Decree No. 49/2020 creating the Public Institute of Cotton and Oilseeds of Mozambique (IAOM, IP). Country/Territory Mozambique Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim da República, I Series, No. 124. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Textile plants/fibres Oleaginous plants Agricultural development Internal trade International trade Classification/declassification Plant production Planting material/seeds Early warning system Crops/grasses Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree creates the Public Institute of Cotton and Oilseeds of Mozambique (IAOM, IP). It consists of 27 articles establishing composition, duties and competencies of the above mentioned Institution, entitled to perform the following activities: a) supervise the promotion, production, commercialization and industrialization of cotton and oilseeds, their products and other crops for textile purposes; b) implement research and transfer of technology for the production, trade, and processing of the above mentioned crops for textile purposes; c) analyse and decide on the pertinence of introducing cotton seeds, oilseeds and other crops for textile purposes into the country; d) promote awareness programmes for the population on preventive measures, early warning, pest and disease control; e) classify and assign technological quality to cotton and oilseeds, for import/export; f) ensure technical standards for production, soil conservation and environmental protection fo cultivation of cotton and oilseeds, their products and by-products as well as other crops for textile purposes; h) elaborate the regulation and proposals for government policies of the cotton and oilseed value chain and/or possible interventions; i) propose the incentive package to the subsector; j) assist and integrate farmers and companies in the development of the production chain; m) classify cotton, oilseeds and other crops for textile purposes for sale within the country, issuing the respective certificates of quality and national origin; o) sensitize communities and other stakeholders to production and consumption of oilseeds, their products and by-products, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Repeals Decree No. 7/91 creating the Mozambican Institute of Cotton (IAM). Legislation | Mozambique | 1991 Keyword: Institution, Textile plants/fibres, International trade, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Resolution No. 6/2021 approving the Statute of the Institute of Cotton and Oilseeds of Mozambique (IP). Legislation | Mozambique | 2021 Keyword: Institution, Textile plants/fibres, Oleaginous plants, Agricultural development, Internal trade, International trade, Classification/declassification, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Early warning system, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX