Decree No. 252 of the Cabinet of Ministers on improvement of cotton industry. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural commodities Textile plants/fibres Special fund Contract/agreement Crops/grasses Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Decree sets up and establishes the modalities of functioning of Special fund for settlement of accounts for agricultural commodities purchased for public needs. It establishes that joint-stock company “Hlopkoprom” shall be authorized commercial representative of the Special fund and shall conclude on behalf thereof with producers of agricultural commodities and farming enterprises. At the beginning of each agricultural year territorial bodies of joint-stock company “Hlopkoprom” shall calculate the amount of finances required for financing cotton production. Special fund shall allocate finances required for cotton production to the authorized bank that shall distribute them to the producers of agricultural commodities on contractual basis. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz References - Legislation Amended by Decree No. 133 of the Cabinet of Ministers amending Decree No. 252 of the Cabinet of Ministers on improvement of cotton industry. Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2005 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Textile plants/fibres, Special fund, Contract/agreement, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX