price Guarantee Policy, are considered a basic food product of the population. A small rural producer is considered to be an individual or legal entity classified as such when granting funding, including when granted through a cooperative within the on-lending system, in accordance with rural credit rules.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br

References - Legislation

Implements

Act No. 8.174 establishing competencies of the National Council for Agricultural Policy (CNPA).

Legislation | Brazil | 1991

Keyword: Financial agricultural measures, Institution, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX